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Explosion Area in Ankara Named “Democracy Square”

Explosion Area in Ankara Named “Democracy Square”

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council decided to name the explosion are in front of Ankara Train Station “Democracy Square”.

16 October 2015

"AKP’s Perception of In-Party Democracy Reflects on Turkey”

ERTUĞRUL YALÇINBAYIR REVIEWS

"AKP’s Perception of In-Party Democracy Reflects on Turkey”

Yalçınbayır thinks AKP members like Arınç, Atalay, Çelik and Gül who are excluded have kept silent against practices of the party until today and they won’t even manage a new political movement.

15 September 2015 Ekin Karaca

Hürriyet Daily Attacked after the Clashes in Dağlıca

Hürriyet Daily Attacked after the Clashes in Dağlıca

A group of people attacked and broke the glasses of the building of Hürriyet Daily by shouting slogans in favour of the President Erdoğan and soldiers who died during conflicts.

7 September 2015

Tarık Ziya Ekinci: HDP's Hand to be Strengthened in case PKK Announces Truce

EKİN KARACA'S INTERVIEW

Tarık Ziya Ekinci: HDP's Hand to be Strengthened in case PKK Announces Truce

Tarık Ziya Ekinci is of the opinion that Erdoğan is going to overlook persistence of the conflict atmosphere during the election campaign period to have the HDP remain under the election threshold.

21 August 2015 Ekin Karaca

PM Davutoğlu Explains Why There Won’t be a Coalition

PM Davutoğlu Explains Why There Won’t be a Coalition

Prime Minister Davutoğlu explained the dichotomy between two political parties and why there wouldn’t be a coalition.

HDP: Turkey Wants to Form a Buffer Zone in Rojava

HDP: Turkey Wants to Form a Buffer Zone in Rojava

HDP Group Deputy Chairpersons stated Turkey wanted to form a buffer zone in Rojava and today’s operations weren’t launched against ISIS.

AKP’s Chief Advisor: Coalition with CHP is Sustainable

AKP’s Chief Advisor: Coalition with CHP is Sustainable

AKP Leader’s Chief Advisor Hüseyin Çelik perceived AKP-CHP coalition more possible “It provides 390 deputies and majority as 66%. I think it is sustainable with a good coalition protocol.”

First Meeting for Coalition

First Meeting for Coalition

PM Davutoğlu and his delegation came together with CHP Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and four members of CHP. First meeting of coalition was held in CHP Headquarters.

Opposition Parties Comment on New Turkish Parliamentary Speaker

Opposition Parties Comment on New Turkish Parliamentary Speaker

HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş said: “We casted 50 votes for Deniz Baykal. We wish the best for MHP. CHP Spokesperson Haluk Koç remarked:” A political party’s leader served the position of Speaker on a silver platter to AKP.

“We Give Outside Support If a Coalition Fit to Our Principals is Formed “

COALITION STATEMENT FROM DEMIRTAŞ

“We Give Outside Support If a Coalition Fit to Our Principals is Formed “

HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş said they could give an outside support in case AKP and CHP formed a coalition including HDP’s principals.

First Objections against the Election Results

First Objections against the Election Results

HDP made an objection against the election results in one province, AKP in one and MHP in seven provinces.

Election Manifest of AKP from the Year 2011:

Election Manifest of AKP from the Year 2011:

Only 8 out of 36 promises have been carried out by AKP according to website Doğruluk Payı.

PM Confirms MİT Trucks

PM Confirms MİT Trucks

PM Davutoğlu explained “Yes I honesty tell, those were the aids taken to Bayırbucak Turkmens.”

“Resolution Process” Not Included in AKP’s Electoral Bill

“Resolution Process” Not Included in AKP’s Electoral Bill

AKP’s electoral bill mentions the “resolution process” only once, and that in the bill’s “What We Have Done” section.

"Undecided Voters Help HDP Jump Off Election Threshold"

"Undecided Voters Help HDP Jump Off Election Threshold"

According to an election poll by KONDA in January 2015, HDP jumps off the election threshold with 10.6 percent while AKP regresses to 45.4 percent of votes.

19 February 2015

Parliament Rejects Sending Former Ministers to Supreme State Council

Parliament Rejects Sending Former Ministers to Supreme State Council

The Turkish Parliament rejected a proposal to send four former ministers to Supreme State Council for corruption and bribery allegations.

21 January 2015

“The Government Didn’t Help 180,000 Refugees From Kobane”

“The Government Didn’t Help 180,000 Refugees From Kobane”

Kobane Crisis Coordination released a statement, claiming that the government only helped with the lodging of 10,000 refugees from Kobane and left the remaining 180,000 to municipality and other local groups.

23 December 2014

Egemen Bağış: Gift is A Turkish Tradition

Egemen Bağış: Gift is A Turkish Tradition

Former EU Minister Egemen Bağış testified at a parliamentary commission and denied all allegations regarding corruption probe.

28 November 2014

At Least 14,555 Workers Die on the Job Under AKP Rule

At Least 14,555 Workers Die on the Job Under AKP Rule

According to a report by Worker Health and Occupational Security Assembly, at least 14,555 workers died on the job on the 12th anniversary of AKP’s rule in Turkey.

3 November 2014

On the Margins: Secular Human Rights in Turkey

On the Margins: Secular Human Rights in Turkey

In Turkey, Muslim groups have used the “human rights” framework to protect their religious practices, such as wearing headscarves in universities and workplaces. But what happens when the “rights” demanded by dominant religious groups contradict the rights and demands of others?

20 October 2014 Pınar Tremblay

Accreditation Barrier for 13 Media Institutions by AKP

Accreditation Barrier for 13 Media Institutions by AKP

13 media institutions, including Cihan News Agency, were restrained from broadcasting AKP congress on the account that they weren’t accredited. These 13 institutions will not attend the congress where Turkey’s new PM will be determined.

Female Winners of Municipal Elections

Female Winners of Municipal Elections

Turkey now has female mayors in 4 provinces -3 of them are metropoles- and 33 districts. While youngest mayors also turned out to be women, they have been elected with the highest vote rates.

Female Candidates Only Reach 6 Percent in Upcoming Elections

Female Candidates Only Reach 6 Percent in Upcoming Elections

Kadın Koalisyonu, a women’s right organization, released a report revealing the number of female candidates assigned by political parties in the upcoming municipal elections. The percentage of female mayor candidates were listed as follows: AKP and MHP (1%), CHP (4%) and BDP (17%).

20 January 2014

"Compulsory Drafting Terms Can Be Shorted Within A Week”

"Compulsory Drafting Terms Can Be Shorted Within A Week”

AKP Group Interim Chairperson Mustafa Elitaş said compulsory drafting terms could be shortened to 12 months in a week’s work in the case of a parliamentary consensus.

Blast Hits AKP Headquarters, Justice Ministry

Blast Hits AKP Headquarters, Justice Ministry

Explosions hit Turkey's Justice Ministry building and governing AKP headquarters on Tuesday night, a series of attacks later on claimed by DHKP-C organization.

Turkey's Campuses Show Solidarity with METU

Turkey's Campuses Show Solidarity with METU

METU professors boycott have boycotted the classes today, protesting the police brutality on campus on Tuesday.

20 December 2012

“AKP Government and Constitutency at Odds Over the EU”

ASSOCIATE PROF. CENGİZ AKTAR

“AKP Government and Constitutency at Odds Over the EU”

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) emphasized nationalist and islamic references during a party congress over the weekend, but Associate Prof. Cengiz Aktar from Bahçeşehir University believes the AKP’s grasroots constituency has other ideas.

3 October 2012 Ekin Karaca

“The AKP Could Never Internalize Democracy”

PROF. MEHMET ALTAN

“The AKP Could Never Internalize Democracy”

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has increasingly come to view an authoritarian approach to politics as a solution to its own failures, renowned journalist and writer Prof. Mehmet Altan told bianet.

31 August 2012 Ekin Karaca

AKP Government Lands Massive Blow to Press Freedom

AKP Government Lands Massive Blow to Press Freedom

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has advanced a proposal that would enable authorities to restrict the freedom of press over a wide range of reasons ranging from “national security” to “public morals.”

3-Day Vigil in the Heart of Istanbul

3-Day Vigil in the Heart of Istanbul

University students will start a three-day vigil in Istanbul on Wednesday. They demonstrate against unemployment and sordid business in politics. The young people invite everybody who agrees with the criticism to join and make their voices heard.

8 June 2011 Ekin Karaca

Massive Police Intervention against Anti-AKP Demonstrators

UNREST IN RUN-UP TO PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Massive Police Intervention against Anti-AKP Demonstrators

Heavy clashes occurred between demonstrators and the police before and after a meeting of PM Erdoğan in Hopa in north-eastern Turkey. The police threw many gas bombs and made use of water cannons. One person died, many protestors and policemen were injured.

1 June 2011 Ekin Karaca

Massive Workers' Protest against AKP Government

Massive Workers' Protest against AKP Government

"No vote for you" was the message of tens of thousands of workers who gathered in Ankara to protest against a series of projects and applications of the Justice and Development Party. The workers spoke up against nuclear power plants, city planning or internet censorship.