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It is time, Turkish politicians head to Washington over worries about Armenian resolution…

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Turkish politicians head to Washington over worries about Armenian resolution Worried about a draft resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that recognizes the 1915 killings of Ottoman Armenians as genocide, a group of Turkish politicians have set out for Washington to ensure that the resolution does not pass. Turkey launches operation against PKK hideouts Turkish security … Read more

When Tsipras in Public, one remembers Erdoğan in Public….

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Tsipras was in public today, talking to ordinary citizens…     Erdoğan gets angry when he sees citizens walking and smoking. He wants standing in silence (!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2A-BEwM5n8 Turkish officials mark WWI Gallipoli victory Turkish officials have marked the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Victory, the battle that marked a turnaround against the Allied Forces in favor … Read more

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

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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

Protesters denouncing ‘Islamisation’ of schools met by Police Water Cannons today in Turkey…

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Boycott of schools begins across Turkey A boycott of schools was launched on Feb. 13 upon a call from the Eğitim-Sen teachers’ union and a number of Alevi associations to protest the government’s recent education system implementations, including on compulsory religion classes. Dozens detained around Turkey in school boycott Dozens were detained around Turkey on Feb 13 … Read more

Yılmaz Güney and more snippets from Turkish popular culture

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İyi ki doğdun Çirkin Kral
It was Yılmaz Güney‘s birthday. One of the best directors and actors of all times in Turkey… Check out his photos here.

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