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#Referendum2017 Results are marred by substantive allegations….
I was very upset with the November 1, 2015 election results when AKP had a landslide victory. However, that’s what voters chose and in the last analysis I am fine... Read more
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In the mean time, Preet Bharara founds himself in Turkish drama again as “Turkey Investigating 17, Some Americans, Accused in Failed Coup
Turkey Investigating 17, Some Americans, Accused in Failed Coup NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK KINGSLEY The inquiry, which targets many prominent Americans, was announced a day before a national referendum... Read more
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#Referendum2017 in #Turkey. Open thread.
Referendum day news mapped here. 5:30 pm: According to friends from Adana and Lüleburgaz, nationalist MHP constituencies predominantly voted for “No”. Though not representative of course. Weird, Yeni Şafak's sister TV... Read more
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Enjoy (probably) the best source on #TurkeyReferendum (in Turkish) #seçimtürk #pub204
I am really proud of the wiki project we have created in our Digital Cultures course. Enjoy: http://secimturk.wikispaces.com/Anayasa2017 In case you are in town, we have an election event tomorrow starting... Read more
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Just 2 days to the Turkey #referendum, federalism debates hit AKP leadership hard…
MHP, AKP in 11th-hour debate on federalism The two main supporters of the “Yes” camp have become embroiled in a last-minute row over whether the shift to an executive presidential system... Read more
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Cengiz Aktar: “17 Nisan ve sonrası”
17 Nisan ve sonrası İki gün kaldı. Türkiye halkı faşist rejime geçişi oylayacak. Kabul ya da ret çıktığında çok farklı bir 17 Nisan’a uyanılacağı konusunda hayır cephesinde güçlü bir kanaat... Read more
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Less than one week to go for the Referendum
Uber offers free rides on Turkish referendum day Reuters The offer only applies in Istanbul — a city of 15 million people — and is limited to … Uber launched... Read more
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Geleneksel hale getirdiğimiz seçim izleme programlarımızın son halkası: SosyalKafa Seçim Var Gecesi Referandum Özel
Facebook etkinlik sayfamız Wiki projemize de göz atmayı... Read more
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Turkey’s Higher Education Council cancelled work permit of Chris Stephenson, who happens to be one of the best computer scientists in town…
Because he is also an activist… and arbitrary ruling dominates…. Academic Chris Stephenson’s Work Permit Cancelled Bianet :: English Work permit of Bilgi University academic member Chris Stephenson from the “Academics... Read more
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OSCE report claims ‘”No’ campaigners intimidated ahead of Turkey’s referendum…
‘No’ campaigners intimidated ahead of Turkey’s referendum: OSCE There are intimidation attempts against campaigners in the “no” camp ahead of Turkey’s upcoming referendum, according to a top official from the Organization... Read more
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It seems that some LGBTI subreddits “disappeared” in Turkey…
Reddit today released its transparency report for 2016, which details the link sharing site’s compliance with government and third-party censorship requests. The company complied with 100% of government content takedown... Read more
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In the mean time, “Turkey’s annual inflation goes up 11.2 percent in March, highest since 2008…
Turkey’s annual inflation goes up 11.2 percent in March, highest since 2008 Consumer prices in Turkey rose 11.29 percent year-on-year in March from 10.13 percent last month, data from the Turkish... Read more
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Here is a [rarely seen] rather colorful news item from the referendum process: “‘Marilyn Monroe’ Stumps for ‘Yes!’ in Mardin
‘Marilyn Monroe’ Stumps for ‘Yes!’ in Mardin Turkish News Tuhaf – I’m Not Making This Up – RSS türkçe links to original Turkish article (Sözcü Newspaper, 28 March 2017) //ed.note: this marks... Read more
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After 60 years of “membership process”, “Erdoğan: EU is ‘Crusader Alliance’ lying to us…
Erdoğan: EU is ‘Crusader Alliance’ lying to us A meeting last week between EU leaders and Pope Francis in the Vatican is evidence that Europe’s most important union is a “Crusader... Read more
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Parochialism in full gear. Turkish courts act against Booking.com and Periscope
Some kind of trade complaints are used as pretexts to limit these global brands’ usage for citizens of Turkey… Turkey bans Periscope Turkey Purge–4 hours ago A Turkish court has... Read more
