May 16, 2014

Associations, NGOs, banks launch aid campaigns for Soma victims

Many business associations, private banks, NGOs and football clubs have launched aid campaigns for families of the victims of the coal mining incident in Soma, where an explosion and fire killed at least 283 mineworkers.

Turkey and the problem of political continuity

Anthony Skinner

Even before the disaster of Tuesday’s explosion at a mine in western Turkey, questions were being raised about the future of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It is yet another example of the volatility that seems to be perpetual in the country.

Hate discourse directed against Hizmet movement

Diren Çakmak*

Amid fresh discussions on whether the 1915 incidents constitute a crime of genocide, I invite all to reread an article by Lawyer Orhan Erdemli recently published in Today's Zaman, “Is Hizmet being subjected to genocide?