Istanbul We were finishing up a typically long day with the Organizers’ Forum (www.organizersforum.org) delegation when we trooped into the meeting with the Istanbul branch of ISD — Insan Heklari Dernegi or the Human Rights Association. We ended up meeting with a bunch of their executive committee members and listening to about the most cogent …
Category: International
Roma Evictions
Istanbul We bused to the Asian side of Istanbul, or what the locals call the Anatolia side, across the bridge that straddles the Bosporus Straits, high over the ships below. There is literally a sign in the middle of the bridge that says “Asia” one way and Europe, when you come back the other way. …
Chambers
Ankara The bias runs deep. When an organizer hears the word “chamber” the immediate assumption is that one is talking about a business apologist group of some kind. In Turkey a chamber is one of the professional associations created to get around unions but to keep the engineers, doctors, dentists, and others on program. Originally the …