Armenians dig out their Ottoman land deeds

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Activists hold pictures of Armenian victims during a demonstration to commemorate the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, in Istanbul, April 24, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/ Osman Orsal) Armenians dig out their Ottoman land deeds The great suffering and losses that accompanied the forced displacement of Armenians in 1915 under the Ottoman Empire are called a “genocide” by Armenians and “deportation” by Turkey. The parliaments of 20 countries have recognized the Armenian version of events. The centenary of the Armenian genocide is only five months away. Summary⎙ Print Armenians might count on Ottoman title deeds, preserved and passed down to generations for 100 years, to claim their abandoned properties next year. Author Tulay Cetingulec Posted November 12, 2014 Translator(s)Sibel Utku Bila In the United States, where the Armenian issue is most prominent, 42 states have recognized the events as genocide. Yet, in his eagerly anticipated statements every April 24, President Barack Obama has used the expression “meds yeghern,” which means “great calamity” in Armenian, rather than the word “genocide.” Serving his second term free from the pressures of re-election, Obama is unlikely to alter his usual language in 2015. The Republicans, who took control of the Senate in midterm elections Nov. 4, appear to stand closer to Turkey on the Armenian issue, provided Turkey mends fences with Israel. In a taboo-breaking move, in April Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was then prime minister, issued a message of condolence to the Armenians. “We wish that the Armenians who lost their lives in the context of the early 20th century rest in peace, and we convey our condolences to their grandchildren,” he said. Following Erdogan’s message, Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian invited his future Turkish counterpart to attend the centennial genocide commemorations in Yerevan in 2015. Sarkisian said he was inviting the Turkish leader so he could “face up to telling testimonies of the history of the Armenian genocide.” The leadership of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has not responded to the invitation. The General Staff, however, made an interesting move the first week in November, removing from its website archival documents under the heading “Armenian activities in 1914-1918,” which included photographs of Turks massacred by Armenian rebels. Ali Ihsan Kokturk, a lawmaker from the main opposition Republican People’s Party, said the military had removed the files in line with a government recommendation and had submitted a parliamentary question on the issue. It is not clear whether Kokturk’s claim is true, but the military’s move underscores Turkey’s desire for the centenary to pass in a calm atmosphere. While Sarkisian wants Turkish leaders to “face up” to the genocide, the Turkish leadership has argued that the issue should be left to historians. In his anniversary message last year, penned jointly with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (then foreign minister, and now prime minister), Erdogan stressed that historical issues should be considered along with their legal foundations. “We, as the Turkish Republic, have called for the establishment of a joint historical commission in order to study the events of 1915 in a scholarly manner. This call remains valid. Scholarly research to be carried out by Turkish, Armenian and international historians would play a significant role in shedding light on the events of 1915 and an accurate understanding of history. It is with this understanding that we have opened our archives to all researchers,” the statement read. Another controversial matter expected to be brought up in 2015 is the issue of Ottoman title deeds on houses and land, including orchards and farmland the Armenians left behind. Having held on to the documents for 100 years, scores of Armenians are expected to use them next year to bring lawsuits in Turkey and abroad. The historian Israfil Kurtcephe, also president of Akdeniz University, is among the academics closely following the issue. Stressing that Armenians “were once our citizens,” Kurtcephe told Al-Monitor: “A court case [involving an Ottoman-era title deed] was opened in Adana’s Kozan district, and the court ruled in favor of the plaintiff. From now on, those who have title deeds could bring lawsuits directly in our courts. … Armenians describe a series of provinces in Turkey’s Cukurova and Black Sea regions as ‘occupied Armenia.’ Turkey should have created institutional mechanisms for a fundamental solution of the problem. Instead of taking action at the 11th hour, we should have set up scientific bodies to counter Armenian lobbies maintaining efforts to have us condemned in the international community’s conscience. Those lobbies are spending billions of dollars. We should shrug off our defensive psychology and create similar budgets in the shortest possible time. We should work for amity between the two peoples.” Though some argue that territorial and compensatory claims cannot be raised against Turkey because international agreements cannot be retroactive, Kurtcephe noted that brides in Armenia still receive Ottoman title deeds as wedding gifts. “In line with the tradition in some Christian communities, fathers give dowries to their daughters. Others give title deeds as wedding gifts to brides in order to keep the genocide awareness alive. When presenting the title deeds, the person says he is giving his daughter a shop in Trabzon or a house in the Adana region or land of so many acres in Sivas. You can watch all this on Armenian television. Sometimes they broadcast these wedding ceremonies live to convey a message to the public,” explained Kurtcephec. The coming year will bear witness to whether the court cases concerning the Ottoman title deeds will ease or strain bilateral Turkish-Armenian ties. The two countries have missed major opportunities to normalize relations. A US-backed rapprochement begun in 2008 was marked by an effort at “soccer diplomacy.” Sarkisian and then-President Abdullah Gul watched soccer games between their national teams together. Building on the thawed climate, Turkey was to open the Alican crossing on the Armenian border, while Armenia was to withdraw from several of the seven Azerbaijani districts in Nagorno-Karabakh it has occupied since 1993. Both the Azerbaijani and Armenian diasporas, however, reacted harshly to the rapprochement process. As a result, the opportunity brought about by soccer diplomacy was squandered. Now, on top of all the foreign policy troubles Turkey already faces, its long-postponed problems with Armenia are likely to spawn new crises in the coming year. Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/11/armenians-dig-out-ottoman-title-deeds.html##ixzz3J0VpVpPl Know your rights: inheritance rights By Obaid AbbasiPublished: November 25, 2014 Share this articlePrint this page Email For those living abroad and fighting inheritance cases in Pakistan, the law allows them to give power of attorney to someone else. STOCK IMAGE ISLAMABAD: Many people die every day and leave behind property that their heirs end up fighting for in court. This week, The Express Tribune looks at the laws that govern inheritance rights. There is no specific section in the Constitution of Pakistan that protects inheritance rights. However, the West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat Act, 1962) and Muslim Family Law Ordinance, 1961, protect the rights of legal heirs. What Islamic law says According to Islamic law, legal heirs that are blood relations have a right to a share in property after the death of a person. There are specific verses in Surah An-Nisa which mention the exact formula that must be followed to determine the share in inheritance. Kinds of property There are two kinds of properties that the legal heirs have the right to get: movable property, which includes cash and stock, and immoveable property, which includes land, house and vehicle. Three documents are necessary to get share in a property: a death certificate issued by the municipality, a succession certificate issued by a court and a receipt issued by the local graveyard. The succession certificate allows legal heirs to establish ownership of movable assets, such as bank deposits, certificates and bonds, stocks, insurance amount, etc. The legal heirs need a death certificate of the deceased along with details of subject assets, computerised national identity card of the legal heirs filing the application and to furnish the requisite surety. Similarly, heirship certificates are used to determine the inheritance of property in the absence of a will of a deceased person in many foreign jurisdictions. The certificates are used in a situation where there is no dispute regarding the succession of the estate. If there is anyone who believes that he or she, too, is a legal heir, the legal heirship certificate will be denied and the appropriate proceedings will be instituted in court. Heirship certificates are used during the probate process which can be issued to receive payments that the government owes to the heirs of the deceased person, and other areas of inheritance. It is an informal and non-binding certificate and may be challenged in court if a dispute should arise as to heirship of the estate. When employing a legal heirship certificate, the person who makes the affidavit should be certain there are no disputes between the parties who assert claims to the estate of the deceased. Ownerless property Any property that has no rightful owner will go to the province or the federal government under Article 172 of the Constitution. In Pakistan, few cases are reported that are about properties with owners, said Barrister Afzal Hussain, who deals with inheritance cases in Islamabad courts. He explained that the majority of people are unaware of inheritance rights and hire lawyers to get property. In most cases, daughters and sisters surrender their inheritance rights, he added. Last will The will left by the deceased plays an important role in inheritance rights. According to Islamic laws, the will is a legal document that confers the interest up to a maximum of one-third of the entire property. Anything more than one-third can be challenged by the legal heirs in court. The will is applicable to those people who are otherwise not entitled to a share under the law. If any department refuses the right of the deceased, such as pension and old-age benefits, the deceased’s family can challenge it in the labour court by filing a grievance petition. For those living abroad and fighting inheritance cases in Pakistan, the law allows them to give power of attorney to someone else. The Pakistani embassy or consulate will first attest the document before it is verified by the Foreign Office and then it can be submitted in court. Published in The Express Tribune, November 26th, 2014. Share this articlePrint this page Email

Turkey overflowing with $36 billion in mystery funds

The pace of foreign currency coming to Turkey from unknown sources for the past 12 years keeps on climbing. Nobody says where the money is coming from. In the Central Bank’s “balance of payments” table these unregistered funds are shown under the item “net error and deficit.” Summary⎙ Print Inflowing money from unknown sources during Turkey's 12 years of AKP rule totals $36 billion. Author Mehmet Cetingulec Posted September 10, 2014 But all economists know that it is impossible to conceal such high amounts. Anyhow, they have learned to look under the “net error and deficit” column to follow the movement of mystery funds. This flow of funds from unknown sources is closely linked to political changes in Turkey in the last 12 years and to regional developments. Mahfi Egilmez, a former undersecretary of the Treasury, has prepared a detailed table which clearly shows that following the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) victory in the first elections it contested in November 2002 there has been a boom in mystery funds coming to Turkey. In 2002, $758 million exited Turkey but in 2003 $4.489 billion entered. The pouring in of mystery funds gained momentum in 2007, when the AKP also took over the presidency of the country, thus giving rise to confidence that AKP would be governing for a long time to come. While the incoming mystery funds were $517 million in 2007, in 2008 that increased sixfold to $3 billion. The year 2011 was a record-breaker, with $9.4 billion arriving in mystery funds. In the 11 years before the AKP, the unrecorded funds were flowing in the other direction. Between 1992 and 2002, $3.5 billion from unknown sources left Turkey. But a total reversal followed in the next 11 years under AKP. Between 2003 and 2013, a total of $29.3 billion entered Turkey. When you add the $6.4 billion from unknown sources in the first half of 2014, the total from mystery sources is $36 billion. This amount is expected to rise to more than $40 billion by the end of the year. Is it possible to classify such a huge amount as an “accounting error” and to cover it up as “net error and deficit”? Former Treasury undersecretaries Faik Oztrak and Mahfi Egilmez are calling on the Central Bank to disclose the source of this “net error and deficit” item, otherwise warning that these mystery funds will generate dangerous speculation about many ministers and bureaucrats. With an anticipated $15 billion coming in by the end of 2014, the record of $9.4 billion for 2011 will be broken. Monthly receipts this year are exceeding annual receipts of earlier years. Oztrak, now deputy chairman of the main opposition Republican Peoples Party (CHP) told Al-Monitor that the current account deficit is being financed by money coming from unknown, mystery sources: “In the first six months of this year, $8.8 billion came to Turkey from unknown sources, while $2.6 billion exited Turkey from unknown sources. This means that in the first half of the year there was a net entry of $6.4 billion from unknown sources, which actually means that in the first half of 2014, a $26 portion of each $100 of the current deficit was financed by money from mystery sources. This is extraordinary and needs explanation.” So where is this money coming from? To discover the source of the mystery funds, Oztrak submitted queries to the parliament for Ali Babacan, the minister responsible for economic coordination, to respond. But to date, he hasn’t heard either from Babacan or the Central Bank. Oztrak said: “If $13.5 billion of mystery funds from unknown sources come to a country in one year [July 2013-June 2014] but no questions are asked why this money is coming and from what sources, then the seriousness and competence of our institutions will be subject to questioning.” Oztrak said the state has to give a satisfactory explanation of this phenomenon and warned that keeping silent will only fuel speculations about the source of these funds. Oztrak, however, provided some information on possible origin of these funds: “At one point Iran was cited as the source. Now the addresses are Syria and Gulf countries. The state must investigate this seriously and should not allow speculation." Former undersecretary Mahfi Egilmez also alludes to the same sources: "There are allegations that unregistered mystery funds are coming to Turkey from various countries, primarily from the Middle East. None of these claims have been verified, however.” Political scientist Mustafa Sahin, known to be close to the AKP, looks at the question from a different perspective. He said the AKP has discovered the importance of these unregistered funds and said: “The secret of how Turkey avoided the 2008 global economic crisis is in these mystery funds. The West suspects that Middle East capital is entering Turkey without records, without being registered. Qatar and other Muslim countries have money in Turkey. These unrecorded funds came to Turkey because of their confidence in Erdogan and the Muslim features of the AKP and the signs of Turkey restoring its historic missions.” What happened to the funds from unknown sources? Were they taxed? Oztrak answered: “It is not possible to tax entry of funds from unknown sources until that money enters the system. AKP governments legalized some funds from unknown sources with financial amnesties they offered. The state can tax these funds when they are spent. But these taxes on spending cannot legalize the sources of these funds.” Going back to the question of the origin of these mystery funds, Naki Bakir, economics writer of for the Gazeteciler Online website, makes this assessment: “The movements in the ‘net error and deficit’ account illustrate an ever-increasing inflow of money from unknown sources. They coincide with the data and documents strewn about following the Dec. 17 corruption operations. Clearly, considerable funds from unknown sources, primarily from Middle East countries, are coming into Turkey, thus making Turkey an important junction in black money traffic.” To conclude, the Central Bank has two options: Either it will give a detailed explanation to prevent speculation or it will continue to conceal the facts. But the numbers are growing. How much longer can they hide $36 billion? Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/09/turkey-central-bank-mystery-funds.html##ixzz3DFL04Bek

Turk police in teargas crackdown on anti-government protesters

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=656778244339723 LIVE UPDATES: Turkish police clamp down on anti-government protests Get short URL Published time: May 31, 2013 22:31 Edited time: June 01, 2013 07:03 An anti-government protester sits in front of rubbish set on fire by protesters as they clash with riot police in central Ankara early June 1, 2013 (Reuters / Umit Bektas) Share on tumblr Turkish police have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse a massive demonstration against the demolition of a park in central Istanbul. The rally grew into a wider anti-government protest and is spreading across the country. 06:20 GMT: Police are firing teargas to bar the protesters from reaching the main square, AP reported Saturday morning. Protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen on May 31, 2013.(AFP Photo / Gurcan Ozturk) 05:40 GMT: Security has been stepped up in the metropolis, with police forces drafted from other regions. Some districts in Istanbul have been cordoned off. Traffic is currently at a standstill. 04:55 GMT: Thousands are crossing the Bosphorus Bridge this morning, to get to Taskim Square in the heart of Istanbul, marking the second day of protest turbulence engulfing Istanbul. Photo from twitter.com user @sekermurat 02:34 GMT: The photos show angry crowds in the streets of the Turkish capital, Ankara, overnight. Thousands rallied in the center of the city earlier on Friday chanting for the government to resign. Police fired tear gas to disperse several dozen opposition supporters trying to reach the AKP headquarters. Anti-government protesters shout slogans as they clash with riot police in central Ankara early June 1, 2013 (Reuters / Umit Bektas) Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in central Ankara early June 1, 2013 (Reuters / Umit Bektas) 01:20 GMT: Thousands of fans from the three largest soccer teams in Turkey joined the demonstrators in Istanbul, Ayda said. 01:18 GMT: As of 3:00am local time, even the most remote and quiet neighborhoods of Istanbul had joined in the protest, Ayda, a demonstrator, told RT. People are "banging on pots and pans, yelling, honking their car horns on the streets, and yelling slogans like "Erdogan, istifa!" (Turkish: Erdogan, resign!)."
00:00 GMT: Istanbul resident Tan Tunali told RT Istiklal Caddesi, the street leading to Taksim Square, was almost empty as of 2:00am local time, with the protesters spreading to other streets. “Now a lot of people spontaneously started taking to the streets and probably many of them are trying to get to Taksim.” Saturday, June 1 23:50 GMT: According to an Istanbul-based activist, who has chosen to go by the alias Pink Pig, the protest is growing bigger. “People are coming from everywhere.” A witness video shows that the demonstration has spread to the Besiktas Sqaure, which is to the west of Taksim Square. “Today the police used gas bombs and water cannon to get the protesters away from the Gezi park. And then from Taksim square too. They closed all the entries to the Taksim square. They closed the Taksim metro station. Since the morning we smelt gas in the streets of Taksim,” the activist told RT.
23:19 GMT: 22: 40 GMT: Witness says '1000s of people in Ankara closed off the protocol road, marching toward the parliament building.' Earlier reports emerged of the protests and tear-gas having spread from Istanbul's Gezi to the capital Ankara. Protesters also witnessed at two locations in Izmir, according to social media pictures. Thousands are currently reported to be marching towards the Parliament. Demonstrators set fire to barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) 22:36 GMT: There are reports that police are teargassing people in a subway station. 22: 31 GMT: Witness says 'military distriburting masks' as police continue with the teargas, adding that it appears 'the military haven't been reined in by the government.' 22:26 GMT: 22:24 GMT: Police said to have used plastic bullets, causing more severe injuries. Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Osman Orsal) 22:15 GMT: Six out the twelve protesters injured so far have incurred serious head trauma. 22:00 GMT: 12 protesters injured, 100 receive minor injuries. 20:00 GMT: Police carry out dawn raid against protesters. 21:39 GMT: 21:00: GMT: A video shows police using water cannons to disperse protesters at Istanbul's landmark Taksim Square. 21:00 GMT: Share on tumblr Comments (25) Riots, barricades, street battles as police fight protesters in Turkey (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Published time: May 31, 2013 18:24 Edited time: June 01, 2013 03:51 Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Clashes, History, Politics, Protest A peaceful rally in Istanbul against the demolition of a landmark park has ignited violent protests across the country, leading to fierce clashes with police leaving hundreds injured, highlighting people’s growing discontent with the current government. Follow RT's Live Updates on protests in Turkey The clashes erupted after police carried out a dawn raid against protesters Friday, the second in as many days. Demonstrators are angry at government plans to cut down trees in Gezi Park, next to Taksim Square, to make way for a replica Ottoman army barracks and a shopping mall. They say it is the last green space of any size in the center of Istanbul. At least 12 people including a pro-Kurdish MP and a Reuters photographer, suffered trauma injuries. Six of the injured are suffering from serious head trauma. A 34-year old Egyptian tourist is undergoing an operation after suffering a brain hemorrhage, Huseyin Demirduzen, from the Istanbul Medical Chamber board, told Reuters. While a member of the opposition Peace and Democratic Party is in intensive care in a serious condition. Hundreds more suffered respiratory problems due to the effects of tear gas, Demirduzen said. Several people were injured after a wall they were trying to climb in an attempt to get away from clouds of tear gas collapsed underneath them. A Turkish riot policeman uses tear gas as a demonstrator holds a banner which reads that, "Chemical Tayyip", referring to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Late Wednesday the main opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu from the Republic People’s Party (CHP) made a surprise visit to the protest camp of several hundred demonstrators and promised that members of his party would take turns to help the protesters stop an attempt to bring back the bulldozers. In the first raid against crowds on Thursday, police used a Mass Incident Intervention Vehicle (TOMA) to disperse them before seizing and burning some of their tents, according to the Hurriyet Daily News. The Peace and Democracy Party described the police intervention as “state terror” in an e-mailed statement. Amnesty International also said it was concerned with “the use of excessive force” by police after what started as a peaceful protest. The protest at Gezi Park started on Monday after developers tore up trees but has now become a broader demonstration against Prime Minster Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP). “This isn’t about trees anymore; it’s about all of the pressure we’re under from this government. We’re fed up; we don’t like the direction the country is headed in,” Mert Burge, an 18 year-old student, who came to support the protesters after he heard about the use of tear gas via twitter, told Reuters. Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Murad Sezer) In Ankara, the Turkish capital, police also used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in support of the anti-government supporters in Istanbul. Erdogan has said he wants to introduce an Ottoman cultural revival. As well as a more assertive foreign policy, more conservative policies are also being gradually introduced at home. He is also authorizing a slew of multi-billion dollar projects aimed at reflecting Turkey’s reemergence as a major power including a third airport in Istanbul, which will be one the world’s biggest and a shipping canal as big as the Suez or Panama canals. Tayyip Erdogan defended the decision concerning the Gezi Park, saying “Whatever you do, we’ve made our decision and we will implement it, we will revive history there.” Although the government has denied that the mall is part of the plan, insisting it needs the space to widen a nearby road and ease traffic congestion, according to RTE News. While the Istanbul deputy of Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) Sirin Unal tweeted his support of the police’s heavy-handed response. “Obviously there are some people in need of gas. If you leave there [Taksim Square] I hope you will have a good day, the system needs to be obeyed,” he wrote. On May Day police clashed with tens of thousands of demonstrators in Istanbul and there have been several smaller protests against a tightening of alcohol sales and displays of public affection as well the government’s stance on the neighboring Syria conflict. A demonstrator covers her face as riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Turkish riot police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. (Reuters / Osman Orsal) A demonstrator reacts as riot police use a water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowd during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) Riot police use tear gas to disperse the crowd during an anti-government protests at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Osman Orsal) Demonstrators set fire to barricades as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest at Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013 (Reuters / Murad Sezer) ================= Turk police in teargas crackdown on anti-government protesters KARACHI MAY Ki Killing 1st Week>60 2nd Week>60 3rd Week>53 4th Week>90 Firing Blasts O Pur Tashadud Waqiat Me 263 Afrad Qatal Karachi, May 31: A prominent Shia educationist and his driver on Friday were shot and killed by unknown attackers in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, police said. Syed Azfar Rizvi was in his car with the driver when unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire at them. Both Rizvi and his driver succumbed to their injuries on their way to hospital. Their bodies have been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities, police said. Rizvi was head of the Dhaka Group of Educational Institutions and served as an honorary secretary of Anjuman-e-Taraqqi-e-Urdu Pakistan. SSP of district central Aamir Farooqi said that Rizvi along with the driver was returning home from the Karimabad branch of the Dhaka Coaching Centre's chain when two assailants on a motorcycle ambushed his car near Cafe Student. Earlier on Friday, Rizvi had sent an article to the media in which he supported Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain's recent party reorganisation. Private Schools Association has announced to observe a day of mourning on Saturday. Motive behind the targeted killing is yet to be ascertained. Turkey is same country which is involved in financing and exporting terrorists in Syria to destabilize Assad,( implementing Saudi-NATO-Washington Plan)Its God's wrath that people rose up due to several reasons and at the moment 2 of its major cities are under public control: Twit1: Beautiful people marching from Asia to European side in Istanbul to help protestors , Twit 2:The Middle Class of Turkey is Rising Up, and Decreasing Rights and Conditions lead to #direngeziparki (Today I am Turkish, Tomorrow I will be Kurdish, Today I am Punjabi, Tomorrow I will prove to be a Mohajir-Tit for Tat) 1 of 7. Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central Istanbul May 31, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Osman Orsal By Murad Sezer and Osman Orsal ISTANBUL | Fri May 31, 2013 1:16pm BST ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon on Friday at protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul, injuring scores in the latest violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. The protest at Gezi Park started late on Monday after developers tore up trees but has widened into a broader demonstration against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP). FINANCIAL COMMENTARIES AND GUIDESADVERTISEMENTPOWERED BY Dividend season Dividend season Resilience of corporate dividend payments [For advisers] Read the blog >>Investing in Brazil Investing in Brazil Is the tide turning in Brazil? Find out more >> Riot police recently clashed with tens of thousands of May Day protesters in Istanbul. There have also been protests against the government's stance on the conflict in neighbouring Syria, a recent tightening of restrictions on alcohol sales and warnings against public displays of affection. Police staged a dawn raid on demonstrators who had been camping for days in Gezi Park in anger at plans to build a shopping mall, and clouds of tear gas rose around the area in Taksim Square that has long been a venue for political protest. "We do not have a government, we have Tayyip Erdogan...Even AK Party supporters are saying they have lost their mind, they are not listening to us," said Koray Caliskan, a political scientist at Bosphorus University who attended the protest. "This is the beginning of a summer of discontent." The Istanbul Medical Chamber, a doctors' association, said at least 100 people sustained minor injuries on Friday, some of them when a wall they were climbing collapsed as they tried to flee clouds of tear gas. Amnesty International said it was concerned by what it described as "the use of excessive force" by the police against what had started out as a peaceful protest. Erdogan has overseen a transformation in Turkey during his decade in power, turning its economy from crisis-prone into Europe's fastest-growing. Per capita income has tripled in nominal terms since his party rose to power. He remains by far Turkey's most popular politician, and is widely viewed as its most powerful leader since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the modern secular republic on the ashes of the Ottoman Empire 90 years ago. The unrest has been far from the sort of mass demonstrations seen in other parts of the Middle East or even parts of Europe in recent years, but it reflects growing opposition concern about Erdogan's authoritarianism. DEFIANCE Hundreds of military officers have been jailed on charges of plotting a coup against Erdogan in recent years; others including academics, journalists and politicians face trial on similar accusations. Erdogan has made no secret of his ambition to run for the presidency in elections next year when his term as prime minister ends, exacerbating opposition concerns. "These people will not bow down to you" read one banner at the Gezi Park protest, alongside a cartoon of Erdogan wearing an Ottoman emperor's turban. Postings on social media including Twitter, where "Occupy Gezi" - a reference to protests in New York and London last year - was a top-trending hashtag, and Facebook said similar demonstrations were planned for the next few days in other Turkish cities including Ankara, Izmir, Adana and Bursa. "Kiss protests" - in which demonstrators are urged to lock lips - had already been planned for Istanbul and Ankara this weekend after subway officials were reported to have admonished a couple for kissing in public a week ago. Erdogan is pushing ahead with a slew of multi-billion dollar projects which he sees as embodying Turkey's emergence as a major power. They include a shipping canal designed to rival Panama or Suez, a giant mosque and a third Istanbul airport billed to be one of the world's biggest. Speaking just a few miles from Gezi Park at the launch on Wednesday of construction of a third bridge linking Istanbul's European and Asian shores, Erdogan vowed to pursue plans to redevelop Taksim Square. Architects, leftist political parties, academics, city planners and others have long opposed the plans, saying they lacked consultation with civic groups and would remove one of central Istanbul's few green spaces. (Additional reporting by Ece Toksabay and Ayla Jean Yackley; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Mark Heinrich) =========== Chairmen Dhaka Group, Azeem Ustad,Ashiq Ehlybait A.s S.AZFAR RIZVI Ki Namaz Janaza Darbar Sultani Masjid F.B AREA Me AJ 4 Bjy Hogi. متحدہ قومی موومنٹ کے قائد جناب الطاف حسین نے ماہر تعلیم،ممتازسماجی کارکن ایم کیوایم فیڈرل بی ایریا سیکٹر اورفیڈرل بی ایریاریزیڈنٹ کمیٹی کے دیرینہ رکن پروفیسر اظفررضوی اورانکے ڈرائیور کے بہیمانہ قتل کی سخت ترین الفاظ میں مذمت کی ہے اورحکومت سے مطالبہ کیاہے کہ اظفررضوی شہید کے قاتلوں کوگرفتارکیاجائے۔ایک بیان میں جناب الطاف حسین نے کہاکہ پروفیسر اظفررضوی ایک انتہائی نفیس اورباکردار شخصیت اورسادہ طبیعت کے انسان تھے،وہ ادبی اورسماجی حلقوں میں ایک سرگرم شخصیت تھے اور ان کاقتل بڑاسانحہ اورادبی وسماجی حلقو ں اور تعلیم کے شعبے کاقابل تلافی نقصان ہے۔انہوں نے کہا کہ اظفررضوی اپنی ادبی اور سماجی سرگرمیوں کے ساتھ ساتھ ایم کیوایم کے پیغام کوپھیلانے میں بھی سرگرم عمل تھے اورایم کیوایم کی فلاحی سرگرمیوں میں بھی بڑھ چڑھ کرحصہ لیتے تھے۔ اظفررضوی جیسے شریف النفس اورتعلیم یافتہ شخص کونشانہ بنانے والے کسی بھی قیمت پر انسان کہلانے کے مستحق نہیں ۔ان درندوں نے صرف ایک گھر نہیں اجاڑاہے بلکہ انسانیت کوناقابل تلافی نقصان پہنچایا ہے ۔جناب الطاف حسین نے اظفررضوی شہیدکے سوگوار لواحقین سے دلی تعزیت وہمدردی کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے کہاکہ دکھ اورافسوس کی گھڑی میں مجھ سمیت ایم کیوایم کے تمام کارکنان آپکے غم میں برابرکے شریک ہیں ۔ انہوں نے دعاکی کہ اللہ تعالیٰ اظفر رضوی شہیدکواپنی جواررحمت میں اعلیٰ مقام عطافرمائے اورسوگوارلواحقین کو صبرجمل عطاکرے۔جناب الطاف حسین نے صدر مملکت آصف علی زرداری ، نگراں وزیراعظم میرہزار خان کھوسہ، نگراں وفاقی وزیرداخلہ ملک حبیب اور سندھ حکومت سے مطالبہ کیاکہ ایم کیوایم کے کارکن وماہرتعلیم اظفررضوی اورانکے ڈرائیور کے بہیمانہ قتل کافوری نوٹس لیاجائے اورقتل کی المناک واردات میں ملوث دہشت گردوں کوگرفتارکرکے سخت ترین سزادی جائے۔ ================ Wednesday, June 05, 2013 ERDOGAN TO BE TOPPLED? The BBC appears to reveal the thinking of MI6, the CIA and the Zionists on Turkey: "Turkey was suggested as a model for a Muslim democracy. "Some Arabs, who took to the streets against their own leaders, are having second thoughts about that as they watch pictures of Turkish riot police attacking demonstrators." Could protests be Erdogan's undoing? This might be translated as: The Zionist model for Moslem countries may not be Turkey. It is more likely to be Afghanistan. Behind you! MICHAEL RUBIN, in the Wall Street Journal, tells us more about (what would seem to be the Zionist attitude to) the Turkish Uprising "Erdoğan has accumulated more foreign debt in his rule than all of Turkey's previous prime ministers combined... "Many Turks are enraged by signs that Mr. Erdoğan and his aides have enriched themselves while in power. "Few believe the prime minister's explanation that his newfound wealth - millions of dollars in property and a reputed eight Swiss bank accounts, according to U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks - is the result of wedding gifts received by his son. "Turks remember that 13 corruption cases pending from his Istanbul mayoral tenure remain suspended only because he enjoys parliamentary immunity." This might be translated as: You are going to be toppled, just like Suharto and a host of other former friends. In April 2013, John Kerry said that the United States asked Erdogan to delay a Gaza Strip visit so as not to upset U.S. efforts to revive Ankara's ties with Israel and Middle East peace talks. United States asked Turkey PM April 2013 - Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate met up with Turkish President Abdullah Gül during their official visit to Turkey. Erdogan is still popular with half of the Turkish population. If 'the powers-that-be' have decided to topple Erdogan, they will need to have assets within the Turkish military. It was CIA assets within the Egyptian and Tunisian militaries that toppled Mubarak and Ben Ali. The chief of the Turkish general staff, Necdet Ozel, is said to be fiercely loyal to Prime Minister Erdogan. Turkey and its army: Erdogan and his generals | The Economist April 2013. What are they plotting? Kerry’s visit to Turkey was clouded by Erdogan’s plans for a trip to Gaza. "The silence of the Turkish army has been deafening... "The backbone of the Turkish military remains fundamentally secular and Ataturkian. "Many of them voted for Erdogan's AKP in the last elections, not because of religious faith but because, as one high-ranking officer explained, Erdogan ''put the economy back on track, tripled per capita income, made Turkey the 17th world economy, a regional power''. "But the army's secular soul remains. 'If he tries to institute an Islamic republic, we will stop him', the officer promised." Turkey: the strange silence of Ataturk's military - Politics - ANSAMed.it Ergenekon was the name given to to the CIA's terrorist activity in Turkey. "The investigation into the illegal network known as Ergenekon, which was plotting to overthrow the Erdogan Government and replace it by a pro-U.S. military dictatorship, revealed that this terrorist organisation was a remodeled version of the Turkish Gladio. "However, Ergenekon didn’t receive orders only from NATO; it allegedly also maintained close ties with the Mossad through Rabbi Tuncay Guney." The Israeli Lobby On 3 June 2013, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan was visiting Morocco. "Moroccan King Mohammad VI did not receive Erdoğan during the official visit to Morocco, the country's media reported June 4." Turkish PM Erdoğan did not meet King Mohammad VI during Morocco visit Mohammad VI is a close friend of the USA and Israel, reportedly. Erdogan in Algeria Erdogan left for Algeria on 4 June 2013, and traveled to Tunisia on 5 June, to "take part in the first meeting of the Turko-Tunisian strategic cooperation council." "He is due to return to Turkey on Thursday." Turkish PM Erdogan arrives in Morocco Gladio A made use of Nazis. Gladio B made use of fascist 'Islamists'. Gladio C may make use of fascist mercenaries. ==================== U.S. intelligence chief says surveillance targets non-U.S. citizens Thu, Jun 06 22:38 PM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper said on Thursday the law that allows American government agencies to collect communications from internet companies only permits the targeting of "non-U.S. persons" outside the United States. Responding to articles published by the Washington Post and Britain's Guardian newspaper, Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said in a statement that the stories contained "numerous inaccuracies," but he did not offer any details. The Post and Guardian reported that the U.S. government tapped directly into the servers of leading U.S. internet companies, allowing agents to examine emails, photos and other documents. (Reporting by Jim Loney; Editing by Eric Beech) ==========================