Supreme Court plotted against AKP, health minister claims Hurriyet Daily News Mehmet Müezzinoğlu diagnosed the Supreme Court as ‘the main element which plotted against the ruling party’ Inquiry panel to vote on fate of former ministers A parliamentary inquiry commission is expected to decide whether to send four former ministers to the Supreme Council for trial on … Read more
Federal Kıbrıs ve düşmanları Geçen hafta KKTC meclisinde bütçe görüşmelerinde Zorlu Töre âdeti üzere hamasî bir konuşma patlatır. Akabinde söz alan Doğuş Derya şöyle der: “Sürekli bir mağdur edebiyatıyla aslında savaşlarda sanki kazanan taraflar varmış gibi, bu ülkede bizden başka da insanların da acı çektiği bize unutturulmaya çalışıldı. (…) Kaybeden sadece biz olmadık. Bu … Read more
EU to press Turkey for help in anti-ISIL fight New EU foreign policy chief Mogherini makes her first visit to Turkey with ISIL on top of her agenda EU to press Turkey over IS militants BBC News | Europe | World Edition EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is in Turkey to urge it to participate fully … Read more
Turkey, Russia to seek new ways to deepen economic ties despite disagreements in Syria, Ukraine Moscow and Ankara will likely focus on finding new ways to enhance their already-tight relationship during Russian president’s high-level Ankara visit Turkey, Russia building new investment platform for joint projects across Russia’s regions The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Renaissance Holding … Read more
Kıbrıs’ta kritik zıtlaşma AKP “küresel oyuncu” olduğundan beri Kıbrıs gibi ufak tefek işlerle uğraşmıyor. Ve o ufak tefek ama asırlık sorunlar oldukları yerde duruyor. Bugün Adanın vilâyetleşmiş kuzeyi Türkiye açısından idarî, iktisadî, içtimaî ve askerî bir fiyasko. Güneyle olan ilişki ise yakın zamana kadar, federal bir çözüme kerhen verilen destek ve esas güney karasularında … Read more
Turkey’s Curious Ballet NYT > Turkey Turkey is to allow Iraqi Kurds cross into Syria to fight Islamic State. US airdrops to Kobane were not wrong, Washington says after Erdoğan criticism Washington does not think the US airdrop of weapons to the Syrian border town of Kobane was wrong, Marie Harf has said PYD not terrorist under US … Read more
The most manipulable group in the scene are all kinds of Turkish nationalists. Burn a Atatürk statue as allegedly Kurdish militants did in the Kurdish majority cities and most Kemalist version nationalists will turn to support state action against protesters. Most of these nationalists were exposed to police brutality during Gezi resistance and during Ergenekon … Read more
Key corruption probe targeting President Erdoğan’s son dismissed The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office has ruled that there are no legal grounds for the prosecution of 96 suspects, including President Erdoğan’s son Bilal Erdoğan, on allegations off corruption Turkish PM Davutoğlu mandates Arınç over Kurdish peace bid With the minor Cabinet reshuffle, the dossier on the Kurdish resolution … Read more
PM Targets Female Journalist Again Bianet :: English Journalist Amberin Zaman reacted PM Erdoğan calling her a “nasty woman”, saying that she was targeted. “Well, if not others, have I insulted Islam?” she asked in today’s article. New outcry as PM Erdoğan tells female journalist to ‘know your place’ PM Erdoğan faced new questions over his attitude … Read more
Kıbrıs nihayet? Ada tekrar gündemde. Duyunca, önceki çabaların nasıl boşa çıktığını hatırlayıp ?yine mi? diye sorup geçesi geliyor insanın ama bu sefer durum farklı. Çünkü adanın her iki tarafında da, hatta kayırıcıları Türkiye ve Yunanistan?da bile deniz bitti! Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti?nin (KC) iktisaden ve siyaseten içine düştüğü durum ortada. KC, AB üyeliği sayesinde ve avroya dâhil olarak … Read more
Is this a new chance for Cyprus? My readers know I have rarely been hopeful about a Cyprus settlement. My skepticism only increased after the demise of the Annan Plan that I supported in 2003-2004 in my various articles and commentaries at the time Erdoğan-Gülen rift hits European Parliament talks The suggestion from … Read more
PM Erdoğan: Turkey freer than some EU states ‘When you refer to the Gezi Park events, why do you not see the events in Hamburg?’ Erdoğan asked *********************** Turkey Outlook Revised To Negative On Economy: S&P Turkey’s outlook was cut to negative from stable by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Friday S&P?s … Read more
13-year-old Gezi protester facing prison-time for graffiti-painting acquitted The secondary school student was facing charges of ‘damaging public property’ for writing ‘Government resign, death to fascism’ on the pavement Human Rights Watch report slams Turkey over growing intolerance The Turkish government is demonstrating a growing intolerance of political opposition, public protest and critical media, Human … Read more
US, Russia starts third day of Syria talks The United States and Russia on Sept. 14 began a third day of talks to hammer out an agreement on eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons Morning Brief: Syria Talks Yield Plan for Broader Peace Conference Syria Talks Yield Plan for Broader Peace Conference Top news: The United States and Russia on … Read more
US representatives criticize PM Erdoğan?s ?anti-semitic? statements in letter to President Gül Forty-six U.S. representatives have written a letter to Turkish President Gül criticizing some of PM Erdoğan?s statements which they described as ‘anti-semitic’ Erdogan Threatens to Settle Score With The Times Al-Monitor As I wrote that same month in the Weekly Standard, “At … Read more