MAIN FOCUS: Schäuble’s plans to reform EU Commission | 31/07/2015 euro|topics German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has put forward proposals for reforming the European Commission. According to media reports he wants to strip it of powers such as budget supervision and antitrust monitoring and transfer them to other authorities. While some commentators see a politically independent … Read more
Senior ISIL leader detained in Istanbul operations A senior Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader based in Istanbul was among those detained in a series of sweeping police operations, according to Anadolu Agency One killed, over 290 detained as Turkish police raid suspected ISIL, PKK militants Backed up by helicopters, thousands of police officers … Read more
Turkish court blocks school closures BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s constitutional court overturns a law closing down a network of schools run by a US-based opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. UN concerned over LGBT rights in Turkey, calls gov’t to take action The U.N. has expressed deep concern over attacks and discriminatory acts … Read more
New Pew data: More Americans are getting news on Facebook and Twitter Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman Facebook and Twitter users across all demographics are increasingly using the social networks as news sources, though they are seeking out different types of news content on each platform, according to a studyout Tuesday from the Pew Research … Read more
China warns citizens travelling to Turkey over anti-China protests China has warned its citizens traveling in Turkey to be careful of anti-Beijing protests, in the wake of several attacks on tourists and restaurants mistaken for being Chinese in Istanbul. Beijing warns citizens in Turkey of anti-China protests AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Foreign ministry says Chinese tourists … Read more
Greek voters reject bailout offer BBC News | Europe | World Edition With almost all the votes from a crucial referendum counted, Greeks overwhelmingly reject bailout terms offered by international creditors. No in Greek referendum marks profound change for Europe no matter what happens next Open Europe blog by Raoul Ruparel No in Greek referendum marks profound … Read more
Corruption impunity prevails and Turkey’s judiciary politicized: US human rights report The U.S.’s annual human rights report on Turkey has slammed a series of violations over the past year, focusing particularly on the judiciary, law enforcement agencies, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly Media transparency vital for functioning democracy: Council of Europe A report adopted by … Read more
Greece crisis: thousands join crowdfunding campaign to fund bailout independent.co.uk – Jun 30 – Thousands of people have contributed to a crowdfunding campaign to fund the Greek bailout. The campaign, which was started by Thom Feeney, promises contributors rewards such as a ‘Postcard of Alex (sic) Tsipras’, ‘Greek Feta and Olive Greece misses IMF payment deadline … Read more
Europe: The Next Front in the Battle for Net Neutrality EFF.org Updates Americans won big on net neutrality in February, when the FCC voted to adoptnew rules that would allow it to rein in the abusive and discriminatory practices of big telecommunications operators, such as blocking or throttling of Internet data, and charging content providers for … Read more
Greece closes banks amid debt crisis BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greek banks are to close and capital controls imposed, the prime minister says, amid fears of a default and possible exit from the eurozone. ECB ‘to maintain Greek funding limit’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The European Central Bank says it will … Read more
Turkey: Cumhuriyet, Turkish 007 drivers for IS in Syria ANSAmed–Jun 11, 2015 The title on Cumhuriyet’s front page today is ‘Kirli Operasyon’, ‘Dirty operation’. Bypassing the line of combat between Kurdish fighters and terrorist jihadists in … Turkey providing electricity to ISIL-held Syria town: Report Press TV–31 minutes ago Turkey denies report of sending weapons, fighters … Read more
Remembering Sir Christopher Lee‘s Heavy Metal Output Metal Injection by Robert Pasbani The man had a lot of music! Christopher Lee on the power of the fantasy genre Boing Boing by Caroline Siede Christopher Lee died earlier this week, but the renowned actor leaves behind an impressive body of work, including a ton of great genre films. Read … Read more
The 2015 G7 Summit in Germany Dipnote – U.S. Department of State Official Blog Monday, June 8 marked the final day of the 2015 G7 Summit that was held in Schloss Elmau, Germany. The Summit, hosted by German Chancellor Angele Merkel, provided an opportunity for heads of state and government of the Group of Seven (G7) members … Read more
These dailies are an insult to journalism. All of them either downplays or totally ignores the deadly attack at HDP rally in Diyarbakır yesterday. In journalism news: How a group of researchers tried to use social media data and algorithms to find breaking news Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on March 12, 2014, … Read more
Turkey’s Erdoğan invites opposition to get to bottom of gold toilet seat claims World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Associated Press in Ankara President invites Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu to inspect lavatories in his palace after secular party leader accused him of spending public money on luxuries Turkey’s president has invited the country’s main opposition leader to inspect … Read more