There Lira in free fall: 1 USD: 3.10 TL
Turkish Lira hits record low against dollar on political worries, Fed’s rate hike signals The Turkish
Kurdistan Workers Party
Bashiqa camp crisis. Erdogan, whose soldiers remain in Iraqi soil, rejects moving them and tells Iraq PM to ‘know his limits’
Backed by Putin, Turkey seems to have started a new crisis that will weaken relations
Buddies again. Putin meets Erdoğan in Istanbul Energy Summit…
Putin in Turkey to push energy deals EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev Russian President Vladimir Putin visits
US 9/11 bill might have angered Erdoğan as much as Saudis as he calls on Muslim countries to united against it…
Erdoğan calls on Muslim countries to unite against US 9/11 bill Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Only a few, literally, critical legacy media outlet remains in Turkey after the last raids…
I guess, Cumhuriyet, Sözcü, Halk TV are the only few media outlets that remain to
Parliamentary system is dead: “Turkey extends state of emergency for additional three months”
Turkey extends state of emergency for additional three months The Turkish government has extended the state
Turkey denied entry to Lagendijk, who was one of the permanent advocate of Turkey’s EU candidacy…
Dutch politician, columnist Joost Lagendijk denied entry to Turkey Joost Lagendijk, the former co-chair of the
12 cute libraries in Istanbul… and an Istanbul news roundup…
12 Libraries piece is in Turkish but you might get some clues in any case;)
Main opposition party believes “1 million sufferers in post-coup process
CHP urges fair trial, cites 1 million sufferers in post-coup process The number of people
Global solidarity of intellectuals for the jailed writers in Turkey…
Leading philosophers support Turkey’s writers Butler, Negri, Morin join signers of letter in support of
Turkey announces 174 jails to be built while Former torture methods reemerge in Turkish prisons according to Human Rights Association…
Former torture methods reemerge in Turkish prisons: Human Rights Association Notorious former prison torture methods have
More than 11K teachers fired, 28 HDP municipalities to be seized, Altan Brothers arrested without no substantive judiciary process…
More than 11,000 teachers suspended over PKK links More than 11,000 teachers have been suspended over
Even Erdoğan complains about labelling people as Gülenists…
Erdoğan warns media to avoid labelling people as Gülenists President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has warned media
After 9 years, new footage that proves some state officials’ involvement in Hrant Dink Assassination leaked…
The day Hrant Dink was assassinated, this blog turned to be a critical one, we
Turkish PM rejects a re-launch of PKK peace process but…
…but you never know. Things seem bleak now but what I have gradually learnt that