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Turkey Four lawyers sentenced to long prison terms
in TurkeyOn 24 January 2013, four Ankara lawyers, Ms Filiz Kalaycı, Mr Hasan Anlar, Mr Halil İbrahim Vargün and Mr Murat Vargün received sentences ranging from […]
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Pressure Points » Human Rights in Turkey: the Decline Continues
in TurkeyHuman Rights in Turkey: the Decline Continues by Elliott Abrams In the past year, Turkey has often been held up as a democratic model for […]
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Science gives way to religious dogma in Turkey
The recent censorship of the Darwin story in the “Science and Technology Journal,” published by The Scientific and Technological Research Council (Tübitak) of Turkey, caused consternation in the scientific community in Turkey and beyond. The censorship, first time of its kind in Tübitak’s 46-year history, was an event that would shame any respectful scientific organization.