The Book of the "Femicide Is Preventable Campaign" Has Been Published! Published: 13 June 2016 The book of Femicide Is Preventable Campaing which is composed of Femicide Action Research, Conference on Urgent Action to Stop Femicide, Guide to Reporting on Femicide and Femcide Urgent Action Plan has been published.
Domestic Security Bill: Democratic protesters become enemies Published: 13 May 2015 The provision which allows the police to conduct strip searches and wiretapping without a judge’s permission is an instrument which will bolster plans to intern public “enemies” on a large scale. The legal system gives place to detention camps, and citizens turn into “enemies”. Orhan Gazi Ertekin / Ulaş Saygıdar
General elections and the crisis of women’s political representation Published: 13 May 2015 There are no female MPs in 43 out of 81 provinces. This democratic deficit can only be changed through a very radical change in the process of nomination. In this regard, the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), whose charter guarantees “at least equal representation for women in all decision- making mechanisms” can be taken as a good practice. The presence of co-chairs in party organs and local government is another exemplary practice for the equal representation of genders. This model or similar models could be adopted by other political parties. Gönül Karahanoğlu
Centenary of the Armenian genocide and the run-up to elections Published: 26 March 2015 “This very much resembles a penalty kick. If I were an Armenian, I would simply go on saying the same thing. That is because the centenary is a penalty kick of sorts. We are objecting to the referee’s decision. But the penalty will be taken. The Armenian views the centenary as a penalty kick in his favor, and will try to make the best of it. In the face of accusations that undermine its very identity, Turkey will do its utmost to explain its own version of events." Fatih Gökhan Diler
2015: An opportunity for healing Published: 26 March 2015 We started the year 2015 with the civil society’s struggle for democracy and rights on the one hand, and tensions created by an increasingly authoritarian government and regional upheaval and conflict on the other. A hundred years have passed since 1915. Fethiye Çetin
Local and International Movements in the First Anniversary of Gezi and Turkey Protests Published: 16 June 2014 24-25 May 2014 Place: Cezayir Meeting Hall Hayriye Caddesi 12, Galatasaray, Beyoğlu-İstanbul One year has passed since the protests that spread all over Turkey. This seems to be the right time to...
Gülen versus Erdogan: Zurück zum Motto „Burası Türkiye – so ist die Türkei halt“? Published: 16 June 2014 Fethullah Gülen,Tayyip Erdogan. Foto: Diyar se, Chilenische Regierung. Creative Commons Lizenzvertrag. Dieses Bild steht unter einer Creative Commons Lizenz. 14. Februar 2014 Ulrike Dufner Wir haben...
Social Media and Freedom of Expression Conference Published: 16 June 2013 Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law and Heinrich Boell Stiftung Turkey Representation are organizing a conference to elaborate on social media in four different contexts, placing freedom of expression in the heart of the discussions. The aim of this scholarly gathering is to bring together competent names in their respective fields to have comprehensive discussions on the different aspects of this issue.
