Turkish court upholds free speech
The botched coup attempt that rattled Turkey on July 15, 2016, marked a double setback for the countrys democracy. As the academic Vahap Coskun succinctly described it, the failed putsch was an insurrection against the democratic order by a group that had infiltrated the state. Those in the seat of power realized that the most critical organs of the state had been functioning outside their control and that their hold of power had been to a large extent only an appearance. Turkish democracy thus braced for a second coup on July 16 as the government embarked on a ferocious crackdown with the stated aim of dismantling the putschist network and in the process pushing the limits of the law with authoritarian and arbitrary measures.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/03/turkey-judiciary-sets-example-of-subservience.html
Showdown Erdogan gegen Merkel nützt beiden Regierungen
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Showdown-Erdogan-gegen-Merkel-nuetzt-beiden-Regierungen-3644447.html
Erdogan droht Deutschland mit Aufstand
.....Er drohte der deutschen Regierung damit, letztlich auch gewaltsam oder unter Missachtung der Souveränität ins Land einzudringen, wenn ihm der Sinn danach steht, und sogar noch schlimmer, er drohte damit, einen Aufstand zu inszenieren: "Wenn ich will, komme ich morgen. Ich komme und wenn ihr mich nicht hereinlasst oder mich nicht sprechen lasst, dann werde ich einen Aufstand machen."
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Erdogan-droht-Deutschland-mit-Aufstand-3644548.html
Germany slams Turkey over 'absurb' Nazi jibe and urges calm
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/germany-slams-erdogan-over-unacceptable-nazi-jibe-1690241226
Erdogans Deutschland-Wahlkampf abgesagt?
Es ist Wahlkampf. Türkischer Wahlkampf - in Deutschland. Fast eineinhalb Millionen Türken hierzulande sind beim Verfassungsreferendum im April stimmberechtigt. Da die Umfragen innerhalb der Türkei kein gutes Ergebnis für die Regierungspartei AKP und Staatschef Recep Tayyip Erdogan erwarten lassen, tobt nun der Kampf um Stimmen aus dem Ausland.
https://www.heise.de/tp/features/Erdogans-Deutschland-Wahlkampf-abgesagt-3644262.html
In run-up to referendum, Turks can say anything but 'no'
Saying no can have a high price tag for ordinary Turks as pressure builds in the days leading up to an April 16 referendum on constitutional amendments designed to widely expand the president's powers.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/02/turkey-referendum-erdogan-tone-policing-backfires.html
MMC Spokesperson: We will protect our people and land against attacks
Derwish pointed out that with its attacks on Manbij, the Turkish state aimed to expand its invasion in Northern Syria and to increase the rate of nationalist votes it expects to receive in the referendum to be held in April.
http://anfenglish.com/features/mmc-spokesperson-we-will-protect-our-people-and-land-against-attacks
Why the battle for Manbij will make or break Trump's relations with Turkey
"After Al-Bab is over, our next target will be Manbij and Raqqa," he said. Recently, Turkish armed forces and its allied Free Syrian Army have almost seized full control of the strategic town of Al-Bab in northern Syria.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/battle-manbij-will-decide-trump-s-syria-policy-and-relations-turkey-1244202159
Turkey walks fine line in dealing with 'frenemy' jihadis
Turkish police detained four terrorist suspects linked to the Islamic State (IS), as well as a cache of explosives and suicide belts, as CIA Director Mike Pompeo arrived in Turkey for official talks Feb. 9.
The arrests are in line with a massive crackdown on Salafi and terrorist networks in Turkey this year. On Feb. 5-6, 820 alleged IS sympathizers and operatives were arrested in 29 cities across Turkey. In all of 2016, Turkish police detained and charged 2,936 people on charges of being Salafi or jihadi terrorists.
Metin Gurcan explains that the main reason for the crackdown is the political climate in Turkey, which is preparing for a constitutional amendment referendum in April that would greatly expand the president's power. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is very much aware of the shock effect of the Istanbul nightclub attack in the first hours of the new year. That attack heightened Turkish people's fear of IS and what it can do. The government was harshly criticized for the countrys intelligence and security flaws. IS-initiated, extreme Salafi violence on the eve of the referendum would further frighten the public and expose the government's weaknesses, probably boosting the 'no' votes.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/02/turkey-crackdown-terror-groups-syria-kurds-federalism-al-bab.html
so , ich bin die Meinung das Erdogan Macht hat ihrer Zeit gezählt.... Rusland and der USA finden sich Erdogan unvertraulich , deutschland nachdenke ihren Schriten wegen die fragen worüber türkischen inmigranten und deutschen-türken angehörige werden getan und die die deutsche Investitionen in der Türkei (sind mehr als 2500 deutschen die in der türkei invertitionen haben) . geld ist geld.... wenn sich eine lösung auf diesen fragen finde ..... wie Erdogan gestürtz wird , ist für die mächtiger keine probleme sei , sie haben Oft das gemacht.... sie brauchen nur ein vertreter , wenn sie eine finden......