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Turkish Leader Slightly Mellows His Tone
ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have moderated his rhetoric regarding the anti-government protests in his country.Speaking at a news conference in Tunisia on Thursday, Erdogan acknowledged that some Turks have been involved in the protests …
The post Turkish Leader Slightly Mellows His Tone appeared first on The Epoch Times. Reported by Epoch Times 41 minutes ago.
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The Turkish Prime Minister Is Doing Everything He Can To Stoke The Turkey Protests
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan remains defiant after returning from a four-day trip to Africa, fueling the public anger that has led to six days of intense protests.On Thursday he reiterated plans to remove trees in Gezi Park and build a mosque in Istanbul's Taksim Square, and even dismissed a question about his deputy prime minister's apology for police savagely beating protesters.
Meanwhile demonstrators — backed by Turkey's robust labor unions — continue demanding that the government abandon plans to overhaul the heart of Istanbul, and that it sack authorities deemed responsible for violence during recent clashes.
Turkey analyst and Turkish daily Vatan Washington correspondent Ilhan Tanir tweeted that Erdogan's comments "didn't didn't surprise anyone. There is no a step back, no softening the tone. Barely acknowledged the dpt PM Arinc's apology."
Nevertheless, Turkish assets immediately tanked.
Wow. RT @joewsj: Nosedive. RT @benjaminharvey: Stock market after Erdogan started speaking. Incredible- look at this: twitter.com/BenjaminHarvey…
— Alex Christie-Miller (@AChristieMiller) June 6, 2013
Al-akbhar notes that the protests have left three civilians and one police officer dead in addition to more than 4,000 injured in a dozen cities amid aggressive use of water cannons and tear gas by police.
Erdogan's tone: "we already accepted excessive use of tear gas, get over it." #occupygezi
— Esin Efe (@esinefe_) June 6, 2013
Erdogan either just doesn't get it, or doesn't want to get it. What a disaster. #occupygezi
— Esin Efe (@esinefe_) June 6, 2013
Thousands of demonsrators have established makeshift camp in the Taksim Square, which is a popular gathering place and symbol for the country's labor movement.
On Wednesday Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters reported "is taking on the look of a more enduring settlement" with small tents, foods, face masks, and a nascent library.
So as protestsers hunker down in the park while the prime minister doubles down on plans to uproot it, the unrest continues.
The Economist's cover is very interesting: Democrat or sultan? w/a gas mask. v @ekizilkaya twitter.com/WashingtonPoin…
— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) June 6, 2013
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Reported by Business Insider 4 hours ago.
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The Turkish Prime Minister Is Doing Everything He Can To Make Turkey Protests Worse
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan remains defiant after returning from a four-day trip to Africa, fueling the public anger that has led to six days of intense protests.On Thursday he reiterated plans to remove trees in Gezi Park and build a mosque in Istanbul's Taksim Square, and even dismissed a question about his deputy prime minister's apology for police savagely beating protesters.
Meanwhile demonstrators — backed by Turkey's robust labow unions — continue demanding that the government abandon plans to overhaul the heart of Istanbul, and that it sack authorities deemed responsible for violence during recent clashes.
Turkey analyst and Turkish daily Vatan Washington correspondent Ilhan Tanir tweeted that Erdogan's comments "didn't didn't surprise anyone. There is no a step back, no softening the tone. Barely acknowledged the dpt PM Arinc's apology."
Nevertheless, Turkish assets immediately tanked.
Wow. RT @joewsj: Nosedive. RT @benjaminharvey: Stock market after Erdogan started speaking. Incredible- look at this: twitter.com/BenjaminHarvey…
— Alex Christie-Miller (@AChristieMiller) June 6, 2013
Al-akbhar notes that the protests have left three civilians and one police officer dead in addition to more than 4,000 injured in a dozen cities amid aggressive use of water cannons and tear gas by police.
Erdogan's tone: "we already accepted excessive use of tear gas, get over it." #occupygezi
— Esin Efe (@esinefe_) June 6, 2013
Erdogan either just doesn't get it, or doesn't want to get it. What a disaster. #occupygezi
— Esin Efe (@esinefe_) June 6, 2013
Thousands of demonsrators have established makeshift camp in the Taksim Square, which is a popular gathering place and symbol for the country's labor movement.
On Wednesday Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters reported "is taking on the look of a more enduring settlement" with small tents, foods, face masks, and a nascent library.
So as protestsers hunker down in the park while the prime minister doubles down on plans to uproot it, the unrest continues.
The Economist's cover is very interesting: Democrat or sultan? w/a gas mask. v @ekizilkaya twitter.com/WashingtonPoin…
— ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) June 6, 2013
*SEE ALSO: 8 Pictures That Show How Intense The Turkish Protests Are Getting*
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Join the conversation about this story »
Reported by Business Insider 5 hours ago.
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Press freedom groups condemn Turkish police violence against journalists
At least 14 journalists have been injured, some seriously, since the outbreak of violent protests in Turkey. The offices of media organisations have also come under attack.
The police have been accused of brutality towards media workers who have been covering the demonstrations against the development of Gezi Park on Taksim Square. Journalists report suffering from the effects of tear gas and water hoses.
Reuters photojournalist Osman Orsal was seriously injured when he was hit on the head by a tear gas grenade last Friday (31 May). He was taken to hospital where his condition is said to be improving.
The same night, Selçuk Samiloglu, a photographer with the daily paper, Hürriyet, was wounded on the hand by a rubber bullet and then suffered a head injury when hit by a projectile. He underwent surgery in a nearby mobile clinic before being taken to hospital.
Also on Friday, Ismail Afacan, who reports for the paper Günlük Evrensel and the national TV station, Hayat TV, was injured in the eye when a water hose was used by a police armoured vehicle.
A reporter for the newspaper Sol, Onur Emre, was injured by a tear gas canister. An Ankara-based colleague, Fatos Kalaçay, was reported to have been assaulted by police officers. And two other reporters - Ugur Can of the Dogan News Agency and Tugba Tekerek of the Taraf daily - claimed to have been roughed up.
Mesut Ciftçi, a reporter for the privately-owned pro-government TV station ATV, and cameraman Ismail Velioglu were injured in the shoulder and the hand respectively by rubber bullets. Olgu Kundakçi, a reporter for the left-wing daily Birgün suffered a head injury due to a rubber bullet.
On Monday (3 June), Eren Güvenlik, a cameraman for the IMC television, recorded police firing tear gas directly at him. He said only one pellet hit him.
Daily Milliyet correspondent Sertaç Koç sustained bruises to his left leg after being hit by tear gas pellets in Ankara.
*TV and newspaper offices attacked*
On Monday night (3 June), protesters threw stones at the Ankara offices of the pro-government media outlets Kanal 24 TV and the daily paper, Star. Demonstrators in Istanbul broke the equipment of a CNN Türk camera crew while they were conducting interviews in Taksim Square.
CNN news editor Ali Güven told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) that camera crews were now afraid to go into Gezi Park. He said: "It is understandable that there is a reaction to the media's coverage, but the media have corrected their stance now."
He was referring to criticism of some Turkish media for not covering the early stages of the protests or covering them only from a pro-government viewpoint.
Demonstrators in Taksim Square, along with actors, writers, musicians and intellectuals, have all registered objections to the coverage - or lack of coverage - by the main media outlets, including rolling news channels.
They accuse the television stations NTV - whose bus was overturned by demonstrators - CNN Türk, Haber Türk, Kanal D, ATV, Star TV, Show TV and TRT, as well as the newspapers Star, Sabah and HaberTürk of biased coverage.
The government, led by prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has also come under verbal fire for suggesting that it might restrict internet use. On Sunday, access was suspended for several hours in some parts of Istanbul.
It is generally accepted that the demonstrations have been organised through social networking sites and Erdogan has openly criticised Twitter.
The New York-based CPJ, the Paris-based press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) and the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) plus its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), have all condemned the Turkish police actions against journalists and the possibility of internet access being denied.
An RWB statement said: "We strongly condemn the deliberate targeting of journalists by the police during the protests. In common with dozens of organisations, including the Journalists' Association of Turkey, we express our outrage.
"We call for the safety of journalists covering the protests to be guaranteed and for the protest movement to be treated fairly impartially by government media."
And the CPJ's Europe and central Asia programme coordinator, Nina Ognianova, said."Restrictions on the internet will only promote rumour and conjecture at a time that the country needs facts and freely expressed views.
"The free exchange of news and information is important at all times, but it is vital at times of unrest as only a well-informed society has the capacity to restore and heal itself."
Sources: IFEX/Reporters Without Borders/CPJ/IPI/SEEMO Reported by guardian.co.uk 5 hours ago.
The police have been accused of brutality towards media workers who have been covering the demonstrations against the development of Gezi Park on Taksim Square. Journalists report suffering from the effects of tear gas and water hoses.
Reuters photojournalist Osman Orsal was seriously injured when he was hit on the head by a tear gas grenade last Friday (31 May). He was taken to hospital where his condition is said to be improving.
The same night, Selçuk Samiloglu, a photographer with the daily paper, Hürriyet, was wounded on the hand by a rubber bullet and then suffered a head injury when hit by a projectile. He underwent surgery in a nearby mobile clinic before being taken to hospital.
Also on Friday, Ismail Afacan, who reports for the paper Günlük Evrensel and the national TV station, Hayat TV, was injured in the eye when a water hose was used by a police armoured vehicle.
A reporter for the newspaper Sol, Onur Emre, was injured by a tear gas canister. An Ankara-based colleague, Fatos Kalaçay, was reported to have been assaulted by police officers. And two other reporters - Ugur Can of the Dogan News Agency and Tugba Tekerek of the Taraf daily - claimed to have been roughed up.
Mesut Ciftçi, a reporter for the privately-owned pro-government TV station ATV, and cameraman Ismail Velioglu were injured in the shoulder and the hand respectively by rubber bullets. Olgu Kundakçi, a reporter for the left-wing daily Birgün suffered a head injury due to a rubber bullet.
On Monday (3 June), Eren Güvenlik, a cameraman for the IMC television, recorded police firing tear gas directly at him. He said only one pellet hit him.
Daily Milliyet correspondent Sertaç Koç sustained bruises to his left leg after being hit by tear gas pellets in Ankara.
*TV and newspaper offices attacked*
On Monday night (3 June), protesters threw stones at the Ankara offices of the pro-government media outlets Kanal 24 TV and the daily paper, Star. Demonstrators in Istanbul broke the equipment of a CNN Türk camera crew while they were conducting interviews in Taksim Square.
CNN news editor Ali Güven told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) that camera crews were now afraid to go into Gezi Park. He said: "It is understandable that there is a reaction to the media's coverage, but the media have corrected their stance now."
He was referring to criticism of some Turkish media for not covering the early stages of the protests or covering them only from a pro-government viewpoint.
Demonstrators in Taksim Square, along with actors, writers, musicians and intellectuals, have all registered objections to the coverage - or lack of coverage - by the main media outlets, including rolling news channels.
They accuse the television stations NTV - whose bus was overturned by demonstrators - CNN Türk, Haber Türk, Kanal D, ATV, Star TV, Show TV and TRT, as well as the newspapers Star, Sabah and HaberTürk of biased coverage.
The government, led by prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has also come under verbal fire for suggesting that it might restrict internet use. On Sunday, access was suspended for several hours in some parts of Istanbul.
It is generally accepted that the demonstrations have been organised through social networking sites and Erdogan has openly criticised Twitter.
The New York-based CPJ, the Paris-based press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) and the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) plus its affiliate, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), have all condemned the Turkish police actions against journalists and the possibility of internet access being denied.
An RWB statement said: "We strongly condemn the deliberate targeting of journalists by the police during the protests. In common with dozens of organisations, including the Journalists' Association of Turkey, we express our outrage.
"We call for the safety of journalists covering the protests to be guaranteed and for the protest movement to be treated fairly impartially by government media."
And the CPJ's Europe and central Asia programme coordinator, Nina Ognianova, said."Restrictions on the internet will only promote rumour and conjecture at a time that the country needs facts and freely expressed views.
"The free exchange of news and information is important at all times, but it is vital at times of unrest as only a well-informed society has the capacity to restore and heal itself."
Sources: IFEX/Reporters Without Borders/CPJ/IPI/SEEMO Reported by guardian.co.uk 5 hours ago.
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Turkish leader slightly mellows his tone
- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have moderated his rhetoric regarding the anti-government protests in his country.
Reported by WTOP 5 hours ago.
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Turkish PM Says Will Continue Re-Development Plans
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his government will continue with its controversial plans to overhaul a small park in central Istanbul, despite widespread anti-government protests sparked by public opposition to the plan. During a news conference in Tunisia Thursday, Mr. Erdogan said "terror groups" were involved in the protests, which started as an environmental demonstration, and seven foreigners were among the protesters who have been arrested. Mr. Erdogan ...
Reported by VOA News 4 hours ago.
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Tunisia Deploys Heavy Security at Turkish Embassy
Tunisia deploys army around Turkish embassy fearing protests during premier's visit
Reported by ABCNews.com 4 hours ago.
Reported by ABCNews.com 4 hours ago.
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Turkish PM stands firm on park plan despite protests
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that the redevelopment of Gezi Park in Istanbul would go ahead despite nationwide protests sparked by the plans, blaming the unrest on "terror groups" and foreigners.
Reported by France 24 4 hours ago.
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TURKEY: Turkish PM stands firm on park plan despite protests
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that the redevelopment of Gezi Park in Istanbul would go ahead despite nationwide protests sparked by the plans, blaming the unrest on "terror groups" and foreigners.
Reported by France 24 4 hours ago.
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Tunisia deploys heavy security at Turkish embassy
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia called out the army to protect the Turkish embassy following calls for protests in solidarity with demonstrators in Turkey as the countrys prime minister visited Tunis. Armored vehicles backed by squads of riot police surrounded the embassy Thursday after the left-wing Popular Front coalition called for demonstrations.
Reported by MyNorthwest.com 4 hours ago.
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Muting of Turkish Uprising Throttled, According to Spreaker
“Twitter of Audio” thwarts censorship.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 06, 2013
Turkey’s Prime Minister prevented people from exercising freedom within social media and was quoted saying that it is the, “…Worst menace to society,” as reported in the BBC article on June 4, 2013 titled "Turks deprived of TV turn to Twitter for protest news." He heralded the arrest of 25 Twitter users to further squelch citizen’s voices and amplify the muting of the press in the tumultuous country, according to multiple press reports.
Commentary to this unfolding, current event attributable to Spreaker co-founder and CEO Francesco Baschieri:
“As the heavily-censored, government-run media attempts to ignore the realities and atrocities taking place in Turkey at this very moment, the people of Turkey are not standing idly by, but they are taking to social media in record numbers, even at the risk of arrest for doing so. Spreaker is proud to stand for free speech and giving the people of Turkey a voice to speak out against repression and censorship.”
OccupygeziRadio, the voice of the Turkish protests, have been interviewing people from Turkey – live -- using the Spreaker platform, which automatically shares the live broadcasts or recorded podcasts throughout social networks directly from mobile devices or desktops.
The young trio is London-based, each with his or her own experience of how the horror has started, their worries and fears, and the goals guiding them to create the show. From London to Istanbul, Occupygeziradio is constructing a connecting bridge of stories and human acts.
About Spreaker
Spreaker is a free online application that lets people create, share and discover live audio broadcast from any computer, tablet or mobile phone. Founded in 2009, Spreaker is based in San Francisco with offices in Berlin. For more information about Spreaker, please visit: http://www.spreaker.com.
Contact:
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Skype: halbringman Reported by PRWeb 3 hours ago.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 06, 2013
Turkey’s Prime Minister prevented people from exercising freedom within social media and was quoted saying that it is the, “…Worst menace to society,” as reported in the BBC article on June 4, 2013 titled "Turks deprived of TV turn to Twitter for protest news." He heralded the arrest of 25 Twitter users to further squelch citizen’s voices and amplify the muting of the press in the tumultuous country, according to multiple press reports.
Commentary to this unfolding, current event attributable to Spreaker co-founder and CEO Francesco Baschieri:
“As the heavily-censored, government-run media attempts to ignore the realities and atrocities taking place in Turkey at this very moment, the people of Turkey are not standing idly by, but they are taking to social media in record numbers, even at the risk of arrest for doing so. Spreaker is proud to stand for free speech and giving the people of Turkey a voice to speak out against repression and censorship.”
OccupygeziRadio, the voice of the Turkish protests, have been interviewing people from Turkey – live -- using the Spreaker platform, which automatically shares the live broadcasts or recorded podcasts throughout social networks directly from mobile devices or desktops.
The young trio is London-based, each with his or her own experience of how the horror has started, their worries and fears, and the goals guiding them to create the show. From London to Istanbul, Occupygeziradio is constructing a connecting bridge of stories and human acts.
About Spreaker
Spreaker is a free online application that lets people create, share and discover live audio broadcast from any computer, tablet or mobile phone. Founded in 2009, Spreaker is based in San Francisco with offices in Berlin. For more information about Spreaker, please visit: http://www.spreaker.com.
Contact:
Hal Bringman
nvpr
hal(at)nvpr(dot)com
206.299.0622, ext 801 (o)
323.851.6877 (o)
310.210.8011 (m)
@halbringman
Skype: halbringman Reported by PRWeb 3 hours ago.
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Turkish stocks plunge nearly 5 per cent on PM Erdogan's defiance
June 06, 2013 11:15 PM
ISTANBUL (AFP) - Turkish shares plunged nearly 5 per cent on Thursday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan dug in his heels anew against a mass protest movement challenging his leadership.
Reported by Straits Times 3 hours ago.
ISTANBUL (AFP) - Turkish shares plunged nearly 5 per cent on Thursday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan dug in his heels anew against a mass protest movement challenging his leadership.
Reported by Straits Times 3 hours ago.
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Heroic: Game Show Host Boldly Defies Government Censorship Amidst Turkish Turmoil
You may not be hearing much at the Turkish uprisings because, well... American media just isn't very good at covering foreign events. But one of the themes to generate from the nation's turmoil is that their own media has paid very little attention to the protests, instead broadcasting footage of penguins while intense protests rage on in the streets. It's basically a media blackout over there, or, in other words: de facto censorship. A professor at Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy flagged down an incredible display of defiance against such censorship coming from, of all people, a Turkish quiz show host.
Reported by Mediaite 3 hours ago.
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Investors exit as Turkish market plunges
Protests underline economic vulnerabilities, but analysts and fund managers remain largely upbeat, impressed by the dynamism of Turkish companies
Reported by FT.com 2 hours ago.
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CAE awarded contracts by Azal and Turkish Airlines for six full flight simulators valued at approximately $75 million
*MONTREAL, CANADA--(Marketwired - June 6, 2013) -* CAE (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) today announced that it has sold six full-flight simulators (FFSs), three to Azal (Azerbaijan Airlines) and three to Turkish Airlines. Azerbaijan Airlines has purchased simulators for the Embraer 190 E-Jet, Sikorsky S92 helicopter and AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter. Turkish Airlines has purchased simulators for the Boeing 737NG, Airbus A320 and Airbus A330 aircraft. The simulators, if sold including original aircraft equipment manufacturer (OEM) data, parts and equipment, would be worth approximately C$75 million at list prices; most of these simulators included OEM data, parts and equipment furnished by the customers. These are the first six FFS sales announced by CAE for fiscal year 2014 which began in April.
Reported by Marketwired 2 hours ago.
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Interview with a Turkish protester
A Turkish government employee speaks about Turkish history and what's really happening in Prime Minister Erdogan's government.
Reported by Digital Journal 1 hour ago.
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Tunisia deploys heavy security at Turkish Embassy
Tunisia called out the army to protect the Turkish Embassy following calls for protests in solidarity with demonstrators in Turkey as the country's prime minister visited Tunis.
Reported by FOXNews.com 51 minutes ago.
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Turkish PM, Tayyip Erdogan, refuses to back down over Gezi Park redevelopment
The Turkish Prime Minister has vowed to go ahead with the redevelopment plans that have sparked nationwide protests, in comments that could be decisive in determining whether the demonstrations fizzle out or rage on.
Reported by Independent 21 minutes ago.
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Turkish hackers to take blame for pro-protest tweets
Hurriyet Daily News
A Turkish hacker network has offered to act as a scapegoat to Twitter users who are targeted by the authorities for supporting or promoting the ongoing nationwide protests. The RedHack group said they would claim to have hacked users’ accounts. Reported by France 24 21 minutes ago.
A Turkish hacker network has offered to act as a scapegoat to Twitter users who are targeted by the authorities for supporting or promoting the ongoing nationwide protests. The RedHack group said they would claim to have hacked users’ accounts. Reported by France 24 21 minutes ago.
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