Social Conflicts Episodes

In this episode of We Can Find a Way, we reflect on a historic turning point: the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in May 2025. The PKK’s decades-long armed struggle against Turkey claimed over 40,000 lives, leaving behind a scarred society now faced with the complex challenges of healing and rebuilding. To explore what a meaningful peace process might look like—especially when it comes to social cohesion, reintegration of former prisoners, and victims’ rights—I spoke with Ti...

Asylum centers are ripe for conflict. Residents share crowded spaces with those they do not know or speak the same language. Often traumatized and sometimes alone, they try to navigate the asylum process. It is also difficult for the employees to try to assist the residents when they do not understand the structure and the process, let alone ensure compliance. In this picture, an asylum center in Belgium started using restorative practices to decrease incidents, create more connection and increa...

Bu bölümde, Türkiye'deki Ombudsmanlık (Kamu Denetçiliği Kurumu)'ndaki denetçilerden birisi olan Av. Dr. Fatma Benli Yalçın ile Türkiye’de kamu denetçiliğine neden ihtiyaç olduğunu; hak aramada mahkemelerin neden yeterli olmadığını; kamu denetçiliğini tanıtmak için neler yaptıklarını; en çok hangi konularda başvuru aldıklarını ve örnek kararlarını; özellikle son dönemde yurtdışında yerine getirdikleri görevleri ve bunun nedenlerini konuştuk.

It is known that public services have been under strain in the UK and people are seeking solutions to their problems through various venues. Then, why are there so many ombudspersons while only 17% of the people know what an ombuds does? Why can this system not be reformed despite promises by various governments? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this fractured ombuds system in conflict resolution? What were the most significant cases handled by the Parliamentary and Health Ombuds? The fo...

The war in Gaza led to many student protests in u…

Sivil toplum kuruluşları ve diğer kuruluşlar anlaşmazlık yaşadığında yokmuş gibi mi yapar; biriktirip üstüne mi yatar; hiyerarşiden mi medet umar? STKlar için kapasite geliştirme, çatışma çözümü, değişim yönetim sistemleri gibi konularda çalışan konuğum STKlar hangi konularda öz yardıma ihtiyaç duyuyor; kuruluşlarda kutuplaşma ve çatışma yaşandığında beraber varolma adına ne yapılabilir; derin demokrasi, derinlik ve balıklar, sosyokrasi gibi kavramları konuştuk.

In this episode, I spoke with Ilan Bass from UK w…

For over 100 years, the Canadian government in cooperation with the churches has taken away indigenous children from their families never to return them. They assimilated them, changed their religion and did much more. My guest Nergis Canefe explained how this was done and after all the pain and loss for the indigenous communities, there can be reconciliation between the aboriginals and Canadians of all sorts including those who arrived in the country recently. We discussed whether the adoption of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and similar measures can be examples and how society can play its part in healing.

Emily May is the co-founder of 'Right To Be', an …

My guest John Sturrock is an internationally reco…

Çatışmanın kişiler ve devletler arasındaki sonuçl…

Bu bölümde Türkiye'deki anlaşmazlık kültürü atasö…