EFD Rights Watch: Utku Kali, a Turkish soldier, may face 25 years in jail for leaking ‘Reyhanlı bombing files’

Turkish soldier may face 25 years in jail for leaking ‘Reyhanlı bombing files’ A military prosecutor has demanded 25 years imprisonment for the gendarme accused of leaking secret documents on the Reyhanlı bombings-linked terrorist activities   ********* This year?s Internet Villain is: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Our prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was named Internet Villain … Read more

15 high schools kids are sued allegedly insulting PM Erdoğan… EFD Rights Watch

?Lightbulb Tayyip? Slogan Sued Again 17 individuals including 15 high school students in the northwestern province of Bursa have been sued over shouting the slogan ?Lightbulb Tayyip? to protest the exam system ********* Releases needed in coup plot cases, too? Releasing the arrested suspects in the alleged coup plot cases Balyoz (Sledgehammer) and Ergenekon is … Read more

Utku Kali probably under torture for leaking Reyhanlı documents…

  Gendarmerie officer accused of leaking secret documents on Reyhanlı arrested A gendarmerie officer suspected of leaking secret documents on terrorist activities in the southern Hatay province bordering Syria to the hacker group RedHack was arrested.

RedHack statement after the arrest of soldiers over leaked documents. @RedHack_EN

Turkish Government tries to hide their responsibility for the bombings in Reyhanli by arresting innocent soldiers   Officer in custody over leaks on Reyhanlı attack A gendarmerie officer suspected of leaking secret documents to a Turkish hacker group has been taken into custody, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesman Hüseyin Çelik has said as … Read more

One step further in Turkish conservatives’ war against Society: “?alcohol ban? bill passes commission… EFD Rights Watch…

Controversial ?alcohol ban? bill passes commission A draft bill restricting the sale and consumption of alcohol is set to pass. **************** Military rejects claims of Alevi discrimination The claim of a main opposition party figure that Alevi military personnel. Cameras were off during attack on US embassy The city camera system (MOBESE) was not working … Read more

This slightly looks like a police state: The Turkish government will hire 10,000 to form a special security force for stadiums and universities!

A new unit will protect stadiums and universities, Minister Güler says. Government to form new guard unit for protection of universities, stadiums: Minister The Turkish government will hire 10,000 people to form a special security force.. ************************** EFD Rights Watch: Turkey’s state-run channel broadcasts Western Armenian song for the first time ‘Tzyuni Patil’ (Snow Flake) … Read more

Turkey might have 3 polls in 2014…

  Turkish PM Erdoğan: We may have 3 polls in 2014 Turkish prime ministers vows to put ?Plan C, introduce our own draft? in action if Parliament?s Constitution-making process yields no result. 2014 may see charter referendum: Turkish PM Erdoğan Turkish prime ministers vows to put ?Plan C, introduce our own draft? in action if … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: “Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site…..Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey…

Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site Security at the site of the deadly terrorist attack in Reyhanlı remained lax hours after the event, while officials confess to incompetence and negligence.   Number of Women on Police Protection Skyrockets in Turkey Following the implementation of “Family Protection and Prevention of Violence Against Women” Act in … Read more

Reyhanlı’da göstericilere müdahale…

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Turkey now finds the real culprit in Reyhanlı bombings: World’s reaction to Syria limited to rhetoric….

We won?t let Syria chaos spill into Turkey: President Gül Turkish President Abdullah Gül vows at the site of the the deadly May 11 attacks in Reyhanlı that Syria?s chaos will stop at the frontier with Turkey Turkey’s Gul says global response to Syria limited to rhetoric REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul … Read more

Reyhanlı bombings. Conspiracies abound. Media blackout doesn’t help…

Head of accused group denies responsibility, blames Israel for Reyhanlı bomb attack Former leader of the the organization that was accused for the recent twin blasts that killed ******************** Reyhanlı bombings show importance of Turkey?s EU bid Last week I was one of the guests of the Monocle 24, the radio station launched by the … Read more

More than 200 dead in Reyhanlı bombings, claims RedHack, the hacker group…

https://twitter.com/RedHack_EN/status/333555584991387648 After bombings,Turkey says world must act against Syria By Jonathon Burch REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey accused a group with links to Syrian intelligence of carrying out car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town, and said on Sunday it was time for the world to act against the government of … Read more

Turkish Gov’t has been quick to find the culprit in Reyhanlı bombings: Assad’s hand…

Turkey sees Assad’s hand in bombings, warns of border tensions By Jonathon Burch REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey said on Sunday it believed fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were behind twin car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said those involved in the bombings in … Read more