Best defense is a good offense: “Turkey ‘fed up with’ EU’s arrogant attitude”

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Turkey ‘fed up with’ EU’s arrogant attitude

Ankara expresses its irritation at the EU’s attitude toward Turkey, saying it will go to the people to decide on the future of relations

Erdoğan hits back at Schulz, hints at Turkish referendum on EU membership bid

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has blasted European Parliament President Martin Schulz over his suggestion that economic sanctions could be imposed on Turkey, hinting at the possibility of a Brexit-like referendum on the fate of Turkey’s EU membership candidacy

Tensions flare as Turks head to referendum on new Erdogan powers

EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev

Turkey is heading to a referendum on granting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan new powers as early as next spring, ratcheting up tensions amid a crackdown on dissent and pro-Kurdish politicians, analysts say.

Hollywood’s Lindsay Lohan asks Trump to join her in Turkey and Syria

Linday Lohan, a Hollywood star known for her colorful lifestyle, asked U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over Twitter on Nov. 13 to join her in Turkey

Trump Adviser Is Lobbying For Company With Ties To Turkish Government

dailycaller.com – Nov 11, 12:20 PM

An intelligence consulting firm founded by retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Donald Trump’s top military adviser, was recently hired as a lobbyist by an obscure Dutch company with ties to Turkey’s government and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the latest developments in Turkey

Consilium – Aug 11

1) The EU and its Member States are following the most recent developments in Turkey with grave concern. 2) Renewed considerations to introduce a bill to parliament to reinstate the death penalty; continued restrictions on the freedom of

 

President Erdoğan is now targeting anyone who doesn’t support him | Burhan Sönmez

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Burhan Sönmez

The Turkey leader’s authoritarianism has reached new heights, with ruthless crackdowns on the media, internet access and Kurdish leadersFreedom of expression and the free press are under threat in Turkey. Last Saturday, the government closed down Tîroj, a Kurdish and Turkish literary magazine I had been due to contribute to. Tîroj (“light beam” in Kurdish) was special to me as it is published in Kurdish, my mother tongue, and a language which has been forbidden in schools and government institutions for 100 years.

Turkey’s pro-Kurd HDP party boycotts parliament after arrests

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Turkish opposition party the HDP is halting all activity in Parliament after its leaders’ arrest.

EU report on Turkey to flag ‘relapse’ on press freedom

A European Commission report on Turkey’s progress towards European Union membership cites problems with press freedoms and independence of the judiciary, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung said

President Erdoğan: I don’t care if they call me a dictator

 Hurriyet Daily News

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has defied EU criticism over the arrests of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers and journalists, saying that Turkey is “no longer subject to orders.”

US says no new Turkey-US deal over clearing of Manbij from YPG forces

The U.S. State Department has said there was no new deal with Turkey over the clearing of Syria’s Manbij from the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG), the military wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), which is one of the sticking points in the already tense relationship between the two countries. It also noted that the YPG has already cleared the area.

Kurdish-led forces announce operation to liberate Raqqa from Isis – video

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Guardian Staff

Syrian Democratic Forces announce operation Euphrates rage, a plan by Kurdish-led forces and backed by the US to retake Islamic State’s de facto capital, Raqqa. Speaking in Ain Issa, around 34 miles north of Raqqa on Sunday, the spokeswoman for the coalition expressed her hope that Turkey would refrain from interfering in Syrian affairs

Related posts:

1. “Turkish lira hits lowest level since at least 1981”
2. After leadership arrests, Turkey’s HDP decides to halt parliamentary works….
3. EFD Rights Watch: Turkey rated ‘not free’ [Again] in internet freedom in new Freedom House report…
4. Let there be no doubt despite Erdoğan’s distractions before the #TurkeyElections: “ISIL behind Oct 10 Ankara Massacre, says prosecutor’s office
5. Massive support for detained journalists in Çağlayan Court. #GazetecilerSUSMAYACAK

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