Justice and Development Party

Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: “Anayasa Komisyonu’nda Batum ve Türmen arasında bitmeyen kavga

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“Sorunları, sivil bir anayasa çözer” Objektif Haber 12 Eylül 1980 askeri darbesinin üzerinden 33 yıl geçmesine karşı halen Meclis’in bir sivil anayasa yapamamasının üzüntü verici olduğunu belirten Şenliler, toplumda kangren olmuş sorunlara bir türlü neşter vurulamamasının en önemli sebeplerden birinin Kılıçdaroğlu’ndan anayasa çıkışı: Getirin 59 maddeyi çıkaralım T24 CHP lideri Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ile Gaziantep ziyareti … Read more

Politics roundup: “Proposed electoral system likely to favor ruling AKP…Ruling AKP?s Çelik corrects PM’s advisor: “Our prime minister is not a socialist

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Proposed electoral system likely to favor ruling AKP The narrowed constituency election model would favor large parties and hinder party representation in Parliament, but would lower intra-party authoritarianism, according to analysts Our prime minister is not a socialist: Ruling AKP?s Çelik Prime Minister Erdoğan is a conservative and democratic person, but not a socialist, Çelik … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Amnesty report on #GeziPark states the obvious While Eskişehir governor threatens a journalist

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  Eskişehir governor threatens journalist over reports on protester?s murder Eskişehir?s governor has threatened journalist İsmail Saymaz with retribution if the daily Radikal correspondent does not stop reporting on a Gezi protester’s death   Turkey violated rights ‘on huge scale’ during Gezi protests: Amnesty International report The authorities committed “gross human rights violations” during Gezi … Read more

Part 3 of Arzu Geybullayeva piece: Where does religion end and politics begin in Turkey: through the prism of The Gezi Park protests-

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Part 3 The talk of a different Turkey There was much hope vested in the new government of Turkey and its new charismatic Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan who previously as Istanbul?s mayor did much for the city?s development- enhanced water supply, cleared slums, tackled the environment issue and even planted thousands of trees. … Read more

Part 2 of Arzu Geybullayeva piece: Where does religion end and politics begin in Turkey: through the prism of The Gezi Park protests-

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Part 2 Beyond the Gezi Park protests   Back at the Gezi protests, it was clear AKP misread what triggered the country- wide non-violent demonstrations. The ruling party not only misread the causes of the unrest but also the protesters themselves. It was easier for the ruling power to blame the cause of these protests … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Avrupa ilişkileri ve sorumsuzluk

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Avrupa ilişkileri ve sorumsuzluk   Açıklanan, yerel seçimden önceki son paketti. Gezi sonrasında halkın diğer yarısına da birşeyler bahşetmek gerekiyordu zahir. AB çıpası olmayınca demokratikleşmenin ne halde olduğunu yaşayarak görüyoruz. Bu çıpa uzun soluklu reformlar, istişare ve müzakere demekti. Artık böyle bir çapa yok. Aksine!   Zamanla iktidarın içeride dışarıda bütün politikalarını belirleyecek olan özgüven … Read more

Live thread… Turkey’s “Democratization” Package to be announced now… #DemokratikleşmePaketi

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You can watch it online here at CNN TURK.  12:08 PM Erdoğan did his PR for 50 minutes. Package announcement lasted 10 minutes…. 12:00 As expected this is another Erdoğan show… 11:29  I am switching to Twitter:) @sakaerka 11:26 in Diyarbakır… via @Faruk_Ayyildiz 11:22 “This is not the last package” So don’t expect much. PM Erdoğan … Read more

Democratization-AKP style: Opposition dailies excluded from tomorrow’s media show…

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Turkish PM to announce democracy package with simultaneous translations in English, Arabic The Turkish prime minister?s announcement of the much-anticipated democratization package on Sept. 30 will be simultaneously translated into English and Arabic ?Historic? package not ordered by jailed PKK leader, genuine AKP project: Turkish PM PM Erdoğan has brushed aside opposition criticism about a … Read more

Post-Gezi Revenge politics. Today’s agenda: Koç Holding?s national warship contract cancelled, Police Detains Soccer Fans…

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Istanbul police detain fans in dawn operation over eventful derby Istanbul police have carried out a dawn operation against fans of three major football team Police Detains Soccer Fans Police raided several apartments this morning, detaining around 80 soccer fans from Beşiktaş, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe teams including Alen Markaryan (Beşiktaş) and Sefa Kalya (Genç Fenerbahçeliler). … Read more

“Turkey left with no obvious regional ally… A FP roundup…

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Turkey left with no obvious regional ally Relations with the Middle East and the EU are in a parlous state as Erdogan faces many problems not of his own making and apparently without solutions Fitch director warns Turkey of perfect storm The Turkish economy now appears to be out of an immediate danger from any … Read more

Yeni Anayasa gündemi: “Yeni Anayasa için umut kalmadı

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Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu”ndan Serzeniş Haber Yurdum CHP İzmir Milletvekili Türmen, Anayasa’nın yazımında iki yıl geçtiğini hatırlatan gazeteciye, iki yıl olmadığını söyleyerek, ?Altı ay görüş dinledik. Onu çıkarırsanız, bir buçuk yıl yapar. İki yıl Anayasa yapmak için uzun bir süre değil. Anayasa yapma … CHP’de anadil çatlağı   Bu anayasa değişmeli Minute 15 Türkiye Biz, seneler … Read more

Politics roundup: “Minutes of Feb 28 meeting revealed…Turkish government mulls changes to electoral system…

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I?m proud of Gezi protests? beginning, President Gül says Turkish President Abdullah Gül has noted his pride at the beginning of the Gezi protests ********** Turkey?s ?Super Election Year? 2014: Winner Still Takes All? PISM Policy Papers, No. 99 (552) 23 September 2013 The Polish Institute of International Affairs by Pinar Elman * A political … Read more

Social roundup: “Turkey launches officially ‘Turkvision’…”Turkey gets 2022 deadline to clear its almost 1 million landmines…

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After snubbing the Eurovision song contest, Turkey launches officially ‘Turkvision’ The Turkvision project, branded as an alternative to Eurovision, has now become a reality after the official signing ceremony in Eskişehir   Ruling AKP deputy?s remark on disabled people stirs debate Tekirdağ Deputy Ziyaeddin Akbulut has stirred controversy by claiming that parents used to pray … Read more

Yeni Anayasa gündemi: “Anayasa 60’ta kaldı

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  Anayasa komisyonu vatandaşlık maddesinde uzlaşamadı Bugün TBMM Anayasa Yazım Komisyonu, dünkü toplantısını MHP Konya Milletvekili Faruk Bal başkanlığında gerçekleştirdi. Toplantının sabahki oturumunda ?vatandaşlık? başlıklı madde müzakere edildi ancak uzlaşma sağlanamadı. Dört parti de kendi önerilerinden .   ’82 Anayasası dayatılıyor’ Halkın Gazetesi Birgün Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu’nda önceki gün yaşanan ?Türk olamayan köledir? tartışmasının ardından … Read more

Anonymous (@Crypt0nymous) explains its relationship with Redhack (@TheRedHack)

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Anonymous Turkey, RedHack and #OccupyGezi For governments there is no difference between the two groups/collectives, both are (cyber) terrorist. Maybe this is also the reason why hacktivist and activist show solidarity and ?support? each other. Its clear that the ideologies of both groups have nothing to do with their support and solidarity. Coordinated hacks during #opTurkey, … Read more