Wife of imprisoned Kurdish leader announces she will not run as candidate in Istanbul’s upcoming mayoral election
Başak Demirtaş, wife of imprisoned Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, announced Wednesday (February 7) that she will not stand as a candidate in İstanbul’s upcoming mayoral election on March 31. Demirtaş’s potential candidacy for the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, rumored since December, had been seen as a major threat to the reelection chances of incumbent opposition mayor […]
The Great Exodus 3: ‘We all got our hopes up during Gezi’
In the first installment of this series, I mentioned that about 60 people had reached out to Medyascope with anecdotes of their experiences leaving Turkey and moving abroad. Since then, about 20 additional people have reached out. One detail of note is the large number of individuals who emigrated in 2017, 2018, and 2019. From the responses received […]
The great exodus (2): well-educated Turks leave the country in droves | “My only concern is a school where my child can go”
Füsun is a geological engineer who has been married for three years. She lives in one of Turkey’s southeastern provinces that were damaged in February’s major earthquake. These days, Füsun is making preparations to leave the country with her husband. When asked why, she explains that everything is getting worse and worse in Turkey. One […]
Turkish Central Bank raises interest rate from 8.5% to 15%
For the first time in 27 months, Turkey’s central bank has raised interest rates. The 6.5% increase marks the first time the bank has done so under the tenure of Hafize Gaye Erkan, the new bank minister who took office less than two weeks ago. Although the first in over two years, the rate increase […]
On the Move with Begüm Başdaş (3): with journalist Daniel Trilling on right-wing populism and anti-migration politics in Europe
Begüm Başdaş’s guest was British journalist Daniel Trilling. Right-wing populism and anti-migration politics in Europe were discussed in the third episode of “On the Move”. Begüm Başdaş ile Yollarda (3): “Avrupa’da sağ-popülizm ve mülteci karşıtı politikalar” Begüm Başdaş’ın sorularını gazeteci Daniel Trilling cevapladı. Begüm Başdaş: “Yollarda” programının üçüncüsüne hoşgeldiniz. Bugün, gazeteci Daniel Trilling ile Avrupa’daki […]
Taking advantage of a pandemic: Hungary passes law allowing Prime Minister Orbán to rule by decree – Interview with Tamás Lattmann and Dalma Dojcsák
Civil society members and academics in Hungary are concerned about the government’s insistence on extending the state of emergency with no time limit and acquire more power taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak. An International Law expert based in Budapest, Tamás Lattmann and Hungarian Civil Liberties Union’s Political Freedoms Project Director Dalma Dojcsák answered Özge […]
Political scientist Zoltán Vörös: “In Hungary, not the parliament but media and civil society are at stake”
Political Scientist Zoltán Vörös answered Özge Somlyai-Çakır’s questions. According to Vörös, “Hungarian government is playing a political game and the EU has a lot to learn from the panic created by this pandemic in Europe”. Vörös states that there is more to worry about in Hungary than the strength of parliament such as weakening of […]
Former EP Rapporteur Kati Piri: “I always find it hypocritical just to point the finger to Turkey and not to say what we are doing wrong ourselves”
Burak Tatari talked with former European Parliament Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri about the new refugee crisis. Piri stated “We see on both sides how refugees are being used in political struggle. This is definitely not an answer to this crisis.” Piri criticized the statements of European Institutions leaders and said, “This is not the way […]
Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye? (4) – Turkey, Russia, and the West -Evren Balta & Michael Reynolds
Exclusive Interview with Manès Weisskircher: “The rise of far-right in Europe is a long term process”
In this exclusive interview, Edgar Şar hosted Manès Weisskircher, Doctor of Political Science at TU Dresden. Weisskircher commented on the rise of far right parties and movements in Western Europe.
Populist far-right: From across Europe to Turkey – Exclusive interview with Paul T. Levin
CHP Tekirdağ Milletvekili Faik Öztrak: “Ekonomiyi soğutmak gerekiyor ama hükümetin hiç böyle bir niyeti yok.”
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