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Monday, November 23, 2015

Demirtaş escapes assassination attempt… Police Attack on pro-Kurdish deputies/ Politicians Trying to Enter Nusaybin…

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HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş was targeted by an assassination attempt while travelling in his official vehicle but escaped unharmed, the party said
Reuters.com – Nov 22, 4:45 PM

Industries | Related: Cyclical Consumer Goods ANKARA Nov 22 A gunshot was fired at the car of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtas on Sunday evening, a spokesman for his political party said. The rear window of Demirtas’s

HDP deputies from Mardin, and DBP Co-Mayor Ahmet Türk and DBP Co-Chair Emine Ayna who are on hunger strike to protest curfew in Nusaybin have been blocked by police intervention as they tried to enter the district.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

With the new draft concerning private universities, Gov’t’s pressure on them might increase…

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YÖK draft regulation eases closure of private universities
Today’s Zaman
According to Rıfat Sarıcaoğlu, the head of the Union of Foundation Universities and head of the board of trustees forBilgi University, the draft regulation threatens the financial autonomy of private universities. “Trusts and private initiatives

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Eighty percent of minorities in Turkey say they cannot express themselves openly on social media, while 35 percent said they are subject to hate speech on the same platform, according to a recent survey conducted by a minority organization funded by the European Union
At least 58 journalists have been discharged in İped Media in which trustee has been appointed, Bugün TV Chief Editor Toros has said “Vast scale of discharges will be seen” as to upcoming days.

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Monday, August 10, 2015

Shots fired at US Consulate in Istanbul… the consulate closed until further notice

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No one was hurt in the attack and the two assailants escaped after a gunfight with security personnel, local media says.

Female suspect reportedly detained after two people open fire on consulate, following explosion overnight in Sultanbeyli neighbourhood

Istanbul hit by blast and gunfire
Violence flares in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, with assailants opening fire outside the US consulate and an explosion at a police station.
Police officers and civilians injured in attack in Sultanbeyli neighbourhood on outskirts of Turkey’s largest city.
A harbor will be built for Ro-Ro ships on the European side of Istanbul, which will help eliminate the number of semi-trailer trucks clogging up the streets and highways of the metropolis

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