Presidential system, new charter back on agenda Presidential system, new charter back on agenda Erdoğan starts pushing for system change in Turkey In line with the proverb “Strike while the iron is hot,” Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan lost no time bringing forward the issue of a radical shift in Turkey from the current parliamentary system to a … Read more
Report: Turkey has second highest child income poverty in OECD Turkey has the second highest child income poverty rate in the OECD countries following Israel, according to the OECD’s latest “How’s Life?” 2015 report Why is Turkey not hitting ISIL? The bomb in Suruç exploded on July 20. Turkey opened İncirlik airbase to the United States with … Read more
link Demirtaş remains to be an excellent speaker. This video sums it up… ***************************** Turkey becomes a Middle East country:694 dead since June 7 elections: Police prevent Ankara mourners from laying flowers at bomb site – video World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Mourners were prevented on Sunday from laying carnations at the site where two … Read more
Video here: http://www.imctv.com.tr/polisin-gazetecinin-basina-silah-dayadigi-goruntuler-ortaya-cikti/ It was first claimed a fake photo by pro-government circles, but later it was admitted… Here is the news in English Just yesterday: Turkish journalists rally for press freedom amid pressure Turkish journalists have rallied in Istanbul in a show of solidarity with their colleagues who have been facing politically-motivated attacks and threats in … Read more
Turkey’s top court declares secrecy for hearings in case of Syria-bound intel trucks The Supreme Court of Appeals has declared “secrecy” for all hearings in a case against the four prosecutors who ordered the stopping and searching of Syria-bound intelligence trucks in January 2014 and a staff colonel involved in the incident Aziz Güler among tens … Read more
Amnesty Turkey campaign at Change.org Turkey: The last exit before the police state A cartoon guide to Turkey’s nosedive in human rights. In other news: European Court of Human Rights fines Turkey over length of investigation The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey for violating Article 3 of the European Convention on Human … Read more
This is in reaction to Mashable headline linked below. The Mashable author is surprised that Erdoğan was critical of violence against women but when you deconstruct his arguments, one can see that he is one of the most vocal critic of modern women rights. Erdoğan was critical of rape and murder of Özgecan Aslan but during the same period … Read more
Turkey’s media watchdog fines TV station for using ‘God’ instead of ‘Allah’ Turkey’s media watchdog has issued a formal warning to a private station over the use of the word ‘God’ on a French TV show Turkey-EU parliamentary meeting delayed a month amid cool relations A planned joint parliamentary meeting between Turkey and EU representatives was postponed … Read more
Conscientious Objector Receives 15 Months of Prison Bianet :: English Mehmet Tarhan, a conscientious objector from Turkey, received 15 months of prison and 9,000 liras fine despite related ECHR rulings. Advocates Protest Homeland Security Act With Night-Watch Bianet :: English Advocates affiliated with Istanbul Bar Association held a night-long “justice watch” in Istanbul Courthouse against Turkey’s homeland … Read more
Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site Security at the site of the deadly terrorist attack in Reyhanlı remained lax hours after the event, while officials confess to incompetence and negligence. Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey Following the implementation of “Family Protection and Prevention of Violence Against Women” Act in … Read more
Report Reveals Hate Speech in Turkey’s Media from Bianet :: English A recent report released by Hrant Dink Foundation revealed hate speech practises in Turkey’s media which mostly targeted Jewish and Armenian communities Turkey Found Guilty on Missing Shepherds Case from Bianet :: English The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty on the … Read more
A Single Person Arrested in Mob Attack Against Alevi-Kurdish Family from Bianet :: English Officials arrested the traditional Ramadan drummer as part of their investigation into the attack against an Alevi-Kurdish family in the eastern province of Malatya. Opposition deputies who arrived in the province also castigated the authorities for their inadequate response to the … Read more
Turkey probes mistreatment in juvenile prison Turkey’s justice minister says 200 inmates will be moved from a juvenile prison following allegations of mistreatment by prison officials there and sexual abuse by fellow inmates. Alevi citizens concerned with mark on their doors from Hurriyet Daily News The doors of a number of houses belonging to members … Read more
?Collateral damage? in Uludere, Şırnak…. Turkey to compensate air strike victims from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Families of 35 civilians killed in strike meant for Kurdish rebels will receive payments within days, says deputy prime minister Turkey will compensate the families of 35 civilians mistakenly killed in an air strike meant for Kurdish rebels, … Read more
strangling the public sphere piece by piece…. Turkey arrests journalists in alleged terror plot CNN International – 13 minutes ago Turkey has been battling a Kurdish separatist insurgency led by guerillas from … organization referred to as the Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) ********************** Interior minister criticizes media reports on beating from Hurriyet Daily News Interior Minister İdris Naim Şahin … Read more