[Fdu] forum at U of T on Turkey -- room change une 20th @ 6 pm - Panel Discussion: The State and The Future of Democracy in Turkey - UofT Medical Science Building Room 3153

[Cynthia Wright]

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Invitation to Panel Discussion:  The State and The Future of Democracy in 
Turkey

An Academic Panel hosted by Turkey-Canada Platform for Democracy‏

  *   Thursday June 20th , 2013 @ 6:00 – 8:00 PM
  *   University of Toronto


Medical Sciences Building  Room #3153

1 King's College Circle Toronto, Ontario
http://goo.gl/maps/WiMXD

In recent years Turkey has been presented as a "model democracy" for the 
Middle East. In recent weeks, what started out as a protest against the 
conversion of a park to a shopping centre in Istanbul, has evolved into a 
national protest movement about democracy and grievances related to 
neo-liberalism, unfettered urban development, repression of political 
dissent and free media, state intervention into personal lifestyles, 
disregard for constitutional rights and freedoms and police brutality. 
Escalating tensions threaten to deepen the pre-existing divides in the 
social fabric of Turkey and threaten any possibility of democratization in 
Turkey.

Please join us to discuss recent developments in Turkey and explore 
solutions out of this crisis.
Panelists:

  *    Feyzi Baban, International Development Studies, Trent University 
(from Istanbul through SKYPE)
  *    Sabine Dreher, International Studies, York University, Glendon
  *   Mustafa Koc, Department of Sociology, Ryerson University

Turkey-Canada Platform for Democracy‏

Toronto Turkish Community


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