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Report says More than 1,500 people injured by Turkish security forces in 2014… Önder says Öcalan writing historic letter for Nevruz…
More than 1,500 people injured by Turkish security forces in 2014, says report Some 1,539 people, including 112 children, were injured by Turkey’s security forces at protests in 2014, while 11,262... Read more
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Nihan Güneli (@NihanGuneli) TDK Kadınları Neden Sevmiyor?
TDK Kadınları Neden Sevmiyor? ”- Avukat hanım, müsait misiniz?” Her gün defalarca duyduğum bu soruya, Türk Dil Kurumu’na göre anlatılmak istenenin farklı olduğunu bilsem belki de her seferinde müsait olduğumu... Read more
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Islamist sites are exempted from Turkey’s increasing internet censorship policies…
Islamist Websites in Turkey Manage to Evade Strict Internet Censorship nytimes.com – Tim Arango – Mar 13 – ISTANBUL — The websites of an atheist association, the French satirical newspaper... Read more
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Turkish pop/social news: Erol Büyükburç dead… Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ to be guest of ‘Vikings’….
Turkish actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ to be guest of ‘Vikings’ Turkish actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ will be a guest actor in the Irish-Canadian historical drama “Vikings,” daily Miliyet has reported Police seize ‘Van Gogh’... Read more
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The spectre of #BerkinElvan is haunting the AKP rule. Police threatening with machine guns!
Police Points Rifles Towards Civilians During Berkin Elvan Protests Bianet :: English Police intervened a group in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı district who started a memorial march for Berkin Elvan, a 15 year... Read more
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Even the Turkey’s language institution serves for ruling government’s conservative policies…
Definition of “Available” Enrages Women in Turkey Bianet :: English A social media campaign has been launched to urge Turkey’s language institution to remove the definition of “available” with “(woman) who... Read more
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Ayşe Özer: Diliniz KABA, vicdanınız TAŞ
Diliniz KABA, vicdanınız TAŞ Bir gün içinde kaç yazar bu başlıkla yazı yazabilir aynı dilde? Çıplak gözle seyredilebilen çatışmalar ülkesinde bir halkın topyekûn isyanı evlerinde rahat rahat oturan yüzde elliye... Read more
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#CharlieHebdo website and Wikipedia entry among 47 pages banned in the last wave of Internet censorship in Turkey
Efe Kerem Sozeri reports quoting Prof. Yaman Akdeniz that: Turkish court bans #CharlieHebdo website and the Wikipedia page together with 47 other pages v @cyberrights A user claims that no explicit filtering... Read more
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Dear #YaşarKemal see you in heaven!
Turkey loses legendary author Yaşar Kemal Hurriyet Daily News Yaşar Kemal, who was hospitalized since Jan 14 following respiratory problems, lung infection and heart arrhythmia, died ın in Istanbul’ broadcaster CNN... Read more
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Neo-Ottoman and Islamist kitsch used by some AKP MP candidates… #TurkeyElections
LOCAL – Ottomans enter Turkish elections race, stoking social media hurriyetdailynews.com – Weeks after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ’16 Turkish warriors’ hit international headlines, several candidates have launched Ottoman-themed campaigns... Read more
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Gov’t wishful thinking about a Twitter based whistleblower (@fuatavni_f). Supposedly he is identified…
Turkey’s most wanted whistleblower identified, pro-gov’t media claims Columnist Emre Uslu, a former policeman, rejects claims that he is behind the much-speculated on Fuat Avni account Erdoğan takes control of Twitter account,... Read more
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Protesters denouncing ‘Islamisation’ of schools met by Police Water Cannons today in Turkey…
Boycott of schools begins across Turkey A boycott of schools was launched on Feb. 13 upon a call from the Eğitim-Sen teachers’ union and a number of Alevi associations to protest... Read more
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Ayşe Özer: NİMET ABLANIN NAMUSU
NİMET ABLANIN NAMUSU Rahmetli babam her ayın 9’unda, 19’unda, 29’unda Milli Piyango bileti alır, her bilet aldığı günün akşamında da çıkacak olan ikramiyeyle neler yapabileceğimizin hayalini kurardı saatlerce. Babam o... Read more
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Turkey postpones meeting with the EU, rebukes Armenia, fines TV station for using ‘God’ instead of ‘Allah’…
Turkey’s media watchdog fines TV station for using ‘God’ instead of ‘Allah’ Turkey’s media watchdog has issued a formal warning to a private station over the use of the word ‘God’... Read more
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“Diva of the Republic” Müzeyyen Senar dies… A few songs…
Veteran Turkish singer Müzeyyen Senar dies aged 96 Hurriyet Daily News Veteran Turkish classical singer Müzeyyen Senar died at the age of 96 at a hospital in the Aegean province of... Read more
