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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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Turkey to hold constitutional referendum on April 16 to give more powers to the President

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Turkey to hold constitutional referendum on April 16: Turkey’s Supreme Election Board

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has announced constitutional referendum will be hold on April 16, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported

President Erdoğan approves charter draft, referendum on April 16

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approved constitutional amendments that would bring drastic changes to the country’s political system on Feb. 10, clearing the way for a referendum to be held on April 16

Turkey’s Erdoğan paves way for April vote on consolidation of power

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul

Referendum to be held after president approves bill on constitutional changes that could allow him to rule until 2029

National mobilization does not mean ‘take a gun and hit the streets’: Erdoğan

A presidential drive for “national mobilization” is not a call for people to “take a gun and hit the streets” but a reminder that efforts for security and economy are futile without cultural development, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.

Lists of expelled academics were prepared by their universities: Turkey’s Higher Education Board

The lists of academics expelled with the latest state of emergency decree on Feb. 7 was prepared by their own universities, Turkey’s Higher Education Board’s (YÖK) press adviser has said after the board received harsh criticism from opposition groups and the scholars themselves.

Only saying ‘yes’ is free according to Turkey’s Supreme Election Board code: Main opposition

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has condemned the state of emergency decree stating that the Supreme Election Board (YSK) will cease monitoring private TV channels during Turkey’s upcoming referendum campaign on constitutional changes.

Expelled academics in Turkey who could also have been coup victims

“They are sacking the same academics who would have been sacked by the post-coup regime if it had succeeded.”

We don’t call naysayers ‘terrorists’: Turkish justice minister

The government will not categorize those who plan to vote against the constitutional amendments as terrorists, a senior government official has said, but added that it wants the public to know that two major terror organizations are in “no” camp.

Debate: Erdoğan dismisses thousands of civil servants

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Turkish President Erdoğan has once again passed an emergency decree, this time ordering the dismissal of more than 4,000 civil servants, including 330 academics. They are accused of having ties to terrorist organisations or endangering national security. Opposition media in Turkey voice their indignation

Minister of National Education: 33,065 People have been Expelled from the Ministry

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33,065 people have been expelled from the Ministry of National Education, 43 of them have been returned to their duties. Minister Yılmaz said they have legal grounds but didn’t explain what those grounds are.

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#Cyberculture agenda: New Pew Research- “Code-Dependent: Pros and Cons of the Algorithm Age

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Sunday, February 14, 2016

Unholy alliance at work. Turkey continues to shell PYD positions while Saudi war planes to deploy jets in İncirlik…

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PYD should withdraw, Turkish PM tells US as shelling continues

The Turkish military on Feb. 14 continued to pound Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) positions in Syria’s Azaz district, in the countryside north of Aleppo, as Ankara told Washington that the Kurdish forces should withdraw from their positions

Biden urges Turkey to cease shelling in northern Syria

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on Turkey to cease artillery strikes targeting Syrian Kurdish forces in northern Syria, while voicing support for the country’s fight against the outlawed PKK and ISIL

Syria condemns Turkey shelling, urges UN action

Syria’s government on Feb. 14 condemned Turkey for two days of shelling targeting mainly Kurdish forces in the northern province of Aleppo and urged the United Nations to act, state media said

Turkey vows not to be in ‘defensive position’ over Syria

Turkey will no longer be in a “defensive position” over maintaining its national security interests amid developments in Syria, Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan has said, after the Turkish army shelled Democratic Union Party (PYD) militias across the border

Turkey continues assault on Syria Kurds

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

A Turkish assault on positions claimed by Kurdish fighters in northern Syria continues into a second day.

Saudi Arabia to deploy jets in İncirlik

Saudi Arabia is sending planes to the İncirlik Air Base in the southern Turkish province of Adana, where jets from the U.S.-led anti-ISIL coalition are already based, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has stated, amid reports on Feb. 14 that the jets have already arrived

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In case you missed- Saying ‘Long Live Freedom’ can cost a player 12 games in Turkey…

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Amedspor Player Gets Excluded from 12 Games Saying ‘Long Live Freedom’

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Amedspor player Deniz Naki has been sentenced to exclusion from 12 official games and 6,000 euro punitive fine due to his posting on Facebook following his team’s victory against Bursaspor on Turkey Cup.

Turkish player handed 12-match ban for ‘ideological propaganda’ on Facebook

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

• Turkish federation bans Deniz Naki for ‘unsporting’ comments
• Midfielder made Facebook post after Amedspor won cup match

The Guardian view on the war in south-eastern Turkey: a tragedy and a danger | Editorial

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

The need for help on refugees should not blind us to Turkey’s risky policies

Men Kill 30 Women in January

Bianet :: English

Men have killed 30 women and two men near them in January, 26.6% of the women have been killed for seeking divorce/break up.

Actress acquitted of insulting Turkish president

A Turkish actress has been acquitted of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Twitter, daily Hürriyet has reported when Erdoğan was Turkey’s prime minister two years ago

Turkish court says profane reports within limits of ‘press freedom’

A local court in Ankara has dismissed an appeal to block reports including profanity and hate speech, apparently directed at a number of academics who had signed a petition calling for an end to the ongoing violence in Turkey’s southeast, saying the reports were “within the scope of press freedom.”

Women’s group heads to Turkey’s southeast for ‘peace watch’

A group of women from the Women for Peace Initiative set out on Feb. 5 for the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, in a show of solidarity with women who have witnessed conflict and curfews in the country’s eastern and southeastern regions

Police officers get postponed fines for Gezi protest beatings

A local court in İzmir has handed down a postponed monetary fine for an incident in which several students were beaten by two riot police officers during the Gezi protests in 2013

Protests Against Erdoğan in Ecuador

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President Erdoğan’s bodyguards have attacked on citizens protesting against Erdoğan.

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New photo from Facebook February 14, 2016 at 03:30PM

Barack Obama, 1988’de babasının doğduğu şehri (Kenya’da) ziyaret ederken… via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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Inside Higher Ed piece: “Turkish Academe Under Attack……Literati roundup…

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Turkish Academe Under Attack

Turkish scholars describe a growing intolerance for dissent.

February 12, 2016

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Elizabeth Redden

In the early morning hours of Jan. 15, the antiterror police came to Yucel Demirer’s home. He was taken to police headquarters, where he shared a cell with fellow Kocaeli University professors who, like him, had signed a petitioncalling for an end to the military campaign against Kurdish separatists in southeastern Turkey……………

Support for Academics from 1,601 Colleagues Worldwide

Bianet :: English

1,601 academics of whom 1,395 are from the US and 206 from other countries have declared their support for Academics for Peace Initiative.

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5 overlooked LinkedIn tools for higher ed

The Next Web by Brian Honigman

LinkedIn has quickly evolved from being a social network for job seekers and recruiters to an expansive platform assisting professionals with every step in their careers, making it an ideal destination for universities as well. It is understood at this point that setting up a LinkedIn University Page and creatingLinkedIn Groups are beneficial for alumni engagement. Universities are also well served in leveraging LinkedIn Company Pages to recruit faculty and staff. But these features only begin to scratch the surface of all that the social network offers the higher education market. There are a variety of other opportunities on LinkedIn that enable universities to more effectively reach prospective students, encourage current classes to share their…

Why Are Universities Fighting Open Education?

EFF.org Updates by Elliot Harmon

A Tired Argument Over Software Patents Is Holding Up Common-Sense Reforms

In December, over 3,000 of you rallied in support in support of a proposed Department of Education (ED) policy that would make ED-funded educational resources a lot more accessible to educators and students around the world.

The Open Syllabus Project Gathers 1,000,000 Syllabi from Universities & Reveals the 100 Most Frequently-Taught Books

Open Culture by Dan Colman

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