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FNF has been actively working in Turkey with partners from civil society, academia, economy and politics since 1991, when we opened our office in Ankara. In 2002, we moved to Istanbul. Turkey is of crucial importance for Germany, Europe and the transatlantic cooperation due to its history, culture, economy, and geographical location. Therefore, FNF offers support to liberal-minded citizens and organizations in Turkey to promote liberal values in the society. This way, we strive to contribute to a liberal, democratic and prospering Turkey for all citizens.
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News Workshop III: One step closer to the second issue of gazeteMLSA
MLSA’s third “News Workshop,” providing young journalists the opportunity to learn about indispensable concepts and techniques about the profession, took place between November 11-14 in Bolu.
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30 Years of Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Turkey
It’s been 30 years since the Friedrich Naumann Foundation started its political educational work in Ankara. Since 2002 also from Istanbul we have been, together with partners from civil society, science, economy and journalism, promoting liberal values in society as well as the dialogue between Turkey and Germany as well as other countries in the region.
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Youth Perspective on Turkey's Future
People all around the world are trying to understand young people and their views. Especially the technology they were growing up with compared to the older generations distinguishes them from each other as perhaps never before in history. The proportion of young people in Turkish society is another factor that makes them even more important for politics and business. In 2020 there were approximately 13 million people between the ages of 18-30 living in Turkey.
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Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Plus Employees in Public and Private Sector in Turkey
The results of the " Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Plus Employees in Public and Private Sectors in Turkey Research 2021" conducted by Kaos GL and the Gender and Women's Studies Research Center at Kadir Has University and supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation have been published.
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Meet Zeynep Dereli from Turkey
The up-and-coming Turkish politician, educational leader, businessperson with two decades of experience in several industries, and mother of two has much to tell about the worlds of business, politics, and education – not only in Turkey, but internationally. “Change in Turkey is imminent and the main catalysts of this change will be women”, says Zeynep Dereli, vice-president of the Democracy and Progress party (DEVA) and founder of Turkey’s first tech K-12 school, TINK, because “women are adaptable, we have this intrinsic ability.”
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Education Monitoring Indicators
The Education Monitoring Indicators booklet is one of the products of the FNF-funded Education Data Literacy Summer School held between August 12-14, 2020. ERG has worked towards ensuring children’s right to quality education by helping to create evidence-based policies since 2003. To serve this purpose, ERG has been publishing Education Monitoring Reports, wherein quantitative data acquired from various sources are turned into education indicators
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TÜRKLAND
On July 27, Dilşad Budak-Sarıoğlu and her Türkland team, in cooperation with Friedrich Naumann Foundation Turkey, organized a film screening of their reading performance TÜRKLAND on the foundation’s YouTube channel with a follow-up discussion afterwards.
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Re-Start 2021: Post-Covid Alumni Gathering
We missed each other a lot! This was the feeling everyone shared on this special evening in the garden of a downtown hotel in Istanbul. Greeting the guests, Dr. Ronald Meinardus, the Head at FNF Turkey, even spoke of a “historic event”, highlighting the extraordinary character of our first face-to-face activity after more than a year.
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Strengthening Dialogue Between European CSOs: “Civil Talks: Global Effects of the Pandemic” Series
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a phenomenon affecting our socio-cultural lifestyle and the way we make business deeply. Undoubtedly, Turkish, and international civil society organizations have gone through an adaptation period regarding crisis management, digitalization, continuation of member relations and activities during the pandemic, and had to increase their manoeuvrability.
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“Strategic association” – FNF hosts international young liberals at Istanbul bootcamp
For more than one reason it was a special occasion: After a long period of meeting in the digital space, this event happened in person. In early July, some 25 young liberals from over a dozen countries assembled in the heart of Istanbul for a three days-program titled “BootCamp Civic Activism: Take Ideas to the Streets” and organized by International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY).
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“Sustainable and timely”: The 7th Greek Turkish Young Leaders Symposium (16-19 June 2021)
The Center for International and European Studies (CIES), in partnership with the Thessaloniki-based Navarino Network, and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), Turkey Office, co-organized the 7th Greek-Turkish Young Leaders Symposium (GTYLS) from June 16 through 19, 2021.
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Language Rights and Linguistic Pluralism in Turkey
This book is based on the papers presented by specialists from different countries at a workshop series titled “Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights”, organized by The Study Group on the Cultures of Turkey at Istanbul Bilgi University. It proposes to fill a substantial gap in Turkey about linguistic rights as an essential part of cultural plurality.
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European Cities Network on Migration - Kick Off Roundtable Report
Migration is increasingly becoming a challenge for European integration. The so-called “crisis” is primarily a crisis of deficient migration management. Tailoring integration strategies to local contexts, while maintaining a coherent European approach is particularly challenging. In this report our experts lay the groundwork for European migratory policies on a local level and define action points for Turkey, Greece, Spain and Germany.
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Defending LGBTI+ Rights in Turkey: “We are in the Same Storm but not in the Same Boat”
Turkey’s civic space has lately been shrinking due to the tense political climate and the deterioration of the democratic institutions. The ruling party is using its growing stranglehold on the country and represses civil society leaders, civil society actors, and organizations especially in the field of LGBTI+ rights. Follow the author examining Turkey's recent developments regarding LGBTI+ Rights and civil society.
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Turkey’s Generation Z: “A product of society”
Opinion polls are popular in Turkey. The closer the date of an election, the higher the demand for the pollsters’ facts and figures . "Generation Z" is very much in the focus of attention. Can Selçuki of "Istanbul Ekonomi Araştırma" explains why.
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Birileri ilk üçlemesi “Renkler” Friedrich Naumann Foundation - Turkey desteği ile başlıyor. Proje Tasarım: İlyas Özçakır Proje Yapım: Civil Production İletişim & PR: Yeşim Özşen Şayan Grafik Tasarım: Merve Kavas Afiş Fotoğrafları: Cemil Ağacıkoğlu ~ Arjen “Öyle bir sevdaymış ki bu, gönlünün yarasını yüzüne bakan herkes görür olmuş” Bir gözün gördüğü kadarsa Dünya, görünmeyenlerdedir asıl hikaye, bekleyen sözlerin sahibi karanlıkta kalanlardır. Bir fırın ateşinde pişen aşk ve yurtsuzluk hikayesi. Aitsiz hissedenlerin bir parça ekmekle ve karanlıkla eşlik ettiği tuhaf bir şahitlik! Yazan: Ahmet Sami Özbudak Yöneten: Berfin Zenderlioğlu Oynayan: Erol Babaoğlu Müzik Tasarım: Taylan Erdağ Sahne Tasarım: Ece Öz Kostüm Tasarım: Hande Üzüm Işık Tasarım: Alev Topal Yönetmen Yardımcısı: Batuhan Kaya Madde: 7 ~ Zülfünaz “Annem demişti zaten ‘Bizi yaktılar kızım’ diye. Ben de ondan yanıyom herhalde.” Bir taşra kasabasına sürülen Zülfünaz ve ailesi, toplumsal kimlikleriyle beraber birçok şeyi de gizlemek zorundadır artık. Bir yandan bedenindeki kontrolsüz büyüme hissiyle boğuşurken, bir yandan da Karakarakapkara’lar, cinler ve çüklere karşı kendi kurduğu dünya aracılığıyla savaşan Zülfünaz için geçmiş, şimdiyi bulanıklaştırıp geleceğe musallat olur. Yazan: Gamze Arslan Yöneten: Erhan Çene Oynayan: Nilay Erdönmez Müzik Tasarım ve Performans: Taylan Erdağ Sahne Tasarım: Ece Öz Kostüm Tasarım: Anna Karayorgi Işık Tasarım: Alev Topal Video Tasarım: Sandra Peso Yönetmen Yardımcısı: Büşra Hazal Güneş, Samet Acar Madde:18 ~ Aylin “Gök, bulut kopmak üzere, şimşekler, fırtına…” Tutup nefesini, dört duvar arasında beklemek mi dinmesini fırtınanın; yoksa avaz avaz yağan yağmura karışıp taşmak mı sokaklardan? Hem belki gökkuşağı çıkar yağmurdan sonra… Başkalarının yazdığı bu hikayeye bir türlü sığamayan Aylin, sonunda kalemi eline alacak mı? Yazan: Murat Mahmutyazıcıoğlu Yöneten: Doğu Yaşar Akal, Barkın Sarp Oynayan: Başak Kara Sahne Tasarım: Ece Öz Işık Tasarım: Alev Topal Video ve Ses Tasarım: Ersen Karaefe Dış Ses: Sevda Baş Madde: 20 #fnfturkey #4freedom
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💡 #freedomfordummies serimizin bir sonraki konusu #eşitlik. Size göre eşitlik nedir? Bir yorum bırakarak düşüncenizi paylaşın! 💡 The next topic of our #freedomfordummies series is #equality. What is equality to you? Leave a comment if you like! #fnfturkey #4freedom
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🌞 Bodrum'da 30. yılımızı kutladığımızdan bu yana bir ay geçti ve daha sizlerle paylaşacak çok şeyimiz var! Web raporu, daha fazla fotoğraf ve daha da fazla uzmanla yapılan tüm röportajlar için web sitemize bir göz atın! 📷 👉 https://www.freiheit.org/tr/turkiye/friedrich-naumann-stiftung-turkiyede-30-yili 🌞 A month has passed since we have celebrated our 30th anniversary in Bodrum and there is still a lot to share with you! Have a look at our website for the web report, more photos and all interviews in full length with even more experts! 📷 👉 https://www.freiheit.org/turkey/30-years-friedrich-naumann-foundation-turkey #restart21 #fnfturkey #4freedom
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