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Journalist jailer, Book censorer Turkey ranks 72th in Human Development Index…

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CPJ: 199 Journalists in Prison, 14 From Turkey Bianet :: English According to a report of the Committee to Protect Journalists, 14 journalists out of 199 arrested journalists all over the world, are in prison in Turkey. Number of jailed journalists in Turkey ‘dramatically increases’ in 2015: CPJ report The number of journalists jailed in Turkey has … Read more

From Turkey with love: Erdoğan’s own video censored when put online in an opposition paper, Cumhuriyet

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News in Turkish here In the video Erdoğan says if AKP won 400 seats in the parliament, post election violence would not happen… ************** Starbucks ‘doesn’t plan to sell alcoholic beverages in Turkey’ Starbucks does not plan to sell alcoholic beverages in Turkey, its country business director Tunç Tunaveli has said, as reported by Turkish daily Dünya … Read more

1- #TurkeyElections roundup. Follow #ElectionFraud for irregularities…

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Turkey votes in election that could bolster president’s powers  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk w Poll seen as referendum on whether to endow Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with powers that would significantly change Turkish democracy Only one vote cast in Turkey’s southeastern village Only one person has cast a vote for the parliamentary election in the Yolveren village … Read more

Just a day before #TurkeyElections Media under pressure while Turkish gov’t opens new riot police and special operations departments…

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Erdoğan’s lawyer demands aggravated life sentence for Turkish journalist over news story President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has filed a criminal complaint against a Turkish newspaper and its editor over a critical news report, asking him to be jailed for life. The move came hours after Erdoğan said the journalist would pay a “heavy price.” 400 intellectuals show … Read more

That’s all new Turkey: Council of Europe report: “Detained suspect ratio highest in Turkey

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Detained suspect ratio highest in Turkey: Council of Europe report Turkey is the country with the highest rate of arrested suspects in Europe, with almost one-third of inmates in the country still awaiting their final verdict, according to a Council of Europe report released on Feb. 11 Turkish courts being turned into ‘revenge’ instruments says outgoing top … Read more

For the record, 241 children killed in 11 years under AKP rule…

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Turkish main opposition: 241 children killed in 11 years under AKP rule In the last 11 years, 241 children have been killed in Turkey, deputies from the CHP have said PM greets thousands chanting for Hizbullah in Charlie Hebdo protest in southeast Turkey PM Davutoğlu has greeted around 100,000 people who protested French magazine Charlie Hebdo in … Read more

Not the Saudis but Turkey declares day of mourning for Saudi king….

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Turkey declares day of mourning for Saudi king  Hurriyet Daily News Turkish national flag to be flown at half-mast across Turkey and at foreign delegations on Jan. 24 Cold case of the murder of journalist Uğur Mumcu says a lot about Turkey today When considered in retrospect, it can be observed that the murder of Mumcu did … Read more

Erdoğan chairs first cabinet meeting, starts de facto Presidency…

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Erdoğan chairs first cabinet meeting, promoting presidential system The meeting takes place at the Presidential Palace under the leadership of President Erdoğan and with the participation of Prime Minister Davutoğlu Erdoğan moves for de facto regime change in Turkey Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan convenes the board of ministers in his new Presidential Palace today on Jan. 19 … Read more

RSF Bildirisi: “Charlie Hebdo’ya saldırı– Medyaya Şiddet ve Sansür

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Charlie Hebdo’ya saldırı– Medyaya Şiddet ve Sansür   View image | gettyimages.com Charlie Hebdo dergisine düzenlenen silahlı saldırıdan sonra medya organlarına yönelik şiddet ve sansür vakalarında artış gözlendi.   7 Ocak’ta ölümcül saldırıya uğrayan Charlie Hebdo dergisine açık destek verdikleri için birçok medya organı şiddet ve sansürün hedefi oldu. Baskı, tehdit ve fiziki saldırılar…   … Read more

As Turkey loses the Charlie Hebdo trial… “Turkish PM calls reprinting of Charlie Hebdo cartoons ‘deliberate provocation’

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  Turkish PM calls reprinting of Charlie Hebdo cartoons ‘deliberate provocation’ Davutoğlu slammed Cumhuriyet for reprinting the Charlie Hebdo cartoon featuring the Prophet Muhammad New Charlie Hebdo Muhammad Cartoon Stirs Muslim Anger in Mideast  NYT > Turkey by By ANNE BARNARD The authorities in Egypt and Turkey moved to place restrictions on the cartoon, which shows the … Read more

As the Pope about the legitimize Erdoğan’s palace, “Turkey’s former EU Minister Bağış admits receiving gifts from key graft probe suspect

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Turkey’s former EU Minister Bağış admits receiving gifts from key graft probe suspect Former EU Minister Bağış has admitted receiving gifts including ‘chocolate, shirts and ties’ from Iranian-Azeri businessman Reza Zarrab and said he helped some of Zarrab’s friends receive visas Egemen Bağış: Gift is A Turkish Tradition  Bianet :: English Former EU Minister Egemen Bağış testified … Read more

Our colleague Ahmet Şık receives 2013 International Press Freedom Award…

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Ahmet Şık is a freelance journalist and photographer living and working in Turkey. He has worked at several publications, includingCumhuriyet, Evrensel, Yeni Yüzyıl and Radikal. He was forced to turn to freelance journalism after facing retribution from his former employer for an investigative article that he published. Ahmet Şık is the recipient of a 2013 … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Yeni Türkiye?nin berisine düşen AKP #DirenGeziSeninleyiz

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Yeni Türkiye?nin berisine düşen AKP     Makaleyi gazeteye yolladığım saatlerde Başbakan?ın içeriği tekrardan ibaret ve giderek sertleşen retoriğine rağmen krizi bitirmek için yapılan istişare arayışları sürüyordu. İnşallah ihtiras yerini akla bırakır. Meselenin özünü ve çıkış noktasını oluşturan Gezi Parkı dayatmasından vazgeçilir. Nitekim Monopoly oyunundaki evler, oteller misali parka avm mi diksek, müze mi, otel mi tartışmasının … Read more

Bilgi’de sempozyum, bu haftasonu: ?Cumhuriyet Tarihinin Tartışmalı Konuları?

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 TARİH VAKFI 20. YILINI ÖNEMLİ BİR SEMPOZYUMLA KUTLUYOR?   ?Cumhuriyet Tarihinin Tartışmalı Konuları?               Tarih Vakfı 20. yıl etkinlikleri kapsamında 28- 30 Ekim 2011 tarihleri arasında İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi?nde bir sempozyum gerçekleştiriyor. ?Cumhuriyet Tarihinin Tartışmalı Konuları? başlıklı toplantıya yurt içinden ve yurt dışından katılan akademisyenler, Cumhuriyet dönemi tarihyazımının önemli konularını tartışmaya açacaklar.   Yer : İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Santral Kampusu, E 1 301 Tarih: 28- 30 Ekim 2011   28 EKİM CUMA   14.00-15.00 AÇILIŞ 1.      İlhan Tekeli 2.      Murat Güvenç   15.00-18.00    OTURUM I  :Kuruluş-Kurtuluş Anlatıları  Mete Tunçay (moderatör)     1.      Mehmet Ö. Alkan “Mustafa Kemal Paşa’nın Bir Lider Olarak İnşası” 2.      Ahmet Demirel ?Kurucu Metin Olarak Nutuk?ta Milli Mücadele Dönemindeki Siyasal Arka Plan Anlatısının Kritik bir Değerlendirilmesi? 3.      Cemil Koçak ?İnkılap Tarihçilerinin Kutsal … Read more

The Militarization of Pop Culture and more videos…

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