MSME Masterplan in Action

Prospects of Democracy through Gamification

Young Scholars Tackles SME Problems with Ayeyarwaddy Parliament

Working for freedom is not easy

It’s not easy working for freedom. Nobody said it was. But for Khim, Lauerbach, Jamsuk, and Jarupaiboon, it’s always worth it.

Dinner with German Delegation from North Rhine-Westphalia and FNF Partners

Liberal Alphabet H Event: Humanity in times of populism

Policy Talks: The Economic Crisis and the New Economic Program

Freedom Research Association (FRA) organized a meeting entitled “Economic Crisis and New Economic Program” with the support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation – Turkey Office on February 1. In the meeting, the economic problems in Turkey were analyzed, and suggestions and opinions were shared on whether or not the New Economic Plan (NEP) will solve the problems of Turkey’s economy. Almost 40 participants from different NGO’s, representatives from political parties and journalists were among the participants.In the first session of the meeting, the New Economic Program was evaluated by Ibrahim Enes Ozkan who is a member of FRA. Afterward, Dr. Nesrin Nas suggested how to overcome the current crises. In her speech, Dr. Nas emphasized that to overcome the economic problems, Turkey should focus on the human rights, democracy and the rule of law principle more than ever and need to build an efficient checks and balances system.

Community Building Through Inclusive Education

Turkey hosts around 4 million refugees, of which 3.6 million refugees are from Syria, which is more than half of the Syrian refugee population in the Middle East region. While ensuring that every refugee child has access to quality education is of the highest importance, there is a need to rethink the way that the Turkish education system can best serve its multiethnic, multilingual body in a more inclusive way.“Community Building Through Inclusive Education”, was firstly published in May 2017. With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, the updated report was published on December 27, 2018.Education Reform Initiative (ERG) constructs and promotes a holistic paradigm for inclusive education in Turkey. In addition to recapitulating the scope and complexity of the challenge that refugees and their host communities throughout Turkey face in education, this report delineates the concrete steps that must be taken in order to ensure that refugee children become long-term members of Turkish society. It also promotes a holistic paradigm for inclusive education for the relatively more flexible civil society actors, such as family and corporate foundations, which can supplement inclusive education policies implemented at the macro-level.For the full report, click here.

Facebook Aggravates Conflict in Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis

The influence of the media brings with it many unforeseen consequences: Facebook's role in the Rohingya crisis offers insight into the abyss of social media. This reality forces us to find solutions for democratic coexistence - even on the Internet.

"Detention Procedures of Turkish Courts Violate Fair Trial Rights"

Comprehensive justice monitoring study by MLSA suggests that Turkish courts rely on detention measures excessively in freedom of speech trials; detainees are often not brought to court, or they are handcuffed unnecessarily.