Istanbul
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.
News
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Report on Freedom of the Press in Turkey
The issue of freedom of the press in Turkey is no longer a controversial issue. In this context, Freedom Research Association has been monitoring the state of the freedom of the press since 2014. It is addressing the state of the press freedom in Turkey from January 1st of the year 2019 to June 21, 2020. The report examines the pressure on press organizations and journalists by using three variables: “legal framework”, “economical dependency” and “polarization”.
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The 8th Greek-Turkish Young Leaders Symposium in Athens
The 8th Greek-Turkish Young Leaders Symposium was held in Athens on 24-27 November 2021. More than 30 Turkish and Greek participants, between the ages of 20 and 40, based in Greece and Turkey and other parts of the world participated in the symposium in order to enhance their knowledge about the state of relations between the countries with a focus on the security issue.
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Access To Data For Sustainable City: An Overview on Disaster and Building Data
Development of data-driven urban policies is very important to measure the effects of the implemented policies and the accountability of public institutions. This report aims at improving innovation, urban data collection and analysis, and open data capacities in democratic civic governance in Turkey.
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Trading at the Edge: The Role of Green Technologies in Turkey-Germany Trade
At the end of September 2021, Turkey announced that it would ratify the Paris Agreement, which it had signed in 2016. Domestic and international developments, including the European green deal, makes it inevitable for Turkey to discuss its policy choices to converge to the green transformation process that is taking place globally.
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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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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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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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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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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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#Türkiye-Avrupa dijitali yeni ve eğlenceli bir alana dönüştürdük. Sensiz eksik olurduk Nisanur! We have transformed the digital space into a new and entertaining area in #Turkey-Europe lectures. We would be incomplete without you, Nisanur! #fnfturkey #4freedom #türkiyeavrupadersleri
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#Türkiye-Avrupa derslerinin en keyifli yanı da farklı bakış açılarını kapsayabilmekti.” İyi ki bizimleydin Elçin! Ve tabii ki siz de Zeynep Alemdar! The most enjoyable aspect of the #Turkey-Europe lectures was to cover different perspectives. Good thing you were with us, Elçin! And of course you too Zeynep Alemdar! #fnfturkey #4freedom
