Since December of 2019, Kirvem Transportation Inc. has been partnering up with Advocates of Silenced Turkey to raise awareness about human rights violations that are happening in Turkey. The driver and CEO of Kirvem Transportation Inc. decided to speak up for those who cannot speak up for themselves. Kirvem stands with those who are oppressed in Turkey. We call this project #Freedomtruck
Please visit www.silencedturkey.org and @silencedturkey tweeter account to further inform the public about the human rights crisis happening in Turkey.
In June of 2021, Detroit’s #1 local newspaper, Detroit Free Press, wrote a very detailed article about our social responsibility project. You can read this article with the link below.
Freedom Truck on the Road
We launched this project in 2019, and the Freedom Truck is still going strong!
Freedom Truck — the full tour (about 5 minutes)
Freedom Truck — 1-minute highlight
Music: “Penumbra” by Scott Buckley — released under CC-BY 4.0, www.scottbuckley.com.au
Original posts from Advocates of Silenced Turkey (@silencedturkey) following the truck on tour:
The Freedom Truck Today
The trailer today — its rear now carries the abductions message.
Human rights reports, including those from the U.S. State Department, have documented the Turkish government’s use of transnational repression tactics to target and suppress its critics living abroad. This includes instances of enforced disappearances and the extrajudicial abduction or forced return of perceived opponents from other countries back to Turkey, as part of a broader crackdown on dissent.
Reports documenting this issue:
- U.S. Department of State — Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Türkiye
- Freedom House — Turkey: Transnational Repression Case Study
- Human Rights Watch — “We Will Find You”: A Global Look at How Governments Repress Nationals Abroad (2024)
- Stockholm Center for Freedom — Turkey’s Post-Coup Crackdown, 10 Years On: Transnational Repression