Turkey may have reinforced its border controls on the Syrian frontier in recent months but the consequences of its previously laissez-faire attitude towards anti-Assad Islamist fighters are starting . . .
Violence deeply embedded in Turkish society
The attempted rape and horrific murder of a 20-year old university student was at the extreme end of a spectrum of violence in Turkey, and as such, it caused widespread public censure and outrage. . . .
The job of Turkey’s opposition is harder than you think
The Turkish general elections, scheduled for June 7, may seem a long way away but this week’s high-profile resignations of several bureaucrats with intentions to run for parliamentary seats have . . .
Erosion of civil liberties accelerates in Turkey
Turkey does not have a good record for upholding civil rights and liberties of its citizens. Large number of rulings against it at the European Court of Human Rights is a good indication of the . . .
Jesters alone do not a court make, Mr President!
On 28 January, Washington-based watchdog organization Freedom House published its “Freedom in the World 2015” report and listed Turkey among the ‘Partly Free’ countries where freedom of expression, . . .