O nly a week or two after the failed coup in Turkey, which took place in July 15, 2016, I was discussing some legal matters which might be in use against any of my…
''Let’s be brutal: democracy is dying. And the most startling thing is how few ordinary people are worried about it'' wrote Paul Mason, an expert on social justice, in the Guardian.
''Instead we compartmentalize the…
[dropcap size=small]J ust until recently, I had thought that they didn't know about the date set for the putsch. But, there is a fresh finding I have, which I have had confirmed...
This sensational statement…
T he crackdown on the freedom of expression and dissent since the failed coup in July 15 last year has reached epic proportions in Turkey.
The effects of the continuous severe blows to journalism…
K nife's hit the bone...
With these words, Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu started more than a week ago from Ankara his long 'March for Justice', holding a placate that says 'Adalet' (Justice).
432 km and…
S oon after the Qatar crisis erupted, worries started mounting in Ankara. Given the message sent by Gulf Arab countries leading efforts to isolate Qatar, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice…
T he return of Ergenekon as ultranationalists replace FETÖ
This was the headline of one of the most concise and interesting analysis I encountered lately.
The column was penned by my esteemed colleague Barçın…
P resident Erdoğan's march on the road map, very clearly defined by him for long, proceeds with no hurdles.
On Sunday, he was re-elected as party chairman after nearly 1000 days of absence, and,…
I have the bitter sense that we passed that despicable threshold, perhaps to a point of no return. The result of the referendum was the sealing of an autocratic rule; a stamp for…
T he brawl that erupted after the referendum will not easily go away. So, as predicted, post-referendum Turkey is now dragged into a deeper crisis.
'No' camp had dreaded secretly that if 'yes'…