Against the flow- “Erdoğan slams US over YPG support

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Turkish fury at US commando photos

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Turkey calls the US “two-faced” over images appearing to show US commandos in northern Syria wearing Kurdish militia insignia

Turkish President Erdoğan slams US over YPG support

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized the United States after photos of U.S. special operations forces wearing Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG) insignia on their shoulders during an assault on Syria’s Raqqa emerged.

‘Unacceptable’ for US soldiers in Syria to wear Kurdish insignia, Turkey says

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Turkish foreign minister said not considering YPG a terrorist group was ‘two-faced’ after US officials claimed military used patches as protection against Isis

Turkey has lashed out at the United States after images surfaced apparently showing US soldiers in Syria wearing the insignia of a Kurdish group opposed by Ankara.

 

US soldiers with YPG insignias unacceptable, says Turkish FM

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has strongly reacted to photos of U.S. special operations forces wearing Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG) insignia on their shoulders during an assault on Syria’s Raqqa, saying it is “unacceptable”

VIDEO: ‘Dark questions’ after Cizre deaths

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The United Nations wants to send investigators in to examine allegations that Turkish forces massacred around 100 civilians in Cizre.

Turkish LGBT group releases annual monitoring report on hate crimes

The Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association (Kaos GL) has published an annual report monitoring human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity

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As “Turkey sees steepest decline in monthly foreign arrivals since May 1999”, relatively successful Şimşek’s role in economy reduced…Worse may come to Turkey’s economy…

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Deputy PM Şimşek’s areas of responsibility limited in new cabinet

Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek, long a favorite of investors, has been dealt reduced responsibilities in the new cabinet of Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım

Turkey sees steepest decline in monthly foreign arrivals since May 1999

The number of foreign arrivals visiting Turkey slumped by 28 percent in April to 1.75 million compared to the same month of 2015, marking the steepest decline since May 1999, according to data issued by the Tourism Ministry on May 27

Age, Marital Status, Educational Background of New Ministers

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Berat Albayrak aged 38 is the youngest minister of the new council of ministers, and Veysel Eroğlu aged 68 is the eldest. The ministers’ total number of children is 73.

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EFD Rights Watch: Map of Mass Graves by Human Rights Association, Turkey

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INTERNATIONAL WEEK AGAINST DISAPPEARANCES: İHD: 348 Mass Graves 4.201 Bodies Found

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İHD and lost people’s family members came together once again to look for their lost relatives and request the offenders to be judged. According to İHD Map of Mass Graves, 4.201 bodies were found in 348 mass graves.

The Map here

Turkey fined 54,000 euros for use of force against inmates in 2000

Turkey has been fined 54,000 euros by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for “excessive and disproportionate use of force” by security forces against 18 inmates in an Istanbul prison in 2000

Turkish journalist acquitted of resisting officer and defamation charges

A Turkish journalist and anchorwoman has been acquitted of charges of “resisting an officer” and “defamation” after an investigation into her tweets criticizing one of the country’s corruption probe judges

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Gezi Direnişini en güzel anlatan “Twitter flood”ı by @failedulixes

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Not surprisingly, Turkey did not meet its promise of $200 million aid to Palestine

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Turkey says stands behind promise for $200 million aid to Palestine

Attacks by opposition parties against the government over its perceived failure to keep its promises of assistance to the Gaza Strip appear to have prompted a top Turkish agency to list in detail the country’s assistance to Gaza, which has long been strangled by blockades, war and poor governance.

Sephardic Jews Feel Bigotry’s Sting in Turkey and a Pull Back to Spain

 NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU

Thousands of Sephardic Jews in Turkey who trace their ancestry to Spain are applying for Spanish citizenship in anticipation of a bill granting nationality to Jews expelled during the Inquisition.

Turkey’s Syrian Refugees: Toward integration

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Report (SETA) April 28, 2015 SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research Kadir Üstün & Kılıç Buğra Kanat In this report, we provide an overview of the situation of refugees in Turkey and the difficulties that Turkey is facing in handling such a major crisis alongside of its Southern border. This report is the […]

The EU and Turkey must overcome a decade-long impasse in negotiations

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In light of the slow, almost non-existent, progress of in Turkey’s EU accession talks, some political groups in the European Parliament have called for a reassessment of the relationship. It would be a terrible mistake, write Ernest Maragall and Laura Batalla.

Kurdish Syrians, Beyond the Border Crossing

 NYT > Turkey by By PHILIP B. RICHARDSON

Esa Ylijaasko has spent almost two years capturing the life of Kurdish refugees in enclaves of Istanbul.

Egypt restricts women from travelling to Turkey

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Move aimed at preventing women from joining ISIL comes as relations between Egypt and Turkey deteriorate.

Albanian MP blasts Erdoğan’s call for struggle against Gülenists

Ben Blushi, an Albanian lawmaker of the ruling Socialist Party, has slammed Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s call for the country to target followers of Fethullah Gülen, which the Turkish president made during his recent visit to the Balkan country.

Turkey says it shoots down regime helicopter, Syria TV reports it was drone

Turkey has announced that Turkish jets on May 16 shot down a Syrian helicopter violating its airspace, while Syrian state TV reported that it was a surveillance drone that was.

Turkey’s Erdoğan slams Mursi death sentence as return to ‘ancient Egypt’

Turkish President Erdoğan has slammed the death penalty issued for former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, likening the country to ‘ancient Egypt’ while criticizing the Western stance over the coup. Turkey’s main opposition leader, on the other hand, called on Cairo to stop ‘political executions’

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#GeziyiUnutma- For the 2nd Anniversary A Playlist on #OccupyGezi

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Eurosphere agenda: Spanish establishment shaken… “Europe must take in 40K refugees in 2 years…

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Anti-austerity parties soar in Spanish elections as Greece threatens default

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Two new, anti-establishment parties (including one that grew out of the indignados movement — a kind of Spanish precedent to Occupy) took key seats in regional and municipal elections in yesterday’s Spanish election, which is a kind of dress rehearsal for the upcoming national elections.

Local elections send shockwaves through Spain’s political establishment

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Two new forces, anti-austerity Podemos and market-friendly Ciudadanos, made strong gains in Spain’s local and regional elections on Monday (25 May), overturning a two-party system that has seen the PP and rival Socialists alternate in power since the end of dictatorship 40 years ago.

Spain protest party hails poll gains

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Spain’s anti-austerity Podemos movement vows to win national polls this year after dramatic gains in Sunday’s local and regional elections.

MAIN FOCUS: New parties reshuffle the deck in Spain | 27/05/2015

The success of the leftist Podemos party and the liberal Ciudadanos inSpain‘s local and regional elections on Sunday has shifted the political balance of power in Spain. If Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy‘s government doesn’t radically change its course it stands to lose the general elections this autumn, some commentators warn. Others complain that voters were just punishing Rajoy for his reforms

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Spain enters a new political era

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Spain’s mainstream outflanked by new breed of politicians

Towards a new municipal agenda in Spain

open Democracy News Analysis – by Carlos Delclós

What the Spanish media ignore about this new generation of activist-politicians is why they became famous enough to put on a ballot in the first place: their roots in prominent local struggles and their willingness to spearhead radical democratic participation.

Spain: No country for absolute majorities

Open Europe blog by Vincenzo Scarpetta

Spain: No country for absolute majorities

Spanish protest parties make gains

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Protest parties make gains in Spain’s local elections, depriving the governing People’s Party of overall control of Madrid and other councils.

Spain’s ‘citizen candidates’ shake up politics

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At regional elections, grassroots politicians are gaining support with pledges to fight corruption and austerity.

European Union Asks Member Countries to Accept Quotas of Migrants

 NYT > Turkey by By JAMES KANTER

The appeal by the European Commission is a response to fears that countries like Italy and Greece could be overwhelmed by people making dangerous crossings in rickety boats.

Conservative candidate wins Polish presidential election

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Polish President Bronisław Komorowski conceded defeat to conservative challenger Andrzej Duda in Sunday’s presidential election, a result that will set alarm bells ringing for the government, which faces its own election race later this year.

Mogherini: Elections in Poland and Spain show there is a need to rethink the EU project

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Federica Mogherini said yesterday (25 May) that the results of the presidential election in Poland, the municipal elections in Spain, as well as the news from Greece and the UK, were a reason for the EU to re-think its project.

MAIN FOCUS: Duda becomes Poland’s new president | 26/05/2015

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Andrzej Dudas’ victory in Poland’s presidential election on Sunday means that for the first time in five years a politician belonging to the nationalist conservative PiS party will occupy a leading position in Poland. Some commentators say that current president Bronisław Komorowski’s defeat was the result of his arrogance. Others point out that Duda owes his victory mainly to Poland’s young.

Greece ‘cannot afford IMF repayment’

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Greece will not be able to make a debt repayment to the IMF due in early June as it does not have the money, the interior minister says.

MAIN FOCUS: Lowered expectations for Eastern Partnership summit | 21/05/2015

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The EU’s Eastern Partnership summit begins in Riga today, Thursday. The Ukraine conflict is dominating the meeting and concrete results for the six partnership countries are not expected. The EU is leaving these countries in the lurch, some commentators criticise. Others show understanding for the EU’s hesitant stance, pointing out that it doesn’t want to cause the countries any moreproblems with Russia.

2016 EU budget: Cameron avoids an immediate headache

Open Europe blog by Pawel Swidlicki

2016 EU budget: Cameron avoids an immediate headache

Danish PM calls general election for 18 June

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Denmark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt on Wednesday (27 May) called a general election, to be held on 18 June. Recent polls suggest the election could become a true thriller.

How will the eurozone cope with the next downturn?

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Spring brought a burst of sunshine over the eurozone economy. The French economy expanded rapidly in the first quarter of 2015 and even the Italian one managed respectable growth. Fiscal policy is no longer contractionary across the eurozone as a whole. Cheaper oil is boosting consumption. A weaker euro is boosting exports. And the ECB’s quantitative easing appears to be working: money supply growth is picking up, suggesting deflationary pressures are easing.

VIDEO: Meet the Finnish punks taking on Eurovision

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Sami Helle, the bass player of Finland’s Eurovision entry, punk rock band PKN, whose members all have learning disabilities, talks about the band.

Conservative newcomer Duda wins Polish presidential cliffhanger

Conservative opposition challenger Andrzej Duda on May 24 won a surprise victory in Poland’s presidential run-off, trumping incumbent centrist Bronislaw Komorowski with promises of change and generous social spending

Dutch Partial Ban on Islamic Veil in Public Spaces

…terdam, which led to the publication “Pertinence of a General Prohibition of the Burqa and Niqab in Spain: A Human Rights Perspective” in the Yearbook on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights. [1] See Dogru v. France, §62. See also S.A.S. v. France, §128 The post Dutch Partial Ban on Islamic Veil in Public Spaces appeared first on Ideas on Europe.

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Irish referendum stirs up same-sex marriage debate in Germany

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Conservative opposition to same-sex unions in Germany is beginning to crumble after a referendum over the weekend legalised gay marriage in ultra-Catholic Ireland. EurActiv Germany reports.

EU states ‘must take 40,000 migrants’

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The European Commission urges EU states to take in 40,000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea who land in Italy and Greece in the next two years.

Re-imagining England

open Democracy News Analysis – by John Denham

Originally delivered as a public lecture at the University of Winchester on Thursday 9th October, 2014, John Denham reflects on the future of England and “Englishness.”

Finland for the Finns?

open Democracy News Analysis – by Anna Vesterinen

To the astonishment of both their supporters and opponents, the populist Finns Party are likely to be influential players in the new Finnish coalition government. What does this mean for Finland…and for Europe?

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