Media freedom is a fundamental pillar of democracy, yet across Europe, journalists are facing increasing threats, censorship, and violence. The Mapping Media Freedom - Monitoring Report 2024 analyses the press
2023 was a year of great transformations and upheavals for Turkey in the legal, political, economic, and environmental fields. As the Association for the Study of Freedom (ÖAD), we continued
From Editor-in-ChiefFreedom Observer returns with a packed agenda. The country's main topic of discussion has remained unchanged for months: the elimination of the PKK and the possibility of a new
From Editor-in-Chief Since the 74th issue of Freedom Observer, which we shared with you a month ago, the country's principal political agenda surrounding the AKP-MHP initiative aimed at disarming and
The two major earthquakes centered on the Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş, which occurred on February 6, 2023, are recognized as constituting two of Turkey’s most devastating natural disasters.
From Editor-in-ChiefTwo months ago, Devlet Bahçeli's call during the DEM Party group meeting in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) for Abdullah Öcalan to announce that the PKK had laid
The fieldwork for this survey was conducted between May 20 and June 10, 2024, in accordance with the ethical and legal frameworks established by ESOMAR and KVKK. The survey aimed
From Editor-in-Chief The recent State of Turkish politics resembles a ship caught in a storm, swaying uncontrollably from side to side, with an incomprehensible cacophony of voices echoing from within.
From Editor-in-Chief The issue of resolving the longstanding challenges facing Kurds in Turkey—equality, citizenship, freedom, and justice—through peaceful and democratic means remains consistently on the agenda. Early in October, a
From Editor-in-ChiefFor some time now, the news and commentary about the possibility of a new "Kurdish Initiative" or "Peace Process" to resolve the Kurdish issue have been occupying newspaper pages,