Month: September 2013

Yeni Anayasa gündemi: “Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu 2. yılı doldururken 60 maddede mutabakat sağlayabildi…

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  Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu 2. yılı doldururken 60 maddede mutabakat sağladı T24 Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu 2. yıl bitimine yaklaşırken 60 maddede mutabakat sağladı. 112 maddede şerh var. “Yürütme”, “Son hükümler”, “Mali, Ekonomik ve Sosyal Hükümler” bölümlerinde komisyon ‘sıfır’ mutabakat sağladı. AKP’nin ‘Başkanlık’ önerisi CHP’de Kart ile Batum arasında Anayasa krizi tırmanıyor T24 CHP’de Anayasa Uzlaşma … Read more

The Guardian piece: “Erdoğan’s split personality: the reformer v the tyrant… Package aftermath…

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  Erdoğan’s split personality: the reformer v the tyrant The Turkish prime minister revealed the iron fist in his velvet glove this summer, but of which is his true character built? All summer long, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been in a very bad mood. The public squares and parks of Istanbul and several other Turkish cities … Read more

Ayhan Kaya: Erdoğan, Merkel pleased by status quo in Turkey-EU ties; “How Turkey blew its chance to lead this troubled region…

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Erdoğan, Merkel pleased by status quo in Turkey-EU ties Following an overwhelming electoral victory that gave Angela Merkel the mandate to rule Germany for the third time, not much is expected to change in Turkish-EU relations ************************* US concerned about Turkey’s choice of Chinese missile system The US is concerned over Turkey’s decision to co-produce … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Drug Dealers killed a leftist activist, #HasanFeritGedik in #Gülsuyu Istanbul, despite heavy Police presence in the neighbourhood…

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Police launch operations in Istanbul’s Gülsuyu after leftist protester killed in clashes One person was killed yesterday amid a fight between leftist groups and drug dealers in the Asian-side Istanbul neighborhood ************************ Recovering Turkey?s image will take time after Gezi protests, says Deputy PM The Gezi Park incidents seriously damaged Turkey?s image, Ali Babacan says … Read more

Live thread… Turkey’s “Democratization” Package to be announced now… #DemokratikleşmePaketi

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You can watch it online here at CNN TURK.  12:08 PM Erdoğan did his PR for 50 minutes. Package announcement lasted 10 minutes…. 12:00 As expected this is another Erdoğan show… 11:29  I am switching to Twitter:) @sakaerka 11:26 in Diyarbakır… via @Faruk_Ayyildiz 11:22 “This is not the last package” So don’t expect much. PM Erdoğan … Read more

Bulut/ Depolama Seçenekleri. Çevrimiçi araçlar serisinde 3. bölüm…

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 [çevrimiçi araçlar serisinin 3. bölümü. ilk iki bölüm: 1) Amme hizmetlerine devam: Akademisyenler için birkaç çevrimiçi araç? 2) Twitter araçları ]   Geçen gün kızkardeşim abi sende ekstra hard disk var mı dediğinde ya bak böyle böyle depolarsın dedim ama ikna edemedim. Yine de eldeki kaynakları bir paylaşalım. Tabi ki bu liste kesin bir liste değil, atladığım seçenekler vardır, … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Blow to Golden Dawn in Greece… Berlusconi

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  Greek police arrest dozen Golden Dawn members, including party leader Greek police arrested the leader of the far-right Golden Dawn Party in a morning operation Greek neo-Nazi MPs to face criminal charges: Court source Five lawmakers of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn including its founder Nikos Michaloliakos will face charges of belonging to … Read more

Democratization-AKP style: Opposition dailies excluded from tomorrow’s media show…

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Turkish PM to announce democracy package with simultaneous translations in English, Arabic The Turkish prime minister?s announcement of the much-anticipated democratization package on Sept. 30 will be simultaneously translated into English and Arabic ?Historic? package not ordered by jailed PKK leader, genuine AKP project: Turkish PM PM Erdoğan has brushed aside opposition criticism about a … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: GNU turned 30 years old, Free Software still important… Pew report: 15% of American adults ages 18 and older do not use the internet or email…

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Why Free Software Is More Important Now Than Ever Before GNU just turned 30 years old. But much has changed since the beginning of the free software movement; now there’s SaaS and more. Malware is common in proprietary software products since users don’t have control over them. Why does this control matter? Because freedom means having … Read more

Anthro roundup: Breastfeeding in public…Getting Reading Done With Sente (Tools We Use)…

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Breastfeeding in public: what is and what is not ?appropriate? I just read about a discrimination case in the San Diego area in which author/educator Rachel Rainbolt was told by her child?s homeschool teacher that breastfeeding was ?inappropriate? behavior during weekly meetings.  Read more about this case on her site. First of all, this sort … Read more

Post-Gezi Revenge politics. Today’s agenda: Koç Holding?s national warship contract cancelled, Police Detains Soccer Fans…

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Istanbul police detain fans in dawn operation over eventful derby Istanbul police have carried out a dawn operation against fans of three major football team Police Detains Soccer Fans Police raided several apartments this morning, detaining around 80 soccer fans from Beşiktaş, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe teams including Alen Markaryan (Beşiktaş) and Sefa Kalya (Genç Fenerbahçeliler). … Read more

“Turkey left with no obvious regional ally… A FP roundup…

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Turkey left with no obvious regional ally Relations with the Middle East and the EU are in a parlous state as Erdogan faces many problems not of his own making and apparently without solutions Fitch director warns Turkey of perfect storm The Turkish economy now appears to be out of an immediate danger from any … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: “France breaking own rules on Roma camps…”English reinforces its status as Europe?s ?lingua franca?…

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France breaking own rules on Roma camps: ombudsman France’s official defender of citizens’ rights on Friday accused the government of flouting its own rules related to the expulsion of Roma migrants Eurostat: English reinforces its status as Europe?s ?lingua franca?   Ninety four percent of upper secondary students learn English as a foreign language, according to new … Read more

R.I.P. Tuncel Kurtiz… A Social fabric roundup…

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Veteran Turkish actor Tuncel Kurtiz dies at 77 Veteran Turkish actor Tuncel Kurtiz has died at the age of 77 after falling at his Istanbul home. More images Tuncel Kurtiz Actor Tuncel Kurtiz is a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright and film director. Since 1964, he has acted in more than 70 … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: “Turkish Protesters Are Still Said to Be Ailing From Tear Gas

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?Police Systematically Used Tear Gas as a Weapon? Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) urged the U.S. authorities to suspend tear gas exports to Turkey. ?The Turkish government used needless and extreme forced,? said PHR regarding the police intervention during Gezi Resistance. Turkish Protesters Are Still Said to Be Ailing From Tear Gas Almost 40 percent … Read more