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“Turkey has close to 60 Thousand Cooperatives in 40 Different Categories, with 6.6 Million Members”
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“Turkey has close to 60 Thousand Cooperatives in 40 Different Categories, with 6.6 Million Members”

Sivil Sayfalar
22 Şubat 2021

Human Development Foundation (İNGEV) has issued a report titled “Strong Cooperatives for a Social Solidarity Economy", outlining the current situation and presenting 9 Social Policy Proposals for stronger cooperatives. The report finds that, according to 2020 data, there are 60 thousand cooperatives in nearly 40 categories, with a total of 6.6 million members in Turkey.

Withdraw the Bill That Risks Destroying the Civic Space 
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Withdraw the Bill That Risks Destroying the Civic Space 

Sivil Sayfalar
22 Şubat 2021

The bill will grant the Ministry of Interior the authority to suspend an association's activities, and dismiss its administrative committees or their members. Furthermore, the Ministry will be able to exercise this power without having to wait for any investigation or prosecution, thus disregarding the presumption of innocence, which is a fundamental right. The bill is also in breach of the international conventions signed by Turkey and the 'freedom of association' guaranteed by the Constitution.

Ecological Struggles in Kazdağları: “They Used to Describe Us as Romantic Ecologists; Now We are Accused of Vandalism”
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Ecological Struggles in Kazdağları: “They Used to Describe Us as Romantic Ecologists; Now We are Accused of Vandalism”

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22 Şubat 2021

The Kazdağları mountains in Turkey are home to an ecological struggle which goes way beyond the limits of the local arena. One of the foremost figures in this struggle is Süheyla Doğan, Chairperson of Kazdağları Natural and Cultural Heritage Preservation Association and Co-Chair of Ecological Union, who states that the ecological struggle is becoming increasingly visible; however, public agencies are adopting a harsher approach: "They used to describe us as romantic ecologists; now we are accused of vandalism."

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