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Erdoğan puts an end to Özil drama (!): “Özil’s stance is ‘national and native’”
President Erdoğan calls Özil’s stance ‘national and native’ Hurriyet Daily News President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said German-Turkish footballer Mesut Özil has displayed a “national and native stance” by quitting the... Read more
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Maduro’s love of Turkish TV Serial, Diriliş Ertuğrul…
I hesitated to use the title: “Maduro, the Charlatan…” Maduro visits set of Turkish TV series Hurriyet Daily News Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on July 10 visited the set of the... Read more
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One of the most interesting Turkish televangelist Adnan Oktar detained for espionage and other crimes while he blames ‘British deep state’
Honestly, he was one of those I was hesitant to write about/against. He has a large legal team and despite his comical appearance, he and his followers are a scary... Read more
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Turkey train derails [on RENEWED RAILS] en route to Istanbul, killing 24…
The investigation will probably end up with finding a few scapegoats… Turkey train crash: At least 10 passengers killed and 70 wounded as service toIstanbul derails The Independent At least 10... Read more
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Latest emergency state decree dismisses more than 18,500 public workers…
Turkey fires thousands of public servants in anti-terror purge World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Associated Press 18,632 people dismissed include police officers, military, teachers and academics Turkey has dismissed thousands of... Read more
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without a credible excuse, Istanbul Pride is banned again… a judiciary roundup…
Urgent: Istanbul Pride march must go ahead! Amnesty International Istanbul Pride was last permitted to take place in 2014. Over 90,000 people attended a vibrant, inclusive and peaceful march where... Read more
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#TurkeyElections- CHP’s viral video target Internet youth: “Let’s design a world without ‘bugs’
Main opposition party, CHP, finally goes beyond its routine and unsuccessful campaigning. Slowly… ***************** Polls show Erdogan ahead, but should Turks trust them? Al-Monitor – Ayla Jean Yackley – Jun 13,... Read more
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“Some 20 percent of Syrian refugees live in Istanbul…#istanbul news roundup…
Some 20 percent of Syrian refugees live in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish province accommodating the highest number of Syrian refugees in the country is Istanbul with 20 percent, according... Read more
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A group of radical high school students protested the education system and… #KadıköydeİşkenceVar
They were exposed to police violence last evening. It occurred in Kadıköy district so there comes the hashtag: “Torture in Kadıköy” All students were released later. "Abla çok dövdüler... Read more
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“Peace Index: Turkey Ranks Worse Than 148 Countries, Better Than 14…
Peace Index: Turkey Ranks Worse Than 148 Countries, Better Than 14 Bianet :: English Of 163 countries, Turkey has ranked 149th in the 2018 Global Peace Index, which marks a deterioration... Read more
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#TurkeyElections- Most creative online campaigns comes from the İYİ Party (@iyiparti) so far. Check out the Google ads…
Turkish opposition İYİ Party ‘trolls’ ruling AKP with Google ads Hurriyet Daily News The opposition İYİ (Good) Party, which is set to race in the upcoming June 24 elections, has started... Read more
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Ali Koç dethrones Aziz Yıldırım, becomes the new president of Fenerbahçe
Many believe it is a sign of good days to come. Not only in Football… a massive leadership change for someone stuck in his position for ages… In Turkey? Is... Read more
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Congrats to @ArzuCerkezoglu; Labor union DİSK’s first female chair…
My election will help unionization of women workers: Labor union DİSK’s first female chair Hurriyet Daily News The first ever female chair of the Confederation of the Progressive Trade Unions of... Read more
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#TurkeyElections – For taxi driver votes, Turkish government seems to have killed another global business, Uber, in Turkey [going after Booking.com, PayPal and -not for profit- Wikipedia…
Legal blows to Uber raise taxi plate prices in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News The average price of a taxicab license plate in Istanbul has increased 6.6 percent in just two days,... Read more
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Now comes the crackdown on rappers. After Ezhel, more rappers arrested for “inciting drug usage”
Ezhel: Down with Censorship, Long Live Fully Independent Rap Bianet :: English Rapper Ezhel has sent a letter from the prison where he is kept. Saying in his letter that he... Read more
