Turkish President Erdoğan says women’s equality with men ‘against nature’ Gender equality is against nature: Thus spoke Turkish President Erdoğan President cites Oslo talks to justify exclusion of third-party from Kurdish peace process Time has proven that the involvement of any third party would further complicate Turkey’s Kurdish peace process instead of helping it, President Erdoğan has … Read more
ECHR Convicts Turkey Under 3 Different Charges Bianet :: English In 3 different cases, the European Court of Human Rights convicted Turkey of torture, ill-treatment and long term imprisonment, ordering the Turkish state to pay a sum of 30,900 euros as damages. Euro court fines Turkey 58,000 euros in five separate cases The European Court of Human … Read more
Bitcoin, The Beginning Of Open Source Governance? Falkvinge on Infopolicy – Discussions on information policy and civil liberties by Nozomi Hayase Quality Legislation – Nozomi Hayase: In my previous article on this site, “Bitcoin, Open Source Movement for Decentralized Future”, among many other issues I addressed some concern about the existence of early adopters and this apparent … Read more
Turkish government gets OK for military operations in Syria, Iraq Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s Parliament passes a controversial motion to grant the army to enter Syria and Iraq, ostensibly to take part in the coalition against ISIL Turkey’s mandate includes ‘military action abroad, opening bases to foreign troops’ Hurriyet Daily News 2d // keep unread // hide … Read more
Turkey prepares for bigger role in fight against Islamic State World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Simon Tisdall Direct Turkish military engagement and the creation of a buffer zone could serve to curb growing Kurdish self-rule aspirations MAIN FOCUS: Turkey prepares for action against IS | 02/10/2014 euro|topics The Turkish government is waiting to receive the … 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
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 President Gül admits decline of media freedom Turkish media has the right to rise up against ‘wrongful practices,’ Abdullah Gül says Turkey president signs controversial Internet law into force Ankara (AFP) – Turkey’s president, Abdullah Gul, said Tuesday he had signed into force a controversial law voted in by the government … Read more
Turkish MPs brawl in parliament as Erdoğan wins judiciary vote Opposition MP taken to hospital after vote to give justice ministry greater control over judges amid corruption scandal The Turkish parliament has passed a law that would tighten the government’s grip on the judiciary after a heated debate and brawl in which an opposition … Read more
Scenes showing Turkish reporter falling due to water cannon raises eyebrows Images of a reporter falling after being hit by a water cannon have caused reactions to the Turkish police?s harsh interventions Images of Turkish Reporter Felled by Police Water Cannon Stir Anger Online Outraged Turkish bloggers and journalists shared images of … 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
Turkish police crack down on internet freedom protest Teargas and water cannon used as Erdogan government?s internet restrictions spark violent street scenes and global outcry Clashes at Istanbul internet protest Turkish riot police fire water cannon and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators marching in Istanbul in protest at new laws tightening government control of the … Read more
Farewell to Internet Yesterday night, the censorship and surveillance bill has passed from Turkish parliament. At the same time, I wrote a letter to internet to say goodbye. Because after this bill, there won?t be a world wide web for Turkey anymore. Turkey: Internet Curbs Approved Parliament approved legislation allowing Turkey?s telecommunications authority to block websites without a prior … Read more
As Emre Kızılkaya of Hürriyet sums up: Pirate Party of Turkey recently elaborated what was expected in this Censorship Law. We will keep up the fight against which is getting closer to tyranny in Turkey… That was not future we hoped to have… Turkey poised to crack down on Internet usage USATODAY.com ? Feb 5 ? ISTANBUL … Read more
Erdoğan adds Barzani to Turkey?s Kurdish bid Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan was aiming at hitting a few birds with one stone Turkish PM hints at general amnesty, calls for support to Kurdish peace process PM Erdoğan rounds off a busy weekend of rallies in southeastern Turkey, calling on all Kurds to embrace the ?new … Read more