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politics roundup: Erdoğan says he is not stricken with cancer…. Turkish Hizbullah back on the scene…
Erdogan Seeks to Dispel Cancer Rumors – Emerging Europe Real Time – WSJ By Ayla Albayrak ISTANBUL — Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has broken his silence to stop... Read more
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As Kılıçdaroğlu becomes the new target of Judicary and KCK arrests continue, an Economist slideshow of who crossed Ankara and ended up in jail…
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu addresses party members at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Kilicdaroglu accused the judiciary of doing the government’s... Read more
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As Yavuz Baydar states, “Jailing generals does not end tutelage….
Turkey Arrests Ex-Chief of Military, Gen. Ilker Basbug from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU Gen. Ilker Basbug faces charges in a long-running case involving accusations of a plot... Read more
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İlker Başbuğ tutuklandı… Storified…
[View the story "İlker Başbuğ tutuklandı..." on... Read more
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Turkey, the superpower style: “Uludere is a collateral damage case. We will pay what it costs…
“Collateral damage” in Uludere, Şırnak…. Turkey to compensate air strike victims from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Families of 35 civilians killed in strike meant for Kurdish rebels will receive... Read more
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EFD end of the year posts: with the Uludere massacre, Turkey’s Kurdish question comes back at full scale
pro-government circles recently argue that there is no going back to 1990′s in terms of Kurdish question. Now as in the old days Kurdish civilians are killed en masse as... Read more
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Turkish state says: Pay 30,000 liras when you are at 30 to be exempted from military service. don’t think of Conscientious objection
Turkish prime minister outlines paid military exemption conditions from Hurriyet Dailynews by ANKARA – Anatolia News Agency Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says Turkish nationals of 30 years of... Read more
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“Men Killed 24 Women in June” in Turkey. A social fabric roundup…
Men Killed 24 Women in June According to data compiled by bianet, 24 women were killed by men in June this year. 13 women were raped, 20 women harassed and... Read more
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photos of 24 fallen soldiers… Turkey launches incursion into Iraq
photos source: http://www.dipnot.tv/ Report: Turkey launches incursion into Iraq from Yahoo news Turkish soldiers, air force bombers and helicopter gunships reportedly launched an incursion into Iraq on Wednesday, hours after Kurdish... Read more
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Cengiz Aktar: ‘Her Türk bebek doğar’
‘Her Türk bebek doğar’ Demilitarizasyon sürecinin daha çok başındayız. 2002’den bu yana askeriyenin demokratik ülkelerde olduğu gibi seçilmişlerin otoritesi altında işini yapması konusunda epeyi yol alındı. Ama yol daha uzun.... Read more
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Museum of Shame (Utanç Müzesi) in Ankara
This is a newly opened museum in Ankara which mostly consists of torture materials after the coup d’etat. the Museum was initiated by an NGO, Devrimci 78′liler Federasyonu, victims of... Read more
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President Gül approves Turkey’s new top military brass; with the army out of the way, AKP has no excuse to work on the Kurdish opening…
Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (C in row on R) hosts an Iftar, the evening meal for breaking fast during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan... Read more
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New [tamed] high command in Turkish army will be determined soon…
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (C) is flanked by Ground Forces Commander and acting Chief of Staff General Necdet Ozel (L) and Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz (R) during a wreath-laying... Read more
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Resignation of top military leaders, no surprise and unfortunately not the end of militarism in politics…
We have a new chief of staff: Necdet Özel. General Necdet Ozel, commander of Turkey’s gendarmerie paramilitary force, arrives to meet with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara July 29,... Read more
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here is some action: Conscientious Objector Süver escaped from the military Prison!
update: he is caught in İzmir today… photo source and a longer post in Turkish here. There were various reports of ill treatment in the military prisons he was kept... Read more
