Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

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“What Would Differ If A Gay was Slapped There?”

“What Would Differ If A Gay was Slapped There?”

The mashup photo of Taner Kurucan, a Soma resident who was allegedly slapped by PM Erdoğan during his visit, and Yasin Keskin, an LGBTI activist, went viral online. bianet interviewed Yasin Keskin.

27 May 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

“Fag” Tweet Fined

“Fag” Tweet Fined

Levent Pişkin, an LGBTI activist, has been fined due to his tweet “‘I’m a perfect fag and we are not going to learn being fag-ess from you’. Kisses.”

23 May 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

PM's Aide Kicks Senior Miner, Journalist Reveals

PM's Aide Kicks Senior Miner, Journalist Reveals

New information revealed that the police raided the apartment of Erdal Kocabıyık, a senior minor who was kicked by PM Erdogan’s Aide Yusuf Yerkel in Soma district on May 14.

The Soma Massacre, the Spine Tower, and the Corporate-State’s Fitrat in Turkey

ON ERDOGAN'S ORDINARY THINGS:

The Soma Massacre, the Spine Tower, and the Corporate-State’s Fitrat in Turkey

The Soma Massacre reveals the mutually constitutive link between the urban transformation of Istanbul under AKP municipal and national governance and the privatized coal mining industries in Western Anatolia.

21 May 2014 Emrah Yıldız

Consultant Defends Aide’s Kick

Consultant Defends Aide’s Kick

After kicking a citizen in Soma disttict, Prime Minister's Aide Yusuf Yerkel said he “could not keep his calm due to provocation.” the Prime Minister’s consultant Yalçın Akdoğan remarked that Yerkel had protected himself and accused the media with recklessness.

Did PM Assault Soma Residents After Refuging to A Market?

Did PM Assault Soma Residents After Refuging to A Market?

A footage allegedly showed PM assaulting a mine worker and a young woman after entering a local supermarket to escape protest in disaster-stricken Soma district.

Balance of 3 Months: “How Many Interventions to the Media With Recordings?”

BIA JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH 2014 MEDIA MONITORING

Balance of 3 Months: “How Many Interventions to the Media With Recordings?”

In the period of January-February-March 2014, Turkey’s agenda was mainly set to the leaked voice recordings of PM Erdoğan and his contacts as well as the alleged interventions on Channel 24, Habertürk, NTV, Milliyet and TRT.

6 May 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

PM Erdoğan Starring in FoE Violations!

BIA MEDIA MONITORING JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH 2014

PM Erdoğan Starring in FoE Violations!

17 people were convicted to a total of 31 years of prison in the first three months of 2014 for insulting Prime Minister Erdoğan. 35 journalists ve 15 publishers are behind bars. YouTube is banned, Twitter is banned and then reopened. At least 40 assaults were made towards mediaworkers and journalists.

2 May 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Taksim and Kadıköy are Forbidden For Demonstrations, PM Says

Taksim and Kadıköy are Forbidden For Demonstrations, PM Says

“No to Taksim Sqaure, no to downtown Kadıköy district. Demonstrations are forbidden there from now on,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.

Intellectuals Around the World Urge the Release of Ill-Inmates

Intellectuals Around the World Urge the Release of Ill-Inmates

Hundreds of people, intellectuals, politicians, artists across the world has signed a letter to Prime Minister R.T. Erdoğan and Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ to underline the plight of 544 ill prisoners in Turkish jails with 163 in critical condition.

#TwitterisbannedinTurkey

#TwitterisbannedinTurkey

Various artists protested the twitter ban in Turkey with their drawings.

Twitter is Blocked in Turkey

Twitter is Blocked in Turkey

Only few hours after PM Erdoğan’s words “We will root out twitter in Turkey” in an election rally in Bursa province, authorities shut down the access to twitter via default DNS in Turkey.

PM Pledges to Root Out “Mwitter”

PM Pledges to Root Out “Mwitter”

“The court issued a ruling. We will root out whatever that is twitter or mwitter. Some might say ‘What would the international community say?’ I don’t care,” PM Erdoğan said during an election rally in Bursa province.

Erdoğan Confirms Phone Recordings

Erdoğan Confirms Phone Recordings

During a speech addressed at local media representatives in Ankara, PM Erdoğan stood behind the content of an alleged conversation with former Justice Minister leaked recently, indirectly confirming the alleged recordings.

CHP Throws Fake Euro Banknotes in Demonstration

CHP Throws Fake Euro Banknotes in Demonstration

CHP held a demonstration in Taksim Square, protesting the alleged phone recordings between PM Erdoğan and his son in the aftermath of December 17 Corruption Probe Raids.

26 February 2014 Nilay Vardar

Thousands of Phones Allegedly “Tapped” in Turkey

Thousands of Phones Allegedly “Tapped” in Turkey

At least 3,064 notable people’s phones have allegedly been tapped in Turkey within an investigation approved by a prosecutor and launched after an anonymous complaint.

24 February 2014

Crime: Tweeting, Victim: Prime Minister

Crime: Tweeting, Victim: Prime Minister

29 students have been ordered to stand trial for sending tweet messages including “They are torturing, please go and help”. The indictment only cited PM Erdoğan as the victim of the aforementioned tweets.

21 February 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Court Admits PM's Motion to Intervene the “Dictator" Case

Court Admits PM's Motion to Intervene the “Dictator" Case

4 defendants stood trial for calling PM Erdoğan a “dictator” on Tuesday. PM Erdoğan's motion to join the case was granted as “he was affected”, advocate Bolaç said that the word “dictator” was within the limits of free expression.

20 February 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Modern Day Political Nomad and His Turkey Saga

FİGEN GÜNEŞ WROTE

Modern Day Political Nomad and His Turkey Saga

Michael Dickinson, an artist who has been deported after facing prosecution for his caricatures on PM Erdoğan, moved to an occupation house in London.

13 February 2014 Figen Güneş

“Calling Fatih” is Punishable By Up to 5 Years in Prison

“Calling Fatih” is Punishable By Up to 5 Years in Prison

Advocate Tora Pekin told bianet that PM Erdoğan’s phone call intervention to Habertürk TV is punishable by 1 to 5 years of prison according to Turkish Penal Code Article 124/3.

13 February 2014 Ekin Karaca

Media Truth Commission Against “Yes, Sir" Journalism

Media Truth Commission Against “Yes, Sir" Journalism

bianet interviewed journalists Yavuz Baydar, Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and Amberin Zaman on the recent intervention of PM Erdoğan to Habertürk television by making a phone call during his trip to Morocco. All agreed that the government’s pressure on the press is overt now.

12 February 2014 Elif Akgül

Huge Hologram of PM Erdoğan

Huge Hologram of PM Erdoğan

A giant hologram of PM Erdoğan delivered a speech in Izmir, causing massive satire on the social media.

31 January 2014

Bilal Erdoğan Rules This Week’s Humor Magazine Covers

Bilal Erdoğan Rules This Week’s Humor Magazine Covers

The majority of Turkey’s prominent humor magazines allocated their covers to Bilal Erdoğan, PM Erdoğan’s son who has allegedly been summoned by prosecutors within corruption probe.

30 January 2014

PM Countersued in “Queer” Case

PM Countersued in “Queer” Case

LGBT activist Levent Pişkin filed a complaint against PM Erdoğan who previously sued him over a tweet on queer-ness.

6 January 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Three Ministers Resign, One Urges PM to Resign in Turkey

CORRUPTION PROBE

Three Ministers Resign, One Urges PM to Resign in Turkey

3 cabinet ministers declared their resignations this morning with resigner Environment and Urbanization Minister Erdoğan Bayraktar urging PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to resign as well.

25 December 2013

RedHack Hacks AKP Website

RedHack Hacks AKP Website

In retaliation with police detentions of 14 individuals on Friday, RedHack hacked the website of AKP’s Parliamentary Group Administration.

26 November 2013

Laz Activist Demands Return of Location Names

Laz Activist Demands Return of Location Names

Adem Kuyumcu, founding member of Laz Culture Association, submitted an official request for the return of location names which were once converted from names in Laz language.

21 November 2013 Nilay Vardar

2 Day-Long Diyarbakır Meeting Aired For 142 Hours

2 Day-Long Diyarbakır Meeting Aired For 142 Hours

According to statistics released by Media Monitoring Center, last weekend’s meeting between Erdoğan, Barzani, Perwer and Tatlıses has been reported in 1460 various news programs for 142 hours.

21 November 2013

PM Files Complaint Over “Queer” Tweet

PM Files Complaint Over “Queer” Tweet

PM Erdoğan reportedly filed a complaint against LGBT activist Levent Pişkin over his tweet “I am hunky-dory queer. I won’t learn queer-ness from you. I am expecting a statement from you”.

20 November 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

4 Tips to Share A Mix-Gender Apartment in Turkey

4 Tips to Share A Mix-Gender Apartment in Turkey

Yol Yordam Theater Troupe released a mock video, giving 4 tips to university students on how to share a mix-gender apartment in Turkey in case governor’s officers raid their apartment.

8 November 2013

Students in Denizli Province Speak Up

Students in Denizli Province Speak Up

Various students in the southwestern province of Denizli spoke up to bianet regarding PM Erdoğan’s remarks on student lifestyles.

6 November 2013 Nilay Vardar

Students Detained For Protesting PM

Students Detained For Protesting PM

Police detained 5 Genç-Sen members for protesting PM’s remarks on student residence by attempting to flash a banner at a cafe nearby PM’s office in Istanbul.

5 November 2013