Hürriyet Daily News

Turkey never ceases to suprise. Istanbul in bid to be named European Green Capital 2017 as another grove intended to be destroyed…

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  GREEN – Istanbul makes audacious bid to be named European Green Capital 2017 hurriyetdailynews.com – Istanbul has witnessed a major construction spree in the last years under the banner of ‘urban transformation,’ particularly in terms of residential complexes. HÜRRİYET Photo Boastful of its environmental policy despite activists’ outcry… Tension high in Istanbul grove amid police … Read more

Istanbul authorities are keen to destroy another park: Validebağ, Üsküdar… Istanbul news roundup…

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Police escorted bulldozer enters Istanbul grove at dawn, driving locals to streets The Validebağ grove on Istanbul’s Asian side has become the latest disputed green space in the city Court suspends controversial mosque construction at Istanbul grove  Hurriyet Daily News An administrative court has suspended the controversial construction of a mosque in the Validebağ grove VIDEO: Turkish, German … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: “reasonable doubt” reason to be briefly detained for a journalist or free hugging is sth to be fined…

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 Judicial bill aims at silencing social media, daily says Today’s Zaman Erkan Saka, a professor of communications at Bilgi University, believes the package may well lead to the violation of democratic rights. “The package clearly favors law and order at the expense of freedoms,” he told Today’s Zaman. The draft bill, while Turkish journalist briefly detained … Read more

Good luck to Mr. Bass, New US Ambassador to Turkey who arrives in Ankara…

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New US Ambassador to Turkey arrives in Ankara  Hurriyet Daily News Ambassador John Bass has described Turkey and the U.S. as ‘long-time friends and strategic partners’ In other news: Turkey downplays Armenian rug exhibition in White House Ankara does not see the decision to exhibit a historic rug as amounting to ‘taking sides with Armenian arguments’ New respect … Read more

A little good news for Istanbul: “Municipality rejects permit for construction in Istanbul forest

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Municipality rejects permit for construction in Istanbul forest Hurriyet Daily News A local municipality has refused to grant permission for a construction project in Fatih Forest Police school in upmarket Istanbul area closed, rekindling fraud claims on land property A police school in Istanbul’s upmarket neighborhood of Etiler was closed by a Cabinet decision in a move … Read more

Turkish Parliament accepts all-purpose Military Motion..

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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

No water for 4 days. Kadıköy, İstanbul seems to be punished by İSKİ… İstanbul news roundup

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Kadıköy is one of the busy, secular and settled district in the Anatolian side of Istanbul. It is governed by CHP, main opposition party, but water supply is provided by İSKİ, of Istanbul Municipality of AKP, governing party. 4 days is a bit long time and probably intentional… A Kadıköy resident, Cem Hakverdi @cmhkvrd_ published some photos:  kadıköy’de 4 gündür su yok. … Read more

Turkish conservative social engineering: Building more prisons; Freeing headscarf for students, banning make-up, tattoos and piercings

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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 Gazette Turkey is Building 207 Prisons, 103 Courthouses  Bianet :: English Justice Ministry has announced that they will build 207 new prisons and 103 courthouses with … Read more

US-led strikes hit jihadists attacking Kobane on Turkish border as Kurdish peace process at breaking point due to Turkey’s possible aid to Jihadists…

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US-led strikes hit jihadists attacking Syria Kurd town on Turkish border The US-led coalition hit Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets around a Syrian town on the Turkish border where tens of thousands have fled a jihadist assault Turkey ‘to do whatever needed’ in anti-ISIL coalition, Erdoğan says President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has given … Read more

“Erdoğan’s Guards Quarrel With NYPD……”Jihadist sympathizers attack students protesting ISIL at Istanbul University…

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  Turkish Leader Erdogan’s Misstep in NYC huffingtonpost.com – Stephen Schlesinger – Sep 17, 5:56 PM – The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has a problem. Through his battles at home in recent years to ward off criminal investigations of his administration, his insistence on dismissing wiretaps that show he and his aides involved … Read more

So some authorities at work to fix Istanbul’s notoriously crowded Metrobus network… Istanbul news roundup…

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Turkey seeks solution to metrobus crowds The authorities are set to implement a system aimed at solving problems in Istanbul’s notoriously crowded Metrobus network, which often works above its capacity Simit sellers removed from central Istanbul Street vendors selling simit, a local pastry enjoyed by all walks of life, have been removed from central spots across Istanbul … Read more

Kardashian might have no idea but a historian in Turkey fined for insulting her…

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Turkish historian’s TV show fined for insulting Kardashian, audience A Turkish TV show has been fined 600,000 Turkish Liras by the country’s media watchdog after a popular historian used insulting words against the audience and Hollywood celebrity Kim Kardashian In other news: Looking for ISIL: How jihadists operate among Turks Hurriyet Daily News With seven reporters and … Read more

Kobane burning. 70,000 Syrian Kurds flee into Turkey in 24 hours…

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70,000 Syrian Kurds flee into Turkey in 24 hours: UN As many as 70,000 Syrian Kurds have poured into Turkey since Friday fleeing an offensive by ISIL Kurds volunteering to fight Isis turned away at Turkish border – video  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Guardian Staff Turkish security forces disperse Kurds who had gathered at the … Read more

The way PM Davutoğlu likes kids.

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These two photos taken at the announcement of ISIL kept hostages freed…. Captive Turkish diplomat resisted ISIL with gun to his head ‘Our consul general faced great difficulty. Two or three times, [the ISIL militants] tried to force him to make a statement by putting a gun to his head. Despite being at gunpoint, he didn’t … Read more

ISIL hostages freed and announcement made in the most theatrical way possible…

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Captive Turkish diplomat resisted ISIL with gun on his head Hurriyet Daily News ‘Our consul general faced great difficulty. Two or three times, [the ISIL militants] tried to force him to make a statement by putting a gun to his head. Despite being at gunpoint, he didn’t do anything they wanted,’ a freed hostage said Dozens of … Read more