Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: “Yeni anayasa çalışmalarında uzlaşılan 48 madde…

Kılıçdaroğlu: Anayasa Kapalı Kapılar Ardında Yazılacak Bir Metin Değildir Haber 3 CHP Genel Başkanı Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, “Anayasa çalışmalarına, toplumda gençlerimiz de katılmalı. Anayasa kapalı kapılar ardında yapılacak, yazılacak bir metin değildir. O nedenle biz Anayasa’ya önem veriyoruz. Geri çekilmek, tatil geliyor, seçim Baykal: Anayasa, mutabakatı zorunlu kılar Radikal CHP eski Genel Başkanı ve Antalya Milletvekili … Read more

From the Turkish cybersphere: Million dollar fundings to Turkey based-startups, Yandex projects in Turkey, CHP leader meets Ekşi Sözlük…

  Meanwhile, in Turkey: Flash sales site Evim.net lands $5m, Airbnb clone HemenKiralik $2.5m Two Istanbul, Turkey-based startups have raised millions of dollars in funding as the local e-commerce market continues to grow rapidly. Yandex set to shift up gear in Turkey Russian search engine Yandex has decided to expand its presence in Turkey with … Read more

Yeni Anayasa gündemi. Burhan Kuzu Yeni Anayasa’yı Twitter’da anlatacakmış.

  Mersin, Akillere Sivil Anayasa Talebini İletti Haberler Akil İnsanlar Akdeniz Bölge Heyeti’nin Mersin toplantısında sivil anayasatalebi öne çıktı. Toplantıya katılan Mersin Ticaret Borsası (Mtb) Başkanı Abdullah Özdemir, “Büyük bir çoğunluk, bu işin başarılı olması için olmazsa olmaz sivil, katılımcı bir .   Anayasa, Avrupa Birliği müktesebatına uymuyor” İhlas Haber Ajansı Meclis Başkanı Çiçek, Uluslararası … Read more

#OccupyTurkey the 8th Day. Deputy PM Arınç apologizes to injured protesters in passing but mostly supports PM’s arguments. A huge roundup:

A gallery of Resistance Humor here. A gallery of how civic this Resistance is here. Turkish deputy PM apologizes to injured protesters The initial reaction against the demolition of a park in Istanbul?s central Taksim. UN rights office urges probe of Turkey crackdown Turkey must conduct a far-reaching, independent probe on its security forces’ treatment … Read more

What would you expect? “Turkish PM Erdoğan defends alcohol restrictions…

Turkish PM Erdoğan defends alcohol restrictions Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has defended the alcohol restriction law recently passed by Parliament..   Is AKP changing plans on elections? After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during his U.S. trip that ?three ballot boxes might be set up?.   Towards an intelligence state? ?As Turkish … Read more

Turkish PM visits Silicon Valley… in the mean time accuses Turkish media for not standing up against al-Assad…

Turkish media has not stood up enough against Bashar al-Assad: PM Erdoğan The Turkish print and visual media haven?t stood against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. Turkish PM visits Silicon Valley Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Silicon Valley in San Francisco.. Turkey?s Economy Minister on a Decade of … Read more

Well, not much surprisingly Turkey, US agree al-Assad should go… while Turkey’s main opposition in a strage row with EU socialists…

Turkey, US agree ?al-Assad should go for a free Syria? Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan and US President Obama say the boths sides have agreed Bashar al-Assad should leave his post for a transition in Syria. Obama and Turkish PM Erdogan give joint news conference ? live blog President expected to discuss IRS scandal and seizure … Read more

PKK withdrawal begins… Constitution commission agrees to continue work until July 1

  Kurdish rebels begin withdrawal from Turkey from Yahoo news By Ayla Jean Yackley SEMDINLI, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants began their withdrawal from Turkey on Wednesday, a pro-Kurdish party leader told Reuters, advancing a peace process designed to end an insurgency which has killed 40,000 people and ravaged the region. Turkish security forces manned … Read more

for the record, it was TÜSİAD’s turn to be the target in last few days.

The car of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is surrounded by security officers as he arrives at his office in Ankara March 5, 2012. A small bomb exploded near the Turkish prime ministry building in the capital Ankara on Monday, about an hour before a cabinet meeting was due to be held there, and one … Read more

Politics roundup: CHP’s conventions… The week starts with the MİT issue resolved…

Main opposition gears up for two stormy conventions The main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) is holding two separate conventions… Convention to be a democratic celebration, CHP head says Main opposition head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has arrived at the 16th convention for his Republican People?s Party to great enthusiasm, stating that the gathering will be a … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Academic Ersanlı and Writer Zarakolu – 100 Days in Jail and more…

Academic Ersanlı and Writer Zarakolu – 100 Days in Jail from Bianet :: English “We want Justice and Freedom on the 100th day of arrest” demanded the Eğitim-Sen Istanbul Universities Branch on 8 February. The protestors marked the 100th day in detention for academic Ersanlı and writer Zarakolu with a demonstration in front of the … Read more

As Kılıçdaroğlu becomes the new target of Judicary and KCK arrests continue, an Economist slideshow of who crossed Ankara and ended up in jail…

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu addresses party members at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Kilicdaroglu accused the judiciary of doing the government’s bidding after a prosecutor sought to lift his legal immunity, a step that would clear the way for him to be charged with insulting the … Read more

Oath-taking crisis over [so what was that about?] a Politics roundup…

Oath-taking standoff over, charter is next from Hurriyet Dailynews by ANKARA- Hürriyet Daily News Parliament gears up to discuss a new constitution after opposition deputies reach agreement with the ruling party and take the oath of office We have agreed with Turkish officials to form peace council: Öcalan from Hurriyet Dailynews by ISTANBUL – Radikal … Read more

Turkey has a new cabinet. A politics roundup…

Turkish PM retains finance minister in new cabinet Markets hope the new government will take stronger measures, including fiscal tightening, to cool a runaway economy that expanded by 11 percent in the first quarter of 2011. Turkey’s current account deficit is seen in a danger zone. though Erdogan said Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (L) greets … Read more

Towards elections: A list of election survey results and more…

And a stats of Turkish voters in previous elections can be found in as a graph in this article in Turkish… Turkish Elections 2011: The Blog View by Yigal Schleifer With the Turkish elections set for Sunday, I’ve asked Aengus Collins, the man behind the very intelligent and informative “Istanbul Notes” blog to answer some … Read more