Turkey: How Islamic nationalism has curtailed freedoms and become a tool for exclusion

Turkey on Thursday described as "politically motivated" the decision of European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, to cancel her participation in a diplomatic forum in Turkey due to the repression of the protest triggered by the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, notes...

The judiciary is blocking politicians and students, but many Turks are still protesting against the head of state. Is the Erdoğan system now tilting?

Turkey: How Islamic nationalism has curtailed freedoms and become a tool for exclusion

The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on March 19 has put a spotlight on the state of democracy in Turkey. It marks a possible turning point in the gradual dismantling of the country’s secular and democratic pillars.At its founding in 1923, the Republic of Turkey was established as a secular state under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Secularism was seen as essential to modern development, as it decoupled state power structure…

For six years, the talks were suspended, and the EU raised the question of the arrest of the opposition politician in Brussels. However, in a declaration, both agree on common values.

İYİ Party Chairman Müsavat Dervişoğlu visited the paternal home and residence of the arrested CHP presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu and conveyed messages of support to his family.

In Turkey, the anger against Recep Tayyip Erdogan has remained strong since the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. The March 29 protest was the culmination of a wave of protests threatened by repression, says the correspondent of the German daily 的Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitungs.