Turkey has just jailed one of her best living novelists, Aslı Erdoğan #AslıErdoğanıBırakın

We are a country that sends one of its best writers to prison for her thoughts. Shame on us! — P24 (@P24Punto24) August 19, 2016 Aslı Erdoğan was in the advisory board of Özgür Gündem daily. She is the victim of an increasing tension between Turkey and PKK… A clear warning to all who is critical of … Read more

#DigitalDiplomacy a la Turca: “Ankara voices ‘disappointment’ to Swedish envoy over age of consent tweet…

Ankara voices ‘disappointment’ to Swedish envoy over age of consent tweet The Foreign Ministry has summoned Sweden’s chargé d’affaires in Turkey, upon a claim from Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom that Turkey had legalized sex with underage children Chemical castration of sex offenders in Turkey condemned by women’s groups  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch … Read more

“Standard People Scare Me”

That’s what is written on the t-shirt of an ISIS suspect detained by Turkish police recently… Adana'da IŞİD'e yönelik olarak, 50 ayrı adrese 500 polisle yapılan operasyonda 35 kişi gözaltına alındı. (DHA) pic.twitter.com/hSk8ykvzGM — 140journos (@140journos) August 7, 2016 In other images…  Nearly all Turkish political leaders did cooperate with Fethullah Gülen in the past… … Read more

Even the talk of death penalty is a further distance from European Union…

All the death penalty talk maybe tactical as it is hard to catch up with Turkish leadership’s discursive tactics, but some of these are so primitive that even mentioning them signifies where one heads to… Well, you can also say, EU is not a target for a long while now.. Erdoğan: I will approve death penalty if parliament … Read more

A roundup of articles on #TurkeyCoup aftermath…

The immediate link below is produced by a fact-checking site. One should have a look. The third link is the Independent link that was widely criticized yesterday by not only pro-AKP circles but some nationalists. The author is a reliable one and what he says his candid ideas. Those critics should work for a more … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Interactive map: 15 years of European migrant deaths…”Murder overshadows Brexit referendum campaign…

Interactive map: 15 years of European migrant deaths  Boing Boing by Andrea James Austrian designer Moriz Büsing created this grim interactive map of migrant and refugee deaths on the way to Europe, or trying to stay in Europe; over 32,000 deaths in 15 years Europe migrant crisis: Charity rejects EU funds over migration policy  BBC News | … Read more

Istanbul calm after a day of earthquake, ferry accident, deadly car bomb… Istanbul news roundup…

Car Bomb in Istanbul Kills 11 NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU Explosives in a parked car were detonated by remote control as a police shuttle bus passed through the historic quarter of Beyazit during rush hour. Deadly Blast Strikes Istanbul  NYT > Turkey Amateur video shows the wreckage from an explosion in the city center … Read more

After all; “Turkish Military’s Influence Rises Again”

Turkish Military’s Influence Rises Again wsj.com – Dion Nissenbaum – May 15, 2:04 PM ISTANBUL—After 13 years of being methodically marginalized during Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s tenure atop Turkish politics, the army is regaining its clout as the president sidelines his political rivals. Turkey’s military, which has forced four European Parliament MPs visiting Turkey on human rights … Read more

3 Academic jailed, lawyers detained, a British academic Chris Stephenson who has been living in Turkey for decades, may be deported…

Academic Released by Prosecution Brought to Repatriation Center  Bianet :: English Academic Chris Stephenson detained at the courthouse where he went to support his colleagues has been released following his testimony was taken, yet police haven’t let him leave the building. Stephenson has been brought to Kumkapı Repatriation Center. British academic detained over ‘PKK propaganda’ released A … Read more

From Twitter Transparency Report to ECHR records, Turkey tops rights violation…

https://transparency.twitter.com/removal-requests/2015/jul-dec ECHR fines Turkey for dismissing cases filed by 1999 quake victims The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined Turkey for dismissing lawsuits filed by victims of a 1999 earthquake against contractors of buildings that collapsed in the quake that killed tens of thousands of people in northwestern Turkey GİYAV: 6,417 Children Exposed to Right … Read more

Civilians massacred in Cizre, National State TV, TRT teases with it and then retracts its story…

National State TV Draws Back Report ‘60 Terrorists Killed in Cizre’  Bianet :: English National state television TRT has drawn back its report broadcasted with the headline “60 terrorists killed in Cizre” without any explanation. TİHV: 224 Civilians Killed in Curfews  Bianet :: English According to the statement of TİHV, in the districts under curfew, 224 persons … Read more

3 HDP deputies to hunger strike as conditions in Cizre and Sur deteriorates for residents…

3 HDP MPs on Hunger Strike for Ambulance to Reach Injured Bianet :: English Three HDP MPs who got no results from their meetings with Ministry of Interior have started hunger strike. Ambulances on Way to Cizre  Bianet :: English Following the meeting between HDP delegation and Ministry of Interior, ambulances have set off for wounded and … Read more

As “EU ‘long way from satisfied’ with Turkish migrant cooperation”, “Turkey plans to issue work permits for Syrians…

Turkey plans to issue work permits for Syrians Ankara is planning to offer Syrian refugees work permits in order to encourage fewer of them to migrate to Europe, Turkish EU Minister Volkan Bozkır said on Jan. 11, amid pressure from the EU to reduce the flow of migrants from Turkey EU ‘long way from satisfied’ with Turkish … Read more

Demand for autonomy: Treason. AKP leadership pays for the nationalist votes they have gained in the last elections…

Turkey calls Kurdish plea ‘treason’  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s President Erdogan condemns as “treason” a call by prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas for Kurdish autonomy. Turkey’s ruling AKP: Declaration of autonomy ‘political assassination attempt’ A recent call for self-governance supported the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is “a political assassination attempt” targeting law order … Read more

Here is the list of journalists in Jail in Turkey (25 Dec 2015)

Source: Bianet Adı Soyadı Çalıştığı Basın Kuruluşu Aldığı Ceza Adresi 1 Beritan Canözer JİNHA İddianamesi hazırlanmadı. Beritan Canözer Diyarbakır E Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi 5 Nisan Mah. Emek Cad. Diyarbakır E Tipi Kapalı Cik Bağlar/Diyarbakır 2 Zeki Karakuş Nisebim.com İddianamesi hazırlanmadı. Zeki Karakuş Mardin E Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi Evren Mh., 47100 Mardin Merkez/Mardin 3 Ali Konar … Read more