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TR politics roundup: Schools reopen with boycotts in southeastern Turkey…AKP plans to build a “social media army”

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Schools reopen with boycotts in southeastern Turkey The new academic year starts for 17 million students in Turkey, with classes remaining empty in several southeastern cities Öcalan raises the bar in Turkey?s Kurdish bid The third round of dialogue between the Turkish government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) started less than a year … Read more

Occupy Gezi roundup. “Turkish PM’s treason claims against BBC reporter chills other journalists…A Digital Collection of Gezi Park Articles

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A Digital Collection of Gezi Park Articles ************* Turkish PM’s treason claims against BBC reporter chills other journalists Turkish journalists see Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‘s attack on presenter for BBC’s Turkish service as a warning to them all Selin Gerit, a London-based presenter for BBC’s Turkish service, was until last week relatively unknown in her home country. … Read more