Mass surveillance: “Summary of Proceedings Prepared for 17,000 Social Media Users…

Yarkadaş: Summary of Proceedings Prepared for 17,000 Social Media Users Bianet :: English   CHP’s Yarkadaş has said that a “Social Media Monitoring Unit” has been formed and within this framework, summary of proceedings prepared for 17,000 social media users but since detention centers in İstanbul are already full, no detention proceeding is taking place at … Read more

Human Rights Watch 2017 report unsurprisingly criticizes Turkish authorities…

World Report 2017: Turkey Human Rights Watch – Jan 12, 6:35 AM On July 15, 2016, elements of the military attempted to carry out a coup d’état against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. The attempted coup left at least 241 citizens and government Human Rights Watch criticizes Turkish authorities … Read more

Relying on Turkish votes, AKP election manifesto avoids Kurdish issue… #TurkeyElections

Turkish PM avoids highlighting peace process, Kurdish issue in manifesto meeting Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu remarkably shunned referring to the peace process led by his own government in the 100-article “2023 New Turkey Contract,” which he read out along with his Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) at party meeting on April 15 Elections are too important for … Read more

The sum of AKP’s election campaigning: To make Erdoğan, the president #TurkeyElections

AKP suggests presidential system for Turkey in line with Erdoğan’s insistence Ruling AKP has vowed to change the country’s administrative system from a parliamentary to a presidential system Deputy PM cites ‘presidential system’ as safety valve against autocracy Describing the presidential system as an “antidote” to introduce an effective system of governance, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş … Read more

William Armstrong on “AKP & Fethullah Gülen alliance”, Presidential system debates, New constitution writing…

New constitution formula takes shape from Hurriyet Daily News Parliament?s Constitutional Reconciliation Commission started writing the new constitution beginning with the section on ?fundamental rights and freedoms.? Charter team draws first border from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey?s Constitution Conciliation Committee agrees on 45 titles under the Fundamental Freedoms and Rights chapter, while failing to reach … Read more

Mr. Erdoğan pushes for presidential system..that means it might be in the new constitution… a politics roundup

Rights, freedoms first topic for charter writing from Hurriyet Daily News The panel tasked with writing the draft of a new charter is set to start with the first chapter on ?rights and freedoms. Is Turkey adopting a presidential system? from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said yesterday that Turkey could … Read more

Towards elections: Erdoğan’s obsession for presidential system and more…

Even President Abdullah Gül and Bülent Arınç opposes the PM Erdoğan’s desire for the presidential system. I cannot know why he is so eager about that. Under normal conditions, his party already dominates the parliamentary system… Transsexual Running for Parliament from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White Photo from Radikal-Öykü Özen is running for parliament. She … Read more