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The Fall of Assos

In Uncategorized on September 30, 2021 at 13:14

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Assos‘ view from the sea did not change for thousands of years. Then came the AKP government.

Here is the old Assos view:

And here is what they are up to:

 

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Only after a news story, the ISIS qadi who ordered the burning of Turkey’s two soldiers is arrested- EFD Rights Watch

In Uncategorized on September 29, 2021 at 15:24

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‘ISIS qadi’ who ordered the burning of Turkey’s two soldiers arrested

Bianet :: English
Detained as part of the investigation into the burning of soldiers Fethi Şahin and Sefter Taş, Jamal Abdulrahman Alwi from Syria has been arrested by the criminal judgeship of peace following the related formalities at the police station.

LAWYERS OF ANKARA MASSACRE CASE: ‘Qadi’ has been arrested, what about other ISIS members in Turkey?

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Bianet :: English
The lawyers of the October 10 Ankara Massacre case have called on the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice to

ONCE THERE IS, ONCE NOT: Kurdish question for Erdoğan: A changing discourse over the years

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Bianet :: English
Amid debates on “who the interlocutor is in resolving the Kurdish question”, President Erdoğan has recently said that “there is no
German police find a list of Turkish dissidents during a hotel raid | Ahval

German special task forces raided a hotel in Düsseldorf city last week and found a list of names…
In Turkey, a citizen sentenced to prison for insulting the president

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Global Voices Online
Tekiner faces twenty months in jail for insulting the president Originally published on Global Voices “jail” by khalid Albaih is
Police violence against students protesting for affordable housing in İstanbul, İzmir

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Bianet :: English
The police attacked the protests of university students who have been staying the night at parks against high dorm fees

PAST WEEK IN TURKEY: Fake court orders, ‘non-existent’ criminal evidence, a million ‘terror’ suspects

Bianet :: English
Court orders for removal of news articles turn out to be fake • Expert report says the digital evidence in the ÇHD lawyers’ trial doesn’t qualify as legal evidence • More than a million “terrorism” investigations were opened in five years

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New photo from Facebook September 29, 2021 at 04:09PM

In Uncategorized on September 29, 2021 at 15:14

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#Europe agenda: German elections… Forcing Apple for changing charger designs…

In Uncategorized on September 28, 2021 at 15:44

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EU unveils common charger plan – forcing Apple redesign

EUobserver.com – Headline News
The European Commission unveiled its plans to make USB-C the standard charging port for all smartphones, tablets, and other small electronic devices.

Social Democrats narrowly win German elections

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza 

 

Germany’s Social Democratic Party defeated the Christian Democratic Union in Germany’s federal election this Sunday, a win for the country’s center-left and SDP leader Olaf Scholz. “I’ll be darned,” said Joe Biden this morning. But though the vote represented a miserable showing for the CDU’s Armin Laschet—outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel’s intended successor—either party might still form a governing coalition given the closeness of the vote.

 

German election: Seven things we learned

BBC News | Europe | World Edition
Seats, Schleswig and an ex-spy: here are some of the sidelights from Sunday’s vote.

SPD edges ahead of Merkel’s CDU in end-of-era German election

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)
Centre-left Social Democrats take lead as conservatives head towards worst-ever result in national election.

Swipe left or right? Germany’s election dating game, explained

BBC News | Europe | World Edition
The leaders of the two biggest parties are now in a race to find partners to join a coalition.

Ros Atkins On… Germany’s election explained

BBC News | Europe | World Edition
Ros Atkins explains how Germany’s election works, the candidates and the issues at stake.

German elections 2021: The conspiracy theories targeting voters

BBC News | Europe | World Edition
One wildly inaccurate claim suggests Germany does not actually exist.

Switzerland says resounding ‘yes’ to same-sex marriage

KAL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)
Swiss backed proposal, which also allows couples to adopt, by a nearly two-thirds majority in a referendum on Sunday.

Iceland almost gets female-majority parliament

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)
Iceland looked to have elected Europe’s first female-majority parliament, but recount shows it fell short.

Norway’s left-wing opposition wins election in a landslide

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)
Labour expected to form coalition of the left as it seeks to reduce inequality and wean the economy off oil.

German elections: How Angela Merkel changed her country

BBC News | Europe | World Edition
Young people have never known another leader, and many worry for the future as old certainties shift.

Denmark becomes only European country with no COVID curbs

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)
New infections have eased as vaccination rates have climbed, reaching more than 70 percent of the overall population.

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Despite all the show off at the UN meeting, Erdoğan admits relations with the new US administration not too good…

In Uncategorized on September 27, 2021 at 17:44

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PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN: ‘I have never been in such a position with a US leader before’

Bianet :: English
“As two NATO countries, Turkey and the US should be in a very different position,” says President and AKP Chair Erdoğan,
Erdoğan: I cannot say that we had a good start with Biden

Bianet :: English
Referring to Turkey-US relations, Erdoğan has said that “the state of affairs doesn’t bode well.” He has also argued that “there is no Kurdish issue in Turkey as they have already resolved and overcome it.”

Turkish House

The Turkish House (also called Turkevi Center) is a 171-metre-high (561 ft), 36-floor skyscraper located at 821 United Nations Plaza in Midtown Manhattan,

 

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#Cyberculture agenda: “Undersea internet cables are causing geopolitical tension

In Uncategorized on September 27, 2021 at 15:14

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Undersea internet cables are causing geopolitical tension

The Next Web by The Conversation

If you’ve ever emailed a resort in Fiji or Vanuatu about that long-awaited holiday, it’s likely your email traveled through an undersea internet cable. Such cables carry much of the internet traffic around the globe, in conjunction with underground fiber connections, satellites, and microwave links.

Check out the 37 new emoji that were just approved

Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder

Unicode, the international standard for computer text, added 37 new emoji characters to its existing dictionary of 3,633 emoji.

Facebook knows Instagram is harmful to teen girls: WSJ

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Documents seen by The Wall Street Journal show that Facebook knows Instagram is toxic for young girls.

The World’s Oldest Active Torrent Turns 18 Soon

TorrentFreak by Ernesto Van der Sar

fanimatrixBitTorrent is an excellent distribution mechanism but, for a file to live on, at least one person has to keep sharing it.

This means that most torrents eventually die after the public loses interest. However, some torrents seem to live on forever.

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Turkey ranks 114th in the Economic Freedom Index

In Uncategorized on September 27, 2021 at 10:04

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Economic Freedom Index: Turkey ranks 114th

Bianet :: English 
In the Economic Freedom Index, which covers 165 countries of the world, Turkey has ranked 114th with 6.54 points. In 2018, the ranking of the country was 100 with 6.69 points.
Turkey’s currency hits a new low after a surprise interest rate cut.

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The country’s central bank lowered the interest rate to 18 percent, below the annual rate of inflation, which was 19.3

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Very cool: “#İstanbul’s interactive risk map now online

In Uncategorized on September 22, 2021 at 12:24

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COVID-19 | İstanbul’s interactive risk map now online

Bianet :: English
With the drawings of cartoonist Kemal Gökhan Gürses, an interactive COVID-19 risk map has been prepared for İstanbul.
Turkey logs highest daily new COVID-19 cases since May

Istanbul mayor visits Athens, meets Greek premier

Hurriyet Daily News
The mayor of Turkey’s metropolitan Istanbul met Greek prime minister in Athens on Sept. 21.

Turkey: Taxi scam spirals out of control in Istanbul; municipal authorities take action – Republic World

Istanbul Municipality has decided to equip taxis with internal & external cameras. Latest resolution will initially include about 15,000 cabs out of 17,000

Istanbul Turns Taps on Old Fountains, Joining Global Push for Free Drinks – Bloomberg.com

Istanbul’s overseers have long taken pride in providing for the thirsty, as witnessed by the hundreds of Ottoman-era public drinking fountains that dot th

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How unsurprising: Freedom House report says Turkey is AGAIN not free on the net

In Uncategorized on September 22, 2021 at 09:49

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Freedom House report: Turkey is not free on the net

Bianet :: English
Turkey is the country with the fastest decline in internet freedom, according to Gürkan Özturan, the rapporteur for Turkey.

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Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe: Release Demirtaş and Kavala

Bianet :: English
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has decided to wait for Osman Kavala’s release before imposing sanctions on Turkey; it has also extended the time given to the government about Demirtaş till September 30.

In Turkey, religious cleric joins calls to censor social media

Global Voices Online by Arzu Geybullayeva

Turkish Penal Code Article 216 already prosecutes critics of Islamic values

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Turkey’s digital freedoms are under threat after Ali Erbas, the head of the Religious Affairs Directorate in Turkey, suggested that citizens’ social media usage should be controlled to align with Islamic values. After Turkey’s opposition parties and bar associations criticized the leading government for mixing religion and law, Erbas fanned the flames by suggesting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tighten the government’s control of social media — a move that aligns with Erdoğan’s previous policy positions.

 

MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE: Reports on drug baron with ties to senior AKP deputy censored

Bianet :: English
In two weeks, new investigations were opened against five journalists, one journalist was attacked, and a reporter was prevented from covering a demonstration by the police.
1,098 detentions, 33 arrests, 909,000 lira of fines in six months

Bianet :: English
Human rights defenders who oppose arbitrary restrictions of rights and freedoms have faced detentions, arrests, torture and investigations, says the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.

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  2. The tape maybe a fake one but with tonight’s leak, Erdoğan may have lost a good deal of legitimacy…
  3. Fight Censor with Humor #TwitterBannedinTurkey
  4. It is official: Turkey relegated to the league of ?not free? countries in Freedom House report.
  5. A visual summary of attacks on press in Turkey 1945-present

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High housing problems trigger student protests #BARINAMIYORUZ

In Uncategorized on September 21, 2021 at 11:24

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Students spend night at park protesting high housing prices

Bianet :: English
As the academic year starts, university students struggle to find livable and affordable housing.

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