EFDbackup: December 29

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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Haters gonna hate. New hate work directed at Christmas :(

A nationalist youth group Alperens performed the latest hate stunt in Nazilli, Aydın. Source

Alperens have a tendency to hate Christmas/New Year celebrations (and a tendency to confuse Christmas and New Year ) and a few years ago they were chasing a suited Santa Claus in Bolu:

‘David Beckham’ gets bus card in Turkey’s İzmir but Brad Pitt, Adriana Lima, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Deep, Al Pacino left out

Hurriyet Daily News

İzmir’s public transport authority, ESHOT, has canceled a number of transport cards after a male student was spotted using retired footballer David Beckham’s picture on his bus card, the authority has said

From Astrophysics to Rakka

Turkish News Tuhaf – I’m Not Making This Up –

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Sözcü Newspaper, 27 December 2016)

ODTÜ mezunu DEAŞlı teröristin kan donduran hikayesi
Future ISIS astronaut cadre in a light-hearted moment.

Shocking details about Astrophysicist Raşid Tuğral, a graduate
of Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara, who was
killed last year after joining the ranks of the radical religious
terrorist group ISIS, have come to light. The Voice of America (VOA)
has broadcast Tuğral’s story under the headline “Falling into ISIS’s Trap”.

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US Embassy in Turkey had to say it: “US is not supporting ISIL”

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US Embassy in Turkey: US is not supporting ISIL

Hurriyet Daily News

The United States Embassy in Ankara has denied accusations that the U.S. supported terrorist groups fighting in Syria. The statement came a day after President Erdoğan said he has evidence that U.S.-led coalition forces have given support to terrorist groups, including ISIL and Syrian Kurdish forces

Syria conflict: Turkey and Russia ‘agree ceasefire plan’

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Turkey and Russia have agreed the terms of a proposed ceasefire in Syria, Turkish state media say.

Turkey and Russia ‘agree terms of Syria ceasefire’

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Countries have agreed proposal that should come into force by midnight, says Turkish foreign minister

Turkey Ranks 6th for Diplomatic Missions

Mavi Boncuk

Two soldiers wounded in Syria succumb to injuries

Hurriyet Daily News

Two Turkish soldiers who were wounded in northern Syria during the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield succumbed to their injuries on Dec. 27 in Ankara, Doğan News Agency has reported.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Turkey’s one of the best universities, METU, under Islamist threat… #ODTÜyeGirmekİçin

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Map of existing ODTÜ Prayer rooms

Despite the existence of several prayer rooms, Islamist, backed by Erdoğan, resumed their attack to one of the scientifically most successful universities in Turkey…

Commission to monitor renovation of prayer room at Turkey’s ODTÜ

Upon instruction by the president of Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK), a commission has been formed in order to monitor the renovation of a prayer room inside ODTÜ campus

YÖK Launches Work on Draft of Higher Education Law

Bianet :: English

YÖK states that the law has to be formed within the scope of “national frame of reference, policies, capacities and objectives” and on the basis of “diversity, performance evaluation, competition and quality assurance”.

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R.I.P. MOTÖRHEAD Frontman Lemmy Kilmister, 1945 – 2015

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RIP MOTORHEAD Frontman Lemmy Kilmister, 1945 – 2015

Metal Injection by Greg Kennelty

Lemmy Kilmister was only 70 years old

Glenn Hughes: Lemmy set the bar …he was the bar

Metal Hammer

Glenn Hughes has described Lemmy as “the real dang deal” and “the originator” in his tribute to the Motorhead leader.

Lemmy dead at 70

Metal Hammer

Motorhead frontman Lemmy has died at the age of 70, after being told he was suffering an aggressive form of cancer.

Slipknot: Your name was Lemmy and you played rock’n’roll

Metal Hammer

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has mourned the loss of his friend Lemmy.

Metallica: Lemmy was our hero

Metal Hammer

Metallica have called late Motorhead leader Lemmy their hero, adding that he’s one of the main reason the band got together in the first place.

Matt Sorum: We lost the greatest badass in history

Metal Hammer

Former Guns n’Roses drummer Matt Sorum has proudly recalled his stint with Motorhead in the aftermath of mainman Lemmy’s death.

Fast Eddie: World seems a really empty place

Metal Hammer

Former Motorhead guitarist Fast Eddie Clarke says “the world seems like a really empty place” now his former leader Lemmy has died.

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Can Dündar piece at the Guardian: “I revealed the truth about President Erdogan and Syria. For that, he had me jailed

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I revealed the truth about President Erdogan and Syria. For that, he had me jailed | Can Dündar

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Can Dündar

Turkey’s regime not only smuggled guns into Syria, it used ‘state security’ as an excuse to imprison the journalists who reported itIn Turkey, a debate as old as government itself is on the agenda again. This time, it is the Turkish government’s secret arms transfer to Syria that has revitalised the subject.

Erdoğan accuses HDP leaders of treason, provocation

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-leaders of treason and provocation in the wake of statements made by HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş on the establishment of “autonomous” regions in Turkey’s southeast

Director Altıoklar Fined for Defaming Erdoğan

Bianet :: English

Director Altıoklar has been sentenced to 10 months of prison for the words he used two years ago on a program against then-Prime Minister Erdoğan, the penalty has been turned to judicial fine.

Commemorations mark fourth year of Uludere massacre

Locals and Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies have gathered to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Uludere massacre in which 34 people were killed at the border with Iraq by a Turkish jet airstrike

Former İHD head: Killing of Elçi, Dink, assassination attempt on me part of …
Today’s Zaman
Akın Birdal, the former president of the Human Rights Association (İHD), has said the assassination attempt against him in 1998, the killing of Kurdish lawyer and human rights activist Tahir Elçi in a shootout in Diyarbakır on Nov. 28 and the murder of ..

The AKP’s regional ambitions have gained Turkey nothing

Foreign policy has never been a domain suitable for ambitious scenarios and ill-considered steps

Project Rojava

A meeting of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) in Diyarbakır called for the establishment of a “democratic autonomy”

110 journalists killed in 2015, most in ‘peaceful’ countries: RSF

A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Dec. 29, noting that while many died in war zones the majority were killed in supposedly peaceful countries

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Waiting for snow- which might be a heavy one… İstanbul news roundup…

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Istanbul braces for snowfall ahead of New Year’s Eve

Hurriyet Daily News

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) is bracing for a rapid drop in temperatures with the expectation of snow, as the municipality takes

Christmas Mass continues in İstanbul, despite it all

Today’s Zaman

Earlier this week a Christmas tree that had been put up in front of a mosque inİstanbul’s Maltepe district sparked another demonstration

Syrian refugees trying to start new life in Turkey’s Istanbul

People’s Daily

ISTANBUL, Dec. 28 — At first sight Istanbul’s busy Findikli Street in Fatih district seems to be

The Guardian

Corset shop closure shows Istanbul is losing its rich fabric of traders

The Guardian

On its last day of business, the 79-year-old wood-panelled Kelebek corset shop onIstanbul’s central İstiklal Avenue is too crowded to move around in

İstanbul’s historic traders content with meager profits despite inevitable extinction

Today’s Zaman

Even though the high-yield transactions of the good ol’ days are seemingly gone, money traders at İstanbul’s historic Grand Bazaar are thankful for

Istanbul: Turkish Cuisine at a Crossroads

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)

We explore how a new generation is keeping Turkey’s centuries-old culinary traditions alive in a modern world.

TAK claims responsibility for İstanbul airport attack

Today’s Zaman

A terrorist group once linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has claimed responsibility for an attack atİstanbul’s second airport this week that left

Photos explore coffee culture in Cairo, İstanbul, Vienna

Today’s Zaman

The Milli Reasürans Art Gallery in İstanbul will explore contemporary coffee culture in three cities of the world in its upcoming exhibition, a collection of

Oscar candidates at Istanbul Modern

As the Academy Awards draw near, Istanbul Modern Cinema will offer a taste of the “Best Foreign Language Film” candidates up for the coveted Oscar award

The “must see” in Istanbul

TripAdvisor

Hagia Sophia Museum / Church (Ayasofya): The “must see” in Istanbul – See 24172 traveller reviews, 10831 candid photos, and great deals for