Turkey Writers Politics And Free Speech

Author : David Hayes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9781430315704

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Turkey: Writers, Politics and Free Speech by David Hayes Pdf

Hrant Dink (1954'2007) was the Armenian-Turkish editor-in-chief and columnist of the bilingual newspaper Agos. A journalist consistent and courageous in his efforts to speak the truth, defend justice and human rights, and promote understanding, he was a key figure in democratic dialogue in Turkey and beyond. On 19 January 2007, Hrant was assassinated by an ultra-nationalist Turk outside the Agos offices in Istanbul. This book is both a tribute to Hrant's life and a commitment to continuing his work. It contains a collection of essays and articles from 2001'07 published in www.openDemocracy.net on the topics of Turkish identity, democracy and free speech, including three articles by Hrant himself. Together, these writings offer valuable insight from into the dynamics of modern Turkey as the country grapples with political and social change, a difficult relationship with the European Union, and struggles over the truth and meanings of the past.

Author : Paul Behrens,Olaf Jensen,Nicholas Terry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317204169

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Holocaust and Genocide Denial by Paul Behrens,Olaf Jensen,Nicholas Terry Pdf

This book provides a detailed analysis of one of the most prominent and widespread international phenomena to which criminal justice systems has been applied: the expression of revisionist views relating to mass atrocities and the outright denial of their existence. Denial poses challenges to more than one academic discipline: to historians, the gradual disappearance of the generation of eyewitnesses raises the question of how to keep alive the memory of the events, and the fact that negationism is often offered in the guise of historical 'revisionist scholarship' also means that there is need for the identification of parameters which can be applied to the office of the 'genuine' historian. Legal academics and practitioners as well as political scientists are faced with the difficulty of evaluating methods to deal with denial and must in this regard identify the limits of freedom of speech, but also the need to preserve the rights of victims. Beyond that, the question arises whether the law can ever be an effective option for dealing with revisionist statements and the revisionist movement. In this regard, Holocaust and Genocide Denial: A Contextual Perspective breaks new ground: exploring the background of revisionism, the specific methods devised by individual States to counter this phenomenon, and the rationale for their strategies. Bringing together authors whose expertise relates to the history of the Holocaust, genocide studies, international criminal law and social anthropology, the book offers insights into the history of revisionism and its varying contexts, but also provides a thought-provoking engagement with the challenging questions attached to its treatment in law and politics.

Author : Christopher Panico,Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1564322262

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Turkey by Christopher Panico,Human Rights Watch (Organization) Pdf

Recommendations--Background--International Legal Obligations--Freedom of Expression in Turkey Today--Violence Against Journalists--Imprisoned Journalists--Restrictions on Free expression--Restrictions on the Use of the Kurdish Language.

Author : Rosemary Bechler
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780956154804

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50.50: Women Writers, Politics and Voice by Rosemary Bechler Pdf

Author : Ali Bulac
Publisher : Blue Dome Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781682065105

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Turkey’s Democracy Saga by Ali Bulac Pdf

Over the last decade, the Middle East has been in a state of extraordinary, at times violent, flux. Once the region’s biggest empire, then its "model" democracy, and always the bridge between the region and the West, Turkey has played a unique role in these movements—sometimes as inspirational model, sometimes as actor, and sometimes as observer. In this collection of essays, Ali Bulaç eruditely addresses issues as diverse as Turkey’s uphill battle for democracy, its relationship with global powers, the Kurdish issue, the AKP-Hizmet row, and the Erdoğan administration’s escalating authoritarianism and its horrific attacks on free speech and the rule of law in an attempt to cover up massive government corruption. Bulaç leverages a wealth of knowledge to dissect Turkey’s vital role in the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, and Israel, and he uses his position as a government outsider to examine Turkey’s internal dynamics from a fresh perspective. With unprecedented insight, searing commentary, and a profound intellect, these essays by Ali Bulaç form an ideal introduction to the socio-cultural and political canvas of both Turkey and the Middle East.

Author : James C. Harrington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0761854614

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Wrestling with Free Speech, Religious Freedom, and Democracy in Turkey by James C. Harrington Pdf

The political trial of Fethullah Gülen, a moderate Turkish religious leader, helped to greatly expand civil liberties and strengthen democracy in Turkey. The trial began in 2000 in an Ankara state security court (now disbanded) and ended in 2008 in an appeals court in Gülen's favor. This book explores Gülen's trial, examines the evolving process of Turkey's efforts to enter the European Union, and discusses ways that the EU's insistence on expanding civil liberties in Turkey and reforming the judicial system affected the outcome of the trial (and vice versa). As a coda, the book considers unsuccessful efforts to block Gülen's application for immigrant status in the United States as a religious scholar, which occurred during the same time as his political trial in Turkey.

Author : Türkiye yayıncılar birliği
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9753650175

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20 Years of Struggle for Freedom to Publish in Turkey by Türkiye yayıncılar birliği Pdf

Author : Eric Bogosian
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316292016

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Operation Nemesis by Eric Bogosian Pdf

A masterful account of the assassins who hunted down the perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide In 1921, a tightly knit band of killers set out to avenge the deaths of almost one million victims of the Armenian Genocide. They were a humble bunch: an accountant, a life insurance salesman, a newspaper editor, an engineering student, and a diplomat. Together they formed one of the most effective assassination squads in history. They named their operation Nemesis, after the Greek goddess of retribution. The assassins were survivors, men defined by the massive tragedy that had devastated their people. With operatives on three continents, the Nemesis team killed six major Turkish leaders in Berlin, Constantinople, Tiflis, and Rome, only to disband and suddenly disappear. The story of this secret operation has never been fully told, until now. Eric Bogosian goes beyond simply telling the story of this cadre of Armenian assassins by setting the killings in the context of Ottoman and Armenian history, as well as showing in vivid color the era's history, rife with political fighting and massacres. Casting fresh light on one of the great crimes of the twentieth century and one of history's most remarkable acts of vengeance, Bogosian draws upon years of research and newly uncovered evidence. Operation Nemesis is the result--both a riveting read and a profound examination of evil, revenge, and the costs of violence.

Author : Nicole Stokes-DuPass,Ramona Fruja
Publisher : Springer
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137536044

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Citizenship, Belonging, and Nation-States in the Twenty-First Century by Nicole Stokes-DuPass,Ramona Fruja Pdf

Citizenship, Belonging, and Nation-States in the Twenty-First Century contributes to the scholarship on citizenship and integration by examining belonging in an array of national settings and by demonstrating how nation-states continue to matter in citizenship analysis. Citizenship policies are positioned as state mechanisms that actively shape the integration outcomes and experiences of belonging for all who reside within the nation-state. This edited volume contributes an alternative to the promotion of post-national models of membership and emphasizes that the most fundamental facet of citizenship—a status of recognition in relationship to a nation-state—need not be left in the 'relic galleries' of an allegedly outdated political past. This collection offers a timely contribution, both theoretical and empirical, to understanding citizenship, nationalism, and belonging in contexts that feature not only rapid change but also levels of entrenchment in ideological and historical legacies.

Author : Kaya Genç
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786720696

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Under the Shadow by Kaya Genç Pdf

Turkey stands at the crossroads of the Middle East--caught between the West and ISIS, Syria and Russia, and governed by an increasingly forceful leader. Acclaimed writer Kaya Genc has been covering his country for the past decade. In Under the Shadow he meets activists from both sides of Turkey's political divide: Gezi park protestors who fought tear gas and batons to transform their country's future, and supporters of Erdogan's conservative vision who are no less passionate in their activism. He talks to artists and authors to ask whether the New Turkey is a good place to for them to live and work. He interviews censored journalists and conservative writers both angered by what has been going on in their country.He meets Turkey's Wall Street types who take to the streets despite the enormity of what they can lose as well as the young Islamic entrepreneurs who drive Turkey's economy.While talking to Turkey's angry young people Genc weaves in historical stories, visions and mythologies, showing how Turkey's progressives and conservatives take their ideological roots from two political movements born in the Ottoman Empire: the Young Turks and the Young Ottomans, two groups of intellectuals who were united in their determination to make their country more democratic. He shows a divided society coming to terms with the 21st Century, and in doing so, gets to the heart of the compelling conflicts between history and modernity in the Middle East.

Author : David Hayes
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780955677502

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Europe by David Hayes Pdf

Europe is at once geographical expression, historical creation, cultural space, and political project. In the early 21st century, it is perhaps more than any of these a site of contention involving competing visions of its identity, boundaries and future. openDemocracy, which began publication in May 2001, has tracked the arguments that have defined and divided Europe in this first decade of the millennium. In this collection of articles from our website, we present a selection of some of the outstanding reflections from the more than 200 extended contributions on this subject in our archive.

Author : Jim Gabour
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780955677519

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Undercurrent by Jim Gabour Pdf

New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was a devastated city: neglected by the authorities, deprived of basic services, deserted by thousands of its inhabitants, haunted by loss and tragedy. Jim Gabour, film producer, writer and director, decided to stay. In the months after Katrina, he sent www.openDemocracy.net a series of reports and reflections on how he, his family, his neighbours, friends and fellow-citizens were coping with the aftermath and reconstructing their homes and lives. These witty, understated, observant, characterful tales of the city are now collected in the fourth edition of the openDemocracy Quarterly. In Jim Gabour's everyday epics of survival and discovery, the heart and soul of wounded but life-affirming New Orleans quietly unfolds.

Author : International Human Rights Law Group (Washington, D.C.),United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : MINN:31951D01089850F

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Criminalizing Parliamentary Speech in Turkey by International Human Rights Law Group (Washington, D.C.),United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000025256932

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Turkey-United States Relations by United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Pdf

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1328 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780593847657

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Writers Who Changed History by DK Pdf

Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and paintings of writers’ homes, studies, and personal artifacts—along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and their correspondence—Writers Who Changed History introduces the key ideas, themes, and literary techniques of each writer, revealing the imaginations and personalities behind some of the world’s greatest novels, short stories, poems, and plays. Introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured novelist, playwright, or poet, biographical entries trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each individual and influenced their work, revealing insights into the larger-than-life characters, plots, and evocative settings that they created. Each entry explains how the person’s writing developed during their lifetime and sets it in context, conveying a powerful sense of the place and the period of history in which they lived. Covering an eclectic range of authors from the Middle Ages to the present day, Writers Who Changed History provides a compelling glimpse of the lives and loves of each great writer.