With developments in Syria unfolding in parallel with the process in Turkey, the SDF’s integration has been completed. The SDF, which Ankara regards as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has dissolved itself. As Syria enters a new phase, Barrack says events are proceeding in line with the Middle East plan.
The Meloni government in Italy – the first major trial of power for Europe’s far right – is building an anti-labour authoritarianism beneath its ‘reasonable’ façade. As anger grows in Italy, where social rights are being eroded and power is concentrated in a single hand, young people are searching for a way out. The turmoil in Italy serves as a warning to every corner of the continent where the left has failed to create an alternative
Confessor Uğur Güngör, making his defence in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Case, accused Murat Çalık. Çalık stated that Güngör had 17,000 square metres of excess construction and said, "You have to approve this, otherwise I will go to the prosecutor's office."
The far right, fuelled by the crisis of capitalism, is tearing down Europe’s democratic “security walls.” Fascism, which has become normalized in Italy and emerged as the top vote-getter in Austria, is now shaking Germany, the continent’s powerhouse. France and the United Kingdom are the major powers that will face the next test. Right-wing populism, filling every void as the left remains silent, is seizing upon social anger with each passing day
Low wages, the future of industrialization, rising energy costs, job and worker security, the housing crisis, difficulties in accessing healthcare, the depopulation of rural areas, and the weakening of public services are among the problems that have been building up for a long time.
At the verdict hearing of the Aziz İhsan Aktaş case, whilst the "organisation" charge collapsed, heavy sentences were handed down to mayors on other charges. Aktaş, for whom up to 280 years in prison was requested, received only 2 years and 8 months. Lawyers said, "The sentences are political, not legal."
HTS Foreign Minister Shaybani and Mossad Director Gofman met in Jordan to discuss Syria, where Turkey and Israel are at odds. Discussions took place on setting up a ‘special operations room’ in Jordan under US mediation.
A new twist in the extras scandal at the CHP ceremony. Confessions from İne, the owner of MERS Agency, who claims they have not been paid despite a month having passed since the event: “We agreed with Özkaş to send extras to the CHP. I was told on CNN Türk that payment would be made. I went on the programme and lied, but I was still not paid, as it was stated that the party had not made the payment.”
The verdict is due today in the Aziz İhsan Aktaş case, which involves 200 defendants, including seven mayors. In this case, which is based on allegations made by Aktaş, who faces hundreds of years in prison but is being tried whilst on bail, many individuals remain deprived of their liberty.
The process, which gained momentum with the amnesty bill passed by the Parliament, has been further accelerated by debates over the constitution and the electoral system. Riding on a wave of support for the solution and absolute nullity, the ruling party is dragging the country towards a covert monarchy in which the opposition has been rendered powerless.
Bahçeli, acting as the 'spokesperson' of the Palace, is on stage once more. Whilst his proposals for a "Jerusalem Pact" and an "Islamic Peacekeeping Force" against Israel reflect the government's security-oriented and sectarian approach, his emphasis on the internal front is an effort to consolidate the regime.
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced the labour input index for the second quarter of the year. When the indices of the last 2 years are considered together with industrial production, production per hour increased by 11.06 per cent, whilst the increase in real purchasing power remained at 6.57 per cent.
The SOL Party has issued a statement regarding the recent operations targeting certain religious orders and communities. The statement emphasised that the operations represent an attempt by the regime to reorganise its internal power dynamics, adding: “Our struggle to free Turkey from the Islamist regime into which it has been dragged is a struggle to reclaim secularism.”
Whilst debates regarding the process continue, fuelled by the statements from the DEM Party’s Imrali Delegation, Bahçeli’s praise for the regime and the proposal for a new electoral system; political scientists characterise these developments as the government’s restructuring of the political landscape, whilst maintaining that the ground for democratic politics is being eroded.
Feray Aytekin Aydoğan With only a few days left until the new academic year, a circular has once again been published by the Ministry of National Education (MEB). From the years when teachers and students were the subjec...
Making striking statements regarding the process, Buldan and Erol from the Imrali Delegation and Aktaş from the Imrali Secretariat, who came together with journalists, said: - Israel wants a Kurdish state, - Öcalan will head the 'sub-committee' to be established, - The new party to be founded in place of the DEM Party will be announced before Newroz, - The framework law does not cover the 900 people inside, - The journalists who will go to Imrali are not yet determined.
The Nuclear Regulatory Authority has granted an operating licence to the pilot facility in Beylikova, which houses rare earth elements. However, questions such as how much ore has been extracted at the facility, the fate of the extracted ore, and the role of foreign capital in the project remain unanswered.
As the region is being reshaped, mutual barbs continue to fly between Ankara and Tel Aviv as part of the US plan. Both regimes are attempting to consolidate their support bases by constantly raising tensions through rhetoric.
The economic scale of religious channels has attracted attention. It has been established that the capital of Jerusalem TV, known for its ties to Hezbollah, has soared to 25 million TL, whilst that of Lalegül TV, the channel of the İsmailağa Community, has risen to 3.5 million TL.
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