After 'Chapel Hill Shooting': Double Standards in the Media Discourse
Nobody can justify terror but the root cause is a reflection of a western-centric discourse and is extremely worrying. Defending freedom, human rights, and dignity of people requires sincerity and it cannot be hidden under the guise of political projects.
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Turkey's First Post - Tutelary Reform Package
The fact that four female MPs could enter the parliament with their headscarves on 31 October, without a major crisis, illustrated the practical significance of this package.
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Trying to sweep this incident under the rug and calling it an isolated incident will contribute to the aggravation of the problems. The society, as a result, will begin to perceive hate crimes as normal.
In 2012 the government introduced numerous changes and established new mechanisms in order to reinforce the constitutional state, resolve judiciary issues, protect and improve human rights and finally strengthen democracy.
The picture was clear and symbolic: on the EU’s 50th birthday German Chancellor Angela Merkel presented as a gift to French President Jacques Chirac a cup with a depiction of Napoleon’s invasion of Alexandria in 1798. Never mind that Turkey, as a candidate country, has not been invited to the party. Never mind either the fact that the current EU president, Merkel, has nothing to hide in her opposition to EU’s membership.
