Favorite pizza places in İstanbul..!f İstanbul 2015’s eclectic program…

Çağla Gillis has listed 10 favorite pizza places in Istanbul: İstanbul’un Pizzacıları Arasında Favorimiz Olmuş 10 Adres [in Turkish ] 1. 400 Derece   3rd Istanbul airport to have world’s largest duty-free complex German company Heinemann and Turkey’s Unifree have signed a deal to initiate the world’s largest duty-free complex at Istanbul’s under construction third airport. !f İstanbul 2015 … Read more

Not the Saudis but Turkey declares day of mourning for Saudi king….

Turkey declares day of mourning for Saudi king  Hurriyet Daily News Turkish national flag to be flown at half-mast across Turkey and at foreign delegations on Jan. 24 Cold case of the murder of journalist Uğur Mumcu says a lot about Turkey today When considered in retrospect, it can be observed that the murder of Mumcu did … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Greek elections tomorrow. Syriza is comin’

VIDEO: Greek campaigning ends ahead of vote  BBC News | Europe | World Edition The BBC’s Chris Morris reports from a Syriza rally in Crete as campaigning in Greece’s general election comes to an end. Syriza ‘to end Greece‘s humiliation’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The leader of Greek anti-austerity party Syriza says an end … Read more

Bloomberg piece: Istanbul Ancient Wall Gives No Defense in Property Fight… Istanbul news roundup…

Istanbul Ancient Wall Gives No Defense in Property Fight: Cities Bloomberg For centuries, Istanbul’s ancient walls safeguarded the city from attack. What remains of those 1,600-year-old battlements has become the source of . Skies open for drones over busy Istanbul airport With a 12 minute-long aerial footage, an amateur drone pilot has revealed that any remote-control unmanned … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Journalists’ Twitter messages blocked.. Eren Keskin sentenced…

A Turkish court decides to block hundreds of specific messages mostly written by journalists. Here is the news in Turkish and here is the court decision.   Eren Keskin Sentenced to 10 Months Due to Article 301  Bianet :: English Human rights advocate Eren Keskin was sentenced to 10 months of prison due to Article 301, a … Read more

INFOGRAPHIC: “How Are Journalists Using Social Media?” and a Journalism roundup:

Here is the link: How Are Journalists Using Social Media? [INFOGRAPHIC] What does Facebook’s new tool for fighting fake news mean for real publishers? Nieman Journalism Lab by Caroline O’Donovan Facebook announced yet another tweak to the algorithm that governs its users’ News Feeds yesterday. The social network has introduced a new tool that allows users to … Read more

Erdoğan chairs first cabinet meeting, starts de facto Presidency…

Erdoğan chairs first cabinet meeting, promoting presidential system The meeting takes place at the Presidential Palace under the leadership of President Erdoğan and with the participation of Prime Minister Davutoğlu Erdoğan moves for de facto regime change in Turkey Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan convenes the board of ministers in his new Presidential Palace today on Jan. 19 … Read more

A survey gives clues about the state of affairs in Turkey…

original link here.  Graft probe evidence is handwritten note signed by Reza Zarrab   A handwritten note signed by Iranian businessmen Reza Zarrab has been revealed as the evidence that cleared Çağlayan of wrongdoing in the eyes of a parliamentary corruption panel “Masquerade” Resumes at the Palace Yard Bianet :: English President Erdoğan greeted the leader of … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Charlie Hebdo massacre might be used as a pretext for more surveillance powers…

  Swiss seek to avert EU immigration clash with ‘safeguard’ clause  EurActiv.com The Swiss government hopes to negotiate for a right to cap immigration from the European Union so as to keep its access to EU markets when it writes into law a popular vote requiring strict limits on migration.   AIN FOCUS: Charlie Hebdo publishes on … Read more

As Turkey loses the Charlie Hebdo trial… “Turkish PM calls reprinting of Charlie Hebdo cartoons ‘deliberate provocation’

  Turkish PM calls reprinting of Charlie Hebdo cartoons ‘deliberate provocation’ Davutoğlu slammed Cumhuriyet for reprinting the Charlie Hebdo cartoon featuring the Prophet Muhammad New Charlie Hebdo Muhammad Cartoon Stirs Muslim Anger in Mideast  NYT > Turkey by By ANNE BARNARD The authorities in Egypt and Turkey moved to place restrictions on the cartoon, which shows the … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Another child killed in Cizre… Children profiled by Diyarbakır Education Office…

Twelve-year-old shot dead in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast A 12-year-old boy was shot dead in Cizre in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, the sixth person to be killed in the largely Kurdish town in the last three weeks, security sources said. The spate of killings risk undermining confidence in a two-year-old peace process between the government and the … Read more

A very dark day for Turkey: A newspaper ambushed by police… Charlie Hebdo’s cover banned… Media Ban on Intelligence-Affiliated Trucks Coverage….

Twitter withheld @LazepeM in Turkey who released Turkish gov's alleged war crimes in Syria — Erkan Saka (@sakaerka) January 14, 2015 #Turkey: 94 journalists denied official press cards by government commission http://t.co/Ycz8mtuFV6 #ECPM #mediafreedom — Index on Censorship (@IndexCensorship) January 14, 2015 Since midnight, pro-akp trolls are massively provoking for violence against Cumhuriyet daily for … Read more

Probably there are more supporters of #CharlieHebdo murderers in Turkey… #BugünBirCumhuriyetAl

   Turkish police raided Cumhuriyet daily last night. The daily announced to publish some of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons…  This staunchly pro-AKP columnist called for similar massacres…  sxfsgs

Eurosphere agenda: Cover of new Charlie Hebdo issued… “More Surveillance Won’t Protect Free Speech

France puts 10,000 troops onto the streets warning ‘threat is still present’  Mashable! France on Monday ordered 10,000 troops into the streets to protect sensitive sites after three days of bloodshed and terror, amid the hunt for accomplices to the attacks that left 17 people and the three gunmen dead. This map shows every attack on … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “RWB condemns presence of ‘predators’ in Paris march

RWB condemns presence of ‘predators’ in Paris march, calls for solidarity with ‘all Charlies’ Reporters Without Borders – Jan 11 – Reporters Without Borders welcomes the participation of many foreign leaders in today‘s march in Paris in homage to the victims of last week’s terror attacks and in defence of the French republic’s values, but … Read more