VIDEO: Disquiet in Dresden at anti-Islam rally BBC News | Europe | World Edition A record 17,500 people turn out for the latest “anti-Islamisation” rally in the German city of Dresden, according to police estimates. Record anti-Islam rally in Dresden A record 17,500 people turn out for the latest “anti-Islamisation” rally in the German city of Dresden, … Read more
Tripadvisor fined by Italy regulator BBC News | Europe | World Edition Italy’s competition watchdog fines travel website Tripadvisor €500,000 (£392,000) for publishing misleading information in its reviews. How information volunteers solve communicative issues during a disaster media/anthropology by John Postill Volunteers play with children at a disaster refugee centre near Yogyakarta, in Indonesia. Photo by Eko … Read more
All particularly targetting women… Turkish President Erdoğan declares birth control ‘treason’ “They betrayed this country for years by [promoting] birth control and attempting to dry up our [next] generations,” Erdoğan said Erdogan Says Turkey’s Supporters of Contraception Are Traitors NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU Remarks by the Turkish president at a wedding were the latest in … Read more
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Panel delays key vote into graft claims related to former ministers Hurriyet Daily News A legislative commission investigating graft claims involving four former ministers has delayed a vote about whether to send them to the Supreme Council until Jan. 5, 2015 How Turkey Sabotaged Its Future NYT > Turkey by By MUSTAFA AKYOL President Erdogan’s fixation on … Read more
Qatar announces support to Cairo, marking split with Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Qatar has announced its determination to thaw ties with Egypt, diverging from an agreement with Turkey, only few days after renewing commitments to close relations with Ankara Brave New Turkey NYT > Turkey by By ANDREW FINKEL Why is the government going off the rails … Read more
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Social Journalism on the Rise The way we get our news and how news is reported has changed drastically in the past decade, and with social media comes a rise of social journalism that is once again evolving the current state and future impact of journalism. What does it mean to run “product” in a news organization? … Read more
A citizen protesting corruption was carrying this cartoon as a banner and police decided that this is a crime as there is the act of “cutting Turkish flag” in this cartoon… News in Turkish here. Statement on Erdogan Government’s shameful action against Fethullah Gulen | Alliance for Shared ValuesAlliance for Shared Values afsv.org – Dec … Read more
Confidence in the EU on the rise EurActiv.com Citizens’ confidence in the European Union has grown since the European elections in May 2014. The uncertain economic situation and immigration are among the main issues still causing concern for the electorate. EurActiv France reports. Greek political crisis: Huge amount at stake BBC News | Europe | World … Read more
Putin praises Erdoğan as ‘tough man’ for defying EU over pipeline decision Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a “tough man” Erdoğan: Best buddy of Putin and ally of Obama? Hurriyet Daily News Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is known as one of the toughest leaders on earth calls, him a … Read more
Police disperse teachers’ protest in Ankara, detain 100 More than 100 people are detained following a police crackdown on a demonstration in central Ankara organized by a teachers’ union High School students were also on streets today. In Taksim, a group of students protested new education policies… So for no police attack..
AAA Statement on Police Practices American Anthropological Association by Joslyn O. AAA President Monica Heller releases public statement on police practices in the United States and calls upon anthropologists to help create equitable policing: In the United States, too many black Americans are killed by officers of the law. As anthropologists, we must speak out whenever … Read more
Turkey’s Descent Into Paranoia nytimes.com – Dec 19 – Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says mass arrests on Dec. 14 of journalists, screenwriters and television producers were necessary to eliminate agents of a “parallel state” bent on seizing power. But Mr. Erdogan’s efforts to… Turkey issues warrant for Gulen BBC News | Europe | World Edition … Read more
News in Turkish. An assistant professor Elifhan Köse is sentenced for 11 months for slogans against Erdoğan during Berkin Elvan memorial. … Pınar Selek Acquits for the Forth Time Bianet :: English Acquitted three times and ordered to stand trial for the forth time regarding the 1998 Grand Bazaar Blast Incident, sociologist Pınar Selek acquitted from … Read more