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Canan Arın: World is changing, women will have the victory

ANNE KLEIN WOMEN’S AWARD CEREMONY

Canan Arın: World is changing, women will have the victory

Speaking at the online awards ceremony, lawyer Canan Arın, granted the Anne Klein Women’s Award by Heinrich Böll Foundation, says that women will once again be on the streets demand their rights on March 8 Women’s Day.

4 March 2021 Evrim Kepenek

‘Some households cannot access clean drinking water in İstanbul’

PANDEMIC AND POVERTY RESEARCH

‘Some households cannot access clean drinking water in İstanbul’

The Deep Poverty Network, Heinrich Böll Foundation and Open Space Association have prepared a report titled “Research on Abject Poverty and Access to Rights During Pandemic,” documenting the aggravating poverty in İstanbul amid COVID-19 outbreak.

23 November 2020

"Nobody Wears down the Military, the Military Frays Itself"

MILITARY AND POLITICS

"Nobody Wears down the Military, the Military Frays Itself"

At the symposium "The Military's Political Role in Turkey" participants criticized the lack of monitoring for the military's spending and demanded to question the "trust in the military". They also emphasized the importance of freedom of expression and called for more transparency.

24 November 2009 Tolga Korkut

Freedom of Expression Panel: The Revised 301 Does Not Please Anyone

Freedom of Expression Panel: The Revised 301 Does Not Please Anyone

The Heinrich Böll Foundation organizes a panel about the freedom of expression in Turkey after the revision of article 301. Expressing different opinions, the participants agree that the revision has not pleased anyone.