Why we occupy: Dutch universities at the crossroads open Democracy News Analysis – by Enzo Rossi, Johan Hartle, Robin Celikates and Nicholas Vrousalis The Netherlands, a mere 10 years behind the UK, seems eager to catch up. Twin pressures of authoritarianism from above and neoliberalism from below make it necessary to develop the democratic alternative put … Read more
Turkish Education Ministry refuses to allow headscarved teacher to return to job The Education Ministry has objected to a Council of State decision that struck down the expulsion of a teacher from her profession for wearing a headscarf at school ************ Media and Elections: Turkey?s Democratic Occlusions In today?s New York Times, Yavuz Baydar laid … Read more
Turkish ?walking woman? keeps on walking Aylin Kotil?s walk to protest the election threshold reached its fourth day on July 11, with the Republican People?s Party deputy arriving in the northwestern city of İzmit Turkish state agency to build 1 mln new houses The Housing Development Administration (TOKİ) aims to build 1 million houses … Read more
Turkish Airlines defends alcohol policy from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Airlines (THY) released a statement Feb. 13 in response to the ongoing debate over company.. Turkey | Homicide Rate Goes Down from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M List of countries by homicide rate by decade per year per 100,000 inhabitants. The reliability of underlying national homicide … Read more
FOR JUSTICE, WE TAKE SIDE, BESIDE PINAR SELEK from KARAKOK OTONOMU TR/CH by Karakök This is an urgent call from Amargi Women?s Solidarity Cooperative to all intellectuals, writers, artists, feminist associations, lawyers, journalists, human rights activists and politicians Feminist, sociologist, anti-militarist peace activist, writer and founding member of Amargi Women?s Solidarity Cooperative Pınar Selek is … Read more