Islamic scholar Gülen sues Turkish PM for libel
Lawyers representing Gülen filed a complaint for allegedly ‘denigrating and insulting’ remarks
Local elections will be test for AKP: Turkish PM Erdoğan
PM Erdoğan echoes his comments that the ballot box is everything during a press conference with German Chancellor Merkel, saying March local polls will be the ultimate test for the AKP
Securitizing the Hizmet/Gulen movement
Turkey?s most influential and widely respected civil society organisation, the Hizmet movement, is under continual attack by PM Erdoğan who accuses it of seeking to establish a ?parallel state?. Such rhetoric and ‘securitization’ may destroy the democratic fabric of Turkish society.
Journalists and Writers Foundation calls on President Abdullah Gül to take action over interventions on graft probe
Turkish markets mixed as US growth worries weighs on emerging markets
Turkish markets were mixed today with shares dipping following heavy losses in global markets
US supports Gülen to get rid of PM Erdoğan, senior PKK member claims
The US is behind a plot against the ruling AKP and supports the Fethullah Gülen Movement to remove PM Erdoğan from office, according to a senior member of the PKK
Corruption key theme in AKP?s poll statement
The ruling AKP highlights ?anti-corruption struggle? in a declaration it drafted for next month?s local elections. The document will be made public by PM Erdoğan
Turkey is not in crisis but there is serious mistrust, says economist Kemal Derviş
Turkey is not in crisis but the latest graft allegations have created an environment of mistrust, according to Kemal Derviş
La confrérie qui menace Erdogan
Libération (France) samedi, 1 février 2014, p. 12-15 Marc Semo Accusé de corruption, le Premier ministre turc contre-attaque. A l?origine du scandale, l?organisation religieuse de Fettulah Gülen qui a infiltré l?école, les médias et l?Etat. Entre les deux alliés de la première heure, la guerre est déclarée. Voyage dans la nébuleuse güleniste. Le petit immeuble
Kurdish and German angles of Erdoğan-Gülen rift
Yes, there is a Kurdish angle in the rift between Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan and Fethullah Gülen, his once-ally moderate Islamist scholar and there is even a Germany dimension.
Fresh resignation in Turkey?s ruling AKP over graft scandal
Istanbul MP Muhammed Çetin claimed that more resignations would follow
All eavesdropped on, even Gül, me, my kids: Turkish PM Erdoğan
The government will restrict eavesdropping amid illegal recordings, says PM Erdığan, also giving details on the upcoming changes in the judiciary
Wiretapping of PM to be counted as espionage crime The investigation has been transferred to a prosecutor?s office dealing with anti-terror cases |
Scuffles erupt in Diyarbakır’s Lice district between Islamists and BDP
Sixteen people were injured during clashes onbetween supporters of HÜDAPAR and BDP in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır?s Lice distric
Jeu dangereux à Lice ? Diyarbakir : parti de Dieu (Hüda-par) versus nationalistes Kurdes.
Les périodes de campagne électorale sont rarement exemptes de violences dans la région kurde. Dans la province de Hakkari notamment, les permanences de L’AKP sont régulièrement dynamitées (heureusement de nuit, quand les bâtiments sont vides). Il est probable qu’en cette période de cessez le feu sous fond de processus de paix elles soient davantage épargnées. Le parti gouvernemental devrait de son côté soigneusement éviter de contrarier l’électorat apocu.
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