The Constitution under the Rubble - How Turkish Secularism Safeguards the Rule of Law and the Rights of the Child Kurtul, Aytekin Kaan Author aut Text xx# 2023 Verfassungsblog 2023-03-10 eng
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 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 Kurtul, Aytekin Kaan childrens rights earthquake secularism Turkey Turkish Constitution 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-constitution-under-the-rubble/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.17176/20230310-185236-0 230310 10.17176/20230310-185236-0 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)