Since the beginning of the Arab uprising Turkey has been held up as a blueprint for the emerging Middle Eastern democracies to copy. But many observers question whether its treatment of its Kurdish minority gives it the right to be treated as a role model.This year...
Starting to write and to contribute to intellectual life in 1968, Zarakolu is carrying on these activities for 43 years without giving any concession to political powers. Today’s power which gives lessons of democracy to Arab countries attempts to make Zarakolu...
December 15th Germany again acted as Turkey’s extended arm in Europe by arresting the BDP Europe representative Mr. Eyyüp Doru in Munich due to a warrant issued by Turkey on Interpol in 2007. In 2009 the EUTCC sent out a similar press statement when Mr....
The daily Özgür Gündem and Dicle News Agency, and as well as in the Istanbul offices of Etik News Agency, Gün Printing Office and Democratic Modernity magazine have been raided according to the ANF News agency (20.12.11). The raids have been...
In the latest wave of arrests <http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2011/12/turkey-40-journalists-arrested-in-alleged-terror-plot> of those the state claims are linked to the separatist group Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), 41 people were detained across Turkey...
