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EFD Rights Watch: “Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site…..Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey…
Tweet Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site Security at the site of the deadly terrorist attack in Reyhanlı remained lax hours after the event, while officials confess to incompetence... Read more
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Social fabric roundup: AKP focuses on further alcohol restrictions while joblessness among young increases, child marriages remains to be high….
TweetAlcohol controversy mounts after Ottoman comparison The Parliament discussed a proposal that would further restrict alcohol sale. World alcoholic drinks leader Diageo concerned over sale restrictions Diageo has expressed concerns... Read more
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Social fabric roundup: “One in every four marriages in Turkey involves child bride…Red Lipstick ban…Demand to have Alevi on ID
TweetOne in every four marriages in Turkey involves child bride: NGO from Hurriyet Daily News Families are increasingly applying to courts to change the date of birth of their daughters.... Read more
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Recep İvedik vs. PSY’s Gentleman… A social fabric roundup from Turkey
TweetThe Irresistible Attraction of the Turkish Yokel from The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya Turkish yokels probably have some kind of personal magnetism, as global superstars seem to keep copying them.... Read more
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From Turkey with love. ‘Gate to Hell’ in Found… ‘Conjugal visit’ rooms for prisoners introduced…
Tweet‘Gate to Hell’ in Turkey Found by Archaeologist from Yahoo News Photos ‘Gate to hell’ in Turkey found: Researchers said recently they found the so-called “gate to hell,” which was... Read more
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Turkish women by numbers… and a social fabric roundup…
TweetTurkish Women: By The Numbers from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White Photo by Jenny White Here are some of the latest figures on the status of women in Turkey. These... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: the PM forcing the journalist to reveal sources.. Unsatisfying Uludere Massacre report… In the last 16 years 366 women abused in custody…
TweetReveal İmralı leak sources or we might: Turkish PM Erdoğan from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged the media to reveal its sources. Turkish PM... Read more
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Social fabric roundup: Müslüm Gürses laid to rest… Arda Turan’s wedding, another instance of hypocricy…
Tweet Müslüm Gürses was laid to rest after a ceremony at the Teşvikiye Mosque. Photo by Emrah Gürel Thousands pay last respects to Müslüm Father from Hurriyet Daily News... Read more
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A social fabric roundup: Sertaç Sehlikoğlu on Vaginal obsessions in Turkey…Nargileh culture… Turkey losing ethnic tongues…
TweetVaginal obsessions in Turkey: an Islamic perspective from open Democracy News Analysis – by Sertaç Sehlikoğlu Recent controversies over women’s sexuality, abortion and reproductive rights in Turkey reveal unacceptable violations... Read more
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Social fabric roundup: Headscarf ban in sporting events lifted…Publishing in Turkey… New uniforms..alcohol ban at THY…
TweetTurkish Airlines defends alcohol policy from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Airlines (THY) released a statement Feb. 13 in response to the ongoing debate over company.. Turkey | Homicide Rate Goes... Read more
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A social fabric roundup: from the Guardian archive- A visit to a Turkish harem, Illegal Procedures in abortion cases…
TweetA visit to a Turkish harem: from the Guardian archive, 18 January 1843 from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk The Countess of Grosvenor describes her visit to a harem –... Read more
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Ayşe Özer: ADI KAYIP PRENSES
TweetADI KAYIP PRENSES Doğduğu gün öldüğünden adı konulamamış. Kralın kızı, küçük, süslü bir tabutta yatmakta Berlin Katedralinin altındaki mezarlıkta. Adı kayıp, ama ne de olsa kralın kızı. Hanedanının mezarlarının yanı... Read more
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AKP leaders’ conservative assault on public continues with the polemic over ‘vagina’. A social roundup…
Tweet Deputy PM argues with opposition deputy over the word ‘vagina’ from Hurriyet Daily News Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has stirred controversy in the Turkish Parliament… Turkey’s PM... Read more
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Ayşe Özer: NAZLIGÜL’ÜN SUÇU NE?
TweetNAZLIGÜL’ÜN SUÇU NE? Kadın-Doğum uzmanı bir hekimden dinlemiştim. Doğu illerinden birinde görev yaparken yumurtalıklarında miyom olan 25 yaşında bir kadının rahminin alınmaması için ne şekilde bir ameliyat yapılmasının gerektiği hastanın... Read more
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Social roundup: Not happy teachers in Turkey.. No more ‘erotic’ stores but ‘love’ stores… Anti-Evolution Showgirls…
TweetTurkish PM changes ‘erotic’ stores to ‘love’ stores from Hurriyet Daily News Following a warning from Ankara’s Atakent municipality, the signboards of “erotic stores” have been Teachers in Turkey far... Read more
