A few days ago Islamic scholar Gülen called for calm among supporters, President Erdoğan vowed to finish off ‘parallel structure’ and today…

European Commission – Statement Joint statement on the police raids and arrests of media representatives in Turkey Brussels, 14 December 2014 Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, and Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, issued the following statement today: The police raids and arrests … Read more

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Turks least happy among OECD nations Turkey ranks worst among 26 OECD countries with regards to people?s happiness, and is failing to. OECD slashes global growth forecasts The OECD has cut its growth forecast for Turkey from 4.1 percent to 3.1 percent along with ****************** ?Conqueror? actor snubs celebrations for Taksim park protest The lead … Read more