Nationalist hysteria has led to the license revocation of one of Turkey’s best examples of community radio. I am really sad. Açık Radyo was a pioneer in climate crisis-related broadcasting in the country. Here is a roundup: Turkey fined Açık Radyo and imposed sanctions on the station due to statements made during a broadcast of their program “Açık … Read more
, In a photo of the meeting between US Secretary of State Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan, one detail deserves attention: the Al-Aqsa Mosque inside a star and crescent of the Turkish flag. Türkiye is sending a clear signal: it sees itself as a guardian of Al-Aqsa. A detail from the photo of Blinken-Fidan … Read more
Flashing the notorious nationalist sign was so upsetting but the Turkish demonstrators below are even worse. Turkey’s Çavuşoğlu flashes nationalist sign at Armenian protesters Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu flashed the Grey Wolves hand sign as his vehicle drove… Dış İşleri Bakanı Çavuşoğlu, Uruguay'da Ermeni protestoculara Bozkurt işareti yaptı.pic.twitter.com/6yZ8sXXMJ9 — Yusuf Alabarda (@yusufalabarda) April … Read more
Hrant Dink was assassinated 15 years ago. One of the turning points in my personal time. It signifies the evil we live with… There is a massive commemoration in İstanbul today. I will try to update this post with news… Hrant Dink Foundation broadcasts the event here: https://t.co/kAIP5zRlsc — Hrant Dink Vakfı (@HrantDinkVakfi) January 19, … Read more
Key findings of the 2020 Report on Turkey … The constitutional architecture continued centralising powers at the level of the Presidency without ensuring a sound and effective separation of powers between the executive, legislative and the judiciary. … Turkey criticizes EU’s 2020 enlargement report Hurriyet Daily News Turkey on Oct. 6 criticized the European Commission’s 2020 … Read more
Erdoğan calls on Armenia to ‘end occupation in Upper Karabakh’ The Turkish president on Sept. 28 called on Armenia to immediately end the occupation of Azerbaijani territories, so the Nagorno-Karabakh battles rage for second day: Live news KAL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Live coverage of the continuing fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in the … Read more
I can’t keep my optimism, Osman Kavala says in letter marking 2.5 years in prison Duvar English I’m ashamed on their behalf, Kavala says after successive arrest rulings The influential Mustafa Koçak Dies on 297th Day of Death Fast Bianet :: English Koçak (28) was on a death fast for a fair trial after having been … Read more
‘Oldest-running’ Armenian daily, based in Istanbul, marks 110th anniversary Hurriyet Daily News This year marks the 110th anniversary of the world’s longest-running minority newspaper, Jamanak, which has chronicled history since its first publication in Istanbul. Is it safe to travel to Istanbul? One year after a terrorist killed 39 people in the … Read more
HDP MP Garo Paylan temporarily suspended from parliament over ‘genocide’ comment A Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmaker was temporarily suspended from the Turkish parliament on Jan. 13 for using the word “genocide” in reference to the World War I mass killings of Ottoman Armenians in 1915, during heated discussions on changes to the constitution Turkish Parliament … Read more
Turkish police in court for first Istanbul trial over coup plot BBC News | Europe | World Edition Twenty-nine police officers appear in court accused of trying to overthrow the Turkish president. Tight security marks start of 29 Gülen suspect policemen’s trail in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News The first trial into Turkey’s July 15 coup … Read more
Travel warning for German MPs of Turkish origin AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) MPs reportedly given more protection and asked not to travel to Turkey after Germany recognises Armenian “genocide”. These are the 18 most corrupt countries in the developed world independent.co.uk – Jun 5, 7:59 AM Every year, Transparency International, the global anticorruption coalition, releases … Read more
Turkey recalls envoy in ‘genocide’ row BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey recalls its ambassador in anger, after German MPs recognise the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as ‘genocide’. Ties with Turkey can weather differences: Germany German-Turkish relations are strong enough to withstand any differences in views, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said June … 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
As ISIS other Jihadis loses ground, Turkey is getting more anxious with YPG moves… Russia: Turkey Prepared for Military Intervention Bianet :: English Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that they have basis to think Turkey is getting prepared for a military intervention against Syria. The boys are dead: Turkey’s Kurdish question FOLDED CORNER – ‘The Boys are Dead: … Read more
9 years have passed since the death of Turkey’s White Dove – Hrant … Armenpress.am–3 hours ago Hrant Dink, son of the family that was saved from the genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire, was born on September 15, 1954. OSCE representative urges to identify masterminds behind Hrant … International–Mediamax.am–1 hour ago Kurdish party … Read more