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In the mean time, “European judiciary network votes to suspend observer status of Turkey’s HSYK…
European judiciary network votes to suspend observer status of Turkey’s HSYK The European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) on Dec. 8 decided to suspend the observer status of the... Read more
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EFD Rights Watch: Tahir Elçi remembered…
Killing of Diyarbakır bar head Tahir Elçi becoming unsolved murder, widow says The killing of Tahir Elçi, the Diyarbakır Bar Association head who was killed in an armed clash in November 2015 in... Read more
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Istanbulites always need some… “Ancient antidepressants found in excavations in Istanbul… Istanbul news roundup…
Ancient antidepressants found in excavations in Istanbul Excavations that have been conducted on Bathonea on the coasts of Küçükçekmece Lake in Istanbul’s Avcılar district have unearthed nearly 700 small ceramic or... Read more
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Bayram work: Turkey slams Germany’s Spiegel magazine and US embassy in Turkey…
Turkey slams Germany’s Spiegel over ‘provocative’ edition Turkey on Sept. 14 angrily criticized leading German news magazine Der Spiegel for a special edition that called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “a dictator,”... Read more
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“Campaign to Act in Solidarity With Aslı Erdoğan…
Aslı Erdoğan: I Haven’t been Given My Medication, Wasn’t Let Out To Fresh Air Bianet :: English Arrested Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultant Board member, novelist and columnist Aslı Erdoğan has... Read more
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“Turkey to play more active role in Syrian War” -as if she did not play before…
Biden, Turkish PM to discuss Syria, extradition of Gülen U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will discuss issues regarding Syria and the extradition of the U.S.-based... Read more
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Multiple bombed PKK attacks in the last days while detained novelist Aslı Erdoğan, another victim of rising tension…
In the last couple of days, PKK attacked police headquarters in Kurdish populated towns. Diyarbakır, Van and today Bitlis and Elazığ. Pro-AKP columnists are quick to explain rising number of... Read more
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Turkey is set to release up to 38,000 prisoners [for newcomers…] Updates on the Özgür Gündem raid…
Turkey is set to release up to 38,000 prisoners Turkey is set to release 38,000 prisoners as part of two new state of emergency decrees published in the Official Gazette on... Read more
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#TurkeyCoup aftermath: Turkey in rhetorical fight with the West, particularly US, Austria and Italy…
Turks Can Agree on One Thing: U.S. Was Behind Failed Coup NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO and CEYLAN YEGINSU Turks of all stripes believe the United States was involved... Read more
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Journalism agenda: AKP is killing the remnants of opposition media in Turkey.. #ÖzgürMedyaSusturulamaz
US urges Turkey to meet democratic values on the arrest of VICE journalists The United States State Department has voiced its concern over the arrest of two British journalists and their... Read more
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Apparently Erdoğan does not take a dump on golden seats in his Palace… #TurkeyElections
Turkey’s Erdoğan invites opposition to get to bottom of gold toilet seat claims World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Associated Press in Ankara President invites Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu to inspect lavatories in... Read more
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As Turkey intelligence chief resigns to run in election…”10 Articles To Understand Presidential System Debate in Turkey…
10 Articles To Understand Presidential System Debate in Turkey The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya The debate to switch to a full-throttle presidential system in Turkey has been rekindled this week after... Read more
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Cyberculture agenda: “The Pirate Bay Is Back Online! [But it might be a trap…]
The Pirate Bay Is Back Online! TorrentFreak Early December The Pirate Bay was raided at the Nacka station, a nuclear-proof data center built into a mountain complex near Stockholm. The Pirate... Read more
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Turkish government continues to pursue to block internet access without legal order… Dispatches from Turkey…
Turkish gov’t in new bid to block Internet access without legal order Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish government has been preparing to make yet another move which would add insult to... Read more
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Erdoğan ‘closely following’ judicial process against Gülen movement, shows off with Putin and Qatar leaders…
Putin praises Erdoğan as ‘tough man’ for defying EU over pipeline decision Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a “tough man” Erdoğan: Best buddy of Putin... Read more
