Will Ankara’s new culture plan lead to more censorship of the arts?
On April 21, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu revealed the long-awaited sustainable cultural development plan in Ankara. The program, commonly referred to as "culture package," has been in the works for over four months. Davutoglu’s one-hour introduction of the plan generated more questions than answers. He suggested, for instance, that it was the responsibility of artists in Turkish society to act as amicable peacemakers. At one point during his speech he said, "When a society is approaching a crisis, you [artists] should be the light of hope. You must stand against polarization, you must spread a unifying language."
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Thursday, April 28, 2016
Turkey: e-Food cards for refugees | euronews, Aid Zone
Turkey: e-Food cards for refugees
By Robert Hackwill
"The more we find out where the beneficiaries are, what their needs are, and who is in need of assistance, the more people we’ll have on the scheme"
How can refugees’ basic needs be secured? Food, for example. Our new programme Aid Zone goes to the country with the highest number of refugees in the world, Turkey. We travel to Gaziantep, about 100 kilometres from Aleppo.
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By Robert Hackwill
"The more we find out where the beneficiaries are, what their needs are, and who is in need of assistance, the more people we’ll have on the scheme"
How can refugees’ basic needs be secured? Food, for example. Our new programme Aid Zone goes to the country with the highest number of refugees in the world, Turkey. We travel to Gaziantep, about 100 kilometres from Aleppo.
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Erdogan envisaged as aide for the elite, says biographer | Europe | DW.COM | 28.04.2016
Erdogan envisaged as aide for the elite, says biographer
In an interview with DW, author Cigdem Akyol talks about the fighting nature of Tayyip Erdogan, a former underdog, his out-of-control ambitions and how he has forgotten his roots over time.
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In an interview with DW, author Cigdem Akyol talks about the fighting nature of Tayyip Erdogan, a former underdog, his out-of-control ambitions and how he has forgotten his roots over time.
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Fecund foreigners? | The Economist
Fecund foreigners?
Immigrants do less to raise birth rates than is generally believed
Apr 30th 2016
FOR a Turkish woman ready to start a household, Weseler Strasse in Duisburg is a one-stop shop. There, in the shadow of an enormous steel works, are dozens of stores selling wedding dresses and glitzy tuxedos; jewellery and home furnishings. What this stretch of Weseler Strasse does not contain is a baby shop.
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Immigrants do less to raise birth rates than is generally believed
Apr 30th 2016
FOR a Turkish woman ready to start a household, Weseler Strasse in Duisburg is a one-stop shop. There, in the shadow of an enormous steel works, are dozens of stores selling wedding dresses and glitzy tuxedos; jewellery and home furnishings. What this stretch of Weseler Strasse does not contain is a baby shop.
More:Fecund foreigners? | The Economist
Fighting erupts in Turkish parliament over contentious bill - San Francisco Chronicle
Fighting erupts in Turkish parliament over contentious bill
Suzan Fraser, Associated Press
April 28, 2016 Updated: April 28, 2016 10:32am
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish lawmakers on Thursday fought and threw punches at each other as they debated a contentious ruling-party proposal to strip themselves of immunity from prosecution — a move that could pave the way for the trial of pro-Kurdish legislators on terrorism-related charges. Five people were hurt in the fighting, a news agency reported.
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Suzan Fraser, Associated Press
April 28, 2016 Updated: April 28, 2016 10:32am
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish lawmakers on Thursday fought and threw punches at each other as they debated a contentious ruling-party proposal to strip themselves of immunity from prosecution — a move that could pave the way for the trial of pro-Kurdish legislators on terrorism-related charges. Five people were hurt in the fighting, a news agency reported.
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Perhaps we should thank the speaker! - SEMİH İDİZ
Perhaps we should thank the speaker!
Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman has understandably caused outrage among modern Turks by suggesting the new Turkish constitution should be stripped of all references to secularism and be based on religious values instead.
His remark also disturbed his own Justice and Development Party (AKP) government because it appears to hint at what really lies in the AKP’s heart.
When combined with his support for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s push to convert Turkey’s parliamentary system into a presidential one, Kahraman appears to be calling for an Islamic dictatorship.
More:Perhaps we should thank the speaker! - SEMİH İDİZ
Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman has understandably caused outrage among modern Turks by suggesting the new Turkish constitution should be stripped of all references to secularism and be based on religious values instead.
His remark also disturbed his own Justice and Development Party (AKP) government because it appears to hint at what really lies in the AKP’s heart.
When combined with his support for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s push to convert Turkey’s parliamentary system into a presidential one, Kahraman appears to be calling for an Islamic dictatorship.
More:Perhaps we should thank the speaker! - SEMİH İDİZ
EU Immigration Fears: Germany, France Want 'Emergency Brake' Ahead Of Turkey Visa-Free Travel Deal
EU Immigration Fears: Germany, France Want 'Emergency Brake' Ahead Of Turkey Visa-Free Travel Deal
By Michael Kaplan @michaeld_kaplan On 04/28/16 AT 8:11 AM
France and Germany are pushing to have “emergency brake” stipulations in an agreement that will allow visa-free travel for Turks into Europe, Politico reported. The move was seen as a way to counter domestic criticism as Europeans have grown increasingly uneasy about immigration into the continen
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By Michael Kaplan @michaeld_kaplan On 04/28/16 AT 8:11 AM
France and Germany are pushing to have “emergency brake” stipulations in an agreement that will allow visa-free travel for Turks into Europe, Politico reported. The move was seen as a way to counter domestic criticism as Europeans have grown increasingly uneasy about immigration into the continen
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Turkish Businessman Reza Zarrab Pleads Not Guilty to U.S. Charges Over Iran Sanctions - WSJ
Turkish Businessman Reza Zarrab Pleads Not Guilty to U.S. Charges Over Iran Sanctions
Prosecutors allege Turkish-Iranian gold trader and others helped entities evade U.S. restrictions on Tehran
By Nicole Hong
April 27, 2016 1:41 p.m. ET
Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in New York to allegations he plotted to hide financial transactions from U.S. banks in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran.
More:Turkish Businessman Reza Zarrab Pleads Not Guilty to U.S. Charges Over Iran Sanctions - WSJ
Prosecutors allege Turkish-Iranian gold trader and others helped entities evade U.S. restrictions on Tehran
By Nicole Hong
April 27, 2016 1:41 p.m. ET
Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in New York to allegations he plotted to hide financial transactions from U.S. banks in violation of U.S. sanctions against Iran.
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Is Turkey poised to become an Islamic Republic?
Is Turkey poised to become an Islamic Republic?
By Michael Rubin On 4/27/16 at 11:58 AM
The reality, of course, was quite different. Erdoğan first replaced technocrats in banking and financial bodies with Islamist ideologues, and he later turned on academics and university rectors.
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By Michael Rubin On 4/27/16 at 11:58 AM
The reality, of course, was quite different. Erdoğan first replaced technocrats in banking and financial bodies with Islamist ideologues, and he later turned on academics and university rectors.
More:Is Turkey poised to become an Islamic Republic?
Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Main Tourist Spot in Bursa, Turkey - Bloomberg
Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Main Tourist Spot in Bursa, Turkey
Benjamin Harvey
April 27, 2016 — 11:36 AM EDT
A suicide bomber blew herself up on Wednesday outside the Grand Mosque in Bursa, the Turkish city’s main tourist attraction, injuring several people.
More:Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Main Tourist Spot in Bursa, Turkey - Bloomberg
Benjamin Harvey
April 27, 2016 — 11:36 AM EDT
A suicide bomber blew herself up on Wednesday outside the Grand Mosque in Bursa, the Turkish city’s main tourist attraction, injuring several people.
More:Female Suicide Bomber Attacks Main Tourist Spot in Bursa, Turkey - Bloomberg
Turkish conglomerates race into construction, hunting quick profits | Reuters
Turkish conglomerates race into construction, hunting quick profits
* Companies hit elsewhere turn to construction
* Turkish house prices among world's fastest rising
* Building boom risks undermining sustainable growth
By Asli Kandemir and Ceyda Caglayan
ISTANBUL, April 27 Turkish conglomerates are racing to add high-end apartment blocks and office towers to Istanbul's rapidly-changing skyline, turning to one of the world's most profitable real estate markets for quick returns as other parts of the economy suffer.
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* Companies hit elsewhere turn to construction
* Turkish house prices among world's fastest rising
* Building boom risks undermining sustainable growth
By Asli Kandemir and Ceyda Caglayan
ISTANBUL, April 27 Turkish conglomerates are racing to add high-end apartment blocks and office towers to Istanbul's rapidly-changing skyline, turning to one of the world's most profitable real estate markets for quick returns as other parts of the economy suffer.
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In first appearance, Turkey's Cetinkaya focuses on inflation - Chicago Tribune
In first appearance, Turkey's Cetinkaya focuses on inflation
Onur Ant, (c) 2016, Bloomberg(c) 2016, Bloomberg
Turkey's new central bank governor, Murat Cetinkaya, emphasized in his first public appearance that curbing inflation remains the bank's top priority, signaling continuity in monetary policy.
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Turkey's new central bank governor, Murat Cetinkaya, emphasized in his first public appearance that curbing inflation remains the bank's top priority, signaling continuity in monetary policy.
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Turks protest Islamisation push – EurActiv.com
Turks protest Islamisation push
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By EurActiv.com with AFP
Turkish police yesterday (26 April) fired tear gas to break up protests over a call for the country to adopt a religious constitution that has sparked concerns of creeping Islamisation in the traditionally secular state.
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By EurActiv.com with AFP
Turkish police yesterday (26 April) fired tear gas to break up protests over a call for the country to adopt a religious constitution that has sparked concerns of creeping Islamisation in the traditionally secular state.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The Turkey–EU refugee deal and how to really solve 'the problem' | openDemocracy
The Turkey–EU refugee deal and how to really solve 'the problem'
Defne Gonenc 26 April 2016
Unless there is mobilisation to provide a better life for those in underdeveloped parts of the world, the 'problem' of people's desire to migrate in search of a better life will persist.
More:The Turkey–EU refugee deal and how to really solve 'the problem' | openDemocracy
Defne Gonenc 26 April 2016
Unless there is mobilisation to provide a better life for those in underdeveloped parts of the world, the 'problem' of people's desire to migrate in search of a better life will persist.
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Growing concerns over a reporter ′black list′ in Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 26.04.2016
Growing concerns over a reporter 'black list' in Turkey
EU-Parliament President Martin Schulz and Reporters Without Borders condemn Turkey's treatment of foreign journalists. There's a growing number of cases of reporters who've been arrested or denied entry into the country.
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EU-Parliament President Martin Schulz and Reporters Without Borders condemn Turkey's treatment of foreign journalists. There's a growing number of cases of reporters who've been arrested or denied entry into the country.
More:Growing concerns over a reporter ′black list′ in Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 26.04.2016
Tornos News | European Union: Turkey visa restriction lifted if Cyprus obligations met
European Union: Turkey visa restriction lifted if Cyprus obligations met
European Union: Turkey visa restriction lifted if Cyprus obligations metVisa restrictions on Turkey are only going to be lifted if the 72 preconditions including the obligations it has to Cyprus are met, the European Commission said on Tuesday
Visa restrictions on Turkey are only going to be lifted if the 72 preconditions including the obligations it has to Cyprus are met, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
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European Union: Turkey visa restriction lifted if Cyprus obligations metVisa restrictions on Turkey are only going to be lifted if the 72 preconditions including the obligations it has to Cyprus are met, the European Commission said on Tuesday
Visa restrictions on Turkey are only going to be lifted if the 72 preconditions including the obligations it has to Cyprus are met, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
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Opinion: Sharia in Turkey - Not the real problem | Opinion | DW.COM | 26.04.2016
Opinion: Sharia in Turkey - Not the real problem
Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Ismail Kahraman has called for an "Islamic constitution" and secular Europe cringes. But the real problem lies somewhere else, says Daniel Heinrich.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The narrative that the conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) wants to turn Turkey into an Islamic republic is too simple to resist. Middle-class Western citizens are haunted by the image of a humorless President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a sultan-like Turkish leader that seeks to reinstate Sharia law - and that just a three-hour flight from Germany. The Turks at the gates of Vienna pale in comparison.
More:Opinion: Sharia in Turkey - Not the real problem | Opinion | DW.COM | 26.04.2016
Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Ismail Kahraman has called for an "Islamic constitution" and secular Europe cringes. But the real problem lies somewhere else, says Daniel Heinrich.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The narrative that the conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) wants to turn Turkey into an Islamic republic is too simple to resist. Middle-class Western citizens are haunted by the image of a humorless President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a sultan-like Turkish leader that seeks to reinstate Sharia law - and that just a three-hour flight from Germany. The Turks at the gates of Vienna pale in comparison.
More:Opinion: Sharia in Turkey - Not the real problem | Opinion | DW.COM | 26.04.2016
Before Jan Bohmermann Incident, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Was Jailed for a Poem - The Atlantic
The Thinnest-Skinned President in the World
Turkey’s leader was once imprisoned for reciting a poem. Now he wants to jail a German satirist for doing the same.
More:Before Jan Bohmermann Incident, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Was Jailed for a Poem - The Atlantic
Turkey’s leader was once imprisoned for reciting a poem. Now he wants to jail a German satirist for doing the same.
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U.S. embassy warns citizens in Turkey about 'credible' terrorist threats | Reuters
U.S. embassy warns citizens in Turkey about 'credible' terrorist threats
The United States warned U.S. citizens in Turkey on Tuesday about "credible" terrorist threats to tourist areas in the country.
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The United States warned U.S. citizens in Turkey on Tuesday about "credible" terrorist threats to tourist areas in the country.
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Turkey police fire tear gas at religious constitution protest - Yahoo7
Religious push sparks secularism row in Turkey
AFP on April 27, 2016, 5:25 am
Ankara (AFP) - Turkish police on Tuesday fired tear gas to break up protests over a call for the country to adopt a religious constitution that has sparked concerns of creeping Islamisation in the traditionally secular state.
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AFP on April 27, 2016, 5:25 am
Ankara (AFP) - Turkish police on Tuesday fired tear gas to break up protests over a call for the country to adopt a religious constitution that has sparked concerns of creeping Islamisation in the traditionally secular state.
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Why Turkey's anti-tobacco efforts went up in smoke - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Turkey's anti-tobacco efforts went up in smoke
Following the introduction of a strict smoking ban in Turkey in 2008, the great Turkish folk singer Neset Ertas became the first person to publicly challenge then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his tough attitude toward smokers. In a television program in 2009, the late Ertas interrupted Erdogan as he spoke on the issue and said, “Those miserable poor people are already beat. Electricity bills unpaid, water bills unpaid, not even bread and olives to eat. The cigarette is the only thing they have left. Don’t meddle with the people’s cigarettes.”
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Following the introduction of a strict smoking ban in Turkey in 2008, the great Turkish folk singer Neset Ertas became the first person to publicly challenge then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his tough attitude toward smokers. In a television program in 2009, the late Ertas interrupted Erdogan as he spoke on the issue and said, “Those miserable poor people are already beat. Electricity bills unpaid, water bills unpaid, not even bread and olives to eat. The cigarette is the only thing they have left. Don’t meddle with the people’s cigarettes.”
More:Why Turkey's anti-tobacco efforts went up in smoke - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
EU referendum: Will Turkey's EU hopes affect UK vote? - BBC News
EU referendum: Will Turkey's EU hopes affect UK vote?
The question of whether Turkey and six Balkan countries will join the European Union and, if so, what it will mean for the UK has become a live issue in the EU referendum campaign.
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The question of whether Turkey and six Balkan countries will join the European Union and, if so, what it will mean for the UK has become a live issue in the EU referendum campaign.
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Turkey's Erdogan chases critics at home and abroad | Daily Mail Online
Turkey's Erdogan chases critics at home and abroad
By Associated Press
Published: 06:14 EST, 26 April 2016 | Updated: 06:14 EST, 26 April 2016
ISTANBUL (AP) — Ebru Umar was sleeping in her summer residence on Turkey's Aegean coast when police arrived at her door and took her away for questioning about two of her tweets that were deemed offensive to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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By Associated Press
Published: 06:14 EST, 26 April 2016 | Updated: 06:14 EST, 26 April 2016
ISTANBUL (AP) — Ebru Umar was sleeping in her summer residence on Turkey's Aegean coast when police arrived at her door and took her away for questioning about two of her tweets that were deemed offensive to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Honoring Turkey’s Voice of the Voiceless - Carnegie Europe - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Honoring Turkey’s Voice of the Voiceless
Posted by: Thomas de Waal Tuesday, April 26, 2016
After a decade of unprecedented opening up to the world, Turkey is closing down again. Journalists and academics are persecuted. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has gone to war once more with the militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), disavowing a peace process he himself launched. Erdoğan rails against so-called terrorists in language reminiscent of the military men of the 1980s he fought hard to weaken, labeling almost anyone who sympathizes with the Kurdish cause a terrorist by association.
More:Honoring Turkey’s Voice of the Voiceless - Carnegie Europe - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Posted by: Thomas de Waal Tuesday, April 26, 2016
After a decade of unprecedented opening up to the world, Turkey is closing down again. Journalists and academics are persecuted. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has gone to war once more with the militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), disavowing a peace process he himself launched. Erdoğan rails against so-called terrorists in language reminiscent of the military men of the 1980s he fought hard to weaken, labeling almost anyone who sympathizes with the Kurdish cause a terrorist by association.
More:Honoring Turkey’s Voice of the Voiceless - Carnegie Europe - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Education is key to refugee kids in Turkey | Globalization | DW.COM | 26.04.2016
Education is key to refugee kids in Turkey
With Turkey now home to over two million Syrian refugees, school places, which are key to integration, are in short supply. An Istanbul suburb has launched a pilot project to address this problem.
More:Education is key to refugee kids in Turkey | Globalization | DW.COM | 26.04.2016
With Turkey now home to over two million Syrian refugees, school places, which are key to integration, are in short supply. An Istanbul suburb has launched a pilot project to address this problem.
More:Education is key to refugee kids in Turkey | Globalization | DW.COM | 26.04.2016
Journalist likens Dutch-Turkish to fascists, blames them for arrest - NL Times
Journalist likens Dutch-Turkish to fascists, blames them for arrest
Posted on Apr 26, 2016 by Janene Pieters
On Tuesday Dutch journalist Ebru Umar published her first column in Metro Nieuws following her arrest in Turkey on Saturday. She lashes out against Dutch-Turks, who she blames for her being stuck in Turkey.
“CONGRATULATIONS with your completely failed Dutch citizenship”, she wrote. “CONGRATULATIONS on your loyalty to a couple of mountain goats from Turkey, goat fuckers if you will, who you follow as soon as they call for NSB (a former fascist party in the Netherlands, ed) behavior. (…) I congratulate you Dutch-Turks on your NSB behavior You are the reason I am stuck in Turkey.”
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Posted on Apr 26, 2016 by Janene Pieters
On Tuesday Dutch journalist Ebru Umar published her first column in Metro Nieuws following her arrest in Turkey on Saturday. She lashes out against Dutch-Turks, who she blames for her being stuck in Turkey.
“CONGRATULATIONS with your completely failed Dutch citizenship”, she wrote. “CONGRATULATIONS on your loyalty to a couple of mountain goats from Turkey, goat fuckers if you will, who you follow as soon as they call for NSB (a former fascist party in the Netherlands, ed) behavior. (…) I congratulate you Dutch-Turks on your NSB behavior You are the reason I am stuck in Turkey.”
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Turkey condemns BBC interview with PKK as «terrorist propoganda» | EUROPE ONLINE
Turkey condemns BBC interview with PKK as «terrorist propoganda»
Europe
25.04.2016
By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online auf Facebook posten Auf Twitter posten
Istanbul (dpa) - Turkey condemned Monday the BBC for conducting an interview with the head of the banned Kurdistan Workers‘ Party (PKK) Cemil Bayik.
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Europe
25.04.2016
By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online auf Facebook posten Auf Twitter posten
Istanbul (dpa) - Turkey condemned Monday the BBC for conducting an interview with the head of the banned Kurdistan Workers‘ Party (PKK) Cemil Bayik.
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The silver lining in the Ergenekon ruling - SEMİH İDİZ
The silver lining in the Ergenekon ruling
The overturning by Turkey’s top court of appeal of the so-called “Ergenekon coup plot trial,” which was initiated in 2007 and lasted until 2011, is being hailed as one of the most significant legal developments in recent Turkish history.
More:The silver lining in the Ergenekon ruling - SEMİH İDİZ
The overturning by Turkey’s top court of appeal of the so-called “Ergenekon coup plot trial,” which was initiated in 2007 and lasted until 2011, is being hailed as one of the most significant legal developments in recent Turkish history.
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Free court, free press important for EU investments in Turkey - MURAT YETKİN
Free court, free press important for EU investments in Turkey
Murat Yetkin
“The immigration deal is very important for the European Union and relations with Turkey; actually it has the highest importance now,” said European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici during an interview on April 25 in Istanbul. “We want to revitalize relations with Turkey in every field, including [the] economy. But for that structural reform, including fiscal policies, judicial reforms [and] freedom of press are highly important as well,” Moscovici continued. “Investments need stability, predictability and security, that is why we talk about reforms and that includes free courts and free press, as I mentioned to Turkish ministers I talked to this morning.”
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Murat Yetkin
“The immigration deal is very important for the European Union and relations with Turkey; actually it has the highest importance now,” said European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici during an interview on April 25 in Istanbul. “We want to revitalize relations with Turkey in every field, including [the] economy. But for that structural reform, including fiscal policies, judicial reforms [and] freedom of press are highly important as well,” Moscovici continued. “Investments need stability, predictability and security, that is why we talk about reforms and that includes free courts and free press, as I mentioned to Turkish ministers I talked to this morning.”
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Monday, April 25, 2016
Flash - Foreign reporters face tough times in turbulent Turkey - France 24
Foreign reporters face tough times in turbulent Turkey
Hasnain Kazim, German news weekly Der Spiegel's resident correspondent in Turkey, last year applied to renew his Turkish press card -- usually a mere formality.
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Hasnain Kazim, German news weekly Der Spiegel's resident correspondent in Turkey, last year applied to renew his Turkish press card -- usually a mere formality.
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Is Turkey's AKP cashing in on poverty? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is Turkey's AKP cashing in on poverty?
People in Turkey classified as “in need of assistance” number more than 30 million, out of a population of 79 million, according to government figures. While the per capita income is decreasing, the government keeps pressing citizens to have at least three children, showing little regard for the financial strains of families. And more babies born into already struggling households means more people seeking state assistance to raise their offspring.
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People in Turkey classified as “in need of assistance” number more than 30 million, out of a population of 79 million, according to government figures. While the per capita income is decreasing, the government keeps pressing citizens to have at least three children, showing little regard for the financial strains of families. And more babies born into already struggling households means more people seeking state assistance to raise their offspring.
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Is Islamophobia on the rise in Turkey? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is Islamophobia on the rise in Turkey?
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Rising Islamophobia has recently manifested itself in rallies organized across Europe by a group called Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West. Surveys show negative perceptions of Islam are on the rise in the United States as well. But is Islamophobia an issue unique to non-Muslim countries, as many might assume? Not so, according to Mehmet Yanmis, a scholar of religious sociology at Dicle University in Diyarbakir, the largest city of Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast.
More:Is Islamophobia on the rise in Turkey? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Rising Islamophobia has recently manifested itself in rallies organized across Europe by a group called Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West. Surveys show negative perceptions of Islam are on the rise in the United States as well. But is Islamophobia an issue unique to non-Muslim countries, as many might assume? Not so, according to Mehmet Yanmis, a scholar of religious sociology at Dicle University in Diyarbakir, the largest city of Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast.
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American journalist says Turkey bars him from re-entry | Reuters
American journalist says Turkey bars him from re-entry
ISTANBUL | By Ayla Jean Yackley
An American reporter living and working in Turkey was barred from re-entering the country and forced to fly home on Monday in the latest incident in which a foreign journalist has been denied entry or accreditation.
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ISTANBUL | By Ayla Jean Yackley
An American reporter living and working in Turkey was barred from re-entering the country and forced to fly home on Monday in the latest incident in which a foreign journalist has been denied entry or accreditation.
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Kurdish Workers’ Party Warns Turkey That it Won’t Back Down
Kurdish Workers’ Party Warns Turkey That it Won’t Back Down
By Mirren Gidda On 4/25/16 at 4:30 AM
The Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) says that it is ready to step up its fight against Turkey, because the country is trying to force it to surrender. Speaking to the BBC , the party’s leader Cemil Bayik accused Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of “escalating” the war.
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By Mirren Gidda On 4/25/16 at 4:30 AM
The Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) says that it is ready to step up its fight against Turkey, because the country is trying to force it to surrender. Speaking to the BBC , the party’s leader Cemil Bayik accused Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of “escalating” the war.
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Discussions of Freedom at the Istanbul Film Festival
Discussions of Freedom at the Istanbul Film Festival
04/24/2016 03:30 pm ET
Karin Badt
Associate Professor of Cinema and Theater in Paris
“My documentary is on a man who goes naked,” said a lively film student at the Istanbul Film Festival brunch, offered at the Goethe Institute. “He walks about town naked, in the style of Diogenes the Cynic!”
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04/24/2016 03:30 pm ET
Karin Badt
Associate Professor of Cinema and Theater in Paris
“My documentary is on a man who goes naked,” said a lively film student at the Istanbul Film Festival brunch, offered at the Goethe Institute. “He walks about town naked, in the style of Diogenes the Cynic!”
More:Discussions of Freedom at the Istanbul Film Festival
Obama’s legacy on Turkish-American relations - SELİN NASİ
Obama’s legacy on Turkish-American relations
As the U.S. presidential elections near, many people, including President Barack Obama himself, have been engaging in a reassessment of the last eight years of American foreign policy.
More:Obama’s legacy on Turkish-American relations - SELİN NASİ
As the U.S. presidential elections near, many people, including President Barack Obama himself, have been engaging in a reassessment of the last eight years of American foreign policy.
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Sunday, April 24, 2016
Turkey's Erdogan needs thicker skin, EU's Tusk says | Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan needs thicker skin, EU's Tusk says
GAZIANTEP, Turkey/BRUSSELS | By Ercan Gurses and Alastair Macdonald
Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Turkey's president needs a thicker skin against criticism, a senior EU official suggested as European leaders try to shore up support at home for their deal with Ankara to hold back migrants.
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GAZIANTEP, Turkey/BRUSSELS | By Ercan Gurses and Alastair Macdonald
Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Turkey's president needs a thicker skin against criticism, a senior EU official suggested as European leaders try to shore up support at home for their deal with Ankara to hold back migrants.
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Israel Says Istanbul Bomber Did Not Target Israelis - ABC News
Israel Says Istanbul Bomber Did Not Target Israelis
By The Associated Press
JERUSALEM — Apr 24, 2016, 8:11 AM ET
Israel's counterterrorism bureau says the suicide bomber who killed three Israeli tourists in Istanbul last month did not specifically target Israelis but was taking aim at tourism in Turkey in general.
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By The Associated Press
JERUSALEM — Apr 24, 2016, 8:11 AM ET
Israel's counterterrorism bureau says the suicide bomber who killed three Israeli tourists in Istanbul last month did not specifically target Israelis but was taking aim at tourism in Turkey in general.
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Is Erdogan ready to run Turkey’s economy too? | The National
Is Erdogan ready to run Turkey’s economy too?
Joseph Dana
April 24, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2016 04:13 PM
Monetary policy has always been fertile ground for political manipulation. While many countries try to maintain a strict separation between political calculations and central banks, several in emerging markets fail to strike the right balance.
More:Is Erdogan ready to run Turkey’s economy too? | The National
Joseph Dana
April 24, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2016 04:13 PM
Monetary policy has always been fertile ground for political manipulation. While many countries try to maintain a strict separation between political calculations and central banks, several in emerging markets fail to strike the right balance.
More:Is Erdogan ready to run Turkey’s economy too? | The National
Merkel backs Turkey’s idea of ‘safe zones’ for refugees in Syria | euronews, world news
Merkel backs Turkey’s idea of ‘safe zones’ for refugees in Syria
24/04 01:47 CET
The Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu took German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU Council president Donald Tusk on a tour of a refugee camp on saturday.
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24/04 01:47 CET
The Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu took German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU Council president Donald Tusk on a tour of a refugee camp on saturday.
More:Merkel backs Turkey’s idea of ‘safe zones’ for refugees in Syria | euronews, world news
Turkish-Dutch Journalist Detained Over Erdogan Tweet - ABC News
Turkish-Dutch Journalist Detained Over Erdogan Tweet
By suzan fraser, associated press
ANKARA, Turkey — Apr 24, 2016, 5:31 AM ET
A Turkish-Dutch journalist has been detained for questioning over a tweet she posted about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her newspaper said Sunday.
More:Turkish-Dutch Journalist Detained Over Erdogan Tweet - ABC News
By suzan fraser, associated press
ANKARA, Turkey — Apr 24, 2016, 5:31 AM ET
A Turkish-Dutch journalist has been detained for questioning over a tweet she posted about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, her newspaper said Sunday.
More:Turkish-Dutch Journalist Detained Over Erdogan Tweet - ABC News
Germany's Merkel kissed by Syrian refugee children on Turkey trip, World News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Germany's Merkel kissed by Syrian refugee children on Turkey trip
ISTANBUL NIZIP, Turkey (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border on Saturday (April 23), kicking off a high-stakes visit aimed at boosting a month-old migrant deal plagued by moral and legal concerns.
More:Germany's Merkel kissed by Syrian refugee children on Turkey trip, World News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
ISTANBUL NIZIP, Turkey (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border on Saturday (April 23), kicking off a high-stakes visit aimed at boosting a month-old migrant deal plagued by moral and legal concerns.
More:Germany's Merkel kissed by Syrian refugee children on Turkey trip, World News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Merkel praises migration deal with Turkey | All media content | DW.COM | 24.04.2016
Merkel praises migration deal with Turkey
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited a refugee camp in Turkey in an attempt to build support for the migration deal between the EU and Ankara. It foresees Turkey taking in even more refugees in exchange for financial aid and other incentives.
More:Merkel praises migration deal with Turkey | All media content | DW.COM | 24.04.2016
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited a refugee camp in Turkey in an attempt to build support for the migration deal between the EU and Ankara. It foresees Turkey taking in even more refugees in exchange for financial aid and other incentives.
More:Merkel praises migration deal with Turkey | All media content | DW.COM | 24.04.2016
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Turkey, the West’s most valuable Mideast partner, is falling apart | Toronto Star
Turkey, the West’s most valuable Mideast partner, is falling apart
Turkey, the West's most important Mideast partner, is falling apart and Canada could have a role in stemming the slide.
Turkey is by far the West’s most important partner in the Middle East today. The European Union has pleaded with Turkey to stop the flow of refugees north through the Balkans, offering billions of Euro and relaxed visa procedures for Turks in return. For America and its NATO partners, Ankara’s airbases close to the Syrian border are crucial to its air war against the Islamic State jihadist group.
More:Turkey, the West’s most valuable Mideast partner, is falling apart | Toronto Star
Turkey, the West's most important Mideast partner, is falling apart and Canada could have a role in stemming the slide.
Turkey is by far the West’s most important partner in the Middle East today. The European Union has pleaded with Turkey to stop the flow of refugees north through the Balkans, offering billions of Euro and relaxed visa procedures for Turks in return. For America and its NATO partners, Ankara’s airbases close to the Syrian border are crucial to its air war against the Islamic State jihadist group.
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Obama says EU-Turkey deal can be step forward - Israel News, Ynetnews
Obama says EU-Turkey deal can be step forward
Associated Press
GAZIANTEP, Turkey - Barack Obama said a recent deal between the European Union and Turkey takes a step toward fairer sharing of the job of housing refugees.
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Associated Press
GAZIANTEP, Turkey - Barack Obama said a recent deal between the European Union and Turkey takes a step toward fairer sharing of the job of housing refugees.
More:Obama says EU-Turkey deal can be step forward - Israel News, Ynetnews
Asil Nadir returns to northern Cyprus - InCyprus
Asil Nadir returns to northern Cyprus
incyprus incyprus — 23/04/2016
ASISNADIR
Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, who was jailed in Britain for stealing millions from his business empire, was extradited to Turkey and released on Friday then returned to Cyprus on Saturday morning.
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incyprus incyprus — 23/04/2016
ASISNADIR
Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, who was jailed in Britain for stealing millions from his business empire, was extradited to Turkey and released on Friday then returned to Cyprus on Saturday morning.
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The Guardian view on the Jan Böhmermann affair: no joke | Opinion | The Guardian
The Guardian view on the Jan Böhmermann affair: no joke
Editorial
Crude mockery of Turkey’s president has led to a German comic being prosecuted under an obscure old law. Free speech is one big loser. Angela Merkel’s reputation is another
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Editorial
Crude mockery of Turkey’s president has led to a German comic being prosecuted under an obscure old law. Free speech is one big loser. Angela Merkel’s reputation is another
More:The Guardian view on the Jan Böhmermann affair: no joke | Opinion | The Guardian
Israel and Turkey: Approaching Reconciliation? - The Globalist
Israel and Turkey: Approaching Reconciliation?
Normalization negotiations seem closer than ever to conclusion, but significant differences remain on Gaza, Hamas and Egypt.
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Normalization negotiations seem closer than ever to conclusion, but significant differences remain on Gaza, Hamas and Egypt.
More:Israel and Turkey: Approaching Reconciliation? - The Globalist
Friday, April 22, 2016
Top EU officials, Merkel visit refugee camp in Gaziantep, discuss EU deal with PM Davutoğlu - Daily Sabah
Top EU officials, Merkel visit refugee camp in Gaziantep, discuss EU deal with PM Davutoğlu
DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will join several top EU officials in a visit to Turkey today while the recent Turkey-EU deal struck to stem migration flows continues to function. Merkel, along with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans, will visit a refugee camp in the southern province of Gaziantep near the Syrian border, which is home to many Syrians who have fled the conflict in their war-torn country. In a statement on Friday, German Federal Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said that the main focus of the visit will be the funding of projects for refugees in Turkey, indicating that the three officials also plan to launch a project especially designed for refugee families and their children.
More:Top EU officials, Merkel visit refugee camp in Gaziantep, discuss EU deal with PM Davutoğlu - Daily Sabah
DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will join several top EU officials in a visit to Turkey today while the recent Turkey-EU deal struck to stem migration flows continues to function. Merkel, along with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans, will visit a refugee camp in the southern province of Gaziantep near the Syrian border, which is home to many Syrians who have fled the conflict in their war-torn country. In a statement on Friday, German Federal Government spokesman Steffen Seibert said that the main focus of the visit will be the funding of projects for refugees in Turkey, indicating that the three officials also plan to launch a project especially designed for refugee families and their children.
More:Top EU officials, Merkel visit refugee camp in Gaziantep, discuss EU deal with PM Davutoğlu - Daily Sabah
Weakest link of the Turkey-EU visa deal: New passports - SERKAN DEMİRTAŞ
Weakest link of the Turkey-EU visa deal: New passports
There are huge differences between the statements of Turkish and EU officials with regard to how many of the 72 benchmarks required for granting visa exemption to Turkish citizens by the end of June have been fulfilled by the government in Ankara.
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There are huge differences between the statements of Turkish and EU officials with regard to how many of the 72 benchmarks required for granting visa exemption to Turkish citizens by the end of June have been fulfilled by the government in Ankara.
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Syrian Refugees In Turkey Face Uncertain Future In Informal Encampments
Syrian Refugees In Turkey Face Uncertain Future In Informal Encampments
04/22/2016 04:56 pm ET
At least 400,000 Syrian children do not attend school in Turkey. Almost all the children at the informal encampment in Torbali have never been in a real classroom.
For the third stop of our series “Route Mediterranean,” journalist Eric Reidy takes a detour to visit an informal encampment in Torbali,Turkey, where several Syrian families, including children as young as 14, work in the fields to make a living.
More:Syrian Refugees In Turkey Face Uncertain Future In Informal Encampments
04/22/2016 04:56 pm ET
At least 400,000 Syrian children do not attend school in Turkey. Almost all the children at the informal encampment in Torbali have never been in a real classroom.
For the third stop of our series “Route Mediterranean,” journalist Eric Reidy takes a detour to visit an informal encampment in Torbali,Turkey, where several Syrian families, including children as young as 14, work in the fields to make a living.
More:Syrian Refugees In Turkey Face Uncertain Future In Informal Encampments
Turkey free speech row spreads to Netherlands
Turkey free speech row spreads to Netherlands
By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS, 22. Apr, 19:30
Turkey has said that Dutch authorities should treat a Dutch comedian the same way that German authorities treated a German comic for insulting Turkey’s president.
The Turkish embassy to the EU told EUobserver on Friday (22 April) that Hans Teeuwen merits legal “action” for hurling obscene allegations against the Turkish leader on Dutch TV.
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By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS, 22. Apr, 19:30
Turkey has said that Dutch authorities should treat a Dutch comedian the same way that German authorities treated a German comic for insulting Turkey’s president.
The Turkish embassy to the EU told EUobserver on Friday (22 April) that Hans Teeuwen merits legal “action” for hurling obscene allegations against the Turkish leader on Dutch TV.
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Can Turkey change the course of the story? - VERDA ÖZER
Can Turkey change the course of the story?
“Manifesting one’s own identity and distinctness is an action of citizenship,” epic German thinker Hannah Arendt famously said.
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“Manifesting one’s own identity and distinctness is an action of citizenship,” epic German thinker Hannah Arendt famously said.
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Is anybody having normal sex in Turkey? - BLIND SPOT
Is anybody having normal sex in Turkey?
Belgin Akaltan - belgin.akaltan@hdn.com.tr
Let me define “normal” first. Let me start with heterosexual relationships, the ones that are accepted by society. What I am trying to get at is the situation of married sex in Turkey, which I believe constitutes the bulk of all sex life in this country.
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Belgin Akaltan - belgin.akaltan@hdn.com.tr
Let me define “normal” first. Let me start with heterosexual relationships, the ones that are accepted by society. What I am trying to get at is the situation of married sex in Turkey, which I believe constitutes the bulk of all sex life in this country.
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Donald Tusk: We Should Not Negotiate Our Values with Erdogan - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Donald Tusk on Refugee Crisis: We Can Never Negotiate Our Values with Erdogan
A Commentary By Donald Tusk
Tough policies on migration do not rule out humanitarian goals in the EU, the European Council president argues in an editorial. But Europe must also set clear limits on the concessions it is willing to make with its partners in resolving the refugee crisis.
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A Commentary By Donald Tusk
Tough policies on migration do not rule out humanitarian goals in the EU, the European Council president argues in an editorial. But Europe must also set clear limits on the concessions it is willing to make with its partners in resolving the refugee crisis.
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Nadir released after one day in prison (Update) - Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail
Nadir released after one day in prison (Update)
April 22nd, 2016 Newswire Cyprus, featured 6 Comments
Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, who was jailed in Britain in 2012 for stealing millions from his business empire, was released in Turkey on Friday, Dogan news agency and other local media reported.
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April 22nd, 2016 Newswire Cyprus, featured 6 Comments
Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir, who was jailed in Britain in 2012 for stealing millions from his business empire, was released in Turkey on Friday, Dogan news agency and other local media reported.
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Four Turkish academics released pending trial on terror propaganda -group | Reuters
Four Turkish academics released pending trial on terror propaganda -group
Four Turkish academics jailed on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda were released pending trial by an Istanbul court on Friday, a group of their colleagues said on Facebook.
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Four Turkish academics jailed on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda were released pending trial by an Istanbul court on Friday, a group of their colleagues said on Facebook.
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Press, professors go on trial in Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 22.04.2016
Press, professors go on trial in Turkey
A Turkish court will try two of the country's top journalists and four academics accused of signing a petition, highlighting the government's crackdown on free speech. Tom Stevenson reports from Istanbul.
More:Press, professors go on trial in Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 22.04.2016
A Turkish court will try two of the country's top journalists and four academics accused of signing a petition, highlighting the government's crackdown on free speech. Tom Stevenson reports from Istanbul.
More:Press, professors go on trial in Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 22.04.2016
Dutch PM wants answers on Turkey's call to Turks in the Netherlands to report those who insult Erdogan, Europe News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Dutch PM wants answers on Turkey's call to Turks in the Netherlands to report those who insult Erdogan
EINDHOVEN (AFP) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday (April 21) that he will ask Ankara to clarify a call to Turks in the Netherlands to report individuals who insult Turkey or its president.
More:Dutch PM wants answers on Turkey's call to Turks in the Netherlands to report those who insult Erdogan, Europe News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
EINDHOVEN (AFP) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Thursday (April 21) that he will ask Ankara to clarify a call to Turks in the Netherlands to report individuals who insult Turkey or its president.
More:Dutch PM wants answers on Turkey's call to Turks in the Netherlands to report those who insult Erdogan, Europe News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Why Turkey frets over US-Russian relations - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Turkey frets over US-Russian relations
Turkey is deeply concerned with signs that the United States and Russia may come to an understanding to close the Turkish-Syrian border, which would have profound strategic and geopolitical implications.
More:Why Turkey frets over US-Russian relations - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey is deeply concerned with signs that the United States and Russia may come to an understanding to close the Turkish-Syrian border, which would have profound strategic and geopolitical implications.
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Thursday, April 21, 2016
ISIL suspect in Ankara bombing caught in Turkey’s east - CRIME
ISIL suspect in Ankara bombing caught in Turkey’s east
ANKARA – Doğan News Agency
An alleged member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), who was a suspect in the Ankara bombing that killed 103 people on Oct. 10, 2015, has been caught in the eastern province Elazığ. The suspect, Nihat Ürkmez, was detained in Elazığ before he was taken to Ankara, where he was arrested on April 21.
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ANKARA – Doğan News Agency
An alleged member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), who was a suspect in the Ankara bombing that killed 103 people on Oct. 10, 2015, has been caught in the eastern province Elazığ. The suspect, Nihat Ürkmez, was detained in Elazığ before he was taken to Ankara, where he was arrested on April 21.
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Syrian children underline hardships of living in Turkey through art - ARTS
Syrian children underline hardships of living in Turkey through art
Thursday,April 21 2016, Your time is 9:08:33 PM
Syrian children in Turkey marked the 4th Istanbul Children and Youth Arts Biennial with their projects encompassing issues facing them, such as the “right to education” and “secure living conditions,” during various art and music projects of the Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASAM).
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Thursday,April 21 2016, Your time is 9:08:33 PM
Syrian children in Turkey marked the 4th Istanbul Children and Youth Arts Biennial with their projects encompassing issues facing them, such as the “right to education” and “secure living conditions,” during various art and music projects of the Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASAM).
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Last section of mammoth İzmit Bay Bridge mounted - BUSINESS
Last section of mammoth İzmit Bay Bridge mounted
The last section of the mammoth İzmit Bay Bridge, a key part of the Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Highway Project which will shorten the travel time between Istanbul and the Aegean city of İzmir dramatically, was mounted in an official ceremony on April 21.
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The last section of the mammoth İzmit Bay Bridge, a key part of the Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Highway Project which will shorten the travel time between Istanbul and the Aegean city of İzmir dramatically, was mounted in an official ceremony on April 21.
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Another shift of power in Turkey - MURAT YETKİN
Another shift of power in Turkey
The Turkish Court of Appeals’ ruling on April 21 which overturned the convictions in the “Ergenekon” coup plot case marked an era in the country’s problematic relations between politics, the military and the judiciary.
More:Another shift of power in Turkey - MURAT YETKİN
The Turkish Court of Appeals’ ruling on April 21 which overturned the convictions in the “Ergenekon” coup plot case marked an era in the country’s problematic relations between politics, the military and the judiciary.
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Meet the 'Yes Men' of Turkey, Using Creative Subversion to Resist Their Government's War on Dissent | Alternet
Meet the 'Yes Men' of Turkey, Using Creative Subversion to Resist Their Government's War on Dissent
Collective launches mock university to ridicule crackdown on academic freedom.
By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet
April 21, 2016
Declaring that moral outrage has been exhausted, an anonymous collective of Turkish scholars and artists is now turning to public satire and subversive spectacle to expose the government crackdown on free expression that has forced several of their colleagues into jail and joblessness.
More:Meet the 'Yes Men' of Turkey, Using Creative Subversion to Resist Their Government's War on Dissent | Alternet
Collective launches mock university to ridicule crackdown on academic freedom.
By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet
April 21, 2016
Declaring that moral outrage has been exhausted, an anonymous collective of Turkish scholars and artists is now turning to public satire and subversive spectacle to expose the government crackdown on free expression that has forced several of their colleagues into jail and joblessness.
More:Meet the 'Yes Men' of Turkey, Using Creative Subversion to Resist Their Government's War on Dissent | Alternet
You say raki, I say ouzo | The Economist
You say raki, I say ouzo
Greek and Turkish Cypriots, close to a deal, may yet call the whole thing off
Apr 23rd 2016 | KORMAKITIS AND NICOSIA | From the print edition
PERCHED on a hilltop a few miles from the sea, the Christian Maronite village of Kormakitis, in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, is running out of time. In 1974, when Turkish troops invaded the island following a Greek Cypriot coup, the town was home to some 2,000 people. Today about 110 pensioners remain. They spend their time at the café joking in the indigenous dialect, a blend of Arabic, Aramaic and Greek. Their children, who have moved to the richer Greek part of the island, visit on holidays. A Lebanese priest leads prayers at the newly restored church. Every fortnight a UN convoy arrives from Nicosia, the capital, carrying supplies.
More:You say raki, I say ouzo | The Economist
Greek and Turkish Cypriots, close to a deal, may yet call the whole thing off
Apr 23rd 2016 | KORMAKITIS AND NICOSIA | From the print edition
PERCHED on a hilltop a few miles from the sea, the Christian Maronite village of Kormakitis, in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus, is running out of time. In 1974, when Turkish troops invaded the island following a Greek Cypriot coup, the town was home to some 2,000 people. Today about 110 pensioners remain. They spend their time at the café joking in the indigenous dialect, a blend of Arabic, Aramaic and Greek. Their children, who have moved to the richer Greek part of the island, visit on holidays. A Lebanese priest leads prayers at the newly restored church. Every fortnight a UN convoy arrives from Nicosia, the capital, carrying supplies.
More:You say raki, I say ouzo | The Economist
Turkish court overturns 275 verdicts in 'coup plot' trial - InCyprus
Turkish court overturns 275 verdicts in ‘coup plot’ trial
By Gulsen Solaker
Turkey’s appeals court has overturned coup plot convictions imposed in 2013 on a retired military chief and scores of senior figures in a case then regarded as clipping the wings of the secularist and military establishment, state media said on Thursday.
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By Gulsen Solaker
Turkey’s appeals court has overturned coup plot convictions imposed in 2013 on a retired military chief and scores of senior figures in a case then regarded as clipping the wings of the secularist and military establishment, state media said on Thursday.
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Kurdish Opposition Leader: Turkey's Erdogan Building a 'Caliphate'
Kurdish Opposition Leader: Turkey’s Erdogan ‘Wants a Caliphate’
by John Hayward21 Apr 20161
On Tuesday, Germany’s Der Spiegel published a lengthy interview with Selahattin Demirtas, leader of the Kurd-aligned HDP Party of Turkey. Demirtas leveled some serious allegations against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying the Kurds stood in the way of Erdogan’s creating an Islamic State-style (ISIS/ISIL) “Caliphate” of his own, and warning that Erdogan’s war against the Kurds could make the already-fearsome refugee crisis in Europe even worse.
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by John Hayward21 Apr 20161
On Tuesday, Germany’s Der Spiegel published a lengthy interview with Selahattin Demirtas, leader of the Kurd-aligned HDP Party of Turkey. Demirtas leveled some serious allegations against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying the Kurds stood in the way of Erdogan’s creating an Islamic State-style (ISIS/ISIL) “Caliphate” of his own, and warning that Erdogan’s war against the Kurds could make the already-fearsome refugee crisis in Europe even worse.
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Greece, Turkey and the EU | Comment | ekathimerini.com
Greece, Turkey and the EU
COMMENT 20.04.2016 : 21:41
TAGS: Migration, Diplomacy, EU
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated the obvious when he was on his way to Brussels a couple of days ago. He said that if Brussels did not hold up its end of the EU-Turkey agreement on refugees, which involves the relaxation of visa rules for Turks by June, then “no one would expect Turkey to adhere its commitments” to stem the flow of migrants reaching Greece.
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COMMENT 20.04.2016 : 21:41
TAGS: Migration, Diplomacy, EU
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated the obvious when he was on his way to Brussels a couple of days ago. He said that if Brussels did not hold up its end of the EU-Turkey agreement on refugees, which involves the relaxation of visa rules for Turks by June, then “no one would expect Turkey to adhere its commitments” to stem the flow of migrants reaching Greece.
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Turkey moves closer to EU visa-free travel | euronews, world news
Turkey moves closer to EU visa-free travel
21/04 04:06 CET
Turkey is moving closer to being granted visa-free travel to the European Union. It could be in force by the end of June.
The bloc’s executive, the EU Commission, has said it depends on Ankara meeting the remaining conditions contained in a deal with the EUover stemming migration into Europe. The assessment is to be presented in a report next month.
More:Turkey moves closer to EU visa-free travel | euronews, world news
21/04 04:06 CET
Turkey is moving closer to being granted visa-free travel to the European Union. It could be in force by the end of June.
The bloc’s executive, the EU Commission, has said it depends on Ankara meeting the remaining conditions contained in a deal with the EUover stemming migration into Europe. The assessment is to be presented in a report next month.
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DW Freedom of Speech Award goes to Turkish ′Hurriyet′ journalist Sedat Ergin | News | DW.COM | 21.04.2016
DW Freedom of Speech Award goes to Turkish 'Hurriyet' journalist Sedat Ergin
Sedat Ergin, the editor-in-chief of the Turkish daily “Hürriyet" is to receive Deutsche Welle's Freedom of Speech Award. His attendance at DW's Global Media Forum in June hinges on legal battles in Istanbul.
More:DW Freedom of Speech Award goes to Turkish ′Hurriyet′ journalist Sedat Ergin | News | DW.COM | 21.04.2016
Sedat Ergin, the editor-in-chief of the Turkish daily “Hürriyet" is to receive Deutsche Welle's Freedom of Speech Award. His attendance at DW's Global Media Forum in June hinges on legal battles in Istanbul.
More:DW Freedom of Speech Award goes to Turkish ′Hurriyet′ journalist Sedat Ergin | News | DW.COM | 21.04.2016
Tourism Loses Allure in Turkey as Bombings Fray Nerves - Bloomberg
Beaches and Bars Lose Allure in Turkey as Bombings Fray Nerves
Regional tensions and deadly bombings are scaring away visitors from the world’s sixth-most popular holiday destination.
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Regional tensions and deadly bombings are scaring away visitors from the world’s sixth-most popular holiday destination.
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How Turkish intelligence scored a much-needed success - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
How Turkish intelligence scored a much-needed success
In 2013, Al-Monitor columnist Amberin Zaman penned a piece for another publication titled “Hakan Fidan, So Very Sexy” to explain how crucial Fidan's role as director of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) is in Turkish politics — hence, the media’s persistent focus on his actions.
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In 2013, Al-Monitor columnist Amberin Zaman penned a piece for another publication titled “Hakan Fidan, So Very Sexy” to explain how crucial Fidan's role as director of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) is in Turkish politics — hence, the media’s persistent focus on his actions.
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Suriname's top diplomat calls on Islamic bloc to invest | Caribbean News Now
Suriname's top diplomat calls on Islamic bloc to invest
Published on April 20, 2016 Email To Friend Print Version
By Ray Chickrie
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- At the just concluded 13th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) heads of government summit in Istanbul, the foreign minister of Suriname, Niermala Badrising, used the occasion to showcase her country and urged member states to invest in Suriname.
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By Ray Chickrie
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- At the just concluded 13th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) heads of government summit in Istanbul, the foreign minister of Suriname, Niermala Badrising, used the occasion to showcase her country and urged member states to invest in Suriname.
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Erdogan: The World's Most Insulted President
Erdogan: The World's Most Insulted President
by Burak Bekdil
April 20, 2016 at 4:00 am
Since Erdogan was elected president in August 2014 he has sued at least 1,845 Turks for insulting him. Now his judicial challenges have been exported to Europe.
Angela Merkel's decision to allow Böhmermann's prosecution hardly complies with the European culture of civil liberties.
"[N]ow the Turkish journalists and artists will even suffer more." — Rebecca Harms, co-chair of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance at the European Parliament.
The trouble is, the more Erdogan realizes that his blackmailing works, the more willing he will be to export his poor democratic culture into Europe. Merkel has set the wrong precedent and given the prickly sultan what he wants.
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by Burak Bekdil
April 20, 2016 at 4:00 am
Since Erdogan was elected president in August 2014 he has sued at least 1,845 Turks for insulting him. Now his judicial challenges have been exported to Europe.
Angela Merkel's decision to allow Böhmermann's prosecution hardly complies with the European culture of civil liberties.
"[N]ow the Turkish journalists and artists will even suffer more." — Rebecca Harms, co-chair of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance at the European Parliament.
The trouble is, the more Erdogan realizes that his blackmailing works, the more willing he will be to export his poor democratic culture into Europe. Merkel has set the wrong precedent and given the prickly sultan what he wants.
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Mr. Erdogan Will See You Now: Welcome to Banking’s Toughest Job - Bloomberg
Mr. Erdogan Will See You Now: Welcome to Banking’s Toughest Job
Onur Ant
April 19, 2016 — 5:00 PM EDT
Updated on April 20, 2016 — 5:42 AM EDT
Erdem Basci’s biggest accomplishment may be that people still talk about the independence of Turkey’s central bank.
The 49-year-old former academic was one of the world’s most innovative and unpredictable central bankers during a five-year term that ended Tuesday and wasn’t renewed. He was also one of the most beleaguered, criticized by investors for missing inflation targets every year, and berated by his prime minister-then-president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as a traitor, a failure and the government’s primary obstacle to reaching ambitious economic goals.
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Onur Ant
April 19, 2016 — 5:00 PM EDT
Updated on April 20, 2016 — 5:42 AM EDT
Erdem Basci’s biggest accomplishment may be that people still talk about the independence of Turkey’s central bank.
The 49-year-old former academic was one of the world’s most innovative and unpredictable central bankers during a five-year term that ended Tuesday and wasn’t renewed. He was also one of the most beleaguered, criticized by investors for missing inflation targets every year, and berated by his prime minister-then-president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as a traitor, a failure and the government’s primary obstacle to reaching ambitious economic goals.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
European Leaders Face Criticism For Refugee Deal With Turkey | Children of Syria | FRONTLINE | PBS
European Leaders Face Criticism For Refugee Deal With Turkey
April 19, 2016 /
by Priyanka Boghani
The fate of Syrians hoping to seek asylum in Europe has changed dramatically over the last year. Less than eight months ago, hundreds of thousands of Syrians joined Afghans, Iraqis and others on perilous sea journeys to Greece, trying to make their way to Germany and other European nations with generous asylum policies.
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April 19, 2016 /
by Priyanka Boghani
The fate of Syrians hoping to seek asylum in Europe has changed dramatically over the last year. Less than eight months ago, hundreds of thousands of Syrians joined Afghans, Iraqis and others on perilous sea journeys to Greece, trying to make their way to Germany and other European nations with generous asylum policies.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Turkish Competition Authority Considers Movie Cinemas In Sector Report - Anti-trust/Competition Law - Turkey
Turkey: Turkish Competition Authority Considers Movie Cinemas In Sector Report
Last Updated: 19 April 2016
The Turkish Competition Authority has published a report on movie cinemas, outlining competition law-related conditions in different aspects of the sector, such as production, distribution and screening ("Report"). The report has been updated to include information about the recent merger of AFM and MARS and its effect of the sector. Notably, the report comments on the link between movie cinemas and shopping malls in Turkey.
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Last Updated: 19 April 2016
The Turkish Competition Authority has published a report on movie cinemas, outlining competition law-related conditions in different aspects of the sector, such as production, distribution and screening ("Report"). The report has been updated to include information about the recent merger of AFM and MARS and its effect of the sector. Notably, the report comments on the link between movie cinemas and shopping malls in Turkey.
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Turkey: 38 arrested for 'framing' Fenerbahce officials - Washington Times
Turkey: 38 arrested for ‘framing’ Fenerbahce officials
By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 19, 2016
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 38 people suspected of “framing” soccer team Fenerbahce’s players and directors in a match-fixing investigation in 2011, as the government pressed ahead with a crackdown on supporters of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
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By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 19, 2016
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 38 people suspected of “framing” soccer team Fenerbahce’s players and directors in a match-fixing investigation in 2011, as the government pressed ahead with a crackdown on supporters of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
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Turkey: 38 arrested for 'framing' Fenerbahce officials - Washington Times
Turkey: 38 arrested for ‘framing’ Fenerbahce officials
By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 19, 2016
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 38 people suspected of “framing” soccer team Fenerbahce’s players and directors in a match-fixing investigation in 2011, as the government pressed ahead with a crackdown on supporters of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
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By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 19, 2016
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained 38 people suspected of “framing” soccer team Fenerbahce’s players and directors in a match-fixing investigation in 2011, as the government pressed ahead with a crackdown on supporters of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
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A Test of Turkey's Pragmatism | Stratfor
A Test of Turkey's Pragmatism
Analysis
April 19, 2016 | 09:00 GMT Print
It appears as though Turkey has established its priorities in the Syrian civil war. Algerian newspaper El Watan said April 8 that Algiers has been mediating a back-channel dialogue between Syria and Turkey, a report that a Stratfor source has since corroborated. The discussions centered primarily on Ankara's concerns over the creation of an independent Kurdish state in Syria. The source, moreover, said Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu raised the same concerns on a March 4-5 visit to Tehran, during which the prime minister proposed a plan to communicate with Damascus about Kurdish containment in Syria.
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Analysis
April 19, 2016 | 09:00 GMT Print
It appears as though Turkey has established its priorities in the Syrian civil war. Algerian newspaper El Watan said April 8 that Algiers has been mediating a back-channel dialogue between Syria and Turkey, a report that a Stratfor source has since corroborated. The discussions centered primarily on Ankara's concerns over the creation of an independent Kurdish state in Syria. The source, moreover, said Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu raised the same concerns on a March 4-5 visit to Tehran, during which the prime minister proposed a plan to communicate with Damascus about Kurdish containment in Syria.
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Sending the Wrong Signal to Turkey - The New York Times
The choice Angela Merkel had when Turkey’s imperious president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, demanded that Germany prosecute a comedian was a variation on the dilemma posed by a kidnapper: Paying the ransom solves the immediate problem but sets a dangerous precedent.
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How the Syrian war is affecting Turkish Lira – The London Economic
How the Syrian war is affecting Turkish Lira
Ollie McAninch
19 Apr 2016
Currency trader Compare Currency tell The London Economic how the war in Syria is having dramatic effects on currencies around the world, in particular the Turkish Lira.
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Ollie McAninch
19 Apr 2016
Currency trader Compare Currency tell The London Economic how the war in Syria is having dramatic effects on currencies around the world, in particular the Turkish Lira.
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Turkey to hit anti dumping duties on U.S. cotton imports
Turkey to hit anti dumping duties on U.S. cotton imports
YarnsandFibers News Bureau, 2016-04-19 17:00:00 - New York
Turkey to hit anti dumping duties on U.S. cotton imports
Turkey to hit anti-dumping duties on U.S. cotton imports, the decision to introduce tariffs has been widely expected since Turkey's Economy Ministry said in February that U.S. cotton was hurting the country's domestic industry, a U.S. industry trade association said on Monday, fraying relations between one of the world's top fiber growers and one of its biggest customers amid weak global prices and demand.
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YarnsandFibers News Bureau, 2016-04-19 17:00:00 - New York
Turkey to hit anti dumping duties on U.S. cotton imports
Turkey to hit anti-dumping duties on U.S. cotton imports, the decision to introduce tariffs has been widely expected since Turkey's Economy Ministry said in February that U.S. cotton was hurting the country's domestic industry, a U.S. industry trade association said on Monday, fraying relations between one of the world's top fiber growers and one of its biggest customers amid weak global prices and demand.
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Böhmermann case likely to backfire on Erdoğan - SEMİH İDİZ
Böhmermann case likely to backfire on Erdoğan
The offensive poem by German comedian Jan Böhmermann about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is puerile and asinine. There is a thin line between biting even scathing political humor and downright insults.
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The offensive poem by German comedian Jan Böhmermann about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is puerile and asinine. There is a thin line between biting even scathing political humor and downright insults.
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Monday, April 18, 2016
Could the Turkish police have prevented IS massacre in Ankara? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Could the Turkish police have prevented IS massacre in Ankara?
Could Turkish police have prevented the double-suicide attack Oct. 10 in Ankara that killed 102 people? Until April 13, we could only speculate. But now, we can give a firm answer that yes, the attack could have been thwarted.
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Could Turkish police have prevented the double-suicide attack Oct. 10 in Ankara that killed 102 people? Until April 13, we could only speculate. But now, we can give a firm answer that yes, the attack could have been thwarted.
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Turkey’s New Central Bank Head Expected to Cut Interest Rate in Inaugural Move - WSJ
Turkey’s New Central Bank Head Expected to Cut Interest Rate in Inaugural Move
Murat Cetinkaya to lead Monetary Policy Committee less than 24 hours after becoming central bank’s governor
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Murat Cetinkaya to lead Monetary Policy Committee less than 24 hours after becoming central bank’s governor
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Germany Green Lights Legal Case Against Erdogan Critical Comic - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Erdogan and the Satirist: Inside Merkel's Comedy Conundrum
By SPIEGEL Staff
Photo Gallery: A German Comedian Takes On Turkey Photos
DPA
With his insulting poem about Turkish President Erdogan, Jan Böhmermann has triggered an affair of state. Now, Chancellor Merkel has elected to allow legal proceedings against the German comedian. What, though, was Böhmermann's intent?
Jan Böhmermann has disappeared. He's not giving interviews; he's not answering his phone. Since Monday, he has also gone silent on Twitter, where he is normally extremely active. He has hardly left his home in Cologne in the last few days and he is also now under police protection.
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By SPIEGEL Staff
Photo Gallery: A German Comedian Takes On Turkey Photos
DPA
With his insulting poem about Turkish President Erdogan, Jan Böhmermann has triggered an affair of state. Now, Chancellor Merkel has elected to allow legal proceedings against the German comedian. What, though, was Böhmermann's intent?
Jan Böhmermann has disappeared. He's not giving interviews; he's not answering his phone. Since Monday, he has also gone silent on Twitter, where he is normally extremely active. He has hardly left his home in Cologne in the last few days and he is also now under police protection.
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First they came for the comedians, and I did not speak out…. – iPolitics
First they came for the comedians, and I did not speak out….
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I don’t know about you, but I’d be willing to hide Rick Mercer if the government ever came after him.
You know, if he ever really got under their skin with an especially stinging Rick’s Rant. Think I’m kidding? If only I were.
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Screenshot 2016-04-17 19.56.54
I don’t know about you, but I’d be willing to hide Rick Mercer if the government ever came after him.
You know, if he ever really got under their skin with an especially stinging Rick’s Rant. Think I’m kidding? If only I were.
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Hard to satire: Turkey forcing censorship abroad - The Daily Athenaeum: Opinion
Hard to satire: Turkey forcing censorship abroad
By Robby Ralston
Should satire ever be punished? Recent events in Turkey have led the public to answer this question with a resounding "no."
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By Robby Ralston
Should satire ever be punished? Recent events in Turkey have led the public to answer this question with a resounding "no."
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Erdoğan’s Latest: Lifting of Parliamentary Immunity - The Media Line
Erdoğan’s Latest: Lifting of Parliamentary Immunity
By Nick Ashdown | The Media Line
April 18, 2016
By: Nick Ashdown/The Media Line
ISTANBUL — A draft proposal of a constitutional amendment lifting the legal immunity of parliamentarians facing probes, widely seen as targeting the ruling party’s arch-rivals, has been submitted to the Turkish Parliament.
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By Nick Ashdown | The Media Line
April 18, 2016
By: Nick Ashdown/The Media Line
ISTANBUL — A draft proposal of a constitutional amendment lifting the legal immunity of parliamentarians facing probes, widely seen as targeting the ruling party’s arch-rivals, has been submitted to the Turkish Parliament.
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Sunday, April 17, 2016
German comic in Erdogan row suspends TV show | News24
German comic in Erdogan row suspends TV show
Berlin - A German comedian whose satirical poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unleashed a bitter row about freedom of speech has decided to suspend his own TV show, he announced on his Facebook page on Saturday.
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Berlin - A German comedian whose satirical poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has unleashed a bitter row about freedom of speech has decided to suspend his own TV show, he announced on his Facebook page on Saturday.
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Saturday, April 16, 2016
'Imamization' raising eyebrows in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
'Imamization' raising eyebrows in Turkey
Nevzat Turan, a high school vice principal from Malatya province, shared a photo of folkloric dance on social media and equated with adultery any dance where women and men hold hands. As public criticism soared, Turan deleted the April 10 post, but he also had supporters. Among these, Mirac Gocmez, from the local Justice and Development Party (AKP) establishment, wrote on Facebook, “What happened to the freedom of expression that they cherish? The man [Turan] is righteous, and he is stating the truth. And most importantly, he expressed himself in the language of Islam. That is what is really bothering you.”
More:'Imamization' raising eyebrows in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Nevzat Turan, a high school vice principal from Malatya province, shared a photo of folkloric dance on social media and equated with adultery any dance where women and men hold hands. As public criticism soared, Turan deleted the April 10 post, but he also had supporters. Among these, Mirac Gocmez, from the local Justice and Development Party (AKP) establishment, wrote on Facebook, “What happened to the freedom of expression that they cherish? The man [Turan] is righteous, and he is stating the truth. And most importantly, he expressed himself in the language of Islam. That is what is really bothering you.”
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State Department Report Slams Turkey on Human Rights and Press Freedom
State Department Report Slams Turkey on Human Rights and Press Freedom
04/15/2016 03:54 pm ET
Aydoğan Vatandaş
Journalist, writer and political analyst
The United States accused Turkey of restricting civil rights and violating basic human rights in a long annual human rights report released on Wednesday.
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04/15/2016 03:54 pm ET
Aydoğan Vatandaş
Journalist, writer and political analyst
The United States accused Turkey of restricting civil rights and violating basic human rights in a long annual human rights report released on Wednesday.
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Thousands Of Syrian Refugees Struggle To Survive In Turkish Port City
Thousands Of Syrian Refugees Struggle To Survive In Turkish Port City
04/15/2016 10:55 am ET
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Eric Reidy Refugees Deeply
The EU-Turkey deal involves mass returns of migrants and asylum seekers, including Syrians from Greece to camps in Turkey.
During the early years of the Syrian conflict, Mersin was considered “the best place to be Syrian in Turkey” and thousands of middle-class Syrians fled to the port city. With few allowed to work and their resources now exhausted, most now struggle to survive. Mersin is the second stop in our series “Route Mediterranean.
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04/15/2016 10:55 am ET
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Eric Reidy Refugees Deeply
The EU-Turkey deal involves mass returns of migrants and asylum seekers, including Syrians from Greece to camps in Turkey.
During the early years of the Syrian conflict, Mersin was considered “the best place to be Syrian in Turkey” and thousands of middle-class Syrians fled to the port city. With few allowed to work and their resources now exhausted, most now struggle to survive. Mersin is the second stop in our series “Route Mediterranean.
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European body concerned over worsening Turkish human rights | Fox News
European body concerned over worsening Turkish human rights
Published April 14, 2016 Associated Press
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ANKARA, Turkey – A European official has voiced concern over Turkish security forces' fight against Kurdish rebels, saying the respect for human rights has "deteriorated at an alarming speed."
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ANKARA, Turkey – A European official has voiced concern over Turkish security forces' fight against Kurdish rebels, saying the respect for human rights has "deteriorated at an alarming speed."
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Merkel and EU representatives to go to Turkey next week | Daily Mail Online
Merkel and EU representatives to go to Turkey next week
By Reuters
Published: 05:17 EST, 15 April 2016 | Updated: 05:17 EST, 15 April 2016
BERLIN, April 15 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Gaziantep in Turkey on Saturday 23 April along with representatives of the European Union, her spokesman said on Friday.
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By Reuters
Published: 05:17 EST, 15 April 2016 | Updated: 05:17 EST, 15 April 2016
BERLIN, April 15 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Gaziantep in Turkey on Saturday 23 April along with representatives of the European Union, her spokesman said on Friday.
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Turkey's Militants Get More Organized | Stratfor
Turkey's Militants Get More Organized
Turkey's biggest Kurdish militant group is looking to expand, and it might turn to Russia for help. The Kurdistan Workers' Party, better known by its Kurdish acronym, PKK, has established an umbrella organization for the country's leftist militancies in an effort to broaden its own capabilities and extend its support base beyond the pro-Kurd community. The new group, known as the Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH), is led by the chief of the PKK's most radical leftist faction. Its stated intention is to promote its political agenda, which opposes the Turkish state and the ruling Justice and Development Party in particular, through the use of propaganda and terrorist attacks, including against foreign nationals. Because Russia has a long history of using Turkey's militant groups — especially the PKK — to promote its own interests in the region, there is little doubt that Moscow will seize the opportunity created by the HBDH to do so again. By supporting the PKK's newest endeavor, Russia might be able to keep Turkey preoccupied with problems at home and out of Moscow's affairs elsewhere in the Middle East.
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Turkey's biggest Kurdish militant group is looking to expand, and it might turn to Russia for help. The Kurdistan Workers' Party, better known by its Kurdish acronym, PKK, has established an umbrella organization for the country's leftist militancies in an effort to broaden its own capabilities and extend its support base beyond the pro-Kurd community. The new group, known as the Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH), is led by the chief of the PKK's most radical leftist faction. Its stated intention is to promote its political agenda, which opposes the Turkish state and the ruling Justice and Development Party in particular, through the use of propaganda and terrorist attacks, including against foreign nationals. Because Russia has a long history of using Turkey's militant groups — especially the PKK — to promote its own interests in the region, there is little doubt that Moscow will seize the opportunity created by the HBDH to do so again. By supporting the PKK's newest endeavor, Russia might be able to keep Turkey preoccupied with problems at home and out of Moscow's affairs elsewhere in the Middle East.
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Friday, April 15, 2016
EU: Turkey Needs Urgent Reforms in Key Areas
EU: Turkey Needs Urgent Reforms in Key Areas
April 14, 2016 1:45 PM
The European Union has accused Turkey of “backsliding” on democracy and urged Ankara to conduct "a structured and more frequent political dialogue on key thematic issues."
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April 14, 2016 1:45 PM
The European Union has accused Turkey of “backsliding” on democracy and urged Ankara to conduct "a structured and more frequent political dialogue on key thematic issues."
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
First Turkey-backed operation against IS becomes a fiasco - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
First Turkey-backed operation against IS becomes a fiasco
Turkey recently proposed that the United States abandon Syrian Kurdistan's People's Protection Units (YPG) and "let us wipe out the Islamic State [IS] jointly with the moderate opposition." Turkey then made its first such move last week at al-Rai, Syria, with a composite force of Turkmens, Free Syrian Army factions and Salafists.
More:First Turkey-backed operation against IS becomes a fiasco - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey recently proposed that the United States abandon Syrian Kurdistan's People's Protection Units (YPG) and "let us wipe out the Islamic State [IS] jointly with the moderate opposition." Turkey then made its first such move last week at al-Rai, Syria, with a composite force of Turkmens, Free Syrian Army factions and Salafists.
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