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Saturday, September 3, 2016

Turkey’s “unexpected allies” in Europe: i.e. Former Swedish PM Bildt…

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Turkish PM rejects a re-launch of PKK peace process but…

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…but you never know. Things seem bleak now but what I have gradually learnt that statements like these maybe reversed in near future. Think of Turkey’s relations with Israel, Egypt and Russia. After such hostilities, Turkey try to normalize relations…

No re-launch of PKK peace process but normalization with Syria, Egypt on agenda: Turkish PM

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has dismissed expectations for the re-launch of a peace process to resolve Turkey’s Kurdish question, but he has signaled moves to put ties with Syria and Egypt back on track

Turkey’s Jarablus operation scorecard

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Turkey and the US still take very different positions on the fighting Kurdish forces in Syria.

Obama says no diminishing effect on Turkey-US security relations

There is no diminishment in the security relations between the United States and Turkey, U.S. President Barack Obama has said, commenting on the growing rift between Turkey and the U.S. especially over the latest developments in northern Syria

Dam Project Threatens to Submerge Thousands of Years of Turkish History

NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO

A contentious dam project that dates back to the 1950s is more than 80 percent complete, and the filling of a reservoir will swamp much of the town of Hasankeyf.

Erdoğan: YPG Has Not Withdrawn East of Euphrates

Bianet :: English

President Erdoğan, speaking about the Jarablus operation and the YPG, has said: “They now tell us that they [YPG] have withdrawn to the East of Euphrates. We say, ‘No, they have not’. The confirmation that they have passed to the East of Euphrates depends on our assessment”.

Gülen probe deepens: Secret meeting recorded by bug in general’s briefcase

A number of military officers who had already been arrested over the bloody coup attempt of July 15 have also been subject to an investigation over the illegal recording of a secret March 2014 meeting on Syria in the office of then-Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, which was leaked to the media and triggered a major scandal, ranking security sources have told the Hürriyet Daily News.

Kurds Fear the U.S. Will Again Betray Them, in Syria

NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO

Throughout history, Washington and other Western powers have used the Kurds for their ends, then abandoned them when it became expedient

Worker burned alive in Istanbul’s third airport’s construction site

A worker on the construction site of Istanbul’s third airport has been murdered by immolation after allegedly being locked in a room that was set on fire by an unidentified co-worker, according to reports

Chappatte on Turkey’s Military Operation in Syria

NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK CHAPPATTE

Turkey sent tanks, warplanes and special operations forces into northern Syria last week.

Syria war: US welcomes pause in Turkish-Kurdish clashes

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The US welcomes a pause in fighting between Turkish and Kurdish forces in northern Syria, urging them to focus on fighting so-called Islamic State.

Syria war: Turkey hits out at US over Kurds comments

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Turkey hits out at the United States over criticism of its ongoing role in the conflict in Syria.

Turkey says it will target YPG militants if there is no Euphrates retreat

Turkey on Aug. 29 said it would continue targeting a Syrian Kurdish militia in Syria if it failed to fulfil promises to retreat east of the Euphrates River, accusing the group of ethnic cleansing

Turkey Breaks Out in Jarablus, as, Fear and Loathing Grip Europe.
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In June 2015 the commissariat of the Kurdish umbrella group to which the PKK reports – the Group of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK) – ruled against their imprisoned leader’s wishes, actually emulating Öcalan’s own stubbornness back in 2009 (on the

Knowing the Risks, Some Syrian Rebels Seek a Lift From Turks’ Incursion

NYT > Turkey by By ANNE BARNARD

The Turkish incursion into Syria has buoyed the groups under the banner of the Free Syrian Army, but those fighters are under no illusions that their new allies support their revolution.

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This old lady is arrested because her son-in-law could not be found:(

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There are increasing number of arrests or firings not much related to the coup attempt… like the Ergenekon trial that was gradually derailed, anti-coup trials seem to have already derailed…

Mother-in-law of prime coup attempt suspect Adil Öksüz arrested

The mother-in-law of one of the prime suspects wanted for his alleged role in the July 15 coup attempt, has been arrested, while the whereabouts of Adil Öksüz himself, referred to as the Gülen movement’s “imam of the Air Force,” are still unknown

Over 33,000 prisoners released to free up jail space: Turkish justice minister

More than 33,000 prisoners were released as of Sept. 1, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag has said, as the government looks to free up space in prison for suspects embroiled in the failed coup attempt case

PM Evaluates 100 Days of 65th Government, Dismisses Resolution Process

Bianet :: English

Speaking at the “First Hundred Days of the 65th Government” meeting in the Çankaya Mansion, Prime Minister Yıldırım presented the Government’s activities. The Minister of Justice Bozdağ said at the meeting that 33,838 convicts have been released.

I’m a journalist on the run from Erdoğan – I have no idea what I’ve done | Yavuz Baydar

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Yavuz Baydar

The arrest of over 100 journalists and exile of others is a clear crackdown on criticism of the president. What has happened to my beloved Turkey?The long wait, filled with anxiety, is at last over. Very early on Tuesday morning, I was woken up by another alarming ring on my phone; it is part of the routine these days as the ordeal continues for journalists in Turkey. It was a text message from the doorman of my apartment block in Istanbul. “Mr Yavuz, police entered your flat a short while ago with the help of a locksmith. They did not damage or take anything during the search. Told us about an arrest warrant for you.”

158 Turkish exchange students expelled from schools abroad over FETÖ links

More than 150 Turkish exchange students in foreign countries have been expelled from their schools following new state of emergency decree laws published in the Official Gazette late on Sept. 1

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

#tarih ‏@tarihdergi Eylül sayısı: “Bir gün herkes göçmen olabilir”

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“Birgün Herkes Göçmen Olabilir” günün kanayan yarası göçmenlik meselesi ile ilgili ve Amerikan Devrimi’nden yakın tarihe büyük zorunlu göçleri ele alıyor. Yazarı Tanju Akad…

Bugün yeryüzündeki göçmen sayısı 40 milyonu aşmış durumda. Bu sayı İkinci Dünya Savaşı günlerinde ancak bu seviyelerdeydi.
Kendilerine vatan aramak için yerini yurdunu terk edip yollara dökülmüş olan insanlar bir ülke kurmuş olsaydı, yani bir “Göçmenya” var olsaydı, bugün yeryüzündeki 206 ülkeden daha fazla nüfusa sahip bir ülke olurdu.
Günümüzde Yunanistan’a gitmek zorunda kalan Suriyelinin büyük dedesi, 1920’lerde Yunanistan’ı terk etmek zorunda kalanları kendi ülkesinde ağırlamıştı.

AYRICA #tarih dergisi bu sayısında okurlarına Nazım Hikmet’in 54 (55?) yılında Budapeşte Radyosu’nda yaptığı programda seslendirdiği şiirlerden 15’inin ilk kez yayınlanan kaydını CD formatında armağan ediyor. Arşivlik bir sayı.

Eylül sayısındaki diğer ilginç konular:

Amasya-Oluz Höyük’te 2500 yıl önce dökülmüş kurşun bulundu. Genellikle şamanizm ile bağdaştırılan bu geleneğin, Türklerin Anadolu’ya gelmelerinden önce bu topraklarda uygulanan bir büyü/nazar bozma ritüeli olma ihtimali kuvvet kazandı. Kazıları yürüten Prof. Şevket Dönmez, bulduğu kurşunları kazı alanına yakın bir köyde bu geleneği günümüzde de sürdüren Nazik Bacı’ya yorumlattı.

Osmanlı dünyasında hadımların dramatik hayatlarını konu edinen yazıyı “Sarayın Bedbahtları Harem Ağaları” başlığıyla Necdet Sakaoğlu hocamız yazdı.

Anadolu’nun ilk Türk fatihlerinden olduğu varsayılan Melik Gazi’nin Kayseri’deki türbesindeki mumyasının başına gelenleri “Türk’ün Mumyayla İmtihanı/Anadolu’da mumya olmak kolay değil” başlığı altında Kizar Akın anlattı. Şifa için sökülen dişleri öğütülüp, kazınan derisi parçalnıp çorba yapılan, eli kesilen, üstüne üstlük kafası yanan mumyanın traji-komik hikayesi…

Ayrıca “Albüm” bölümümüzde yine Nazım Hikmet’i konuk ediyoruz. Bu kez küçük yeğeni Murat Germen’in Nazım Hikmet Kültür ve Sanat Araştırmaları Merkezi’ne bağışladığı, bazıları ilk kez yayımlanan fotoğraflarla…

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Eurosphere agenda: “Merkel says refugee crisis tests Europe’s core ideals…

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Merkel says refugee crisis tests Europe’s core ideals

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German chancellor puts pressure on European countries who refuse to take in refugees, saying it betrays EU’s values.

France: Hungary refugee fence not even fit for animals

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Paris slams Hungary, gateway to EU from eastern Europe, for erecting 175km fence to stop refugees as new talks called.

Migration, climate and security: the choice

open Democracy News Analysis – by Paul Rogers

The forces driving people’s movement into Europe were already apparent in a near forgotten incident of 1991.

In August 1991, with the world’s media dominated by the chronic instability in Russia and the aftermath of the violent eviction of the Iraqi army from Kuwait earlier that year, a sequence of events in the Adriatic Sea provides an uncanny foretaste of the current surge of desperate people across the Mediterranean from north Africa, as well as overland from Syria through Turkey, Greece and beyond.

Immigration to Germany in 2014 at highest level in two decades

EurActiv.com

Net immigration into Germany last year hit its highest level since 1992, the Statistics Office said on Thursday (3 September), with expectations that figure will rise this year to 800,000.

Here’s how you can help during the refugee crisis in Europe

Mashable! by Matt Petronzio

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When looking at the sheer number of refugees around the world, it’s easy to become disillusioned.

MAIN FOCUS: Refugees drown on their way to Kos | 03/09/2015

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The image of a drowned little boy who was washed up on a beach on Turkey’s Bodrum Peninsula was spread on the social media on Wednesday. The boy and at least ten other people drowned while trying to reach the Greek island of Kosby boat. The photo is a brutal testimony to the failure of the EU in the refugee crisis, some journalists write. Others hold Turkey partially responsible for the child’s death.

VIDEO: Hungary lets migrants into rail station

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Hungarian police have opened the international railway station in Budapest to migrants who have been camped outside since Tuesday.

Refugee crisis: Pressure piles on David Cameron to do more

Mashable! by Blathnaid Healy

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LONDON — Britain’s prime minister David Cameron found himself under increasing pressure Thursday to do more about about the growing refugee crisis, as some newspapers published front-page photographs of a drowned child found washed up on a beach in Turkey.

Shocking images of drowned Syrian boy show tragic plight of refugees

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Helena Smith in Athens, and agencies

Young boy found lying face-down on a beach near Turkish resort of Bodrum was one of at least 12 Syrians who drowned attempting to reach Greece

• Warning: this article contains images that readers may find distressing

The full horror of the human tragedy unfolding on the shores of Europe was brought home on Wednesday as images of the lifeless body of a young boy – one of at least 12 Syrians who drowned attempting to reach the Greek island of Kos – encapsulated the extraordinary risks refugees are taking to reach the west.

Six reasons for why migrant boats keep sinking off Turkey, Greece

Photos showing the dead body of a child washing ashore infuriated the Turkish public and caused many to ask how come so many boats sink so frequently on a usually calm sea, the Aegean

Europe’s refugee crisis: bridges, not fences, are the answer

open Democracy News Analysis – by Janice Hughes and Françoise Sivignon

The inability of the European Union to agree a meaningful response to the current migrant crisis is not only disgraceful, it risks defining the Union’s legacy as a spectacular failure.

Refugee crisis tests Europe’s core ideals: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Aug. 31 said the refugee crisis facing Europe is testing the core ideals of universal rights at the heart of the European Union

Germany ‘no longer attractive’ to US investors

EurActiv.com

Top American companies no longer see Germany as an attractive investment and the country is losing jobs as a result. “Germany attracts attention, but it’s no longer attractive to investors,” said AmCham Vice-President Frank Riemensperger. EurActiv Germany reports.

MAIN FOCUS: Hungary seals off its border with Serbia | 31/08/2015

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Hungary’s border fence – intended to keep out refugees arriving from Serbia – was completed on Sunday according to government sources. The fence is nothing but a domestic policy manoeuvre by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, some commentators write. Others believe that Hungary is above all harming its own interests with its policy of seclusion.

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