Browsing Tag

30 March local elections

3 June 2014 News Roundup

 Photo credit: Internet Havadis, www.internethavadis.com Turkey has had another turbulent week due to protests and gatherings for the anniversary of the Gezi protests and clashes between the Gendarme and protesters over the construction of…
Read More...

25 March 2014 News Roundup

As local elections draw near, the government’s ban on accessing Twitter has been the most heated topic in Turkey’s media this week. Meanwhile, the widely celebrated Newroz also witnessed the PKK’s jailed leader Ocalan’s address to…
Read More...

18 March 2014 News Roundup

 Funerals of Berkin Elvan, Burakcan Karamanoglu and a police officer, election rallies in several cities and releases of Ergenekon suspects occupied this week’s news. The deepening political polarisation that Turkey is suffering has…
Read More...