ISTANBUL: A supporter held a banner outside Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport yesterday, proclaiming Turkish Prime Minister Tayyab Erodgan, who returned home Saturday, "The Conqueror of Davos." Some 5,000 people, waving Turkish and Palestinian flags, gathered at the airport to welcome Erdogan upon arrival. Israeli PM Shimon Peres and Erdogan butted heads at the […]
Worldwide protests denounce Israel
Angry protests against Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip are continuing throughout the world, with large demonstrations in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. Rallies in other countries are set to take place later on Saturday, with a protest in the United Kingdom expected to be attended by thousands of people. Protesters […]
Fulya Atacan: “In Turkey the military say the State should not use religion, but they did it first
Black, long hair and an open smile that often turns ironic. I meet Fulya Atacan on a hot summer day, at the beginning of August, in the Cihangir branch of the famous Kaktüs Café. The music is quite loud, and her voice is not, but my dictaphone luckily succeeds in recording it without too much […]
Same old battle lines in Turkey
Tensions between Turkey’s government and its powerful generals will continue clouding the future of the European Union-applicant country, after the new military commander warned against the rising profile of Islam. General Ilker Basbug laid bare in his first speech as commander of Nato’s second-biggest army on Thursday the battle lines of a power struggle between […]
Turkish Bloggers Banning Themselves?
If you are a long-time follower of the Turkish blogosphere you will have undoubtedly heard about the Turkish ban on WordPress….and the periodic bans on YouTube, and on the social-networking widget site Slide, oh..and now on Dailymotion as well. I think that is all.. Isn’t it? It is hard to keep track now-a-days and frustrating. […]
Three Arrested in Connection with Turkish Girls’ Dormitory Collapse
Posted by Anne Szustek to findingDulcinea.com Three administrators of a girls’ dormitory near the central Turkish city of Konya are being held for “causing death through negligence” after the building’s collapse killed 18 residents. School headmaster Hüseyin Çömlek, deputy headmaster Mehmet Semerci, and Mehmet Göktas, the head of the foundation that built the dormitory, the Balcilar […]
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