We all know which sources of “information” are behind this coverage. They are, before anybody else, Mr. Soner Çağaptay from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Mr....
Yazar: Rights Agenda Editor
What does Turkey exclude? Without any doubt it excludes non-Muslims. This non-Muslim identity is rejected by secular state elites who are the founders of the Turkish republic. This is...
Let’s turn to this “disturbing story.” As you read in yesterday’s issue of Today’s Zaman, Taraf columnist Sevan Nişanyan, a Turkish citizen and an ethnic Armenian, published in his...
“Turkey’s international image will plummet if it welcomes a man wanted to answer for some of the most heinous abuses against civilians in the world today,” said Elise Keppler,...
2009 Press Releases
Press Releases
CPT President calls for an end to impunity for perpetrators of torture
Mr. Palma, who has himself visited many detention facilities as a member of CPT delegations, also pointed to the growing problem of overcrowding in prison systems throughout Europe. “Simply...
The arrest warrant lists several counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly perpetrated by Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir. Bashir, against whom the Court issued an arrest warrant...
An ordinary nationalist person in Turkey either dislikes or hates Pamuk. One of the main reasons for that is Pamuk’s remarks about past atrocities in Turkey. In 2005, during...
Their building was hit by a series of break-ins, murders and rape. Security gained priority over everything, and the tenants eagerly called for the services of a former military...
A recent debate over the TV series “Ayrılık,” which caused a diplomatic row between Turkey and Israel, reminded me of “Midnight Express.” Before this diplomatic crisis, I did not...
The general report recalls the gradual extension of the CPT’s field of operations across Europe. Nevertheless, it points out that there remain certain parts of the continent in which...