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Women Protest against Pastures Being Opened for Construction
One may get whatever percentage of votes he may… Eventually, if he diverges from the path to prosperity and peace for the bases, he will turn the people against himself. This photo below is from a protest in … Continue reading
Posted in AKP, Turkey
Tagged egalite, fraternite, kütahya, liberte, protest, rise up
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Hollywood’s ‘Subliminal Anti-Erdoğan Film’ Detected by TRT
Turkish state-owned TRT has aired a commentary show regarding the agenda and the subject of the day was a Hollywood film named ‘Spectral’ where the depicted evil character is allegedly based on the physical appearance of Turkish President Erdoğan. (Original … Continue reading
Turkish Minister Kaya deported from the Netherlands: Ankara-Amsterdam crisis in a nutshell
Turkish Minister of Family and Social Affairs, Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya has been declared persona-non grata in the Netherlands following a row of diplomatic tension between the two countries when Turkish government insisted on campaigning abroad on the week of … Continue reading
Posted in AKP, Europe, Far Right, Hate Speech, Integration, Nationalism, Protests, Social Media, Turkey
Tagged Amsterdam, ankara, Dutch crisis, Far Right, Netherlands, referendum, Tulip Crisis, wilders
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The Traitors’ Cemetery: Burial place of Turkish coup plotters
Turkey has opened its first Traitors’ Cemetery in the aftermath of the July 15th coup attempt and Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor announced that the first burial has taken place. (Original on Katoikos) “There is a place needed, to be called … Continue reading
Rainbow Colors Not Allowed in Istanbul Pride
The organized LGBTI movement in Turkey has been growing and gaining more recognition as a progressive force. Accordingly, its activities faced more repression. (original: Katoikos) Istanbul Pride does not have a very long history, yet it has recently become increasingly significant. … Continue reading
Posted in AKP, Far Right, Hate Speech, Istanbul, Protests, Turkey
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Turkey Drafts ‘Academic Terrorism’ Regulation
Turkish government had declared academics, who have announced their opinion contrary to security policies of the government, as “traitors who should be declared as terrorists without weapons” and started acting on presumptions to intimidate, detain and arrest them. Just recently … Continue reading
Posted in academic freedom, AKP, Turkey
Tagged academia, academic crimes, academic freedom, universities
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Academic in Solitary Confinement as Bosphorus University President Appeals to the PM for Release
Turkey had seen an increased mobility in the campuses when over 1100 academics from across the country had got together to sign a petition calling for peace. Quickly they were declared as traitors and recently three academics, Dr. Esra … Continue reading
Posted in academic freedom, AKP, Nationalism, Turkey
Tagged academia, academic freedom, Bosphorus University, free expression, jailed academics, Peace Petition
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Turkey Arrests 3 “Academics for Peace” Signatories
Over 1100 academics from 89 universities in Turkey had gathered in a meeting hall in Taksim, Istanbul on the 11th of January, to compile a declaration calling for peace. The original text demanded Turkish government to end the “siege” in … Continue reading
Assailants of Turkish Journalist Change Statements, 3 of 4 Get Freed
A prominent Turkish anchorman of the critical news network CNNTurk and columnist for critical daily newspaper Hurriyet, Ahmet Hakan had been subjected to a brutal attack by four men recently. The assailants had then quickly been caught and taken to … Continue reading
Posted in AKP, Censorship, Far Right, media freedom, Nationalism, Turkey
Tagged ahmet hakan, attack on journalist, cnn, cnnturk, erdogan, turkey
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New Social Media Rules & Restrictions for Turkish Students
Turkish educational system suffers yet another blow; after last year’s signaling of a life style indoctrination by President Erdoğan, this year new rules and regulations update seems to target the students’ future experiences and uses of free speech and questioning … Continue reading
Posted in AKP, Nationalism, Social Media, Turkey
Tagged education, ideology, nationalist, secular, separatism, traitor, treason, turkey
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