Against Erdoğan’s blackmailing: “PYD not a terrorist organization, US repeats…

PYD not a terrorist organization, US repeats The United States has reiterated that it does not perceive the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) as a terrorist organization, while adding that it understands ally Turkey’s concerns regarding the organization Erdogan: US must choose between Turkey and Kurdish forces  EurActiv.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denounced a … Read more

Leaked documents show Europe submits to Erdoğan’s blackmailing on #RefugeeCrisis

Leak reveals tense moments during Erdoğan-Juncker meeting Today’s Zaman–52 minutes ago Leak reveals tense moments during Erdoğan-Juncker meeting … present at the meeting, showed Juncker an internal documentbelonging to the EC … In return for keeping the refugees, the EU promised Turkey 3 billion euros, .    News in Greek ******* Merkel visits Turkey as fleeing Syrians … Read more

Erdoğan’s guards managed to disrupt relations between Turkey and Ecuador

Ecuador Slams Erdogan Guards for Attack on Pro-Kurdish Protest teleSUR English–14 hours ago Ecuador’s foreign minister said the attack by the Turkish president’s security guards on the protest was irresponsible and against free speech Protesters interrupt Turkish President Erdoğan’s speech in Ecuador Today’s Zaman–Feb 5, 2016 A group of protesters has interrupted a speech by … Read more

“An insider’s cultural guide to Ankara…”Hidden child labour: how Syrian refugees in Turkey are supplying Europe with fast fashion

An insider’s cultural guide to Ankara: unique Anatolian modernity World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Didem Tali From psychedelic folk music to guerrilla artists, Didem Tali takes us behind the new urban developments in Turkey’s capital Delivery of new Turkish IDs to be complete by 2018 The delivery of new, modernized Turkish identity cards will be completed … Read more

In case you missed- #TutukluÖğrencilereÖzgürlük 4 more students are arrested for alleged links to Kurdish illegal groups…

These 4 students- two men in the middle are our own Bilgi University- are the latest victims of Turkish judiciary…  Turkey’s jailed university students – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of … www.al-monitor.com/pulse/…/02/turkey-university-students–jailed.html Feb 22, 2015 – Hundreds of Turkish university students have landed behind bars on …more than 3,000 university students are currently in prison, accused of…. … Read more

In case you missed- “Erdoğan transplants Turkey’s oldest olive tree for ‘green life expo’…

Erdoğan transplants Turkey’s oldest olive tree for ‘green life expo’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has taken part in a ceremony to replant the country’s oldest olive tree, which was uprooted after 945 years, at the site of a “green life expo” in Antalya In Memoriam | Mustafa Vehbi Koç (1960 – 2016)  Mavi Boncuk Mustafa Vehbi … Read more

3 HDP deputies to hunger strike as conditions in Cizre and Sur deteriorates for residents…

3 HDP MPs on Hunger Strike for Ambulance to Reach Injured Bianet :: English Three HDP MPs who got no results from their meetings with Ministry of Interior have started hunger strike. Ambulances on Way to Cizre  Bianet :: English Following the meeting between HDP delegation and Ministry of Interior, ambulances have set off for wounded and … Read more

Peace bloc widens as more local and international support emerge for academicians…

Support for Academics from Paris  Bianet :: English In the conference where Etienne Balibar, Christian Laval and Vincent Duclert have taken place as speakers, importance of international support, in particular from France has been emphasized. Academics Overseas Support Signatory Academics  Bianet :: English 212 academics of whom 72 are professors have declared their support for their colleagues … Read more

Turkey’s academic witch-hunt continues: 27 academicians detained so far…

With Hunt Continues: Currently 27 academicians are detained in Turkey for questioning in relation to signing a peace letter. — Yaman Akdeniz (@cyberrights) January 15, 2016   Erdoğan Instructs, YÖK Takes Action Bianet :: English The Council of Higher Education has said, “What is necessary as to this statement will be done within the frame of … Read more

As “EU ‘long way from satisfied’ with Turkish migrant cooperation”, “Turkey plans to issue work permits for Syrians…

Turkey plans to issue work permits for Syrians Ankara is planning to offer Syrian refugees work permits in order to encourage fewer of them to migrate to Europe, Turkish EU Minister Volkan Bozkır said on Jan. 11, amid pressure from the EU to reduce the flow of migrants from Turkey EU ‘long way from satisfied’ with Turkish … Read more

HDP plans to hold ‘autonomy’ rallies… while Erdoğan plans to tour for Presidential system…

 Turkey’s HDP plans to hold ‘autonomy’ rallies amid tension with gov’t over self-rule policy   The Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is planning to hold rallies in favor of “autonomy” and “self-rule” before the end of January, at a time when one of its co-chairs is being investigated over his call for greater Kurdish self-governance … Read more

Now ordinary in Turkey’s Kurdish towns: “Woman killed after rocket projectile hits house in Turkey’s southeast…

Woman killed after rocket projectile hits house in Turkey’s southeast One woman was killed and another was wounded after a rocket projectile hit a house and exploded during the clashes on Jan. 3 in the Sur district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, where a military curfew is ongoing  

As “autonomy” uttered more vocally… “Probe opened for HDP co-chair’s ‘autonomy’ remarks…

Probe opened for HDP co-chair’s ‘autonomy’ remarks The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation on Dec. 28 over HDP co-chair’s remarks on autonomy as a part of articles regarding crimes against constitutional order and its operation in the Turkish criminal law Democratic Self-governing Regions’ Conclusion by DTK  Bianet :: English In the wake of the … Read more

Arab League denounces Turkish troop deployment in Iraq, Turkish PM vows to continue military presence in Iraq until “Mosul’s liberation”

Turkish PM vows to continue military presence in Iraq until Mosul’s liberation Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has reiterated his government’s resolve to maintain a military presence in northern Iraq until Mosul is “liberated” Arab League denounces Turkish troop deployment in Iraq The foreign ministers of the Arab League condemned on Dec. 24 a Turkish military deployment … Read more

Here is the list of journalists in Jail in Turkey (25 Dec 2015)

Source: Bianet Adı Soyadı Çalıştığı Basın Kuruluşu Aldığı Ceza Adresi 1 Beritan Canözer JİNHA İddianamesi hazırlanmadı. Beritan Canözer Diyarbakır E Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi 5 Nisan Mah. Emek Cad. Diyarbakır E Tipi Kapalı Cik Bağlar/Diyarbakır 2 Zeki Karakuş Nisebim.com İddianamesi hazırlanmadı. Zeki Karakuş Mardin E Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi Evren Mh., 47100 Mardin Merkez/Mardin 3 Ali Konar … Read more