Al Jazeera and BBC believes Turkish exporters suffer after Russia sanctions…

An unhappy New Year for Turkey’s exporters to Russia  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Moscow’s sanctions, which officially take effect on January 1, come in response to Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet. ‘Recreation of playing cards’: Seymour Hersh on conflicting pursuits in Syria The Times (subscription) Turkey “co-opted” the US program “to arm and support … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Row over Syria policy

MAIN FOCUS: Row over Syria policy | 30/09/2015 euro|topic The presidents of Russia and the United States met to discuss a policy on Syria at the start of the week. Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad remains the main bone of contention between the two leaders. According to some commentators Putin has pushed through his strategy of including … Read more

Clear cut: “The End of Turkey in Europe”/ “New Turkey” deconstructed in Open Democracy series…

The End of Turkey in Europe Freedom House – Nate Schenkkan – On December 17, 2013, Turkey woke up to mass police raids across the country. The chief executive of state-owned HalkBank was detained, and television stations showed shoeboxes stuffed with millions of American dollars pulled out from under his… Turkey’s politicians should not be let … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: New logos for @Foursquare and @Airbnb … Propaganda at Social Media…

I still don’ t get it what Fousquare does. It should have kept Foursquare and integrate new functions instead of creating Swarm. I feel like they themselves are destroying  their good brand. Propaganda Is the New Frontier for Fake Social Media Accounts Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Fake social media accounts are spreading pro-Chinese propaganda on Twitter, disseminating … Read more