Recently, Minister Fahrettin Koca announced through social media that the system interface can now be used in English, French, German, Russian, and Arabic languages. But this is for foreigners and… “When the system is accessed with the Republic of Turkey Identification Number, the additional application becomes inactive, and only Turkish services can be obtained,” said … Read more
You can follow this Twitter account for trial updates in Turkish and in English: @MLSADavaTakip 18 KURDISH JOURNALISTS APPEARED IN COURT TODAY: ‘There is a single newspaper in Kurdish at the moment and it is standing trial’
Turkey’s leader Erdogan cancels third day of election appearances Kurdish-left alliance declares support for Kılıçdaroğlu in Turkey elections Arrests rise to 28 in crackdown on Kurdish-linked groups Turkey’s interior minister says May elections ‘a political coup attempt by West’ Destiny makes Turks and Kurds brothers: CHP leader Journalist Serdar Akinan detained in police raid on … Read more
Journalists, lawyers, politicians detained across Turkey in raids targeting pro-Kurdish groups Click to read the article in Turkish / Kurdish Police have detained dozens of people, including journalists, politicians, lawyers, artists, and activists in early morning raids across 21 cities. The raids carried out as part of a Diyarbakır based investigation mostly targeted pro-Kurdish organizations, including the Mezopotamya … Read more
Official: Turkey brings elections forward to May 14, Erdoğan announces Turkey will hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced. A presidential decree concerning the decision will be published in the Official Gazette tomorrow, the president said at a press conference in Ankara, the capital. 36 parties qualify … Read more
Those images seen in the image above are photos of some of the most brutal murderers from the 90’s extrajudicial killings in the Kurdish cities. Turkish nationalists have gone mad and served very well to the ruling government in changing the news agenda. Nearly 50 thousand people died in the earthquakes just a few … Read more
The last one is supposedly racist, but bad smells out there. Fascists also collaborate in a globalized world. The French police acted violently towards protesters who fought back in return. Paris Shooting Suspect Indicted on Charges of Murder With Racist Motive https://twitter.com/dlrdrk2/status/1607464832860819462?t=SGs-kFH_UCyBU1otQdWmig&s=03
I am totally immersed in departmental bureaucracy (curriculum etc) and a piece on metaverse and journalism. In the meantime, I missed some significant events in Turkey. I am getting lazy for the blog 🙁 Here is something to be anxious about: Turkey confirms deadly airstrikes in Syria and Iraq targeting Kurdish groups Strikes launched in … Read more
After legislating the so-called “disinformation law” they have posed like that. In fact, no shame for some. Üç utanç vesikası: 1. Yolsuzlukları aklama hatırası2. Dokunulmazlıkları kaldırma hatırası3. Sansür yasası hatırası Dursunlar burada. Bir gün gelir hesap döner… pic.twitter.com/VxkaasAr9V — Karabekir Akkoyunlu (@ulu_manitu) October 13, 2022 The Challenge of Cracking Iran’s Internet Blockade Wired Top … Read more
Special Report: Insiders reveal how Erdogan tamed Turkey’s newsrooms | Reuters Reuters ISTANBUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) – When President Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law suddenly quit as finance minister in late 2020, four staff in Turkey’s leading newsrooms said they received a clear direction from their managers: don’t report this until the government says so. The resignation … Read more
Turkish Warplanes Strike Iraq Resort, Killing at Least 8, Officials Say NYT > Turkey by Sangar Khaleel and Cora Engelbrecht / The attack came in a region that Turkey targets because Kurdish militants take refuge there, in a new flaring of regional tensions. Turkey’s bombardment hits tourist spot, kills eight in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, officials say KRG officials … Read more
Yes, this was shown by the police displayed as “crime equipments” after the arrest of several Kurdish journalists… As 16 Kurdish journalists who were arrested on June 16th after being held in police custody for 8 days, are being targeted by some media outlets, their cameras and archives which were confiscated by the police, are … Read more
📢 Diyarbakır’da gözaltına alınan 21 Kürt gazeteci meslektaşımız için İstanbul şubemizde yarın basın açıklaması düzenliyoruz. Herkesi dayanışma için orada bulunmaya çağırıyoruz. 🕛 12:00📍DİSK Basın-İş (Orhan Adli Apaydın Sokak No:5 / Taksim)#GazetecileriSerbestBırakın pic.twitter.com/GIC0GKBtyU — DİSK Basın-İş (@Disk_Basin_is) June 10, 2022 https://twitter.com/babat_dilan/status/1534943691596603398?t=2qDP2Ny_ND8vIgZCOfh-WA&s=03 Trace Turkey’s path to normalizing the practice of blocking news websites • Global Voices … Read more
Dozens of Kurdish concerts, plays banned in Turkey in three years Bianet :: English Many concerts, theater plays, and other events in Kurdish have been banned in the last three years. Artists and musicians have difficulties finding places to organize events. Kurdish singer Aynur Doğan responds to ban on her concerts Bianet :: English “Poets are those … Read more
Islamic conservatives are at work again. They are definitely the enemies of life. Anything colorful, joyful, they hate… Kılıçdaroğlu slams government over Kurdish singer’s canceled concert, midnight music ban Bianet :: English CHP Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu shared the artist’s song “Dar Hejiroke” after the local administration canceled Aynur Doğan’s concert. Police fire tear gas at crowd during … Read more