Knowledge about how to farm is never static, it shifts with changing realities. In the Anatolian village of Karagömlek, rural depopulation and industrial inputs reshape local farming. This article explores, why Agroecology offers a critical perspective for the future.

The mood of COP29 in Baku can be characterised by global and national uncertainties and contradictions about achieving the net zero and 1.5-degree targets. Turkey's strategy can be similarly characterised.

Although the EU regards China as “an economic competitor and a systemic rival”, it remains an attractive economic partner, investment source, and development model for Turkey. However, China’s distinct cultural, political, geographical and economic conditions, along with its sheer size, prevent it from being a complete model.

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. 

Migration and asylum have been at the top of the agenda in the EU for some time now. Thereby, the discussion is less about solving problems or addressing the suffering of people on the move, but more about preventing people from reaching European soil. This is neither good for the people seeking refuge in our continent, nor beneficial to the political debate on these issues.

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Bretton Woods Conference, together with partner institutions, we propose reforms in eight critical areas of the international economic and financial architecture to reflect the changing global realities and challenges. 

After the European elections, the democratic and pro-European forces in the European Parliament (EP) have been weakened. They must make cooperation much more binding in order to ensure reliable majorities for an effective EU.

Fish populations in the Black Sea have been increasingly impacted by ecological interference, often in the form of construction or regional development, and also climate change. 

Farmers, officials and food safety experts said the banned pesticide chlorpyrifos is still used in Turkey due to weak regulations and lackluster enforcement, threatening the public health.

Experts say minimizing the flow of new organic materials into the sea – like phosphorus and nitrogen which constitute fertilizer for phytoplankton and algae – is the most important factor in preventing future outbreaks.