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LGBTI in Turkey: A Short Summary

8 years 5 months ago

Several news outlets claim LGBTI rights are in jeopardy in Turkey on the eve of the 2016 gay pride parade. Indeed, the march this year has been banned by authorities due to safety concerns.

Art, intellectuals and Erdogan

8 years 5 months ago

On 13 June 2016, senior research fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, Francis Ghilès, had a letter published in the Financial Times about Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his stance on art and intellectual

Claim: Turkish president says “childless women are deficient”

8 years 5 months ago

On 6 June 2016, the Guardian published a news story about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks in speech he delivered at the opening ceremony of the new headquarters of the Women and Democracy Association (KADEM).

Claim: Minorities in Turkey stifled

8 years 6 months ago

On 5 May 2016, Turkish writer Elif Shafak had an article published in The Guardian in which she claimed that d

Claim: Turkey takes brutal measures on Syrian border to avoid refugee burden

8 years 6 months ago

On 23 April 2016, Patrick Kingsley had an article published in the Guardian newspaper in which he claimed that Turkey takes brutal

The Night Manager’s inaccurate depiction of refugee camps in Turkey

8 years 7 months ago

On 20 March 2016, the Night Manager, British-American television series, portrayed refugee camps in Turkey were as tents along a wayside with poor conditions.

Claim: Erdogan’s Turkey ignores minority rights

8 years 7 months ago

On 6 April 2016, Huffington Post’s Yascha Mounk published an article in which it was claimed that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “desires to transform Turkey into a place where individual rights might often be ignored.”

Claim: Turkey expels Syrian refugees

8 years 7 months ago

On 1 April 2016, Amnesty International published an article on its website about last month’s EU – Turkey agreement on refugees, in which it is stipulated that Turkey will receive Syrian refugees from Greece and the EU will take Syrian refugees