Death toll rises 32 in Suruç attack: Demirtaş The death toll in the July 20 Suruç attack has risen to 32 according to fresh information, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş told reporters on July 21 The Police Attack Suruç Explosion Protesters Bianet :: English Police used tear gas and water cannon on thousands of Suruç … Read more
Turkish PM promises to bring ‘Ottoman order, justice’ Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has vowed to bring the “order and justice” of the Ottoman Empire to today’s world. HDP has inorganic link to PKK: Erdoğan President Erdoğan has toughened his position against the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) by implying that it has ties with the outlawed Kurdistan … Read more
Turkish court blocks school closures BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s constitutional court overturns a law closing down a network of schools run by a US-based opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. UN concerned over LGBT rights in Turkey, calls gov’t to take action The U.N. has expressed deep concern over attacks and discriminatory acts … Read more
ISIL exists because al-Assad exists: Erdoğan aide A senior spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s office has indicated the presence of terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was linked to the prevalence of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria AKP candidate leads in elections for parliament speaker in … Read more
Four reporters are detained. News in Turkish here Pınar Öğünç (Cumhuriyet ), Hasan Akbaş (Evrensel), Deniz Yücel, Özlem Topçu (Die Welt) More than 23,000 refugees flee to Turkey in fresh influx from Syria: UN More than 23,000 refugees fleeing fighting in northern Syria have crossed into Turkey in two days, the United Nations refugee agency said on June 16, … Read more
European delegations on the ground for pre-electoral observation A six-member cross-party delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) paid a pre-electoral visit to Turkey on May 5-6 for observation ahead of the June 7 elections Two detained for attack on HDP election bureau in Bartın Two people allegedly involved in an attack on … Read more
Workers’ protest, mayors’ boycott marrs Erdoğan’s speech Turkish President Erdoğan’s speech in a southeastern Turkish province was marred by a protest of workers and local mayors decision to boycott the presidential visit on May 2. Erkan Saka @sakaerka: This brave woman shows V sign to Erdoğan’s bus, bodyguards did beat and detain her. via @arahmangok Turkish PM, … Read more
Film-makers withdraw from Istanbul festival in censorship protest World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch in Istanbul Dozens of Turkish directors withdraw films after documentary Bakur is removed from programme Censorship claims overshadow Istanbul FilmFestival Hurriyet Daily News The cancelation of the screening of a film on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) caused most … Read more
On April 11, Turkish army killed several PKK militants and a civilian. On April 12, HDP declared that this was a provocation and Kurdish citizens actually helped wounded soldiers. There were images and a video. On April 13, Turkey’s chief of staff thanked citizens for helping soldiers. Although framed differently this confirmed Demirtaş’ basic narrative and Davutoğlu’s April … Read more
Turkey’s pro-gov’t ‘trolls’ hit hard in latest Twitter battle A spectacular social media war has begun, with Turkey’s pro-gov’t ‘trolls’ losing the latest battle against an apparently more organized virtual opposition. Ceylan Yeginsu @CeylanWrites The Sultanahmet bomber was a 4-month pregnant teen from Dagestan, whose husband died in Kobani fighting for ISIS. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/world/europe/a-norway-town-and-its-pipeline-to-jihad-in-syria.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share … Renowned Turkish professor … Read more
Instagram Censors Journalist Ahmet Şık’s Newroz Photos Bianet :: English Instagram closed the account of prominent journalist Ahmet Şık after receiving massive complaints over the photos he shared during Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır province on March 21. Court Blocks Jihadist Website Used to Recruit Turks to Islamic State NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU The court … Read more
Turkish cartoonists sentenced to jail for insulting Erdoğan Two cartoonists for the popular satirical weekly Penguen have been jailed to 11 months in prison, over a satirical piece on free speech in which they were convicted of including a ‘ball-shaped hand gesture insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.’ Caricaturist Fined For “Insulting Erdoğan” Bianet :: English Caricaturist … Read more
Turkish politicians head to Washington over worries about Armenian resolution Worried about a draft resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that recognizes the 1915 killings of Ottoman Armenians as genocide, a group of Turkish politicians have set out for Washington to ensure that the resolution does not pass. Turkey launches operation against PKK hideouts Turkish security … Read more
Turkey’s Deputy PM trashes Ankara mayor after call to quit Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has declared that Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek is corrupt and has ‘no manners,’ in an unusually frank speech amid intra-government clashes, hours after the latter called for his resignation. No further step before PKK lays down arms: Erdoğan President Erdoğan continues … Read more
Turkey’s top religious body says in vitro fertilization contains adultery elements, is not acceptable Top religious affairs body has said surrogate motherhood was religiously unacceptable Ankara mayor calls for deputy PM’s resignation over row with President Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek has called on PM Davutoğlu to dismiss Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç 39 dead from swine flu, Turkish … Read more