In his surprising visit, Mr. Şahin broke iftar in the city center and then intended to walk around and chat with store owners. His PR stunt was interrupted by a group of Kurdish demonstrators who began to throw stones at him. He was taken to a cafe first until demonstrators were dispersed. Click enlarge to … Read more
Thousands of women march in Istanbul to protest against the possible introduction of severe limitations on abortion. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images The Guardian: Turkish women join pro-choice rally as fears grow of abortion ban Thousands of women joined a pro-choice rally in Istanbul on Sunday amid growing fears that Turkey‘s Islamist government intends, in effect, to … Read more
PBS reporter jailed while covering “Occupy Wall Street” protests in NYC by Xeni Jardin While working on a story about citizen journalism at the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York for PBS affiliate WNET Thirteen, John Farley was arrested, along with the demonstrators whose stories he was covering. More than 700 anti-Wall Street protesters … Read more
A Simple/simplistic short guide to the current wave of popular protests in Israel via Some Israelis simply couldn’t bear it no more. People of the self-designated “only democracy in the Middle East” looked around them and lo and behold: Arabs are coming out to the streets, risk their lives for the sake of regime-change, and … Read more
www.rapidshare.com and www.fileserve.com are also banned now… news in Turkish here. A group of protesting students clashed with police today. There was an international higher education symposium in Istanbul and the group was to protest Turkish Higher Education Council (YÖK) more photos here. The Great March of Anatolia is stopped by Police before entering Ankara…more … Read more
Was Turkish PM Erdogan the final recipient of the Qaddafi human rights prize? from FP Passport by Joshua Keating The Turkish opposition is criticizing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his relative silence on events in Libya saying he is ?doing well by the award? given to him by Muammar al-Qaddafi last November. If current … Read more
Egypt: Too soon to analyze, so here?s my outbox from …My heart’s in Accra by Ethan Protesters stop for prayer during January 28th demonstrations in Cairo (possibly 6th October Bridge.) Twitpic posted by @ollywainwright What Role Did Social Media Play in Tunisia, Egypt Protests? from MediaShift As the protests are playing out in the streets … Read more
I began to feel that PM Erdoğan is moving away from the knowledge of sense of people he knew very well. After a week of barraging at some citizens’ lifestyle, was he expecting no backlash? An upper middle class fanbase is already “anxious” with AKP politics and PM Erdoğan’s pejorative way to approach to alcoholic … Read more