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Pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) mayoral candidate for Diyarbakir city Gultan Kisanak (2nd R) and candidate for Baglar neigborhood Birsen Kaya Akat (4th L) pose with local women during an election campaign in Diyarbakir on February 26, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Partners for Peace

by Ahu Özyurt | Apr 22, 2014 | Majalla Blogs

The recent local elections in Turkey attracted several claims of irregularities, but one of the undisputed outcomes of the polls was the fact that the Kurds have become a political power to be reckoned with, both in Turkey’s southeast and beyond. The pro-Kurdish Peace...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters during an election rally of his ruling AK Party in the Aegean port city of Izmir March 16, 2014. (Reuters/Kayhan Ozer)

Turkey’s Uncertain Vote

by Ahu Özyurt | Mar 17, 2014 | Majalla Blogs

Turkey is entering the final leg of campaigning before municipal elections are held on March 30. This is just the beginning of a series of elections: Presidential elections are scheduled for the summer and early general elections may be called before the end of 2014....

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Women hold a banner reading “Stop Killing Women” and pictures of women killed to denounce violence against women in Turkey on May 11, 2013 in Ankara. (Adem Altan/AFP)

An Unlikely Ally Against Domestic Violence

by Ahu Özyurt | Nov 24, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

In a conference room in Ankara, with stars on their shoulders, members of the Turkish gendarmerie gathered to protect women. This time, the mission has an unlikely partner: the European Union. Last week, the Turkish gendarmerie—a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces...