Life without Twitter

Well, there is a life without Twitter, but a bit confusing to loos more and more access to the cloud :-)
I think they also has closed the possibilities to post pictures on facebook so i have to post it on my blog.  #Turkey  #TurkeycloseTwitter

Have a nice day

Two weeks to go

Tomorrow is there two weeks left until the local election here in Turkey. The result will be analysed for weeks after that to explained what happened and why.

This week a 15 year old boy who was shot last year by a teargas grenade during the demonstrations in Istanbul died after 9 months in coma. The funeral was followed by many thousand and was peaceful. Later in the evening new demonstrations took place all over Turkey and police used teargas and water cannons again. One man was shot to death and a police man died of heart attack after been exposed to teargas. It is still unclear who shot the man.

This is one of the main news this week. People are upset since no one is found guilty for the fatal teargas shot last year and the police have not started any investigation.

The other news that may affect the election is the handling of the corruption case that was publicised December 17^th last year and will be presented for the parliament in a special session on Wednesday Mach 19^th.

In addition we have many new tapes with the prime minister and the Gülen movement that works on, but this has now become more ordinary news.

As a foreigner I try to follow the new and observe the development. What I am curious about now is how this will affect the election and what will be the reaction of the ruling party, AKP, if they lose a lot.  

But, two weeks more and we may have the answers.

Ankara seen from Oslo this weekend March 8-9th 2014

I am back for a weekend in Oslo, far from Ankara. May be that gives another perspective?

President Gul’s seven years term ends in 2014. He can be re-elected for five years but has not decided yet if he want. Prime Minister Erdoğan has not decided either, if he want. He must first be sure that the president will get more power than the president has now, according to reports. President election will be on August 10^th and for the first time it will be direct election not by the parliament.

But first of all is there a local election March 30^th that may give some signals on people opinions on the latest period different leakages and political actions. “I am ready to quit politics if AKP loses the election” stated PM Erdoğan. We may end up in a discussion on what is meant by loosing.

Well, seems that this will be an exciting spring and summer, and hopefully it ends with a result that gain the Turkish people in the long run.

PM Erdoğan has threatened to ban Facebook and YouTube “if needed” so maybe I am soon off line, or you only meet me at Twittet because I think he forgot that one.

Have a nice Sunday.    

 

 

A week full of audio tapes, corruption blames and hard words - 2.3.2014

Well, well, this week has been full of audio tapes, corruption blames and hard words.

I only read English newspapers since my Turkish is limited, so I may get a wrong impression, but here is my summary after this week. I just observe, I do not judge.

At a tape from December 17th the Prime Minister talks with his son.

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-340552-full-transcript-of-voice-recording-purportedly-of-erdogan-and-his-son.html

The Prime Minister state that the tape is false and a product of one of the many lobbies operating in Turkey.

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-340826-embattled-pms-way-of-evading-allegations-protests-inventing-lobbies.html

In addition the Prime Minister see the wire tapping as a more serious problem

http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/03/01/gulen-movement-threatens-national-security-says-pm

Another important event was the change of the appointment of HSYK (the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors). After this a new secretary general was appointed and hundreds of service men dismissed.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-government-appoints-new-hsyk-members-as-chp-applies-to-top-court.aspx?pageID=238&nID=63034&NewsCatID=338

This week also all suspected in the corruption case from December 17th were released. So let’s wait for the trial.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/no-suspects-left-in-jail-in-turkeys-corruption-probe.aspx?pageID=238&nID=63045&NewsCatID=338

As a last small issue the newspaper «Today Zaman» is not distributed on the flights with Turkish Airlines. “Today Zaman” is close to the Gülen movement.

Have a nice Sunday

2. mars 2014 - en uke med lydbånd, korrupsjon og politiske manøvre.

Ja, ja. En uke med lekkasjer av lydbånd og endringer i politisk styring er over. Så får vi se hva som skjer neste uke.

 

På et av lydbåndene fra 17. desember om morgenen ber statsminister Erdogan sin sønn fjerne/flytte alle pengene.

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-340552-full-transcript-of-voice-recording-purportedly-of-erdogan-and-his-son.html

 

Statsministeren hevder båndet er laget og at opposisjonen består av en rekke lobbier som undergraver Tyrkia.

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-340826-embattled-pms-way-of-evading-allegations-protests-inventing-lobbies.html

 

 

Det viktigste som så har skjedd er kanskje endringen av øverste domstol (the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK). Etter denne endringen ble noen hundre sagt opp og justisministeren startet med å utpeke ny generalsekretær og medlemmer av disiplinær komiteen.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-government-appoints-new-hsyk-members-as-chp-applies-to-top-court.aspx?pageID=238&nID=63034&NewsCatID=338

Det andre viktige som skjedde denne uken var nok at alle de som er mistenkt for korrupsjon etter arrestasjonene 17. desember nå er løslatt. Så får vi se hva som blir av tiltaler og annet.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/no-suspects-left-in-jail-in-turkeys-corruption-probe.aspx?pageID=238&nID=63045&NewsCatID=338

 

En siste ting var at man nå forbyr skoler som drives i hovedsak av Gülen bevegelsen. Erdogan hevder dette er årsaken til dårlige resultat på internasjonale undersøkelser om utdanningskvaliteten i Tyrkia.

Som en liten fotnote til slutt kan jeg jo fortelle at Turkish Airlines har sluttet å dele ut «Todays Zaman» på flyet. Så er dagens gåte til dere: er «Todays Zaman» for eller mot Erdogan?

God søndag