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Within this paper the meaning, principles, standards and normative framework of accessibility in the context of international human rights system, particularly of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will tried to be specified first, with reference to the relationship between disabled persons' accessibility to physical, social, economic and cultural environment, to services, information and communication and the full exercise of their fundamental rights and freedoms and then; comparing with the outcomes of this effort, the level and success of legal regulations and practices regarding provision of accessibility for persons with disabilities in Turkey will be discussed. The aim is to identify the extent to which the legal, political, physical and social environment in Turkey allows persons with disabilities to participate in all realms of life equally with other individuals without being discriminated and; to evaluate state's obligations and make suggestions

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