European judiciary network votes to suspend observer status of Turkey’s HSYK The European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) on Dec. 8 decided to suspend the observer status of the Turkish High Council for Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), citing concerns that the body is no longer sufficiently independent from the state’s executive and legislature branches. … Read more
Google will now help you fact-check Trump (and other lies) The Next Web by Napier Lopez Google appears to be just as fed up with the constant lies during the presidential election as we are, so now it’s helping you set the facts straight. The company today introduced a new feature that will tag and help … Read more
Erdoğan chairs first cabinet meeting, promoting presidential system The meeting takes place at the Presidential Palace under the leadership of President Erdoğan and with the participation of Prime Minister Davutoğlu Erdoğan moves for de facto regime change in Turkey Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan convenes the board of ministers in his new Presidential Palace today on Jan. 19 … Read more
Turkish police raided Cumhuriyet daily last night. The daily announced to publish some of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons… This staunchly pro-AKP columnist called for similar massacres… sxfsgs
via Amnesty launches campaign to stop S Korea exporting tear gas to Turkey The change.org campaign aims to stop S Korea exporting some 1.9 mln tear gas canisters to Turkey Repent over your tattoos, Turkey’s top religious body says Turkey’s top religious body has issued a fatwa that urges Muslims who have tattoos to repent if they … Read more
Free speech is not a privilege. It is a journalistic responsibility. BuzzMachine by Jeff Jarvis Al Qaeda Source: AQAP Directed Paris Attack The Intercept by Jeremy Scahill UPDATED — A source within al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has provided The Interceptwith a full statement claiming responsibility for the attack against the offices of Charlie Hebdo … Read more
20 Heartbreaking Cartoons From Artists Responding To The Charlie Hebdo Shooting BuzzFeed – Ryan Broderick – Can’t sleep tonight, thoughts with my French cartooning colleagues, their families and loved ones #CharlieHebdo — RLOppenheimer (@Ruben L. Oppenheimer) I am devastated by what just happened in France. #CharlieHebdo — jean_jullien Turkey’s irreverent satire mag … Read more
Top court approves revoke of Gülen’s ‘special passport’ The leader of the Gülen movement was given the right to have a special passport, widely dubbed a ‘green passport,’ in 1990, as a retired mufti President Erdoğan announces plans to chair Cabinet meeting on Jan 19 ‘I will chair the Cabinet of Ministers on Jan. 19. The Cabinet … Read more