Greek PM Tsipras takes on Turkish PM on Twitter A highly unusual online exchange took place on Twitter between the prime ministers of Greece and Turkey before the former deleted his tweets – but only from the English version of his account Greek PM in Turkey Twitter outburst BBC News | Europe | World Edition Greek PM … Read more
Tours frozen, flights canceled on Russian foreign minister’s call Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has recommended Russian citizens refrain from visiting Turkey, causing tour operators to freeze reservations, while flights to touristic Turkish provinces, particularly Antalya, have been canceled How Turkey confounded Putin’s favorite narratives washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns by Anne Applebaum On Monday, two Turkish F-16s shot … Read more
IHD: 617 children died in Turkey in 11 months KARAKOK OTONOMU TR/CH 3,861 children suffered a violation of their rights and 617 others died during the 11 months of 2015. Among these, 57 lost their lives as a direct result of state violence. More than 6 thousand children are currently jailed in Turkish prisons. Human … Read more
Turkey lines up cabinet with Erdogan’s son-in-law in key post EurActiv.com Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu today (24 November) unveiled a new cabinet stacked with loyal allies of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – including his son-in-law who was named energy minister. Council of Ministers Announced: 25 Men, Two Women Bianet :: English Members of Council of Ministers have been … Read more
Downed Russian jet violated Turkish air space: NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said data from allies showed that Turkish information that a downed Russian jet violated the Turkish air space Putin Slams Turkey, Lavrov Cancels Turkey Trip Bianet :: English Russian President Putin stating the downed planed wasn’t within the borders of Turkey has said, … Read more
Finance minister says ‘no’ to meteorite tax in Turkey’s east After discussions both on traditional and social media, including a Twitter poll by the country’s finance minister and an official investigation, it has been decided villagers in the eastern province of Bingöl who found and sold meteorite pieces at inflated prices did not need to pay … Read more
WAN-IFRA expresses concern over G-20 accreditation restrictions for media outlets WAN-IFRA and the World Editors Forum have expressed their concern over the government’s refusal to grant accreditation to some media outlets for G-20 Summit in Antalya Photo highlights of the day: G20 summit and Philippines protests World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Natasha Rees-Bloor The Guardian’s picture … Read more
12-day curfew in Turkey’s Silvan ends, governor reveals death toll A 12-day curfew in the three neighborhoods of the Silvan town in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır was lifted, with soldiers withdrawin Hurriyet Daily News / Silvan: 2015 (Fotoğraf: Sebati Karakurt): VIDEO: Police fire tear gas, water cannon at HDP delegation in Turkey’s southeast … Read more
Twitter: @G20Turkey2015 Instagram: instagram.com/G20Turkey Facebook: facebook.com/G20Turkey Security issues occupy centre-stage at G20 summit AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Estimated 30,000 security personnel deployed in Antalya to secure summit, which usually focuses on economic issues G20 and Turkey’s firsts AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Among other objectives, the aim of the summit is to pave the way for a … Read more
The Streets of Paris Are as Familiar to Me as the Streets of Beirut Global Voices Online by Joey Ayoub Memes widely shared in solidarity with the victims of the Paris attacks. I come from a privileged Francophone community in Lebanon. This has meant that I have always seen France as my second home. The streets of … Read more
#Turkish police raid #Zaman newspaper’s headquarters to see if Özgür Bugün’s printed there Turkish columnist faces probe for ‘insulting Erdoğan’ Two separate probes have been launched against Cengiz Çandar, Radikal news portal columnist, for his seven articles allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Infographics: One-third of ISIL suspects jailed in Turkey are foreigners One-third of all suspects … Read more
Six people were killed during a curfew that has been in place in Diyarbakır’s Silvan district since Nov. 2. (Photo: Cihan) Constant gunshots heard from Silvan, where 6 killed under … Today’s Zaman–16 hours ago Gunshots are being heard constantly from Silvan, Diyarbakır province, due to ongoing clashes between the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party … Silvan, … Read more
EU progress report slams Turkey over rule of law, free speech The European Union accused Turkey on Nov. 10 of backsliding on the rule of law, rights and the media, calling on the new government to take urgent action in a sensitive report that Brussels held back until after elections EU criticises Turkey on human rights BBC … Read more
Istanbul’s Yıldız Palace ‘allocated’ for Turkish president ISTANBUL AA photo Yıldız Palace, a historic Ottoman palace in Istanbul’s central Beşiktaş district, has been allocated for use by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a Turkish columnist wrote on Nov. 8, sparking a debate over the use by statesmen of the area which included large green parks. … Read more
Fears of government seizure spill over to Turkey’s universities – Al-Monitor the Pulse of the Middle East – Nov 6, 1:14 AM Author: Tulay Cetingulec November 6, 2015 A week before Turkey’s Nov. 1 elections, Koza Ipek Holding, whose 22 companies include a media group, were handed over to trustees under a judicial ruling requested … Read more