Pope Francis set for Turkey visit BBC News | Europe | World Edition Pope Francis is set to visit Turkey for what is being billed as a historic trip to help interfaith dialogue in the country. Pope set to visit Turkey under security clampdown Pope Francis is set to visit Turkey to meet with top officials and … Read more
ECHR Convicts Turkey Due to ?Halt Warning? ECHR found Turkey guilty of violating the right to life in Taydaş case, ordering Turkey to pay 52,000 euros for non-pecuniary damages. Turkey fined 52,000 euros for man?s injuries in 2007 operation in Tunceli The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) fined Turkey 52,285 euros for violating the … Read more
Abdul Hamid II Turkish minister refutes student loan cuts claim for Gezi participants Youth and Sports Minister Suat Kılıç has refuted allegations that university students who participated in the Gezi Park protests will not be eligible for loans ?Informant boxes? to be installed in Turkey The police will install informant stations in neighborhoods, ostensibly to … Read more
Court rejects arrest demand for officers in southeastern Turkey rape case The demand for the arrest of four sergeants accused of raping a minor in Bingöl was rejected Court orders demolition of park considered sacred in Tunceli, stirring outcry A park in an area considered sacred by the local Alevis in the eastern province … Read more
Allegedly by police… Heavy clashes in Ankara, İzmir and Dersim (Tunceli) reported as of 01:30 4 June 2013. The 8th day in the civil resistance begins…
PKK leader calls for end of hunger strikes from Hurriyet Daily News Outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan. Hunger strikes unacceptable in democracies: Rapporteur from Hurriyet Daily News Ria Oomen-Ruijten, the European Parliament?s Turkey rapporteur, has harshly. Kurd militants end hunger strike in Turkey, deal seen from Yahoo news ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Hundreds … Read more
In another positively historical political moment in Turkey, President Abdullah Gül pays a visit to Tunceli. This city, predominantly Alevite, has been the symbol of radical opposition to Establishment. [I had just heard that fatally ill political prisoner Güler Zere may be released, news coming soon]
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oh yes, she is released (though it might be too late)…
