nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230310-185236-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230310s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230310-185236-0 doi eng 342 23 Kurtul, Aytekin Kaan Author aut The Constitution under the Rubble - How Turkish Secularism Safeguards the Rule of Law and the Rights of the Child Kurtul, Aytekin Kaan Verfassungsblog 2023-03-10 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 childrens rights earthquake secularism Turkey Turkish Constitution Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-constitution-under-the-rubble/ raw object