Leveraging international pressure to reform Turkey

In this Civilnet interview, former Turkish Member of Parliament Garo Paylan provides an insider's perspective on the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation and democratic backsliding under President Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian rule. Paylan, a prominent Armenian-Turkish minority voice, offers insights on the elusive path towards reconciliation between Armenians and Turks, the high-stakes implications of opening the Armenia-Turkey border, and the legacy of his friend Hrant Dink, the slain Armenian-Turkish journalist.