Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Bilgin Ayata
Schaffen die Türkei und Griechenland die Aussöhnung?
Microsoft tritt für den Schutz Ihrer Privatsphäre ein. Microsoft und unsere Drittanbieter verwenden Cookies, um Informationen wie eindeutige IDs zu speichern und darauf zuzugreifen, um unsere Dienste und Anzeigen bereitzustellen, zu pflegen und zu verbessern. Wenn Sie zustimmen, personalisieren MSN und Microsoft Bing die angezeigten Inhalte und Anzeigen.
Erdogan trifft Mitsotakis: Schaffen die Türkei und Griechenland die Aussöhnung?
Seit Jahren sind die Beziehungen zwischen der Türkei und Griechenland angespannt. Die beiden Staaten streiten unter anderem über Hoheitsrechte in der Ägäis und die Ausbeutung von Rohstoffen wie Erdgas im östlichen Mittelmeer. Nun will der türkische Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan mit einem Besuch in Griechenland eine „neue Ära“ im bilateralen Verhältnis anstoßen. Kann das Treffen mit dem griechischen Ministerpräsidenten Kyriakos Mitsotakis wirklich eine Veränderung bewirken?
Contagion and containment
This article is the fourth part of our miniseries on refugees’ and asylum seekers’ situation in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Bilgin Ayata’s introduction here, Chiara Pagano’s report from Italy here and Artemis Fyssa and Bilgin Ayata’s account from Greece here. In her address to the nation on Wednesday 18 March, German Chancellor Angela Merkel impressed upon the country’s people that they should take the coronavirus crisis seriously.
Politics of abandonment
This article is the third part of our miniseries on refugees’ and asylum seekers’ situation in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Bilgin Ayata’s introduction here, Chiara Pagano’s report from Italy here, and Kenny Cuper’s account on the restrictions of the freedom of movement here. In many countries, the COVID–19 pandemic has made existing problems more transparent as if seen through a magnifying lens.
From national threat to oblivion
The first officially reported cases of COVID-19 were found in Rome at the end of January, when two Chinese tourists were admitted at ‘Lazzaro Spallanzani’ Institute for Infectious Diseases, displaying all the symptoms with which Italy soon developed a sad familiarity. The WHO immediately declared a National Public Health Emergency, and the Council of Ministries approved the declaration of the state of emergency on 31 January.
The limits of protection, prevention and care
The COVID 19 Pandemic has rapidly come to dominate politics and society in many parts of the world. In the EU, the introduction of national border controls, travel bans and national lockdowns have suspended public life on a scale unprecedented in recent memory. The lasting effects of this disruption have already become key topics in the debates on our present and futures.
Turkey’s Constitutional Referendum: A Roundtable
The day is near. This coming Sunday, 16 April 2017, citizens of Turkey will make their way to the polls to vote on a constitutional referendum that will inexorably alter the Turkish government.
Turkey’s war against peace: why the EU should rethink its support for Erdoğan
On 10 October a bomb attack on a rally in Ankara killed almost 100 people. Esra Ozyurek and Bilgin Ayata write that against the backdrop of renewed hostilities between Kurdish groups and Turkish security forces, the bombing may prove to be a lasting blow for hope of a permanent reconciliation in the country. They argue that the EU should hold the Turkish state accountable for the increasing violence and provide greater support to those campaigning for greater democracy in the country.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Bilgin
Contact Bilgin, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack