Turkey’s religious authority surrenders to political Islam
Source:The Economist Date:19Jan2018
Diyanet has a knack for odd and outrageous pronouncements. The body had already made it known that celebrating the new year, playing the lottery, feeding dogs at home, and purchasing Bitcoin were
Turkey’s attacks on women wearing shorts
Source:MacLeans Press Date:13Aug2017
One of the fundamental principles of modern democracy , that of gender equality is in jeopardy in Turkey, as AKP enables Islamist conservatives to push women out of the public space.