Tag Archives: Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan

Insult to injury in Turkey in the aftermath of the Soma Tragedy

Posted on May 16, 2014 by heissenstat

If the “woman in the red dress” has become the central image of the Gezi protests, it seems likely that images of Yusuf Yerkel, an aide to Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, brutally kicking a demonstrator will become one of … Continue reading →

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Judicial impartiality on Trial

Posted on May 2, 2014 by heissenstat

News media reported that Turkish prosecutors have dismissed charges in a major corruption case that has shaken Turkey. Meanwhile the prosecutors who initiated the corruption probe are themselves now subject to an investigation.  Today’s events raise basic questions about what … Continue reading →

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Neither apology nor call for justice

Posted on March 14, 2014 by heissenstat

Many observers wondered how Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan would respond to the death of Berkin Elvan.  Berkin Elvan was a fourteen year old boy who was struck in the head by a policeman’s tear gas canister last June.  He … Continue reading →

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