Once the champion of individual freedoms, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is now pushing an ultra-conservative and Islamist agenda, as party officials feel their public support is strong enough to transform the country.
Two recent court rulings, one from Turkey and one from Europe, have strengthened the Alevis’ case for cemevis, but the main source of injustice against them is still the Religious Affairs Directorate
Enjoying the title of “Turkey’s first president elected by popular vote,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took populism too far in a speech yesterday.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, among all other things that should surprise him – such as how a bunch of jihadist murderers control half the land of your country’s two southern neighbors – has been baffled by a very simple question.
The headline may sound disturbing, but it is just a version of the latest remarks by a Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader revealing the ruling party’s mentality and its approach to religious freedom.
The main opposition party headquarters in Ankara now has a masjid, a sign of the party’s changing mentality and the influence of the new individuals in the party’s direction
The scenes witnessed during a Peshmerga convoy’s travel inside Turkey will not help the ongoing Kurdish peace process.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced Oct. 21 planned amendments to laws and regulations, which he claimed to be “a revolutionary reform.”
Tension surrounding the situation in Kobane, which has been under siege from ISIL jihadists for over a month, and the government-led Kurdish peace bid is rising on a daily basis
