Excessive use of force during Gezi protests should be punished: Council of Europe The Council of Europe commissioner has said the excessive use of force during the Gezi protests should not go unpunished Istanbul’s Gezi Park closed to public again hours after official opening Taksim Gezi Park, which has become the heart of the anti-government … Read more
Deputy Önder injured after being hit by canister in Gezi Park protests Istanbul deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder has been shot by police in the shoulder with. Protesters #OccupyGezi to save Istanbul park Activists defy bulldozers to block demolition of city’s ‘last public green space’. Occupy İzmir Occupy Eskişehir Occupy Ankara by Onur Erdinç The Police is … Read more
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Police, Beşiktaş fans clash before last game and victory in historic Istanbul stadium Fans of Istanbul’s Beşiktaş football team and police clashed only hours before the last gameat the to-be-demolished İnönü Stadium. BIA Media Monitoring 2012 / Full Text from Bianet :: English Murdered journalists, imprisoned journalists, releases, attacks, threats, obstructions, investigations and trials; defamation … Read more
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All wounded seriously due to blows at their heads… Police gas canister leaves student in severe condition at May Day from Hurriyet Daily News A 17-year-old student was heavily wounded by a police gas canister during May Day. Turkey’s May Day protest turns violent ? video from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Protesters … Read more
by @DikerMert FACTBOX-Turkey’s “Ergenekon” case draws to a close Reuters AlertNet The Ergenekon network was said to have been linked to the “Deep State”, militant secularists in key areas of Turkish life. * The investigation was initially spurred by seizure of 27 hand grenades in a police operation on a house in Istanbul’s Umraniye by @ilterjan Gendarmerie … Read more
Three Redhack suspects released, one to testify from Hurriyet Daily News Ankara?s 13th Court of Serious Crimes has begun hearing a cased against 10 alleged members of the more photos here. ‘Hackers’ on trial in Turkey for the first time from Hurriyet Daily News A group of Internet hackers appeared before an Ankara court … Read more
The Turkish media is free enough, Arınç from Hurriyet Daily News Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has rebuffed criticisms that Turkey has problems in the area of freedom of the press, accusing those who say so of lying. We now have the chance to turn all schools into religious schools, says AKP deputy from Hurriyet Daily News … Read more
Prominent publisher, 14 others released in KCK case: report from Hurriyet Daily News Jailed publisher Ragıp Zarakolu and 14 others have been released in the Church Pastor Attacked in Istanbul from Bianet :: English Four people rushed into a Protestant church in Bahçelievler district and physically attacked the pastor, threatening and insulting him. … Read more