Half of Turks Say Erdogan Is Becoming Authoritarian
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Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, often reiterates his goal of making Turkey “an advanced democracy.” But a recent poll suggests many Turks aren’t buying Mr. Erdogan’s democratic pledges.
Finnish lessons for Croatia
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“AT FIRST glance Croatia and Finland share a great many common features,” said Esko Aho (pictured), a former prime minister of Finland, when visiting Zagreb a few weeks ago. Mr Aho visited Croatia to talk about the reforms he introduced d...
The latest agreement on the governance of the Schengen border control regime simply revamps old rules and changes little on the ground.
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Concerned by growing migratory pressures on Europe’s external borders, some EU member states have called for a revision of the rules regarding the imposition of national border controls within the EU. Ruben Zaiotti examines the recent agreement...
The 21st Day in #OccupyTurkey. Protests more or less calming down while the gov’t threatens to bring troops…
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Abbasağa Park, Beşiktaş, 17 June 2013. Citizens’ Forum. Police is “Working on” Twitter, Interior Minister Says Reminding that 3 policemen were suspended within an investigation and announcing today’s genera...
European Business must learn to operate more globally
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The European internal market is bound to shrink in global relevance whatever economic policy Europe will pursue. Every ambitious European company beyond a certain size that wants to avoid shrinking sales/profits and remain globally competitive...
Transatlantic Week: Library focus on EU-US relations
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Barack Obama visits Berlin this week, to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel. President Obama is also set to speak in front of the Brandenburg Gate, just as President John F. Kennedy did to make his historic statement “Ich bin ein Berliner&rdq...
An ominous day in #OccupyTurkey More than 400 arrests, Appearance of Thugs in Istanbul….
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I am glad that most of Occupiers decided to go back home in order to prevent provocations with these appearing thugs…. via @mkozturk Thugs With Clubs These were men who skipped AKPs peaceful celebration of its power. They were running thr...
"How Do We Stop A Civil War In Turkey?" by Shayn McCallum
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Things have taken a sharp turn for the worse in Turkey and, unfortunately, it is becoming harder and harder to see how to pull back from the brink of disaster. At this moment the Prime Minister is addressing an AKP party rally in Kazlıçe&...
The 20th Day in #OccupyTurkey. After police invernetion at Gezi Park, many citizens are back in Street. More pressure, arrests, and threats continue…
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Turkish police hitting an headscarved protester. 16 June 2013. Istanbul Police Terror! German TV ZDF 15.06.2013 English subtitles: Arrested protesters… Turkey: Erdoğan Evicts Protesters, Brings Reinforcements to Istanbul After...
ERT blackout: The last straw?
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The national Greek television, Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi (ERT), ceased to broadcast on last Tuesday, due to the government’s decision to close down its signal a couple of hours before. Following this unexpected and brut...
PUBLIC BROADCASTERS VERSUS STATE TELEVISION - HERE'S A REAL DILEMMA FOR A CHANGE
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Having spent much of the last couple of days hearing that state television is what separates us from the animals, I thought I'd expand on the topic a little further than I did in my original post on the ERT reboot . Sadly people busy licking the boot...
Turkey: Erdogan’s False Move
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Watching events in and around Istanbul’s Taksim Square over the past few days, as well as in Ankara and some other Turkish cities, has been like seeing a slow-motion car-crash without being able to do anything about it other than shout a warnin...
Follow the Turkish protests on Twitter
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I know philosophers who are skeptical about the value of Twitter—they think it’s merely a time sink, or they make even more ridiculous claims, such as that it is undermining genuine social relations and friendships. Oh Boy. Right now it i...
