Turkish unions, associations to hold rally against ‘terror’ A group of business associations, unions and professional chambers have decided to hold a mass rally in Ankara on Sept. 17 in a show of condemnation of “terror.” VIDEO: 130 Syrian migrants seeking seasonal work found in Aegean woods A total of 130 migrants of Syrian origin seeking seasonal … Read more
Boyut yeni, ezber eski, sonuç ciddî View image | gettyimages.com Muktedirin sırf kendi bekası için yarattığı kaos büyük ihtimalle beklentilerini karşılamayacak. Ama arı kovanına soktuğu çomak en başta Kürt meselesinde memleketin ve bölgenin dengelerini altüst edecek yepyeni bir dönemin habercisi gibi duruyor. Erdoğan ve dava arkadaşları bakkalınkinden biraz hallice bir hesapla Kürt Siyasî Hareketi’nin (KSH) … Read more
News in Turkish ***** President Erdoğan puts his stamp on AKP congress For the first time since it’s founding in 2001, AKP held its regular congress without the presence of its founding leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but he made his clout felt with loyal names elected to the party’s decision-making body Conference to tackle press freedom … Read more
After a few hours, it appears that the kid in the video is not the kid that is found dead…. The video was also shared by DIHA, the pro-Kurdish agency, they are also duped or they might be source of this disinformation… 15-year old İrci is found shot at heart, his ears cut in Cizre, Şırnak A … Read more
Mayor of Turkey’s Cizre suspended by ministry over terror charges Turkey’s Interior Ministry has suspended the mayor of a southeastern town over inciting people to armed uprising and terror propaganda. A curfew which was implemented late Sept. 4 in the Cizre district of Şırnak would be removed as of 7:00 a.m. on Sept. 12. Post-curfew photos tell … Read more
Notice allows governors to call soldiers to duty in fight against terrorism The government has paved the way for Turkish Land Forces soldiers to be used to intervene in acts of terrorism and public incidents, as tension grows in the country, with 30 Turkish security forces recently killed in three separate attacks in three days by … Read more
Council of Europe urges immediate access to Cizre by independent observers Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks has urged Turkish authorities to allow independent observers to enter Cizre, amid growing concerns of serious human rights violations Deputies and Ministers from HDP March towards Cizre Bianet :: English HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, ministers and about … Read more
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Kurdish civilians hit by snipers as Turkey cracks down on militants theguardian.com – Constanze Letsch – Sep 8, 6:06 AM Clad in traditional baggy trousers and the woolly cap of a Muslim pilgrim, Hamdi Olas was 55 when he was struck by a sniper’s bullet. His shirt bloodied, he was lifted onto a blanket … Read more
https://twitter.com/janbriska/status/641512188457406464 https://twitter.com/HDPlizmirli/status/641512195348688896 https://twitter.com/kafa_radyo/status/641514526056124416 Demirtaş'ın en önemli cümlesi: 'Yaktığınız parti binaları ortak geleceğimizdir.' — hilmi hacaloğlu (@hilmihacaloglu) September 9, 2015 https://twitter.com/jiyaninsesi/status/641516572197191680 https://twitter.com/Osman0guz/status/641517090952900608 demirtaş: cizreden vermeye çalıştığımız sağduyu mesajının engellenmeyeceğini umuyoruz. ankara'da vicdan yok ama toplumda vicdan var. eminiz. — 𝓢𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓷 𝓓𝓲𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓴®🏳️🌈❤ (@sinandirlik) September 9, 2015 https://twitter.com/BergamaHDP/status/641158203334594560 https://twitter.com/AmedDcle/status/641516919120642048 https://twitter.com/ozanvural_/status/641519592070881280 https://twitter.com/marriyano/status/641518959863328768 Demirtaş: Cizre'de polis panzerlerinden … Read more
The news in Turkish here. ———– Kurdish civilians hit by snipers as Turkey cracks down on militants World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch in Silopi and Cizre Residents of south-eastern towns say they are living under daily terror from marksmen after new law authorising use of live ammunition to quell protests US Embassy in … Read more
Reactions to Öcalan’s Message Bianet :: English We compiled PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s Newroz message’s reactions by various politicians, human rights activists and writers. Erdoğan: I Don’t Look at Monitoring Committee Positively Bianet :: English President Erdoğan said that he didn’t look at the idea of a monitoring committee to the resolution of the Kurdish … Read more
Turkey’s lira drops to record low after US jobs data The currency has hit record lows for weeks as government officials make repeated calls for the Central Bank to cut Turkish interest rates Turkey is Ranked #23 in SwissLeaks Bianet :: English According to the latest leaks that reveled HSBC’s data in Switzerland, Turkey is ranked … Read more
Turkish police saw Gezi activists as morally-problematic ‘others’ Police viewed the activists in the Gezi Park protests as ‘morally problematic outsiders’ Diyarbakır-based Dutch journalist faces jail term for ‘PKK propaganda’ A lawsuit has been opened against Frederike Geerdink on charges of making propaganda on behalf of PKK Indictment of Dutch journalist in Turkey heightens press freedom fears World … Read more
Turkish parliament set to vote in historic session Parliament is set to vote on whether to send four former ministers to the high court to be tried on charges of corruption Bar head sentenced to six years for participation in rallies A Turkish court has sentenced Tunceli Bar Association head Uğur Yeşiltepe to six years in jail … Read more