This piece was written more than a month ago for a monthly magazine. For some reasons, maybe because of my sloppy style, it wasn’t published. It still has some validity so here it is: AKP?s Social Media Strategies and Counter-Moves AKP?s Social Media Strategies and Counter-Moves This essay is an attempt to outline … Read more
And in so many districts opposition parties demand re-voting against AKP led election frauds…. All Together: Crowdsourcing vote recounts Hundreds volunteered at the main opposition CHP’s headquarters in Ankara to comb through the official voting database amid widespread fraud allegations Police fire water cannon in Turkish capital at election protest http://reut.rs/1fkCx55 pic.twitter.com/T6utvguK0k @occupybarcelona @USILive … Read more
First of all, I have to strongly declare that as long as elections go through a transparent process and vote counting occurs without a major irregularity, I am ready to accept and congratulate whatever results AKP gets. If the citizens of Turkey predominantly prefer to continue with AKP leadership, I respect this decision. I had … Read more
The New Old Nationalist Extremism This very creepy AKP election ad was recently rejected for use by the Higher Election Board because it misuses the Turkish flag, which by law is not allowed to be used in political propaganda. PM Erdogan said he would ?ban the ban?, showing yet again his contempt for law and the … Read more
* Son bir yıl içinde epey prim kaybeden siyasilerden biri de Abdullah Gül olsa gerek. Internet Kanunu ve HSYK düzenlemeleriyle safını ilan etmiş oldu. Tabi ki siyaset topyeküncü değil, tarzıyla belki Erdoğan?dan hep farklı bir konumlanma içinde olacak ama daha geniş bir açıdan bu iki yoldaş aynı siyasetin parçaları olmuş oldular. Hatta bazı bakımlardan Abdullah … Read more
Twitter usulü sistematik olmayan bir gözlemler listelemesi: * En çok karşılaştığım durumlardan biri AKP?nin alternatifi olmaması argümanı. Kerhen de olsa bu partiye destek verenler diğer partilerin de farklı olmadığını söylüyor. Özellikle orta yaş grubunda ikna edici bir argüman. Daha gençler ise geçmiş üzerine yapılan kurgularla beslendiğinden yaşadıklarından çok duydukları üzerine aynı söyleme ikna oluyor. * … Read more
Commission passes bill granting excessive power to intel body Parliament?s Internal Affairs Commission has shrugged off strong criticism from the public and opposition parties to pass a bill that would give the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) expanded powers after lengthy discussions on Feb. 23 Reports of widespread wiretapping make waves in Ankara Up … Read more
Islamic scholar Gülen sues Turkish PM for libel Lawyers representing Gülen filed a complaint for allegedly ‘denigrating and insulting’ remarks Local elections will be test for AKP: Turkish PM Erdoğan PM Erdoğan echoes his comments that the ballot box is everything during a press conference with German Chancellor Merkel, saying March local polls will … Read more
The proposed law is still under discussion at the Turkish parliament as of tonight. Prof. Necdet Ünüvar is a professor of NOT communication but medicine. He started his political career in Ministry of Health. Later he became a deputy of AKP from the city of Adana. He seems to have moved his attention to new … Read more
Turkish PM Erdoğan?s gamble in Brussels Whenever a rupture has been expected in the stormy relations between Turkey and The European Union, there has always been a breakthrough at the very last moment. Turkey PM gives new push to EU bid Turkey‘s PM Erdogan is in Brussels for talks on his country’s troubled EU membership … Read more
Ne kefaretmiş ?Yetmez ama evet? demenin günahının bedelinden söz edeceğim. Kelam kavramlaştı; siyasî literatürde yerini aldı; kısaltması bile var: YAE, YAE?ciler! Tayyip Erdoğan?ın kimyası bozuldukça, iktidar otoriterleştikçe YAE?ciler adım adım ?esas sorumlu? mertebesine yükseldiler. Gök sonsuz olduğundan yükselmeye devam edeceklere benziyor. Neredeyse her melânetin kendilerinden sorulur olduğu bu günah keçiliği hâli üzerine YAE?ciler epeyi … Read more
No arrest warrant for Turkish PM?s son, justice minister says There is no arrest warrant for the PM?s son, Bilal Erdoğan, Justice Minister Bozdağ said Turkey: Prosecutors in Corruption Inquiry Reassigned Turkish officials on Thursday reassigned 20 prosecutors working on a corruption inquiry that has targeted the inner circle of Prime Minister Recep … Read more
WikiLeaked: 5 Things to Know About the Islamist Empire Trying to Take Down Erdogan Legal experts point toward high court to solve judicial impasse Prominent legal experts and academics are not very hopeful about to amend the structure of the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) Turkey faces political, social and … Read more
Turkey’s judges board says gov’t plans for more judicial control ‘unconstitutional’ Turkey’s judges and prosecutors board body on Jan. 10 slapped down the government’s plans to curb its powers, calling the proposed reforms unconstitutional Turkey Takes Steps to Tighten Grip on Judiciary Turkey moves to tighten grip on judicial body amid corruption scandal Turkey’s economic success … Read more
Defense and commerce to mark Turkish PM?s Asia visit Economic partnership potential and defense industry alliances will be on the table during the Turkish PM?s week long official trip to Japan, Singapore and Malaysia, which started yesterday The EU and the US saw the deviation of the ruling AKP too late, Turkish journalist says … Read more