Naval posturing in the Indo-Pacific is the image of futility as the world’s most deadly security threats rage on
Global organisations call on UN agencies to ‘stop access to decision-making’ for opponents of women’s and LGBT rights and warn of dangers ahead
Emboldened by a lack of repercussions from NATO and the EU, President Erdogan’s regime is kidnapping dissidents
The nation has been accused of breaking its agreement to ensure a flow of 500 cubic metres per second of the Euphrates flows through to Syria
Far-Right populists might claim to be protecting local traditions, but the backlash against women’s rights demands an international response
With the region experiencing social unrest, greater influence of Russia and China, and Israel’s increasing independence, the future is uncertain
After more than four years of being held in a pre-trial detention that the ECHR ruled ‘unlawful’, Demirtaş is due to have his next trial hearing tomorrow
The government’s attempt to ban Turkey’s third-largest political party is the latest attack against voices of change in the country
Despite Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish opposition party being subject to years of harassment, the international community remains silent
In Turkey, a row over the traditional classroom pledge of allegiance reveals the extent to which nationalism has hijacked politics
In a letter seen by openDemocracy Turkish Canadian PhD student Cihan Erdal says that he is a 'political hostage' - this is his story and his letter to the world
Ankara treats all Kurdish opposition whether peaceful or militant as terrorism. And it is taking its war into neighbouring countries
