seçim günlüğü Adaylar Ve Sırrı Süreyya İstanbul adayı – Akşam Haber7.comVe Sırrı Süreyya İstanbul adayıAkşamBasın toplantısında gazetecilerin sorularını yanıtlayan HDP Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Ertuğrul Kürkçü, İstanbul Milletvekili Sırrı Süreyya Önder’in İstanbul Büyükşehir Sırrı Süreyya Önder, HDP’nin İstanbul adayı oldu Milliyet HDP Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Ertuğrul Kürkçü: “Vekilimiz Sırrı Süreyya Önder hem halkın hem de bizim … Read more
Individual Freedoms in Turkey MARC PIERINI Turkey?s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has witnessed economic success and launched major reforms, in particular writing a new constitution, negotiating with the Kurdistan Workers? Party, passing four judicial reform packages, and installing an ombudsman. In sharp contrast, the AKP?s exclusive reliance on its election victories for legitimacy … Read more
Gülen Movement denies ‘rift with ruling AKP’ The Journalists and Writers Foundation, a leading institution of the Gülen community, has denied rumors of a split between the group and the ruling government The issue of growth in the long election process The growth issue occupies the top of the agenda both around the world … Read more
Ruling AKP deputy report criticizes government handling of Gezi crisis Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was misinformed during the Gezi Park protests and the redevelopment project was not handled in a democratic way, İdris Bal says Protest politics and the ethical imagination Protest, like marriage, implies the possible start of something new. It means … Read more
Turkey?s Gezi Park episode is far from over Paradoxically, Gezi Park presented Erdoğan with a golden opportunity, one that could also have helped Turkish democracy part company from the tendency of powerful political parties to drift into populism-fuelled authoritarianism. For the global media what happened in Gezi Park throughout June is now old news. Not … Read more
Turkey?s Democratic Path The International Herald Tribune (USA) July 30, 2013 Tuesday, p. 7 Egemen Bagis *, Ankara Just days after your editorial ?Turkey undermines its bid to join the E.U.? (June 26), the E.U. decided to resume talks with Turkey by opening the Regional Policy Chapter to negotiations. We welcome this decision. Yet … Read more
Support to AKP drops after Gezi rallies, say poll The ruling Justice and Development Party?s (AKP) votes have decreased 6 percent since 2012 while the opposition parties increased their votes, according to a recent survey conducted after the Gezi Park protests. End of ?la dolce vita? period with foreign capital for Turkey soon Turkey attracted … Read more
Ruling AKP approves midnight bill to curb authority of chambers supporting Gezi Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) votes ensured the passing of a late-night proposa. 24 TV editor-in-chief, columnist and anchor Yiğit Bulut appointed PM’s chief adviser News anchor and editor-in-chief of private news broadcaster 24 TV Yiğit Bulut has been appointed as chief … Read more
[All photos are by Arzu Geybullayeva] #occupygezi through the lens of a foreigner I moved to Istanbul in 2007. The largest form of protest I witnessed back then was the march organized to protest the death of an editor and chief of weekly Armenian paper- AGOS. Never did it cross my mind that only few years later I am going to be … Read more
Başbakanı hoş tutalım Kimi akıldâneler yüzleri kızarmadan ?Gezi Kürt barışını engelledi? diye yazabiliyor. Mantık şu düzlükte: ?Erdoğan Gezi?ye çok kızdı; Erdoğan Gezi Krizi?nden sonra değişmem dedi; Türkiye?de Erdoğan?dan başka yönetici yok; Kızgın Erdoğan artık Kürtlerle barış yapmayabilir; İllâ yapsın diyorsanız Gezi?yi unutun, unutturun, Erdoğan?ın suyuna gidin!? Yeni siyasi kategori: Masumlar Gezi Krizi münasebetiyle yeni bir ?siyasî? … Read more
Hang flags, ruling AKP tells 8.5 million members The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has issued a circular to 8.5 million party members across 81 provinces Parliament’s commission discusses fate of new Constitution The Constitution Conciliation Commission, the group responsible for producing Turkey?s new charter draft, meets under the re-elected Parliament speaker to discuss … Read more
Yeni anayasa için kritik hafta Bugün Yeni anayasa için kritik hafta 21 aydır süren yeni Anayasa çalışmalarının akıbeti bu hafta belli olacak. Meclis 5 Temmuz’da tatile giriyor. AK Parti, komisyonun anayasa yapma imkanının kalmadığını belirterek çalışmanın sonlandırılmasını istiyor Yeni Anayasa önerileri sunuldu Kent Haber AK Parti’nin yeni Anayasa önerisinde “Anayasa’dan Türk milleti çıkarılamaz” … Read more
Gezi Direnişinin ilk gününden itibaren AKP apolojistleri sandık çağrısı yaptı. Göründüğü kadarıyla kendilerine en çok güvendikleri alan. Bu sandık vurgusu öyle bir boyuta vardı ki Cumhurbaşkanı Abdullah Gül bile demokrasinin sandıktan/seçimden ibaret olmadığını vurgulamak zorunda kaldı. Tabi artık kötü niyet, ya da yanlış anlamlandırmalar sonucunda daha en başta bir yanlış vurgu var. Gezi direnişçilerinin derdi … Read more
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
According to Human Rights Association of Turkey 4 dead, 7,681 wounded, 70 arrested. via Gezi bilançosu: 4 ölü, 7 bin 681 yaralı, 70 tutuklama Facebook denies providing user data to Turkish authorities following government requests over protests Facebook today released a statement saying it has not handed over any user data to Turkish authorities despite government … Read more