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“11th Anniversary of Dink Assassination Commemorated in #Istanbul #HrantDink
11 years on, friends of murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink still seek justice Crowds flocked to the former address of Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper Agos in Istanbul’s Şişli district on Jan. 19... Read more
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For the record, German Foreign Office released the harshest statement against Turkey…
via It seems that Turkey forgot that it is a state and asked Germany to exchange 2 Turkish generals who asked asylum in Germany for the jailed German journalist… Hanging... Read more
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After damaging the Park environment more, “#istanbul municipality shares images of ‘ecological’ footbridge in Gezi Park…
Istanbul municipality shares images of ‘ecological’ footbridge in Gezi Park The Istanbul Municipality on May 17 shared images of a footbridge connecting the Gezi Park in Taksim and the Democracy Park... Read more
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Turkey, admirer of Trump administration, now furious after the YPG decision…
Turkey’s president raises tensions with criticism of Israel World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul Israeli foreign ministry responds to strong remarks about treatment of Palestinians by condemning... Read more
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In the last few days, Turkey detained more than 1K police offices, attacked Kurdish positions in Syria and kept bickering with the EU….
Over 1,000 Police Officers Are Detained in Raids in Turkey NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK KINGSLEY In the biggest sweep since the referendum on presidential powers, those arrested were accused... Read more
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Turkey in Europe: “Detained Journalist From Italy Released, Deported
Detained Journalist From Italy Released, Deported Bianet :: English Angelino Alfano, Minister of Interior of Italy has announced that Gabriele Del Grande, a journalist from Italy who had been in custody... Read more
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2.5 Million Votes Might be Manipulated but police is already after protesters #TurkeyReferendum
Council of Europe Observer: 2.5 Million Votes Might be Manipulated Bianet :: English Alev Korun from the Council of Europe Delegation of Observers has said “The YSK has made a decision... Read more
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EU Commission says Turkey should investigate referendum vote ‘irregularities in #TurkeyReferendum But Erdoğan tells election observers to ‘know their place’…
Turkey should investigate referendum vote ‘irregularities’, says EU commission World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Daniel Boffey in Brussels President’s spokesman calls on authorities to launch transparent inquiry after observers raised... Read more
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The Guardian piece on Asli Erdogan…
Turkish author Asli Erdogan on her 136 days in jail BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkish author Asli Erdogan was jailed for 136 days over her links with... Read more
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From Turkey with Love: Ankara mayor believes Foreign powers performing ‘earthquake tests’ near Istanbul to destroy Turkish economy…
Foreign powers performing ‘earthquake tests’ near Istanbul to destroy economy: Ankara mayor Recent earthquakes in the western province of Çanakkale could have been organized by dark external powers aiming to... Read more
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#istanbul Video: “Sounds of Istanbul”
Video & Music produced by Istanbul Monkeys using 246 sounds of objects and city sounds. The mixing was completed in one month. For 15 days we recorded videos of... Read more
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From Turkey with Love: “‘Salt Bae’ Nusret Gökçe vows to be world’s greatest butcher…
Social media phenomenon ‘Salt Bae’ Nusret Gökçe vows to be world’s greatest butcher The co-partner of the global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, who recently became a... Read more
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English PEN (@englishpen) Campaign: “Release Ahmet Şık”
Turkey: Release Ahmet Şık English PEN – Cat Lucas – Jan 6, 7:46 AM We, the undersigned, call for the immediate release of award-winning investigative journalist and author Ahmet Şık... Read more
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It seems that (paranoid) conspiracy theories increasingly shape US-Turkey relations…
Accusations about US in Turkish media must stop, State Department’s Kirby says U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby has warned the Turkish media about making false accusations about the United... Read more
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Meanwhile #istanbul now suffering a heavy snow storm… not seen for some years…
Bosphorus closed, flights cancelled, schools closed, traffic density %90 last evening… Fresh snowfall paralyzes Istanbul traffic, density at 90 percent Forecast snowfall and cold weather have badly affected Istanbul’s rush-hour traffic, increasing... Read more
