Day: September 27, 2013

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

Cengiz Aktar: Yerleşim yeri adları/ Öldüresiye sevmek/ Türkiye?nin ödülleri/

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Yerleşim yeri adları Müzakere edileceğine paket üzerine paket çıkartılıyor. Sonuncusu, pazartesi vezir-i azam tarafından açıklanacak. Bahşedilecek yeni hak ve hürriyetleri coşkuyla bekliyoruz. Paket servisinin başlangıcından beri Kürtçe yerleşim yerlerinin adlarından söz edilir. Sembolik ama önemli bir girişimdir, herşeye rağmen. Cumhurbaşkanı, zamanında Bitlis Güroymak?ın Ermeniceden devşirme Norşin esas adını kullanmış idi. Darısı bütün Türkeli ve Güzelyurtların başına. Buram buram fütuhat hakkı kokan … Read more