The Turkish Republic has been following an ignorant policy towards the rights of Kurds as ethnic minorities since its foundation in 1923. With the shift of the foreign policy towards the European Union membership, Turkey pursued a two-way policy toward minorities. First, Turkey transfers...

Decisions on profit distribution can easily become a tantalizing matter in family firms. In many jurisdictions, the decision to distribute or retain a corporation’s profits stands or falls on the votes of the majority shareholders. Thus, the majority can turn a corporation’s dividend policy...