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Babacan now chastised by Ağaoğlu…. US Department of State gives support to Çarşı fan group…
Business tycoon Ağaoğlu slams Turkish deputy PM’s vow to shift focus from construction Ali Ağaoğlu, a construction mogul known for his close ties with the government, has denounced Ali Babacan’s pledge... Read more
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Deputy PM warns AKP’s Twitter trolls; CHP dissidents alert; Nothing much heard about MHP
Deputy PM warns AKP rookies to ‘calm down’ Turkish deputy Prime Minister Arınç urges younger members of the ruling party AKP to ‘calm down’ after a row within the party... Read more
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Today’s Turkish judiciary drama: Kenan Evren sentenced, Balyoz Trial for re-trial, Yusuf Yerkel saved…
Former Turkish president Evren sentenced to life for staging 1980 coup Reuters UK Hundreds of other officers have been jailed after investigations known as “Ergenekon” and “Sledgehammer”. The army... Read more
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Pro-gov’t papers close to anti-Semitism in their Freedom House critique… Turkey?s Council of State cancels Taksim pedestrianization project
Freedom House says Turkish papers resorted to anti-Semitism Today’s Zaman They include the government’s recent releases of journalists in the Ergenekon and KCK cases, regressive changes to Turkey’s Internet law... Read more
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Many Ergenekon suspects released… Attacks on HDP entities… Gov’t to move online alcohol ad bans…
Ergenekon suspects released amid chaos over legal authority between courts Several Ergenekon suspects have been released by separate courts at the same time that the former specially authorized court which dealt... Read more
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Erdoğan’s fight with Gülen movements starts the disintegration of Ergenekon Case. İlker Başbuğ, former chief of staff, released this evening…
In his personalized fight against Gülen movement, Erdoğan seems to be looking for help from Kemalists and for military elites, as the special courts to overview the so-called Ergenekon trial... Read more
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Police Brutality today from Ankara to İstanbul… #DirenAnkara
Today in Istanbul, Turkish police intervened environmentalist demonstrators that protested dam-building projects in Black Sea region. The photo below shows nothing changed since Gezi Park protests. The upper side is... Read more
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An animation: “Made in Turkey”
and Rights Watch news: Court turns down indictment on Gezi Park An Istanbul court tells prosecutors to fill in massive gaps in an indictment against Taksim Soldidarity, the main... Read more
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Justice a la Turca: Ergenekon judge admits accepting indictment w/out properly reading; Censorship demand on main opposition lawmaker was ?mistake?
Ergenekon judge says he wouldn?t have accepted indictment if he could properly read it The chief judge of the Ergenekon coup plot case has admitted that he did not... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: “All special courts to be scrapped before local elections… Possible Balyoz re-trial…
Key evidence in Turkey?s Balyoz coup case ?fabricated,? expert report says Turkey?s science watchdog said that the date of key files on a hard drive have been modified Balyoz... Read more
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Threatened with the graft probe, Turkish government desperately moves to re-ally with military… “mulls proposals for military re-trial
Turkey mulls proposals for military re-trial Turkey is considering legal changes that could lead to the re-trial of hundreds of people convicted of anti-government plotting Just in 5 months, a... Read more
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Cengiz Aktar: Krizden kaosa
Krizden kaosa Yılın son günü, son yazısı, zor yazı, hele bu cinnet ortamında? Yeni yılın, her yeni gibi, umut vesilesi olması bu memlekette yaşayanlar için şimdilik geçerli değil. Yeni olarak... Read more
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While ministers’ sons are arrested, AKP leadership denies corruption, targets US Ambassador Ricciardone
4 major newspapers that function as AKP spokespersons today targeted the ambassador: Ricciardone refutes claims US ‘behind Turkey graft probe’ Hurriyet Daily News-3 hours agoShare US’ Ambassador to Turkey, Francis J. Ricciardone has refuted Turkish... Read more
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Corruption Case: Many police chiefs, including Hüseyin Çapkın of Istanbul, replaced. Probable media blackout to start…
When did Erdoğan know about the bribe probe? One of the biggest corruption probes in Turkish history has put Tayyip Erdoğan?s AK Parti Istanbul police chief dismissed after arrests in corruption... Read more
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after 4 years 277 days, Mustafa Balbay is free.
Prosecutor demands release of jailed lawmaker Mustafa Balbay The prosecutor of the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court has demanded the release of jailed lawmaker Mustafa... Read more
