via It seems that Turkey forgot that it is a state and asked Germany to exchange 2 Turkish generals who asked asylum in Germany for the jailed German journalist… Hanging out in Middle East too much may have caused self-identificatory problems…. Germany warns citizens of Turkey risks amid arrests – BBC News BBC – Jul 20 … Read more
Chair of Amnesty International Turkey swept up in post-coup purge amnesty.org – Jun 6, 7:06 PM Responding to the news that Taner Kiliç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, was today detained by police along with 22 other lawyers in Izmir on suspicion of having links with the Fethullah Gülen movement, Salil Shetty, Amnesty International Amnesty … Read more
Germany to Withdraw Forces From Incirlik Base in Turkey NYT > Turkey by By ALISON SMALE The Turkish government refused to guarantee that German lawmakers could visit troops at the facility, deepening a rift between the NATO allies. US resolution over Washington brawl is against spirit of alliance: Turkish Foreign Ministry The Foreign Ministry has said a … Read more
Turkey’s president raises tensions with criticism of Israel World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul Israeli foreign ministry responds to strong remarks about treatment of Palestinians by condemning Turkish human rights record Tensions have resurfaced between Turkey and Israel, with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticising the “racist and discriminatory” treatment of Palestinians, and Israel … Read more
I was very upset with the November 1, 2015 election results when AKP had a landslide victory. However, that’s what voters chose and in the last analysis I am fine with that. It is part of the democratic system we have to live with that. As long as there are legitimate elections, we can always … Read more
Turkey protests against Norway giving officers asylum AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Ambassador to Ankara summoned after Norway grants political asylum to Turkish officers allegedly linked to failed coup. Debate: Berlin refusing to export arms to Turkey euro|topics The German government has rejected several requests from Ankara for arms exports in recent months. The human rights situation … Read more
‘Turkey backers’ target Amnesty, BBC and other major Twitter accounts BBC News | Europe | World Edition Hackers tweeted “Nazi Germany, Nazi Holland” from several official accounts in Turkish. Twitter accounts tweet swastikas and pro-Erdoğan support in massive hack World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Alex Hern Accounts that use third-party analytics service Twitter Counter compromised … Read more
Turkey Allows Women in Military to Wear Hijabs, in Cultural Shift NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK KINGSLEY The move highlights a change in the armed forces and society, where the head scarf has been a symbol of the struggle between secular and religious factions. Turkey permits women soldiers to wear headscarf Women soldiers in Turkey … Read more
Turkish author Asli Erdogan on her 136 days in jail BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkish author Asli Erdogan was jailed for 136 days over her links with a pro-Kurdish newspaper. Doorstep demand BBC News | Europe | World Edition Asli Erdogan could face life in jail after being accused of involvement in … Read more
Foreign powers performing ‘earthquake tests’ near Istanbul to destroy economy: Ankara mayor Recent earthquakes in the western province of Çanakkale could have been organized by dark external powers aiming to destroy Turkey’s economy with an “artificial earthquake” near Istanbul, Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek has claimed. Turkey’s religious affairs directorate criticizes matchmaking TV shows Turkey’s … Read more
Turkey faces largest decline in freedoms in 2016: Report Turkey suffered the largest decline in freedoms among 195 countries over the past year, an annual report published by the Washington-based Freedom House showed on Jan. 31. Turkish Alevis release list of suggestions for ‘pluralistic’ religious education in new curriculum A Turkish Alevi foundation has … Read more
Over 5,000 Turks file cases at European court over purge EurActiv.com by admin More than 5,300 Turks have filed complaints before the European Court of Human Rights over their government’s purge following a failed coup last July, the president of the court said Thursday (26 January). Over 201,000 inmates in Turkish prisons: Justice Ministry There are … Read more
Gulen did not order Turkey coup, EU spies say EUobserver.com – Headline News EU intelligence services do not believe exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen ordered the coup in Turkey, saying opposition to the ruling AKP was much broader. Cyprus reunification talks: rivals reject proposed new borders World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Agence France-Presse Delegations from … Read more
Yarkadaş: Summary of Proceedings Prepared for 17,000 Social Media Users Bianet :: English CHP’s Yarkadaş has said that a “Social Media Monitoring Unit” has been formed and within this framework, summary of proceedings prepared for 17,000 social media users but since detention centers in İstanbul are already full, no detention proceeding is taking place at … Read more
World Report 2017: Turkey Human Rights Watch – Jan 12, 6:35 AM On July 15, 2016, elements of the military attempted to carry out a coup d’état against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. The attempted coup left at least 241 citizens and government Human Rights Watch criticizes Turkish authorities … Read more