via Erdoğan after the second surgery…
Erdoğan?s post-surgery photographs released
Intelligence not immune to justice, say prosecutors
from Hurriyet Daily News
As political tension grows over the judiciary?s move against the intelligence service, top prosecutors break their silence, saying Turkish agents have committed several crimes.
Erdogan moves to block inquiries
from FT.com – World, Europe
Move a reaction to a court summons for head of MIT intelligence agency, as a suspect in a long running terrorist investigation
Turkish spy agency in the spotlight
from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Columnists by LALE KEMAL
An investigation surrounding Turkey’s intelligence organization has stirred speculation of a power struggle between the security and intelligence organizations of the country. This comes in the midst of efforts that have been initiated by the government to create harmony and improve coordination in the intelligence-gathering mechanism.
PKK, KCK, MİT?
from Hurriyet Daily News
Is it possible for anyone to support the claim that nothing abnormal is happening in Turkey nowadays?
Spy bug allegedly found in Turkish Council of State room
from Hurriyet Daily News
A Council of State member was said to have found a spy bug in his office last week and informed..
Stêrk TV is the New Star
from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M
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Roj TV is now Stêrk TV. The channel will provide broadcast in Kurmanci and Sorani dialects of Kurdish as well as programs in Turkish.
Mavi Boncuk |
The new Kurdish satellite channel Stêrk TV has started broadcasting on the Eutelsat and Nilesat satellites.
Media hype (and what gets overlooked)
from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Columnists by JOOST LAGENDIJK
Turkey is in the middle of a new media hype again. This time it is the row between the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the judiciary that is occupying the minds of practically all journalists and observers of Turkish politics. There is no room for misunderstanding, and this is normal because what we are all talking about these days touches upon some of the most sensitive aspects of the relations between different state institutions, and it deals with Turkey?s most pressing problem, the Kurdish issue.
The MİT issue
from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Columnists by BERİL DEDEOĞLU
The recent case involving Turkey?s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has exposed many odd realities about our political life. The MİT undersecretary has been summoned by prosecutors, along with several current or retired members of the same organization, to testify, but what they are accused of has not been clearly stated.
Contribution to MİT Debate
from Hurriyet Daily News
Details of the negotiations carried out behind closed doors between the National Intelligence…
Orgy of Arrests Continues. State Institutions Battle Each Other.
from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White
This post was updated.
The orgy of arrests continues with over a hundred new people hauled in across the country, accused of being active in the Kurdish Communities Union, which lawmakers believe is the civil/urban wing of the armed Kurdish separatist group PKK, and of giving armed or logistical support to the PKK. Rounded up this time were predominantly members of labor unions, many of them women.
Ankara worries over PKK hunt of Turkish spies
from Hurriyet Daily News
Ankara is deeply worried the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) might start a spy hunt within its ranks to find and kill Turkish agents …
Opposition reacts to AKP?s shield plan for intelligence
from Hurriyet Daily News
The opposition bashed government plans for legal amendments …
Recovering Erdoğan to be back in couple days
from Hurriyet Daily News
Emine Erdoğan, wife of Prime Minister Erdoğan who had a second operation over the weekend…
Dispute overshadows new charter works
from Hurriyet Daily News
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) first restricted the uninterrupted broadcast of Meclis TV…
Prosecutor who called in Turkish intel chief removed from duty
from Hurriyet Daily News
Sadrettin Sarıkaya, the Turkish prosecutor who called National Intelligence Agency.
MURAT YETKİN – An overview of what is happening in Turkey
Almost two hours before the Turkish Parliament?s Justice Commission voted for a draft by the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) government on the evening of Feb. 14 to tie legal investigations on the actions of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) to the permission of the prime minister, the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK), the outlawed popular front of the armed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK), made an interesting public statement.
The gov?t is on offensive
from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Turkish Pre by Ahmet Altan
Five National Intelligence Organization (MİT) officials, two of them retired, who were called by prosecutors to testify as suspects [in the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) case] last week are all figures who held negotiations with Apo [outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan].
Prosecutor removed was guilty of “abusing his post”
from Hurriyet Daily News
Former prosecutor of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) investigation, Sadrettin Sarıkaya, was removed from duty for “abusing his post” and “witholding information from his superior,” the daily Milliyet reported.
The Kurdish issue has divided the state
from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Columnists by MÜMTAZER TÜRKÖNE
The Kurdish separatist movement has been unable to divide Turkey or establish an independent Kurdish state, but it has managed to create a serious problem for Turkey by splitting the state in two.
Three key police chiefs given new duties
from Hurriyet Daily News
Three senior police officers, who were unexpectedly removed from their posts…
CHP?s 2nd convention rescheduled
from Hurriyet Daily News
The main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) has rescheduled an extraordinary
Les Kurdes, l?agent secret et le ballet des arrestations.
from YOL (routes de Turquie et d’ailleurs) by anne
Au rythme avec lequel les arrestations se succèdent dans les milieux proches du mouvement kurde, les prisons du pays doivent être pleines à craquer. Et rien n?indique que la tendance pourrait se ralentir. Rien que la journée du lundi 13 février, ce sont 140 personnes qui ont été arrêtées dans le cadre de l?affaire du KCK aux 4 coins du pays : à Ankara, Beyoglu (Istanbul), Izmir, Van, Diyarbakir, Hakkari, Batman etc? Des cadres du parti kurde font partie de cette nouvelle rafle bien sûr, mais aussi, comme d?habitude, beaucoup de syndicalistes, notamment du KESK, des journalistes, des étudiants, et même des mineurs ayant participé à des manifestations. Les quartiers de mineurs politiques détenus en attente de leur jugement sont à nouveau pleins. Ce qui ne semble plus émouvoir grand monde.
Top ex-soldier indicted in e-coup case
from Hurriyet Daily News
An Istanbul criminal court accepted an indictment yesterday against former General Chief of Staff Gen. İlker Başbuğ in connection with the ongoing Internet Memorandum case.
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