AKP maybe losing Ankara after 25 years…and close call in Istanbul! #TurkeyElections

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Vote difference is 18 thousand as of 10:49 in İstanbul. (Istanbul time) İzmir is already CHP’s… Bursa close call too. Former jailed Cumhuriyet journalist Erdem Gül is now the mayor of Istanbul's Islands district. https://t.co/1Ygysy5mjn — Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) March 31, 2019   Of #Turkey's 12 largest cities, the opposition is winning at least 7: … Read more

First signs of success for the opposition #TurkeyElections #Seçim2019

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It is still very early and hard to say anything about major cities. However, there is some certain news that some Black sea towns and a few Central Anatolian towns, where AKP always won, now won by opposition parties. That includes the hometown of Rabia Naz, of whom I also wrote about here. Turkey’s only … Read more

Local elections begin… #TurkeyElections

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funny but true: For anyone preparing to follow the Turkish local elections tomorrow, I’ve made you a handy guide: pic.twitter.com/qZRukk6gp1 — Can Okar (@canokar) March 30, 2019   As of 7 pm, live election program at Medyascope Leaflets in Ankara accuse the CHP of supporting the majority-Kurdish HDP, while leaflets in heavily-Kurdish areas of Istanbul … Read more

Vicious YouTube ads and Fake videos #TurkeyElections

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Thanks to a former student and a friend, Ali Mert Gürbüz, I have realized that Turkish users are subject to some very dark political propaganda on YouTube in the last couple of days. I wonder if Youtube is aware of that.- or better to say if it cares at all- Opposition candidates are labeled as … Read more

Unprecedented smear campaigns #TurkeyElections #TrollWatch

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When I checked my troll list last night, they were at a state of madness in attacking opposition candidates. I am not sure if the opposition is offering better or will be victorious but the AKP campaigning zeroed in only one thing: the opposition is in deep ties with terror organizations. Some old police intelligence … Read more

As ordinary citizens learn what SWAP rate is….”Turkey may be the spark that lights a fire in the world economy

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Turkey may be the spark that lights a fire in the world economy | Larry Elliott World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Larry Elliott, Erdoğan’s costly move against currency speculators could prove to have major ripple effects Turkey ‘to shore up lira via tight supply’ through local polls Al Jazeera English (In Depth) Ankara’s stop-gap move … Read more

One day in New York, visiting the Chess Forum

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Since watching The Last Chess Shop in New York City  I have been meaning to visit the Chess Forum in New York. Yesterday I took a Greyhound to meet with a friend. After a 4-hour and relatively comfortable trip, I reached the city. After meeting with my friend, I rushed to see the place. You … Read more

European Parliament messed up big: Article 13 adopted…

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  Julia Reda: "Article 13: A disaster for internet freedom and an entire generation" [CC] by u/lPizzaboxl in europe EU’s Parliament signs off on disastrous internet law: what happens next? Boing Boing by Danny O’Brien In a stunning rejection of the will five million online petitioners, and over 100,000 protestors this weekend, the European Parliament has abandoned common-sense and the … Read more

“Newroz in 71 Songs”

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BIANET has compiled a good list of songs.  I am a little bit late but here it is. There are several strans (songs) sung about Newroz in the Kurmanji, Sorani and Kirmashani dialects of Kurdish. We have compiled some of these songs for you on the occasion of Newroz celebrated each year on March 21.

Off-University presents 6 free online courses!

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What is Off-University? We are a group of about 50 persecuted and/or exiled scientists, enthusiastic learners and dreamers of a different education system. Some of us have come to Germany from Turkey as a result of the recent political developments; others have been working here for years. Off-University aims to bring together people and institutions that … Read more

Nice piece: “Photographing #Istanbul’s Charming Painted Signs…

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Photographing Istanbul’s Charming Painted Signs FEARGUS O’SULLIVAN Captured in a new book, they serve as a delightful snapshot into the city’s recent history. Walking through an inner Istanbul neighborhood like Cihangir or Kurtuluş, a passer-by might not immediately pay attention to the hand painted signs on the entries to older apartment buildings. Look closely at the glass … Read more

Image of an Era: Four exiles in London

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Barbaros Şansal shared this photo recently on Twitter. 4 Turkish exiles of high caliber met in London. A fashion designer and activist, an actor and two journalists. 
‏@barbarosansalfn: “The Team in London 👍🇬🇧 @memetalialabora @Besser_Deniz @candundaradasi #Gezi”
Let’s how this goes:

BBC News – Mark Lowen – Mar 20, 4:26 AM

It begins with dramatic music, edited in for effect. Then stills of the manifesto posted by the gunman in New Zealand before his terror attack, highlighting and translating the sections targeting Turkey. The video streamed live by the attacker

One week to #TurkeyElections

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This local election looks like the one that was held in 2009: Turkish local elections, 2009 Erdoğan’s aggressive nationalist rhetoric lost him some major cities. AKP, by then, was not all rhetoric and its leadership actually took lessons from the election results. However, current AKP leadership is not the one to take lessons. But it … Read more

#Europe agenda: One million people have turned out to protest at the pro-EU march in London

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  People’s Vote March: The Best Signs From the Huge Anti-Brexit March in London Slate Articles / Organizers say one million people took to the streets to demand a new vote on whether Britain should leave the European   Never gonna say goodbye #Brexit by in europe   The hero Britain needs by in pics … Read more

A tragedy of justice in a small town in Turkey. #WhatHappenedToRabiaNaz #RabiaNazınÖlümüAydınlatılsın

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Rabia Naz Vatan was found dead last April in Eynesil, a small town of 14,000 people in the Black Sea region. The police said the 11-year old committed suicide. Her father, Şaban Naz, did his best to uncover a conspiracy of murder, all the authorities of the small town seem to be part of. Mr. … Read more