Papers should fire ?wise men?
from Journalist in Turkey, background articles, news and weblog about by Fréderike Geerdink
It was another victorious week for Prime Minister Erdogan: he managed to get the Turkish media further under his control. And the media are not even protesting. On the contrary, they are willingly and with a smile accepting Erdogan?s proposal to make propaganda for the peace process that the government is (supposedly) initiating. At the
Terrorism cost Turkey $300 billion in 3 decades: Turkish PM
from Hurriyet Daily News
PM Erdoğan points to the economic benefits of ending the Kurdish issue, noting that violence has cost the country $300 billion in 30 years
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan makes his address during a meeting with the ‘wise people’ commission in Istanbul April 4, 2013, in this picture provided by the Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Office. Erdogan chaired an inaugural meeting of the ‘wise people’ commission, who will be consulted on a peace process with Kurdish militants. The commission is made up of academics, journalists and performing artists, and established by the government to promote the peace process nationwide. REUTERS/Kayhan Ozer/Turkish Prime Minister Press Office/Handout
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Yahoo News Photos
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from NYT > Turkey by By ANDREW FINKEL
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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from Hurriyet Daily News
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