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Posted by Mandy Nagy on November 23, 2013 5 Comments
Egypt expelled the Turkish ambassador Saturday, according to a report from the Associated Press (via NY Times): Egypt downgraded diplomatic relations Saturday with Turkey and expelled its ambassador from Cairo, a sharp escalation in tensions between the two countries that mounted after a military coup...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2013 17 Comments
Don’t say we didn’t warn you repeatedly about Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his administration: Turkish Deputy Prime Minister blames “Jewish Diaspora” for Gezi Park protests Turkish Prime Minister drops what little is left of his moderate mask Turkish Foreign Minister salutes “all those...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 06, 2013 4 Comments
A former military chief in Turkey was sentenced to life in prison and more than a dozen others received lengthy prison sentences after a court handed down verdicts Monday in a long-standing case that has divided the country. From the New York Times: A Turkish...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 22, 2013 4 Comments
Demolition can move forward in Taksim Square’s Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey, according to an administrative court’s ruling. From Hurriyet Daily News: An Istanbul administrative court has unanimously overturned a lower court’s stay of order ruling on planned construction on Istanbul’s Gezi Park, allowing the...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 06, 2013 4 Comments
Police in Turkey were cracking down Saturday on protesters who returned to Taksim Square, a site that has been the subject of protests for over a month.  Reports indicate that police are using water cannons and tear gas against the protesters. From the Associated Press:...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 05, 2013 11 Comments
(Live video and Twitter feeds at bottom of post.) In the past two years the Muslim Brotherhood has shown the ability to put millions of people on the street. They have called for a day of protest today over the removal of Mohamed Morsi from...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 03, 2013 4 Comments
In a June decision that was just published Wednesday, a Turkish court ruled that plans to redevelop Istanbul’s Taksim Square and adjacent Gezi Park must be canceled.  The site was a trigger point for protests that grew into a larger anti-government movement, fueled by opposition to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2013 2 Comments
Good thing such media bias in favor of a bullying leader could not happen here. From BBC: Demonstrators in Turkey are taking on the media over the protests surrounding Gezi Park. One of Turkey’s biggest uprisings, the protests began over the government’s plan to build a...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 13, 2013 1 Comment
Hours after saying the government has “arrived at the end of our patience,” Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan agreed Thursday afternoon to meet with a group opposed to redevelopment of the park that is at the center of protests that have rocked Turkey for two...
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