The End of Turkey in Europe Freedom House – Nate Schenkkan – On December 17, 2013, Turkey woke up to mass police raids across the country. The chief executive of state-owned HalkBank was detained, and television stations showed shoeboxes stuffed with millions of American dollars pulled out from under his… Turkey’s politicians should not be let … Read more
Protests on the 1st Anniversary of Corruption Probe Bianet :: English Several protests have been held on the 1st Anniversary of Corruption Probe within which four minister resigned. While the hashtag #hırsızvar (#thereisathief) became a top tweet, 5 demonstrators were detained in Istanbul. Blame game continues in Dink murder case: Former Istanbul intelligence head accuses former Trabzon … Read more
Change.org Kampanyası. Destek için tıklayınız. Gazeteciler Derhal Serbest Bırakılsın ! / Set Journalists Free, Now! Özgür Basın Susturulamaz Türkiye GAZETECİLER DERHAL SERBEST BIRAKILSIN! Zaman Gazetesi Genel Yayın Müdürü Ekrem Dumanlı ve Samanyolu Televizyonu Yayın Grubu Başkanı Hidayet Karaca 14 Aralık günü onlarca gazeteci, medya çalışanı ve hatta bir senaryo yazarı ile birlikte gözaltına alındı. Gazete yazısı … Read more
Erdoğan has no right to deprive Turkish people of EU membership The year-long fight between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Fethullah Gülen community entered a new phase after the detentions of daily Zaman editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanlı Erdoğan shoots himself in foot on anniversary of graft probe Turkish President Erdoğan has been blasting … Read more
Yarın 17 Aralık Yazacağım o 17 Aralık değil, şimdilik şu notla yetineyim: İktidar imkânsızı başardı, tıpkı Gezi’de olduğu gibi beş benzemezi bir araya getirdi. Türkiye’de ilk kez bu düzeyde bir “demokratik duygudaşlık” kuruluyor! Yurtdışı tepkisini de ekleyince 14 Aralık hamlesinin beklenenin aksi yönde bir sonuç verdiği aşikâr. Ortalık kızışacaktır. 17 Aralık Türkiye’nin üyelik … Read more
Protests mark beginning of coup-plot case against Turkish fan group çArşı A trial against 35 individuals associated with Beşiktaş’s football fan group çArşı on charges of “attempting to overthrow the government” during last year’s Gezi Park protests has started at Istanbul’s Çağlayan Courthouse.
European Commission – Statement Joint statement on the police raids and arrests of media representatives in Turkey Brussels, 14 December 2014 Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, and Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, issued the following statement today: The police raids and arrests … Read more
Turkish police raid media outlets close to Gulen, detain some people Reuters.com – Dec 14, 2:44 AM – ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police raided a television station and a newspaper close to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen on Sunday, detaining some people, media reports said, two days after President Tayyip Erdogan signaled a fresh Turkish police … Read more
Turquie : les nouveaux réseaux démocratiques1 Un an et demi après la contestation de Gezi, où en est la démocratie en Turquie ? Et pour quelles nouvelles formes de mobilisations ? Journalisme citoyen, tweets et sites, mais aussi squatt-maison de quartier, face à un État de plus en plus autoritaire. Enquête multimédia interactive d’Eric … Read more
DRONE FOOTAGE: Police Clash at Taksim Gezi Park There is a selection of Drone footage here. Film days at Greek Consulate Istanbul With the collaboration of the Greek Film Center, the Greek Consulate in Istanbul is organizing a Contemporary Greek Cinema season at Sismanoglio Megaro until May 2015. The Beauty of Istanbul absir.net There are many beautiful … Read more
Majority of educated women victim of violence in Turkey, survey reveals A large majority of Turkish women who work in white-collar jobs and have a university degrees say they have been exposed to violence at least once in their life Hrant Dink murder case deepens with new testimonies The list of suspects in the murder case of … Read more
http://www.yelp.com.tr/events/istanbul-istanbul-coffee-festival ******************************* From Constantinople to Istanbul: The Residences of the Venetian Bailo Maney Online Medieval Italian city-states with access to the sea, most notably the Venetian and Genoese, were in need of safe ‘stopovers’ that would allow their Arthur Miller’s ‘Crucible’ revived in İstanbul, 45 years on Today’s Zaman (press release) (blog) “Cadı Kazanı,” a … Read more
Turkey, Egypt in fresh quarrel after Erdoğan’s remarks The foreign ministries of Turkey and Egypt have traded a fresh round of accusatory statements, with the latter condemning Erdoğan’s latest remarks and his ‘flagrant intervention’ in Egypt’s internal affairs Turkey avoided being Ukraine, Egypt: Erdoğan Turkish police has behaved softly to demonstrators when compared to the U.S. … Read more
Compulsory Ottoman language classes in high schools stirs debate Turkey’s national education council has agreed to send a proposal to introduce compulsory Ottoman language courses in high school education to a vote in its general assembly meeting After meeting Erdoğan, militant Islamist leader complains of ‘mind control’ The released leader of a militant Islamist group in Turkey … Read more
Organik Alışverişin İstanbul’daki 9 Adresi ListeList by Çağla Gillis EkoOrganik Istanbul’s Fading Metabolism AuthorJesse Honsa SummaryThe acute city versus obtuse urban redevelopment: Istanbul’s urban structure is being replaced by big, slow, and stupid projects. Fikirtepe urban redevelopment. Image: Bülent Kılıç. Istanbul municipality prepares to evacuate city’s first squat house used as social center The … Read more