If your parents fail to marry you, come to us, PM tells Turkish youth PM Davutoğlu said on Oct. 22 that the gov’t would help young people marry if their parents fail to do so, as part of his AKP’s “employment and entrepreneurship” plans Arabic to be offered as second language in Turkish elementary schools Elementary school … Read more
Assailants open fire in front of CHP headquarters in Ankara Unknown assailants opened fire late on Oct. 26 at the Republican People’s Party (CHP) headquarters in Ankara, the party’s deputy head has said Academic Murat Belge details frustration of being betrayed by the AKP BGN NEWS Academic Murat Belge details frustration of being betrayed by the … Read more
Int’l press freedom coalition says pressure on media ‘severely escalated’ after June 7 polls A coalition of international free expression groups has said that pressure on journalists operating in Turkey has “severely escalated” since the parliamentary elections on June 7 White Toros* Polemics Bianet :: English Prime Minister Davutoğlu upon the reactions against his words in Van … Read more
Merkel says ready to support Turkey EU accession process EurActiv.com Germany is ready to help drive forward Turkey’s European Union accession process, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday (18 October), extending support to Ankara in exchange for Turkish help in stemming the flow of refugees to Europe. Merkel Links Turkey’s E.U. Hopes to Stemming Flow of Refugees … Read more
Report: Turkey has second highest child income poverty in OECD Turkey has the second highest child income poverty rate in the OECD countries following Israel, according to the OECD’s latest “How’s Life?” 2015 report Why is Turkey not hitting ISIL? The bomb in Suruç exploded on July 20. Turkey opened İncirlik airbase to the United States with … Read more
Shoppers in the Fatih distict of Istanbul, Turkey. Fatih is known as one of the most conservative districts in the city. Not your mother’s Islam: the stylish women of Istanbul British Journal of Photography At a fashion shoot for ALA Magazine, the first magazine in Turkey for conservative women. The shoot is at Bretz Home … Read more
European leaders offer Turkey ‘action plan’ on migration crisis World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Ian Traynor in Brussels EU leaders said to consider offering Ankara £2.2bn plus quicker visa-free travel for its citizens and resumed negotiations on EU membership Europe launched a push late on Thursday at the fourth EU summit this year on the … Read more
Turkish government complicit in Ankara blast, Demirtaş tells CNN Turkish government is complicit in the Ankara blast for turning a blind eye to ISIL and failing to put appropriate security in place, HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş told CNN International Stories of Those Who Lost Their Lives in Ankara Bianet :: English We share the stories that … Read more
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
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
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
I am thinking all the Chechen assassinations in Turkey probably organized by Russian intelligence in the last couple of years. Deeps silence in the Turkish side. … Erdoğan slams Russia for ‘grave mistake’ in Syria before key visit to Europe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dubbed Russia’s bombing campaign in Syria “unacceptable” before embarking on a … Read more
Erdogan in Brussels for migrant talks BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to hold key talks with EU officials on how to deal with the migrant crisis. MAIN FOCUS: Erdoğan and EU haggle over refugee policy | 05/10/2015 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet with EU representatives in … Read more
Video here: http://www.imctv.com.tr/polisin-gazetecinin-basina-silah-dayadigi-goruntuler-ortaya-cikti/ It was first claimed a fake photo by pro-government circles, but later it was admitted… Here is the news in English Just yesterday: Turkish journalists rally for press freedom amid pressure Turkish journalists have rallied in Istanbul in a show of solidarity with their colleagues who have been facing politically-motivated attacks and threats in … Read more
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