There are risks for human rights in the post-coup purges in Turkey. But we must applaud more loudly the coup’s failure as a victory for human rights and democracy. Türkçe
Her ne kadar Türkiye’deki darbe girişiminden sonra yapılmakta olan temizlikte insan hakları riskleri söz konusuysa da, böyle bir darbe girişiminin başarısız olmasını insan hakları ve demokrasi için daha büyük bir kazanım olarak övmek gerekir. English
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