Relations between Russia and Turkey had been very positive until November 26, 2015. Despite being a member of the NATO, which is synonymous with the devil in Russia, Turkey had started to be perceived as a part of the same anti-Western front under the rule of Erdoğan, who had previously served first as prime minister and is currently its president.

It is not a hard business for a politician to put up new carpets under which things can be swept. In fact, one of the other oldest hoaxes of the business of politics is to fabricate cover-ups with all shapes and size for all issues and to do this without even caring whether all these contradict each other or not.This is what has recently happened in the case of İğneada. Or should we say the Akkuyu question?

The AKP (Justice and Development Party) managed to overcome its defeat in the June 7 elections by attaining one of the highest voting rates in its history in the November 1 elections. We talked to Bekir Ağırdır from the KONDA research and consultancy company about the election results that led many researchers to throw in the towel.

I believe that the current conditions of globalization require us to debate the rights of individuals from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, that is, the rights of the “others.” I will draw on Kant’s essay entitled “Perpetual Peace” to strengthen my argument. Today, as we seem to stand on the verge of global war, the current conditions of globalization correspond to a reality which spans from the “European Constitution” to the increased blurriness of the century-old borders in the Middle East. This reality also points to humanity’s progress towards “days of perpetual peace.”

Syrian families are sometimes required to present documents, which is often not possible, as they do not have any proof of residence, rental contract or utility bill, documents which can all be taken from the neighborhood directorate (muhtarlık). Such difficulties pose serious obstacles in enrolling children into schools.

Turkey’s paradigm concerning Syrian refugees has changed completely in as short as six weeks. Let us begin with a brief summary of the latest events which will be detailed further below. 

It is estimated that there are 3.4 billion hectares of pasture areas all over the world. Twelve percent of these areas are located in China, 11% in Australia, 7 % in the USA, and 6% in Brasil. Turkey is ranked as 46th among the countries having the largest pasture areas in the world with 14,6 million hectares.1

The Grandchildren: New Geographies of Belonging is an exhibition conceptually designed and coordinated by Silvina Der-Meguerditchian and is on display at the DEPO as part of the 14th Istanbul Biennial. 

Saudi Arabian women rights defender Samar Badawi and the LGBT rights and freedoms defender Kaos GL Association were awarded the 2015 International Hrant Dink Award on September 15. 

In the centenary of the Armenian genocide, the debate has naturally extended to the role of Germany which was in an alliance with the Ottoman Empire during World War I