Turkey falls behind in global corruption index Turkey slumps alarmingly in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index Turkey’s Growing Corruption Problem Is Getting Harder to Hide Global Voices Online by Ece Basay Money in a shoebox. Viral image. In the last twelve months, the Turkish state has appeared significantly more corrupt. That is the underlying message of … Read more
Turkey prepares for bigger role in fight against Islamic State World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Simon Tisdall Direct Turkish military engagement and the creation of a buffer zone could serve to curb growing Kurdish self-rule aspirations MAIN FOCUS: Turkey prepares for action against IS | 02/10/2014 euro|topics The Turkish government is waiting to receive the … Read more
Never give up, Dortmund fans tell Beşiktaş group under fire Fans of Germany’s Borussia Dortmund football team lend support to Çarşı, the fan group of Beşiktaş whose pioneer figures are now facing ‘coup attempt’ claims çArşı to Stand Trial on December 16 Bianet :: English Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court ordered members of soccer fan group … Read more
#BBCtrending in Istanbul BBC News #BBC Trending is in Istanbul to talk trends and online battles in a country where social media has in the past been blocked. Presenter Mukul Devichand is joined at Bilgi University in Istanbul to discuss the trends and memes of the elections and the Şero the Cat called to duty for elections Turkey’s … Read more
PM Targets Female Journalist Again Bianet :: English Journalist Amberin Zaman reacted PM Erdoğan calling her a “nasty woman”, saying that she was targeted. “Well, if not others, have I insulted Islam?” she asked in today’s article. New outcry as PM Erdoğan tells female journalist to ‘know your place’ PM Erdoğan faced new questions over his attitude … Read more
Turkish pavillion at Paris trade show raises eyebrows Social news Mental patients receive inhuman treatment in Turkey’s hospitals, report reveals Mental patients are tied to their beds for hours, isolated in rooms for days, and have no privacy, an NGO report revealed Syrian refugees in Turkey start to work in service sector An increasing number … Read more
Turkish PM Erdoğan’s rebuke convinces footballer to remove his tattoos Hurriyet Daily News A Turkish footballer has promised to remove his tattoos, following a rebuke by Prime Minister Erdoğan Turkish court dismisses demands to arrest suspect in Gezi Park protestor killing Hurriyet Daily News A Hatay court has dismissed all demands of the arrests for the main … Read more
Turkish PM Erdoğan slams top business group head for probe warnings PM Erdoğan slammed TÜSİAD over ‘investors won’t come to such country’ statement Erdogan: Turkish strongman under corruption cloud The Nation … minister has gradually shifted from pragmatist tendencies to ideological ones, from team work to personal decisions, from democracy to authoritarianism, from thought-out … Read more
Revolutionary Muslims give support to Occupy Gezi ?Blame us if needed,? says RedHack on Twitter detentions over protests The Turkish hacker network gave tips to protesters to avoid being charged over tweets. Turkish protesters have invented a new verb: ‘chapul Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Ergodan hasn’t exactly been conciliatory toward protesters over the … Read more
Turkey Is Now Arresting Dozens for Using Twitter Turkey Is Now Arresting Dozens for Using Twitter Third person killed in Turkey protests Ethem Sarısülük, a Turkish activist who was wounded in the head during Taksim Gezi Park clashes. Twitter detainees in Turkey protests all ?young kids,? says opposition member Twenty-nine people detained overnight in the Aegean province of … Read more