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Name of the leader of the coup attempt in Turkey revealed
▻http://www.azernews.az/region/99432.html

Colonel Muharrem Kose, a former officer in the Turkish Armed Forces was named as the leader of the coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, Anadolu News Agency reported.

A chaotic night began late Friday with reports of soldiers trying to wrestle control of bridges and key functions in major cities, and turned into a nightmare when army helicopters began airstrikes and shelled key locations in the capital, Ankara, Anadolu reported.

Bombs struck near the Turkish Grand Assembly, witnesses said.

Airborne shelling at several locations including the ruling AK Party headquarters, the presidential complex and the General Staff have been reported.

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim later announced a no-fly zone has been enforced above Ankara, adding that army commanders, including Chief of Staff Hulusi Akar, are on duty and working to stop the illegal military action.

7 in 10 mining firms linked to ruling party : report
▻http://www.todayszaman.com/business_7-in-10-mining-firms-linked-to-ruling-party-report_356032.html

Turkish media on Monday cited a report carried out by a group of independent energy market inspectors which revealed that 52 mining companies have been established in Turkey since 2002 and that 36 of these firms either belonged to an AK Party deputy, minister or local office head. The research was launched to determine whether or not Turkey’s mines were being audited routinely and if so, who undertakes these audits

#Soma
#Mines
#AKP

AK Party’s Çelik apologizes over gendarmes beating 50-year-old woman
▻http://www.todayszaman.com/news-349644-ak-partys-celik-apologizes-over-gendarmes-beating-50-year-o

Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Deputy Chairman Hüseyin Çelik has confirmed that gendarmes beat 50-year-old Havva Bir with their batons in the village of İkizdere in Rize province while she was protesting the construction of a hydroelectric power plant, and apologized to her for the incident.

Bir sustained injuries to her leg from baton strikes. She said the women protesting that day were aged between 50 and 70. “The gendarmes came as we were sitting there. Their commander ordered them to attack us and they did. They attacked the women, who are mothers and sisters. They wouldn’t listen to our pleas. They hit us with batons, forcing us to run into the river. Many women were injured. The only intention we have is to protect our water and our village. We have no other designs. I will never trust the gendarmerie or the police again. We didn’t deserve this.

#Hydro-Elec
#Manifestation
#Violence_policière
#Turquie

#erdogan: CNN’s “lackeys” stirring chaos in #turkey, #Spying
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/erdogan-cnns-lackeys-stirring-chaos-turkey-spying

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara on June 3, 2014. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey’s embattled prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, lashed out at international media on Tuesday, accusing news outlets of stirring unrest during the one-year anniversary of mass anti-government protests. The prime minister singled out CNN International, whose reporter was arrested live on air last Saturday while covering street clashes, accusing the network of spying.

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AK Party uses state, municipality resources for İstanbul rally
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In İstanbul on March 23, the municipality mobilized all means at its disposal for the AK Party rally. Dozens of municipality buses were used to carry party supporters to the rally area. The buses, decorated with AK Party flags, had signs indicating that they were “on duty” for the AK Party rally. They refused to accept other passengers and party supporters were not asked to pay the fare for their transport to the rally at Yenikapı Square.

City ferries and high-speed ferries also carried thousands of AK Party supporters to the rally area free of charge.

Party supporters were also offered free transport on Marmaray, the undersea commuter train line that connects İstanbul’s Asian side to the European side. Some of the entry gates at Marmaray stations were reserved for AK Party supporters going to the rally and announcements were made for several hours that said, “Passengers attending the [AK Party] rally may use these gates at no charge.” The crowd was so large that some supporters who were unable to get on Marmaray trains were asked by security guards to use boats and high-speed ferries.

News sources reported that tension erupted between some passengers and security guards when some who wanted to use Marmaray on Sunday but did not plan to attend the AK Party rally were asked to pay a fare. Complaints were made and questions were asked about why AK Party supporters were permitted to benefit from state resources supported with the taxes paid by millions of people.

#élection_locale
#Istanbul
#service_public

Turkish government seeks broader power for its spy agency
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/turkish-government-seeks-broader-power-its-spy-agency

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara on February 18, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Adem Altan)

#turkey's government has submitted a bill to parliament to give the country’s spy agency more sweeping powers, a parliamentary source said Thursday. The bill aims to give the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) the authority to carry out missions and surveillance both in Turkey and abroad without the need for a court order. The MIT, which reports to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will also have unlimited access to all documents - from personal information to data on public or banking sector - pertaining to national security. read (...)

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INSIGHT-Earth is gold: graft probe turns eyes to Turkey building boom

▻http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/08/turkey-corruption-construction-idUSL6N0KG07720140108

The government’s critics say the legal framework surrounding the construction sector, a key driver of the economy, has been repeatedly watered down in recent years, creating loopholes that developers can exploit for profit.

Turkey’s Public Tender Act has been amended 31 times since the AK Party came to power, according to Oya Ozarslan, head of the local chapter of anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.

The changes put ever more sectors outside its scope, including urban development projects and a significant proportion of TOKI’s activity building housing.

“This law has become like a Swiss cheese,” Ozarslan said, estimating that close to half of government procurement fell outside the scope of the act.

“We know TOKI makes a lot of money but how? It should be transparent and it should be open to audit.”

TOKI had no immediate comment.

Under the motto “Building Turkey of the Future”, it is the government’s main urban development arm, charged with transforming shanty towns and developing mass housing projects, much of it through revenue-sharing deals with private companies.

An investigation from 2004 by the prime ministry’s own audit board, seen by Reuters, said TOKI’s revenue-sharing model was not fully transparent and public assets had been sold at below fair value. The opposition CHP accused the ruling AK Party in a 2011 report of using TOKI to transfer state property to firms close to the government, which AK denies.

“TOKI is not just building housing and hospitals, it is selling government land,” said Aykut Erdogdu, a CHP member of parliament who compiled the opposition party’s dossier. “We don’t know how they sell it, what the real value is.”

#Turquie
#corruption
#TOKI