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Now comes the Guardian op-ed on AKP and Tayyip Erdoğan. Losing foreign friends one by one…

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Prime Minister Erdoğan addresses a crowd in Konya during a rally for his election campaign. Todays Zaman Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Is ‘Papa’ still a father figure to Turks? Six months ago, an odd falling out occurred between Turkey‘s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan ? who is standing for re-election next Sunday ? and one of … Read more

Did Obama warn or not?

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Today, White House denied that President Obama warned/gave an ultimatom to PM Erdoğan for Turkey’s foreign policy choices. But it is apparent that US does not like the new tendencies even if Obama does not explicitly castigates Erdoğan.. In the mean time, The Mavi Marmara inquiry continues slowly while Israel approaches needy Greece to start … Read more

Despite Israel’s black propaganda, Turkish press unites against Israel

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Check out Israel’s black propaganda attempts at social media: Israel Turns to YouTube, Twitter After Flotilla Fiasco | Danger Room | Wired.com

Emre translated headlines here.

Turkish press unites against Israel

from Hurriyet Dailynews
Israel’s attack Monday on the humanitarian aid flotilla traveling to Gaza dominates the headlines of the Turkish print media Tuesday, competing only with a PKK assault on Turkish soldiers in İskenderun. Every publication, from the extreme right to the extreme left, blames Israel for its unlawful act, while some posit a link between the two attacks

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Massacre Aftermath II- Erdoğan back in town

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of the parliament from his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara June 1, 2010. Erdogan urged Israel on Tuesday to lift its “inhumane embargo” on Gaza as soon as possible, in a speech to parliament in which he criticised an Israeli raid … Read more