PM Yıldırım: Presidential System to be Adopted in This Country The Prime Minister Yıldırım has said, “Whatever the constitution tells, de facto responsibility of the president has risen”, “The AKP will do that. It will make the new constitution and will adopt the presidential system in this country”. We will bring presidential system to Turkey, says PM … Read more
US: We See Neither Gülen Movement nor YPG as Terror Organization Bianet :: English US State Department Spokesperson Kirby has said the US sees neither the Gülen Movement nor YPG fighting ISIS in Syria as terror organization. US says it does not consider Gülen movement a terror organization The U.S. has stated that the country does not … Read more
PM Says ‘Ordinary Incidents’ for Armenian Genocide Bianet :: English Prime Minister Yıldırım as to the Armenian Genocide bill to be seen tomorrow in Germany has said, “[Allegations] out of the whole cloth, ordinary incidents lived in World War First conditions and could happen in any society”. German Vote on Armenian Genocide Riles Tempers, and Turkey NYT … Read more
Asia is leading the adoption of mobile adblocking; North America is dodging the bullet (for now, at least) Nieman Journalism Lab by Ricardo Bilton The rise of mobile adblocking may not be burning publishers in the U.S. so far, but the story is very different in Asia. Research highlights the impact of the threat of surveillance on … Read more
President Erdoğan and the French riot police Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan made a smart and sarcastic comment the other day on the ongoing clashes in France between political protesters and the police Investigation launched into Turkish director for ‘insulting president’ , An investigation has been launched into Turkish director Mustafa Altıoklar for “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan … Read more
Tech giants to crack down on hate speech under new EU rules Mashable! by Jason Abbruzzese BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday with some of the world’s biggest social media firms, including Facebook and Twitter, on ways to combat the spread of hate speech online. Twitter ignites censorship debate after removal of parody … Read more