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Saturday, December 24, 2016

Different ways country leaders cope with loss of lives…

Sometimes photos are enough to sense what is coming. Especially in Russia… http://pic.twitter.com/DLuh0UOEVj

— Alper Üçok (@AlperUcok) December 22, 2016

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Russia holds memorial service for ambassador shot dead in Turkey

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

Dozens attend open-casket ceremony for Andrei Karlov, killed in Ankara by man shouting ‘Don’t forget Aleppo’

In the mean time, Erdoğan promoting “ayran” after the allegations of two Turkish soldiers burned alive…

ISIS Claims to Kill 2 Kidnapped Soldiers From Turkey

Bianet :: English

ISIS has claimed to have killed 2 soldiers from Turkey it had kidnapped.

Death Toll Rises to 16 in Al-Bab in 2 Days

Bianet :: English

Two more soldiers have been killed during the operation launched within the scope of Operation Euphrates Shield in al-Bab. The number of soldiers killed since yesterday has risen to 16, and to 37 since the beginning of the operation.

Turkish religious affairs attaché in The Hague recalled after accusations of spying

Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey has recalled the religious affairs attaché of the Turkish Embassy in The Hague, Yusuf Acar, after Dutch authorities accused him of gathering intelligence for the Gülen movement, believed to have orchestrated the July 15 coup attempt.

The Russian ambassador’s assassination was no work of art | Emma Brockes

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Emma Brockes

The killing of the Kremlin’s envoy to Turkey is the latest example of the infantile, tasteless, predictable aesthetics of atrocity

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#İstanbul Street Vendors and more from Istanbul…

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via Reddit

Istanbul Streets: I Hear Music

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Istanbul’s street vendors chant their last songs amid the city’s gentrification.

Christmas spirit in Istanbul evoked in festive markets

Hurriyet Daily News

Christmas markets are not just for foreigners, according to Catherine Bayar, the organizer of one of the few Christmas markets in Istanbul.

Shanghai and Istanbul to ‘write new history’

A road map with nine steps to make Turkey-China economic relations sustainable and balanced has been released by the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) and Turkey-China Business Council

Bargaining between EU and Turkey leaves Syrian refugees trapped in Istanbul

ITV News

Abu Mohammed and his seven-year-old son earn a pittance peddling on the streets of Istanbul. Including their own, they have seven mouths to feed

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Turkey’s official public diplomacy account attempts to explain why Tanks used in cities in latest clashes…

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thanks to Efe Kerem Sözeri.

How are ditches and barricades dismantled?

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How are ditches and barricades dismantled? http://pic.twitter.com/MN1d7Oy5hL

— TR Diplomacy (@TRDiplomacy) December 22, 2015

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Video footage of tanks in Kurdish dominated cities:

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Star Wars in Turkey

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Star Wars Aksaray

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Our department had its own take:

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100,000 people displaced in Turkey due to clashes in southeastern Turkey…

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100,000 people displaced due to clashes with PKK

Hurriyet Daily News

A police report on the effects of the recent clashes in southeastern Turkey has revealed that some 100,000 people have been displaced in five towns in the region, with 1.3 million people being affected by the repeated curfews

Erdoğan vows Kurdish rebels ‘will be buried in trenches they have dug’

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

Turkish president says operations against militants will continue as state-run news agency reports 115 Kurdish rebels killed

KCK: Resistance to be Carried Out to the End

Bianet :: English

KCK has expressed that “All democratic forces, socialists, progressive humanity, human rights organizations, international forces sensitive to democracy and human rights of the world maintain a stance against the state and AKP government”.

Conflicts in Sur Providing Basis for Urban Transformation?

Bianet :: English

The armed conflicts in Sur district which had been announced a risked area in 2012, raise doubts of urban transformation to displace the residents by force.

‘How Many Arrested Students’, HDP MP Asks Minister of Justice:

Bianet :: English

In the parliamentary question submitted to the Minister of Justice, Van MP of HDP, Tuğba Hezer, has asked about the number of arrested students and the studies concerning the rights to education and health.

Construction worker arrested for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan on social media

A construction worker in Dilovası district of Kocaeli was arrested by a local court for insulting the Turkish president on the social media

Inside the city in Turkey where ISIS recruited its deadliest bombers

Mashable! by Sergio Hernandez

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ADIYAMAN, Turkey — There was little doubt among locals about what went on inside the Islam Tea House, a now-shuttered storefront tucked away on a humble side street in the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman.