Meeting every saturday on the busiest street of Istanbul, Saturday Mothers insist on demanding that those responsible for the disappearences of their loved ones should be put on trial.
The prime minister's statements on abortion and Cesarean sections show that AKP is striving to create a presidential system, in which the President would be omnipotent.
Although Turkey was the first country in Europe where women were given the right to vote, they were unable to follow the route of the republican feminist movements which started even before the foundation of the Turkish Republic.
As jailed Turkish journalists steal the international limelight, basic liberties of Turkey's youth face an invisible attack of governmental restraints.
Turkey goes through a new cycle of polarization threatening the social equilibrium.
By Özge ZihnioğlucloseAuthor: Özge ZihnioğluEmail: ozgezihnioglu@gmail.com About: PhD Candidate, Dept. of Pol. Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi UniversitySee Authors Posts (1) in Politics, Society
Hindered by AKP's lack of determination, violence against women in Turkey takes a turn for the worse.
By Canan ArıncloseAuthor: Canan ArınEmail: mevhibe12arin@gmail.com About: Lawyer, Founder of Mor Çatı (Purple Roof) Women's ShelterSee Authors Posts (1) in Society