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On the Move with Begüm Başdaş (44): Solidarity on Trial -Sean Binder and Karakitsos Athanasios

Today On the Move, Begüm Başdaş talked with Sean Binder and Athanasios Karakitsos who are criminalized together with 22 humanitarians for being in solidarity with refugees in Greece. The humanitarians are accused with multiple trumped-up charges and face up to 25 years of imprisonment. Binder and Karakitsos talked about their solidarity work and the charges that are targeted against them before the […]

This Week in Turkey (232): Faruk Loğoğlu on the Turkish-Taliban diplomatic relations

Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the continued warm diplomatic stance of President Erdoğan and the ruling party. With the recent developments, that deal appears to have at least stalled, but the government insists that it is not off-the-table. Currently, 55% of the population has been fully inoculated with two shots and 72.5% have gotten at least […]

Under investigation: A Turkish mayor who wants refugees to pay ten times more for water consumption faces accusations of “hate and discrimination”

Translated by Leo Kendrick An investigation has been launched against Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan on charges of “hate and discrimination” and “abuse of office” following disparaging remarks about refugees and attempts to raise the water bills of foreigners residing in the municipality. In a statement several days ago, Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan said, “We will increase the […]

Interview with Ambassador Christian Berger, the head of EU delegation to Turkey: “What this pandemic has shown us is that we are only strong enough when we are together”

COVID-19 will change our world. That’s what everybody is certain about. But by the time this crisis ends, how different our world will be, is anyone’s guess. Joseph Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union, said “it will depend on the choices we make today.” Sı I asked Ambassador Christian Berger, the head of the […]

Why is the government changing its approach towards Syrians?

Translation: Melissa Clissold / Subtitles: Egemen Gök Hello, good day. The Syrian issue, the Syrian migration crisis in Turkey, is a very ominous issue. It is a very sensitive topic and it is growing even more sensitive by the day. I have received a lot of reactions regarding the different broadcasts I have streamed about […]