Pregnant women?s presence in public is ?disgraceful,? says Turkish lawyer Turkish lawyer said that it was immoral for pregnant women with huge bellies to reveal themselves in public #direnhamile (#resistpregnant) Reacting upon advocate Inançer?s remarks ?Women shouldn?t wonder in streets while pregnant?, scores of women in Istanbul and Ankara are preparing to put pillows in their … Read more
Turkish PM compares protesters to ‘pitiful rodents’ for calls to damage the economy PM Erdoğan slammed those who suggested to stop consuming in order to harm the government by comparing them to ‘pitiful rodents’ Turkish PM denounces ‘barbarian’ calls to damage economy and harm the gov’t PM Erdoğan slammed those who suggested to … Read more
NSF/PRISM skandalı bağlamında dijital gözetim meseleleri ana konumuz olacak. Edward Snowden’ın konumunu da tartışacağız. Tartışmaya Marmara Üniversitesi Bilgisayar Müh. Bölümü / Alternatif Bilişim Derneği’nden Doç. Dr. Melih Kırlıdoğ gelecek. Ayrıca Ömer Atakoğlu ve Orkut Murat Yılmaz da katkıda bulunacak. Ömer Atakoğlu (Alternatif bilişim/ nemedya eşkurucu / aktivist) (twitter.com/omeratakoglu) ile Drupal yazılımı üzerinde de duracağız. Programın son bölümünde … Read more
UN group says Turkey coup case defendants deprived of liberty The United Nations-mandated Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has released its opinion on the ?Balyoz? (Sledgehammer) coup plot case 64 journalists under arrest, Turkish main opposition announces There are 64 journalists under arrest and another 123 are facing trial on charges of terrorism, the Republican … Read more
Eski AKP ve yeni dinamikler Bir yıl önce AKP?nin geriye gidişine istinaden şunları yazmışım: ?Oysa AK Parti millîci matrixi dolaylı olarak örseledi. Sorunların en devasa olanı ile cebelleşerek iktidarı aldı. Bu toprakları modernleştirmek uğruna hallaç pamuğu gibi atmış, halkın tamamını gayrimeşrulaştırmış olan İttihatçı-Kemalist ideoloji ve bu ideolojinin cismanî vasıtası olan askeriyeye kafa tutmakla kalmadı. Bunların … 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
Turkish court gives green light to destruction of Gezi Park An Istanbul administrative court has unanimously overturned a lower court?s decision to halt the Turkish government?s plan… update: A news piece in Turkish claims that for the moment the park cannot be destroyed…. A public for democracy: overcoming mediated segregation in Turkey In this context, … Read more
Archeologists issue warning on destruction of Istanbul?s Yedikule Gardens The Istanbul branch of the Association of Archaeologists has warned that excavations within the historical Yedikule gardens are destroying the remains of Istanbul?s old town. Beyoğlu shopkeepers? woes date back further than Gezi Park protests Buisiness owners say their problems date back to the ban … Read more
via @140Journos Today two persons who met during the Occupy Gezi, got married. As far as I understand, police did not let people enter the Park again but as of 10:30 married couple can be seen at the Park… Police close Istanbul’s Gezi Park ahead of protester couple?s wedding, disperse crowd with water cannon Police have … Read more
Support to AKP drops after Gezi rallies, say poll The ruling Justice and Development Party?s (AKP) votes have decreased 6 percent since 2012 while the opposition parties increased their votes, according to a recent survey conducted after the Gezi Park protests. End of ?la dolce vita? period with foreign capital for Turkey soon Turkey attracted … Read more
The anti-capitalist Muslims Jul 18th 2013, 14:13 by WITH his scruffy beard, baggy trousers, plastic slippers and prayer beads, Ihsan Eliacik seems the archetypal conservative Muslim. He is anything but that. At a gathering of anti-government protesters in Istanbul?s secular Besiktas neighbourhood he was applauded when he railed against Turkey?s prime minister, Recep Tayyip … Read more
Ethem Sarısülük Case Suspended Ankara 6th High Criminal Court suspended the trial of policeman Ahmet Şahbaz in the Ethem Sarısülük case, saying that necessary permission have not been taken on the prosecution of a policeman. ?Police is being protected by the arm of justice. Justice process is blocked,? said advocate Bayraktar. Questions arise in … Read more
HEPİMİZ TURGUT UYAR’IN DİZELERİYİZ! Gezi Direnişi’nin 2. ayına yaklaştığımız şu günlerde geriye dönüp bir bakınca direniş içinde mizahın olduğu gibi edebiyatın da eksik olmadığını görüyoruz. Ki aslında yazılamaların edebiyatın birer parçası olduğunu söylemek dahi mümkün. Öte yandan, kişisel olarak benim ilgimi çeken en önemli şey Turgut Uyar şiirlerinin direnişteki yeriydi. Gezi’de, Kuğulu’da ve pek çok … Read more
European court says Turkey must revise tear gas laws Turkey should readjust its legal framework regarding the use of tear gas grenades, according to a ECHR decision Post-Gezi witch hunt deepens EU?s concerns over Turkish democracy News reports over the last few days make crystal clear that the government has no tendency to stop Female … Read more
Urbanization of Istanbul through the movies ?Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits? takes a look at how the last decade?s neoliberal policies and urban renewal projects are sending Istanbul down the road to chaos. Second fire in two days in Istanbul woodland, near FSM bridge Fire has broken out in Istanbul?s Beykoz district, near the bridge which … Read more