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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230310-185236-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-constitution-under-the-rubble/ The Constitution under the Rubble - How Turkish Secularism Safeguards the Rule of Law and the Rights of the Child Kurtul, Aytekin Kaan eng 2023-03-10 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 childrens rights earthquake secularism Turkey Turkish Constitution Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 6 February 2023, the century-old Republic of Turkey witnessed the most horrific environmental catastrophe in its history. Despite the evident responsibility of the central government and local administrations in the exacerbation of the social disaster, a particular state institution and an affluent Sufi cult apparently sought to capitalise on the destitution of young earthquake victims. Such was the context of the two criminal complaints filed by the lawyer-led NGO “Children and Women First Association” (Önce Çocuklar ve Kadınlar Derneği). Theocratic practices in a constitutionally secular country like Turkey do not merely erode the rule of law, but also violate the rights of children as defined under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.