Shaking hands with Assad ‘the same as with Hitler,’ Turkish PM tells in response to Kerry Turkish PM Davutoğlu rubbished suggestions that talks should be held with al-Assad, saying negotiating with the Syrian leader was no different to shaking hands with Adolf Hitler Turkish Prime Ministry spends almost half of yearly budget in two months Prime Ministry … Read more
A day in the life as a Syrian living on İstanbul’s streets BGN NEWS A day in the life as a Syrian living on İstanbul’s streets … southeastern border, many have flocked over to the western provinces — as far as İstanbul. Istanbul Rail Systems Mavi Boncuk Museum houses taking off in Istanbul Istanbul is rich … Read more
Police Points Rifles Towards Civilians During Berkin Elvan Protests Bianet :: English Police intervened a group in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı district who started a memorial march for Berkin Elvan, a 15 year old Gezi protestor who died last year after 269 days of comatose. Check out more of Berkin Elvan imagery in my Storify collection. Gezi victim remembered … Read more
Anger over new powers for Turkish authorities online BBC Trending What’s popular and why Restricted access to the internet in Turkey saw widespread demonstrations in Istanbul last year Continue reading the main story Last year Turkey entered the headlines for briefly blocking Twitter and YouTube. Now, with both unblocked, activists are using them to highlight a … Read more
In this post in Turkish there are good views of islands and places: 20 Maddeyle ‘Adalardan Bir Yar Gelir’ Bizlere: Prens Adaları ListeList by Nurten Bengi Aksoy Marmara’nın orta yerindeki takım adalar ************* Syria girls: CCTV shows UK teenagers at Istanbul bus station BBC News CCTV pictures have emerged showing three UK schoolgirls on the Turkish … Read more
Öcalan calls on PKK to discuss leaving arms, HDP says in historic joint statement with Turkish gov’t The HDP has announced a call by the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to hold a congress in spring to discuss disarmament in Turkey Turkey’s coming police state aljazeera.com – Feb 26 – … Read more
“İktidarın güvenliği” paketinden barış da çıkmaz 9 Şubatta iktidarın “iyi şeyler olacak” diyerek kamuoyunda olumlu bir hava yaratmaya çalışmasıyla barış süreci canlanır gibi oldu. Bendeniz de dâhil kalıcı barışın yolunu ha bugün ha yarın beklenen bekleyenler umutlandı. Newroz’da Abdullah Öcalan’ın Türkiye’ye karşı silâh bırakma çağrısı, çözüm paketinin 10 maddesini ortak açıklama, 10 akıllı … Read more
Trade union general secretary detained at protest in front of Istanbul hospital The general secretary of the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DİSK) was detained during a protest in front of Maltepe University Hospital in Istanbul on Feb. 25. Former Miss Turkey faces prison for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan Merve Büyüksaraç is facing up to two years in … Read more
Erdoğan targets feminists to prevent unity of conservative and liberal women ‘Women are entrusted to men.’ ‘It’s not over until I say it is over.’ The first sentence belongs to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He said it while talking about the brutal murder of Özgecan Aslan. The second belongs to an ordinary male citizen in … Read more
This is in reaction to Mashable headline linked below. The Mashable author is surprised that Erdoğan was critical of violence against women but when you deconstruct his arguments, one can see that he is one of the most vocal critic of modern women rights. Erdoğan was critical of rape and murder of Özgecan Aslan but during the same period … Read more
AKP boasts about its philosophy of municipal administration and we see it deteriorates day by day. Istanbul’s traffic and infrastructure has entered a stage of decline after successful first years under AKP rule.. Istanbul paralyzed due to snowfall as 841 traffic accidents reported Hurriyet Daily News A new wave of cold air and snowfall has hit … Read more
I would pick up a gun and seek retribution: Turkey’s EU minister Turkish EU Minister said if it was his own daughter in place of Özgecan Aslan, he might feel the wish to ‘take arms and seek retribution’ Turkish court’s moral evaluations in verdict on death of woman raise eyebrows A court ruling in the case into … Read more
Erdogan chides Obama for silence on Chapel Hill murders World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Relations appear to have deteriorated as Turkish president reveals he no longer talks directly to his US counterpart Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday criticised US President Barack Obama for his silence following the killings of three young Muslims in … Read more
Arrested Turkish TV chief writes an open letter from his jail cell theguardian.com – Roy Greenslade – Feb 11, 9:55 AM – Hidayet Karaca, an executive with a leading Turkish TV network, has been in prison since 14 December last year on charges of leading a terrorist group. The charges relate to the screening five … Read more
Detained suspect ratio highest in Turkey: Council of Europe report Turkey is the country with the highest rate of arrested suspects in Europe, with almost one-third of inmates in the country still awaiting their final verdict, according to a Council of Europe report released on Feb. 11 Turkish courts being turned into ‘revenge’ instruments says outgoing top … Read more