Turkey’s Democratic Institutions Besieged
brookings.edu – Peter W. Singer – 1/3/14 – In Foreign Policy magazine, John Hannah, a former national security advisor to Dick Cheney, suggests that “the end” of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish prime minister, may “suddenly be within the realm of
Lawmakers’ Twitter frenzy angers Deputy PM Arınç
Bülent Arınç failed to shy away from voicing his discontent over the social media activism of some fellow ruling Justice and Development Party members
Turkish PM Erdoğan holds unannounced summit with inner circle
Amid a grand graft probe involving the government that kicked off on Dec. 17, PM Erdoğan gathered with his inner circle for an unannounced meeting in Istanbul
Ex-economy minister traveled to Mecca with private jet of key suspect in graft probe: Report
The businessman Reza Zarrab who lended his plane to Çağlayan’s family is charged with forming a ring that bribed officials to help disguise illegal gold sales to Iran via Halkbank
Erdoğan isolates himself in power
On the road to have more control over ruling the country, Turkish Prime Minister Tayip Erdoğan seemingly isolates himself in power; in his own government’s power
Union of Turkish Bar Associations plays key role in retrial debate
Turkey’s judiciary must revisit convictions given in the Ergenekon and ‘Balyoz’ coup-plot cases and terminate special courts, bar unions maintains
CHP leader interrogates double standards in law, targeting Turkish PM’s son
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized PM Erdoğan asking why his son did not testify as a part of an ongoing graft probe after being summoned
On Turkish State TV, You Can Laugh, But Not Drink
While censorship and self-censorship remain as serious problems for the Turkish media, the public broadcaster hits the headlines with another “booze-related” incident.
On TRT’s New Year show, Turkish folk singer Zara was supposed to sing these lyrics:
Ex-economy minister traveled to Mecca with plane of key suspect in graft probe: Report
The businessman Reza Zarrab who lended his plane to Çağlayan’s family is charged with forming a ring that bribed officials to help disguise illegal gold sales to Iran via Halkbank
Ex-opposition leader Baykal calls on President Gül to intervene in graft scandal
CHP’s former head Deniz Baykal is holding surprise meetings in Ankara and confirmed that he will meet President Abdullah Gül on Jan. 4
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