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"The mainstream media that targeted Erdogan

This is a bit harsh but might have some truth: 

İlnur Çevik The mainstream media that targeted Erdogan

Once again the notorious media controlled by certain interest groups under the disguise of "protecting the secularist system" is hard at work.
It seems Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan felt he had tamed this media but he was wrong. These newspapers and TV stations controlled by those who are suffering because Erdogan and his Justice and Development (AK) Party put an end to the system of plunder, nepotism, favoritism and corruption are out for revenge.

PM Erdoğan seeks relief in attacking the media

The accusations leveled at the media by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the headscarf ban have unveiled his subconscious thoughts on topics he and his party are sensitive about, said media and communication experts yesterday. “It is gradually coming to the

PM lashes out at media, CHP

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lashed out at the media and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) over their frontal assault on the constitutional amendments that aim to lay the

2008 Editor & Publisher Journalism Awards & Fellowships Directory

This comprehensive guide contains information on more than 500 awards, scholarships and contests - national and international - available to journalists and other newspaper professionals. …

Traffic to magazine websites is growing

Traffic to consumer magazine Web sites grew 8.1 percent during the fourth quarter of 2007, according to data released by the Magazine Publishers of America, FolioMag.com reports. …

Nonprofit journalism on the rise

At a time of layoffs and budget cuts at traditional newspapers, foundations and donors are funding new journalism ventures.

Media outlets provoke tension

The determination with which some Turkish media members have portrayed the abolishment of the headscarf ban at universities as being the start of a period of tension and chaos in Turkey has once again demonstrated how some media circles are trying to foment tension at a time when they should be promoting social reconciliation and peace in the country.

JTW News - Turkish Senior Columnist: Turks are Stupid

Daily Cumhuriyet’s senior columnist Turhan Selcuk harshly criticised the new headscarf law in Turkey. Mr. Selcuk also blamed the majority of Turkish voters for their clear support for the governing AK Party in the latest general elections. Turhan Selcuk further labelled the current governing party as ‘Islamist’ and ‘Americanist’ (Pro-American)."

Doğan Media Group sales rise

Doğan Media Group (DMG), Turkey's largest media company, recorded sales of YTL 2.8 billion ($2.3 billion) in 2007, a 26

Turkish Press Scanner

Taraf Belgium trying to solve Sabancı murder A Belgian committee investigating the involvement of Fehriye Erdal in the murder of Özdemir Sabanci murder is currently in Istanbul gathering data,

Turkish Press Scanner

ZAMAN ‘Virtual judiciary' causes procedural delays The National Judiciary Informatics System (UYAP), one of the major e-state projects was implemented to strengthen judicial processes in Turkey, but has had the reverse effect thus far, daily Zaman reported yesterday. Rather than accelerating the work of the judiciary, UYAP actually slowed it down. Lawyers nationwide agree that failures in Internet connection, electricity cuts and the inability of court personnel to adjust to the new technology result in even weeklong delays. These breakdowns in the system annoy mostly young lawyers working in Istanbul, who would ideally like to see the system scrapped. The UYAP project,

Turkish Press Scanner

SABAH A four-star hotel in Istanbul's main Taksim Square declined to offer a room to a Turkish man and his Russian girlfriend on the grounds that a Turk and a Russian cannot stay in the same room, daily Sabah reported yesterday. Mehmet Alan, a financial expert living in Istanbul, invited his girlfriend, Natalia Patrekeeva, an architect living in Russia, to Turkey. Once they arrived at the hotel the couple, who plan to marry soon, was shocked to hear that despite having made a reservation, they could not stay in the same room. Alan said: “Natalia has been treated as if she is a sex worker. I will file a complaint to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.” Hoteliers

Press Roundup

A court in İstanbul held the third hearing in the closely watched case of the 2007 murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on Monday amid calls for a fair trial and a state move to shed full light on the assassination. Dink was shot by a 17-year-old ultranationalist youth in January 2007.

Press Roundup

Hundreds of Turks and Germans gathered on Sunday at the ruins of a building in Ludwigshafen gutted by fire a week ago to pay a farewell tribute to the blaze’s nine victims. Nine coffins, draped with Turkish flags, were placed in front of the ruins of the building for an interfaith service.

Press Roundup

Japanese fishermen work on a boat filled with freshly caught dolphins while a diver prepares to submerge himself in the blood-filled water near the fishing town of Taiji in Japan. Every autumn and winter fishermen from this craggy Japanese fishing village corral thousands of dolphins into a tiny, isolated cove and stab them to death for meat and fertilizer, turning the water red with blood.

Turkish Press Scanner

BUGÜN Academy ‘car theft'The police department published a report on the increase of car theft incidents especially in big cities like Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir, daily Bugün reported yesterday. The report suggests that one of the most important factors is the lack of rehabilitation in prisons. After prisoners serve their sentence they branch out and commit crimes more consciously once they are freed, the report said. Car theft constitutes some 17 percent of all theft. Prisoners sentenced for such crimes are considered "heroes" by society. “The purpose of a prison is to teach a lesson. However, the prisoners are considered by our society as

Turkish Press Scanner

CUMHURİYET Earthquake report submitted to governmentThe Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) gathered the results of all research studies conducted on the risk of an earthquake hitting the Marmaris region in a single comprehensive report and submitted it to government and related ministries, daily Cumhuriyet reported yesterday. Prepared jointly by TÜBA members Professor Naci Görür, Professor Mustafa Erdik, Associate Professor Eser Durukal of Boğaziçi University and Dr. Gündüz Fındıkçıoğlu, prominent figures in areas of seismology and geology, the TÜBA report titled "The Expected Marmara Earthquake: Risks and Precautions" drew attention once again to the approaching danger o

Turkish Press Scanner

STAR Istanbul to become the center of international education Turkey is preparing to open joint universities with Germany, Italy and Britain, the daily Star reported yesterday. The planned German, Italian and British universities will have public university status. All three will be established in Istanbul and will include faculties of law, historical preservation, sociology and architecture. Turkish-German and Turkish-Italian universities will welcome the first students in 2009 and graduates will obtain two diplomas. Students will also spend some semesters in the participating countries. Half of the academics in the universities will be Turks, while the other half will consist of nationals

 

Turkish Press Scanner

Takvim 125,000 people forget money in bank accounts Around 125,000 people in Turkey have forgotten they had money in their bank accounts for the past 10 years, reported the daily Takvim yesterday. If a bank account owner does not perform any transaction for 10 years the money is blocked due to the statue of limitation. Those who have forgotten their money should withdraw it by May 15. After that date, the money will be transferred to the official Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). The amount of money forgotten in each account varies and is between 1 kuruş and YTL 140,000. The owners of the forgotten accounts are large foreign and Turkish companies, individuals, foundat

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