UN and some international organizations have declared Internet as the main tool of freedom of expression and freedom of the press. Internet and social media are indispensable for the individual to progress, for the individual to take part in society and for a sustainable democracy. Around the whole world masses demand access to information, transparency and … Read more
Turkey says it won’t tolerate ‘de facto’ Kurdish entity in Syria Turkey’s deputy prime minister says his country supports Syria’s territorial integrity and won’t tolerate the creation of a “de facto” Syrian Kurdish entity on its frontiers. Turkey?s Kurdish phobia resurfaces A Turkey that was flying high at the time with ambitious plans for the … Read more
Eski AKP ve yeni dinamikler Bir yıl önce AKP?nin geriye gidişine istinaden şunları yazmışım: ?Oysa AK Parti millîci matrixi dolaylı olarak örseledi. Sorunların en devasa olanı ile cebelleşerek iktidarı aldı. Bu toprakları modernleştirmek uğruna hallaç pamuğu gibi atmış, halkın tamamını gayrimeşrulaştırmış olan İttihatçı-Kemalist ideoloji ve bu ideolojinin cismanî vasıtası olan askeriyeye kafa tutmakla kalmadı. Bunların … Read more
Yeni Anayasada Temel Hak ve Hürriyetlerin Sınırlanması Uzlaşılan Öneri Anayasa m.24 (Temel hak ve hürriyetlerin sınırlanması): \”Hürriyet esas, sınırlama istisnadır. Tereddüt halinde yorum hürriyet lehine yapılır.. Anayasa’yı tutuklu vekiller çıksın diye yapmıyoruz Internet Haber CHP Genel Başkanı Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu’nda mutabakata varılan 48 maddenin TBMM’den geçirilmesi durumunda tutuklu milletvekillerinin sorunlarının çözüleceğine … Read more
PRISM: Nedir, Neden Önemli, Neler Olacak? Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning ve Wikileaks ekibinden sonra son yılların en büyük ve önemli sızıntılarından birisini gerçekleştirdi. Aslında sızdırdığı belgeler yeni bir şeyi ortaya çıkartmadı. Herkesin tahmin ettiği ve üzerine komplolar ürettiği bir konuda gerçekten neler olup bittiğini bize kanıtlarla gösterdi. Bir anlamda efsanenin gerçek olduğunu gösterdi. … Read more
Turkish Education Ministry refuses to allow headscarved teacher to return to job The Education Ministry has objected to a Council of State decision that struck down the expulsion of a teacher from her profession for wearing a headscarf at school ************ Media and Elections: Turkey?s Democratic Occlusions In today?s New York Times, Yavuz Baydar laid … Read more
Turkish court gives green light to destruction of Gezi Park An Istanbul administrative court has unanimously overturned a lower court?s decision to halt the Turkish government?s plan… update: A news piece in Turkish claims that for the moment the park cannot be destroyed…. A public for democracy: overcoming mediated segregation in Turkey In this context, … Read more
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Hizbollah military wing on EU terror list EU foreign ministers take unanimous decision at Brussels meeting to blacklist Lebanese Shia group following a two-month campaign led by the UK EU weighs sanctions against military wing of Hezbollah European Union governments could decide to blacklist the military wing of Hezbollah on Monday (22 July), in a … Read more
Kurdish autonomy in Syria alerts Turkey Two days after the capture of the Syrian border post of Turkey near the town of Rasulayn on July 17 Kurds cement power in war on Turkish border Clashes between Islamist rebel forces and Kurdish fighters spread to a second Syrian province on July 20, activists said, as factional … Read more
Alan Turing, Brilliant Mathematician and Code Breaker, Will Be Finally Pardoned by British Government ?Alan Turing, the Enigma codebreaker who took his own life after being convicted of gross indecency under anti-homosexuality legislation, is to be given a posthumous pardon,? writes The Guardian today.
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy The city of Detroit, Mich., has filed for bankruptcy, becoming the largest city in the history of the United States to do so. If Detroit Were a Country, Would It Be a Failed State? The city of Detroit has sorrows to spare. Its government — officially, as of Thursday — can’t … Read more
EU nears terror ruling on Hizbollah armed wing A declaration of Hizbollah?s military wing as a terrorist group, which must be backed by all EU member states, has been gaining momentum Burke, Norman and Glasman – ‘post-liberalism’ in Britain today At a Civitas seminar this week, Jesse Norman MP and Maurice Glasman of Blue … Read more
In Turkey, Media Bosses Are Undermining Democracy New York Times By YAVUZ BAYDAR. Published: July 19, 2013. ISTANBUL ? THE protests that convulsed Istanbuland other Turkish cities last month exposed, among many other things, the shameful role of Turkey’s media conglomerates in subverting press freedom. ****** Kurdish rebels warn Turkey on peace Kurdish rebels give … Read more
Archeologists issue warning on destruction of Istanbul?s Yedikule Gardens The Istanbul branch of the Association of Archaeologists has warned that excavations within the historical Yedikule gardens are destroying the remains of Istanbul?s old town. Beyoğlu shopkeepers? woes date back further than Gezi Park protests Buisiness owners say their problems date back to the ban … Read more