''Let’s be brutal: democracy is dying. And the most startling thing is how few ordinary people are worried about it'' wrote Paul Mason, an expert on social justice, in the Guardian.
''Instead we compartmentalize the…
[dropcap size=small]T urkey experienced an alleged coup d’état on July 15, 2016, also known as the “July 15 uprising.” Badly organized plotters made an ill-fated attempt to seize the control of the country in…
[dropcap size=small]J ust until recently, I had thought that they didn't know about the date set for the putsch. But, there is a fresh finding I have, which I have had confirmed...
This sensational statement…
T he crackdown on the freedom of expression and dissent since the failed coup in July 15 last year has reached epic proportions in Turkey.
The effects of the continuous severe blows to journalism…
By Gérard Deprez
One issue which unites politicians from all sides of the spectrum in Europe is the need to tackle Iran’s appalling human rights abuses and export of terrorism and religious extremism.
Today we announced the…
S oon after the Qatar crisis erupted, worries started mounting in Ankara. Given the message sent by Gulf Arab countries leading efforts to isolate Qatar, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice…
P resident Erdoğan's march on the road map, very clearly defined by him for long, proceeds with no hurdles.
On Sunday, he was re-elected as party chairman after nearly 1000 days of absence, and,…
T he brawl that erupted after the referendum will not easily go away. So, as predicted, post-referendum Turkey is now dragged into a deeper crisis.
'No' camp had dreaded secretly that if 'yes'…
T he referendum on 16 April was the last station -until the next one- in the path to oriental authoritarianism which Tayyip Erdogan, the domineering protagonist of the Turkish political sphere since 2002, has…
A spectre is haunting Europe--the spectre of authoritarianism.
Is it fair to rewrite the first sentence of Marx-Engels manifesto in this manner?
As we observe the worrisome process of 'Erdoğan vs Germany', now…