Turkey
Prominent MP Gergerlioğlu expelled from Turkish Parliament over a 2016 tweet
Turkey
March 17, 2021
Prominent MP Gergerlioğlu expelled from Turkish Parliament over a 2016 tweet
In a move that has created shockwaves in Turkey and the international community, the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday expelled a…
Turkey’s human rights record makes rapprochement with West ‘impossible’
Turkey
March 13, 2021
Turkey’s human rights record makes rapprochement with West ‘impossible’
Turkey’s poor human rights record makes a rapprochement with the West impossible, Simon A. Waldman, an associate fellow at the…
Opposition leader claims domestic violence increased in Turkey after İstanbul Convention
Turkey
March 13, 2021
Opposition leader claims domestic violence increased in Turkey after İstanbul Convention
Temel Karamollaoğlu, chairman of the Islamist opposition Felicity Party (SP), has claimed that cases of violence targeting women increased in…
VIDEO | AfSV statement on the sentencing in the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey
World
March 12, 2021
VIDEO | AfSV statement on the sentencing in the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey
On the occasion of the sentencing of real and alleged perpetrators in the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey,…
Turkish court finds government culpable in death of 12-year-old Kurdish girl
Turkey
March 10, 2021
Turkish court finds government culpable in death of 12-year-old Kurdish girl
A Turkish court has found the Interior Ministry partially culpable for the death of a 12-year-old Kurdish girl, who lost…
183 members of Congress call on US government to address human rights abuses in Turkey
World
March 2, 2021
183 members of Congress call on US government to address human rights abuses in Turkey
A bipartisan group of 183 US lawmakers sent a letter on February 26 to Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling…
Turkey to land on moon by 2023 as part of space programme-Erdoğan
Tech
February 10, 2021
Turkey to land on moon by 2023 as part of space programme-Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday announced the country’s National Space Programme, whose first goal is landing on the…
US senators urge Biden administration to press Turkey on human rights record in bipartisan letter
World
February 10, 2021
US senators urge Biden administration to press Turkey on human rights record in bipartisan letter
US Senators Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, and Florida Republican Marco Rubio, today urged the new Biden administration to…
[The Opinions Essay] The long arm of the authoritarian state
Opinion
February 3, 2021
[The Opinions Essay] The long arm of the authoritarian state
In October 2019, Iran kidnapped journalist Ruhollah Zam in Iraq. Zam had lived as a recognized refugee in France, but…
Black Sea, Turkey and Ukraine: the compensation factor against Russia
Opinion
January 12, 2021
Black Sea, Turkey and Ukraine: the compensation factor against Russia
The intensification of Turkish–Ukrainian relations is one of the main new developments of recent years. It represents an important stability…