Restrictions on alcohol sales go into effect today A series of controversial regulations placing limits on the sale and advertising of alcoholic beverages in Turkey takes effect as of today
War in Syria: A Timeline of Key Events Since Chemical Attacks The conflict in Syria started more than two years ago, but it reached a tipping point on Aug. 21 when President Bashar al-Assad‘s regime allegedly launched a deadly chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus, violating international regulations and inciting worldwide EU foreign policy chief says evidence … Read more
Police close Istanbul Gezi Park ahead of support demo for ODTÜ Istanbul police have closed Gezi Park following a call for a demo in support of ODTÜ students Opposition deputies join university ?resistance? against road plan Main opposition CHP deputies joined a group of protesters opposing a road project that will lead to the demolition of a … Read more
Mehmet Ali Şahin’den Anayasa açıklaması Bursada Bugün Bursa Haberleri “Yeni bir anayasa yapma konusunda hedefimizin çok gerisindeyiz. Biz AK Parti olarak kısa ve özlü bir anayasa yapılmasını arzu ettik. Onun için bizim anayasa teklifimiz 106 maddeden oluşmaktadır. Mevcut anayasaise 170 madde civarında. CHP ise 170 Anayasa Komisyonu ‘vatandaşlığı’ konuşacak Günlük Evrensel Gazetesi Yeni anayasa … Read more
3,000 trees in Ankara’s Middle East Technical University to be cut in road plan The ODTÜ Rector?s Office said in a written statement that around 3,000 trees would be affected inside the campus More news in Turkish here
Olimpiyatlar İstanbul?un ocağını söndürecek Yarın, 2020 Olimpiyatları kararı açıklandığında İstanbul?un kalan son canının çıkıp çıkmayacağını öğreneceğiz. İstanbul beşince defa olimpiyatlara başvuruyor ve üçüncü defa aday gösteriliyor. Hükümet İstanbul?un adaylığını inşaat ve turizm yoluyla ekonomik getiri ve spora özendirme olarak pazarlasa da Olimpiyat organizasyonu herşeyden evvel itibar ve kibir demek. Erdoğan?ın Büyük Türkiyesinin taçlarından birisi. … Read more
Warlords in Syria and Turkey Today I will leave aside the ?strategically deep? topics and focus on a smaller problem Obama, not at his best… MAIN FOCUS: Syria crisis overshadows G20 summit | 05/09/2013 The G20 leaders convene in St. Petersburg today, Thursday. Commentators expect the topic of Syria to dominate the talks. While some hope … Read more
Oldest bookstore of Istanbul closes due to urban transformation issues The oldest bookstore in Istanbul?s Beyoğlu district, Librairie de Pera, has closed its doors due to the latest developments in urban transformation Court cancels execution of expropriation decision in Istanbul’s Fatih The Council of State has canceled the execution of an urgent expropriation decision for … Read more
US Senate panel approves use of force against Syria The Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote paves the way for full Senate debate Anti-war demonstrators in silent protest during Kerry’s address before US House committee Arab nations have offered to help pay for any U.S. military intervention in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers while … Read more
Syrian conflict brings sectarian tensions to Turkey’s tolerant Hatay province Erdogan‘s Islamist government accused of exploiting religious divisions in Antakya, long renowned for its ethnic diversity Nearly a quarter of the 2 million people who have fled the crisis in Syria ? some 460,000 ? have made their way into Turkey, the UN high commission for refugees announcedon Tuesday. ********** Beşiktaş fans … Read more
Obama wins support from leaders in Congress for Syria military strike U.S. President Barack Obama won the support of leaders from both parties in the House of Representatives for limited strikes against President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces Understanding the Syrian Civil War Consortium News Chillingly, the just cited Wikileaks memorandum notes that the assembled military and intelligence officers … Read more
Russia says ballistic “objects” fired in Mediterranean Russian radar detected two ballistic “objects” that were fired towards the eastern Mediterranean Ballistic objects detected by Russia fell into sea: RIA Russian radar detected two ballistic “objects” that were fired towards the eastern Mediterranean Number of Syrian refugees passes 2 million mark: UN More than two million Syrians have … Read more
Kalan sahici birşey kalmadı Yazın Ege adalarına Türkiye?den yine onbinlerce insan gezmeye gitti. Sayılar son yıllarda giderek artıyor. Yunanistan?ın uyguladığı kısa vizesiz geçişler ziyareti kolaylaştırıyor, eğer gümrüklerdeki yığılmayı göze alırsanız? Gidenler arasındaki tanıdıklarımdan doğrudan edindiğim ya da seyahat esnasında kulak misafirliğinden edindiğim izlenim insanların artık buralarda kalmamış olan, ebediyen yitirilmiş olan hoşlukların … Read more
News in Turkish and a photo gallery can be found there… Turkey: Istanbul Redevelopment Plan Threatens Historic Russian Orthodox Church Copyright show: No In June, Turkey experienced the worst anti-government protests in decades over plans to redevelop Gezi Park in central Istanbul. Now, a historic church once used by Russian refugees fleeing the 1917 Bolshevik … Read more
Egypt?s patience ?running out? with Turkey: Presidential spokesman The Egyptian interim president?s spokesman has slammed Turkey?s stance over the military takeover, adding that Cairo?s patience was ‘running out’ Turkish consul general’s convoy hit by bomb in north Iraq A convoy transporting Turkey’s consul general was hit by a bombing between Iraq’s Mosul and Arbil Turkey-US … Read more