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#TurkeyReferendum A nay-sayer video producer says if the video gets viral, he will probably be arrested and as it gets viral, he is arrested…
Here is the video: There are strong implications, but they are still implications…. A young citizen, Ali Gül, says at the end of the video what he expects and that... Read more
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Life is hard. “Erdoğan brands Dutch government ‘Nazi remnants and fascists’ – video…
Turkey referendum: Dutch are Nazi remnants – Erdogan BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s president brands the Dutch “Nazi remnants” as a row grows over a cancelled Rotterdam rally.... Read more
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August was another month of tragedy for journalists and also LGBTQ+ Community in Turkey…
Stop the press: Turkey’s crackdown on its media goes into overdrive theguardian.com – Constanze Letsch – Aug 28, 10:00 PM Since the attempted coup, the government has ordered more than... Read more
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Turkish conservative social engineering: Building more prisons; Freeing headscarf for students, banning make-up, tattoos and piercings
Gov’t frees headscarf for students, bans make-up, tattoos and piercings Hurriyet Daily News A government decree changing the regulation on the dress code in public schools is published in the Official... Read more
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Headscarf allowed in Turkey’s parliament… Age old Islamist politics of playing the victim should finally end…
Secular Turkish Government Permits Religious Symbol Four female lawmakers were welcomed into Parliament with Islamic head scarves, which for some was an unwelcome break with secular traditions and for others... Read more
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Eurosphere roundup: Shameful Miranda Investigation… Germany elections… Ukraine and Europe…
Czech communists to return in office for first time since 1989 The Czech parliament voted yesterday (20 August) to dissolve itself, triggering an early election that could hand the Communist... Read more
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Eurosphere roundup: Google faces European privacy probe… Headscarf debate in France… Cyprus…
Google faces European privacy probe from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Six European data protection bodies are to launch coordinated investigations into Google’s privacy policy Islamic headscarf... Read more
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Towards elections: What if current political leaders were women? A campaign to increase awareness for more women candidates…
Check out the blog of Necati Özkan, a political consultant, for more of these campaign posters. If they were women, they would probably be housewives, not politicians… Who’s calling Turkey... Read more
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Towards elections: TÜSİAD comes back to political stage with a draft constitution
TÜSİAD formulates draft constitution by YAVUZ BAYDAR Will the people of Turkey manage to mobilize for preparing and adopting a democratic constitution? The question is vital in what Ümit... Read more
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A Financial Times piece on “Turkey’s contemporary art scene
Turkey’s contemporary art scene Financial Times Galvanised by the Istanbul Biennial, which kicked off in 1987, the city has witnessed an explosion of commercial galleries ? there are now more... Read more
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In the mean time, 3 generals suspended…
It is not even surprising any more and now I expect from the government some substantive democratic moves… Two Generals and an Admiral Sacked from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White This week... Read more
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New TESEV report: Discrimination and Headscarf Ban.
Prof. Dilek Cindoğlu focuses on headscarfed women with professional jobs and explains how they are exposed to discrimination from all all sides of the political spectrum. Report in Turkish can... Read more
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A BBC piece on “Bringing Turkey’s coup leaders to book
Bringing Turkey’s coup leaders to book Jonathan Head By Jonathan Head BBC News, Istanbul Troops seal off main road in Ankara (15 Sept 1980) Hundreds of thousands of people were... Read more
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Who gives a s*hit any more? Chief of Staff did not attend the President’s reception…
The army is in a losing battle. They have lost most of their ground. It seems that they cannot even control their (supposedly) tightly sealed structure (ie. latest spy operation)... Read more
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Ataturk?s Voice restored.
Ataturk?s Voice from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White Documentary footage from 1936 has been restored so that for the first time Ataturk?s voice can be heard as he opens parliament.... Read more
