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Erdogan’s purge and the rule of law 0
- Human Rights and Migration, International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 26/09/2016
At the heart of the latest attempted military coup is the role the Turkish people played in quashing the coup.
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Turkish coup d’état: a failed test for the EU 1
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 12/09/2016
In the aftermath of the abortive Putsch orchestrated by the Turkish military, the EU finds itself in a slippery position in the attempt to offset its geopolitical concerns against the upholding of the values it promotes as a normative power. The Union’s leaders have not understood neither the substance of the golpe nor its implications, whereas the EU’s own role in the scenario should be much more pivotal.
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Parody and freedom of expression – who decides what is funny?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 14/07/2016
Recently, German comedian Jan Boehmermann caused an international scandal when he published a parody song about Erdogan, after which he was sued by the Turkish president. How protected is parody as an act of freedom of expression?
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The EU-Turkey Deal: Outsourcing Humanitarian Obligations 2
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 04/04/2016
On the 18th of March, the EU and Turkey have entered a highly controversial deal on Syrian refugees – yes, a deal rather than a political agreement, as both sides get to gamble on the lives of the refugees while money flows from one side to the other.
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Closing the doors on refugees; who will be our brothers’ keeper?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 28/03/2016
The EU-Turkey deal has set a bad precedent to other countries in the world especially those hosting large numbers of asylum seekers and refugees. The deal has the implication that asylum seeking is no longer a right (at least not in the EU) and neither are the provisions of the 1951 Refugee Convention nor the 1967 Protocol binding to state parties.
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Turkey: Who’s the enemy?0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 08/02/2016
The repression of Kurds in Turkey has been a long lasting situation, leading to violent outbreaks between the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) and the Turkish state. The latest cease fire ended in 21 July 2015 and from then on attacks have been undertaken on Kurd majority areas in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, one of the most recent being the killing of 32 on the 10 January 2015.
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