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Turkish press review
Thursday, 26.Jan.2012, 00:00
On Thursday Turkish dailies mostly covered developments following the adoption of a French bill criminalizing denial of Armenian allegations of genocide in Anatolia in 1915; the recovery of a patient who underwent Turkey's first full-face transplant; a Turkish Human Rights Foundation report on extra-judicial murders in the country and the discovery of more human skulls in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir; and the Turkish president's approval of a law that allows him to stay in office for seven years.
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Press Roundup
Thursday, 26.Jan.2012, 00:00
 A group of people gathered in front of Topkapı Palace to protest construction of the Ilısu Dam in Hasankeyf, in Batman. The protestors shouted,“Hasankeyf is a World Heritage site like the Topkapı Palace; you cannot ruin it.” |
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Ä°mam-hatips and the CHP
Thursday, 26.Jan.2012, 00:00
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan during a Justice and Development Party (AK Party) parliamentary group meeting asked,“Why do imam-hatip high schools disturb you so much?” addressing the Republican People’s Party (CHP).
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Turkish press review
Wednesday, 25.Jan.2012, 00:00
On Wednesday Turkish dailies mostly covered Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's comments regarding the French Senate, comments in the French press on a new Armenian genocide denial law and remarks made by Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bağış.
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Press Roundup
Wednesday, 25.Jan.2012, 00:00
 Two blind sisters, Fadik Mutlu (R) and Ayşe Yıldırım, first taught the Braille alphabet to teachers at a Quran course in Kütahya. The sisters are now learning the Quran from the teachers in Braille. |
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The legend is back
Wednesday, 25.Jan.2012, 00:00
Did you see Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan’s parliamentary group meeting speech on Tuesday? I did, and I was sad for those who have rejoiced over claims ErdoÄŸan has cancer because we saw Tuesday“the old ErdoÄŸan” has returned, having recovered [from laparoscopic surgery] and regained his former charisma after two months of rest.
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Father complex
Wednesday, 25.Jan.2012, 00:00
Abdul Hamid II (the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire) and Mehmed VI (the Ottoman’s 36th and last sultan) are the people that Kemalists attack most. The reason for this is that Kemalists owe their success to these two.
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Discontent
Wednesday, 25.Jan.2012, 00:00
While we rejoice over some recent democratic developments, some people -- most of whom call themselves liberals -- are actually discontented with them. These people pretended to happily welcome the indictment against the Sept. 12, 1980, coup leaders.
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Delicate time for Turkish foreign affairs
Wednesday, 25.Jan.2012, 00:00
Debates on a French bill to criminalize the denial of officially recognized genocides, including the Armenian genocide in 1915, have started again as the French Senate approved the bill on Monday night. However, Turkish columnists agree that Turkey should not react so strongly to the bill as Turkey is already suffering from cooling relations with other countries, and it should be very careful before taking any major step with regard to foreign affairs.
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Turkish press review
Tuesday, 24.Jan.2012, 00:00
On Tuesday Turkish dailies mostly covered the Armenian genocide denial bill adopted in the French Senate, a face transplant surgery performed at Turkey's Akdeniz University and the discovery of 20 kilograms of TNT explosives in a home in Ankara.
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