Attacks on the Press Escalate Ahead of Turkish Elections The Intercept by Roger Hodge ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, Turkish riot police stormed the offices of Koza Ipek Holding, a media group in Istanbul housing the Bugun TV channel and the Bugunand Millet newspapers. “Dear viewers,” a Bugun TV anchor casually announced during the early morning broadcast, “do not … Read more
If your parents fail to marry you, come to us, PM tells Turkish youth PM Davutoğlu said on Oct. 22 that the gov’t would help young people marry if their parents fail to do so, as part of his AKP’s “employment and entrepreneurship” plans Arabic to be offered as second language in Turkish elementary schools Elementary school … Read more
Trustee Appointed to Koza Holding Bianet :: English Koza İpek Holding including Channel Kanaltürk, Bugün daily and other 22 corporations, has been appointed a trustee. 5 Websites Blocked in a Day Bianet :: English Presidency of Telecommunication blocked access to five news websites in a day. Turkish woman shot during police operation dies at hospital A Turkish woman … Read more
News in Turkish here **************** Black Week Festival opens at Pera Palace Jumeriah Istanbul’s Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah is hosting the “Black Week” event in honor of the 125th anniversary of the birth of popular novelist Agatha Christie’s birth, featuring a week of crime fiction-themed events. President Erdogan: The Bully of Istanbul Algemeiner Almost everyone at … Read more
Int’l press freedom coalition says pressure on media ‘severely escalated’ after June 7 polls A coalition of international free expression groups has said that pressure on journalists operating in Turkey has “severely escalated” since the parliamentary elections on June 7 White Toros* Polemics Bianet :: English Prime Minister Davutoğlu upon the reactions against his words in Van … Read more
Turkey’s deputy prime minister confirms drone was shot down – video World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Numan Kurtulmuş, the deputy prime minister of Turkey, confirms on Friday that the country’s military shot down an unidentified aircraft after it violated Turkish airspace. Kurtulmuş says the aircraft, reported to be a drone, was given several warnings which went … Read more
Diyarbakır Bar Association head detained for PKK remarks Diyarbakır Association head Tahir Elçi is detained in the southeastern province late for his recent remarks that ‘the PKK is not a terror organization’ Diyarbakır Bar President Detained Bianet :: English Diyarbakır Bar President Tahir Elçi, has been detained. His testimony will be taken in İstanbul. Journey Towards History of … Read more
Report: Turkey has second highest child income poverty in OECD Turkey has the second highest child income poverty rate in the OECD countries following Israel, according to the OECD’s latest “How’s Life?” 2015 report Why is Turkey not hitting ISIL? The bomb in Suruç exploded on July 20. Turkey opened İncirlik airbase to the United States with … Read more
Shoppers in the Fatih distict of Istanbul, Turkey. Fatih is known as one of the most conservative districts in the city. Not your mother’s Islam: the stylish women of Istanbul British Journal of Photography At a fashion shoot for ALA Magazine, the first magazine in Turkey for conservative women. The shoot is at Bretz Home … Read more
Konya supporters jeer moment of silence for Ankara Massacre victims Supporters in Konya refused to observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Oct. 10 Ankara Massacre ahead of a critical Euro 2016 qualifier between Turkey and Iceland Here is the video of assholes who cannot stand any kind of mourning. Sound of … Read more
National car unveiled by minister sparks Cadillac debate A long-awaited domestic vehicle that has been promoted as a “national car” by government officials during election campaign stops, was unveiled Oct. 13, but its resemblance to Cadillac has sparked a debate VIDEO: Minister shows photos of first Turkish-made car prototypes Turkish Science and Technology Minister Fikri Işık announced … Read more
Turkish government complicit in Ankara blast, Demirtaş tells CNN Turkish government is complicit in the Ankara blast for turning a blind eye to ISIL and failing to put appropriate security in place, HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş told CNN International Stories of Those Who Lost Their Lives in Ankara Bianet :: English We share the stories that … Read more
Today’s Zaman editor-in-chief put on probation for ‘insulting president’ Today’s Zaman Editor-in-Chief Bülent Keneş is put on probation for allegedly defaming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Twitter TORTURE AGAINST WOMEN UNDER DETENTION FROM HDP: Breast Feeding Woman Beaten “You are Breeding Terrorist!” Bianet :: English Women from HDP told the torture under detention: “They wanted to … Read more
link Demirtaş remains to be an excellent speaker. This video sums it up… ***************************** Turkey becomes a Middle East country:694 dead since June 7 elections: Police prevent Ankara mourners from laying flowers at bomb site – video World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Mourners were prevented on Sunday from laying carnations at the site where two … Read more
President Erdoğan’s son moves to Italy: Report The son of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose name was embroiled in Turkey’s huge corruption probe in late 2013, has reportedly moved to Italy along with his family, daily Cumhuriyet reported on Oct. 6. President Erdoğan’s son denies ‘fleeing’ claims, says he’s only in Italy for PhD thesis President Recep … Read more