#Election2023- The main opposition alliance unveils its government program
Nation Alliance unveils comprehensive gov’t program with 2,000 specific objectives The six-party Nation Alliance has
Turkey in Europe
Turkey vs. Sweden: NATO membership, Erdoğan effigy, A student’s internship
Peaceful Sweden is taking blows from Turkey recently… Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over Erdoğan effigy
Trolls again… Özgür Özel of CHP exposes ‘troll army of Interior Minister Soylu’
Some of my major recent work focuses on pro-government political trolls. I have tracked them
Sweden frustrated: “Sweden can’t meet some Türkiye demands for NATO bid”
Sweden can’t meet some Türkiye demands for NATO bid: PM Turkish and Syrian defence and
Re-enacted: “Chronicle of a Death Foretold”. Assassination of Sinan Ateş
Ex-Grey Wolves leader, Sinan Ateş, was assassinated in Ankara a few days ago. Sinan Ateş,
Once again Paris is where pro-Kurdish women leaders assassinated
The last one is supposedly racist, but bad smells out there. Fascists also collaborate in
Imamoğlu vs. Erdoğan
A former professor of mine asked me my opinion about an opinion piece at Washington
Looks like a judiciary coup: “Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Jailed for Insulting Public Officials, Barring Him From Politics
So, the prosecutor wants to ban the Mayor of Istanbul from politics for "insulting
A report: ‘A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom [in Turkey]
‘A Look At the 20 Years of Media Freedom’ report published Bianet :: English Assoc.
In the meantime, Erdoğan makes peace with Sisi
Erdoğan meets Sisi for the first time at World Cup opening ceremony Bianet :: English
Turkey uses Istanbul bombing as a pretext for deadly airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
I am totally immersed in departmental bureaucracy (curriculum etc) and a piece on metaverse and
While I was away, Head of Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and prominent human rights defender Şebnem Korur Fincancı was arrested
After a prolonged campaign against Ms. Fincancı, she was arrested. Yes, her rhetoric may not
Posing after legislating the “censorship” law:
After legislating the so-called “disinformation law” they have posed like that. In fact, no shame
Turkey criminalizes disinformation and the political authorities will decide what disinformation is
I think this is a classic pattern of censorship. Türkiye’s new ‘disinformation law’ explained Bianet
A few remarks on the disinformation bill
Many friends, colleagues, and journalists have already criticized the new law. Without much repetition, I