Culture remains a field for power struggles as AK Party marks 10th year PM Erdoğan calling sculptor Mehmet Aksoy?s ?Monument to Humanity? (on the left) in the eastern Turkish province of Kars a ?monstrosity? resulted in the monument being demolished in 2011 by the local municipality, while the premier?s remarks earlier this year on his … Read more
Ombudsman alla Turca from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Parliament elected its first ombudsman, or public inspector, last week on Nov. 27, sparking a new debate on his eligibility. Ombudsman under fire for his verdict on Dink from Hurriyet Daily News Pressure is mounting for Turkey?s newly elected first ombudsman to resign amid criticism from the … Read more
Three leaders of AKP- a decade ago… Abdullah Gül, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Bülent Arınç Turkey’s Erdogan hails party’s decade of power from Yahoo news Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday hailed his AKP government’s 10 years in power as a “revolution” in Turkish politics, ending a legacy of military coups and exalting … Read more
https://twitter.com/mehmetbaransu/statuses/252338668415627265 Ak Parti kongresine tarihi diyenler talihsiz diye düzeltsin. Kongreye katılım varmış. Tek bir degelenin konuşamadığı kongreye kongre denmez. — Koray Çalışkan (@koraycaliskan) September 30, 2012 Kongreye giden 'demokrasi yolu" yapmışlar, sadece Başbakan ve eşi oradan yürüyecekmiş! Kongre cambaza bak oyunu. Her şeyi gülünç. — R.İhsan Eliaçık (@rihsaneliacik) September 30, 2012 https://twitter.com/mehmetbaransu/statuses/252328098756968448 https://twitter.com/mehmetbaransu/statuses/252327808330784768 Profesyonelce hazırlanmış, … Read more
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Biat, itiraz, terk ?İlkokul için beş buçuk çok erken?? ?Çocuklarımızı erken evliliklere kurban etmeyelim?? ?İçişleri Bakanı?nın istifasını talep ediyoruz?? ?Şekerbank?ın doğa düşmanı projeleri için sanatı araçsallaştırmasına hayır???Ülkemizdeki tarım arazilerine sahip çıkıyoruz?? ?Ali Çetinkaya?nın Afyonkarahisar?daki yol, cadde, okul, gar ve camilerden isminin kaldırılmasını istiyoruz?? ?Taksim hepimizin?? Diyanet?i ve yayımladığı fetvaları tanımıyoruz???Aliağa?ya kurulacak ölüm santrallerine hayır … Read more
Turkish generals sentenced to 20 years in jail in coup case from Hurriyet Daily News A court in Istanbul has sentenced retired Air Force Cmdr. Gen. İbrahim Fırtına, retired 1st Army Cmdr. Gen. Çetin Doğan and retired Navy Cmdr. Adm. Özden Örnek … Angry mob attacks BDP building in Turkey’s east from Hurriyet Daily News … Read more
Turkey would rather jail journalists than address the Kurdish question | Fazel Hawramy from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Fazel Hawramy The state has too long shaped the Kurdish issue as one of terrorism. About 100 journalists are now in prison ? it must end Turkey has put 44 Kurdish journalists on trial this … Read more
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdigan addresses his party members in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Erdogan said Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime is engaged in “state terrorism” an criticized the world for just watching the “slaughter of Muslims” there. Turkey has become the Assad regime’s strongest critic and is host to Syrian opposition … Read more
Turkish PM slams media, parents, BDP from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish PM Erdoğan responded harshly to a series of questions regarding issues concerning the appointment of teachers, the recent education reforms, and the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party. Erdoğan boldly continues on his way, but will Kılıçdaroğlu? from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily … Read more
Court Rules to Release Suspects Accused of Raping a Minor Bianet The next hearing of the case is scheduled for Nov. … Association in the southwestern province of Muğla, had also represented the defendants in a mass rape case … “The Turkish judiciary prefers wile over justice,” he added. Rape case to begin amid legal concerns from Hurriyet Daily News A Sakarya court is set to … Read more
via What President Gül reads a the hospital? According to Hürriyet report, on his hospital table, there is a report on Syria, a book on Bush Presidency, Decision Points, and Coelho?s novel, Aleph. Turkish government mulls no change in terror fight methods from Hurriyet Daily News A senior government official tells the Hürriyet Daily News … Read more
Intense clashes continue in SE Turkey from Hurriyet Daily News Intense clashes are continuing throughout southeast Turkey following close to a month of operations in the area. Turkey?s longest war from Hurriyet Daily News The longer the conflict between the Turkish government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party.. Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul comforts a … Read more
Millîci matrix Nazar-ı dikkatinizi celbetmiştir. Eski elitin yeni elitle buluşma noktası, ortak paydası milliyetçilik. Daha vahimi, eski elit halefini milliyetçilik üzerinden kuşatıyor ve zihnen ele geçiriyor. Diyeceksiniz ki halef-selef zaten bu yolun yolcusu; Başbakan 2014?deki başkanlık stratejisini milliyetçilik (ve inşaat) üzerine oturtuyor. Yalnız, AK Partinin çıraklık döneminde uyguladığı reformcu siyaset millî ezberleri bozucu dinamikler taşıyordu. … Read more
Erdoğan who is effectively silencing domestic opposition having difficulties in dealing with the Kurdish question.. While, I idyllically hang out in Helsinki, Finland, thankfully away from Turkey’s growing political tension, only upset for missing Testament‘s show tonight, our suffocating regime is having some difficulties: Turkey’s PKK rebels say they kidnapped lawmaker PKK Raids Construction Site, Kidnaps 11 Turkey’s … Read more