For a few more million dollars (?), CNN International intends to keep its obviously biased Turkey partner: CNN Türk

CNN Türk has been heavily criticized since Gezi Park Protests. However, after being sold to a different media conglomerate, it passed a new threshold in pro-government bias. You will see an exemplary case, cutting opposition mayor interview, below. CNN Türk accuses critics of being activists- as if this is actually a bad thing- and its … Read more

Many Religious movements canceled their Sunday (today) meetings…

 Religious movements cancel their Sunday meetings  Hurriyet Daily News   A number of religious movements in Turkey have canceled events scheduled to be held on Dec. 25. The movements announced that their meetings would be held over the internet, as they refrained from explaining the reasons for the cancelations Turkish court approves verdicts against policemen for killing … Read more

Black Monday: Cumhuriyet daily raided, its chief editor and many columnists detained…

Prominent #Cumhuriyet columnist & #Turkey rep for @globalfreemedia @KadriGursel reported among journos slated for detention.His house raided — Amberin Zaman (@amberinzaman) October 31, 2016 https://twitter.com/sahmetsahmet/status/792975635086016512 Cumhuriyet is one of the last reporting newspapers in Turkey; I do not say even say oppositional-just reporting. https://t.co/ngJDZK575D — Sezin Öney (@SezinOney) October 31, 2016 https://twitter.com/dlepeska/status/792969946942799872   Turkish police … Read more

Erdoğan insisted on the Bashiqa base, “Turkey-backed Syrian rebel forces attack ISIL’s Dabiq…

Bashiqa base in northern Iraq will remain: President Erdoğan President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Oct. 15 that Turkey’s presence in the Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq will remain, amid the ongoing row with Baghdad, which has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Turkish military from the camp Turkey-backed Syrian rebel forces attack ISIL’s Dabiq Turkey-backed … Read more

“Turkey to play more active role in Syrian War” -as if she did not play before…

Biden, Turkish PM to discuss Syria, extradition of Gülen U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will discuss issues regarding Syria and the extradition of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen during Biden’s visit to Turkey, Yıldırım has said Syrian war: Turkey to play more active role  BBC News | Europe | World … Read more

Can’t beat this willpower! #BarışKazanacak #TurkeyElections

Two explosions hit Kurdish political rally in Turkey World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by AP in Ankara Blasts kill two and injure more than 100 at Peoples’ Democratic party rally in Diyarbakir, ahead of elections in which Kurdish voters hold balance of power Two dead, over 100 injured after explosions at milestone rally of Turkey’s HDP Two … Read more

updated2- Crowdsourced map of “Massive power blackouts hit Turkish cities #BuradaElektrikYok

I am sure the government will accuse Gülen movement or Occupy Gezi activists for the blackout…  Massive power blackouts hit Turkish cities Several provinces, including Istanbul and Ankara, were hit by massive power blackouts on March 31.   Turkish PM says all possibilities for power outage, including terror attack, being investigated Several provinces, including Istanbul and Ankara, … Read more

More than 3 thousand university students are in prison in Turkey… Dispatches…

Opposition party (CHP) deputy  Veli Ağbaba in a press meeting today pointed out that more than 3 thousand university students are in prison. Most of them are due to non-violent crimes like commemorating a revolutionary leader of 1970s… News in Turkish   Report emphasizes Erdoğan’s impact on decline of democracy in Turkey Freedom House’s annual report … Read more

Bildiri: #GazetecilerDerhalBırakılsın [Set Journalists Free, Now!]

Change.org Kampanyası. Destek için tıklayınız. Gazeteciler Derhal Serbest Bırakılsın ! / Set Journalists Free, Now! Özgür Basın Susturulamaz Türkiye GAZETECİLER DERHAL SERBEST BIRAKILSIN! Zaman Gazetesi Genel Yayın Müdürü Ekrem Dumanlı ve Samanyolu Televizyonu Yayın Grubu Başkanı Hidayet Karaca 14 Aralık günü onlarca gazeteci, medya çalışanı ve hatta bir senaryo yazarı ile birlikte gözaltına alındı. Gazete yazısı … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Turkey now BANS Wikipedia Turkish entries on Vagina and Human Penis…

You can access particular entries through https:// but not through http:// ……… The Anatomy of Vagina Censorship in Turkey Bianet :: English Wikipedia’s entry in Turkish for “vagina” has been censored. However, both service provider, telecommunication authorities and service providers union deny the situation, leaving the actor and reason of the censorship as mystery. ******************************* Columnist Acquits … Read more

For the record, “International judges warn of ‘party politics’ at HSYK, Turkey’s Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors

International judges warn of ‘party politics’ at HSYK A top international judicial association has called on Turkey to ‘keep party politics out of the election process’ for the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors Government draws up plans against failure at judicial body elections Disappointed by the first two rounds of the elections at the HSYK, the … Read more

Necdet Ünüvar: The AKP deputy behind Turkey’s repressive Internet Law

The proposed law is still under discussion at the Turkish parliament as of tonight.  Prof. Necdet Ünüvar is a professor of NOT communication but medicine. He started his political career in Ministry of Health. Later he became a deputy of AKP from the city of Adana. He seems to have moved his attention to new … Read more

EFD Seçim Günlüğü- Sarıgül’e karşı Sırrı Süreyya….

seçim günlüğü Adaylar Sırrı Süreyya Önder: İstanbul için aday adayıyım Hürriyet HDP İstanbul Milletvekili Sırrı Süreyya Önder, önümüzdeki yerel seçimlerde İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı için aday adayı olduğunu açıkladı. Önder, dün gece CNN Türk’te gazetecilerin gündeme ilişkin sorularını yanıtladı. Önder, seçimlerdeki … ‘İstanbul‘da aday adayıyım’ Sırrı Süreyya Önder, İstanbul için aday adaylığını açıkladı ‘İstanbul için aday adayıyım’ İstanbul‘da aday adayıyım’ Milliyet ANKARA Milliyet. Önder, ?İstanbul Büyükşehir … Read more

EFD Seçim Günlüğü-

seçim günlüğü Adaylar CHP’de İstanbul için 4 isim daha var CNN Türk CHP’de İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı aday adaylığı yarışı kızışıyor. Önce Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Gürsel Tekin ardından haftasonunda yapılan Parti Meclisi toplantısındaki oylamayla CHP’ye resmen dönüş yolu açılan Mustafa Sarıgül‘ün 9 … CHP’ye ağır sözler: İstanbul ürker CHP’den AK PARTİ’Lİ SOYLU, İSTANBUL İÇİN CHP VE SARIGÜL’E ŞANS … Ak Partili Soylu: İstanbul‘da Sarıgül ya da … Read more

Bu akşam @SosyalKafa yurttaş gazeteciliğinin 2 önemli temsilcisini misafir ediyor. @RadikalAktivist @AgenceLeJournal @cafenetd

Bu gece 20-21 arasında şu adresten (http://www.netd.com/cafenetd) SosyalKafa?yı izleyebilirsiniz. Dilara Eldaş ile birlikte sunacağız bugünkü programı. Dilara Eldaş (@dilaraeldas) http://tr.linkedin.com/pub/dilara-elda%C5%9F/3a/a70/33a Konuklarımız: Ötekilerin postasını temsilen Emrah Uçar Ötekilerin Postası « Yurttaş gazetecilik ve kolektif habercilik ile hızlı … otekilerinpostasi.org Ötekilerin Postası (RadikalAktivist) on Twitter https://twitter.com/RadikalAktivist? ve Agence Le Journal’i temsilen Cem Aydoğdu http://www.agencelejournal.com/ https://twitter.com/AgenceLeJournal