Banal nationalism at work: “State-owned tea firm fined 220,000 liras for ‘insulting [ALLEGED NATIONAL DRINK] ayran’ in ads

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State-owned tea firm fined 220,000 liras for ‘insulting ayran’ in ads

Turkey’s Customs and Trade Ministry has fined a state-owned firm 220,000 Turkish Liras for “insulting ayran” in an advertisement for iced tea

Burqa-clad Turkish ‘suicide bomber’ turns out to be lover in disguise

A Turkish man detained as a suspected would-be suicide bomber in northern Turkey was actually wearing a burqa to disguise himself to meet a secret lover from a dating site, local media reported Nov. 8

Istanbul’s Yıldız Palace ‘allocated’ for Turkish president

Yıldız Palace, a historic Ottoman palace in Istanbul’s central Beşiktaş district, has been allocated for use by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Turkish mayor faces trial over terror propaganda

An indictment has been prepared against a provincial mayor on charges of “promoting terrorism on social media,” according to a court statement

In photos: US destroyer completes exercise with Turkish Navy

The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook has completed a joint exercise with Turkish naval forces in the Mediterranean. The state-run Anadolu Agency captured images from abroad the destroyer after the drill

Pro-AK Party columnist instructs YÖK head to take over 17 private universities
Today’s Zaman
Küçük also criticized the Union of Foundation Universities (VÜB) for being under the influence of the Gülen movement. Rıfat Sarıcaoğlu, the head of the VÜB and the head of the board of trustees for Bilgi University, said in a press conference on Nov. 1

Turkish police detain more ISIL suspects: Report

Turkish police on Nov. 7 detained seven foreign nationals in southern Turkey on suspicion of planning to head to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), state media said

Turkey: repeating past mistakes

open Democracy News Analysis – by Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel

Civilian Kurds bear the brunt of Turkey’s indiscriminate campaign against the PKK. Only learning from history can finally end the vicious cycle of conflict and bring about a new dawn of peace.

Demotix/Mehmet Masum Suer. All rights reserved.With daily violence, punitive curfews and escalating tensions, you would be forgiven for mistaking the current war between the Turkish government and the PKK for that of twenty years ago.

Turkish military releases details of anti-PKK offensive

The Turkish Armed Forces have released details of a 40-day air and land operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) mountain bases in the southeastern province of Hakkari

CHP leader vows to clear out ‘so-called’ party members

Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has vowed to clear the party of “so-called” members whose sole concerns are winning tenders in CHP municipalities, in reaction to recent speculations on CHP Çankaya Mayor Alper Taşdelen

HDP ready to discuss freedom-based constitution but not presidential system

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The Kurdish-question focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has announced its readiness to discuss replacing the current constitution with a new pro-freedom charter

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Ankara Bombers are already found out to be pro-ISIS, but AKP’s Kurdish phobia prevents them admitting…

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Konya supporters jeer moment of silence for Ankara Massacre victims

Supporters in Konya refused to observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Oct. 10 Ankara Massacre ahead of a critical Euro 2016 qualifier between Turkey and Iceland

Here is the video of assholes who cannot stand any kind of mourning. Sound of evil:

Turkish PM sees ISIL or PKK links to Ankara bombing

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu told Reuters on Oct. 14 some of the suspects in a suicide bombing that killed 97 people in Ankara had spent months in Syria and that they could be linked to ISIL or to PKK militants

Ankara summons Russian, US envoys

Turkey has summoned ambassadors from both Russia and the U.S. regarding ties with Kurdish forces in Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Davutoğlu has said, reacting to any probable arms support to groups which have ties with the outlawed PKK.

Broadcast Ban on Ankara Massacre Investigation

Bianet :: English

Broadcast ban has been imposed on the investigation as to bomb attack which left 97 people dead in Ankara

Two suicide bombers in Ankara Massacre identified

The two suicide bombers who perpetrated Turkey’s deadliest terrorist attack ever on Oct. 10 in Ankara have been identified, with one of them an ISIL member whose brother killed 33 people on July 20 in Suruç in a separate bombing.

Finnish Journalist Asks Erdoğan: “Are You a Dictator?”

Bianet :: English

The President Erdoğan stated he appointed the State Supervisory Council for Ankara bombing.

Family loses 18 members in Ankara bombing: Relative

Eighteen people from a family living in the southeastern province of Siirt have been killed in the Ankara bombing, a relative of the family has said

Erdoğan rebuffs Finnish journalist over ‘dictatorship’ claims

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has responded angrily to a question over claims that his rule amounts to a dictatorship at a press conference with foreign journalists.

CHP leader questions if Ankara attackers were on ‘suicide bombers list’

Hurriyet Daily News

The responsibility for the Oct. 10 twin suicide bombings in Ankara is on government’s shoulders, says CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu, also criticizing PM Davutoğlu’s ‘suicide bombers list’ remarks

KEREM ALTIPARMAK EVALUATED: “Not Being Able to Arrest Suicide Bomber Doesn’t Justify Lack of Precaution”

 Bianet :: English

Altıparmak in response to Davutoğlu’s statement “You cannot arrest someone as long as that person doesn’t realize the act or as long as there is no data concerning that act” has said “No one can justify such a ridiculous thing.”

ANKARA MASSACRE: Two Suicide Bombers of Ankara Massacre Allegedly Identified

Bianet :: English

Y.E.A and Ö.D.D have been brought forward as suicide bombers of Ankara bomb attack. Ö.D.D’s father claimed his son is still in Syria.

After 96 hours:

Turkish president pays homage at Ankara bombing site

President Erdoğan paid homage on Oct. 14 at the site of weekend twin bombings in Ankara, as he seeks to deflect criticism of alleged security lapses over the country’s deadliest attack

Syria crisis to drag the world into vortex if not adequately handled: Erdoğan

The Syrian crisis will drag the whole world into a vortex if the problem is not rightly handled, the Turkish president has said, indirectly criticizing Russia and Iran for supporting the Bashar al-Assad regime though it commits state terror on its own people.

CHP decides to cancel election rallies, MHP to resume as planned

The Republican People’s Party (CHP) has decided to completely cancel all its public election rallies, while the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has opted to continue as planned with the rest of its campaign rallies ahead of the Nov. 1 snap election

Turkish Interior Ministry suspends provincial security officials over Ankara bomb attack

The Turkish Interior Ministry has suspended provincial security officials over the Oct. 10 Ankara bombings which killed at least 97 people

Turkey suspends Ankara security chiefs

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Three senior security officials are suspended in the wake of bombings that left 97 people dead in the Turkish capital, Ankara.

Turkey and the Aftermath of the Ankara Bombing

NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO

A correspondent discusses the deadly attack, the president’s response and the country’s political situation as snap parliamentary elections approach.

Twitter reports ‘access issues’ in Turkey after attack

Many users in Turkey were unable to access Twitter on Oct 10, the social networking site said, after at least 86 people were killed in the capital Ankara in twin bombings

ANALYSIS: The biggest act of terror in Turkey

The attack has further escalated the political tension in the country only 20 days before a parliamentary re-election. Polls show that a similar outcome to the June 7 elections is more likely and could force a coalition gov’t

Turkey is in shock – but many will have seen this attack coming

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Simon Tisdall

As Turkey comes to terms with the worst terrorist outrage in its history, the dealings of Tayyip Erdoğan’s government will come under scrutiny

The blame for the horrific bomb attacks in Ankara that killed 86 people at a rally involving Kurdish peace activists is likely to fall on Islamic State terrorists operating across Turkey’s long border with Syria and Iraq. But the proximity of Turkish general elections, due on 1 November, is certain to raise suspicions among opposition parties that dark forces supportive of the hardline government led by president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may be involved.

The Arena: Is Turkey’s Erdogan bullying the media?

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Former AKP official Zeynep Jane Kandur debates Hurriyet Daily News columnist Mustafa Akyol on media freedoms in Turkey.

Another journalist sentenced to 11 months in jail for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan

Daily newspaper Sözcü’s Necati Doğru has become the latest journalist in Turkey to be found guilty of “insulting President Erdoğan,” sentenced to 11 months and 20 days in jail

HDP leader slams Erdoğan, gov’t for attack that claimed 86 lives

Selahattin Demirtaş, co-head of the HDP harshly criticized both government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the Ankara attack that claimed at least 86 lives

BEYZA KURAL IN BLACK SEA REGION OF TURKEY: What Do People in Black Sea Think about Re-election ?

 Bianet :: English

It seems the same results will show up for the voters in Trabzon while Rize people embrace Erdoğan as their ‘fellow townsman’.

Top business group to hold meetings with political party leaders ahead of elections

Turkey’s top business group has announced it will hold open meetings with political party leaders ahead of the Nov. 1 elections in a written statement on Oct. 13.

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4. Some unions will rally against ‘terror’, probably a futile attempt for peace but helping for more nationalist incitements…
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