ABD Yüksek Mahkemesi, 29 Nisan 2026’da tarihi bir karar yayınladı: Louisiana v. Callais (No. 608 U.S. 2026). Karar, ırk bazlı seçim haritası çizmenin (racial gerrymandering) sınırlarını yeniden çizdi ve Voting Rights Act §2’nin (1965 Oy Hakları Yasası 2. Maddesi) anayasal sınırlarını netleştirdi. Özetle Louisiana’nın SB8...
The ICC not being able to judge those responsible for the ongoing atrocities in the world, such as in Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslims or in the Syrian civil war, proves that justice is in the hands of powerful hegemons. Therefore, it is fair to...
The Pontic genocide allegations against Turkey are raised by right-wing Greek groups in order to increase their political influence and win the support of European populistsIn May 2018, Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Butaris was attacked by ultranationalist Greeks during a flag-lowering ceremony in the commemoration of...
Article 51 of the U.N. Charter confirms that the Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights is a serious violation of international law. This means the U.S. is backing an illegal move in the Middle EastIsrael announced in 1981 that it had annexed the strategically important...
From the perspective of maritime codes in international law, Turkey's arguments in the Eastern Mediterranen are correct and good legal practice Recently, the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA), Egypt, Greece and Israel held several talks over the hydrocarbon resources discovered in various parts of the Eastern Mediterranean....
Ergun Hoca, tipik anlamıyla cumhuriyet elitini temsil eden bir aileden geliyordu. 14 Mayıs 1950 seçimlerinden sonra uzun süre CHP rozetiyle dolaştığını anlatırdı bana gülümseyerek. Yanına girince Kürtçe “hewale delal, serçava” (sevgili arkadaşım, baş-göz üstüne) diyerek selamlaşırdık, ben Mamoste “çawani başı” (nasılsın) diye sorardım, o da...
Talih de biraz el vermeli insana; hayat denen bu mebdebe… Beni oğlu gibi gören Halûk Hoca, çok sevdiği(miz) Van’ın Erciş Kazasında 19 Ağustos saat 16: 20 sularında Hakkın rahmetine kavuştu. Danışmanı olarak aynı araçta kendisine eşlik eden ben ve Töre de Hoca ile birlikte komaya...
Boğaziçi Medeniyetinde eskiler, Teşrîn (Ekim-Kasım) eteklerini salıverdiğinden beri kulağımız kirişte derlerdi...
Montesquieu's warning that unchecked power breeds abuse is proven right once more, as today’s wars show "Persian Letters” (“Lettres persanes”), written by the French thinker Montesquieu in 1721, is a political and social satirical novel. The work depicts Europe, especially France, through the letters of two...
Not long ago, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the Turkish government was planning to carry out a series of reforms. Erdoğan described the reforms as dynamic, explaining that they were prepared in line with the country's social realities and he has now expressed that...