by Yavuz Baydar
'Never mind those, it's going to be a very tough time ahead...'
When I met Marty Beth Long at the well-attended Rome MED - Mediterranean Dialogues conference in the Italian capital, I went…
by Yavuz Baydar
Angry journalists in exile may easily end up as pure political activists, attracted by propaganda, forgetting their delicate professional roles.
As I addressed colleagues at a recent gathering in Brussels and the…
by Yavuz Baydar
The Peri Tower Hotel is the latest to throw in the towel.
“By the end of November, we will shut our doors to tourists,” said Nazif Demir, the manager of the hotel, which…
by Yavuz Baydar
'I have been watching the streets where I've grown up. Nobody is smiling anymore. People turn their eyes from each other. There is a profound silence and sorrow everywhere...'
So tweeted Nesrin Nas…
by Yavuz Baydar
'I feel like Diyarbakır does: dreary, angry, resentful. But still standing...'
This comes from a 'local rapporteur' from the southeastern corner of Turkey; devastated, battered - both morally and physically.
I will explain.
These are…
by Yavuz Baydar
If reported accurately, the European Commission will on Wednesday issue its annual so-called 'Progress Report' on Turkey, a 'report card' of sorts outlining whether or not its performance is in line with…
by Yavuz Baydar
Early this morning, we the deeply concerned, woke up to yet another nightmare. After the closure of 16 Kurdish media outlets on Saturday, it was daily Cumhuriyet’s turn to be raided; its…
by Yavuz Baydar
'It is not possible to say that all of those who have joined the attempt belong to that community.'
This was the response of Ümit Dündar, a four-star general who as the…