{"product_id":"erdogans-civil-death-project-persecution-of-the-hizmet-movement-in-tzrkiye-9781682060452","title":"Erdogan's Civil Death Project: Persecution of the Hizmet Movement in Türkiye","description":"\u003cb\u003eToward the end of the last century, the Hizmet Movement emerged in Turkish society as a major proponent of civil society. \"Hizmet,\" also known as the Gülen Movement after its spiritual teacher Fethullah Gülen, achieved prominent recognition for its educational and multicultural work in Türkiye and elsewhere in the world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHizmet, with its broad spiritual base, entrepreneurial prowess, moral compass, savvy media use, community service (schools, hospitals, and humanitarian work), and global reach, posed a political and social challenge to the Erdogan regime's growing autocracy and evermore evident corruption. Erdogan came to view Hizmet as his nemesis that roadblocked his march toward authoritarian rule. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause Hizmet called into question their unethical values and anti-democratic maneuvers, Erdogan and AKP moved to isolate, denigrate, marginalize, dismantle, and suppress Hizmet. This included oppressing anyone opposing the government as associated with the \"Movement,\" even if they were not, as a way of being rid of them, too. Following the shadowy 2016 coup attempt, the government radically escalated its systemic oppression with mass arrests and detentions, initiating a lawless process that suppressed fundamental human rights like freedom, security, and the right to a fair trial as state policy, sidelining international law and Türkiye's internal law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book makes the case for a regime politicide project against Hizmet in violation of both international law and Turkish law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This volume's insightful brilliance and careful thoroughness together offer a key instrument with which the outside world can better understand the simple and complex horrors associated with Erdogan's despotic regime.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eOri Z Soltes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, PhD, Georgetown University. Author of Between Thought and Action: An Intellectual Biography of Fethullah Gülen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An outstanding book describing the devastating effect Erdogan's attack on the Gülen Movement has had not only on the innocent victims of his 'hate campaign' but also on the freedom, democracy and prosperity he promised in his early years.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAndrea Barron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, International human rights observer and advocate for torture survivors\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"... a harrowing and meticulously documented analysis of President Erdogan's campaign to eradicate the Hizmet movement.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eJohan Heymans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Managing Partner at Van Steenbrugge Advocaten; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohan Vande Lanotte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Belgium (from the Afterword)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTurkiye\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFethullah Gulen, Hizmet, Human Rights, Persecution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Dome Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682060452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 5.92w x 0.88d","brand":"James C. Harrington,Coskun Yorulmaz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52181375058101,"sku":"9781682060452","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b2f5978a-19a9-484a-8e17-18b2899a2591.jpg?v=1768922913","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/erdogans-civil-death-project-persecution-of-the-hizmet-movement-in-tzrkiye-9781682060452","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}