Erdoğan’s theological interventions continue: “No Muslim family should engage in birth control…

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No Muslim family should engage in birth control: Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that no Muslim family should engage in a mentality which includes population planning or birth control, pledging to increase posterity

Erdoğan on Birth Control Again

 Bianet :: English

President Erdoğan at the TÜRGEV meeting has said, “Birth control they recommend, no Muslim family can be within this understanding”, and called women and girls as “mother candidates”.

Mysterious ‘fashion critic’ in Turkey’s parliament baffles lawmakers

Turkey’s parliament has put arguments and acrimony on the back burner for the moment in the quest to determine the identity of a mysterious “fashion critic” on Twitter who has begun evaluating honorable members’ choice of attire

Miners in Zonguldak End Hunger Strike

Bianet :: English

Miners staging hunger strike at De-Ka and Balçınlar Mining in Kilimli district of Zonguldak province has come to an end. The workers are awaiting the meeting to be held on Tuesday.

Miners end hunger strike at trustee-appointed mine in Turkey’s north

A number of miners have ended their hunger strike after being persuaded by the provincial police chief in the Kilimli district of the Black Sea province of Zonguldak. The strike, which was in its 11th day, began after the miners did not receive their wages for four months

Turkey to UN: ‘I can slam you and love you at the same time’

For the first time in the 70-year history of the United Nations, it has convened the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, which took place on May 23 and 24. As the host country, Turkey has played an important role in the organization of the summit

Everything you need to know about the World Humanitarian Summit

EurActiv.com by Sam Jones

Politicians will meet in Istanbul on 23-24 May to debate how to deal with global crises that have been exacerbated by war, climate change and natural disasters. EurActiv’s media partner, The Guardian, looks at the main questions surrounding the summit’s objectives and organisation

Erdogan says Turkish parliament will block EU refugee deal if no visa-free travel

EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday (24 May) warned the European Union that lawmakers would block legislation related to the landmark deal to stem the flow of refugees to Europe if Ankara was not granted its key demand of visa-free travel.

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Re-conquering Istanbul with residential housing projects, malls… Istanbul news roundup…

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Within two years in Istanbul, 705 residential housing projects, 72 malls built or currently under constructionhttps://t.co/bt6Qx3KPZ4

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Istanbul to mark Ottoman conquest of city with grand ceremony

Istanbul is set to mark the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul on its 563rd anniversary with a major event created by a grand team of 1,200, as expectations rise for the event, which is expected to attract 1 million spectators

Istanbul marks 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul with grandiose ceremony

Turkey has marked the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul on its 563rd anniversary with a grandiose ceremony including the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım

Istanbul’s Old Hans

Istanbul Eats by Winnie Yang

Architectural and historical monuments of the Ottoman Era, the hans and caravansaray that freckle the old city have mostly been left to their own devices. Originally built as imposing weigh stations for incoming traders, today they are crumbling in places and patched up with duct tape in others.

Thousands of Muslims demand right to pray at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia

The National

ISTANBUL // Thousands of Muslim worshippers descended on Istanbul’s world famous Hagia Sophia museum on Saturday to demand the right to pray …

Turkey Muslims demand right to pray at Hagia Sophia – Press TV

In 1453, this Ottoman sultan ended Christian rule in Constantinople. But was he a good Muslim? –Washington Post

Thousands perform conquest prayer in front of Hagia Sophia – Yeni Şafak English (press release)

News24 A time-strapped guide for transit travellers in Turkey News24 Istanbul New Airport, set to be the largest airport in the world when fully completed, announced that the first of the airport’s four phases is due for

Istanbul to host Chill-Out Festival

Istanbul’s music lovers will enjoy a two-day festival between May 28 and 29

Breath-taking sunsets: Spice up your life with a cruise toIstanbul

Express.co.uk

Istanbul is at the crossroads of the world, a mystical, magical city that actually straddles both Europe and Asia. The main city and its old town is in

How Istanbul’s New Bag Brands Are Banishing Fakes

Vogue.co.uk

THERE was a time when Turkey’s leather goods industry revolved around the production of counterfeits, while the real thing was made in Italy – but a

Istanbul hosts International Theatre Festival

euronews

Some of the finest theatre companies and dance groups from Turkey and around the world are gathered in Istanbul for the International Theatre

Borderless Hack Istanbul: Harnessing Creative Talent to Benefit Syrian Refugees in Turkey

DipNote

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Istanbul 8th top destination for int’l business congresses: Poll

Hurriyet Daily News

Istanbul has ranked eighth in the list of world cities hosting the most international business congresses in 2015, according to a new list published by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCI)

Horhor Dürüm Evi: Family (Kebab) Values

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In the 2nd anniversary, a massive painting in tribute to Occupy Gezi launched in Karaköy, İstanbul

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Taksim Solidarity: We’re Everywhere on 2nd Anniversary of Gezi Park Resistance

2nd anniversary of Gezi Park Resistance will be commemorated on May 31 inGezi Park at 13 a.m. There will be meetings for Gezi in Beşiktaş and Kadıköy districts of İstanbul at 15 a.m

Bianet :: English

Right groups call to mark anniversary of Gezi demos

Taksim Solidarity, a collective organization of several rights groups and NGOs at the center of the Gezi Park protests of 2013, called for a march to the central Istanbul park on May 31, the date marking the second anniversary of the mass protests that sent shockwaves through the countr

Hurriyet Daily News

The morphology of a peaceful Turkish protest

…or some in Turkey today, the end of May and the first weeks of June serve as a reminder of the 2013 Gezi Park Protests. The protests in Gezi also started in a peaceful manner, yet soon turned violent—taking many young lives. How is it then that the automotive strike in Turkey has remained peaceful? This question requires a closer look. Bursa and its automotive industry: why care? On an ordinary day, tens of thousands of residents of Bursa who use the main artery connecting the seaside Mudanya d

 open Democracy News Analysis – / by Oguz Alyanak /

Harvey: Gezi Park Resistance Still Continues Despite Leaving Park

 Bianet :: English

Social scientist Prof. Dr. David Harvey attended the meeting of Taksim Solidarity: ”Gezi was a struggle to create an objective unalienated alternative in an alienated environment.”

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#KazliçeşmeDeHalayVAR vs. #YenikapıdaBuluşuyoruz TWO MASSIVE RALLIES in İstanbul today. HDP vs. Erdoğan #TurkeyElections

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A genuine crowd…

from the HDP Kazlıçeşme rally

HDP so far had a great grassroots campaigning and the only challanger of AKP hegemony. Now crowning this campaign with a massive rally in İstanbul.

AKP mobilized all state resources to challenge HDP rally with the pretext of celebrating the 562nd anniversary of Istanbul’s conquest… Supposedly non-Partisan President Erdoğan hand in hand with AKP leader Ahmet Davutoğlu…

AKP rally will start at 5:30 pm.

Clash between pro-Hizbullah, pro-HDP groups ends with two deaths in Turkey

Two suspects have been detained after two members of Islamist and pro-Kurdish Free Cause Party (Hüda-Par) were killed on May 29 in Turkey’s southeastern Şırnak province, local officials have said.

Erdoğan-Davutoğlu poster breaks Guinness record

4,709 square meter poster featuring Turkish president and PM enters Guinness Book of World Records as largest in history. It is on display in an Istanbul event today

Turkish PM dismisses Syria arms video as election ploy

Turkish PM Davutoğlu said he could not comment fully because of ‘state secrecy,’ but said Turkey provided the Syrian people and the Free Syrian Army with assistance, without specifying whether the aid was of a military nature.

Study by main opposition CHP argues Turkey is sliding toward ‘semi-totalitarian’ regime

A new academic study by the main opposition CHP argues that the authoritarianism of Turkey’s ruling party has gone beyond the political sphere to include all of society, including the cultural and economic spheres.

The report card of 4 leaders, plus Erdoğan

Leaders of the political parties that will run in the June 7 elections have geared up their elections campaigns with consecutive public rallies, as well as media interviews, in order to reach more people and garner more votes, with less than 10 days to go until polls

AKP deputy resigns over ‘divisive’ presidential system concerns

An Istanbul deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) announced his resignation May 29 over his recognition of the party’s “divisive” policies under the roof of the presidential system.

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