Eurasia

Fri

Aug

2014

Young people in Turkey besieged by militarism: Past and present

New translation available

Submitted by Gary

Serdar M. Değirmencioğlu -

Militarism has a long history in Turkey. It is therefore surprising that there are very few studies in the Social Sciences and in Education on how the militarisation of young people has operated. With a few...

Wed

Sep

International Symposium on Conscientious Objection

Association of Conscientious Objection in Turkey organises the International Symposium on Conscientious Objection this weekend in Istanbul. The Symposium will take place between 5-6 September with the participation of conscientious objectors, experts and activists from Germany, Turkey, Egypt, Switzerland and the UK. See Vicdani Ret Dernegi (Turkish) for further information.

Mon

Mar

Coming of Age in a Land of Broken Dreams

Submitted by Gary on Mon, 17/03/2014 - 21:16

Dana Visalli -

Wed

Dec

Sowing Seeds

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/12/2013 - 16:35

Around the world children, adolescents, and young adults encounter the military and military values in a variety of ways, from visits to schools by military personnel, to video games and the presence of the military and its symbols in public places. Young people are encouraged to see the military as necessary and valuable; something to be supportive of, not to question.

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Countering Military Recruitment

WRI's new booklet, Countering Military Recruitment: Learning the lessons of counter-recruitment campaigns internationally, is out now. The booklet includes examples of campaigning against youth militarisation across different countries with the contribution of grassroot activists.

You can order a paperback version here.