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A TR politics roundup. Approachement allegations between Gülen movement and Öcalan and more…

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Meeting with Öcalan?s lawyers? from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Columnists by HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE Last Sunday, I had a meeting with jailed leader of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan?s lawyers in Yalova. Öcalan?s lawyers have been meeting with many writers for two years. PKK leader hints at alliance … Read more

[Turkish] Wikileaks’in ilk kurbanı… – Wikileaks depremi. Türkçe haberler/yorumlar (4)

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WikiLeaks ilk kurbanını aldı: Belge sızdıran bürokrat görevden alındı from Devrimci Halkın Birliği | Haber Portalı WikiLeaks internet sitesinin ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı’nın gizli belgelerini açıklaması Almanya’da da yankı yarattı. Almanya’da koalisyon hükümetinin kuruluş aşamasındaki yazışmaları ABD’li bürokratlara sızdıran Hür Demokrat Partili Helmut Metzner görevden alındı. Wikileaks?i En Çok Hangi Ülkeler Ziyaret Ediyor from Webrazzi by … Read more

Cablegate and Turkey. Now PM Erdoğan targets US Diplomats.

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Turkish PM threatens to sue US diplomats over leaked claims Hurriyet Daily News Ergenekon is the name of an alleged gang accused of plotting to overthrow the government in 2003 and 2004. ?One billion dollars Turkey PM slams US diplomacy over WikiLeaks from Yahoo news Turkey’s prime minister accused US envoys today of slander after … Read more

PM Erdoğan stops by Lebanon

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) greet their supporters during the inauguration ceremony of a hospital funded by Turkey in Sidon, southern Lebanon, November 25, 2010.? Read more » REUTERS/ Sharif Karim Why is Erdoğan so popular in Lebanon? by Ruşen Çakır While watching Prime Minister Recep … Read more

A BBC piece on “Bringing Turkey’s coup leaders to book

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Bringing Turkey’s coup leaders to book Jonathan Head By Jonathan Head BBC News, Istanbul Troops seal off main road in Ankara (15 Sept 1980) Hundreds of thousands of people were detained after the coup and many were tortured For 30 years, the officers who led the last military takeover in Turkey have lived secure in … Read more

49 years ago elected PM Adnan Menderes was hanged by the Junta…

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Actually, the anniversary was yesterday… Adnan Menderes Adnan Menderes (Turkish pronunciation: [ad?nan mende??es]? 1899 ? 17 September 1961) was the first democratically elected political leader in Turkish history. He served as prime minister between 1950?1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He … Read more

More pain for the old regime supporters: Turkey Posts Double-Digit GDP Growth

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Turkey Posts Double-Digit GDP Growth – WSJ.com BY JOE PARKINSON ISTANBUL?Turkey’s economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 10.3% in the second quarter, underlining a rapid recovery that economists say will also get a boost from Turks’ firm support for government-backed constitutional reforms.” New Turkish judiciary set for changes within 30 days from Hurriyet Dailynews The immediate … Read more

Things get ugly and intense as referendum is close. A roundup. (Towards referendum-8)

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The rhetoric turns into harsh and somewhat insulting in both sides but No front is certainly more agressive and frustrated. They play the victim side which is a frequent cultural code to turn to. Three CHP women claimed to be beaten by AKP followers yesterday. The No media used their claim but today we learn … Read more

Did Obama warn or not?

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Today, White House denied that President Obama warned/gave an ultimatom to PM Erdoğan for Turkey’s foreign policy choices. But it is apparent that US does not like the new tendencies even if Obama does not explicitly castigates Erdoğan.. In the mean time, The Mavi Marmara inquiry continues slowly while Israel approaches needy Greece to start … Read more

Elif on alcohol-free wine(!)

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This is certainly the example of ?Political Economy? Just after the shocking speech of the prime minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in which he told that that people should prefer fruits instead of drinking alcoholic beverages since these drinks are made up of fruits, a company launched alcohol-free wine. I find it really interesting … Read more

Elif: Turkey on the ‘fruit era’ (!)

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The prime minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a shocking speech about drinking in the meeting of World Health Organization (WHO) at which he received a special award from the WHO for his championing of Turkey’s indoor smoking ban. Erdoğan told that people should prefer fruits instead of drinking alcohol and continued that alcohol … Read more

Turkish politics roundup (2): CHP, Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu meeting, Internal struggle at SP…

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Erbakan supporters call for new SP convention from Hurriyet Dailynews The recent Saadet Party convention failed to yield the expected solidarity, the founder of the party has said as his supporters call for a new convention. Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and main opposition Republican People’s Party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu shake hands during … Read more

Report: Ergenekon is our reality

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Turkish NGOs defend Ergenekon investigation with report from Hurriyet Dailynews The legitimacy of the Ergenekon case has now been defended on a point-by-point basis by two civil society organizations that published a report Thursday supporting the investigation. complete report can be accessed here. politics roundup: Bulwark polemic in Turkish politics (!) TESEV?s Kurban: Solving Kurdish … Read more

A newly released video: Israeli Attack on the Mavi Marmara, May 31st 2010

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http://vimeo.com/12488021 Despite the Israeli government?s thorough efforts to confiscate all footage taken during the attack, Iara Lee was able to retain some of her recordings. Above is 15 minutes of footage from the moments leading up to and during the Israeli commandos? assault on the Mavi Marmara. *** Turkey denies break with Europe from BBC … Read more

Roundup: Turkish gov’t seizes the moment to ask Greece for less armament in Erdoğan’s historical visit

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Greek far right protesters burn the Turkish flag ...

Greek far right protesters burn the Turkish flag during a rally against the visit of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Athens May 14, 2010.? Read more » REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

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