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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

12 thousand year-old #Hasankeyf is being demolished by dynamites. What does it remind you?

Hasankeyf – Wikipedia

Hasankeyf is an ancient town and district located along the Tigris River in the Batman Province in southeastern Turkey. It was declared a natural conservation….

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Antik kentin kale kanyonunda tarihi mağaralar kuyular ve gizli geçitlere ev sahipliği yapan kayalar, dinamitlerle havaya uçuruldu #Hasankeyf http://pic.twitter.com/TelQFSFSKg

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Dozens of people arrested for wearing “hero” T-shirts in Turkey

Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder

Gökhan Güçlü is on trial in Turkey for participating in the failed coup against the Erdoğan regime last year. In July, Güçlü made authorities angry when he wore a T-shirt with the word “hero.” Now, Turkey has made it a crime to wear similar T-shirts.

At “least 35 people have been arrested for wearing “hero” t-shirts in the last month,” reports the Turkey Purge website.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

New photo from Facebook August 16, 2016 at 10:37PM

İtiraflar devam ediyor. Via @canpoyraz via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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Somethings never change in Turkey: Legendary pro-Kurdish daily Özgür Gündem raided by police after temporarily closed by court…

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Özgür Gündem daily in Wikipedia

Better to watch this movie about the daily.

Journalist from IMC TV attacked while reporting during police raid on Ozgur Gundem newspaper. https://t.co/lS3jTU6m2R

— Nate Schenkkan (@nateschenkkan) August 16, 2016

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camera confiscated & news team detained on @imc_televizyonu live broadcast from shut down newspaper @ozgurgundemweb1 https://t.co/lS0Hmbshn4

— emel kurma (@emelkurma) August 16, 2016

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Kapatma kararının ardından Özgür Gündem’e polis baskını: Gazeteciler gözaltındahttps://t.co/qjFWEHHPE7 http://pic.twitter.com/kfmvUvQORL

— imc tv (@imc_televizyonu) August 16, 2016

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polisler sokagin girisini kapatarak goruntu alinmasina engel oluyor #ÖzgürGündem http://pic.twitter.com/DjircxRCeb

— rojîn akın (@rojinakin) August 16, 2016

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Özgür Gündem'e polis baskını anı kameralarda https://t.co/se7GqAz5WN http://pic.twitter.com/54fuwVWYIf

— Yarın Haber (@yarinhaber) August 16, 2016

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Court temporarily shuts down daily Özgür Gündem over alleged PKK propaganda

An Istanbul court ordered the temporary closure of daily Özgür Gündem on Aug. 16 for conducting alleged propaganda on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

Nearly 300 courthouse personnel detained over Turkey’s failed coup attempt

Nearly 300 courthouse personnel were detained over suspected links to the Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), which is believed to have been behind the July 15 failed coup attempt

There are deaths worse than death for coup plotters: Turkish PM on capital punishment

There are “deaths worse than death” for the plotters of the July 15 coup attempt compared to death penalty, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said, commenting on a controversial debate on reinstating capital punishment

With Turkey in Turmoil, Students Leave to Study Aboard
Voice of America

“There are a number of ‘push’ factors that lead youngsters to seek education and employment abroad or just decide to stay abroad,” said Aysit Tansel, a professor of economics from Ankara’s Middle East Technical University, who researches “brain drain”

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Anthro roundup: Do you know which sports are “ethno-sports”? An ethno games festival is on 26-28 August in İstanbul…

Post coup attempt: More than 5300 academic staff laid off… Even the verified journalist accounts banned…

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Higher Education Council: 5,342 Staff Members Laid Off

Bianet :: English

The Council of Higher Education has announced that legal action has been initiated against 6,792 members, 5,342 of them laid off.

Twitter refuses to explain censorship of verified journalist accounts in post-coup Turkey

dailydot.com – Aug 12, 7:22 PM

Twitter has made a name for itself as a champion of free speech around the world. Following the recent coup attempt in Turkey, however, something has changed in the way it approaches censorship, and the company refuses to talk about it.

2 Suspended Academics from Gazi, Cumhuriyet Universities Describe Their Experiences

Bianet :: English

Assoc. Professor Dr. Kemal Inal from Gazi University, who was threatened while signing the Academics for Peace declaration and then removed his signature, and signee Professor Dr. Ali Çeliksöz from Cumhuriyet University said they don’t know the reasons behind their decisions to be suspended.

Court seizes properties of ex-footballer Hakan Şükür, father

A Turkish court has ruled for the seizure of property and possessions owned by a famous ex-footballer and his father worth 200 million Turkish Liras

Up to 5 Years in Prison Demanded for HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş and Ankara MP Önder

Bianet :: English

A bill of indictment has been drawn up demanding up to five years in prison for HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş and the HDP Ankara MP Önder on charges of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

Prosecutor seeks up to five years prison sentence for HDP co-chair, lawmaker

A prosecutor in Istanbul has prepared an indictment against a co-chair and a deputy of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), demanding five years in prison for each on terrorist propaganda charges

Turkey coup attempt: Nearly 82,000 sacked or suspended

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