emergency rule

The reaction to the death of a mother and her little baby exposed the corrosion of social decorum and the breakdown of civic norms in Turkey.

Last week, Turkey’s emergency rule came to an end. Normally, it should have been met with great joy and celebration after two years of crackdown, arrests and a debilitating purge in civil…

The new anti-terror law the Turkish government has introduced makes certain aspects of the emergency rule permanent after the state of emergency officially ended.

This week, Turkey's notorious emergency rule comes to an end two years after it was first imposed following a bloody coup attempt. But in reality, new measures introduced on Monday ensure…

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that the government seeks to retain some of the powers emanating from the state of emergency laws to more effectively combat terrorism when the emergency…

The Turkish government does not consider extending the state of emergency, which caused a litany of complaints among the public amid extreme restrains on liberties and social mobility in the…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to lift the state of emergency as the first thing after the June 24 elections if he is re-elected president in a tightening race. 

Yasemin, 30, is a teacher of Turkish literature at a private high school in the upscale Bahcesehir neighborhood of Istanbul. As part of the school curriculum, she has to talk about Turkish…

The U.S. State Department has called for the end of emergency rule in Turkey and criticized re-arrest of a human rights activist working for Amnesty International. "The United State is…