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'A stable, democratic and secular Turkey is not a luxury, it's a necessity'
OP-ED. After staying silent in response to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's use of refugees as blackmail, the ...
Turkey's regional ambitions can only be stopped by building a Kurdish nation - opinion
Turkey’s entire political spectrum – from the far Left to the far Right is united around the idea of territorial expansion ...
Mass arrests ahead of May Day demonstrations in Turkey
Police-state repression is part of the government's drive to crush social and political opposition by establishing a ...
Index on Censorship1d
Press freedom is deteriorating in Turkey
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, a journalist with experience of imprisonment in Turkey speaks to those who have been ...
Jacobin on MSN11d
Why the PKK Is Ready for Peace
Abdullah Öcalan, a founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, made a surprise call in February for the PKK to lay down its arms ...
Global Voices Online4d
Digital censorship and political repression: The blocking of the X account of Istanbul's jailed mayor
was blocked in Turkey following a court order. The authorities cited a tweet from İmamoğlu’s account, which they claimed could incite criminal activity. The restriction has faced widespread backlash ...
Turkey Cracks Down on Opposition Mayor's X Account Amidst Political Tensions
In a move that has sparked widespread concern, Turkish authorities have blocked access to the social media account of Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. This action has drawn ...
Turkey arrests Istanbul municipal employees in widening crackdown
Turkish authorities have arrested 18 employees of the Istanbul municipality on corruption charges, days after detaining more ...