15-year-old confirmed dead in mining disaster One of 201 miners who have lost their lives in the Soma mining disaster was only 15 years old Mine operator shuts down website amid reactions The operator of the mine where more than 200 workers died after an accident on May 13 shut down its website on May 14 amid … Read more
After 15 hours, the judge decided for another hearing (on July, 14) without any new decisions. Despite some brave witness evidence, no policeman accused of torturing Ali İsmail Korkmaz was jailed… https://twitter.com/ApoUyan/status/465952387359080448 https://twitter.com/DevrimBitirir/status/465790337508982784 https://twitter.com/jiyaninsesi/status/465775214077698048 https://twitter.com/ApoUyan/status/465953438967558144 Second hearing into Gezi victim Ali İsmail Korkmaz?s murder begins in exile The 19-year-old was savagely beaten with sticks by plainclothes … Read more
Turkish PM Erdoğan storms out of Council of State speech over ‘rudeness’ Hurriyet Daily News Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan walked out in fury from a speech by Union of Bars head Metin Feyzioğlu on after accusing Turkey’s top lawyer of being “rude” in a speech criticizing the government’s performance
CHP leader?s attacker expelled from ruling AKP, deputy head says Hurriyet Daily News The man who attacked main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was a member of the Justice and Development Party Assailant says the attack was premeditated after being annoyed by CHP leader?s speeches Hurriyet Daily News The attacker reportedly planned the assault a month ago … Read more
AKP mayor in Bingöl refuses to let women hold positions at municipal council Hurriyet Daily News The new AKP mayor in the eastern town has refused to let women elected to the local municipal council hold positions of responsibility on religious grounds ******* Graft suspect Halkbank ex-manager appointed as new board member of state-run Ziraat … Read more
A protesting high school kid stopped (!) by police today. Fog in the city. Bosphorus Bridge today. via Ozan Sakin ?@osakin Presiden Abdullah Gül double-faced. In one tweet he support freedom of expression, in another he informs us that he approved the new Internet bill so that it could be implemented quickly. Turkish gov?t launches talks with opposition … Read more
As Emre Kızılkaya of Hürriyet sums up: Pirate Party of Turkey recently elaborated what was expected in this Censorship Law. We will keep up the fight against which is getting closer to tyranny in Turkey… That was not future we hoped to have… Turkey poised to crack down on Internet usage USATODAY.com ? Feb 5 ? ISTANBUL … Read more
The president Abdullah Gül by approving this bill and many similar bills proves himself to be the good cop of a very corrupt regime… Turkey: Contentious Medical Bill Signed President Abdullah Gul signed a measure into law on Friday that makes it a crime to administer emergency first aid without government authorization. Turkey purges … 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
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
Anayasa 4 parti şartına takıldı Bugün Anayasa 4 parti şartına takıldı AK Parti’ye 60 madde yanıtını veren CHP, söz konusu maddelerin 4 partinin mutabakatıyla Meclis’ten geçirilmesini istedi. AK Parti Grup Başkan Vekili Canikli, CHP’nin önerisine ilişkin ?4 parti şartı çalışmaları … CHP AK Parti’ye ‘hayır’ dedi! CHP çalışmaları kilitleyecek Anayasa Komisyonu kadın vekile pantolona vize … Read more
Atheist Professor Dawkins, Turkey?s pious PM Erdoğan and a fuss over Nobel Using Nobel metaphors ?to make a point? suddenly, and yet again Persistence of Poverty Mustafa Sonmez writes in Hurriyet that poverty rates in Turkey are still higher than in the EU despite recent economic improvements. Turkish deputy PM rejects song for lyrics mentioning … Read more
Yeni Anayasada Temel Hak ve Hürriyetlerin Sınırlanması Uzlaşılan Öneri Anayasa m.24 (Temel hak ve hürriyetlerin sınırlanması): \”Hürriyet esas, sınırlama istisnadır. Tereddüt halinde yorum hürriyet lehine yapılır.. Anayasa’yı tutuklu vekiller çıksın diye yapmıyoruz Internet Haber CHP Genel Başkanı Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu’nda mutabakata varılan 48 maddenin TBMM’den geçirilmesi durumunda tutuklu milletvekillerinin sorunlarının çözüleceğine … Read more
Gezi Park set for religious ceremony, Quran reading As the 9th day of Gezi Park demonstrations coincided with the Lailat al?Mi?raj, protestors decided to mark this religious event through several activities. Over 4,000 injured, two dead in Turkey’s nationwide protests: Association Over 4,100 people have been wounded and two people. Turkish group demand police chiefs? sacking Newly formed … Read more
Police hold Taksim under siege, continue raid on 5th day of protests The Turkish police?s crackdown against Taksim Gezi Park protesters continued on June 1, as clashes broke out in Istanbul‘s symbolic Istiklal Avenue and the Beşiktaş district. Raw: Police, Demonstrators Clash in Turkey Turkish police have let off tear gas and pressurized water against groups of … Read more