gülen movement

As Turkey loses the Charlie Hebdo trial… “Turkish PM calls reprinting of Charlie Hebdo cartoons ‘deliberate provocation’

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  Turkish PM calls reprinting of Charlie Hebdo cartoons ‘deliberate provocation’ Davutoğlu slammed Cumhuriyet for reprinting the Charlie Hebdo cartoon featuring the Prophet Muhammad New Charlie Hebdo Muhammad Cartoon Stirs Muslim Anger in Mideast  NYT > Turkey by By ANNE BARNARD The authorities in Egypt and Turkey moved to place restrictions on the cartoon, which shows the … Read more

Davutoğlu in Paris becomes an Internet meme… Dispatches from Turkey…

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via Amnesty launches campaign to stop S Korea exporting tear gas to Turkey The change.org campaign aims to stop S Korea exporting some 1.9 mln tear gas canisters to Turkey Repent over your tattoos, Turkey’s top religious body says Turkey’s top religious body has issued a fatwa that urges Muslims who have tattoos to repent if they … Read more

In contemporary Turkey, Justice is all about who is the majority. Corrupt Ministers’ Impunity #HırsızVar

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          and all the evidence (tapes of corruption conversation) to be destroyed… Parliamentary Panel Vote On Graft Brings Electoral Risk To AKP The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya   The much-awaited vote in Turkey ended 9-5 today. It means that the parliamentary inquiry panel does not send four former ministers, who has been … Read more

Erdoğan doesn’t leave Davutoğlu much, announces to chair Cabinet meeting on Jan 19… In the mean time, Turkish Prime Ministry to increase vehicle buying by 12-fold…

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Top court approves revoke of Gülen’s ‘special passport’ The leader of the Gülen movement was given the right to have a special passport, widely dubbed a ‘green passport,’ in 1990, as a retired mufti President Erdoğan announces plans to chair Cabinet meeting on Jan 19 ‘I will chair the Cabinet of Ministers on Jan. 19. The Cabinet … Read more

Turkish Media might be free for Erdoğan as He was Heard, Read and Watched 2.5M Times in 2014. Dispatches from Turkey…

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Erdoğan Heard, Read and Watched 2.5M Times in 2014 Bianet :: English In 2014, the television, press and online media coverage of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan turned out in 2,052,748 different media pieces. Whereas opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu remained at 482,669 and PM Davutoğlu at 268,604. Prominent scholar dismayed by Erdoğan’s ‘Turkish not suitable for philosophy’ claim ‘We … Read more

Turkish government continues to pursue to block internet access without legal order… Dispatches from Turkey…

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Turkish gov’t in new bid to block Internet access without legal order Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish government has been preparing to make yet another move which would add insult to injury for those who have been concerned over plight of freedom of expression in the country Prosecutor Requests Arrest of Journalist After Release  Bianet :: English … Read more

Erdoğan ‘closely following’ judicial process against Gülen movement, shows off with Putin and Qatar leaders…

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Putin praises Erdoğan as ‘tough man’ for defying EU over pipeline decision Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a “tough man” Erdoğan: Best buddy of Putin and ally of Obama? Hurriyet Daily News Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is known as one of the toughest leaders on earth calls, him a … Read more

Massive support for detained journalists in Çağlayan Court. #GazetecilerSUSMAYACAK

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This year is the first time you see Gülen Movement supporters on street politics and their performance is not that bad at all…  Turkey could disappear if AKP rule continues HDP co-leader says The continued rule of the AKP endangers the existence of Turkey as a country, as it will lead to a chaos, HDP co-chair … Read more

Clear cut: “The End of Turkey in Europe”/ “New Turkey” deconstructed in Open Democracy series…

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The End of Turkey in Europe Freedom House – Nate Schenkkan – On December 17, 2013, Turkey woke up to mass police raids across the country. The chief executive of state-owned HalkBank was detained, and television stations showed shoeboxes stuffed with millions of American dollars pulled out from under his… Turkey’s politicians should not be let … Read more

Bildiri: #GazetecilerDerhalBırakılsın [Set Journalists Free, Now!]

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Change.org Kampanyası. Destek için tıklayınız. Gazeteciler Derhal Serbest Bırakılsın ! / Set Journalists Free, Now! Özgür Basın Susturulamaz Türkiye GAZETECİLER DERHAL SERBEST BIRAKILSIN! Zaman Gazetesi Genel Yayın Müdürü Ekrem Dumanlı ve Samanyolu Televizyonu Yayın Grubu Başkanı Hidayet Karaca 14 Aralık günü onlarca gazeteci, medya çalışanı ve hatta bir senaryo yazarı ile birlikte gözaltına alındı. Gazete yazısı … Read more

In the anniversary of PKK’s attackes began, guerilla chief’s statue erected.

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News in Turkish The statue is in a Diyarbakır village. It is for “Mahsum Korkmaz, also known as Agit, was the first commander of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s military forces.” ************** Turkey ruling party favours Davutoglu as new PM: report Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has strongly backed the naming of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as the new premier … Read more

A few notes AKP?s Social Media Strategies and Counter-Moves

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This piece was written more than a month ago for a monthly magazine. For some reasons, maybe because of my sloppy style, it wasn’t published. It still has some validity so here it is: AKP?s Social Media Strategies and Counter-Moves   AKP?s Social Media Strategies and Counter-Moves   This essay is an attempt to outline … Read more

As new tapes appear, Erdoğan steps us his attack on the Gülen movement…

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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

EFD Rights Watch: CPJ: 59 journalists fired in the wake of Gezi protests, 40 still behind bars…

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59 journalists fired in the wake of Gezi protests, 40 still behind bars: CPJ   The record ‘thwarts Turkey‘s aspirations to be regarded as a regional democratic model’ ***************** Specially authorized wiretapping regime continues   There are two types of eavesdropping regimes in effect in Turkey today, based on different legislation   7 Deadly Things … Read more

Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam): Hrant’ın Arkadaşları: “Dava devlet içindeki hesaplaşmalara kurban edilmemeli”

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Hrant’ın Arkadaşları: “Dava devlet içindeki hesaplaşmalara kurban edilmemeli”   Fotoğraf/@baydintw İSTANBUL-  “Hrant’ın Arkadaşları”, yeninden görülmeye başlanan Hrant Dink cinayeti davasının 4.duruşmasında adalet taleplerini yineledi; “Dava devlet içindeki hesaplaşmalara kurban edilmemeli” dedi. 13:37, #İstanbul #Çağlayan Adalet Sarayı önünde gruplar, #HrantDink için adalet talebiyle toplandı. via @FvzTrkYlmz pic.twitter.com/YFdmdaHvBG ? 140journos (@140journos) 12 Şubat 2014 Eylemciler, dün saat 13:30 civarında, … Read more