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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Turkeys Green Crescent wastes huge resources to promote an international conference to prove technology addiction is bad

With the aim to continue knowledge and experience sharing and to open a space for experts where they can share their recent works, the Turkish Green Crescent Society will organize the 3. International Congress of Technology Addiction in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education and Culture Society and Family Association (KULT) in May 03 – 04, 2016 in Istanbul.

And here are the “main themes”:

Main Themes

Internet Addiction
Video Gaming Addiction
Online Pornography Addiction
TV Addiction
Cyberbullying
Social Media
Cyber Safety
Online Gambling Addiction
Mobil Phone Addiction
Online Shopping Addiction

Not a single productive event -such as organizing an hackathon- initiated by organizations like this one to increase digital literacy among younger citizens but always reactionary approaches…

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Meet Leviathan: Child abuser sentenced the charity behind cleared.

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The Turkish teacher who abused 46 children was sentenced to 508 years in prison yesterday. However, the judge ignored his connections to Ensar Vakfı, which has become a gigantic foundation with the rise of AKP. The teacher used Ensar facilities. Initial indictment demonstrated how systematic Ensar was guilty of teacher’s abuses. And what is worse there might be other cases in unregistered Ensar dormitories and private courses. However, all AKP leadership mobilized to cover up Ensar’s role.

A Birgün daily news story by Onur Erem shows the connections of Ensar with ruling Islamist elites and their organizations…

The connections were made possible by Graph Commons. Here are the findings in full

*Reminds me the beginning of Russian movie, Leviathan in which whole small town leadership mobilizes to support a corrupt mayor against an ordinary citizen. Turkey is like a small town now… Some people felt Spotlight movie here obviously rings a bell but Turkey is not a country where media has that kind of power and where law has such an effect….

Turkish teacher convicted of child abuse sentenced to 508 years in prison

A local court sentenced a teacher to 508 years and three monts in prison on April 20 on charges of sexually assaulting 10 male school children in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman

In other terrible news:

Women’s illiteracy far outstrips rate for men in Turkey: Data

The literacy rate for women is five times lower than it is for men in Turkey, according to data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK)

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New photo from Facebook April 21 2016 at 12:58PM

“Mesopotamian City” by Richard Shilling… via Reddit. via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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Turkey makes a habit of deporting foreign journalists while DROPS OFF to 151st on Press Freedom Ranking

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Turkey Drops Off to 151st on Press Freedom Ranking

Bianet :: English

Turkey has been ranked as 151st seeing a fall from 149th on Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Index. South Sudan, Mexica, Pakistan, and Russia have taken place ahead of Turkey.

ARD Reporter Deported

Bianet :: English

ARD’s Cairo bureau manager, Volker Schwenck has been deported as he attempted to enter Turkey via İstanbul due to entry ban imposed on him.

Sputnik News Turkey Director Is Denied Entry to Turkey

Bianet :: English

Sputnik General Director Turkey Kerimov has been refused entry to Turkey and his press card as well as residence permit have been seized. He has been asked to go back to Russia and the reason has not been declared

Introducing ‘The President Erdogan Offensive Poetry Competition’

Coffee House – Douglas Murray – Apr 18, 11:46 AM

Nobody should be surprised that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has instituted effective blasphemy laws to defend himself from criticism in Turkey. But many of us had assumed that these lèse-majesté laws would not yet be put

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

New photo from Facebook April 21, 2015 at 10:01PM

“system of a down’un holy mountains adlı şarkısının altında güzel 1 diyalog” via @goygoyowitz via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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New photo from Facebook April 21, 2015 at 07:33PM

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Turkish PM says April 24 to be commemorated in Turkey, BUT most of efforts go to focus on Battle of the Dardanelles….

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Ankara’s trigger button: Armenian ‘genocide‘

As the centenary of the mass killings nears, Turkish officials will lambast anyone who dares uses the ‘G-word’.

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) /

Turkey says it ‘shares’ Armenia pain

…pectfully remember” deaths of Armenians in 1915 but stops short of recognising the killings as genocide

BBC News | Europe | World Edition /

Germany, defying Turkey, to call 1915 Armenian massacre ‘genocide‘

The German government has backed away from a steadfast refusal to use the term ‘genocide‘ to describe the massacre of Ottoman Armenians 100 years ago

Turkish Premier Says European Stance on Armenian GenocideReflects Racism

… own backyard after the European Parliament asked Turkey to recognize mass killings of Armenians as genocide

NYT > Turkey / by By CEYLAN YEGINSU /

Q&A: Turkey looks beyond ‘Armenian genocide‘ debate

Many people use the word ‘genocide‘ and nobody gets prosecuted for it any more, says Turkish PM’s Armenian adviser

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April 24 to be commemorated in Turkey, PM says

“To protect the memory of the Ottoman Armenians and the Armenian cultural heritage is a humane and historic duty of Turkey. With this understanding, the Ottoman Armenians will be commemorated in Turkey just like in the entire world through a religious ceremony to be held on April 24 by the Armenian Patriarchate,” Turkish PM Davutoğlu has said in a statement.

Turkey sends condolences to descendants of killed Armenians
12NewsNow.Com
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s prime minister said a ceremony would be held in Istanbul to commemorate Armenians killed a century ago by Ottoman Turks and again issued condolences to their descendants. However, in a message released Monday, …

Erdoğan says European Parliament’s 1915 vote shows enmity against Turkey

Hurriyet Daily News

The European Parliament vote urging Turkey to use the centenary of the mass slaughter of Ottoman Armenians as an opportunity to “recognize the Armenian genocide” showcases enmity against Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said April 16

Meds Yeghern | European Parliament Resolution

Mavi Boncuk

Meds Yeghern[*] | European Parliament Resolution STRASBOURG—During its plenary session on Wednesday the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. The European Council was represented by Kalinina-Lukaševica and the European Commission by Kristalina Georgieva, Vice-President of the European Commission.

EU’s Schulz told Turkey he understood reaction to genocide vote: sources

European Parliament President Martin Schulz told Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on April 17 he “understands” Ankara’s reaction to a vote calling the 1915 mass killing of Armenians a genocide, sources in the prime minister’s office said.

PM Davutoğlu Publishes a message over 1915 events

Bianet :: English

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said: “We understand the difficulties that minorities have experienced during World War I as grandchildren of the nations which have different ethnicity and religious origins and send our condolences to those grandchildren with our respects to the innocent Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives,” in his statement before the 100th anniversary of 1915 which will take place on 24 April.

Propositions such as the ‘genocide’ motion will give rise to enmity against Turks and Muslims, PM warns

…ed that decisions like the EP’s motion calling the mass killings of Anatolian Armenians during WWI ‘genocide‘ will lead to enmity and prejudice against Turkey and Muslim

Hurriyet Daily News /

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New photo from Facebook April 21, 2015 at 04:26PM

Neredeydik nerelere geldik.
AKP 2011 seçim beyannamesi- 2023 vaadleri karşılaştırması. By @SirinCagdas via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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“HDP vows to be ‘Sultan’s nightmare’ in Turkey elections #TurkeyElections #HDPyasambildirgesi

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HDP vows to be ‘Sultan’s nightmare’ in Turkey elections

Turkey’s opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has announced its election manifesto for the June 7 parliamentary elections, promising freedoms in many areas, particularly targeting women and youth

HDP vows rights for women and youth in election manifesto

Attack against HDP headquarters raises pre-election tension

An armed attack at the headquarters of Turkey’s Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Ankara on April 18 has added insult to injury, as tension in the run-up to the June 7 parliamentary election had

Armed Attack on HDP General Headquarters

HDP General Headquarters was attacked with pump rifles. After the attack, which yielded no casualties, HDP MP Kürkçü said they would continue to say ‘peace’

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Investors wonder most about future of stability in Turkey: Babacan

Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan has said the most common question to him during his latest U.S. visit has been about whether political stability will remain after the June 7 elections and if the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will keep governing the country

CHP promises to be the party of the poor

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), had already voiced his election target as 35 percent of the votes, meaning he has to find an additional 6 to 7 million of votes to achieve his goal

Hagia Sophia: An election campaign ploy again?

One year later, it is as almost as a déjà vu experience. Turkey is heading for elections, again

Turkish media’s partisan coverage alarming for democracy

The Turkish media’s highly partisan coverage does not bode well for the ultimate fate of the country’s democracy, according to a leader political science scholar

Turkey’s main opposition outlines ambitious election manifesto

Turkey’s main oppositional social democrat party has outlined an ambitious election manifesto with concrete and holistic promises to end poverty, address the problems of the country’s 17 million poor and prioritize turning the country into a first-class democracy

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Damn you @Avea ! A journalist thrown out of an Avea event because Turkey’s first lady is there…

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The reporter is from Cihan Haber Agency, affiliated with Gülen group and Turkey’s ruling elites are applying arbitrary accreditation to media personnel they do not like…. This reporter cries in the end… Avea is one of the three major GSM companies in Turkey. Avea and Turkcell are already rumored to playground for Turkey’s AKP government…

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