Davutoğlu genuine but Erdoğan blocking coalition government: CHP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is blocking efforts by political parties to form a coalition, even though Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu genuinely wants to create a government, according to the head of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). AKP, CHP coalition talks at key phase, leaders expected to meet this week … Read more
As of Today, 56 offices of pro-Kurdish HDP attacked. News in Turkish here. Attacks mapped here. ************** President Erdoğan urges Turkish citizens living abroad to vote Speaking at a rally in the German city of Karslruhe, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged Turkish citizens living abroad to cast their votes in the June 7 … Read more
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
Majority of educated women victim of violence in Turkey, survey reveals A large majority of Turkish women who work in white-collar jobs and have a university degrees say they have been exposed to violence at least once in their life Hrant Dink murder case deepens with new testimonies The list of suspects in the murder case of … Read more
Turkey, Egypt in fresh quarrel after Erdoğan’s remarks The foreign ministries of Turkey and Egypt have traded a fresh round of accusatory statements, with the latter condemning Erdoğan’s latest remarks and his ‘flagrant intervention’ in Egypt’s internal affairs Turkey avoided being Ukraine, Egypt: Erdoğan Turkish police has behaved softly to demonstrators when compared to the U.S. … Read more
Euro court calls on Turkey to amend religious courses The Turkish education system is still inadequately equipped to ensure respect for parents’ religious convictions, Euro court says Turkey’s Erdogan warns Moody’s and Fitch over assessments – reports ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has accused rating agencies Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings of political motives … Read more
Ahmet Kaya Posthumously Receives Presidency Prize Ahmet Kaya, a protest Kurdish singer who died in 2000, was selected to receive the 2013 Grand Presidency Prize in Culture and Arts. Turkish President Gül honors once defamed Kurdish singer Ahmet Kaya Hounded out by nationalists 13 years ago, Kurdish folk singer Ahmet Kaya posthumously receives recognition for … Read more
Veteran Turkish actor Tuncel Kurtiz dies at 77 Veteran Turkish actor Tuncel Kurtiz has died at the age of 77 after falling at his Istanbul home. More images Tuncel Kurtiz Actor Tuncel Kurtiz is a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright and film director. Since 1964, he has acted in more than 70 … Read more
Three reports rule out self-defense in Gezi protester Sarısülük killing: Lawyer Three separate reports all indicate that police officer A.Ş. did not use self-defense when he shot dead Ethem Sarısülük *************** Go and live in the forest, Turkish PM tells environment activists PM Erdoğan slammed environment activists opposing the construction of a road passing through … Read more