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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Cengiz Aktar: Takrir-i Sükûn/Nükleer/Kamu İhale Yasası

  Takrir-i Sükûn   Reyhanlı saldırısı üzerine daha çok düşüneceğiz. Hükümetin kriz idaresinde tercih ettiği haber ve bilgi karartması üzerine de? Cumhurbaşkanı üzerine düşeni yaptı. Taraf da öyle.     Hükümetin nükleer bilinç seviyesi   Nükleer Türkiye?de bilinen bir konu değil, ama buna rağmen halkta, muhtemelen nükleer kazalarla bağlantılı, derin bir kuşku hâkim. Bu kuşkunun giderilmesi için başta … Read more

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

Erdoğan to meet Obama. Syria seems to be main agenda… A FP roundup…

Students protest Turkish Foreign Ministry A group of university students attempting to march on the Turkish Foreign Ministry… Economy to make mark in PM Erdoğan?s US visit Despite the heavy political agenda, Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan?s visit will also be an opportunity to catch up on economic issues like Turkey?s call for free trade talks … 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

40 reported dead in Reyhanlı, Hatay car bomb… Speculations abound… A politics roundup…

Report: 40 dead in Turkey car bombings near Syria ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ? Turkey’s interior minister says the death toll in the explosions in a town across the border from Syria is around 40, according to private NTV television. Reyhanlı attack may be linked to peace process, Turkish PM suggests Deadly attacks in Reyhanlı might … Read more