Council of Europe Raises Tone Against Turkey
The Council of Europe expressed criticism about Turkey, particularly regarding democratic backsliding and the erosion of the rule of law, in its session on 30th September. During its Parliamentary Assembly at the end of September, members of the Council enumerated the main problematic issues in Turkey, including dismissing democratically elected mayors, the lack of judicial […]
Prolonged Isolation: The “Well-Type” Prison Model in Turkey
Why People in Iran’s Kurdistan Province are Protesting the Mining Industry
The endless displacement of Yazidi genocide survivors
DEM Party Expects More Determination for Peace Process from the Government
The Struggle and Revival of the Kurdish Language
Once whispered in secret and prohibited from even the simplest outdoor conversations, the Kurdish language has long shared the struggle of its people–enduring repression, exile, and erasure. Today, as a result of decades of struggle, it is beginning to carve out a fragile presence in the world, finding its voice in the context of new […]
How Turkey’s 2025 Mining Law reshapes land, law, and resistance
A new omnibus bill is currently being debated in the Turkish parliament, with five articles approved as of July 17, 2025. Officially titled the “Bill on Amending Certain Laws” (2/3159) but referred to by the public as the “Süper İzinli Talan Yasası” (literally, the “Super Permit for Plundering Law,” amplifying the bill’s enabling of environmental […]