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Turkish Parliament accepts all-purpose Military Motion..
Turkish government gets OK for military operations in Syria, Iraq Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s Parliament passes a controversial motion to grant the army to enter Syria and Iraq, ostensibly to take... Read more
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Fethullah Gülen ad in US papers condemns ISIS while Erdoğan slams New York Times over ISIL story…
Gulen Ad | ISIS Cruelty Deserves Our Strongest Condemnation Mavi Boncuk Mavi Boncuk | ISIS Cruelty Deserves Our Strongest Condemnation Turkish President Erdoğan slams New York Times over ISIL story President Erdoğan has... Read more
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“Coronation” finally. Erdoğan, the 12th President
Erdoğan Takes Oath As 12th President Bianet :: English Having received his official election results, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was sworn in as president this afternoon. US denies that low-profile Erdoğan delegation... Read more
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Deputy PM warns AKP’s Twitter trolls; CHP dissidents alert; Nothing much heard about MHP
Deputy PM warns AKP rookies to ‘calm down’ Turkish deputy Prime Minister Arınç urges younger members of the ruling party AKP to ‘calm down’ after a row within the party... Read more
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For the moment, all but one election polls show Erdoğan wins in the first round… “İhsanoğlu makes gentile gesture…
İhsanoğlu makes gentile gesture with symbolic donations to competitors Hurriyet Daily News Presidential candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu has made a gesture rarely seen in Turkish politics, donating a symbolic amount of money... Read more
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Erdoğan, cleared to be a prime minister while running for presidency [and already being de facto mayor of Istanbul]
Erdoğan cleared to run for presidency as prime minister Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s top election body has ruled that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan does not need to resign as he... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: 13-year-old involved in Soma protest faces jail up to 3 years…
Prosecutors demand up to three years in jail for 13-year-old involved in Soma protest A 13-year-old faces between six months and three years in jail for participating in a protest in... Read more
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AKP’s new target: Constitutional Court
Erdoğan now at odds with Constitutional Court Hurriyet Daily News The tendency actually started before the March 30 local elections, but it has continued afterward, despite the 45 percent Turkish... Read more
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in Edirne, elderly woman resists construction at a park; in Ankara, all united to have a fair election result; in Batman BDP chases for lost votes in the dark….
Elderly woman resists construction at a park in northwestern Turkish city A 75-year-old woman has stopped construction at a local park in the northwestern province of Edirne by sitting... Read more
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Another #OccupyGezi victim: 15-year-old Gezi victim Berkin Elvan dies after 269 days in coma
Boy wounded in Turkey protests dies A teenager in a coma since he was struck on the head during anti-government protests in Turkey nine months ago dies in hospital, sparking clashes... Read more
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Cengiz Aktar: Devletin çöküşü
Devletin çöküşü Bu toprağın en belirgin özelliklerinden biri devlet geleneği. Doğu Roma ve Osmanlıdan süzülüp gelen, batılılaştırılma ve ulusdevletin inşasıyla dönüşen ama mülkün evvelliğini her daim muhafaza etmiş, hatta... Read more
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Turkish President Abdullah Gül lost 80 thousand Twitter followers in one day…
President Abdullah Gül lost 80 thousand followers since yesterday after approving censorship law. News in Turkish here. Unfollow campaign news here. *************** 2013 Media: Arrests, Assaults, Interventions, Layoffs While... Read more
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A very sad day for Internet Freedom in Turkey. AKP’s censorship law passed…
As Emre Kızılkaya of Hürriyet sums up: Pirate Party of Turkey recently elaborated what was expected in this Censorship Law. We will keep up the fight against which is getting... Read more
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Justice a la Turca: Ergenekon judge admits accepting indictment w/out properly reading; Censorship demand on main opposition lawmaker was ?mistake?
Ergenekon judge says he wouldn?t have accepted indictment if he could properly read it The chief judge of the Ergenekon coup plot case has admitted that he did not... Read more
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Attempt to ban CHP deputy’s personal website… Towards worse web censorship…
Some friends argue that in the last wave of website bans Palo Alto Networks are involved… However, no certain evidence… CHP deputy head reveals robbery, says ban on personal website a... Read more
