The emerging Middle East order: who can shape it and how? open Democracy News Analysis – by Dlawer Ala’Aldeen For the first time for decades, all sides to the conflict agree that terrorism has grown out of all proportions and poses a major threat to all. The current aerial bombardment by the US and its … Read more
Over than 3500 km traveled in 20 days, capturing landscapes from the bluish tones of Pamukkale to the warm ones of Cappadocia, the all passing by a great variation of colors, lights and weathers through six other cities. I’ve crossed Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Ephesus, Istanbul, Konya; and tasted baklava, kunefe, doner, the turkish tea; and got … Read more
Toplu sünnet töreni ve o dönemin parası Alman Markları (1983-Essen) Kendini şöyle tanıtan bir Twitter hesabı: “Türkiye’nin yurt dışında yaşayan vatadaşlarını ve soydaşlarını anlatan tarihi fotoğraflar ve filmler yayınlar.” Önerilerinizi alalım: Loading… Ha bir de EFD’ye katkıda bulunmak isterseniz: Loading…
International judges warn of ‘party politics’ at HSYK A top international judicial association has called on Turkey to ‘keep party politics out of the election process’ for the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors Government draws up plans against failure at judicial body elections Disappointed by the first two rounds of the elections at the HSYK, the … Read more
ICYMI We spoke to last foreign journalist forced to flee #Kobane – listen to his story http://t.co/jyIWGrc7yc pic.twitter.com/M9LtwqUx5j — BBC Outside Source (@BBCOS) October 11, 2014 A Turkish soldier "visiting" an ISIS anti-aircraft unit at Kobani. They look way too friendly. http://t.co/YtzcEYzuNn — Oliver North (@OliverLNorth) October 10, 2014 Violence in Turkey raises spectre … Read more
I am checking out what I can read in English…. I found 3 of his novels so far. I will start with “Honeymoon” His Goodreads page here. Patrick Modiano | 2014 Nobel prize in Literature French historical author Patrick Modiano[1] has won the 2014 Nobel Prize for literature. He is the 11th Nobel literature prize winner … Read more
US Spy Programs May Break the Internet if Not Reformed, Google Leader Says Wired Top Stories by Kim Zetter You own your data. And the government needs to start respecting that. Twitter sues U.S. Justice Department for right to reveal government surveillance requests Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin In a blog post titled “Taking the fight for #transparency … Read more
I agree with many Twitter fellows I follow. the happenings at the Night of 9 October 2014 is a product of deep state. During the day, pro-Kurdish HDP officials made calm statements. Invited protesters against provocations, burning buildings, looting etc.. The at night 2 police chiefs are killed in Bingöl and in half an hour perpetrators- … Read more
some reliable observers point out that these hand signals might be related to team numbers. she might be right: Twitter quickly withholds tweets for Turkey’s ‘national security’ Transportation Minister Lütfi Elvan complains of ‘provocations’ Turkey’s main opposition suggests limited ground operation into Kobane The CHP says the mandate authorizing the army to mobilize in Syria should … Read more
08.10.2014 İngilizlerin Temizlik Anlayışı… Taa İngiltere’ye ilk geldiğim 2007 yılında zaten bu minvalde bir yazı yazmıştım aslında. Tabii o zaman blogum olmadığı için Facebook sayfama not olarak düşmüştüm. Şimdi Londra güncellemeleriyle blogumda da yayınladım iki post olarak bu yazımı. (Bkz: İngiltere’de Günlük Hayat-1 ve İngiltere’de Günlük Hayat-2) Çok da sevmiyorum artık bu tür post’ları, kötü bir şey … Read more
Media censorship in Turkey Erdogan’s new style of control is less brutal, but much more effective, writes Jacob Weisber 11 documentaries withdraw from #Antalya #GoldenOrange festival amid '#Gezi' censorship claims http://t.co/dYhwe626ic pic.twitter.com/sNkThUiIAr — News For Turkey (@NewsForTurkey_) October 9, 2014 Court lifts warrant for sociologist Pınar Selek The Istanbul 15th Court of Serious … Read more
TURKEY 2014 PROGRESS REPORT COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT TURKEY 2014 PROGRESS REPORT Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS *********** EU Urges Members to Stop Stalling With Turkey The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) Wednesday, 8 … Read more
A Networked Anthropology Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology Students capturing media in Baltimore for their Networked Anthropology A Networked Anthropology “Networked Anthropology” is suspended between a theoretical and methodological program, on the one hand, and a critique and engagement with the network society we’re enmeshed within, on the other. How can we possibly … Read more
Embed from Getty Images Ekim, çözüm veya çözülme ayı “Çözüm sürecinde nihaî hedef şiddetin her türlüsünün dışlanmasıdır.” Erdoğan’ın yasama dönemini açış konuşmasında çözümden anladığı bu. Yanlış paradigma! Yıllardır “Kürt meselesi yoktur, terör meselesi vardır, Kürt kardeşimin refah meselesi vardır” yollu indirgemeci tavrın gelip dayandığı yer. Türkiye’nin muktedirinin lugatçesinde çözüm bundan ibaret. Ateşkes de devam ettiğine … Read more
A ROUNDUP Mass protests aim to sabotage Kurdish peace process: Erdoğan Erdoğan has once again blamed ‘dark circles’ aiming to disrupt the peace process after mass protests 28 detained after altercation between Islamist youth group members and students at Istanbul University Two weeks ago, members of the same group attacked Istanbul University students who had erected a … Read more