Turkey's main opposition to fight Erdogan's 'one-man regime'
Firat Kozok, (c) 2016, Bloomberg(c) 2016, Bloomberg
Turkey's main opposition party will resist imposition of one-man rule "with all our might," chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu said in an interview, as an expanding government crackdown deepened concerns at home and abroad about the country's direction.
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Thursday, November 03, 2016
Turkey purges gendarmerie over alleged Gulen ties | News | DW.COM | 03.11.2016
Turkey purges gendarmerie over alleged Gulen ties
The Interior Ministry in Turkey has fired over 1,200 soldiers serving in the gendarmerie, citing investigations into the failed coup. Over 100,000 people were suspended or sacked from state jobs since the unrest.
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The Interior Ministry in Turkey has fired over 1,200 soldiers serving in the gendarmerie, citing investigations into the failed coup. Over 100,000 people were suspended or sacked from state jobs since the unrest.
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Wednesday, November 02, 2016
Turkey is about to find out if more people are safe when armed
Turkey is about to find out if more people are safe when armed
Last year, a close friend advised me to stop trying to make a meager living by writing articles. Instead, this friend said, I should take up firearms training for all the senior Turkish bureaucrats who have been rushing to buy guns. The problem, he said, was that these new gun owners had no idea how to use their weapons. My friend said that's why he began offering private training on how to care for, load, conceal and carry guns. The last phase of training is target practice at a range.
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Last year, a close friend advised me to stop trying to make a meager living by writing articles. Instead, this friend said, I should take up firearms training for all the senior Turkish bureaucrats who have been rushing to buy guns. The problem, he said, was that these new gun owners had no idea how to use their weapons. My friend said that's why he began offering private training on how to care for, load, conceal and carry guns. The last phase of training is target practice at a range.
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Turkish turbulence: Cumhuriyet closure is just the beginning | Middle East Eye
Turkish turbulence: Cumhuriyet closure is just the beginning
Closure of left-of-centre paper is part of a shift to authoritarianism in which Turkey's links with the West look increasingly fragile
Could this be the beginning of Turkey’s farewell to Europe and the Western world? On Tuesday, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told parliamentarians of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP): “We don’t care about your [i.e. Europe’s] red lines. It’s the people who draw the red lines. What importance does your line have?”
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Closure of left-of-centre paper is part of a shift to authoritarianism in which Turkey's links with the West look increasingly fragile
Could this be the beginning of Turkey’s farewell to Europe and the Western world? On Tuesday, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told parliamentarians of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP): “We don’t care about your [i.e. Europe’s] red lines. It’s the people who draw the red lines. What importance does your line have?”
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Turkey turns its back on Europe - SEMİH İDİZ
Turkey turns its back on Europe
The operation against daily Cumhuriyet beggars belief. A paper that was hounded not so long ago by prosecutors who are accused today of acting at the behest of Fethullah Gülen – the Islamic cleric said to have masterminded the July 15 coup attempt – is now being accused of supporting Gülen.
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The operation against daily Cumhuriyet beggars belief. A paper that was hounded not so long ago by prosecutors who are accused today of acting at the behest of Fethullah Gülen – the Islamic cleric said to have masterminded the July 15 coup attempt – is now being accused of supporting Gülen.
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A pull effect for nationalists is a push effect for democrats in Turkey - BARÇIN YİNANÇ
A pull effect for nationalists is a push effect for democrats in Turkey
I first met the journalist Kadri Gürsel more than 20 years ago. But I got to know him better after I moved to Istanbul from Ankara in 2005, when I began to see him more frequently. Each time we met, developments in Turkey had taken a worse turn than they were in our previous meetings. I kept arguing that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s policies were not sustainable, and there would be a limit to democratic backpedaling because Turkey remained anchored to the European Union. Most of all, I had faith in Turkey’s own democratic forces.
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I first met the journalist Kadri Gürsel more than 20 years ago. But I got to know him better after I moved to Istanbul from Ankara in 2005, when I began to see him more frequently. Each time we met, developments in Turkey had taken a worse turn than they were in our previous meetings. I kept arguing that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s policies were not sustainable, and there would be a limit to democratic backpedaling because Turkey remained anchored to the European Union. Most of all, I had faith in Turkey’s own democratic forces.
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Why are the people of Turkey afraid? - GÜLSE BİRSEL
Why are the people of Turkey afraid?
Dear rulers of my beloved country,
It might be too late by the time you read this letter, so please, read it on the day it is printed in the paper.
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Dear rulers of my beloved country,
It might be too late by the time you read this letter, so please, read it on the day it is printed in the paper.
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Destination ‘great Muslim democracy’: Time to get off the train - BURAK BEKDİL
Destination ‘great Muslim democracy’: Time to get off the train
Every new day adds fresh validation to the adage that “Turkey is fun unless you have to live in it.” In one recent speech, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described himself as an enemy of interest rates “because interest rates are a means of abuse.”
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Every new day adds fresh validation to the adage that “Turkey is fun unless you have to live in it.” In one recent speech, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described himself as an enemy of interest rates “because interest rates are a means of abuse.”
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The danger with role models
The danger with role models
Opinion in the Arab world is divided when it comes to the policies adopted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the coup attempt in Turkey. Islamists feel their position has been strengthened, while liberal and conservative Arabs look upon recent developments with concern. Analysis by Joseph Croitoru
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Opinion in the Arab world is divided when it comes to the policies adopted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the coup attempt in Turkey. Islamists feel their position has been strengthened, while liberal and conservative Arabs look upon recent developments with concern. Analysis by Joseph Croitoru
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Pac-Man Collects Muslim Women, Claims Turkish Ministry - Vocativ
Pac-Man Collects Muslim Women, Claims Turkish Ministry
The Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports has launched a campaign against video games it claims spread Islamophobia
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The Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports has launched a campaign against video games it claims spread Islamophobia
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Iraq-Turkey tension rises amid battle for Mosul - News from Al Jazeera
Iraq-Turkey tension rises amid battle for Mosul
Deployment of Turkish military near border elicits warning from Iraq's Abadi, who says "we do not want war with Turkey".
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Deployment of Turkish military near border elicits warning from Iraq's Abadi, who says "we do not want war with Turkey".
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Tuesday, November 01, 2016
Erdogan hammers the final nail for Turkey’s free press
Erdogan hammers the final nail for Turkey’s free press
A venerable left-leaning daily faces the same fate as other newspapers
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A venerable left-leaning daily faces the same fate as other newspapers
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Can Turkey’s Democracy Survive President Erdogan? - The New York Times
Can Turkey’s Democracy Survive President Erdogan?
By THE EDITORIAL BOARDNOV. 1, 2016
What is unnerving in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s march to authoritarianism is how dismally familiar it is: the coup that becomes a pretext for a massive roundup of real and imagined enemies; the claims to be the one man who can withstand the onslaught of foreign foes; the invocation of purported historical slights; the silencing of the news media. The world has seen this before in other countries. The pattern is tried and true; the tough question is how to break it.
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By THE EDITORIAL BOARDNOV. 1, 2016
What is unnerving in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s march to authoritarianism is how dismally familiar it is: the coup that becomes a pretext for a massive roundup of real and imagined enemies; the claims to be the one man who can withstand the onslaught of foreign foes; the invocation of purported historical slights; the silencing of the news media. The world has seen this before in other countries. The pattern is tried and true; the tough question is how to break it.
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Several tools to promote Turkey - MELİS ALPHAN
Several tools to promote Turkey
Turkey should distance itself from “all inclusive” tourism and focus on faith and nature tourism in order to draw tourists who will spend money in the country.
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Turkey should distance itself from “all inclusive” tourism and focus on faith and nature tourism in order to draw tourists who will spend money in the country.
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Rough Seas Ahead for the Turkish Economy | Stratfor
Rough Seas Ahead for the Turkish Economy
For several years, the Turkish economy has managed to keep its balance despite teetering on the brink of major problems. In 2013, the notorious "taper tantrum" exposed Turkey as one of the Fragile Five countries that would be most affected by an expected tightening in U.S. monetary policy, and the outlook for the country appeared bleak. But Turkey has broadly defied its naysayers. In the years since, its gross domestic product has grown steadily, inflation has been manageable and it has had no major debt defaults, all despite the fear that U.S. interest rate increases would actually come to fruition. Favorable circumstances have helped the Turkish economy defy the gloomy expectations — particularly the 2014-15 drop in global oil prices. But as oil prices stabilize and other positive factors fade away, Turkey looks likely to suffer greater economic hardship over the coming months.
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For several years, the Turkish economy has managed to keep its balance despite teetering on the brink of major problems. In 2013, the notorious "taper tantrum" exposed Turkey as one of the Fragile Five countries that would be most affected by an expected tightening in U.S. monetary policy, and the outlook for the country appeared bleak. But Turkey has broadly defied its naysayers. In the years since, its gross domestic product has grown steadily, inflation has been manageable and it has had no major debt defaults, all despite the fear that U.S. interest rate increases would actually come to fruition. Favorable circumstances have helped the Turkish economy defy the gloomy expectations — particularly the 2014-15 drop in global oil prices. But as oil prices stabilize and other positive factors fade away, Turkey looks likely to suffer greater economic hardship over the coming months.
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Turkish military deploy tanks, military vehicles to Iraqi border area: sources | Reuters
Turkish military deploy tanks, military vehicles to Iraqi border area: sources
Turkey's military has begun deploying tanks and other armored vehicles to the town of Silopi near the Iraqi border, in a move the defense minister said on Tuesday was related to the fight against terrorism and developments across the border.
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Turkey's military has begun deploying tanks and other armored vehicles to the town of Silopi near the Iraqi border, in a move the defense minister said on Tuesday was related to the fight against terrorism and developments across the border.
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Erdogan rides patriotic wave with crackdown at home, combative policy abroad | Reuters
Erdogan rides patriotic wave with crackdown at home, combative policy abroad
By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall | ISTANBUL
In the three and half months since a failed military coup, Turkey has sacked or suspended more than 110,000 people, launched a military incursion into Syria, and repeatedly threatened to do the same in Iraq.
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall | ISTANBUL
In the three and half months since a failed military coup, Turkey has sacked or suspended more than 110,000 people, launched a military incursion into Syria, and repeatedly threatened to do the same in Iraq.
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Turkey time: Europe’s Erdogan dilemma
Turkey time: Europe’s Erdogan dilemma
Brussels Blog
Not even the clocks in Turkey can ignore the whims of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This weekend Turkey’s imperious president decided to make it summertime all year. The decision to abandon daylight saving time moves Ankara an hour further from Europe, and into a timezone with Khartoum, Moscow and Riyadh. If only that were the end of it.
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Brussels Blog
Not even the clocks in Turkey can ignore the whims of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This weekend Turkey’s imperious president decided to make it summertime all year. The decision to abandon daylight saving time moves Ankara an hour further from Europe, and into a timezone with Khartoum, Moscow and Riyadh. If only that were the end of it.
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Turkey Rejects Europe's 'Red Line' On Press Freedom After Detentions | Huffington Post
Turkey Rejects Europe’s ‘Red Line’ On Press Freedom After Detentions
Police detained journalists who were accused of helping precipitate the failed coup.
11/01/2016 08:47 am ET
Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk
Turkey’s prime minister said he had no regard for Europe’s “red line” on press freedom on Tuesday and warned Ankara would not be brought to heel with threats, rejecting criticism of the detention of senior journalists at an opposition newspaper.
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Police detained journalists who were accused of helping precipitate the failed coup.
11/01/2016 08:47 am ET
Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk
Turkey’s prime minister said he had no regard for Europe’s “red line” on press freedom on Tuesday and warned Ankara would not be brought to heel with threats, rejecting criticism of the detention of senior journalists at an opposition newspaper.
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Turkish journalists face abuse and threats online as trolls step up attacks | World news | The Guardian
Turkish journalists face abuse and threats online as trolls step up attacks
Two thousand cases of online harassment, smear campaigns and hacking by pro-government ‘lynch mobs’ logged in 2016
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Two thousand cases of online harassment, smear campaigns and hacking by pro-government ‘lynch mobs’ logged in 2016
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