Yavuz Baydar
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Monthly Archives: June 2017
The ‘Grand Regress’: Turkey’s unbending resistance starts worrying its president
His name is Alparslan Ege. For some days, he has joined the March for Justice, mixed in a crowd, whose number is growing day after day. ”What do we want?” asks a cheerleader. ”Justice!” ”They won’t give us!’ ”We will … Continue reading
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Two former chief editors in prison, while Turkish justice is mocked by a manifesto
What the leader of the Turkey’s main opposition said on Monday would be enough to lead to an investigation in any ‘minimally democratic’ country. It would lead to the resignation of any minister of justice; even the entire government. Kemal … Continue reading
‘Erdoğan knew of the coup beforehand, he even knew the date, and took a risk’
”A coup whose plotting was known beforehand, a coup not prevented, a coup whose consequences are abused for power is called a ‘controlled coup’. We demanded that all the measures against the putschists would be discussed in Parliament, but they … Continue reading
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Turkey’s opposition marches for justice, as its media shakes hands with Erdoğan
”Knife’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’. 432 km and 20 days later, he hopes to conclude it in front of a … Continue reading
‘Qatar effect’ on Turkey seems inevitable: ‘Twin brothers in arms’ are in trouble
Soon 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 and Development Party (AKP) were concerned that … Continue reading
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Stories of agony ad absurdum: The Judge, the Painter and the News Ombudsman
‘‘My friend Güray Öz – You lived in Germany for many years. You have lived to learn democracy and freedom. In Turkey, one learns about those only by reading the books! In Turkey, a new breed of people emerged; those … Continue reading
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Turkish academia suffers of collapse as purged academics call for global boycott
The 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 continous severe blows to journalism is by now well known. Another area … Continue reading
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With the main opposition party gaping, Erdoğan launches ‘cultural revolution’
”The constitutional referendum and the authorities’ handling of the campaign that preceded it have reinforced concerns that Turkey is descending ever deeper not only into authoritarianism but into lawlessness. Indeed, the refusal to provide the referendum result with a patina … Continue reading
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