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Istanbul war zone: Radiohead fans, LGBTI activists attacked, Erdoğan vows to destroy Gezi Park…

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Erdoğan vows to ‘rebuild’ Ottoman military barracks in Istanbul’s Gezi Park Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to reconstruct the historic Taksim military barracks in Istanbul’s Gezi Park, a project that sparked country-wide anti-government protests in 2013 Police use teargas against LGBT activists in Istanbul World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Associated Press in Istanbul Dozens … Read more

Live Blog: TransPride in Istanbul #MyIstanbulPride #AşkKazanacak #TransOnurYürüyüşü

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As of 6.40 pm, the protests seem to have ended after heavy police intervention. Trans pride yürüyüşü pic.twitter.com/ix9xAJKvVe — 8 Mart Feminist Gece Yürüyüşü (@8MartYuruyus) June 19, 2016 Attendees of the banned İstanbul #TransPride have been rushed by police, causing panic on #MisSokak street pic.twitter.com/WosTAT6AMd — D8 News (@D8News) June 19, 2016 Turkey riot police … Read more

Istanbul calm after a day of earthquake, ferry accident, deadly car bomb… Istanbul news roundup…

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Car Bomb in Istanbul Kills 11 NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU Explosives in a parked car were detonated by remote control as a police shuttle bus passed through the historic quarter of Beyazit during rush hour. Deadly Blast Strikes Istanbul  NYT > Turkey Amateur video shows the wreckage from an explosion in the city center … Read more

Re-conquering Istanbul with residential housing projects, malls… Istanbul news roundup…

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Istanbul to mark Ottoman conquest of city with grand ceremony Istanbul is set to mark the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul on its 563rd anniversary with a major event created by a grand team of 1,200, as expectations rise for the event, which is expected to attract 1 million spectators Istanbul marks 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul with … Read more

Against the flow- “Erdoğan slams US over YPG support

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Turkish fury at US commando photos  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey calls the US “two-faced” over images appearing to show US commandos in northern Syria wearing Kurdish militia insignia Turkish President Erdoğan slams US over YPG support Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized the United States after photos of U.S. special operations forces … Read more

For the record, Erdoğan could not silence a publisher…a German one…

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Turkey’s President Erdogan Fails to Silence German Publisher NYT > Turkey by By MELISSA EDDY A German court rejected a request by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for an injunction against the chief executive of Axel Springer over his support for a comedian who lampooned the Turkish leader. Another Lawsuit by Erdoğan in Germany  Bianet :: English President … Read more

Turkish politics gets nasty again: PM Davutoğlu “unfollows” Kılıçdaroğlu, main opposition leader, in Twitter…

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During the day, Kılıçdaroğlu harshly criticized AKP  leadership on corruption, the latter took it too personal, started a Twitter hashtag campaign (with the help of bots again, it seems) and in the mean time, Davutoğlu was so angry that he unfollowed Kılıçdaroğlu… News in Turkish here In other news:  Prisons in Turkey run over capacity as prisoner … Read more

Meanwhile in Turkey: “Turkish man arrested for ‘insulting president, PM’ on emergency line…

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Turkish man arrested for ‘insulting president, PM’ on emergency line A man was arrested on March 30 in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa after calling a police line and insulting a number of public officials, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Local court applies to Turkey’s top court to annul article on … Read more

A report says Istanbul among Europe’s ‘Big Four’ megacities… Istanbul news roundup…

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Istanbul among Europe’s ‘Big Four’ megacities: report VideoNewsUs–14 hours ago ANKARA – Istanbul now sits firmly among Europe’s “Big Four” megacities alongside London, Moscow and Paris, according to an international . Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak: Istanbul, city of dreams and nightmares World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Elif Shafak As his Museum of Innocence comes to … Read more

Turkey continues to attack YPG forces for the third day…

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Perinçek: AK Party rule best period of my life Today’s Zaman Doğu Perinçek, the Workers’ Party (İP) leader who was given a life sentence in 2013 as part of a trial concerning the Ergenekon terrorist organization, has said that he is enjoying the best period of his life because he believes that faith-based .. Gov’t must inform … Read more

In case you missed- #TutukluÖğrencilereÖzgürlük 4 more students are arrested for alleged links to Kurdish illegal groups…

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These 4 students- two men in the middle are our own Bilgi University- are the latest victims of Turkish judiciary…  Turkey’s jailed university students – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of … www.al-monitor.com/pulse/…/02/turkey-university-students–jailed.html Feb 22, 2015 – Hundreds of Turkish university students have landed behind bars on …more than 3,000 university students are currently in prison, accused of…. … Read more

Journalism agenda: #HaberNöbeti- In solidarity with journalists under threat “8 Journalists Head for Diyarbakır Wednesday for News Watch…

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8 Journalists Head for Diyarbakır Wednesday for News Watch  Bianet :: English News Watch organized by journalists to act in solidarity with their colleagues working in cities under curfew begins tomorrow. OSCE slams severe charges against prominent journalists The severe charges against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül could further increase the already critical pressure that opposing … Read more

In case you missed- “Erdoğan transplants Turkey’s oldest olive tree for ‘green life expo’…

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Erdoğan transplants Turkey’s oldest olive tree for ‘green life expo’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has taken part in a ceremony to replant the country’s oldest olive tree, which was uprooted after 945 years, at the site of a “green life expo” in Antalya In Memoriam | Mustafa Vehbi Koç (1960 – 2016)  Mavi Boncuk Mustafa Vehbi … Read more

Turkey’s malleable public opinion: “Russia replaces Israel at top of threat list for Turks: Survey

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Russia replaces Israel at top of threat list for Turks: Survey Most Turks see Russia as the biggest threat to Turkey, according to a survey recently conducted by a university in Istanbul Turkey has a long way to go before EU membership: Merkel Turkey still has a long way to go in its bid to become a … Read more

Erdoğan had to admit: Suicide Bomber in #Sultanahmet bombing is of Syrian Origin

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President Erdoğan: Suicide Bomber of Syrian Origin  Bianet :: English President Erdoğan declaring that the perpetrators of the explosion in Sultanahmet are suicide bombers has said, “It is a bomb attack by suicide bomber of Syrian origin”. Turkey’s Erdoğan condemns ‘Syrian-origin’ Sultanahmet explosion Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned the Jan. 12 explosion in Istanbul’s touristic … Read more