BDP hits the streets to urge government to speed up the peace process… An #OccupyTurkey roundup…

  ?Come, Come, Whoever You Are.? As a Pluralist Movement Emerges from Gezi Park in Turkey After the Gezi Park occupation was dispersed, dozens of neighborhood forums popped up around Istanbul where people get together to discuss a variety of issues. I?ve been attending these neighborhood forums, which are are organized in an ?agora? format … Read more

Biji Biratiya Gelan [Long live the fraternity of peoples] Gezi Occupiers now in Solidarity with killed Kurdish peasants…

Solidarity with Lice march tonight in Kadıköy, İstanbul… via @pilkiz   From Marginal March To Mass Movement How the Turkish government has fanned a simple protest by overreacting and then blaming scapegoats.   RedHack launches cyber attack on Istanbul Special Provincial Administration The Turkish hacker group Redhack announced The fight for the square ?The fight … Read more

Politics roundup: BDP warns: Peace bid in deadlock…

Turkey?s traditional problems and Prime Minister Erdoğan The government is trying to deal with historically bequeathed traditional problems   Peace bid in deadlock, BDP warns The peace process, an initiative launched by the Turkish government to find a solution. Government must come to its senses, BDP co-chair Demirtaş says BDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş warns the … Read more

What would you expect? “Turkish PM Erdoğan defends alcohol restrictions…

Turkish PM Erdoğan defends alcohol restrictions Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has defended the alcohol restriction law recently passed by Parliament..   Is AKP changing plans on elections? After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during his U.S. trip that ?three ballot boxes might be set up?.   Towards an intelligence state? ?As Turkish … Read more

Erdoğan finally in Reyhanlı. The crowd transported from other cities…

‘Those who seek to preserve their dictatorship disrupted our peace’, Turkish PM says in Reyhanlı During his Reyhanlı visit, Turkish PM Erdoğan accused al-Assad of being involved in the bombings ***************** Bumps on Erdoğan?s road to presidency It seems 2014 will be a busy year not only for Turkish politicians but for Turkish voters as … Read more

PKK withdrawal begins… Constitution commission agrees to continue work until July 1

  Kurdish rebels begin withdrawal from Turkey from Yahoo news By Ayla Jean Yackley SEMDINLI, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants began their withdrawal from Turkey on Wednesday, a pro-Kurdish party leader told Reuters, advancing a peace process designed to end an insurgency which has killed 40,000 people and ravaged the region. Turkish security forces manned … Read more

May 5. PKK’s withdrawal date.

PKK to start withdrawal from Turkey on May 5 from Hurriyet Daily News Outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) will start withdrawing from Turkish soil.     Kurdish Rebel Group to Withdraw From Turkey from Yahoo news The main Kurdish rebel group said it would withdraw all of its forces from Turkey by May 8 to … Read more

PKK?s withdrawal to start as of April 25… a politics roundup…

PKK?s withdrawal to start as of April 25, following statement from senior figures in Kandil: BDP deputy from Hurriyet Daily News The withdrawal of PKK militants from Turkish soil will start April 25..   PKK to ?withdraw, lay down arms soon? from Hurriyet Daily News The outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) will soon start to … Read more

Politics roundup: As CHP and MHP retreats AKP allies with BDP to form a parliamentary commission to monitor peace process…

AKP to found Kurdish commission with BDP from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey?s ruling party has decided to work alone with the BDP on a commission to monitor the peace process if Parliament?s other two parties do not want to join the panel.   BDP co-leader sees no division in PKK from Hurriyet Daily News A … Read more

New times… BDP deputies on the police ball…AKP’s new charter pact with BDP…

BDP deputies on guest list for police ball from Hurriyet Daily News Peace and Democracy Party deputies Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Sebahat Tuncel..   Turkish government mulls new charter pact with BDP from Hurriyet Daily News The ruling AKP?s options for forming the new charter that might leave the party and the BDP alone in … Read more

Politics roundup. Most parties full support to peace process.. Let’s see what happens…

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the media before his flight to Denmark for an official visit at Esenboga Airport in Ankara March 19, 2013. REUTERS/Umit Bektas   Turkey?s leading business group visits BDP, lends full support to peace process from Hurriyet Daily News The peace process and the new Constitution preparations are a … Read more

“Turkey’s fourth judicial package passes into law… A politics roundup…

Turkey’s fourth judicial package passes into law with critical last-minute amendment from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s 4th judicial package was passed into law by Parliament with the introduction of an amendment to remove extra punishment for those convicted of ‘terror propaganda’.   Turkey: How Durable is Gülen Movement? from EurasiaNet.org – Turkey by k_kumkova Copyright … Read more

Yeni Anayasa gündemi: ANAYASA Uzlaşma Komisyonu anayasa çalışmalarına devam kararı aldı…

AKP anayasa için son kez tarih verme hazırlığında Ulusal Kanal Yurttaşlar 8 Nisan’da, Silivri’de Ergenekon tertibine karşı toplanırken, Bölünme Anayasasıçalışmaları kapsamında kritik bir adım atılacak. Meclis Başkanı Cemil Çiçek, AnayasaUzlaşma Komisyonu üyeleriyle, 8 Nisan akşamı bir araya gelecek. Masada   İşte BDP’nin ‘Anayasa’ isteği! Diyarbakır Söz BDP’nin sunduğu anayasa taslağının üçüncü maddesindeki devletin resmi diliyle … Read more

Politics roundup: Constitution writing impasse.. Wise people meet with the PM, who have actually chose them…

Papers should fire ?wise men? from Journalist in Turkey, background articles, news and weblog about by Fréderike Geerdink It was another victorious week for Prime Minister Erdogan: he managed to get the Turkish media further under his control. And the media are not even protesting. On the contrary, they are willingly and with a smile … Read more

Erdoğan to meet with the “wise people” , whom citizens do not know yet, on Apr 4. …Politics roundup…

Turkish government to meet with ?wise people? April 4 from Hurriyet Daily News The government will meet with the ?wise people? April 4 for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue..   Deadline fever grips opposition parties from Hurriyet Daily News Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Çiçek triggered heated discussion in Parliament?s Constitution Conciliation Commission.. New charter … Read more