An exciting new archaeological find in Turkey that might rewrite human history. Click here for the full article from Newsweek. Excerpt:
…The archaeologist Klaus Schmidt has uncovered a vast and beautiful temple complex [in Göbekli Tepe in southeastern Turkey on the Harran Plain near the border with Syria], a structure so ancient that it may be [...]
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In most countries… the number of employed women has gone up significantly since the 1980s. But in Turkey, the number has spiraled downward from 34.3 percent in 1988 to 21.6 percent in 2008. In 2006 there were fewer women participating in the Turkish economy than in any other country in [...]
On Friday, in a second wave of detentions in thirteen Turkish cities, 17 active-duty military officers and one retired officer were detained by police in their investigation of the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) Operation that allegedly outlined a coup plot against the government in 2003. Two of the top generals arrested in the first wave of (49) [...]
The satirical magazine Leman’s cover this week:
This morning’s three-hour meeting between Turkey’s top general, İlker Başbuğ, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Abdullah Gül regarding the crisis created by the arrests of nearly fifty military officers, produced no fireworks, only reasoned calm. A statement issued by the President’s Office after the meetings said only that they “discussed the controversial events [...]
For full CSMonitor article, click here. Excerpt:
Twelve high-ranking Turkish military officers were charged Wednesday with a coup plot to topple Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government… The Istanbul court decision came after the controversial arrest of some 50 senior military officers on Monday on suspicion of discussing plans in 2003 to overthrow the government…
Those facing trial now include [...]
This post has been updated three times.
The top brass — generals and admirals — have called an emergency meeting today [Tuesday] to discuss the arrests of their members. (click here, in Turkish) In a brief statement, the army stated that they had discussed this “serious situation”.
UPDATE (Wednesday): Immediately upon returning from his official visit to [...]
A minor was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison on charges of stealing a packet of cigarettes, daily Milliyet reported Sunday.
A letter sent by the 13-year-old, identified only by his initials O.G., to a member of the Parliamentary Human Rights Inspection Commission revealed that the minor has been in a prison in [...]
Retired Army Lt. Col. Süleyman Oral Özçağatay allegedly shot his wife, Hatice Canan, and his two daughters early Tuesday morning with his service pistol, and then himself. He apparently had been sending text messages shortly before his death. They lived in the town of Çanakkale.
Özçağatay is the eighth member of the Turkish Armed Forces to [...]