#ErdoganCaricature: cartoonists hit back at Turkish leader’s clampdown theguardian.com – James Walsh – Oct 23, 7:20 AM – Cartoonist Martin Rowson urges cartoonists to caricature Turkey’s president Erdoğan, to highlight the trial of a Turkish cartoonist who lampooned him The cartoonist and author Martin Rowson has encouraged people around the world to draw… Turkish deputy PM … Read more
Turkey will not cooperate in US support for Kurds in Syria, says Erdogan World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk President calls Syrian Kurdish group a terrorist organisation US launches further air strikes against Isis at Kobani US-led air strikes kill 10 civilians, say monitors Turkey would not agree to any US arms transfers to Kurdish fighters who … Read more
This blog in Turkish collects images from several rallies… Sendika.org also provides live updates. Boots on the ground in Syria ‘if the US strategy includes going after Assad,’ says Turkish PM Hurriyet Daily News Ground troops can be used in the operation targeting the ISIL as part of a comprehensive strategy targeting the Bashar al-Assad regime, … Read more
UAE says Biden apologises for any implication it supported militants The United Arab Emirates said on Oct. 5 that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had apologised to the Abu Dhabi crown prince for “any implications” in a speech he made last week that the UAE had supported Islamist militants in Syria. US Vice President Biden says Turkish … Read more
27 Acquitted, 1 Convicted For Insult in Twitter Case Bianet :: English İzmir 22nd Assize Court ordered the acquittal of 27 out of 28 defendants charged with “igniting public to violating laws and insulting” during the Gezi Resistance. Turkish scribe sentenced to prison for insulting Erdoğan in book on Gezi protests A journalist has been sentenced … Read more
Facebook continues to have a negative relationship with activist news service Ötekilerin Postası who provides activist news with a radical left and pro-Kurdish perpestive. Today, it announced from its Twitter account its Facebok page was closed again and it listed the not much reasonable reasons to close down its pages or cases of censorship… Because of … Read more
Berlin‘de “PKK yasağı kaldırılsın” mitingi BERLİN – Binlerce eylemci, dün gerçekleşen bir mitingle, Almanya’da 20 yıldır süren PKK yasağını ve örgütün terör örgütleri listesinde değerlendirmesini protesto etti. Miting, Almanya Fedaral Meclisi (Bundestag)’ın yakınındaki tarihi Bradenburger Tor Meydanı’nda yapıldı.. . Almanya merkezli Tatort Kürdistan İnisiyatifi’nin dün Berlin’de düzenlediği “Barış sürecine destek verilsin, PKK yasağı kaldırılırsın” adlı eyleme 10.000 … Read more
Burhan Kuzu: Başkanlık olmayacaksa bu anayasa yeter de artar Memurlar Hükümet sisteminin ne olacağıyla ilgili bizi çok eleştirdiler, “Başkanlık modelini dayadınız tıkadınız” diye. Biz başkanlık sistemini savunacağımızı hep söyledik, yeni bir şey değildi. Eğer yeni bir anayasa yapılacaksa, hükümet modelini tartışmaktan . Bu anayasa yeter de artar! Vatan Başkanlık sistemine geçilmezse anayasa değişikliğinin çok … Read more
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
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
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
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
Yerleşim yeri adları Müzakere edileceğine paket üzerine paket çıkartılıyor. Sonuncusu, pazartesi vezir-i azam tarafından açıklanacak. Bahşedilecek yeni hak ve hürriyetleri coşkuyla bekliyoruz. Paket servisinin başlangıcından beri Kürtçe yerleşim yerlerinin adlarından söz edilir. Sembolik ama önemli bir girişimdir, herşeye rağmen. Cumhurbaşkanı, zamanında Bitlis Güroymak?ın Ermeniceden devşirme Norşin esas adını kullanmış idi. Darısı bütün Türkeli ve Güzelyurtların başına. Buram buram fütuhat hakkı kokan … Read more
Turkey seeks way to sway UEFA over police at games The Turkish government is mulling ways to convince UEFA over the authorization of police officers to oversee the security at games Male students wear skirts to protest ban in Turkey’s Antalya A small group of male high school students wore skirts in protest at … Read more
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