Peace and Democracy Party asks Facebook to reopen its official pages BDP officials met with Facebook representatives requesting them to reopen their pages No, the Government Never Asked Linus Torvalds for a Backdoor in Linux Contrary to some online reports, Linus Torvalds, a founder of Linux, was never asked by the U.S. government … Read more
Turkish PM increases rhetoric against CHP, accusing it of fomenting unrest Turkish PM Erdoğan has accused the main opposition Republican People?s Party of fomenting unrest across the country, particularly through a sectarian tension Turkish gov?t to finalize work on democratization process A comprehensive democratization package aiming to keep the Kurdish resolution process on track … Read more
Uneasy truce holds as Kurdish guerrilla forces withdraw from Turkey Peace process stalls between PKK fighters led by Abdullah Ocalan and Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Kurdish politician urges government, PKK to take steps Kurdish politician Kemal Burkay has urged the PKK to withdraw from Turkey as soon as possible and the Turkish state … Read more
Facebook admits it provided u ser info to Turkish police Data released by Facebook yesterday show that authorities in Turkey submitted 96 information requests Kurdish politicians to take action after Facebook admits to banning pages with PKK content Turkey?s Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) vowed on to start legal action against Facebook Facebook admits banning … Read more
Assembly may open earlier for Kurdish bid: Turkish PM Erdoğan Vowing to work and finalize his government?s self-proclaimed ?democracy package,? Prime Minister Erdoğan says New faces, old ways: the dynamics of Turkish political leadership Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan belongs to a strong leadership tradition. Contextual and personal factors, from a lack of intra-party … Read more
İstanbul, Taksim‘de toplanan eylemciler Rojava‘daki katliama tepki göstermek için oturma eylemi yaptı. “Antikapitalist Müslümanlar” topluluğundan İhsan Eliaçık , Rojava’da katledilenler için gıyabi cenaze namazı kıldırdı. Fotoğraf via [View the story “Rojava’daki katliama tepki eylemi” on Storify]
PKK lideri Abdullah Öcalan‘ın sağık koşullarıyla ilgili taleplere dikkat çekmek için Amed’de (Diyarbakır) yürüyüş yapıldı. Öcalan’ın bağımsız bir sağlık heyeti tarafından ziyaret edilmesi talep edildi. fotoğraf via Polis yürüyüşü atılan sloganları ve taşınan pankartları ‘sebep’ göstererek engellemeye çalışsa da yürüyüş devam etti. Yürüyüşte PKK lideri Abdulla Öcalan’ın sağlığıyla ilgili taleplerin yanı sıra, Rojava için de … Read more
Hang flags, ruling AKP tells 8.5 million members The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has issued a circular to 8.5 million party members across 81 provinces Parliament’s commission discusses fate of new Constitution The Constitution Conciliation Commission, the group responsible for producing Turkey?s new charter draft, meets under the re-elected Parliament speaker to discuss … Read more
?Come, Come, Whoever You Are.? As a Pluralist Movement Emerges from Gezi Park in Turkey After the Gezi Park occupation was dispersed, dozens of neighborhood forums popped up around Istanbul where people get together to discuss a variety of issues. I?ve been attending these neighborhood forums, which are are organized in an ?agora? format … Read more
Turkey artists demand an end to divisive language June 29, 2013 5:54 PM ANKARA (AFP) – Turkey’s artists, journalists and authors including Nobel laurate Orhan Pamuk on Saturday placed a full-page ad in several newspapers, calling on the government to end divisive language and stop polarising the country. Lice clashes are the Kurdish version of Gezi Park: … Read more
Erdogan acts to curb Turkish military Armed forces? role set to be limited to protecting state from ?external threats? after phrasing ? ?to protect nation? ? was used to justify coups Turkish PM signals no lowering of election threshold Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled no withdrawal of Turkey?s 10 percent election threshold. … Read more
Two wise men refuse to attend meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan because of Gezi unrest Wise men Professor Baskın Oran and columnist Murat Belge.. ************** One arrested in southeastern Turkey rape case One suspect was arrested for charges related to the rape of a sixteen year-old. Turkish police detain 20 alleged protesters during raids … Read more
Turkey faces pressure to advance Kurdish militant peace process By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party is pressing Ankara to advance a peace process with Kurdish militants before a parliament recess, drawing a government accusation on Friday that it was exploiting unrelated unrest to extract concessions. Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters began … Read more
Turkey?s traditional problems and Prime Minister Erdoğan The government is trying to deal with historically bequeathed traditional problems Peace bid in deadlock, BDP warns The peace process, an initiative launched by the Turkish government to find a solution. Government must come to its senses, BDP co-chair Demirtaş says BDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş warns the … Read more
Protester to undergo surgery after morning police intervention at Taksim park A young university student is set to undergo surgery today Turkish activists resisting to Istanbul Taksim Square park destroying / Turkey … National Turk English Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Istanbul deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder helped halt an operation to remove trees in … Read more