HDP leader speaks out on latest violence across Turkey Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has condemned the violence that has enveloped the country and resulted in numerous attacks against his party’s buildings, warning perpetrators about the consequences of their actions. Pro-AKP columnist threatens Hürriyet columnist with death ‘We could crush you like a fly … Read more
The news in Turkish here. ———– Kurdish civilians hit by snipers as Turkey cracks down on militants World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch in Silopi and Cizre Residents of south-eastern towns say they are living under daily terror from marksmen after new law authorising use of live ammunition to quell protests US Embassy in … Read more
5 Stories To Understand Pro-AKP Assault on Turkey’s Largest Newspaper The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya That stone… Tweets from AKP MP who took part in Hürriyet protest show he had supported Al-Nusra An AKP deputy has stirred controversy on social media with an old tweet in which he showed support for an al-Qaeda-linked group, hours after he … Read more
Undisclosed number of Turkish soldiers killed in major PKK attack An undisclosed number of Turkish soldiers were killed on Sept. 6 in a major attack in the southeastern province of Hakkari conducted by the outlawed PKK, marking a crescendo in a deadly stream of attacks since July. One security source told Reuters that 16 Turkish soldiers … Read more
Case of Vice reporters underlines Turkish crackdown on Internet freedom Al Jazeera America Al Jazeera America Case of Vice reporters underlines Turkish crackdown on Internet freedom Al Jazeera America “Turkish authorities are very pragmatic in stigmatizing encryption,” said Erkan Saka, a professor of communications at Istanbul’s Bilgi University. “They want a media blackout in the region,” … Read more
VICE News Condemns Turkish Government Over Detention of Its Journalists on Terrorism Charges VICE News – Aug 31, 12:25 PM A Turkish court leveled formal charges of terrorism at two VICE News journalists and their colleague on Monday, as global rights groups have called for the reporters to be released. The two British journalists, Jake … Read more
In Photos: 13 of Turkey’s historic heritage sites destroyed by erroneous ‘restoration’ The “SpongeBob” castle in Istanbul has rekindled debate on Turkey’s failure to protect heritage sites. Click through to see 13 sites across Turkey, destroyed due to erroneous restorations In photos: 25 hilarious reactions to the tourist beating Turkish shopkeepers ‘If this tourist forms a political … Read more
Global Rights Groups Call for Turkey to Release Detained VICE News Journalists VICE News – Aug 30, 12:25 PM Global rights groups have issued calls seeking the immediate release of four journalists working for VICE News who have been detained in Turkey since Thursday without being charged. Turkish authorities took British journalists Jake Hanrahan and … Read more
Turkey’s first election gov’t comes with more firsts Turkish PM Davutoğlu’s interim government, approved by President Erdoğan, is the first one that a Kurdish problem-focused party takes part. It also features the first minister wearing the Islamic headscarf. MAIN FOCUS: Turkey seeks caretaker government | 26/08/2015 euro|topics Following the failure to form a government, the Turkish President … Read more
Civilian entry blocked in 127 eastern Turkish zones since early June Some 127 zones in 15 provinces in eastern Turkey have so far been declared “temporary military secure zones,” amid tightened security measures against outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) attacks Turkey to vote in November snap poll BBC News | Europe | World Edition Snap elections are … Read more
Ekol Hoca, from Izmir in Turkey, is not an ordinary maths teacher. Every day he’s at the whiteboard by 5.30am, ready to instruct more than 1,000 students via the livestreaming app Periscope – and he doesn’t even get paid for it. Continue to read here ********* Housing, food and transport total over half of household spending … Read more
HDP could be Turkey’s 3rd biggest party, says pollster head The Kurdish problem-oriented Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) could become Turkey’s third biggest political party, according to the head of the polling company which had made the most accurate estimations prior to the June 7 parliamentary election Turkey’s top election board proposes Nov. 1 as snap election date … Read more
Turkey accuses BBC of ‘openly supporting terrorism’ Turkey has accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of “openly supporting terrorism” by making “written and visual propaganda” of the outlawed PKK during a broadcast EKİN KARACA’S INTERVIEW: Tarık Ziya Ekinci: PKK Announcing Truce Strengthens HDP’s Hand Bianet :: English Tarık Ziya Ekinci is of the opinion that Erdoğan is … Read more
Two people killed by Turkish army in the east were underage civilians, says mayor Even though the eastern province of Ağrı’s governorate stated three members of the outlawed PKK had been killed in clashes after PKK members staged an attack on the Gendarmerie Command, the mayor of the district has claimed two of the dead were … Read more
As Turkey Bombed Anti-ISIS Fighters, It Hired Lobbying Firm Tied to 2016 Candidates The Intercept by Lee Fang On July 24, Turkey launched a massive military campaign that included sweeping attacks against Kurdish forces as well as minor strikes on Islamic State positions south of Turkey’s border. Just five days later, the Turkish government inked a contract to hire … Read more