No good news from the UK: “Government to ask Queen to suspend Parliament #Europe agenda.

Government to ask Queen to suspend Parliament BBC News – Aug 28, 1:10 AM Government expected to suspend Parliament from mid-September, meaning MPs have limited time to stop no-deal Brexit This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest G7 protests: Thousands march against summit … Read more

#İstanbulSözleşmesiYaşatır – Threats to undermine women’s right rise as more women are killed…

“İstanbul contract” is yet another item Islamists are mobilizing to undermine. Turkey originally accepted Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence but backtracking now with the help of bigoted Islamists and AKP leaders are shedding crocodile tears for the increasing domestic violence against women… Emine Bulut: Anger in Turkey over mother’s … Read more

Ah well; Turkish lira briefly drops 10 percent in Asia flash crash…

Turkish lira briefly drops 10 percent in Asia flash crash | Ahval The Turkish lira dived almost 10 percent against the dollar on Monday as a flash crash in the lira- Exchange Rate of US Dollar Hits 6.39 TRY, Falls Back to 5.80 Bianet :: English Shortly after transactions started in Asian markets earlier today, … Read more

#Europe agenda: “Captain of migrant rescue ship refuses Paris award

Captain of migrant rescue ship refuses Paris award DW.COM German captain Pia Klemp has turned down a humanitarian prize from Paris’ city hall, accusing the French capital of hypocrisy over the treatment of migrants and refugees. Klemp, along with fellow German Carola Rackete, has overseen the rescues of EU seeks new regulation of facial recognition … Read more

After municipalities confiscated, police brutality follows…

This video is from Van today. The police seem to be lynching Kurdish protesters… Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors, arrests more than 400 Al Jazeera English (In Depth) Interior ministry says it has cases against the mayors for ‘spreading propaganda’ and being members of the banned PKK. Turkey: 3 Kurdish Mayors Removed from Office Human Rights Watch – … Read more

#Europe agenda: “UK to end freedom of movement for EU citizens on day one of #Brexit

UK to end freedom of movement for EU citizens on day one of Brexit The Independent – Aug 18, 7:37 AM Free movement for citizens will end on day one of a no-deal Brexit, under new Home Office plans – despite warnings of chaos and of people trapped in legal limbo. Priti Patel, the new hardline … Read more

#Anthropology roundup: “How Cultural Anthropologists Redefined Humanity

How Cultural Anthropologists Redefined Humanity The New Yorker/ 5h The New Yorker Louis Menand on the brave band of scholars who set out to save us from racism and sexism. The Neanderthal Diet—From Teeth to Guts SAPIENS by Anna Goldfield  s about Neanderthals is that they were exclusively meat eaters. Sure, in some of the colder regions … Read more

No free will for some: Pro-Kurdish Metropolitan Mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van Removed from Office…

Metropolitan Mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van Removed from Office Bianet :: English The Ministry of Interior has announced that Metropolitan Mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van have been removed from office on the ground that there are ongoing investigations against them at heavy penal courts. The news comes after Wives of Turkey’s opposition figures meet … Read more

Now at #KazdaglariHepimizin event. Fazıl Say performing… #KazDağları

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Rain hits #İstanbul hard…

Türk Mühendis ve Mimar Odaları Birliği İstanbul İl Koordinasyon Kurulu (@tmmobist) "İstanbul’da bugün yaşanan yoğun yağış, kentteki alt yapı eksikliği nedeniyle taşkınlara sebep olmuş, kent yaşamını felç etmiştir" açıklaması yaptı.#İstanbuldaYağmur pic.twitter.com/KZM5RVT6jo — dokuz8haber (@dokuz8haber) August 17, 2019 Many images here Man found dead in underpass after Istanbul floods BBC News | Europe | World Edition … Read more

Environment under attack! Some of the crisis points in Turkey…

I have made a map of ongoing environmental crisis points. This is a limited one, created out of news I have encountered. Please let me know the ones I have not pointed out yet. I have omitted forest fires as they may not be the result of ill intentions- although I suspect most of them … Read more

Erdoğan’s visit to the alleged troll den

While we were “brotripping,” (more about this in a later post), I have missed posting here. One of the interesting issues was that Erdoğan and his head of communications, Fahrettin Altun paid a visit to “Bosphorus Global.” This NGO is alleged to be the headquarters of so-called Pelikan Gang that was effective in forcing former … Read more

Turkey’s GDP growth- last 10 years

This time not Qatar but China seemed to have saved Erdoğan’s government: Turkey Got $1 Billion From China Swap in June Boost to Reserves Bloomberg – Kerim Karakaya – Aug 9, 5:54 AM Turkey received around $1 billion worth of funds from China in June under a swap agreement that dates back to 2012, two people … Read more

Turkey’s successful fact-checking organization @teyitorg is the target of ultranationalist politician

The founder, Mehmet Atakan Foça explains the attack in his Tweets. An ex-MP from the right-wing Nationalist Movement Party is spreading disinformation about me. The claim is “the founder of Teyit is the son of PKK leader Ocalan”. This is the most absurd fake news I have ever heard in this field! https://t.co/rqX1UTtbVW — Mehmet … Read more

Turkey’s Regulation on Internet Broadcasting. Islamist conservatives aim to have no room to breath…

Turkey moves to oversee all online content, raises concerns over censorship Reuters – Reuters Editorial – Aug 1, 8:33 AM ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Thursday granted its radio and television watchdog sweeping oversight over all online content, including streaming platforms like Netflix and online news outlets, in a move that raised concerns over possible censorship. … Read more