Europe heatwave: French city of Bordeaux hits record temperature BBC News | Europe | World Edition The French city of Bordeaux hits its highest temperature since records began with 41.2C (106.1F). Europe heatwave: Belgian record broken as Eurostar breaks down BBC News | Europe | World Edition Kleine Brogel in Belgium hits 38.9C (102F) and a … Read more
The new rulers of Europe Al Jazeera English (In Depth) EU leaders strike deal to give two top jobs to women EU leaders on July 2 struck a hard-fought summit deal to put women in two of the bloc’s most important jobs for the first time Climate change: Heatwave made ‘at least’ five times more likely … Read more
Trump says it appears Khashoggi is dead and consequences could be ‘severe’ World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Julian Borger in Washington Remarks follow briefing and end administration’s refusal to discuss Saudi journalist Donald Trump has said he presumes Jamal Khashoggi is dead and that the consequences for Saudi Arabia could be “very … Read more
Someone to watch over me: how Atatürk lives on in modern Turkey – in pictures World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Elif Shafak It’s 75 years since Atatürk died, but he remains the poster boy of modern Turkey. Ersoy Emin photographs his ubiquitous presence while Elif Shafak reflects on the heroic portraits that have looked down on … Read more
Turkey minister Soylu tells police to break drug dealers’ legs BBC News | Europe | World Edition Critics say the interior minister incited police to commit criminal assault.
Although Turkish military and ministry of internal affairs vehemently rejects, armed drones used by Turkish military seems be causing increasing number of civilians deaths. CHP deputy vocally pointed out this fact and he is intensively targeted by authorities, political trolls and an investigation has just begun. CHP MP says probe over his remarks on armed … Read more
Gökcen Özdogan Enç, Antalya MEP from AKP. Amid Fistfights, Turkey Nears Parliamentary Approval of a New Constitution NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND The proposal, bitterly disputed by opposition parties, would greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan if approved in a referendum. CHP’s Pavey, HDP’s Buldan Beaten in Parliament, Taken to Hospital … Read more
Facebook Journalism Project: A Complete Guide All Facebook by David Cohen Facebook’s efforts to bolster its relationships with media and news organizations and journalists continued with Wednesday’s introduction of the Facebook Journalism Project. Director of product Fidji Simo introduced Facebook Journalism Project in a Newsroom post, saying that the initiative has three objectives: collaborative development of news products … Read more
To all: There has been a great deal of interest in refugee issues among many of us in anthropology. This is a quick, but probably not complete, list of sessions at the AAA next week in Minneapolis. There are also many, many other refugee-related papers that appear in other sessions. It will be impossible for … Read more
‘Only my electorate can question me’: HDP Twelve People’s Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers detained on Nov. 4 gave a joint defense that was prepared when the immunity of the representatives were lifted by a parliamentary vote in June, to prosecutors, the party has said, underlining that they can only questioned by the people that elected them … Read more
Backed by Putin, Turkey seems to have started a new crisis that will weaken relations with US. I am not sure too much reliance on Russia is a good thing. OR this is just another stunt for the domestic audiences… Erdogan tells Iraq PM to ‘know his limits’, says will not get orders on Bashiqa … Read more
Fraser of Allander report: Brexit could cost 80,000 jobs BBC News | Europe | World Edition Scotland could lose between 30,000 to 80,000 jobs as a result of Brexit, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute. Why Poland’s ‘Black Protest’ could be a potential game changer open Democracy News Analysis – by Tom Junes With its move … Read more
Former torture methods reemerge in Turkish prisons: Human Rights Association Notorious former prison torture methods have reemerged during the state of emergency declared after the July 15 failed coup attempt, in addition to overcrowding and poor conditions in Turkey’s jails, according to the Human Rights Association (İHD) 174 jails to be built in Turkey More than 170 … Read more
Tech giants to crack down on hate speech under new EU rules Mashable! by Jason Abbruzzese BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday with some of the world’s biggest social media firms, including Facebook and Twitter, on ways to combat the spread of hate speech online. Twitter ignites censorship debate after removal of parody … Read more
Online news site Diken compiled the list here. Explore the Panama Papers companies The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has published a searchable database that strips away the secrecy of nearly 214,000 offshore entities created in 21 jurisdictions, from Nevada to Hong Kong and the British Virgin Islands. The data, part of the Panama Papers investigation, is the … Read more