A recent report on language skills by the UK's national body for the humanities and social sciences, The British Academy, gives a lot of food for thought, not only for the UK but for Turkey, . . .
Archives for November 2013
JOURNALISM AND MEDIA FREEDOMS IN DIFFICULT TIMES
The annual Congress of the Association of European Journalists, the AEJ , of which I have been a long-time member, was held in Brussels on November the 22nd and 23rd this year. Its very timely theme . . .
TIGHTENING THE NOOSE ON TURKEY’S MEDIA
The state of freedom of expression in Turkey has been a growing concern for a long time. The space for free flow of ideas and information has been shrinking. Especially in recent years, . . .
NOT TO SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES
As Turkey is gearing up for its biggest political challenge - to solve an armed conflict that has already killed more than 40,000 since 1984 - it is depressing to see that no national platform for . . .
REFUGEES CAN BE TEMPORARY, BROTHERS ARE HERE TO STAY
As Syria’s violent civil war continues to rage with increasing brutality, Turkey is facing a refugee problem that becomes more and more intractable each day. Since April 2011, more than 600 . . .