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“Black Sunday” in Germany, Musk in Action, Joy in Russia: Forward to the Dark Past? (opens the original)
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The nightmare, gathering like a perfect storm over Europe, keeps sending its SOS signals, with an accelerating pace. Forces that seem determined to dismantle the architecture of democratic structures are advancing in de-facto alliances, across the borders, relentlessly pushing their agenda. The very core of pluralism, based on reliable set of institutions and the rule of law, with free elections, is at stake. But the spirit of destruction is also on its way.Germany didn’t just hold an election o
Turkey’s Kavala Case Has Become a Crucial Test for the Relevance of the European Court (opens the original)
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“Have you ever thought about what it means to deprive a man for nine years of his freedom when his innocence has already been established by an international court’s ruling, and what a source of shame this is for the citizens of that state?”These words, from former ECtHR judge and diplomat Rıza Türmen, cut to the heart of a judgment that is no longer just about one innocent man’s plight, but about the rubble called “the misrule of law” in Turkey.<
A Disputed, Divisive, Conditional “Amnesty Law” for the PKK: Much Ado About What? (opens the original)
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Turkey’s chronic “system crisis,” spanning over a decade and pushing the country deeper into hard‑core autocratic rule, has reached a notable phase with a new law on PKK disarmament — covering the group and its branches — that offers conditional amnesty to members and those labelled sympathisers.Initiated in October 2024 as the “Terror‑Free Turkey” process by Devlet Bahçeli, Erdoğan’s political ally and leader of the ultra‑nationalist MHP, the 12‑article l
July 15, 2016: How a Murky Coup Attempt Became Erdoğan’s Founding Myth (opens the original)
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Ten years have passed since the coup attempt of July 15, 2016, and what was celebrated as the “defense of democracy” became, in practice, the founding myth of Turkey’s slide into a new autocratic order. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emerged with a personal victory at the expense of Turkish society, hollowing out the rule of law, crushing the prospects for a functioning democracy, and concentrating power in an executive presidency born under a state of emergency.<a class="image-link image2 is-vi
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