Prosecuting Peace in Turkey
Michael Rubin / Jan. 18, 2016
The situation in Turkey has become increasingly insecure and chilly. Turkey’s press freedom ratings put it in an unenviable club that includes Egypt, Pakistan, and Russia. Indeed, since Recep Tayyip Erdoğan first took the reins of power, it has declined in press freedom rankings 50 spots; it may soon fall below even Saudi Arabia and Cuba. Whereas feminists in the United States and Europe fight for new rights, Turkish women are fighting for rights that are actively being stripped away from them.
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