Conservative, Sunni and anti-leftist Cihan agency frames the news like this:
Police disperses ultra-leftist demonstrators protesting PM in Tunceli
Cihan News Agency–54 minutes ago
About 300 people attempted to protest Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in Tunceli province on Sunday, but police did not allow them to hold
PM Davutoğlu has said the government is strongly against discrimination toward the Alevi citizens and he will ‘personally follow-up’ if any kinds of official discrimination occur
Police used a familiar itchy recipe against an inoffensive public statement attempt at Gezi Park: Tear gas
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced his intention to chair a Cabinet meeting before the end of 2014, underlining once again that this is a constitutional right
Biden and his wife Jill Biden visited the Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul’s historic Fener district
Regional conflicts in neighboring countries in conjunction with domestic issues have had a negative impact on hotel reservations in Turkey, said Turkey’s Touristic Hotels and Investors Association
The talk of the week in Turkey was President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement on the discovery of the Americas.
Here is that story, which was yet another headline-maker by Erdogan, and what followed it:
Erdoğan says America was discovered by Muslims, not Columbus
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