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In the last few days, Turkey detained more than 1K police offices, attacked Kurdish positions in Syria and kept bickering with the EU….

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Over 1,000 Police Officers Are Detained in Raids in Turkey NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK KINGSLEY In the biggest sweep since the referendum on presidential powers, those arrested were accused of being “secret imams” for the American-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. 9,103 Police Officers Suspended Security General Directorate has announced that 9,103 law enforcement staff members have … Read more

As European Commission urges ‘different type of relations’ with Turkey, “Ankara prosecutors launch probe into ex-French diplomat for ‘inciting’ Erdoğan’s assassination…

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Commission urges ‘different type of relations’ with Turkey EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev The European Union executive urged EU governments yesterday (24 April) to consider changing its relationship with Turkey after a referendum that handed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping powers put Ankara’s stalled membership talks deeper into cold storage. PACE reopens monitoring process against Turkey The Parliamentary … Read more

2.5 Million Votes Might be Manipulated but police is already after protesters #TurkeyReferendum

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Council of Europe Observer: 2.5 Million Votes Might be Manipulated Bianet :: English Alev Korun from the Council of Europe Delegation of Observers has said “The YSK has made a decision to count unsealed ballots valid in contravention of the law”. Supreme Election Board’s decision on rejecting annulment of referendum final, issue is over: Erdoğan  President Recep … Read more

Before the Nov 1 election, Ruling AKP plays its last cards: Confiscates opposition media entities #MedyaDokunma, Extrajudicial killings and possibly committing many other crimes we are not aware of…

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Trustee Appointed to Koza Holding Bianet :: English Koza İpek Holding including Channel Kanaltürk, Bugün daily and other 22 corporations, has been appointed a trustee. 5 Websites Blocked in a Day Bianet :: English Presidency of Telecommunication blocked access to five news websites in a day. Turkish woman shot during police operation dies at hospital A Turkish woman … Read more

Davutoğlu’s joke: “Turkish PM asks party leaders not to use Erdoğan as campaign tool

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Turkish PM asks party leaders not to use Erdoğan as campaign tool President Erdoğan, who is set for a trip to France for a protest-turned-election rally in Strasbourg, should not be a topic of campaigning for the Nov 1 elections, Prime Minister Davutoğlu claims Erdoğan urges OSCE for reports during upcoming Turkish elections In the run-up to … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “IMF breaks off talks with Athens…”EU Parliament puts off TTIP debate…

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MAIN FOCUS: IMF breaks off talks with Athens | 12/06/2015 euro|topics The IMF representatives pulled out of talks with Athens in Brussels on Thursday. A spokesman for the organisation complained that the differences of opinion were too great. It is unclear when the negotiations will be resumed. In the end the creditors won’t abandon Greece to … Read more

Hard to understand by outsiders but “Turkey’s Best Election Campaigner Isn’t Even Running for Office” #TurkeyElections

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Turkey’s Best Election Campaigner Isn’t Even Running for Office   Read the Bloomberg piece here.    OSCE parliamentarians to observe Turkey’s upcoming election Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary election in Turkey and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission, the organization said in a written statement … Read more

Bildiri: #GazetecilerDerhalBırakılsın [Set Journalists Free, Now!]

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Change.org Kampanyası. Destek için tıklayınız. Gazeteciler Derhal Serbest Bırakılsın ! / Set Journalists Free, Now! Özgür Basın Susturulamaz Türkiye GAZETECİLER DERHAL SERBEST BIRAKILSIN! Zaman Gazetesi Genel Yayın Müdürü Ekrem Dumanlı ve Samanyolu Televizyonu Yayın Grubu Başkanı Hidayet Karaca 14 Aralık günü onlarca gazeteci, medya çalışanı ve hatta bir senaryo yazarı ile birlikte gözaltına alındı. Gazete yazısı … Read more

Soner Çağaptay believes “Turkey’s Future Will Be Liberal… Dispatches from Turkey

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If we survive, this might actually be true…. After Erdogan, Turkey’s Future Will Be Liberal  NYT > Turkey by By SONER CAGAPTAY Erdogan won on Sunday, but the era of Islamist dominance is ending. Today’s young Turks want real democracy. PM Erdoğan vows to hand over AKP leadership after consultations PM Erdoğan has vowed to hand over the … Read more

Erdoğan targeted another journalist while… Turkey’s top election body calls OSCE report ‘groundless’

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PM Targets Female Journalist Again  Bianet :: English Journalist Amberin Zaman reacted PM Erdoğan calling her a “nasty woman”, saying that she was targeted. “Well, if not others, have I insulted Islam?” she asked in today’s article. New outcry as PM Erdoğan tells female journalist to ‘know your place’ PM Erdoğan faced new questions over his attitude … Read more