From Editor-in-Chief The political establishment is maintaining an almost eerie silence, and one key factor contributing to this hush is the concentrated attention and effort of both the government and
From Editor-in-Chief The resurgence of the constitutional amendment issue submitted by the People's Alliance to the Turkish Grand National Assembly last December, ostensibly aimed at ensuring 'freedom for the headscarf,'
From Editor-in-Chief An important topic on last week's political agenda was the MHP's appeal to the IYI Party for cooperation or alliance in the upcoming local elections. Despite the fact
From Editor-in-Chief Although the May 2023 elections brought Tayyip Erdoğan back to power as President and restored the AKP-MHP alliance's control of the legislative majority, Erdoğan's new administrative cadre, comprising
From Editor-in-Chief Hello again after a short break, During this period, there have been significant developments in Turkey's domestic and foreign politics. As you may recall, the government appointed Mr.
From Editor-in-Chief In the May 14-28 elections, the "People's Alliance," which consists primarily of the AKP-MHP alliance, gained dominance in both the legislative and executive branches. This led to two
From Editor-in-Chief In societies like ours, which are constantly plagued by problems, elections are supposed to be seen as fresh starts that generate optimistic expectations for the future. Unfortunately, last
As the Freedom Research Association, we are looking for solutions by examining the institutional/structural erosion experienced in Turkey in recent years, which has led to a regression in the worldwide
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As a continuation of the "Press Freedom in Turkey" reports published in the past years, Burak Bilgehan Özpek wrote the report "Press Freedom in Turkey 2022" for the
Executive Summary Freedom Research Association has been identifying and developing solution proposals to the existing problems in the relevant institutions within the scope of the “Structural Reforms Project in Turkey”.