For the youth!
For the youth!
The third Arayüz Youth Summit, which has become a tradition, took place on Wednesday, May 3rd. This year, we focused on the 2023 General Elections. Accordingly, we held Round Table meetings with young parliamentary candidates during the nomination process before the Summit. During the meetings, we listened to young parliamentary candidates about the dynamics within […]
This report, which deals with youth policies through thematic analysis, reviews how youth promises evolved through the elections held during the AKP (Justice and Development Party) administration and examines the impact of the conditions of this period on the changes therein. In this context, we have reviewed the promises of the political parties one by […]
In this report, where we discuss the experiences of young people in Türkiye politics and obstacles they face, we have interviewed 34 young politicians and analyzed their experiences and challenges in Türkiye politics under three main headings: structural, institutional and cultural challenges. In the research, the main factor that reduces youth participation in politics and […]
At Youth Matters #5, which took place on Wednesday 19th of April, we hosted Erkan Baş, Chairperson of the Workers’ Party of Türkiye. In the event moderated by journalist Beril Eski, Erkan Baş first answered the moderator’s questions and then answered the questions of the young people participating in the event, addressing the dominant understanding […]
At Youth Matters #4, which took place on Monday evening 20th of March, we hosted Ahmet Davutoğlu, Leader of Gelecek Partisi (the Future Party). At the event moderated by political scientist Seren Selvin Korkmaz, Davutoğlu addressed questions from young people on a wide range of topics, from excessive alcohol taxes to the visa exemption on […]
At Youth Matters #3, we hosted Gökçe Gökçen, Deputy Chairperson for Youth Policies of CHP (Republican People’s Party). The third session of Youth Matters, where Arayuz Campaign brings together young people and politicians, took place on Wednesday, 25th of January at lmpact Hub Istanbul with the participation of CHP Deputy Chairperson for Youth Policies Gökçe […]
This report focuses on youth relations with politics in Turkey, where being young in the grip of political, economic, social and ecological crises has become a “difficult task”. It is the result of field research based on four focus groups representing different segments (organized in political parties, organized in NGOs, unorganized and non-students) and a […]
At Youth Matters #2 on Friday, 30th of December, we hosted Orhun Ertürkmen, Youth Policies Coordinator and Member of the General Administrative Board of İyi Parti (the Good Party). What Happened? At the event held in Cezayir-Istanbul, Orhun Ertürkmen first answered the questions of the moderator Beril Eski and then addressed the questions of the […]
“Youth, youth issues and the voicing of demands for youth issues have become an increasingly dominant phenomenon in Turkey in recent years. In the last decade, the problems of youth have had an increasing impact and appearance on Turkey’s social, economic and especially political agenda. Naturally, there are socio-economic and political reasons for this. When […]
At Youth Matters #1, we hosted Mustafa Gözel, Vice President of the Future Party in charge of Youth Policies. The young people who attended the event at Impact Hub Istanbul asked many questions ranging from the KPSS scandal to Jamia dormitories, from the pride parade to the Victory Party, from the 7th of June process […]