All that Barış Yazgı wanted was a chance to study music. He died trying to fulfill this wish on April 24th, drowning in the Aegean Sea. 

Turkey has become one of the fastest growing energy markets in the world. Nevertheless the country is still highly dependent on countries like Iran and Russia, which – in political respect – are delicate partners. 

The 15-years old Derya B. died in October 2016 shortly after giving birth to her first baby. Two underage mothers in Diyarbakır and two others in Muş recently died during labor. 

For the first time in Turkish history genetically modified organisms have reportedly been found in bread. 

While the world keeps on talking about rhetorical disagreements between Turkish and European politicians, about Nazi-comparisons and cows the situation in southeast Turkey has been drifting out of the international focus. 

Not afraid, but free and strong: Last week on  8th March - known as International Women’s Day - thousands of women marched across Turkey to gain national and international attention for their current situation. 

The Turkish daily Hürriyet published a report on February 25 that is supposed to reflect the views of the military high command on some recent developments in the armed forces. The report with the headline “Military headquarters disturbed” has caused strong reactions from the President, the government, as well as the opposition. 

A Kurdish village in Turkey has been under siege for more than 10 days now. 

While Turkey is heading towards a constitutional referendum, that might change the nature of Turkish politics, the government has accelerated its urban planning policies. 

Wirft man einen Blick auf die Frauenbewegungen zur Zeit des Osmanischen Reiches und der Gründungsphase der Republik Türkei, erkennt man, dass anfangs insbesondere das Recht auf Bildung, das Wahlrecht und die Staatsbürgerschaft als besonders dringend eingestuft wurden.