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Freedom House 2018 Report declares Turkey as Not Free for the first time as nationalist bloc intensifies…
Status Change Explanation: Turkey’s status declined from Partly Free to Not Free, its political rights rating declined from 4 to 5, and its civil liberties rating declines from 5 to... Read more
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Turkey, admirer of Trump administration, now furious after the YPG decision…
Turkey’s president raises tensions with criticism of Israel World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul Israeli foreign ministry responds to strong remarks about treatment of Palestinians by condemning... Read more
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Turkey in Europe: “Detained Journalist From Italy Released, Deported
Detained Journalist From Italy Released, Deported Bianet :: English Angelino Alfano, Minister of Interior of Italy has announced that Gabriele Del Grande, a journalist from Italy who had been in custody... Read more
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EU Commission says Turkey should investigate referendum vote ‘irregularities in #TurkeyReferendum But Erdoğan tells election observers to ‘know their place’…
Turkey should investigate referendum vote ‘irregularities’, says EU commission World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Daniel Boffey in Brussels President’s spokesman calls on authorities to launch transparent inquiry after observers raised... Read more
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Pre-Referendum moves: “Turkey permits women soldiers to wear headscarf…
Turkey Allows Women in Military to Wear Hijabs, in Cultural Shift NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK KINGSLEY The move highlights a change in the armed forces and society, where the... Read more
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The Guardian piece on Asli Erdogan…
Turkish author Asli Erdogan on her 136 days in jail BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkish author Asli Erdogan was jailed for 136 days over her links with... Read more
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RSF Report: Journalism in death throes after six months of emergency in Turkey
In this release, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) examines the persecution of Turkey’s journalists and media under the state of emergency proclaimed exactly six months ago today, and urges Turkey’s national... Read more
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According to a leaked intelligence document, “EU spies say, Gulen did not order Turkey coup”
Gulen did not order Turkey coup, EU spies say EUobserver.com – Headline News EU intelligence services do not believe exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen ordered the coup in Turkey, saying opposition... Read more
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Human Rights Watch 2017 report unsurprisingly criticizes Turkish authorities…
World Report 2017: Turkey Human Rights Watch – Jan 12, 6:35 AM On July 15, 2016, elements of the military attempted to carry out a coup d’état against President Recep... Read more
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Fistfight, violent brawl accompanies debate on constitutional reform in the parliament, but President Erdoğan already declared: ‘That referendum will take place’
CHP’s Fatma Kaplan: To Hell with Your Presidential System, to Hell with Your Ambition Bianet :: English Beaten while warning AKP MPs who weren’t complying with voting procedures during discussions... Read more
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For the record, “Turkish economy shrinks for first time since 2009
Turkish economy shrinks for first time since 2009 Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by a bigger than expected 1.8 percent in the third quarter of... Read more
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Diyanet, Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate, claimed gathering intelligence on suspected Gülenists via imams in 38 countries…
One-year halt in Turkey, Russia ties ‘over’: Turkish PM A year-long hiatus in relations between Russia and Turkey is over, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said Dec. 6 in his... Read more
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Turkish government refers to the ‘The Following’ TV series to understand “FETÖ”
Devlet Bahçeli gazing at photos of HDP deputies in jail… ************ ‘The Following‘ TV series suggested to understand FETÖ, Turkey … Daily Sabah–Dec 6, 2016 “The Following,’ an American television... Read more
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While nationalist alliance agree on presidential system, Dollar and euro rise to record against lira…
AKP, MHP agree on presidential system The leaders of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have agreed to submit a charter draft, which... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Tahir Elçi remembered…
Killing of Diyarbakır bar head Tahir Elçi becoming unsolved murder, widow says The killing of Tahir Elçi, the Diyarbakır Bar Association head who was killed in an armed clash in November 2015 in... Read more
