Photo credit: Internet Havadis, www.internethavadis.com   Turkey has had another turbulent week due to protests and gatherings for the...

 Photo credit: Middle East Eye, http://www.middleeasteye.net/   Inspections into the conditions of the Soma mine and the search for thos...

Photo credit: National Turk, www.nationalturk.com  The fire in Soma Mine that killed 301 workers has put the whole nation to mourning. T...

A new draft bill on violence against children and women, the possibility of a joint presidential candidate from the Nationalist Movement ...

Disputes over celebrating International Workers’ Day in Taksim Square led to strong police intervention against those gathered for May Da...

While the discussions about Presidential elections and who will serve as Turkey’s next PM intensify, parliament approved the controversia...

Democracy in Turkey is being fundamentally questioned: the ban on YouTube continues; the workers are not given permission to celebrate Ma...

The recounting of votes in many cities and districts has been increasing the tensions on the streets, as well as the rivalry between the ...

Photo credit: RT.com /AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic   The crucial local elections finally took place on 30 March after a turbulent week. An in...

As local elections draw near, the government’s ban on accessing Twitter has been the most heated topic in Turkey’s media this week. Mean...

4 February 2014 Dr Jenny White is a writer and social anthropologist and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Stockholm University Institu...

  Funerals of Berkin Elvan, Burakcan Karamanoglu and a police officer, election rallies in several cities and releases of Ergenekon sus...

PM Erdogan’s wiretappings, reforms into the judiciary, continuation of Gezi protests formed the background of this week’s media coverage....

Caglar Ezikoglu “The press is free, and shall not be censored. The establishment of a printing house shall not be subject to prior perm...

The reverberations of the wiretapping scandal of PM Erdogan dominated the news this week. The new bills on HSYK, Turkish National Educat...

Legislative changes were high on Turkey’s agenda as the internet bill was approved and a new intelligence bill proposed by the government...

The ‘Democratisation Package’ announced by the PM Erdogan 30 September 2013 passed the parliament’s constitution committee on 11 Februar...

The new internet bill has dominated Turkey’s agenda, as well as the trials of the deaths of Gezi protestors. While the reallocation of ju...