George Soros’s Open Society Foundations to pull out of Turkey World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Reuters in Istanbul Decision comes after Turkish president accuses billionaire philanthropist of trying to destroy nations Soros foundation to end work in Turkey amid ‘baseless claims’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The Open Society Foundation said “baseless claims” about its … Read more
Hungary vilifies financier Soros with crude poster campaign BBC News | Europe | World Edition The government spends €19m on posters attacking George Soros but denies it is anti-Semitic. George Soros: Hungarian government posters ‘anti-Semitic’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The philanthropist has hit back at a Hungarian government campaign vilifying him. G20 clashes: Hamburg battles … Read more
Thousands Protest In Belgrade Against Vucic For Sixth Day Today’s protest in Budapest (i.redd.it) Major protest in Hungary over Soros university law EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev Hungary saw the biggest anti-government protest in three years on Sunday (9 April), as tens of thousands demonstrated against new higher education legislation seen as targeting the respected Central European … Read more
Central European University Under Threat in Populist Hungary Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Andria Timmer As guest blogger for the month, I’m going to be talking about Hungary, where I’ve been doing field research in since 2004. In doing so, I also have to talk about Trump. I don’t … Read more
Soros-linked NGOs defy Orban purge EUobserver.com – Headline News Hungarian NGOs funded by philanthropist George Soros have vowed to defy prime minister Viktor Orban’s plan to “sweep them out” of the country. Malta rejects tax haven accusations EUobserver.com – Headline News Finance minister Scicluna said that a report published by Green MEPs was “unfair” and … Read more
Costume drama BBC News | Europe | World Edition The BBC’s Pakistan correspondent asks why some object to seeing women in burkinis on the beach. German minister proposes partial Burqa ban AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Interior minister says ban on face veils would apply to “places where it is necessary for society’s coexistence”. Swedish King and Queen … Read more
Debate: The Böhmermann case: Did Merkel make the right decision? euro|topic Chancellor Angela Merkel has given the green light for criminal proceedings against German satirist Jan Böhmermann. His “smear poem” about Erdoğan is now the subject of a criminal investigation on charges of insulting a foreign head of state. Is Merkel kowtowing to Ankara? Brussels seeks €50 … Read more
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Can Paker’i konu alan Geriye Bakmak Yok kitabı ve basındaki yansımaları hakkında aşağıdaki noktaları kamuoyunun dikkatine sunmak isteriz. Açık Toplum Vakfı?nın, siyasi partilere muhalefet etmesi ya da destek olması söz konusu olamaz. Açık Toplum Vakfı, açık toplum değerlerini önemseyen insanların beraber çalıştığı bir vakıftır. Açık Toplum Vakfı’nın karar verici kurullarında, farklı görüşlere sahip, farklı siyasi partilerde faaliyet … Read more