Turkey’s purge of academia
With scholars in Turkey being imprisoned in their thousands, Gavin Tracey examines the political forces driving these increasingly totalitarian policies. By Gavin Tracey University Observer [more >>>]
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Clampdown on foreign journalists in Turkey
By SCF Turkey, the most notorious country in the world in terms of jailing journalists, with 237 currently behind bars, has also come after foreign [more >>>]
Free Thought under Siege in Turkey: the Crackdown on Education
By SCF – Crackdown on the education sector in Turkey victimized nearly 100,000 teachers and academics Download Report in PDF format. The crackdown on critical [more >>>]
‘Erdoğan’s Long Arm: The Case of Sweden’
By SCF Turkey has expanded its witch hunt against critics to Sweden, using government institutions, affiliated NGOs and operatives, a report released by the Stockholm [more >>>]
Turkish academic leaving as ‘scholar at risk’
AHVAL A liberal scholar known for his activism in favour of a referendum change in 2010 is planning to leave Turkey for a position at [more >>>]
The Remarkable Scale of Turkey’s “Global Purge”
How It Became a Threat to the Rule of Law Everywhere By Nate Schenkkan FOREIGN AFFAIRS In October of last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip [more >>>]
Investigation Launched into Garo Paylan’s Allegations
BIA News Desk Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched investigation into HDP’s Paylan’s allegations that there are assassination plans against dissidents from Turkey who [more >>>]
Top Turkish court rejects release request by jailed pro-Kurdish leader
TURKEY PURGE Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) on Thursday rejected a request for release made by Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been [more >>>]
Turkey is getting more authoritarian. Here’s why funding nongovernmental organizations won’t help democracy.
By BILGE YABANCI* The Washington Post In early November, prominent Turkish philanthropist and civil society leader Osman Kavala was jailed based on dubious accusations of [more >>>]
A village divided by the Kars Treaty
By NATIA TAVDIRIDZE JAMnews Signed nearly 100 years ago, the Treaty of Kars separated brothers, sisters, parents and children, as they found themselves on different [more >>>]