Istanbul mayor to ask residents about all future projects The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality will ask the public about every major project in the city Occupy Gezi, beyond the religious-secular cleavage The protests in Turkey started on May 27 with a modest resistance movement against the destruction of Istanbul?s Gezi Park and the planned construction, in its place, … Read more
Turkey?s traditional problems and Prime Minister Erdoğan The government is trying to deal with historically bequeathed traditional problems Peace bid in deadlock, BDP warns The peace process, an initiative launched by the Turkish government to find a solution. Government must come to its senses, BDP co-chair Demirtaş says BDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş warns the … Read more
Merkel’s CDU reject Turkish membership in the EU in election programme Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s CDU has rejected Turkish membership in the EU in their German election programme, saying it would ‘overburden’ the bloc. Ankara mulls cutting political ties with EU if chapter vetoed Turkey-EU relations could hit a new nadir if the opening of the … Read more
Turkish Liberals Turn Their Backs on Erdogan For an urban elite, including some protesters, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan?s response to demonstrations has led to a final break that began with his intimidation of the news media. Assemblies emerging in Turkey: a lesson in democracy | ROAR By Jerome Roos On June 19, 2013 The protesters are starting to counter-pose … Read more