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Saturday, May 30, 2015

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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Friday, May 29, 2015

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Arms trade allegations panicking the gov’t…”Prosecutor Demands the Ban of MİT Trucks News and Investigation Launched against Cumhuriyet

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“MİT Trucks” Investigation Launched against Cumhuriyet

Bianet :: English

An investigation’s been launched against Cumhuriyet Daily Newspaper published the photos of arms found in MİT Trucks.

Prosecutor Demands the Ban of MİT Trucks News

Bianet :: English

Public Prosecutor of İstanbul launched an investigation against Can Dündar, Chief Editor of Cumhuriyet due to MİT Trucks news and demanded related web content to be blocked off.

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#TurkeyElections- HDP co-chair mocks Erdoğan’s nationwide inaugurations… Main opposition CHP’s election truck towed away in Erzurum…

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HDP co-chair mocks Erdoğan’s nationwide inaugurations

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş celebrated opening a soda can during his meeting with Turkish humorists and cartoonists in Istanbul, teasing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s successive inauguration meetings on the run up to the June 7 elections.

Main opposition CHP’s election truck towed away in Erzurum

An election campaign truck of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been prevented from entering a city square in the eastern province of Erzurum, Doğan News Agency reported on May 29.

Demirtaş of HDP met with cartoonists.

German Greens co-chair slams AKP candidate

German Green Party co-chair and one of the most prominent European politicians of Turkish descent Cem Özdemir criticized former party member and now parliamentary election candidate for ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Ozan Ceyhun.

Debate over Kazlıçeşme rallies boils

Two opposition parties have each said they will hold election rallies this weekend at Kazlıçeşme Square in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district, despite repeated rejections to use the area, which the Zeytinburnu District Election Board said was “unavailable for rallies.”

EKİN KARACA IN HATAY: Syria Problem and Economic Downturn of Hatay; No Excitement for the Election

Bianet :: English

Before the general election which will be held on June 7, we talked to people in Hatay province. Problems are great: Syria and economic downturn.

Turkish voters in Balkans prepare to vote in June 7 election

Turkish citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo will be casting their votes on May 30-31 for Turkey’s general elections set for June 7

Parliament without HDP a democratic problem: EP rapporteur

The possibility that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) will not pass the 10 percent threshold to enter Turkey’s parliament would be regarded as a “democratic problem,” European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey has said, while expressing growing concerns over pressure on the media in Turkey

Artists Call the Government for a Safe Election

Bianet :: English

200 people, journalists, academicians, artists, poets and writers among them, called on the government: Provide a safe and peaceful election urgently without giving in the President’s unlawful and uneasy interventions.

More than 600,000 Turks abroad cast votes for June 7 election

More than 600,000 Turkish citizens abroad have so far voted in the general election, due to take place in Turkey on June 7.

HDP head criticizes Turkish president Erdoğan for choosing sides

The Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said opening an airport means nothing if Erdoğan keeps boldly insulting the HDP and its voters in the southeastern province of Hakkari and elsewhere

The West’s election forecast: Weak AKP, weak Erdoğan

The June 7 parliamentary elections are being followed with great interest by regional countries as well as Turkey’s Western allies, including the United States and the European Union.

Openly gay Turkish activist running for parliament upbeat despite big hurdles

Barış Sulu has made headlines as an openly gay individual running for parliament on the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) ticket in the June 7 parliamentary election

CHP applies to election board to restrict Erdoğan rallies before elections

Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy chairman Bülent Tezcan applied to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on May 28 to restrict collective inaugurations and public speaking engagements of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as part of electoral prohibitions

Students told to attend president’s rally in Aydın, CHP says

The provincial education head in the Aegean province of Aydın reportedly instructed all schools to bring their students to a rally of Turkish President Erdoğan in the area, according to the main opposition CHP.

‘HDP will pass threshold with AKP voters,’ Demirtaş says

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has said President Erdoğan’s frequent efforts to undermine the HDP has bothered former ruling AKP voters, who will switch their allegiance to the HDP and help the party pass the 10 percent election threshold in the June 7 elections.

Turkish PM urges top bosses to ‘resist opposition’s promises’

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has criticized Turkish business leaders for being silent over opposition parties’ “unrealistic” economic promises, speaking a special meeting late on May 25, a source familiar with the gathering has told the Hürriyet Daily News

New York Times can no longer rule Turkey, Erdoğan says

‘They are used to ruling the other side of the world from 10,000-15,000 kilometers’ distance. But there is no such Turkey,’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, continuing his salvoes against the New York Times over the US daily’s recent editorial.

Dramatic rise in perceptions on role of president in Turkey’s foreign policy

The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) campaign promoting the presidential system and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s vow to be an “active president” appear to be yielding success, with a recent poll registering significant changes in public perceptions of the president’s role in foreign policy-making

CHP applies to Constitutional Court for breach of presidential ‘impartialness’

Main opposition CHP deputy Oğuz Oyan filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court on May 27, accusing President Erdoğan of not obeying the principle of “impartialness,” following a rejection of his party’s appeal to the Supreme Election Board (YSK).

MHP calls on top cleric to resign for getting rid of president’s ‘exploitation’

President Erdoğan’s vow to provide a private plane for Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) head Mehmet Görmez has sparked severe reaction from Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli

‘We fight against a six-team gang,’ Turkish PM says

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) are fighting against a “six-team gang,” referring to the three opposition parties as well as two illegal organizations and the Gülen movement, while at a rally in the Aegean province of Manisa on May 24

Governorate of Uşak cancels ‘Milli ittifak’ rally due to Erdoğan’s rally

The governorate of the Aegean province of Uşak has cancelled a “Milli İttifak” – a coalition of the Felicity Party (SP) and the Grand unity Party (BBP) – rally due to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s public rally following an opening ceremony the same day, Doğan News Agency reported on May 24

Barber reportedly beaten up for refusing to shake AKP deputy’s hand in Istanbul

A barber was reportedly beaten up May 23, allegedly for refusing to shake the hand of a ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy who had been visiting shopkeepers in central Istanbul

Istanbul world’s most improved business city since 2010: Poll

Istanbul has been named the most consistently improved business city over the last five years, according to research conducted by real estate consultancy company Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)

Luxury forbidden in Islam: HDP co-chair Demirtaş

Luxury is forbidden in Islam, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demitaş has said in again attacking the head of the Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) for accepting a luxury official car from the president, noting that the Mercedes will be of no use come doomsday

Homeland Party demands election body cancel Erdoğan rally

The Homeland (Vatan) Party applied to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) for the cancellation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rally in Adana May 29 on the grounds that the party was also scheduled to hold a rally the same day

Turkish president joins PM in another opening on the eve of polls

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan joined Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in another grand airport opening, this time in the predominantly Kurdish-populated southeastern Anatolian province of Hakkari, issuing strong criticisms against the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)

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