Ruling AKP deputy report criticizes government handling of Gezi crisis Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was misinformed during the Gezi Park protests and the redevelopment project was not handled in a democratic way, İdris Bal says Protest politics and the ethical imagination Protest, like marriage, implies the possible start of something new. It means … Read more
Turkey?s Council of State Ignores ECHR Verdict Ignoring an ECHR verdict, Turkey?s Council of State confirmed a lower court ruling on the rejection of repartition demand in the case of Abdullah Yaşa – a 13 year old victim of police canisters during a demonstration in Diyarbakır in 2006. Twice an injustice (II) No doubt, the … Read more
Turkey?s Gezi Park episode is far from over Paradoxically, Gezi Park presented Erdoğan with a golden opportunity, one that could also have helped Turkish democracy part company from the tendency of powerful political parties to drift into populism-fuelled authoritarianism. For the global media what happened in Gezi Park throughout June is now old news. Not … Read more
Atheist Professor Dawkins, Turkey?s pious PM Erdoğan and a fuss over Nobel Using Nobel metaphors ?to make a point? suddenly, and yet again Persistence of Poverty Mustafa Sonmez writes in Hurriyet that poverty rates in Turkey are still higher than in the EU despite recent economic improvements. Turkish deputy PM rejects song for lyrics mentioning … Read more
Turkey has only itself to blame if it is shunned by the EU | Robert Ellis The vandalism and looting of Cyprus’s cultural heritage that has occurred since 1974 is unworthy of any civilised nation Martin Kettle’s claim that Turkey is “held hostage by the atavistic parochialism of a Greek Cypriot statelet of fewer than … 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
This new huge mosque to be built in Çamlıca hill has such a “novel” design…. Istanbul once again hosts Hollywood movie Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe has decided to shoot his new film in Istanbul. Crowe has visited Istanbul on several occasions. Istanbul Jazz Festival draws 25,000 people to concerts The 20th Istanbul Jazz Festival, … Read more
Turkish leader accused of witch-hunt as army coup plotter is jailed for life Police fire teargas at protesters outside court as critics say Recep Tayyip Erdoğan used trial to weaken military Turkey is facing angry divisions after a former armed forces commander was sentenced to life imprisonment with 16 other retired officers for their role … Read more
This is the photo he tweeted while he was in Istanbul… This is where I am pic.twitter.com/THqHRgk4DB ? Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) July 31, 2013 ***************** Turkish PM Erdoğan favors ?city park? over ?Central Park? in Istanbul Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a planned park to be built in the Zeytinburnu district of … Read more
One can confidently assume that we are living through minor exercises of Erdoğan’s Police State. Today there was no call for demonstrations in Taksim. It is now believed that this is state operation. At 19 no citizens showed up. But there was heavy police presence all over Taksim. at 19 the police entered streets close … Read more
No protesters allowed in Silivri during Ergenekon hearing, says governor Hurriyet Daily News No protesters will be allowed to demonstrate at the Silivri Courthouse during the Ergenekon trial hearing scheduled to take place on Aug. 5, according to Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu, who added that visitors and relatives would also not be Police … Read more
Turkey?s Democratic Path The International Herald Tribune (USA) July 30, 2013 Tuesday, p. 7 Egemen Bagis *, Ankara Just days after your editorial ?Turkey undermines its bid to join the E.U.? (June 26), the E.U. decided to resume talks with Turkey by opening the Regional Policy Chapter to negotiations. We welcome this decision. Yet … Read more
Can Dündar dismissed from daily Milliyet for critical Gezi stance Renowned columnist Can Dündar has been dismissed from Milliyet, adding a new casualty to the list of journalists who left their media outlets in the aftermath of the Gezi unrest Minorities in Turkey tagged by ?race codes,? official document reveals An official document has revealed … Read more
US representatives criticize PM Erdoğan?s ?anti-semitic? statements in letter to President Gül Forty-six U.S. representatives have written a letter to Turkish President Gül criticizing some of PM Erdoğan?s statements which they described as ‘anti-semitic’ Erdogan Threatens to Settle Score With The Times Al-Monitor As I wrote that same month in the Weekly Standard, “At … Read more
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