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Just a day before the #TurkeyElections, Erdoğan is upset because Demirtaş doesn’t answer his call.. #SeniMeşguleAtacağız

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Erdogan, elections and the future of Turkish journalism  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) As Turks head to the polls, we look at the country’s media; plus, an interview with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. President Erdoğan slams HDP co-chair for avoiding call to offer condelences President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticizes Selahattin Demirtaş, co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party … Read more

Can’t beat this willpower! #BarışKazanacak #TurkeyElections

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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

HDP leadership saves Turkey from chaos… At least 2 dead in Diyarbakır rally attack #BarışKazanacak #TurkeyElections

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HDP leadership insistently called its followers to be calm…. While at least 4 dead and hundreds injured in the explosions… Blasts hit Kurdish party’s election rally in Turkey  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) At least 10 wounded in latest incident at campaign event of pro-Kurdish HDP party, two days before legislative polls. As many as 50 injured after … Read more

For the record, Turkey’s Energy minister vowed to keep lights on during polls (!)

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Turkish minister vows to keep lights on during polls Hurriyet Daily News Energy Minister Yıldız, who once accused a cat of sabotaging Turkey’s local elections, has vowed to keep lights on during upcoming general elections Turkish parties in crucial stage of polls before deadline Parties from all sides of Turkey’s political spectrum race to get their final … Read more

As Erdoğan makes Iran the new enemy over Yemen… Council of Europe official condemns Turkey’s sentencing of cartoonists

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VIDEO: France 24’s exclusive interview with Turkish President Erdoğan Erdoğan told France 24 that Ankara may consider providing ‘logistical support’ to the Saudi-led military mission launched overnight in Yemen Erdoğan’s wealth Today’s Zaman Turkey’s embattled President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s massive personal and family wealth, which has been accumulated over the span of two decades since he … Read more

Instagram temporarily censors News Photos including Ahmet Şık’s…

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Instagram Censors Journalist Ahmet Şık’s Newroz Photos  Bianet :: English Instagram closed the account of prominent journalist Ahmet Şık after receiving massive complaints over the photos he shared during Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır province on March 21. Court Blocks Jihadist Website Used to Recruit Turks to Islamic State  NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU The court … Read more

It is time, Turkish politicians head to Washington over worries about Armenian resolution…

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Turkish politicians head to Washington over worries about Armenian resolution Worried about a draft resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that recognizes the 1915 killings of Ottoman Armenians as genocide, a group of Turkish politicians have set out for Washington to ensure that the resolution does not pass. Turkey launches operation against PKK hideouts Turkish security … Read more

#BizMilyonlarızSenTekBaşınasın Thousands celebrate Newroz as another University student faces 4.5 years in jail for insulting #Erdoğan

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    Reactions to Öcalan’s Message  Bianet :: English We compiled PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s Newroz message’s reactions by various politicians, human rights activists and writers. Erdoğan: I Don’t Look at Monitoring Committee Positively Bianet :: English President Erdoğan said that he didn’t look at the idea of a monitoring committee to the resolution of the Kurdish … Read more

After Arınç criticizes Erdoğan on the Kurdish peace process, here is what I think:

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Bülent Arınç proved himself several times to have no weight against Erdoğan’s hegemony. So his latest political trolling means: Erdoğan is now aiming for Turkish nationalist votes and the remaining AKP gov’t intending to maintain their Kurdish voter base. I so much admire their mastery of electoral tactics. They use regional mutually exclusive tactics and they mostly win… … Read more

Armenia loses hope, withdraws normalization protocols signed in 2009…

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Armenia Withdraws “Normalization” Protocols From Parliament  Bianet :: English Following Armenia’s withdrawal from normalization protocols signed in 2009, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry made a statement, saying that Armenia’s decision was “unfortunate”. Frustration over Özgecan Aslan continues in Turkey:  Death penalty is not solution, says Özgecan’s father The father of Özgecan Aslan, a 20-year-old student who was brutally killed … Read more

“US Congressmen send Kerry letter about Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen-linked media…Dispatches from Turkey…

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US Congressmen send Kerry letter about Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen-linked media US Congress members have written a letter to Kerry about Turkey’s crackdown on media organizations linked to Gülen In the footsteps of the murders of Hrant Dink and Nihat Kazanhan Today’s Zaman After an investigation was launched into Ergenekon — a clandestine organization nested within … 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

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

Turkish inaction ends but not for ISIS, fighter jets bomb PKK positions… Nejat Ağırnaslı, Sociologist, Dies in Kobane…

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Nejat Ağırnaslı, Sociologist, Dies in Kobane bianet – Suphi Nejat Ağırnaslı, a sociology graduate from Turkey’s prestigious Bosporus University, has lost life in Kobane while fighting against ISIS. He was 30 years old. According to his friends, Ağırnaslı left for Turkish fighter jets bomb PKK positions for first time since start of peace bid Turkish fighter … Read more

Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam): Diyarbakır, İstanbul ve Londra’da Kobanê ile dayanışma eylemleri

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Diyarbakır, İstanbul ve Londra’da Kobanê ile dayanışma eylemleri  Londra, Diyarbakır ve İstanbul’da binlerce eylemci, kendilerini “İslam Devleti” diye adlandıran katliamcı örgütün Kobanê Kantonu’na yaptığı kitlesel saldırılara karşı yürüdü. Diyarbakır’daki eylemcilerin bir kısmıysa, yürüşün sonunda Kobanê sınırına gitmek için otobüslerle Suruç’a doğru yola çıktı. Diyarbakır, İstanbul ve Londra’da Kobanê ile dayanışma amacıyla yapılan eylemlerin sosyal medya derlemesi burada: … Read more