Views and Articles
“I produce solutions and ideas through the eyes of an international lawyer and politically neutral Anatolian child.”
- 13 May 2020
Of all the pronouncements made over the past weeks, the Director General of the World Health Organization has made one important point that we can’t afford to look past: COVID-19…
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- 13 April 2020
In the “Judicial Reform Strategy 2019” document made public in 2019, the “Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms” was determined as the highest priority goal. And Goal 1.1 was formulated…
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- 30 March 2020
The Turkish people were recently made an enticing offer: a remedy to their country’s problems. Former Deputy Prime Minister, Ali Babacan, claims to have the solutions to Turkey’s political woes,…
6 min.
- 25 October 2019
Turkey has fallen into the Middle Democracy Trap – where all the basic institutions of democracy exist, but do not function effectively. The illusion of Turkish democracy is slowly slipping,…
5 min.
- 26 July 2019
Turkish mainstream media, once owned mostly by business groups, has now come under the control of pro-AK Parti groups such as Turkuvaz Medya, owned by a family close to President…
5 min.
- 27 May 2019
Since the termination of the military administration upon the adoption of the 1982 Constitutional Law, Turkey has moved steadily towards democratisation, and from time to time various non-governmental organisations have…
5 min.
- 27 May 2019
The Republic of Turkey was founded by the descendants of a nation which had already established many historical states, and had made great contributions to humanity by synthesising state governance…
4 min.
- 27 May 2019
Turkish society wants a stricter separation of powers between the branches and organs of the state but also improved harmony and cooperation between them. Fair representation in public administration and…
3 min.
- 11 April 2019
I would like to state that I support the recent declaration of thought on welfare allowance made by Judge Uğur Gençkkan distinguishing himself as a sincere lawyer. I would invite…
6 min.
- 4 March 2019
At the start of 2019, the total number of judges in Turkey passed 19,000 and the number of judges per 100,000 people was at 24.4! For reference, this is above…
5 min.
- 27 February 2019
The ideal amount of goods or services produced in a market is dictated by the needs of society, while ensuring there is a margin to account for small changes in…
3 min.
- 29 January 2019
In developed countries, even companies are becoming increasingly democratic; it is common to see all employees in a company and relevant business partners being invited to participate in corporate management.…
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