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In the last few days, Turkey detained more than 1K police offices, attacked Kurdish positions in Syria and kept bickering with the EU….

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Over 1,000 Police Officers Are Detained in Raids in Turkey NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK KINGSLEY In the biggest sweep since the referendum on presidential powers, those arrested were accused of being “secret imams” for the American-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. 9,103 Police Officers Suspended Security General Directorate has announced that 9,103 law enforcement staff members have … Read more

“Turkey backers” response to “Europe”: flooding social media with Nazi symbols…

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  ‘Turkey backers’ target Amnesty, BBC and other major Twitter accounts  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Hackers tweeted “Nazi Germany, Nazi Holland” from several official accounts in Turkish. Twitter accounts tweet swastikas and pro-Erdoğan support in massive hack  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Alex Hern Accounts that use third-party analytics service Twitter Counter compromised … Read more

#EuroSphere- “Swimming lessons obligatory for Muslim girls..; “EU to debate legal status of robots…

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Debate: Swimming lessons obligatory for Muslim girls euro|topics   The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Muslim girls must take part in mixed school swimming lessons before they reach puberty. With this ruling the court rejected a complaint brought by Muslim parents living in Switzerland. Commentators welcome the decision but warn that its … Read more

Domestically Ashamed in the Mavi Marmara case, Uneasy to challenge Russians, Turkey zeroes in on Iran…

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Iranian-Turkish tug-of-war over Kurds al-monitor.com – Dec 13, 1:50 AM Author: Pinar Tremblay December 13, 2016 A few weeks before the devastating Dec. 10 twin bombings in Istanbul — for which Kurdish militants claimed responsibility — Al-Monitor spoke with several sources well-connected with Ankara Turkey drops case against Israeli officers in Gaza flotilla killings BBC News … Read more

Only a few, literally, critical legacy media outlet remains in Turkey after the last raids…

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I guess, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Halk TV are the only few media outlets that remain to be classified as critical of government… Hayatın Sesi TV Sealed Bianet :: English Regie room of Hayatın Sesi TV has been sealed, its Youtube broadcast shut down. Continuing its broadcasting on social media, channel staff said “We are here and not … Read more

A fake satellite image about Rally in Yenikapı is widely used…

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This image has been used by many, in Turkey but also internationally until it is debunked. In fact, despite the debunking, all pro-government media continues to use. We are going through a massive nationalist theatre in which there is no place for factuality or no place anything smaller than “mega” scale. The rally must be … Read more

Journalism agenda: #HaberNöbeti- In solidarity with journalists under threat “8 Journalists Head for Diyarbakır Wednesday for News Watch…

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8 Journalists Head for Diyarbakır Wednesday for News Watch  Bianet :: English News Watch organized by journalists to act in solidarity with their colleagues working in cities under curfew begins tomorrow. OSCE slams severe charges against prominent journalists The severe charges against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül could further increase the already critical pressure that opposing … Read more

At least 86 dead as of 15:53 in Ankara explosions. AKP’s Turkey cannot even provide security in its own capital…

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        Turkey blast: aftermath of Ankara bomb attack – video World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk The aftermath of twin explosions outside Ankara’s main train station on Saturday morning. The blasts appear to have targeted hundreds of people who had gathered to protest violence between authorities and Kurdish separatist group, the PKK. Turkish government … Read more

Kurdish news agency #DİHA in Diyarbakır raided by Turkish security forces, 10s detained; Turkey recruits more militias against Kurdish guerillas…

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A video from the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qi4B5Wk3ok A list of detained DIHA employees: DIHA agency website currently blocked in Turkey: http://www.diclehaber.com/en   Ongoing censorship blocks Kurdish, critical, data-based media … Today’s Zaman–Aug 16, 2015 The majority of sites that have been blocked are Kurdish media outlets, including ANF, ANHA, the Dicle News Agency (DİHA), Rojnews and … Almost … Read more

Erdoğan of course knows better, challenges US, claims PYD is terrorist… In the mean time, AKP’s election jingle banned due its religious exploitation…

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US is wrong, PYD is terrorist, says Turkish President Erdoğan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reacted to a recent statement by a U.S. official who said Washington does not consider the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD), a terrorist organization. Turkey’s Supreme Election Board bans AKP poll jingle … Read more

Wrong title. It is not “at stake”, it is already gone: “Media freedom at stake as Turkey fights rebels

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Media freedom at stake as Turkey fights rebels GlobalPost “This is not the first and will not be the last,” said Asli Tunc, professor at Istanbul’s Bilgi University. “This is unfortunately a cleansing operation — a result of a government agreement with media bosses ahead of the election.” At least 140 .. Turkey targets news ‘terror … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Greeks say No #Grefenderum

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Greek voters reject bailout offer  BBC News | Europe | World Edition With almost all the votes from a crucial referendum counted, Greeks overwhelmingly reject bailout terms offered by international creditors. No in Greek referendum marks profound change for Europe no matter what happens next  Open Europe blog by Raoul Ruparel No in Greek referendum marks profound … Read more

Council of Europe says Turkey Didn’t Implement 1,241 ECHR Rulings As 58 notable citizens probed for criticizing Anadolu Agency on Twitter

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58 probed for criticizing Anadolu Agency Hurriyet Daily News A probe has been launched into 58 well-known figures on the grounds that they criticized the state-run Anadolu Agency on Twitter Democracy at Risk: IPI Special Report on Turkey, 2015 ACTURCA International Press Institute (IPI) March 2015 Steven M. Ellis * Turkish authorities’ failure to safeguard – and, … Read more

Turkish economy grows at slowest pace in three years as “Turkish Deputy PM partially acknowledges nepotism in gov’t…

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Turkey’s Distressing Dance with Capital Flows Report (TEPAV) N° 201407, November 2014 The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey Fatih Özatay * In the aftermath of the 2001 crisis Turkey took important steps towards achieving macroeconomic and financial stability. Together with favorable international financial conditions, this helped to achieve a rather high per-capita GDP growth. The … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Juncker presents investment plan…Pope’s Haggard Europe…

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  VIDEO: Pope claims Europe appears ‘elderly’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Pope Francis warns that the world sees Europe as “somewhat elderly and haggard” during a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Pope complains of ‘haggard’ Europe  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Pope Francis warns that Europe appears “somewhat elderly” and … Read more