Yılmaz Ensaroğlu
Graduated from the Faculty of Theology of Ankara University, Yılmaz Ensaroğlu has joined various social movements since his high school education and served as director at student associations. He worked as the Secretary General and General Manager in Öz Gıda-İş Trade Union between 1978 and 1980. In 1992, he was elected as a member of the executive board of the Association of Human Rights & Solidarity for Oppressed People (MAZLUMDER). Between 1996 and 2004, he worked as the President of MAZLUMDER. During academic year 2005/06, he conducted research on human rights and security at Durham University in UK and took part in the TESEVs research on security sector reform. Between 2005 and 2009 he was a member of the Executive Board of Human Rights Joint Platform. He is still a member of MAZLUMDER, Human Rights Agenda Association (İHGD) and Human Rights Research Association (İHAD). He is currently working as the Director of Law and Human Rights Department of SETA Foundation. He is the author of the book entitled Tamamlanmamış Bir Değer: İnsan Hakları. He has authored many articles in various books, journals and newspapers on human rights, civil society, democratization, security sector reform, civil-military relations, coup détats, freedom of religion, secularism, Kurdish question, hate crimes among others.
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Domestic PolicyTurkey’s Kurdish Question and the Peace Process
Despite the lengthy history of the Kurdish question, the persistent coexistence of various political approaches failed to create a mutually acceptable term to describe the issue at hand.
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Law and Human RightsExpectations from the Democratization Package
One should not expect a cure-all magic package but appreciate every single positive step because improvements take place through small steps extended over a period of time in Turkey.
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Law and Human RightsThe New Constitution-making Process Yet Again!
It is only through solution-oriented and new constitution-focused policies that the parties can carry out negotiations on the new constitution.
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Law and Human RightsTurkey in 2012: Law and Human Rights
In 2012 the government introduced numerous changes and established new mechanisms in order to reinforce the constitutional state, resolve judiciary issues, protect and improve human rights and finally strengthen democracy.
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Law and Human RightsFacing the Feb. 28 Process
During the Feb.28 post-modern coup process, the judiciary was pressured via briefings. Prosecutors and judges who did not rule as they were asked from them were relegated.