Injustice is the foundation of the new Turkish state
(WorldNews Turkey)

With the media focusing on Erdogan´s April referendum, it is easy to lose sight of, or cover up, the tensions and serious abuses in the Kurdish areas in the south-east of the country. Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the dismissal of academics from universities following a post-coup emergency decree, outside the Cebeci campus of Ankara University, February 10, 2017. Depo Photos/Zuma Press/PA Images. All rights reserved. The Turkish government´s response to the 2016 coup attempt is well known. In the name of national security, it has pursued a concerted campaign to crack down on the media, academics, the independence of institutions, human rights defenders and...