The ideal of liberty has always been under attack from various circles. In the past, before the modern era, individual freedom had been limited by absolutist monarchs as well as
Although this study is dedicated to the transparency of competition investigations in Turkey, it concerns issues highly relevant to other legal systems. Transparency is an essential element of rule of
Freedom in the World 2025 assesses the state of freedom in 195 countries and 13 territories for the year 2024. The report evaluates various factors including the electoral process, political
Executive Summary The core challenge in every economy is ensuring the efficient allocation of scarce productive resources. When resources are allocated efficiently, both maximizing welfare in the short term and
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
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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