Erdoğan warns media to avoid labelling people as Gülenists President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has warned media to be more sensitive regarding the probes into the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), saying the media should avoid labelling people as Gülenists Some assholes even labelled me as a Gülenist. A wave of witch-hunt even some hardcore AKP fans began … Read more
Turkey will accept end-of-2016 delay in EU visa liberalisation EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev Turkey is now willing to accept the liberalisation of travel visa rules with the European Union by the end of the year instead of October, as previously targeted, the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag wrote yesterday (4 September), citing senior Turkish government sources. … Read more
https://twitter.com/emeyersson/status/771822923380248576 https://twitter.com/emeyersson/status/771825629746520065 https://twitter.com/emeyersson/status/771820004098441216 https://twitter.com/emeyersson/status/638694707053371392 https://twitter.com/emeyersson/status/638694218827984896 Carl Bildt'in @ecfr'ı zamanında Gülen cemaatinden fon almaya çalışmış, bak şu işe! 🙂 (Teyitli bilgi) İlgilenenler, RT lütfen — Umut Özkırımlı (@UOzkirimli) September 2, 2016 Swedish Democracy Promotion in Turkey The news coming out of Turkey these days are bleak. Earlier this week, a fifteen-year-old boy, Berkin Elvan, passed … Read more
Istanbul’s Third Bosphorus Bridge opens today! Construction over a year by the Sentinel-2A satelliteNon-Political (esa.int) Third bridge over Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait opens A third bridge over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul was opened on Aug. 26 with a ceremony attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and other top officials, including … Read more
Turkish military strikes YPG and ISIL targets in Syria AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Turkish army shells ISIL targets in Syria’s Jarablus and Kurdish YPG fighters north of Manbij. Turkey recalls ambassador to Austria after rows Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Austria to review relations after a series of disputes with the European Union member state, … Read more
FG are the first letters of outlawed Fethullah Gülen, the founder of Gülenist movement… News in Turkish here Ankara moves to prevent Gülen’s ‘Turkish Olympics’ language competition Four Turkish ministries have moved to take measures to prevent the “Turkish Olympics” international language competition, as part of steps taken against activities of the U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gülen abroad … Read more
After a series of PKK attacks on Turkish security forces in the last couple of days, ISIS attacked a Kurdish wedding killing more than 50… Turkey wedding suicide bomber ‘was child aged 12-14’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition The suicide bomber who killed 51 at a Kurdish wedding in Turkey was 12 to 14 … Read more
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
Turkish mayor steps on 2,000-year-old mosaics in high-heels, drawing social media ire Pictures shared on social media showed Gaziantep Mayor and ex-minister Fatma Şahin, wearing high-heeled shoes, standing on mosaics
Foreign Ministry vehemently denies bargain with jihadists over Turkish territory Foreign Ministry has categorically denied a report that Ankara has agreed to hand over the tomb of Süleyman Shah to jihadists in return for the release of 49 Turkish nationals Police remove shop signs in Arabic in Gaziantep amid refugee influx Officers have requested from Syrian … Read more
CHP, 59 Anayasa maddesi yanıtını perşembeye bıraktı T24 CHP, AKP’nin 59 Anayasa maddesinin Meclis’ten çıkarılması yönündeki teklifine gelecek hafta perşembe günü yanıt verecek. AKP kanadı aranılarak randevu alındı. Kulislerde, CHP’nin iktiidarın birlikte çıkarma önerisine sıcak bakmadığı yönünde. CHP’nin … DP Genel Başkanı Uysal: Türkiye’ye yamalı bir Anayasa teklif ediliyor Star Gündem MUĞLA (CİHAN)- Demokrat Parti (DP) … Read more
“Sorunları, sivil bir anayasa çözer” Objektif Haber 12 Eylül 1980 askeri darbesinin üzerinden 33 yıl geçmesine karşı halen Meclis’in bir sivil anayasa yapamamasının üzüntü verici olduğunu belirten Şenliler, toplumda kangren olmuş sorunlara bir türlü neşter vurulamamasının en önemli sebeplerden birinin Kılıçdaroğlu’ndan anayasa çıkışı: Getirin 59 maddeyi çıkaralım T24 CHP lideri Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ile Gaziantep ziyareti … Read more
1071 Alparslans mark Battle of Manzikert A total of 1071 young men named Alparslan from across Turkey gathered in the Malazgirt district of the eastern province of Muş to mark the Battle of Manzikert Poverty threshold continues to rise in Turkey The hunger and poverty lines for a four-member family have continued to rise in … Read more
?Eski Türkiye?nin son anayasası? Bugün Meclis çatısı altındaki Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu?na mart sonunda verilen bir aylık ek süre doldu. Dikkat edilirse epeydir anayasa cephesinden gündeme ?iyi haber? düşmüyor. Artık beklenti Komisyon?un görevine son verilmesi ve epeyidir dillendirilen ?geçici anayasa? üzerinde asgarî bir mutabakat aranması yönünde. Bu süreçten böyle bir … Read more
despite lack of evidence and possible psy-op potential in the region as it is close to Syria border, even our liberal minded Turks turn into patriots. It is just a matter of moment, mobs might attack a pre-defined target, our newly christened patriots will cry justificatory explanations… Pro-Kurdish BDP’s Gaziantep office is burnt down ust … Read more