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As European Commission urges ‘different type of relations’ with Turkey, “Ankara prosecutors launch probe into ex-French diplomat for ‘inciting’ Erdoğan’s assassination…
Commission urges ‘different type of relations’ with Turkey EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev The European Union executive urged EU governments yesterday (24 April) to consider changing its relationship with Turkey after a... Read more
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Turkey in Europe: “Detained Journalist From Italy Released, Deported
Detained Journalist From Italy Released, Deported Bianet :: English Angelino Alfano, Minister of Interior of Italy has announced that Gabriele Del Grande, a journalist from Italy who had been in custody... Read more
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EU Commission says Turkey should investigate referendum vote ‘irregularities in #TurkeyReferendum But Erdoğan tells election observers to ‘know their place’…
Turkey should investigate referendum vote ‘irregularities’, says EU commission World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Daniel Boffey in Brussels President’s spokesman calls on authorities to launch transparent inquiry after observers raised... Read more
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According to new @FreedomHouseDC report “Turkey faces largest decline in freedoms in 2016”
Turkey faces largest decline in freedoms in 2016: Report Turkey suffered the largest decline in freedoms among 195 countries over the past year, an annual report published by the Washington-based... Read more
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Before meeting with Trump, Theresa May was in Turkey for a £100m defence deal “‘turning a blind eye to rights abuse’
Theresa May in Turkey: UK agrees £100m defence deal BBC News | Europe | World Edition Theresa May discusses trade with Turkey’s president, and a deal to develop fighter jets... Read more
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Good days with Greece may end: “Greece’s Top Court Rejects Extradition of Turkish Officers…
Turkey protests Greek rejection of extradition of 8 fugitive troops Turkey said it protests Greek rejection of Turkish demand of extradition of eight fugitive troops, vowing it will evaluate the... Read more
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A female deputy from the ruling party was particularly industrious in parliamentary debates on constitutional change…
Gökcen Özdogan Enç, Antalya MEP from AKP. Amid Fistfights, Turkey Nears Parliamentary Approval of a New Constitution NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND The proposal, bitterly disputed by opposition... Read more
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Mass surveillance: “Summary of Proceedings Prepared for 17,000 Social Media Users…
Yarkadaş: Summary of Proceedings Prepared for 17,000 Social Media Users Bianet :: English CHP’s Yarkadaş has said that a “Social Media Monitoring Unit” has been formed and within this framework,... Read more
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Human Rights Watch 2017 report unsurprisingly criticizes Turkish authorities…
World Report 2017: Turkey Human Rights Watch – Jan 12, 6:35 AM On July 15, 2016, elements of the military attempted to carry out a coup d’état against President Recep... Read more
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Fistfight, violent brawl accompanies debate on constitutional reform in the parliament, but President Erdoğan already declared: ‘That referendum will take place’
CHP’s Fatma Kaplan: To Hell with Your Presidential System, to Hell with Your Ambition Bianet :: English Beaten while warning AKP MPs who weren’t complying with voting procedures during discussions... Read more
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Eurosphere agenda: “EU’s Galileo satellite system goes live after 17 years
EU’s Galileo satellite system goes live after 17 years BBC News | Europe | World Edition Europe launches its long-delayed Galileo satellite system, aiming to be the world’s most accurate.... Read more
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For the record, “Turkish economy shrinks for first time since 2009
Turkish economy shrinks for first time since 2009 Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by a bigger than expected 1.8 percent in the third quarter of... Read more
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FP blog take on Gülen movement… Wikileaked…
WikiLeaked: 5 Things to Know About the Islamist Empire Trying to Take Down Erdogan Legal experts point toward high court to solve judicial impasse Prominent legal experts and... Read more
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Turkish politics roundup (1): Referendum and judiciary
ŞAHİN ALPAY – Referendum to further consolidate democracy The military in Turkey staged a coup d?état on Sept. 12, 1980, held power for nearly three years and adopted a highly... Read more
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Final round in the Constitutional changes begins
Turkey faces constitutional reform showdown from Yahoo news Turkey’s parliament on Sunday begins the final round of voting on constitutional changes that strike at the heart of the secular elite... Read more
