You don’t worth my shoe, angry MP yells at male colleagues Turkish Parliament has witnessed a rare moment of protest when an infuriated MP told her male colleagues that she might hurl her shoe at them. ‘But it doesn’t worth,’ CHP deputy Aylin Nazlıaka concluded Turkey: A future of anxiety and unknowns Although Erdogan’s election is worrisome, … Read more
Gülen movement to be added to top-secret national security ‘Red Book’ The movement of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen will be added to Turkey’s top-secret national security document President Gül: I have never considered founding a new party Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s illiberal turn Policy Brief (The European Council on Foreign Relations) ECFR/108, July 2014, 8 … Read more
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 5651, the blocking of Twitter and YouTube, and the law increasing intelligence,” the statement said, adding that . Turkey?s Council of State cancels Taksim pedestrianization project … Read more
Turkish minister advises families to teach children to scream to prevent murders The recent murders of children around Turkey has prompted the family minister to take new steps to protect their offspring Gülen under probe as Turkish PM increases pressure US-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen is being investigated for attempting to prevent the government from functioning CHP … Read more
German President criticises Erdogan during Turkey visit EurActiv.com Turkish PM Erdoğan ?hopes? US will send back Gülen, saying legal process will start For the first time, Turkish PM Erdoğan has publicly expressed his hope that the US will send back controversial Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. He also continued his criticisms of Turkey?s top judge and Twitter in … Read more
source More than 500,000 child brides married in Turkey in the last decade 504,957 girls between the ages of 16 and 17 got married according official data Women?s participation in politics ?still low? in Turkey Turkey needs to make imrovements for women?s political participation, reproductive health, education and labor force, according to the United Nations 10 maps that … Read more
Turkish government unveils blueprint to boost rights, freedoms The Turkish government has issued a Human Rights Action Plan to boost freedoms, in a bid to harmonize the legislation with the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence framework Turkish PM defies court decision on halting construction of Prime Ministry ‘We have done everything in line … Read more
Turkey’s Koc calls on Erdogan to address graft charges to lower tensions Mustafa Koc, chairman of Turkey’s biggest company Koc Holding, on Sunday called on the government to calm financial markets worried about a corruption inquiry and denied he has sought to undermine Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. In a rare interview, Koc also told … Read more
Turkish PM calls for boycott of Gülen movement?s schools Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has geared up his rhetoric against the movement of U.S. based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, calling for a boycott of the movement?s schools Turkish PM faces deepening corruption scandal as second tape emerges Audio posted to YouTube allegedly records … Read more
Leaked tapes prompt calls for Turkish PM to resign Recordings appear to capture Recep Tayyip Erdogan instructing son to dispose of hidden funds amid corruption investigation Turkish opposition parties called on the prime minister to resign on Tuesday as a result of an explosive corruption scandal in which he was allegedly caught on tape ordering his … Read more
Main opposition MP likens Turkish PM Erdoğan to Lord of the Rings wizard Saruman The sometimes bizarre news agenda in Turkey may occasionally resemble a science-fiction tale, but a main opposition lawmaker has pushed the comparison further, likening Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Lord of the Rings wizard Saruman, who has lost ?all … Read more
Turkey deports Azeri journalist reporting for Today?s Zaman The daily said that Zeynalov?s deportation resulted from an application by the Prime Ministry Today’s Zaman Reporter Zeynalov Deported Mahir Zeynalov, an Azerbaijan national who worked at Today?s Zaman newspaper for 4 years, have been deported after facing prosecution related to a tweet. Turkey kicks out … Read more
Prosecutors who launched Turkey?s graft probe removed from case amid fresh purge 90 of the 192 prosecutors in Istanbul?s Çağlayan Courthouse were reassigned, including two prosecutors in charge of the graft probe launched on Dec. 17 Turkish PM Erdoğan accuses Gülen movement of trying to ?steal national will? Erdoğan has implicitly slammed … Read more
PM Erdoğan uses hologram to address İzmir party members for first time in Turkey 3D holographic beams reflected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?s image as he addressed a party meeting in İzmir Ankara Mayor Gökçek highlights possibility of political killings ahead of local polls Melih Gökçek has alleged that current political tensions could … Read more
Fethullah Gulen: Powerful but reclusive Turkish cleric Turkey’s ‘second most powerful man’ breaks his silence Gülen, Erdoğan?s new agenda item with the West Not but two months ago, sitting next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan referred to Turkey?s EU membership bid ?Washington has no interest in … Read more