To have or not to have? Erdoğan’s latest decision is that there is no Kurdish problem in Turkey…

BIA MEDIA MONITORING 2014: Media’s 3 Years: A Summary With Graphics  Bianet :: English According to BIA Media Monitoring Report 2014, 22 journalists and 10 distributors entered the year of 2015 in prison. While the number of jailed journalists took a dive, the number of detentions, censorship and layoffs soared. Here is what happened in terms … Read more

FP roundup: Turkish FM Davutoğlu’s fiery Gaza speech…”Israeli tourists canceling holiday reservations in Turkey…

  VIDEO: Turkish FM Davutoğlu’s fiery Gaza speech rekindles ‘quagmire Middle East’ debate Hurriyet Daily News FM Davutoğlu described the region as “the center of the divine revelation that raised consciences and humanity”   Israeli tourists canceling holiday reservations in Turkey after gov’t warning A Turkish tourism agency operator said 4,000 cancellations had been made … Read more

Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: CHP, 59 Anayasa maddesi yanıtını perşembeye bıraktı…Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu ‘başörtüsü’ mutabakatı istedi

  CHP, 59 Anayasa maddesi yanıtını perşembeye bıraktı T24 CHP, AKP’nin 59 Anayasa maddesinin Meclis’ten çıkarılması yönündeki teklifine gelecek hafta perşembe günü yanıt verecek. AKP kanadı aranılarak randevu alındı. Kulislerde, CHP’nin iktiidarın birlikte çıkarma önerisine sıcak bakmadığı yönünde. CHP’nin … DP Genel Başkanı Uysal: Türkiye’ye yamalı bir Anayasa teklif ediliyor Star Gündem MUĞLA (CİHAN)- Demokrat Parti (DP) … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Alevite family in Sürgü, Malatya attacked….Videos of attack included…

The ruling party’s increasingly explicit encouragement of mob rule now begins to result in attacks against minorities….This time there is no casualty but there has been an increasing number of attempts in harassing Alevite families all over Turkey and this seems to be step up in terms of risky confrontations. The attack happened in Sürgü, … Read more