A FP roundup: Turkish Defense Ministry denies claims used army uniforms given to Syrian rebels…

Turkish Defense Ministry denies claims used army uniforms given to Syrian rebels Turkish Defense Ministry officials have denied a claim by the main opposition Republican. The Obama-Erdoğan meeting and economic conduct Finally, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?s meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama.   Peres sends condolences over Reyhanlı bombings as Netanyahu opts out: Report … Read more

Turkish PM visits Silicon Valley… in the mean time accuses Turkish media for not standing up against al-Assad…

Turkish media has not stood up enough against Bashar al-Assad: PM Erdoğan The Turkish print and visual media haven?t stood against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. Turkish PM visits Silicon Valley Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Silicon Valley in San Francisco.. Turkey?s Economy Minister on a Decade of … Read more

After all, Obama is cautious on Syria, not as excited as Turkish leaders…

Turkey, the US and the Syrian crisis The United States? take on the Syrian crisis is not that different than its take on the Arab uprisings. Obama-Erdoğan meet U.S. President Barack Obama hosted Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for official talks Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the U.S.: Four Long-Standing Problems Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the U.S.: … Read more

Well, not much surprisingly Turkey, US agree al-Assad should go… while Turkey’s main opposition in a strage row with EU socialists…

Turkey, US agree ?al-Assad should go for a free Syria? Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan and US President Obama say the boths sides have agreed Bashar al-Assad should leave his post for a transition in Syria. Obama and Turkish PM Erdogan give joint news conference ? live blog President expected to discuss IRS scandal and seizure … Read more

Erdoğan to meet Obama. Syria seems to be main agenda… A FP roundup…

Students protest Turkish Foreign Ministry A group of university students attempting to march on the Turkish Foreign Ministry… Economy to make mark in PM Erdoğan?s US visit Despite the heavy political agenda, Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan?s visit will also be an opportunity to catch up on economic issues like Turkey?s call for free trade talks … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: Twitter, Facebook to pay tax in Turkey… ‘Geography of Hate’ in Twitter mapped in US…

Twitter, Facebook to pay tax in Turkey The Turkish Finance Ministry has sped up its work to collect taxes from the online advertising market.   ‘Geography of Hate’ Maps Racist, Homophobic, Ableist Tweets Twitter has the capacity to ignite revolutions and enable small acts of kindness, but there’s also a darker side to the microblogging … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: What to do with printable gun designs… Obama Opens Government Data…

Obama Opens Government Data So Devs Can Build New Products President Barack Obama signed an order Thursday requiring federal agencies to make their publicly accessible data open and machine-readable   Dark Net: Anonymous Underbelly of the Internet ABC30.com FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — An Action News investigation is shining a bright light on a very shady … Read more

U.S. Financial Regulator onto Bitcoin…Megaupload vs. US Gov’t… A guide to staying anonymous online..Linkedin is 10

U.S. Financial Regulator Considering Setting Rules for Bitcoin from Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai   U.S. Govt. Attack on Megaupload Bears Hallmarks of ?Digital Gitmo? from TorrentFreak by Robert Amsterdam Digital Gitmo, by Robert Amsterdam New Zealand is celebrated worldwide for its human rights. Renowned as being the first country in the world to grant suffrage … Read more

Foreign policy roundup: Turkey harsher and harsher towards Assad, Gaza and Syria top Erdoğan?s agenda for US visit…

Turkey: What’s the Way Forward for Ankara’s Syria Policy? from Yahoo news Like most other countries, Turkey has no desire to see the current Syrian regime stay in power but also has little appetite for intervening militarily in Syria. At the same time, like many of its neighbors, Ankara is finding itself dealing with a … Read more

Journalism roundup: Churnalism, Boston explosions aftermath…

Churnalism: discover when the “news” you’re reading is a press-release from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow   Syrian Electronic Army takes credit for hacking AP Twitter account from FP Passport After the Associated Press tweeted, “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured,” it literally took only seconds for people to … Read more

FP roundup: Turkey and Israel agree but relatives of flotilla raid victims not- yet…

Relatives of Flotilla Raid Victims Reject Israeli Compensation from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU and JODI RUDOREN; Sebnem Arsu reported from Istanbul, and Jodi Rudoren from Jerusalem The relatives of the nine people killed in Israel?s raid on a Turkish-led flotilla to Gaza in 2010 also said that they would not drop their … Read more

Kerry is again in Istanbul… Mavi Marmara Compensation issues…

Turkey‘s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) attend a news conference after the Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul April 20, 2013. REUTERS/Osman Orsal   Top US diplomat meets Palestinian President Abbas in Istanbul to push Mideast peace from Hurriyet Daily News U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met … Read more

In the mean time, Czech ambassador clarifies that Czech Republic is not Chechnya… An Americana roundup…

Czech ambassador clarifies that Czech Republic is not Chechnya from FP Passport by Marya Hannun   Brothers in arms: A brief history of sibling terror plots from FP Passport by Colin Daileda     Using Facial-Recognition Technology to Track Down the Boston Bombers (and Why Humans Are Still Better at It) from Bilişim Hukuku Günlüğü … Read more

Energy chapter in Turkey’s EU accession negotiations to be opened… a FP roundup…

EU Commission call to open new chapter from Hurriyet Daily News European Commissioner Stefan Füle called for the opening of the energy chapter in Turkey?s EU accession negotiations.   Turkey?s reform steps praised by EU diplomat from Hurriyet Daily News The top European Union diplomat based in Turkey praises Ankara for its performance this year. … Read more

50 Film Posters From Poland…Mashable asks Why ‘The Breakfast Club’ Could Never Happen Today… A cinema roundup…

Why ‘The Breakfast Club’ Could Never Happen Today from Mashable! by Neha Prakash   The Breakfast Club is a harrowing tale of five strangers breaking stereotypes and forming the bond of a lifetime. But at its core, it’s just about detention and the lengths kids will go to to keep themselves entertained   Repertory Pick: … Read more