Blackout Turkey

Please join us in Columbia University's Rotunda on April 4. I am moderating what will surely be an interesting and important discussion. Hope to see you there. #Turkey

Rekabetçi otoriter rejimler ülkede üretilen enerjinin çoğunu kavga ederek harcar. Bozuk bir buzdolabının enerjisinin çoğunu kendini ısıtmakla boşuna harcaması gibi rekabetçi otoriter rejimler, ülkenin maddi ve manevi kaynaklarını kavga ile heba eder. ahvalnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/ahvalnews.…

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When Turkey's pro-gov press gets a bit too excited to get a selfie with the opposition candidate Muharrem Ince. Of course, votes, not photo-ops, will decide the outcome. Nevertheless, this photo certainly speaks volumes.

On this day in 2013, according to historians of the New Turkey, the Gulenists, the radical left, the neocons, Lufthansa, and the interest rate lobby (all seen bellow) attempted a coup, disguised as a protest, against Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo via Adem Altan.

5 years after Gezi protests, I recall those intense days in this thread (flood). Sadly, I had to leave #Turkey on June 2, 2013 because I already had a ticket to move back to the U.S. after 6.5 years living in #Istanbul... #Gezi5Yaşında twitter.com/vanessahlarson…

Erdoğan says Demirtaş responsible for 53 deaths, cannot be released from jail buff.ly/2xAO1mv

The Story of Gokhan who died as an innocent man in turkish prison is a very sad story. The story tells a lot about #Turkey today. Via @bera_baha youtube.com/watch?v=EZPsrR…

Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Turkey and others are investing billions in the Horn of Africa, a contest that could affect the balance of power in the Middle East on.wsj.com/2HbCXvG

Villagers tortured by soldiers in Turkey’s Hakkari, report claims || turkeypurge.com/villagers-tort…

Full text of jailed Turkish journalist Mustafa Ünal's last defense before the court... Please read his defense and see how Turkish judiciary inventing crimes to charge innocent and wonderful people... Mustafa's case is just an example... twitter.com/stockholmcf/st…

The changing face of political communications. Turkey's @iyiparti election clip tops @Spotify list in Turkey as most popular song twitter.com/iyiparti/statu…

Last defence of jailed journalist Mustafa Ünal: Remember me as man advocating Quran's verse stockholmcf.org/last-defence-o…

#Turkey protesters in #Istanbul mark 5 years since #Gezi Park mass rallies our @afp story @AFPphoto by @ozannkosee sg.news.yahoo.com/turkey-protest…

[VIDEO] Turkish singer sentenced to 12 months in prison for insulting Erdogan in lyrics || turkeypurge.com/turkish-singer…