Turkish court to hear propaganda case against Dutch journalist
Posted on Apr 8, 2015 by Janene Van Jaarsveldt
Dutch journalist Frederike Geerdink is in court in Turkey Wednesday. She stands accused of making propaganda for the Kurdish separatist movement PKK, an organization that is on the European Union’s terrorist list.
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Unveils Highly Anticipated Flagship in Istanbul, Turkey | Business Wire
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Unveils Highly Anticipated Flagship in Istanbul, Turkey
The St. Regis Istanbul Introduces First International Outpost of Wolfgang Puck’s Spago Restaurant And Second Bentley Suite in the World
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The St. Regis Istanbul Introduces First International Outpost of Wolfgang Puck’s Spago Restaurant And Second Bentley Suite in the World
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Erdogan slams brakes on Kurdish peace process ahead of polls | Daily Mail Online
Erdogan slams brakes on Kurdish peace process ahead of polls
By Associated Press
Published: 05:44 EST, 8 April 2015 | Updated: 05:44 EST, 8 April 2015
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — The peace process to end decades of violent strife between Turkey and Kurdish rebels has been one of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's signature achievements.
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By Associated Press
Published: 05:44 EST, 8 April 2015 | Updated: 05:44 EST, 8 April 2015
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — The peace process to end decades of violent strife between Turkey and Kurdish rebels has been one of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's signature achievements.
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Food safety in Turkey has improved in 5 years: survey Anadolu Agency
Food safety in Turkey has improved in 5 years: survey
07 April 2015 17:15 (Last updated 07 April 2015 17:17)
Over 40 percent of Turkish people believe that food safety has improved compared to five years ago,
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07 April 2015 17:15 (Last updated 07 April 2015 17:17)
Over 40 percent of Turkish people believe that food safety has improved compared to five years ago,
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Turkish AeroPress Championship 2015: Winners & Recipes From Istanbul - Sprudge
Turkish AeroPress Championship 2015: Winners & Recipes From Istanbul
April 7, 2015 by Gökçe Yildirim
In the last couple of months, Istanbul has been bursting with new cafes, roasters, competitions, festivals, and museums about coffee. And on Sunday, March 15th, the first annual Turkish AeroPress Competition took place at the recently opened Soho House, Istanbul, which once housed the US consulate.
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April 7, 2015 by Gökçe Yildirim
In the last couple of months, Istanbul has been bursting with new cafes, roasters, competitions, festivals, and museums about coffee. And on Sunday, March 15th, the first annual Turkish AeroPress Competition took place at the recently opened Soho House, Istanbul, which once housed the US consulate.
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Panic buttons for Istanbul’s taxis | Breaking News Updates
Panic buttons for Istanbul’s taxis
April 7, 2015 by Mustafa Pazarlı in Turkey, World News · 0 Comment
Taxi drivers welcome idea of panic buttons and security cameras in cabs.
ISTANBUL – A new security system boasting panic buttons and security cameras has been made available in Istanbul, much to the delight of the city’s taxi drivers.
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April 7, 2015 by Mustafa Pazarlı in Turkey, World News · 0 Comment
Taxi drivers welcome idea of panic buttons and security cameras in cabs.
ISTANBUL – A new security system boasting panic buttons and security cameras has been made available in Istanbul, much to the delight of the city’s taxi drivers.
More:Panic buttons for Istanbul’s taxis | Breaking News Updates
Erdogan casts shadow as Turkey's AK Party announces election list - SWI swissinfo.ch
Erdogan casts shadow as Tu
Apr 7, 2015 - 17:45
By Orhan Coskun and Jonny Hogg
ANKARA (Reuters) - Close allies of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan featured in the ruling AK Party's list of candidates for a June parliamentary election, announced on Tuesday, bolstering his hopes of cementing support for stronger presidential powers.
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Apr 7, 2015 - 17:45
By Orhan Coskun and Jonny Hogg
ANKARA (Reuters) - Close allies of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan featured in the ruling AK Party's list of candidates for a June parliamentary election, announced on Tuesday, bolstering his hopes of cementing support for stronger presidential powers.
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New Turkish opposition party aims to rally women and young
New Turkish opposition party aims to rally women and young
(AGI) - Istanbul, Apr 7 - A party from outside the box has burst onto the Turkish political scene just two months before the elections of June 7, with the ambition of "uniting and changing" the country with a new generation of young men and women. "Turkey is a country dominated by men," prime ministerial candidate Eran Tapan told AGI in an interview in which he announced a coalition deal between his party the ILK (first in Turkish) and Kadin, the women's party led by Benal Yazgan.
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(AGI) - Istanbul, Apr 7 - A party from outside the box has burst onto the Turkish political scene just two months before the elections of June 7, with the ambition of "uniting and changing" the country with a new generation of young men and women. "Turkey is a country dominated by men," prime ministerial candidate Eran Tapan told AGI in an interview in which he announced a coalition deal between his party the ILK (first in Turkish) and Kadin, the women's party led by Benal Yazgan.
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‘Turkey and the world need a new model for growth’
‘Turkey and the world need a new model for growth’
As one of the bright business minds entrusted to steer Turkey’s B20 Presidency as a member of its Executive Committee, Istanbul Chamber of Industry Chairman Erdal Bahçıvan argues that a new world order is emerging in which quality growth will prevail
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As one of the bright business minds entrusted to steer Turkey’s B20 Presidency as a member of its Executive Committee, Istanbul Chamber of Industry Chairman Erdal Bahçıvan argues that a new world order is emerging in which quality growth will prevail
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Architects sue Ankara’s giant new robot for wasting taxpayers’ money
Architects sue Ankara’s giant new robot for wasting taxpayers’ money
The giant robot statue planted right across from the Presidential Palace by the Ankara Municipality is being taken to court by the Ankara Chamber of Architects on the grounds that it is a frivolous waste of taxpayers’ money.
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The giant robot statue planted right across from the Presidential Palace by the Ankara Municipality is being taken to court by the Ankara Chamber of Architects on the grounds that it is a frivolous waste of taxpayers’ money.
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Turkcell tension exposed as LetterOne levels nationalisation claim - FT.com
Turkcell tension exposed as LetterOne levels nationalisation claim
Dan Dombey in Instanbul
Tension between the Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman and the Turkish government has burst into the open, with Mr Fridman’s LetterOne Group claiming that Ankara has “quasi-nationalised” Turkcell, Turkey’s biggest mobile phone operator.
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Dan Dombey in Instanbul
Tension between the Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman and the Turkish government has burst into the open, with Mr Fridman’s LetterOne Group claiming that Ankara has “quasi-nationalised” Turkcell, Turkey’s biggest mobile phone operator.
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Zipcar talks Turkey with Istanbul expansion - 07 Apr 2015 - News from BusinessGreen
Zipcar talks Turkey with Istanbul expansion
Car sharing company starts operations in sixth European city
By Will Nichols |
07 Apr 2015 |
Zipcar has crossed the Bosphorus to set up its car sharing service in Istanbul, a move the company hailed as its "first footstep into Asia".
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Car sharing company starts operations in sixth European city
By Will Nichols |
07 Apr 2015 |
Zipcar has crossed the Bosphorus to set up its car sharing service in Istanbul, a move the company hailed as its "first footstep into Asia".
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Collective Schizophrenia in Turkey - Breaking Israel News
Collective Schizophrenia in Turkey
By Burak Bekdil April 7, 2015 , 7:00 am
If countries were human beings and could be put to a therapist’s chair, Turkey would probably be sent to a clinic instead of being prescribed regular sessions. Before one overcomes the shock from one absurdity, one would be showered by five more (often heavier) blows.
More:Collective Schizophrenia in Turkey - Breaking Israel News
By Burak Bekdil April 7, 2015 , 7:00 am
If countries were human beings and could be put to a therapist’s chair, Turkey would probably be sent to a clinic instead of being prescribed regular sessions. Before one overcomes the shock from one absurdity, one would be showered by five more (often heavier) blows.
More:Collective Schizophrenia in Turkey - Breaking Israel News
Monday, April 06, 2015
Iran may steal Turkey’s role - GİLA BENMAYOR
Iran may steal Turkey’s role
In a joint statement, 65 Iranian deputies called on Erdoğan to apologize for his remarks about Iran. Erdoğan is expected to bring Yemen, Iraq, Syria and energy to the table in his talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
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In a joint statement, 65 Iranian deputies called on Erdoğan to apologize for his remarks about Iran. Erdoğan is expected to bring Yemen, Iraq, Syria and energy to the table in his talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
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Turkey's future: Erdoğan, elections and the Kurds | openDemocracy
Turkey's future: Erdoğan, elections and the Kurds
Nora Fisher Onar 7 April 2015
Turkey is gearing up for pivotal elections on 7 June. At their heart is a complex interplay between presidential ambitions, party fissures, and Kurdish aspirations.
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Nora Fisher Onar 7 April 2015
Turkey is gearing up for pivotal elections on 7 June. At their heart is a complex interplay between presidential ambitions, party fissures, and Kurdish aspirations.
More:Turkey's future: Erdoğan, elections and the Kurds | openDemocracy
Want to avoid Turkish prison? Don't insult Erdogan online
Want to avoid Turkish prison? Don't insult Erdogan online
By Emily Feldman
ISTANBUL, Turkey — On Monday, the government in Turkey once again banned access to social media — including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
The government's ostensible reason for the ban was a refusal to remove photographs of a hostage drama last week in which an Istanbul prosecutor died. Yet observers say it fits with a long pattern of government interference with Turkish media.
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By Emily Feldman
ISTANBUL, Turkey — On Monday, the government in Turkey once again banned access to social media — including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
The government's ostensible reason for the ban was a refusal to remove photographs of a hostage drama last week in which an Istanbul prosecutor died. Yet observers say it fits with a long pattern of government interference with Turkish media.
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Facebook, Twitter to Appeal as Turkey Blocks Social Media - Bloomberg Business
Facebook, Twitter to Appeal as Turkey Blocks Social Media
Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. said they would appeal a Turkish court’s order to remove images of a slain prosecutor that were deemed to abet terrorism, as the government tightened its grip over Internet access.
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Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. said they would appeal a Turkish court’s order to remove images of a slain prosecutor that were deemed to abet terrorism, as the government tightened its grip over Internet access.
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Turkish justice 'sledgehammered' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish justice 'sledgehammered'
The legal saga of the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plot in Turkey, a political scheme by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its allies to permanently disable the military’s ability to intervene in politics, ended March 31, when all defendants were acquitted. The 236 suspects — almost all military officers, including 86 generals and admirals, some of them retired — had been initially convicted to lengthy jail terms. They were declared innocent after the state's evidence was dismissed as invalid. Arrested in 2010 and 2011, most spent three to five years in jail before being released on June 19, 2014, pending a retrial.
More:Turkish justice 'sledgehammered' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
The legal saga of the alleged "Sledgehammer" coup plot in Turkey, a political scheme by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its allies to permanently disable the military’s ability to intervene in politics, ended March 31, when all defendants were acquitted. The 236 suspects — almost all military officers, including 86 generals and admirals, some of them retired — had been initially convicted to lengthy jail terms. They were declared innocent after the state's evidence was dismissed as invalid. Arrested in 2010 and 2011, most spent three to five years in jail before being released on June 19, 2014, pending a retrial.
More:Turkish justice 'sledgehammered' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Armenian singer Hayko Cepkin climbs to fame in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Armenian singer Hayko Cepkin climbs to fame in Turkey
The Turkish Armenian community is in the spotlight because of the approaching anniversary of the 1915 mass killings that Turkey does not recognize as a genocide. Melih Gokcek, the controversial mayor of Ankara, made headlines when he sued a Turkish Armenian journalist for insult after he jokingly called Gokcek "Armenian." Recently, a senior adviser of the prime minister, Turkish Armenian journalist Etyen Mahcupyan, claimed that he "feels Ottoman rather than Armenian." He got a prompt reaction by arguably the most popular Turk of Armenian ancestry.
More:Armenian singer Hayko Cepkin climbs to fame in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
The Turkish Armenian community is in the spotlight because of the approaching anniversary of the 1915 mass killings that Turkey does not recognize as a genocide. Melih Gokcek, the controversial mayor of Ankara, made headlines when he sued a Turkish Armenian journalist for insult after he jokingly called Gokcek "Armenian." Recently, a senior adviser of the prime minister, Turkish Armenian journalist Etyen Mahcupyan, claimed that he "feels Ottoman rather than Armenian." He got a prompt reaction by arguably the most popular Turk of Armenian ancestry.
More:Armenian singer Hayko Cepkin climbs to fame in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish minister vows to keep lights on during polls - LOCAL
Turkish minister vows to keep lights on during polls
ANKARA
Turkey’s top energy official has vowed that the government will take all measures to prevent electricity shortages during the June 7 elections after opposition parties expressed concerns because of a massive power blackout on March 31 that left most of the country in darkness.
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ANKARA
Turkey’s top energy official has vowed that the government will take all measures to prevent electricity shortages during the June 7 elections after opposition parties expressed concerns because of a massive power blackout on March 31 that left most of the country in darkness.
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