This clear-cut position adopted by Turkey against the Assad government is, before all else, a choice made by Prime Minister Erdogan. Over time, one can see clearly that Erdogan initially believed he could put his cozy relationship with Assad to use in order to find a way out of the crisis; to create dialogue between the regime and the opposition; and project Turkey, an emerging power, as a regional leader capable of overcoming crises without Western intervention.

In the new model “health and well-being is a subject to be solved on one’s own.” Meanwhile, the responsibility of the state is just to create a system for the “diagnosis and treatment” of the emerging illnesses and to monitor and control the institutions under that system.

The relentless conflict between the “appointed” and “elected” that has left its mark on the last 10 years seems to favour the latter, but it is not over yet. After the military had to withdraw and was substituted by the judiciary, constitutional amendments, including essential reforms were introduced. These amendments targeting the “impartiality” of the judiciary are criticized with the claim that they impair the independence of the courts.

While the sovereign rulers in this area have applied cruelty to its full extent, they preferred that people forget, have them remain without memories through their policies. However, when a person is made to forget even one meaningful day in his/her life, her/his soul would be hurt. The powerful rulers prefer a policy to make people forget at the expense of hurting people’s souls, and consequently its history. These moments are not forgotten. It is thought that they are forgotten, but it is only in a deep dream state at the bottom of our soul, as long as it is not healed, it merely waits for the time to explode.

As the debate about nuclear energy is framed alongside a discourse of “rights of nations”, I would propose to shift the notion in the debate towards the “interest of societies and people”. This might open ways to end the impasse in the discussion and to overcome the mental deadlock.

Alain de Halleux has a 30-year long career in journalism and directing. He worked in conflict zones and filmed a series of documentaries related to the rights of the Gypsies and nuclear energy. The narration in the documentary reflects the influence of his vast experience. Shown in Turkey, with the contributions of the Heinrich Boell Stiftung Foundation Turkey Representation and the Green European Foundation, the film received very positive feedback from viewers.

Co-organized by Sabanc› University Gender and Women’s Studies Forum and Central European University, the conference looked at how war and political violence are remembered from the perspective of gender. The conference, supported by the Heinrich Boell Stiftung Turkey Representation, hosted 46 feminist academics as speakers or panelists, and 200 participants from 22 countries.

RDI is an initiative consisting of a group of people and institutions who believe that there is a growing need for rural and local development in an environment which is marked by increasing unemployment, immigration, poverty, lack of clarity in policies; and this need has become more obvious with globalization and the EU accession process.

The scholarship program is based on our values such as ecology and sustainability, democracy, human rights, justice and gender equality. We are questioning what we should change radically in practice and at an intellectual level to attain a sustainable life and trying to develop policies accordingly.

Habap (aka Ekinözü) is a village in the Kovancılar district of Elazı€, inhabited by Armenians until the beginning of the 1990’s, featuring two churches, two schools and a monastery. Fethiye’s grandmother, Heranuş is from this village. Just like many others who survived the 1915 disaster, Heranuş, as well, could not make it back to these lands where she was born and raised. Her grandchild Fethiye Çetin, together with Zeynep Taşkın, took the initiative to restore the two multi-niche fountains with the contributions of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as the Hrant Dink Foundation and in collaboration with young Turkish, Kurdish and Armenian volunteers. Don’t let the word “fountain” mislead you into underestimation. These are amazing structures, each with three niches.