http://vimeo.com/86266259 and Rights Watch news: Court turns down indictment on Gezi Park An Istanbul court tells prosecutors to fill in massive gaps in an indictment against Taksim Soldidarity, the main organizer of Gezi protesters Turkish deputy PM calls for selective releases in Ergenekon, as formulas debated Hurriyet Daily News 10, Erdoğan told reporters there … Read more
As Emre Kızılkaya of Hürriyet sums up: Pirate Party of Turkey recently elaborated what was expected in this Censorship Law. We will keep up the fight against which is getting closer to tyranny in Turkey… That was not future we hoped to have… Turkey poised to crack down on Internet usage USATODAY.com ? Feb 5 ? ISTANBUL … Read more
Islamic scholar Gülen sues Turkish PM for libel Lawyers representing Gülen filed a complaint for allegedly ‘denigrating and insulting’ remarks Local elections will be test for AKP: Turkish PM Erdoğan PM Erdoğan echoes his comments that the ballot box is everything during a press conference with German Chancellor Merkel, saying March local polls will … Read more
The proposed law is still under discussion at the Turkish parliament as of tonight. Prof. Necdet Ünüvar is a professor of NOT communication but medicine. He started his political career in Ministry of Health. Later he became a deputy of AKP from the city of Adana. He seems to have moved his attention to new … Read more
Prosecutors who launched Turkey?s graft probe removed from case amid fresh purge 90 of the 192 prosecutors in Istanbul?s Çağlayan Courthouse were reassigned, including two prosecutors in charge of the graft probe launched on Dec. 17 Turkish PM Erdoğan accuses Gülen movement of trying to ?steal national will? Erdoğan has implicitly slammed … Read more
PM Erdoğan uses hologram to address İzmir party members for first time in Turkey 3D holographic beams reflected Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?s image as he addressed a party meeting in İzmir Ankara Mayor Gökçek highlights possibility of political killings ahead of local polls Melih Gökçek has alleged that current political tensions could … Read more
World Report 2014: Turkey hrw.org ? In office for three terms since 2002, and enjoying a strong parliamentary majority, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has demonstrated a growing intolerance of political opposition, public protest, and critical media. In May, police… ****************** Turkish doctors condemn government curbs on emergency treatment Medics accuse government … Read more
Turkish PM Erdoğan?s gamble in Brussels Whenever a rupture has been expected in the stormy relations between Turkey and The European Union, there has always been a breakthrough at the very last moment. Turkey PM gives new push to EU bid Turkey‘s PM Erdogan is in Brussels for talks on his country’s troubled EU membership … Read more
Ne kefaretmiş ?Yetmez ama evet? demenin günahının bedelinden söz edeceğim. Kelam kavramlaştı; siyasî literatürde yerini aldı; kısaltması bile var: YAE, YAE?ciler! Tayyip Erdoğan?ın kimyası bozuldukça, iktidar otoriterleştikçe YAE?ciler adım adım ?esas sorumlu? mertebesine yükseldiler. Gök sonsuz olduğundan yükselmeye devam edeceklere benziyor. Neredeyse her melânetin kendilerinden sorulur olduğu bu günah keçiliği hâli üzerine YAE?ciler epeyi … Read more
No arrest warrant for Turkish PM?s son, justice minister says There is no arrest warrant for the PM?s son, Bilal Erdoğan, Justice Minister Bozdağ said Turkey: Prosecutors in Corruption Inquiry Reassigned Turkish officials on Thursday reassigned 20 prosecutors working on a corruption inquiry that has targeted the inner circle of Prime Minister Recep … Read more
Commissioner Füle to meet with Turkish EU minister over judiciary bill The EU?s Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle is to meet with Turkish EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Police raid Turkish NGO office near Syrian border Police have conducted a raid on the Kilis branch of the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (İHH) US, Russia call … Read more
WikiLeaked: 5 Things to Know About the Islamist Empire Trying to Take Down Erdogan Legal experts point toward high court to solve judicial impasse Prominent legal experts and academics are not very hopeful about to amend the structure of the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) Turkey faces political, social and … Read more
Turkish President Gül invites opposition leaders for meeting amid political crisis The invitation comes amid an ongoing political crisis fueled by a bill on the judiciary In Scandal, Turkey?s Leaders May Be Losing Their Tight Grip on News Media The New York Times (USA) Sunday, January 12, 2014, p. A 11 By Tim Arango … Read more
Turkey’s judges board says gov’t plans for more judicial control ‘unconstitutional’ Turkey’s judges and prosecutors board body on Jan. 10 slapped down the government’s plans to curb its powers, calling the proposed reforms unconstitutional Turkey Takes Steps to Tighten Grip on Judiciary Turkey moves to tighten grip on judicial body amid corruption scandal Turkey’s economic success … Read more
Police units in southeastern city perform ?moral profiling? of students? private lives Police followed students’ political and social activities as well as their relationships, a report said Islamic Scholar Gülen?s letter to Ankara intensifies graft case row A letter recently sent to President Abdullah Gül by Fethullah Gülen has intensified the already rifted relations … Read more