Justice March in Turkey
Triggered in Ankara by the arrest of the main Turkish opposition deputy Berberoğlu, the Adalet March is now heading towards Istanbul and growing each day.
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The sick man of Turkey
The EU and other international organisations cannot remain idle in the face of the increasingly blatant violations of basic democratic norms in Turkey.
Erdoğan’s relative wants to build a pro-government militia
Amid declining public support and ahead of the upcoming referendum, Erdoğan’s closest circles take radical steps to stay in power.
Turkey adopts conservative curriculum for schools
Turkey has updated its national education curriculum, downgrading philosophy, cutting classes on single-party rule and depoliticizing the latest coup attempt.
Before Gezi there was Emek: The demolished heart of Turkish cinema
The opening ceremony of Which Human Rights Film Festival was a tribute to Istanbul’s iconic Emek Cinema, demolished in 2013 to make place for a shopping mall.
How to successfully convert your democratic country into a dictatorship
Do you suffer from terrible headaches caused by your democracy? Are you tired of different people speaking their minds openly and shamelessly and making you look bad?
Turkey: A case of Stockholm Syndrome
By Deniz Torcu
On November 1st, Turkey voted for the second time in five months. The Islamist right-wing AKP managed to increase its votes by a margin of nearly 10% and, thus, secured nearly 50% of the votes, whilst the…
Deadly blasts hit Turkey
Ankara, the capital of Turkey, was hit on Saturday, 10 October by two deadly blasts leaving 95 people dead and 245 injured. A pro-Kurdish political party, whose members were among those killed in the blasts, puts the death toll at 128, 120 of whom allegedly have already been identified.
What is going on in Turkey?
By Deniz Torcu
Hosting nearly 2 million Syrian refugees and serving as the crossing point into the European Union for many other hundreds of thousands, with unfortunate tragedies occurring on a daily basis, Turkey’s domestic unrest has been out of the spotlight for the past few weeks. Recently, the conflict with the PKK has brought Turkey’s domestic situation back to the spotlight, namely in the city of Cizre in recent days. As strategically important as ever, the current disarray in the country is even more relevant to the rest of the European Union. In the general elections earlier this June, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was dealt some harsh blows. Having lost the absolute…
