Where are all the flowers gone? – Deforestation in Ankara Published: 19 September 2017 On the evening of September 9th this year hundreds of construction workers started building a new road through the forest on the campus of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara. The trucks and excavators were accompanied by hundreds of policemen to prevent possible resistance and demonstrations.
Mysterious dynamite action in Hasankeyf Published: 28 August 2017 During the last week a short video “went viral” which depicted how several caves in the upper parts of Hasankeyf - an ancient city in the southeast of Turkey - were demolished with dynamite as part of construction work undertaken to erect a large damm.
"What shall we do after getting off the (pink) bus?" Published: 30 June 2017 Is it a coincidence that whenever news about sexual assaults against women and children are on the rise, magically from somewhere male politicians will appear suggesting to solve the issue by shoving women into gender-segregated busses and trains?
G20 2015 Turkey, the Group Development Agenda, and Sub-Saharan Africa Representation1 Published: 23 June 2017 The G20 Antalya Leaders’ Summit, hosted on 15-16 November 2015, marked the conclusion of Turkey’s year-long Group presidency.
Energy and Climate Policy in Turkey’s 2015 G20 Sustainability Agenda Published: 23 June 2017 The piece will evaluate Turkey's climate and energy policies as reflected in the 2015 G20's sustainability agenda from the perspective of state policies, the G20 negotiations and the perspectives and demands of civil society. Menekşe Kızıldere
Setting the Stage for Germany: Turkey and China made G20 more relevant for the developing countries Published: 23 June 2017 I see mostly continuity in the agenda of G20 when I look from the Antalya communique in December 2015 to the Hangzhou communique in September 2016.
The C-20’s work on gender equality during Turkey’s G-20 presidency Published: 23 June 2017 During Turkey’s G-20 presidency in 2015, the C-20 was particularly important for those of us working on gender equality.
Tarkan and the olive tree – Adverting a blow to ecological protection Published: 14 June 2017 The „Production Reform Package Bill“ proposed by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology sparked a nationwide debate during the last week.
Quest for Justice for Aladağ Victims Published: 7 June 2017 In an incident last year in November, 11 children and one 18-year old staff member lost their lives after a fire broke out in a student dormitory for girls in the Aladağ district of the southern Turkish city of Adana.
Enviromentalism is a dangerous thing in Turkey Published: 22 May 2017 Aysin and Ali Ulvi Büyüknohutçu, a 61 years old couple living in the Finike district of Antalya were found shot dead in their home last week. Both of them were well-known environmental activists struggling for many years against the operation of some local stone quarries.
