Journalists Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener in prison for more than 100 days now. Journalists’ march today to protest their friends’ imprisonment…

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Nihan Güneli: Defne Devrimi ve Medyadaki Egemen Söylem

Bu yazı ilk defa 1 Haziran 2011’de yayınlandı. Yazarın izniyle buraya da alınıyor. Defne Devrimi ve Medyadaki Egemen Söylem Bugün Bilgi Üniversitesi’nde biraz geç de olsa toplanabilen hareket, medyada başka bir dil isteğini dile getirdi. Bilmeyenler için kısa özet: Defne Devrimi, Defne Joy Foster’ın vefatının ardından Hıncal Uluç’un ‘Su testisi su yolunda kırılır’ minvalindeki -ki … Read more

Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener arrested. An unfortunate turn of events in the Ergenekon Case.

It is very hard to believe that our colleague and friend Ahmet Şık is an Ergenekon member. He devoted his life to struggle for human rights issues in Turkey as a journalist and he was in Nokta magazine team whose publications started the Ergenekon case in the first place. Many people suspect his unabating anti-Gulenism … Read more

In the mean time, Büyükada Orphanage goes back to real owners….

photo credit Attention: Humanity being lost at Turkey-Greece border by RECEP KORKUT from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Op-Ed by RECEP KORKUT It is midnight on the border between Turkey and Greece. Special teams on rotation at the border are hypersensitive and on the look out for enemies they pursue with … Read more

Infomag magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary. #infomag

I was invited to a breakfast to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Infomag magazine. This is an in-depth business analyses magazine. There are not many quality magazines in the Turkish media. Infomag claims to be one. Editor in chief is now talking about “art of writing”. In depth work goes hand in hand with good … Read more

PM Erdoğan’s inclusive media opening praised while Taraf journalists spend their days courtrooms…

Turkish daily Taraf has its day in court from Hurriyet Dailynews by ISTANBUL – Daily News with wires The staff of one Turkish newspaper had a very busy day at Kadıköy Courthouse on Friday, with 18 journalists from daily Taraf attending 44 different hearings Ahmet Altan. Taraf’s chief editor. Hürriyet photo Erdoğan’s new stance draws … Read more

Milliyet’s archive online

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A major Turkish daily Milliyet’s archive is online now(dates btw: 3 May 195030 June 2004)

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