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The death of a Turkish teacher… #HalilSerkanÖz #YalovaValisiİstifaEt
A yet another tragic story. News below. Turkish teacher dies after governor’s scolding A Turkish teacher has died of a heart attack during a protest against a governor who reprimanded him... Read more
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Head of Istanbul Bar Association thrown out of Çağlayan Court by police… #AvukatımaDokunma
Things getting uglier hour by hour… video here Banning journalism In an editorial on April 3, daily Hürriyet responded to Turkish PM Davutoğlu’s accusations and sanctions on... Read more
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Deification of Erdoğan. A list by @csagir2015
Grup Yorum Musicians Detained in Okmeydanı Police Raid Bianet :: English Anti-Terror police stormed several apartments and offices early morning in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı neighborhood, detaining scores of individuals including musicians from... Read more
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Such dark days. AKP-related well known political trolls in Twitter calls for secterian violence against Alevites…
This Twitter hashtag is specifically for this…. ilhan tanir@WashingtonPoint Lead AKP accounts known to be closely linked to #palace openly threaten Alevis/oppositions by “wiping out” Titreyin! ********* Four newspapers probed for... Read more
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Not a single uneventful. AKP Kartal district office occupied while the funeral of #SavcıMehmetSelimKiraz takes place…
Two armed men break into ruling AKP building in Istanbul Two armed men have broken in to occupy the ruling AKP office building in Istanbul’s Kartal district video and news here.... Read more
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All dead in the hostage drama… #BerkininKatilleriAçıklansın
I was among many who did not appreciate such an action against the prosecutor. If there could be any reason to lessen the severity of this act, what I understand... Read more
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The Turkish army is back. “236 acquitted in Balyoz coup case
236 acquitted in Balyoz coup case All 236 suspects in the ‘Balyoz’ coup plot case were acquitted March 31 after the case’s prosecutor argued that digital data submitted as evidence... Read more
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Council of Europe says Turkey Didn’t Implement 1,241 ECHR Rulings As 58 notable citizens probed for criticizing Anadolu Agency on Twitter
58 probed for criticizing Anadolu Agency Hurriyet Daily News A probe has been launched into 58 well-known figures on the grounds that they criticized the state-run Anadolu Agency on Twitter Democracy at... Read more
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While main opposition party CHP has a first, Primaries; Erdoğan declares “Turkey’s parliamentary system in the waiting room…
Turkey’s parliamentary system in the waiting room, says President Erdoğan Turkey’s existing parliamentary system has been in the waiting room to be replaced by the presidential system since the last year’s... Read more
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Amnesty International: “Draconian reforms give police wide-ranging powers to repress dissent
Turkey: Draconian reforms give police wide-ranging powers to repress dissent Amnesty International – Mar 27, 3:53 PM – Photo: Riot police confront a protester at Istiklal street near Taksim square... Read more
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Toprak vs. Mahçupyan at #newarabdebates Join the 30 March Turkish Democracy special session of New Arab Debates (NAD) at Boğaziçi University
Turks to discuss whether democracy is failing Istanbul, March 28, 2015 – A controversial public forum here will examine the health of Turkey’s democracy amid growing international concern over restrictions... Read more
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As Erdoğan makes Iran the new enemy over Yemen… Council of Europe official condemns Turkey’s sentencing of cartoonists
VIDEO: France 24’s exclusive interview with Turkish President Erdoğan Erdoğan told France 24 that Ankara may consider providing ‘logistical support’ to the Saudi-led military mission launched overnight in Yemen Erdoğan’s wealth... Read more
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With the sinister AKP move, security bill approved…
Turkish Parliament approves controversial security bill after 16-hour debate The Turkish Parliament passed a stripped down version of the government’s controversial domestic security bill on March 27, after another fractious 16-hour... Read more
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Instagram temporarily censors News Photos including Ahmet Şık’s…
Instagram Censors Journalist Ahmet Şık’s Newroz Photos Bianet :: English Instagram closed the account of prominent journalist Ahmet Şık after receiving massive complaints over the photos he shared during Newroz celebrations... Read more
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Erdoğan toll today: Two cartoonists sentenced to jail for insulting Erdoğan…
Turkish cartoonists sentenced to jail for insulting Erdoğan Two cartoonists for the popular satirical weekly Penguen have been jailed to 11 months in prison, over a satirical piece on free speech... Read more
