A Turkish politics roundup… as AKP is in power for a decade now…

Three leaders of AKP- a decade ago… Abdullah Gül, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Bülent Arınç Turkey’s Erdogan hails party’s decade of power from Yahoo news Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday hailed his AKP government’s 10 years in power as a “revolution” in Turkish politics, ending a legacy of military coups and exalting … Read more

News of police intervention in Ankara against Republic Day marchers… to be updated…

Google’s doodle for the Republic Day.   Thanks to AKP leadership’s provocative approach, Kemalists are becoming another victim of Turkish State… A few photos here. Even the main opposition party leader, Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu has been pepper-sprayed… Police, protesters clash at Republic Day march in Turkey – CNN.com Turkish police use teargas to break up pro-secular … Read more

Who gives a s*hit any more? Chief of Staff did not attend the President’s reception…

The army is in a losing battle. They have lost most of their ground. It seems that they cannot even control their (supposedly) tightly sealed structure (ie. latest spy operation) I personally do not give a shit; better not to see uniformed people among civilians… Turkey’s Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner, right, shakes hands … Read more

Turks celebrate Republic Day in Facebook profile photos

From my Facebook news flow:) By the way, Google’s contribution to Republic Day: Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (4th L), accompanied by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) and Kemal Kilicdaroglu (3rd L), leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), attend an official ceremony to mark the 87th anniversary of Republic Day at Anitkabir, … Read more