IN less than a fortnight, a new political party will be launched in Turkey, trying to contest the absolute dominance of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his party in the country. The leading figure…
T urkey, once a model for Muslim-majority countries, has been going through an authoritarian backslide since the last several years. This trend peaked following the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The post-coup…
T he suffix -cracy is derived from the Greek combining form -kratia, which comes from the Greek word kratos, meaning “power” or “rule.” Taken by itself, -cracy is not necessarily good or bad. The…
T he OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media plays a crucial role that is valued tremendously by journalists and media freedom groups to speak out in defense of press freedom in states of…
T urkey’s missile defence dilemma has continued for a while. Recent reports confirm that Turkey has agreed to purchase Russian air and missile defence system, the S-400 Triumph. The deal is worth $2.5billion under…
T he failed coup attempt of July 2016 in Turkey is still having its echo around Turkey and all over the world. Fetullah Gülen, the nemesis of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is still…
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…
P akistani President Nawaz Sharif was removed from his position on July 28, 2017, by the country’s Supreme Court based on the findings of a corruption probe launched after the leak of the Panama…
T he Aegean basin and the Anatolian land, where “Greek Love” gets its name, both have been homeland of nice LGBT heroes and thinkers throughout history.
The concept of homosexuality, which is met with…