Human Rights Turkey
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IF THEY ARE NOT TURKISH, WHAT ARE THEY?
Good question. I have already discussed the negative side of the proposition in my article They Are Not Turkish. But everything needs a name, even in […]
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Obama’s Talks With Turkey: Let Us Preach What We Practice
in USABy James D. Zirin Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Washington May 16 to meet with President Obama, largely to discuss his country’s […]
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English PEN “welcomes” Turkish Minister of Culture
in TurkeyPosted on April 14, 2013 by heissenstat In an open letter to Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ömer Çelik, English PENwelcomes him to the 2013 London Book Fair, at […]
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In Erdogan’s Turkey, even children get sued
in TurkeyIn a previous posting, we noted in passing that Prime Minister Erdogan is suing seven high school students for publicly calling him “lightbulb Erdogan.” Another […]
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Turkey: Time to remove the shackles on freedom
in TurkeyThe reforms fail to bring national law in line with international human rights standards © REUTERS/Umit Bektas “ The right to freedom of expression is […]