''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]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…
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…
I have the bitter sense that we passed that despicable threshold, perhaps to a point of no return. The result of the referendum was the sealing of an autocratic rule; a stamp for…
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…
T urkey has always been a worrisome country with less freedom that you could demand, but now, things have come to an explosive point. Since Turkey is still regarded as a, let's say, European…
When the latest round of talks began between the parts in Cyprus, there were many colleagues and friends who were swept along with enthusiasm. 'This time, this is it!' was the phrase I had…
W hen Mine Gencel Bek and I had met - out of coincidence - in Boston in the autumn of 2014, we had no idea we would find ourselves as outcasts, although then we were concerned…
by Yavuz Baydar
'When universal values and international law are cast aside, global affairs are governed by force.'
This powerful remark printed at the end of a long, detailed report by Freedom House (FH)…