Accusations about US in Turkish media must stop, State Department’s Kirby says U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby has warned the Turkish media about making false accusations about the United States. In Turkey’s Unrest, Some See an Extreme Version of Post-9/11 America NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO and RICK GLADSTONE Turkey’s president and … Read more
Stop the press: Turkey’s crackdown on its media goes into overdrive theguardian.com – Constanze Letsch – Aug 28, 10:00 PM Since the attempted coup, the government has ordered more than a hundred outlets to close and arrested 48 journalists More journalists detained in operation against Gülen Hurriyet Daily News Detention warrants have been issued for a … Read more
Istanbul airport ad warns travelers of Sweden’s high rape rate Daily Sabah–4 hours ago The headline was taken from a report from the Turkish newspaper Güneş and it comes days after Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom . Turkey and Sweden in Twitter spat over child sexual abuse law CNN–Aug 16, 2016 It follows a Twitter spat … Read more
There was an easiness on academics’ movement abroad before but it seems that this has changed. However, things are getting weird. Although we have not received a written statement about the issue, academics cannot use their annual leaves any more for an indefinite period. You may travel within Turkey but you are not supposed to go … Read more
EU to press Turkey for help in anti-ISIL fight New EU foreign policy chief Mogherini makes her first visit to Turkey with ISIL on top of her agenda EU to press Turkey over IS militants BBC News | Europe | World Edition EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is in Turkey to urge it to participate fully … Read more
Trading of Bank Asya shares suspended again after sharp fluctuations Turkish stock exchange Borsa Istanbul briefly suspended the trading of Islamic lender Bank Asya shares Sept. 18, citing extraordinary movements in the exchange of the lender’s shares. President Erdoğan again slams Gezi protesters, declares pro-Gülen bank ‘already bankrupt’ Erdoğan has signaled no change to his tone as … Read more
Erdoğan appoints aide who denounced ‘murder attempts by telekinesis’ as economic adviser The move is likely to alarm investors already concerned over the economic management PM Davutoğlu takes no risk before 2015 elections August was a very meaningful month for Turkish politics this year. It brought about a new president, new prime minister and new Cabinet … Read more
Turkey?s Constitutional Court overturns controversial judicial bill Hurriyet Daily News The court overturned the articles regarding the competences of the justice minister, demanding a redefinition of his powers *********** Turkey-EU meet marred by Gülen row The 74th EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting has been marred by the row over Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Andrew Duff ** Turkey in … Read more
Turkish government unveils blueprint to boost rights, freedoms The Turkish government has issued a Human Rights Action Plan to boost freedoms, in a bid to harmonize the legislation with the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence framework Turkish PM defies court decision on halting construction of Prime Ministry ‘We have done everything in line … Read more
POLITICS > US the last state to advise Turkey on Internet: EU minister Hurriyet Daily News ‘Everybody knows the restrictions on the Internet in the US, especially regarding WikiLeaks,’ Turkish EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Feb 20. AA photo. The U.S. is the ?last state to advise Turkey? with respect to the Internet, Turkish EU … Read more
Judicial bill should conform to EU political criteria, Füle tells Çavuşoğlu Stefan Füle has expressed the EU?s expectations that the new judicial bill prepared should be consistent with the EU legislation ************** The EU and Turkey?s Asylum Policy in Light of the Syrian Crisis GTE Policy Brief (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 10, 15 … Read more
Commissioner Füle to meet with Turkish EU minister over judiciary bill The EU?s Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle is to meet with Turkish EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Police raid Turkish NGO office near Syrian border Police have conducted a raid on the Kilis branch of the Humanitarian Relief Foundation (İHH) US, Russia call … Read more
Turkey?s freshly appointed EU minister warns Enlargement Commissioner Füle for graft statement In his first statement as EU minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has rebuked Stefan Füle urging him to be ‘more vigilant’ on his comments about Turkey FM Davutoğlu: ?The revolution Turkey made in its region has disturbed some? ?The revolution done by Turkey … Read more
Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoğlu on trip to US, Russia and Iran Ahmet Davutoğlu kicks off a busy schedule with a trip to the U.S. where he will meet his counterpart John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Foreign Minister Davutoğlu visits Myanmar?s Muslim minority in Arakan Ahmet Davutoğlu has visited Myanmar?s Arakan (Rakhine) region in … Read more
Başbakanın Strazburg Avrupa Konseyi?ndeki son performansı her anlamda yine bir Erdoğan klasiği idi. Avrupa?ya, Amerika?ya ayar vermesiyle; medeniyetleri buluşturma iddiasına rağmen dünyayı biteviye biz-siz olarak ayırmasıyla; yaptığı konuşma ile sorulara irticalen verdiği cevaplar arasındaki şizofrenik uçurumla; herkesin her şeyden anında haberdar olduğu enformasyon çağında gerçekle pek örtüşmeyen tozpembe bir Türkiye tablosu çizmesiyle; Türkün Türke propagandasını … Read more