Whose Turkey Is It? The struggle for the future between a megalomaniacal prime minister, a cultish leader in the Poconos and thousands of citizens taking to the streets The Structural Roots of Turkey?s Power Struggle German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 4, 2014 Galip Dalay * A fierce power struggle between the … Read more
Islamic scholar Gülen sues Turkish PM for libel Lawyers representing Gülen filed a complaint for allegedly ‘denigrating and insulting’ remarks Local elections will be test for AKP: Turkish PM Erdoğan PM Erdoğan echoes his comments that the ballot box is everything during a press conference with German Chancellor Merkel, saying March local polls will … Read more
Prosecutors who launched Turkey?s graft probe removed from case amid fresh purge 90 of the 192 prosecutors in Istanbul?s Çağlayan Courthouse were reassigned, including two prosecutors in charge of the graft probe launched on Dec. 17 Turkish PM Erdoğan accuses Gülen movement of trying to ?steal national will? Erdoğan has implicitly slammed … Read more
Ne kefaretmiş ?Yetmez ama evet? demenin günahının bedelinden söz edeceğim. Kelam kavramlaştı; siyasî literatürde yerini aldı; kısaltması bile var: YAE, YAE?ciler! Tayyip Erdoğan?ın kimyası bozuldukça, iktidar otoriterleştikçe YAE?ciler adım adım ?esas sorumlu? mertebesine yükseldiler. Gök sonsuz olduğundan yükselmeye devam edeceklere benziyor. Neredeyse her melânetin kendilerinden sorulur olduğu bu günah keçiliği hâli üzerine YAE?ciler epeyi … Read more
No arrest warrant for Turkish PM?s son, justice minister says There is no arrest warrant for the PM?s son, Bilal Erdoğan, Justice Minister Bozdağ said Turkey: Prosecutors in Corruption Inquiry Reassigned Turkish officials on Thursday reassigned 20 prosecutors working on a corruption inquiry that has targeted the inner circle of Prime Minister Recep … Read more
Turkish police detain at least 23 in anti-al-Qaeda op, raid on İHH office Police have detained at least 23 people in an operation into al-Qaeda held simultaneously in six cities Turkish police raid aid agency’s offices in ‘crackdown on al-Qaida’ One person held in raid on Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) in Kilis, bordering Syria, amid … Read more
Turkey’s judges board says gov’t plans for more judicial control ‘unconstitutional’ Turkey’s judges and prosecutors board body on Jan. 10 slapped down the government’s plans to curb its powers, calling the proposed reforms unconstitutional Turkey Takes Steps to Tighten Grip on Judiciary Turkey moves to tighten grip on judicial body amid corruption scandal Turkey’s economic success … Read more
Turkey mulls proposals for military re-trial Turkey is considering legal changes that could lead to the re-trial of hundreds of people convicted of anti-government plotting Just in 5 months, a PM advisor changes his views on the coup trial and begins to accuse Gülen movement…. PM Erdoğan denounces ‘plot’ against Turkey at luncheon with journalists and … Read more
During the day, Burhan Kuzu, an AKP deputy who happens to be a professor on constitutional law, tweeted that a list that contains around 2 thousand high level bureaucrats’ names have been given to PM Erdoğan. Supposedly these people are followers of Fethullah Gülen and will be eliminated from the state bureaucracy. Mr. Kuzu is … Read more
While continuing denial in graft probe, three members of the Turkish cabinet stated 3 different amounts [in Turkish] Turkey supposedly lost during the current crisis. Ali Babacan (L), Minister of Economy, 49 billion dollars , PM Erdoğan: 120 billion dollars, Efkan Ala, new Minister of Interior Affairs, 104 billion dollars. And none of them may actually … Read more
Turkey’s Erdogan and year of ‘foreign plot’ Erdogan uses might of state to quell unrest Turkey?s Economic Enemies: Corrupt Politicians and the U.S. Fed Turkey’s economy was already in a shaky place, thanks to decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve that could make it harder for Ankara to sell its goods and borrow cash overseas. … Read more
Fethullah Gülen movement [FGM] is now the biggest school of Islamic circles that follow Said Nursi‘s teachings. FGM was known to support center right parties. With the collapse of center right in Turkey as AKP did rise to power, FGM and AKP allied to challenge their common enemy: Turkish Army. In the mean time, AKP … Read more
Washington says high tension over graft probe will have ‘consequences’ The United States does not want to increase the tension over the latest statements by Prime Minister Erdoğan?s implication The End of the Turkish Model? Erdogan?s Paranoia and Authoritarian Streak Threaten his Legacy Turkish probe marks AKP-Gulen power struggle Aljazeera.com Cases such as Ergenekon … Read more
Başbakanın Yeğeninden Gözaltına Alınan Öğretmene İşkence Talebi Polise Külhanbeyi diyen BAŞBAKANIN gerçek külhanbeyi yeğeni Ali ERDOĞAN gözaltına alınan öğretmene polisten işkence yapması için talepte bulunuyor. Kabul görmeyince de küfrediyor başka bir versiyon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adDLSi2hLKQ Haberi: http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/14337/_Basbakan_in_korumalari_karakol_basti_.html Erdoğan Bayraktar Trabzonda Seçmene Para Dağıttı Rüşvet ve Yolsuzluklarıyla gündeme gelen AKP’li Bakan Erdoğan Bayraktar ziyaret ettiği Trabzonda seçmene para dağıttı! … Read more
Just this morning I hear the news in Twitter that some high profile businessmen, including infamous Ali Ağaoğlu, close to AKP circles are detained… ************** Hakan Şükür, a former well-known football player, close to Gülen movement, resigned from being an AKP MEP last night. The photo below from the good old days. Mr. Gülen was … Read more