Two of Turkey’s leading journalists [ both pictured up] on Wednesday faced a possible life prison sentence after they were charged with plotting to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by reporting on secret arms shipments to Syria. …
Read More »Remembering the forgotten: the “Saturday Mothers” and Turkey’s “disappeared” Kurds
This article was translated from Arabic by ForMENA Commemorating Kurdish collective memory, the “Saturday Mothers” gather in Istiklal Street in Istanbul at 12 PM every Saturday. They carry red flowers and photos of their absent loved ones, presenting them with …
Read More »Power, Politics and Ottoman Nostalgia in Turkey
Since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in Turkey’s 2002 election, Ottoman nostalgia has played an increasing role in state policy. Often termed “neo-Ottomanism”, this was initially used to define the AKP’s foreign policy. Preaching the principle …
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