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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for democracy in Turkey.​ ​​​​​​​Regional turmoil and ongoing repression of the Kurdish minority remain contentious challenges. Occupy Turkey protests challenged the government in 2013. Also take a look at our articles on Occupy Turkey.

Turkish President Sues Recently Arrested Journalist

by DC Editors - February 11, 2022

Turkish President Sues Recently Arrested Journalist

President Erdoğan filed a complaint on Tuesday, February 8, when Kabaş was in custody awaiting trial on the criminal insult accusation.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Journalism and Free Speech, Turkey

Turkish Journalist Arrested On Charge Of Insulting Erdogan

by DC Editors - January 24, 2022

Turkish Journalist Arrested On Charge Of Insulting Erdogan

A Turkish court Saturday ordered well-known journalist Sedef Kabas to be jailed pending trial on a charge of insulting President Erdogan.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents, Turkey

Journalist’s Release Brings Hope To Turkey’s Political Prisoners

by DC Editors - April 17, 2021

Journalist’s Release Brings Hope To Turkey’s Political Prisoners

Journalist Ahmet Altan was released from custody on April 14 after the European Court of Human Rights ruled in his favor (ECtHR).

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents, Turkey

Dissent Crackdown Highlights Turkey’s Drift From Democracy

by DC Editors - April 12, 2021

Dissent Crackdown Highlights Turkey's Drift From Democracy

Turkey’s ruling party’s recent attempt to circumvent opposition in parliament has put doubt on the country’s democratic path.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Europe, Turkey

Turkey Resumes its Crackdown on Student Protesters

by DC Editors - April 5, 2021

Turkey Resumes its Crackdown on Student Protesters

Turkey has resumed crackdown on student protestors. The students say the appointment of rectors erodes academic freedoms.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Europe, Political Dissidents, Turkey

Turkish Police Detain Dozens Of Pro-Kurdish Party Officials

by DC Editors - March 21, 2021

Turkish Police Detain Dozens Of Pro-Kurdish Party Officials

Turkish police detained several members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Friday as prosecutors move to ban the party

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Kurdish People, Political Dissidents, Turkey

Student Protests Grow as Turkey’s Youth Turn Against Erdoğan

by DC Editors - February 8, 2021

Turkey's Youth Turn Against Erdoğan

Turkey’s disillusioned and underemployed youth to vent their frustrations at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Democracy Protests, Middle East, Occupy Turkey, Turkey

Turkey: Social Media Law Will Increase Censorship

by DC Editors - July 28, 2020

Turkey: Social Media Law Will Increase Censorship

The Turkish government is pushing a bill that will allow it control of social media. HRW published an article which urged parliament and social media firms to oppose it.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Europe, Social Media and Democracy, Turkey

Erdogan ‘tightening the vice’ on what’s left of Turkey’s pluralism

by DC Editors - June 12, 2020

Erdogan ‘tightening the vice’ on what’s left of Turkey’s pluralism

Over the years, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been strangling democracy, “‘tightening the vice’ on what’s left of Turkey’s pluralism”.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Dictatorships, Europe, Turkey

“The Kurds Were not in Normandy”: Distortion and Genocide in the Middle East

by Jack Jones - November 25, 2019

“The Kurds Were not in Normandy”: Distortion and Genocide in the Middle East

That Kurds were not in Normandy is a shameful distortion of truth. We abandoned our Kurdish allies for dubious motives, now they are facing genocide.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

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