Cengiz Aktar: Mars?tan memleket yöneten bir Başbakan

Mars?tan memleket yöneten bir Başbakan   Barış derken birdenbire bir nevî savaş ortamına devrilmemizi, memleketin baş sorumlusunun ruh, şuur ve davranış halleriyle anlamaya çalışmak gerekiyor. Başka yolu yok çünkü en mikro kararın dahi kendisi tarafından alındığı bir ortamda, siyasetin sıfır noktasındayız. Olup bitenlerden sonra pazar günkü monolog açıktı:   ?         ?Onlar? ile ?bunlar? yani milletine verdiği … Read more

Politics roundup: As CHP and MHP retreats AKP allies with BDP to form a parliamentary commission to monitor peace process…

AKP to found Kurdish commission with BDP from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey?s ruling party has decided to work alone with the BDP on a commission to monitor the peace process if Parliament?s other two parties do not want to join the panel.   BDP co-leader sees no division in PKK from Hurriyet Daily News A … Read more

Delay at the German neo-Nazi murder trial… Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Gaza in May… A FP roundup…

German neo-Nazi murder trial delayed after media access ruling from Hurriyet Daily News The start of the most high-profile neo-Nazi murder trial in German history has been postponed.   Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Gaza in May from Yahoo news Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced plans to visit Gaza at the end … Read more

Politics roundup. Most parties full support to peace process.. Let’s see what happens…

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the media before his flight to Denmark for an official visit at Esenboga Airport in Ankara March 19, 2013. REUTERS/Umit Bektas   Turkey?s leading business group visits BDP, lends full support to peace process from Hurriyet Daily News The peace process and the new Constitution preparations are a … Read more

“Turkey’s fourth judicial package passes into law… A politics roundup…

Turkey’s fourth judicial package passes into law with critical last-minute amendment from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s 4th judicial package was passed into law by Parliament with the introduction of an amendment to remove extra punishment for those convicted of ‘terror propaganda’.   Turkey: How Durable is Gülen Movement? from EurasiaNet.org – Turkey by k_kumkova Copyright … Read more

FP roundup: Erdoğan to visit Gaza after Obama meeting…

Turkish PM Erdoğan?s Gaza visit to take place after Obama meeting from Hurriyet Daily News Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he will probably visit Gaza after his trip to Washington   Greek Cyprus rebuffs Turkish side?s offer from Hurriyet Daily News Greek Cyprus has rebuffed the offer of Turkish Cypriots to start negotiations. … Read more

Politics roundup: Constitution writing impasse.. Wise people meet with the PM, who have actually chose them…

Papers should fire ?wise men? from Journalist in Turkey, background articles, news and weblog about by Fréderike Geerdink It was another victorious week for Prime Minister Erdogan: he managed to get the Turkish media further under his control. And the media are not even protesting. On the contrary, they are willingly and with a smile … Read more

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry coming with loaded agenda, EU hails adoption of law on foreigners.. A FP roundup…

Kerry to ask Ankara to join Middle East peace from Hurriyet Daily News U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will stage his second visit to Turkey in two months this weekend. Turkey and Israel Feel the Effect as Syria?s Civil War Fuels Tensions at Borders from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU and RICK … Read more

Erdoğan to be in US, Kerry to be in Turkey soon. A FP roundup…

Turkish PM Erdoğan set to embark on US visit on May 16 from Hurriyet Daily News Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?s long-expected meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama will take place on May 16… European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) meets with Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara April 3, 2013, in … Read more

Erdoğan to meet with the “wise people” , whom citizens do not know yet, on Apr 4. …Politics roundup…

Turkish government to meet with ?wise people? April 4 from Hurriyet Daily News The government will meet with the ?wise people? April 4 for a peaceful solution to the Kurdish issue..   Deadline fever grips opposition parties from Hurriyet Daily News Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Çiçek triggered heated discussion in Parliament?s Constitution Conciliation Commission.. New charter … Read more

Yeni Anayasa için Erdoğan’ın verdiği süre bitiyor… Yeni Anayasa gündemi…

Cemil Çiçek’ten yeni anayasa açıklaması HABERTURK Çiçek, yeni Anayasa çalışmaları konusunda, “Burada çok fazla zaman söz konusu değil. Bu işi en öncelikli iş kabul etmemiz gerekli. Lozan Anlaşması gibi bir Anlaşmayı 6 ayda yaptık. Anayasayı daha fazla uzatamayız. Bir an evvel belli bir noktaya   Türk ifadesi anayasadan çıkmasın! Vatan … Şalk gibi isimlerin bulunduğu … Read more

Politics roundup. After ceasefire, who will be the Wise People?

Two problems: Who can be the Wise People? And Who will choose them? Turkish PKK Peace Plan Trajectory from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White In information leaked by Ankara sources to the press, the peace plan announced March 21 between the Turkish AKP government and Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned leader of the Kurdish PKK, is to … Read more

Prof. Shamir wrote for EFD: “The Thief, the Cook, his Wife and her Lover: the Turkish-Israeli Coproduction

The Thief, the Cook, his Wife and her Lover: the Turkish-Israeli Coproduction   An unusual commercial was aired on Israeli TV a few days ago.  The Turkish construction firm Yilmazlar ? involved with infrastructure projects in Israel ? ran ads that represented it as “building bridges between the two peoples”.  Its timing could not have … Read more

Interesting: Israel PM apologised to Turkey PM over flotilla deaths…. A FP roundup…

Israel PM apologised to Turkey PM over flotilla deaths from Hurriyet Daily News Official sources from the Turkish Prime Ministry has confirmed that Israel has apologized..   Israel PM apologised to Turkey PM over flotilla deaths: US official from Hurriyet Daily News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by … Read more

Jordan?s King criticizes Turkish PM, Turkey politically intervenes Dutch Internal Affairs… a FP roundup…

Turkish PM views democracy as ?bus ride,? says Jordanian King Abdullah from Hurriyet Daily News Jordanian King Abdullah II has criticized Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Jordan?s King criticizes Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan from Hurriyet Daily News Jordanian King Abdullah II has criticized Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Turkish Political Intervention In Dutch … Read more