News

Turkey’s People Are Resisting Autocracy. They Deserve More Than Silence.
The arrests put Turkey on the path that Russia has traveled over the past two decades, in which a democratically elected ...
Dozens arrested as the investigation that saw Istanbul’s mayor jailed deepens
Police in Istanbul have detained 47 people in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor ...
New Eastern Europe2dOpinion
Jetztzeit is now: democratic erosion from above, civic resistance from below
Perhaps it is time to admit that a new European solidarity is no longer being built from above but from below.
Waging Nonviolence3d
The creative playbook behind Turkey’s mass protests
The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor has sparked a movement against Turkey’s authoritarian turn that is using satire to transform ...
Maine Public4d
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, ...
Turkey’s conservative heartland remains loyal to Erdoğan, but many young people want to leave
The Turkish government's arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sparked huge protests, especially among young people.
Jacobin5d
Labor’s Role in the Fight for Turkish Democracy
The arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has prompted more than a month of protests in Turkey. The demonstrations have ...