In a rapid turn of events, some Saudis call for boycotting Turkish products while Al Arabiya claims Islamist ties of Erdoğan…

 

Erdogan, Ghannouchi ties with Hekmatyar show Islamists’ deep ties with warlords

Al Arabiya English – Jun 9

A list designating 59 individuals and 12 organizations linked to Qatar as terrorists came to light on Friday that showed the firm way GCC countries are dealing with the seriousness of violent Islamist groups that have strong ties between them

Turks Click Away, but Wikipedia Is Gone

NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK KINGSLEY

Since April, the Turkish government has blocked one of the world’s go-to sources of online information. Students, and the merely curious, are struggling to get answers.

French photographer Mathias Depardon, who was arrested in Turkey on May 8 while on assignment for National Geographic, was released on Friday and returned to France. Depardon, 36, who has lived in Turkey for five years, was arrested while working

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The Turkish prosecution’s decision to charge Taner Kiliç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, with “membership of a terrorist organisation” is a mockery of justice, and highlights the devastating impact of the Turkish