US just replied Erdoğan again. Turkey doing Ballet internationally but with the last legal package more authoritarian domestically…

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Turkey’s Curious Ballet

 NYT > Turkey
Turkey is to allow Iraqi Kurds cross into Syria to fight Islamic State.
US airdrops to Kobane were not wrong, Washington says after Erdoğan criticism

Washington does not think the US airdrop of weapons to the Syrian border town of Kobane was wrong, Marie Harf has said
PYD not terrorist under US law, Turkey should provide them support: State Department

‘We made it clear to Turkey that we believe it’s incredibly important to support groups like the PYD,’ US Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said
Iranian broadcaster raises suspicions about death of reporter on Syrian border

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Roy Greenslade

A journalist working for Press TV on the Turkish-Syrian border was killed on Sunday in what are claimed to be suspicious circumstances.

US-Lebanese reporter dies in Turkey, Iranian TV calls accident ‘suspicious’

Press TV has described the accident in which its Lebanese-American reporter Shim died near Turkey’s border with Syria as ‘suspicious’
In Remembrance of Our Intern Killed in Kobane

 Bianet :: English
Hakan Çelik (25), a former intern of bianet in 2013, has been killed in action by ISIS in Kobane. As bianet, we will always remember him with his hard work, smile and warm character.
Turkey’s new military outposts are crucial: Only woman contractor

New military posts built in Turkey’s eastern and southeastern provinces are key measures against terrorism, the only female contractor in the region has said,
Kobane: long live Obama

 open Democracy News Analysis – by Yvo Fitzherbert

It now appears that Kobane will not fall. But Turkey’s apathy towards the plight of the city, coupled with their stealthy support for ISIS, is something the Kurds will never forget.

Kurdish people enjoy the victory over ISIS in Kobane this Sunday in a small village near Suruç (Turkish-Syrian border). Fermín Grodira/Demotix. All rights reserved.

Kobane: the struggle of Kurdish women against Islamic State

open Democracy News Analysis – by Necla Acik

The international community should support a secular, multi-religious and multi-ethnic Rojava with democratic ambitions, that is a threat for IS and equally for the conservative Islamic government in Turkey. This is democracy in action in the Middle East.

Thousands march in Berlin for the safety of Kobane, defended by the Kurdish YPG/YPJ, October 12,2014. Thorsten Strasas/Demotix. All rights reserved.

Turkey’s finance minister uses Twitter for tax inspections

While the Turkish government is preparing a bill that may introduce draconian measures on social media, Mehmet Şimşek is taking advantage of Twitter
Peace talks in new phase, hopeful PKK leader says

Abdullah Öcalan reportedly said that the peace talks with the Turkish government had entered a new phase since Oct. 15 and he was upbeat over the chances of success
Turkey ‘determined’ to continue gas exploration amid threats from Greek Cyprus

Ankara has vowed to continue gas exploration activities off Cyprus
Doğan Holding denies report on potential sale of Hürriyet

Doğan Holding announced that a website report claiming the potential sale of Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık A.Ş. is untrue
Turkish PM reveals contentious domestic security package

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu outlined 11 pillars of a domestic security package that the government will submit to Parliament in the coming days.
Democratic representation of pro-Kurdish political parties in Turkey

 open Democracy News Analysis – by Gönenç Ünaldı

In Turkey, political parties are evaluated by the Constitution Court according to their commitment to the 1982 Constitution. But you have to look to Europe for neutral universal principles, or something close.

 

Davutoğlu’s calendar of the past two months

I had an opportunity to have a long conversation with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on Oct. 18 on his return from Amasya.
Ministry orchestra removes Fazıl Say pieces from program

Turkey’s world renowned pianist and composer Fazıl Say has claimed that his pieces have been removed from the program of the Culture and Tourism Ministry’s Presidential Symphony Orchestra

Press TV reporter in Turkey killedPress TV – Oct 19, 7:09 PM – Press TV reporter in Turkey killed in suspicious car accident Press TV’s correspondent in Turkey, Serena Shim, has been killed in a suspected car accident near the Turkey-Syria border. Shim was killed onSunday as she was on a

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