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Turkey keeps YouTube ban after court backtrack - Al-Arabiya Sat, 05 Apr 2014 19:04:55 GMT

CNN International

Turkey keeps YouTube ban after court backtrack Al-Arabiya YouTube will remain blocked in Turkey, despite the end to a similar controversial ban on Twitter, after a court backtracked on an earlier ruling to grant access to the video-sharing site. The court in the capital Ankara on Friday lifted a March 27 ... Turkey Turns Its Back on the EUNew York Times Erdogan on a rollThe Economist Report: Turkish court lifts total YouTube banCNN International Aljazeera.com -RT -Ninemsn all 503 news articles »

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Turkey elections: Democratic chance or authoritarian restoration? - Aljazeera.com Sat, 05 Apr 2014 10:48:59 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkey elections: Democratic chance or authoritarian restoration? Aljazeera.com The Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey's local elections with 45 percent of the vote. In a defiant speech on election night, the Prime Minister announced his victory from the balcony of the party ... In Turkey's political contest, rule of the law is the real loserOpen Democracy A test for TurkeyToledo Blade Turkey's Erdoğan Tightens His GripBusinessweek Daily Sabah -Today's Zaman -Carnegie Europe all 107 news articles »

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Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal - New York Times Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:26:30 GMT

BBC News

Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal New York Times ISTANBUL — The Turkish government unblocked Twitter on Thursday, a day after the country's highest court ruled that the two-week ban on the social media site violated freedom of expression. Twitter had been blocked in Turkey since March 20, after ... Turkey lifts Twitter ban after court rulingReuters Turkey's Erdogan criticises court ruling lifting Twitter banChicago Tribune Officials in Turkey 'lift Twitter ban'BBC News Engadget -ZDNet all 519 news articles »

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2015 World Cup qualifier: Turkey Women 1-5 Wales Women - BBC Sport Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:54:34 GMT

BBC Sport

2015 World Cup qualifier: Turkey Women 1-5 Wales Women BBC Sport Captain Fishlock headed in her third and Natasha Harding completed Wales' effort before Arzu Karabulut claimed Turkey's consolation. Harding's pull-back set up Fishlock's fourth-minute strike and the Wales skipper added her second direct from a free-kick. and more »

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Turkey: Local Elections Gave Huge Victory to Erdogan - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:31:02 GMT

The National Interest Online

Turkey: Local Elections Gave Huge Victory to Erdogan Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Apparently, Turkish voters preferred a strong and capable leader, although authoritarian and corrupt, to other leaders that they consider unable to confront many challenges that Turkey faces. This situation brings to remind the Italian example where ... Turkey's elections and gender politicsAljazeera.com Turkey: Atop a Powder Keg?The National Interest Online Turkey's Kurdish peace process key to Erdogan's presidential hopesChicago Tribune World Politics Review all 24 news articles »

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Not on Ballot, Turkey's Premier Still Gets Push From Party in Local Elections - New York Times Mon, 31 Mar 2014 02:38:27 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Not on Ballot, Turkey's Premier Still Gets Push From Party in Local Elections New York Times “This nation has given a message to Turkey and to the world,” Mr. Erdogan proclaimed in an emotional late-night victory speech in Ankara, the capital, in front of thousands of supporters. “They said this nation will not bow and Turkey will not be ... Turkey begins espionage investigation after Syria leakReuters Leaked Audio Recording: Turkey Plans False Flag Attacks to Create Pretext for ...Center for Research on Globalization Turkey's YouTube and Twitter ban by the numbersChristian Science Monitor The Sofia Globe -Daily News Egypt all 2,233 news articles »

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After his unexpectedly big win, Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be magnanimous - The Economist Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:50:07 GMT

After his unexpectedly big win, Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be magnanimous The Economist IT WAS a triumph by any standards. In Turkey's local elections on March 30th, the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party took over 45% of the vote. Although the results are contested in 41 cities including Ankara, the capital, AK held on easily to ...

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Turkey returns artillery fire into Syria - The Daily Star Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:38:45 GMT

The Daily Star

Turkey returns artillery fire into Syria The Daily Star ANKARA: Turkey on Friday fired artillery into Syria to retaliate after cross-border shelling hit its territory without causing injuries or damage, the army said. "Six shells hit in Yayladadi in Hatay province and caused no damage," said the Turkish ... 23 INJURED IN SYRIA BROUGHT TO HOSPITALS IN TURKEYDaily Sabah DIPLOMACY > Turkey hosts Armenians from SyriaHurriyet Daily News Turkish forces fire artillery into Syrian territoryPress TV all 77 news articles »

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'No Opposition, No Democracy' in Turkey's elections - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:49:04 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

'No Opposition, No Democracy' in Turkey's elections Washington Post (blog) A man gestures during a demonstration as police block protesters attempting to march to Turkey's Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) in Ankara April 2, 2014. About 2,000 supporters of the main secular opposition party had massed on April 1 outside the ... Turkey election fraud claims emerge as Twitter ban is droppedFinancial Times The deficits of the opposition parties in TurkeyToday's Zaman (blog) Turkey's main opposition party CHP lose ruling on Ankara recountDeutsche Welle Journal of Turkish Weekly -Trend.az all 84 news articles »

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Hiker Discovers Human Skull At Turkey Mountain - News On 6 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 18:27:51 GMT

kjrh.com

Hiker Discovers Human Skull At Turkey Mountain News On 6 Late Friday evening, police say a hiker stumbled upon what he believed were human remains at Turkey Mountain and called police. When officers got to the scene, they quickly called in the medical examiner who confirmed it is a human skull. Tulsa ... Human skull found at Tulsa's Turkey MountainTulsa World Part of Human Skull Found at Turkey MountainKTUL Hikers find skull near Turkey MountainKRMG kjrh.com all 11 news articles »