democratization

Despite the popularity it enjoys as a topic of conversation, nationalism is not on the rise in Turkey, neither in its influence on the state nor in voter tendencies. 

Dr. Sonja Schiffers, Heinrich Böll Stiftung's South Caucasus Office Representative in Tbilisi, shared her evaluations regarding the new legislation in Georgia publicly known as “foreign agent law” at the press conference held at the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Istanbul Office.

In her guest commentary on the occasion of 8 March International Women's Day, Berfu Şeker from the Association Women for Women's Human Rights analyzes recent political developments in Turkey regarding women's and LGBTIQ+ rights and what awaits women in after the local elections end of the Month.

Yuliya Sporysh works with her Ukrainian NGO in the triangle of functioning kindergartens and schools, sustainable mental support and the transfer of skills and knowledge to women and mothers.

Interview with Hamide Ayaz, whose house collapsed in the conflicts in Sur, Sociologist Mihriban İlbaş, and Selma Aslan, Co-Chair of the Diyarbakır Branch of the Chamber of Architects, about the earthquake houses undertaken by TOKİ and their impact on women's lives. 

The 2023 elections, in which we witnessed many facets of disinformation activities with a very high potential to change the voting tendencies of Turkish voters, were characterised by post-truth narratives that exacerbated the existing polarization and appealed to emotions, which were used by both the government and some parts of the opposition.