in Edirne, elderly woman resists construction at a park; in Ankara, all united to have a fair election result; in Batman BDP chases for lost votes in the dark….

Elderly woman resists construction at a park in northwestern Turkish city   A 75-year-old woman has stopped construction at a local park in the northwestern province of Edirne by sitting in front of the bulldozer.   Erdogan won the elections, but will he convince the Turkish people?   The prime minister governs a polarised nation, … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Two jailed Kurdish lawmakers released… Gezi indictment levels terror-related charges…

Gezi indictment levels terror-related charges against 36 protesters   Prosecutors have charged 36 people with being members of a terrorist organization in the indictment over Gezi protests   Two jailed Kurdish lawmakers released upon top court?s ruling   Peace and Democracy Party lawmakers İbrahim Ayhan and Gülser Yıldırım were detained as part of the Kurdish … Read more

Turkey’s long Tuesday. Sons of 3 ministers detained in the Corruption case. #TarihiYolsuzlukveRüşvetSkandalı

Turkish business scene rocked by ?corruption probe? Istanbul police staged morning raids as part of a probe into tender fraud and bribery operation allegations, detaining at least 22 people Turkey detains ministers’ sons in bribery probe Turkish police detained the sons of three cabinet ministers and several high-profile businessmen on Tuesday in a sweeping probe into alleged … Read more

after 4 years 277 days, Mustafa Balbay is free.

Prosecutor demands release of jailed lawmaker Mustafa Balbay The prosecutor of the Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court has demanded the release of jailed lawmaker Mustafa Balbay

A critical provocation in Gever, Yüksekova, Hakkari…

2 Kurdish protesters shot dead in Gever, Yüksekova, Hakkari by special forces. Let’s see how this murder is handled by government… Later, the hospital was pepper-gassed and attacked by special police forces who wanted to get the bodies of protesters….. BDP, HDP express indignation over protesters? death in Yüksekova Both the BDP and its recently founded … Read more

EFD Seçim Günlüğü- HDP İstanbul adayı Sırrı Süreyya…

seçim günlüğü Adaylar Ve Sırrı Süreyya İstanbul adayı – Akşam Haber7.comVe Sırrı Süreyya İstanbul adayıAkşamBasın toplantısında gazetecilerin sorularını yanıtlayan HDP Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Ertuğrul Kürkçü, İstanbul Milletvekili Sırrı Süreyya Önder’in İstanbul Büyükşehir  Sırrı Süreyya Önder, HDP’nin İstanbul adayı oldu Milliyet HDP Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Ertuğrul Kürkçü: “Vekilimiz Sırrı Süreyya Önder hem halkın hem de bizim … Read more

Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam) Berlin’de “PKK yasağı kaldırılsın” mitingini haberleştirdi…

Berlin‘de “PKK yasağı kaldırılsın” mitingi BERLİN – Binlerce eylemci, dün gerçekleşen bir mitingle, Almanya’da 20 yıldır süren PKK yasağını ve örgütün terör örgütleri listesinde değerlendirmesini protesto etti. Miting, Almanya Fedaral Meclisi (Bundestag)’ın yakınındaki tarihi Bradenburger Tor Meydanı’nda yapıldı.. .   Almanya merkezli Tatort Kürdistan İnisiyatifi’nin dün Berlin’de düzenlediği “Barış sürecine destek verilsin, PKK yasağı kaldırılırsın” adlı eyleme 10.000 … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: Bitcoin more than doubles its value in about a month… Million Mask March: anons in the world’s streets…

Million Mask March: anons in the world’s streets Image: “Anonymous Million Mask March on Election day in New York | Knowledge is Power” shared by Michael Tapp in the Boing Boing Flickr Pool. Rally Against Mass Surveillance: Inspiring Pics from the Historic Demonstration On October 26th, thousands of people from all walks of life converged on Washington, DC in a demonstration … Read more

EFD Seçim Günlüğü-

seçim günlüğü Adaylar Başbakan: Temayül yoklamaları tek belirleyici olmayacak Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan AK Parti 21. İstişare ve Değerlendirme Toplantısı’nda konuşuyor. İşte MHP’nin yerel seçim başkan adayları Haberahval! Haber, iş ve yaşam portalı 02 Kas 2013 – İşte MHP’nin yerel seçim başkan adayları, MHP Genel Başkanı Devlet Bahçeli, 2014 yerel seçimlerinin 2. Etap Aday Tanıtım … Read more

Even Gülen movement frustrated: “Is this the new Turkey?… Politics roundup…

A significant columnist of Today’s Zaman asks: Is this the new Turkey? In fact, Ahmet Turan Alkan, the Zaman columnist and one of the most literary writers in Turkey and whose writings are popular mostly among conservative democrats, had given a clear description of the situation in the country months ago. ************************** Turkish politics to … Read more

BDP co-chair denied İmralı visit by justice ministry… A politics roundup…

  BDP co-chair denied İmralı visit by justice ministry A Peace and Democracy Party delegation departed on the morning of Oct 14 for İmralı Island without BDP Co-Chair Demirtaş KCK disappointed over democratization package, gives gov?t three demands Kurdish militants noted that the government’s democratization package failed to address their expectations, stating three demands to … Read more

Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: “Anayasa Komisyonu’nda Batum ve Türmen arasında bitmeyen kavga

“Sorunları, sivil bir anayasa çözer” Objektif Haber 12 Eylül 1980 askeri darbesinin üzerinden 33 yıl geçmesine karşı halen Meclis’in bir sivil anayasa yapamamasının üzüntü verici olduğunu belirten Şenliler, toplumda kangren olmuş sorunlara bir türlü neşter vurulamamasının en önemli sebeplerden birinin Kılıçdaroğlu’ndan anayasa çıkışı: Getirin 59 maddeyi çıkaralım T24 CHP lideri Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ile Gaziantep ziyareti … Read more

Politics roundup: “Proposed electoral system likely to favor ruling AKP…Ruling AKP?s Çelik corrects PM’s advisor: “Our prime minister is not a socialist

Proposed electoral system likely to favor ruling AKP The narrowed constituency election model would favor large parties and hinder party representation in Parliament, but would lower intra-party authoritarianism, according to analysts Our prime minister is not a socialist: Ruling AKP?s Çelik Prime Minister Erdoğan is a conservative and democratic person, but not a socialist, Çelik … Read more

Post-Gezi Revenge politics. Today’s agenda: Koç Holding?s national warship contract cancelled, Police Detains Soccer Fans…

Istanbul police detain fans in dawn operation over eventful derby Istanbul police have carried out a dawn operation against fans of three major football team Police Detains Soccer Fans Police raided several apartments this morning, detaining around 80 soccer fans from Beşiktaş, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe teams including Alen Markaryan (Beşiktaş) and Sefa Kalya (Genç Fenerbahçeliler). … Read more