by Sarah Glynn This week, an Italian opinion poll found that 14% of respondents thought that Turkey was the country that posed the biggest threat to the world. It was an odd question, but the response does suggest that most people are more aware of the dangers posed by an aggressive imperialist Turkey than many […]Read More
by Fréderike Geerdink As expected, yesterday afternoon the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered the immediate release of former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş. Several of his rights, like his freedom of expression, his right to liberty and security and to a speedy decision on the lawfulness of his detention, […]Read More
by Nilüfer Koç In 1999, the last year of his third and final term as Prime Minister of Turkey, Mesut Yılmaz declared: “Turkey’s road to the European Union (EU) goes through Diyarbakır (Amed)”. Diyarbakır (Amed) is the Kurdish majority metropolis in southeastern Turkey that is the centre of Kurdish politics in Turkey and all of […]Read More
by Akın Olgun Whoever controls judicial power in Turkey secures what they want and, of course, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who monopolizes power, is mostly able to get what he wants. In fact, the moment that Erdoğan speaks out against transgressors, prosecutors immediately take action and trials are opened one after the other.Read More
by Ferda Çetin Turkey has established 38 new outposts and bases in the last two years in the Iraq/South Kurdistan territory. So far, military stations, National Organisation Intelligence (MIT) offices, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) runways, listening and monitoring centres have been established in the following regions: Erbil, Zakho, Dohuk, Batifa, Haftanin, Metina, Hakurk, […]Read More
by Dylan Hasan – Beirut A peaceful demonstration by thousands of students in Beirut turned into a scene of violence after riot police and the army intervened.Read More
by Fayik Yağızay Despite all the expectations, the European Union (EU) Summit held on 10-11 December produced no serious decision to sanction Turkey. The limited actions agreed upon have been dismissed as largely symbolic. For those who follow the EU institutions closely, this was no surprise.Read More
by Dylan Hasan Lebanon has been suffering from severe economic hardship since the end of the civil war three decades ago. In the midst of an economic crisis, news has been circulating about a plan to lift subsidies on basic commodities such as flour, medicine and fuel. In addition to the rampant corruption in state […]Read More
by Ertuğrul Kürkçü “It is highly likely that we will see much better how things will proceed after the handover [of the presidency] in America”, said a disgruntled President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey, in reaction to the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions that were passed last week by an overwhelming bi-partisan […]Read More
by Meghan Bodette – USA Throughout the months of November and December, women’s movements in Rojava (in northeastern Syria) and Bakur (south eastern Turkey) took to the streets to raise awareness of gender-based violence. Centred around the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November, the actions called attention to crimes […]Read More
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