Cyprus peace talks – all you need to know World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Rival leaders of the Mediterranean island, which has been split since 1974, are meeting in Geneva for a summit The purpose of the Geneva talks is to end the partition of the island between the predominantly Turkish … Read more
After 15 hours, the judge decided for another hearing (on July, 14) without any new decisions. Despite some brave witness evidence, no policeman accused of torturing Ali İsmail Korkmaz was jailed… https://twitter.com/ApoUyan/status/465952387359080448 https://twitter.com/DevrimBitirir/status/465790337508982784 https://twitter.com/jiyaninsesi/status/465775214077698048 https://twitter.com/ApoUyan/status/465953438967558144 Second hearing into Gezi victim Ali İsmail Korkmaz?s murder begins in exile The 19-year-old was savagely beaten with sticks by plainclothes … Read more
Ergenekon judge says he wouldn?t have accepted indictment if he could properly read it The chief judge of the Ergenekon coup plot case has admitted that he did not thoroughly read the original indictment, which came to more than 2,500 pages Ali Ismail Korkmaz Case Suspects Stand Trial 8 suspects stood trial … Read more
Turkey charges 255 over mass Gezi Park protests Turkish prosecutors charge 255 protesters, including seven foreigners, over the mass demonstrations that swept the country in June Gezi Case Opens in Kayseri 161 defendants stood trial first time in the central province of Kayseri for charges related to attending Gezi Resistance protests. Government … Read more
Now watching Turkey‘s Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe in Kayseri. This is a scene right before the game starts… AKP leadership will again defend themselves citing examples from the Western world. However, increasinly anti-Western AKP only chooses examples from the West if they fit their social engineering to transform Turkish society a conservative … Read more