HDP Appeals to UN for Extrajudicial Executions and Enforced Disappearances Bianet :: English Peoples’ Democratic Party demanded an investigation from UN Rapporteur for “illegal, extrajudicial and arbitrary executions” in Turkey. US drone strikes Syria from Turkey BBC News | Europe | World Edition The US has carried out its first air strike on so-called Islamic State in … 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
67 police officers detained in ‘parallel state’ probe in Turkey A total of 67 people were detained as part of two investigations conducted by the anti-terror unit, one into ‘espionage’ allegations and the other into the ‘illegal wiretapping’ PM Erdoğan’s outbursts ‘hurt Turkey’s standing in the world,’ Washington says ‘We certainly believe comments like these undercut Turkey’s … Read more
Pro-gov?t suppliers, not cats, cut off electricity on election night: Report Is Something Rotten In Ankara’s Mayoral Election? A Very Preliminary Statistical Analysis erikmeyersson.com ? Erik ? Apr 1, 12:07 PM ? Having today seen tweets on numerous alleged voting irregularities in Turkey and thanks to Twitter user @erenyanik I came across this CHP/STS dataset of voting data … Read more
Syria’s al-Nusra Front ? ruthless, organised and taking control The Guardian-Jul 31, 2013Share The al-Nusra Front, the principle jihadi rebel group in Syria, defies the cliche of Islamist fighters around the Middle East plotting to establish Syrian Kurds take fragile steps towards autonomy By Jonathon Burch CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) – Looking back over the border at the Syrian hometown … Read more
Death toll from attack on Morsi supporters rises to at least 70: Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian security forces shot dead at least 70 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi early on July 27, the Muslim Brotherhood said Turkey moves for ?holy alliance? with Kurds, ?non-radical? Syria rebels Fearing another autonomous Kurdish region next to its … Read more