Erdogan acts to curb Turkish military Armed forces? role set to be limited to protecting state from ?external threats? after phrasing ? ?to protect nation? ? was used to justify coups Turkish PM signals no lowering of election threshold Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled no withdrawal of Turkey?s 10 percent election threshold. … Read more
Fact Check Facebook has not provided user data to Turkish authorities in response to government requests relating to the protests. More generally, we reject all government data requests from Turkish authorities and push them to formal legal channels unless it appears that there is an immediate threat to life or a child, which has been … Read more
[[Yesterday Ankara mayor, Melih Gökçek, accuses BBC Turkish journalist of being an ‘agent’ in Twitter campaign]] Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek BBC Global News Director, Peter Horrocks, has issued the following statement. The BBC is very concerned by the continued campaign of the Turkish authorities to discredit the BBC and intimidate its journalists. A large … Read more
Istanbul mayor to ask residents about all future projects The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality will ask the public about every major project in the city Occupy Gezi, beyond the religious-secular cleavage The protests in Turkey started on May 27 with a modest resistance movement against the destruction of Istanbul?s Gezi Park and the planned construction, in its place, … Read more
Turkey’s investment grade cheers turn to tears By Carolyn Cohn LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) – The transformation of Turkey in less than a month from newly-minted investment grade darling to market struggler has again put the role of ratings agencies under scrutiny. Turkey won a coveted second investment grade rating from Moody’s in mid-May, a … Read more
Many injured as police enter Taksim Square to ‘clear banners’ Riot police entered Taksim Square, where Gezi Park protests are continuing, around 7.30 a.m Protesters? platform calls for meeting at Gezi this evening The Taksim Solidarity Platform, an initiative organized to prevent a development project in Istanbul?s Taksim Gezi Park BDP and Turkish flags together: Anyone Remember … Read more
Here is the full transcript of Erdoğan’s provocative speech in English. 7 June 2013: Same headlines in 6 dailies. This is media censorship: Turkish democracy needs compromise and tolerance, say members of European Parliament Members of European Parliament said the ongoing. Ankara ?chapuls? in tear gas-free Kuğulu Park Residents of Ankara were hit by an unexpected … Read more
Revolutionary Muslims give support to Occupy Gezi ?Blame us if needed,? says RedHack on Twitter detentions over protests The Turkish hacker network gave tips to protesters to avoid being charged over tweets. Turkish protesters have invented a new verb: ‘chapul Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Ergodan hasn’t exactly been conciliatory toward protesters over the … Read more
Gezi Park set for religious ceremony, Quran reading As the 9th day of Gezi Park demonstrations coincided with the Lailat al?Mi?raj, protestors decided to mark this religious event through several activities. Over 4,000 injured, two dead in Turkey’s nationwide protests: Association Over 4,100 people have been wounded and two people. Turkish group demand police chiefs? sacking Newly formed … Read more
I am interviewed here in Voice of Russia (English), Rusyanın Sesi (Turkish) by @omerurun 4 June Taksim Square. Occupiers caught in crime: Doing Yoga This is how barricades are made: A u-turn in Turkish politics? Gezi Park in perspective The simmering dissent and dissatisfaction unleashed at Gezi Park may not be enough to topple AKP‘s … Read more
Turkey: ?A Tree Dies, A Nation Rises? The situation in Istanbul turned violent when police cracked down on peaceful protesters on Friday, May 31. The peaceful sit-in started five days ago where several tens of people gathered to oppose planned by the government urban reorganization of Istanbul’s only green spot: the Gezi Park. The brutality used by police forces ? teargas, … Read more
Locals stand guard to stop park demolition in Istanbul?s center A group of 50 people are standing guard in Istanbul?s Gezi Parkı. Istanbul up to sixth hot global tourist spot: Index Istanbul is expected to welcome 10.4 million tourists this year, a figure that would put. *********************** Russell Crowe enjoys Istanbul in company with … Read more
“Nişanyan’s Sentence Contradicts Secularism” Reporters Without Borders condemned Sevan Nişanyan?s conviction to 13.5 months of prison for insulting Prophet Mohammed and urged a dismissal in the appeals trial. Reporters Without Borders condemns Turkish-Armenian writer?s blasphemy sentence RWB slammed the ruling issued against Sevan Nişanyan. *************** Father confesses to killing his own son in landmark homosexual … Read more
Saudi pays $190.7m for 469 Istanbul apartments gulfnews.com Manama: A Saudi businessman is paying $190.7 million (Dh700.27 million) for 469 apartments inIstanbul, a Turkish daily reported. The sale by Agaoglu Group, one of the highest flyers in the Turkish real estate industry, made up nearly 10 per cent of Beyond Istanbul: Turkey’s lesser known … Read more
PKK to start withdrawal from Turkey on May 5 from Hurriyet Daily News Outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) will start withdrawing from Turkish soil. Kurdish Rebel Group to Withdraw From Turkey from Yahoo news The main Kurdish rebel group said it would withdraw all of its forces from Turkey by May 8 to … Read more