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The Tendency of Collective Violence Against Syrians
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The Tendency of Collective Violence Against Syrians

Nezih Onur Kuru
03 Aralık 2021

In recent years, the right populism and authoritarianism are dominating Turkish politics and media, and the language of hatred and violence towards immigrants has become widespread. In this article, I will discuss the socio-economic background that paves the way for mass violence against Syrians and the effect of adherence to gender and patriarchal culture of honor, which are among the political-psychological roots of the tendency to violence.

Lawsuits Impacting the Civil Area: November 2021
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Lawsuits Impacting the Civil Area: November 2021

Sivil Sayfalar
29 Kasım 2021

In recent years, we have witnessed that many cases with ongoing judicial processes directly or indirectly affect the civil area. We have prepared a new file that we will regularly follow up on important cases that have negative effects on the shrinking civil space in various ways and in different areas of rights. In the first of the file, we deal with the Gezi Case, Saturday Mothers, Ankara Women's Platform and Boğaziçi University Exhibition Case, which were joined with Çarşı.

Extensive Unemployment in the Pandemic: Future Anxiety of LGBTI+ People in the Public and Private Sector
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Extensive Unemployment in the Pandemic: Future Anxiety of LGBTI+ People in the Public and Private Sector

Nurcan Çalışkan
22 Kasım 2021

According to the ‘Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Plus Employees in Public Sector in Turkey’ report, LGBTI+ people are among the disadvantaged groups most affected by the unemployment crisis that peaked with the pandemic. LGBTI+ people who work with the fear of being fired because of their sexual identity are worried about their future because they are exposed to discrimination and hate speech in the workplace.

Civil Pages’ ‘Monitoring the Applications of CSOs To the Directorate of Communications (CİMER) and The Ombudsman Institution’ Published
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Civil Pages’ ‘Monitoring the Applications of CSOs To the Directorate of Communications (CİMER) and The Ombudsman Institution’ Published

Sivil Sayfalar
19 Kasım 2021

Civil society can make violations of rights visible to public institutions by using its right to petition. The second report of Civil Pages on the right to petition, ‘Monitoring the Applications of CSOs To the Directorate of Communications (CİMER) and The Ombudsman Institution’ has been published. According to the report, which concludes that civil society's petition applications to CIMER and the Ombudsman Institution (KDK) in the presidential government system are low, civil society does not use its right to petition effectively. In addition, in order to eliminate the violations of rights by using the right to petition, which is one of the most important tools of the freedom to seek justice, the existence of a democratic environment compatible with human rights criteria is essential in Turkey.

Theater Cooperative Demands Transparency and Equality from the Ministry of Culture
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Theater Cooperative Demands Transparency and Equality from the Ministry of Culture

Emel Altay
16 Kasım 2021

‘We demand and expect the reasons for the negative results of the applications of the theaters that cannot benefit from the support to be explained.’ We talked to Yeşim Özsoy, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Theater Cooperative, the Founder and General Art Director of GalataPerform, about the problems in the support policies for private theaters by focusing on the questions contained in the report they prepared.

‘The Decline of Democracy and Human Rights Continues’
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‘The Decline of Democracy and Human Rights Continues’

Sivil Sayfalar
20 Ekim 2021

Similar to previous reports, in the European Union (EU) 2021 Turkey Progress Report, it is determined that 'the regression in the fields of democracy and human rights continues'. In the report, which states that ‘civil society has been subjected to constant pressure and the civil space continues to shrink’, it is also noted that dialogue and cooperation between the EU and Turkey have increased, and progress has been made in 20 chapters.

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