That’s what is written on the t-shirt of an ISIS suspect detained by Turkish police recently… Adana'da IŞİD'e yönelik olarak, 50 ayrı adrese 500 polisle yapılan operasyonda 35 kişi gözaltına alındı. (DHA) pic.twitter.com/hSk8ykvzGM — 140journos (@140journos) August 7, 2016 In other images… Nearly all Turkish political leaders did cooperate with Fethullah Gülen in the past… … Read more
All the death penalty talk maybe tactical as it is hard to catch up with Turkish leadership’s discursive tactics, but some of these are so primitive that even mentioning them signifies where one heads to… Well, you can also say, EU is not a target for a long while now.. Erdoğan: I will approve death penalty if parliament … Read more
Turkish government hires UK law firm to probe Gülen’s global network The Turkish government has hired an international law firm to investigate the worldwide activities of the government’s friend-turned-foe U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen’s Hizmet (Service) Movement. Turkey releases new most wanted list that includes Fethullah Gülen Turkey published a list of its most wanted terrorists on … Read more
Police enter Koza İpek headquarters in Ankara Police officers forcefully entered the Koza İpek Holding headquarters in Ankara after a court ordered appointment of a trustee panel to the holding Appointment of trustee panel for Koza İpek holding creates uproar in Turkey The appointment of a trustee panel for Koza İpek, a corporation linked to the … Read more
News here in Turkish. BBC Turkish is cited as the news source… *************** 5 Details Leaked from Ankara Massacre Investigation Bianet :: English According to allegations, attack on the rally was denounced, bombers were informed on highest authorities, they were officially being looked for, the massacre was planned in Kilis bombers were sued due to Al Qaeda … Read more
HDP co-chair mocks Erdoğan’s nationwide inaugurations Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş celebrated opening a soda can during his meeting with Turkish humorists and cartoonists in Istanbul, teasing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s successive inauguration meetings on the run up to the June 7 elections. Main opposition CHP’s election truck towed away in Erzurum An election campaign … Read more
Web game becomes latest battlefield in Turkish politics A simple, multiplayer game on the web has become the latest battleground for Turkish politics ahead of the June 7 general election, gaming website Kotaku has reported. Turkish LGBTI associations condemn homophobic news items against openly gay HDP candidate Three LGBTI associations have condemned homophobic news items published by … Read more
Turkey’s Best Election Campaigner Isn’t Even Running for Office Read the Bloomberg piece here. OSCE parliamentarians to observe Turkey’s upcoming election Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary election in Turkey and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission, the organization said in a written statement … Read more
including today's 2 attacks, 62 HDP offices attacked so far. previous attacks mapped: https://t.co/we1mYxNPzY — Erkan Saka (@sakaerka) May 18, 2015 HDP Headquarters Bombed in Adana and Mersin Bianet :: English HDP’s provincial headquarters have been bombed in Adana and Mersin. There are three casualties in Adana. A flower pot sent a day before to HDP … Read more
Release of 76 suspects blocked amid gov’t-Gülenist tension A Turkish court has ordered the release of 75 policemen and a media manager who were accused of belonging to ‘the parallel state’ of the government’s ally-turned-foe Fethullah Gülen, a U.S. based cleric, but a judge reversed the decision, stirring debate. Today’s Zaman @todayszamancom Samanyolu reporter detained, defense … Read more
I am sure the government will accuse Gülen movement or Occupy Gezi activists for the blackout… Massive power blackouts hit Turkish cities Several provinces, including Istanbul and Ankara, were hit by massive power blackouts on March 31. Turkish PM says all possibilities for power outage, including terror attack, being investigated Several provinces, including Istanbul and Ankara, … Read more
Turkish politicians head to Washington over worries about Armenian resolution Worried about a draft resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that recognizes the 1915 killings of Ottoman Armenians as genocide, a group of Turkish politicians have set out for Washington to ensure that the resolution does not pass. Turkey launches operation against PKK hideouts Turkish security … Read more
Turkey’s Deputy PM trashes Ankara mayor after call to quit Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has declared that Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek is corrupt and has ‘no manners,’ in an unusually frank speech amid intra-government clashes, hours after the latter called for his resignation. No further step before PKK lays down arms: Erdoğan President Erdoğan continues … Read more
Erdogan chides Obama for silence on Chapel Hill murders World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Relations appear to have deteriorated as Turkish president reveals he no longer talks directly to his US counterpart Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday criticised US President Barack Obama for his silence following the killings of three young Muslims in … Read more
Erdoğan’s security package will make Turkey a police state, opposition leader says A controversial domestic security package draft code, which is set to come to parliament this week, would turn Turkey in to a “police state,” according Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) head Devlet Bahçeli. Turkish government pushing for bill on security amid heated row The government has … Read more