Turkey and Kurds

It is very hard for the Turkish gov’t or AKP trolls to admit, but ISIS is the most obvious perpetrator in #AnkaraBombings

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Ankara bombing: PM office confirms suicide bombings The Turkish Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed the twin blasts that rocked capital Ankara were caused by two suicide bombers Infographics: How have Turkish Internet users evaluated the Ankara bombing? Turkish Internet users have answered a number of questions about the Oct. 10 Ankara bombing in a poll conducted by … Read more

For the record, Today’s Zaman editor-in-chief Bülent Keneş is in jail because he tweeted against Erdoğan…

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Today’s Zaman editor-in-chief put on probation for ‘insulting president’ Today’s Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Keneş is put on probation for allegedly defaming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Twitter TORTURE AGAINST WOMEN UNDER DETENTION FROM HDP: Breast Feeding Woman Beaten “You are Breeding Terrorist!”  Bianet :: English Women from HDP told the torture under detention: “They wanted to … Read more

Video with English subtitles: “From Demirtaş to Davutoğlu”. One of the best speeches in Turkish politics in the Ankara Bombings Aftermath

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link Demirtaş remains to be an excellent speaker. This video sums it up… ***************************** Turkey becomes a Middle East country:694 dead since June 7 elections:   Police prevent Ankara mourners from laying flowers at bomb site – video  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Mourners were prevented on Sunday from laying carnations at the site where two … Read more

A video of #AnkaraBombing Aftermath by Fatih Pınar #Ankaradayız

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#AnkaraBombing Look at the fascist’s sly smile when asked if the minister will resign due to the security flaws

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#Turkey: Public prosecutor Alparslan Karabay @alpkara06 claims #US (read as @cia) behind deadly attack in Ankara pic.twitter.com/8zeYJVPIjs — Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) October 10, 2015 https://twitter.com/fatihyagmur/status/652839396710981632  

At least 86 dead as of 15:53 in Ankara explosions. AKP’s Turkey cannot even provide security in its own capital…

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        Turkey blast: aftermath of Ankara bomb attack – video World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk The aftermath of twin explosions outside Ankara’s main train station on Saturday morning. The blasts appear to have targeted hundreds of people who had gathered to protest violence between authorities and Kurdish separatist group, the PKK. Turkish government … Read more

As Turkey continues to arrest Kurdish politicians, new Freedom of Expression Violation Verdicts by ECHR…

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Two Freedom of Expression Violation Verdicts by ECHR  Bianet :: English The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that charges pressed against Günlük Evrensel newspaper writers Ahmet Sami Belek and Savaş Velioğlu, and Müdür Duman from HADEP are violation of freedom of expression and condemned Turkey to indemnity. ECHR fines Turkey over conviction of journalists … Read more

Twitter account of Citizen journalism @Dokuz8Haber is banned. With the pretext of anti-terror operations, Kurdish politics and media voices are being silenced…

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Twitter did not obey Turkish court’s decision yet… At least 44 detained in latest Istanbul anti-PKK operation At least 44 suspects, including local heads of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), were detained in a pre-dawn “anti-terror” police operation in Istanbul on Oct. 2 Turkish PM thanked PYD during relocation of Ottoman tomb: HDP’s Önder Prime Minister Ahmet … Read more

Turkish gov’t’s disrespect towards the funerals of fighters fallen in fight against ISIS continues… AND of course Turkey’s top court declares secrecy for hearings in case of Syria-bound intel trucks…

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Turkey’s top court declares secrecy for hearings in case of Syria-bound intel trucks The Supreme Court of Appeals has declared “secrecy” for all hearings in a case against the four prosecutors who ordered the stopping and searching of Syria-bound intelligence trucks in January 2014 and a staff colonel involved in the incident Aziz Güler among tens … Read more

Banditry in town. Columnist Ahmet Hakan injured in ‘organized assault’

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Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan injured in ‘organized assault’ Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan, who has been targeted with politically-motivated threats, has been injured after an assault in front of his home. ‘We are not afraid. We will continue walking on the path that we know as right,’ said Hakan, who was hospitalized with broken bones in his … Read more

HDP’s Demirtaş uses Facebook Live streaming, reaches more than 455 K views….

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Posted by Selahattin Demirtaş on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 CHP to campaign on good governance, Kurdish issue and economy CHP has presented a detailed framework for its program ahead of the Nov. 1 elections, listing concrete and down-to-earth promises it says will solve problems in the divisive issues of democracy and the rule of law, the … Read more

For the record, Turkey’s Erdoğan defended Saudi organization of Hajj after at least 700 hundred died…

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Turkish President Erdoğan defends Saudi organization of Hajj Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks out to defend Saudi Arabia in the wake of the Hajj tragedy that left more than 750 pilgrims dead, saying ‘it is not right to have the approach of putting the blame on Saudi Arabia’ AKP deputy chair slams Saudis over Hajj tragedy, … Read more

As Turkish gov’s full frontal attack on media freedom continues, “British lawyers warn of human rights violations in Turkey…

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British lawyers warn of human rights violations in Turkey World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Owen Bowcott Report alleges serious setback for democracy as 40,000 removed from jobs and police and media figures imprisoned Turkey’s government is inflicting “systematic human rights violations” on its judiciary, police and media, according to a scathing report by senior British … Read more

Kurdish news agency #DİHA in Diyarbakır raided by Turkish security forces, 10s detained; Turkey recruits more militias against Kurdish guerillas…

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A video from the scene: A list of detained DIHA employees: DIHA agency website currently blocked in Turkey: http://www.diclehaber.com/en   Ongoing censorship blocks Kurdish, critical, data-based media … Today’s Zaman–Aug 16, 2015 The majority of sites that have been blocked are Kurdish media outlets, including ANF, ANHA, the Dicle News Agency (DİHA), Rojnews and … Almost 400 … Read more

Erdoğan of course knows better, challenges US, claims PYD is terrorist… In the mean time, AKP’s election jingle banned due its religious exploitation…

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US is wrong, PYD is terrorist, says Turkish President Erdoğan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reacted to a recent statement by a U.S. official who said Washington does not consider the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD), a terrorist organization. Turkey’s Supreme Election Board bans AKP poll jingle … Read more