2 days ago there was report that Syrian forces ambushed Turkish convoy in Hama and Syrian forces shelling on Turkish Observation post in Idlib resulting in death of a Turkish soldier. There are reports Turkey moving its special forces to Syrian border and Turkish jets were on aggressive patrolling. Developing situation in Syria is an […]
Turkey: DTP party ban triggers mass protests over Turkish Kurdistan
On December 11, the Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) was shut down by the Constitutional Court of Turkey, unanimously. The charges where in connection to a terrorist organization aka the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) of Abdullah Öcalan, who is currently in jail. Ottoman’s Posterous says: The Constitutional Court on Friday banned the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society […]
Nagorno Karabakh Independence Marked, Anti-Turkish Protests Planned
While the international media concerns itself with the two breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia, Armenia Discovered reminds its readers that yesterday marked the 17th anniversary of the declaration of independence by another self-declared republic in the South Caucasus — Nagorno Karabakh. September 2 is the 17th anniversary of adoption of Declaration […]
Turkish army opposes easing of headscarf ban
Turkey’s top general on Wednesday tacitly reaffirmed the army’s opposition to women wearing the Muslim headscarf at university, a day after the religiously oriented government proposed easing a ban on it. The staunchly secular military’s comments on the role of religion are always closely followed by financial markets and the media in a country where […]
Senate resolution 403 calls for the Government of Turkey to end its restrictions on social media sites like Twitter
On March 27, 2014 members of the Senate submitted a resolution condemning the actions of Turkey (a NATO ally) in restricting social media sites and internet freedom. The resolution read as follows: “Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations: S. Res. 403 Whereas an […]
Don’t Have to Live like a Refugee: Europe and the Assimilation Problem
For the last year, the news in Europe has turned from tensely watching Greece, Russia, and Ukraine to the shores of the continent, where millions of refugees from Syria’s bloody civil war are crossing over the borders. Some come because they yearn to be free. Some come for economic opportunity. And some are coming to […]
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