Sivas Province

Coup trial deepens schism between bar associations

Turkey’s local bar associations have been divided along the axis of pro-coup associations and democrats, with the division manifesting itself most strongly inside the Turkish Bar Association (TBB). The 22 bar associations...

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Experience wellness in Turkey

Interest in natural healing, wellness and beauty care is increasing around the world, and this trend definitely doesn’t stop at Turkey. According to the Culture and Tourism Ministry, Turkey -- due to its advantageous location...

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Consolidating gains

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s speech during the annual gathering of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Kızılcahamam confirms that a fundamental shift in mentality is under way in Turkey.

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Time to face the past: deeds not words

No one knows where Seyit Rıza is buried. He was the alleged leader of the so-called Dersim uprising and was hanged after being forced to witness his son’s hanging by the soldiers. Years and years later, his granddaughter Besime...

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Turkey starts to question early period of republic

Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Onur Öymen’s comments on the Dersim Rebellion have led Turkey to examine the rebellions that were sparked during the early years of the republic from a different perspective.

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Alevi writer says TSK categorizations cannot be ‘well intentioned’

Cafer Solgun, an Alevi writer and researcher, has said the categorization of cemevis – Alevi houses of worship -- and their dedes, or spiritual leaders, by the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) cannot be part of a “well-intentioned”...

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[Turkey through a traveler’s eyes] Across Anatolia with British traveler W.J. Childs in 1914 (II)

Childs chose the Central Anatolian town of Sivas to pay off Achmet, the loyal araba driver who had guided him from the Black Sea port of Samsun. During the first day’s journey from Sivas, Childs claimed to have been attacked by...

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Religious dispute in Turkey

Armenian information agency 9 November 2009 Last week token visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Tunceli (province in the Eastern Anatolia region, Turkey) worship house did not produce a strong effect, as thousands...

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Forecast Turkey, weather Turkey, meteo Turkey

Weather Turkey, Ankara weather, weather weekend forecast season, the weather in the mountains, the weather on the coast, the weather on the beach, sea water temperature, weather in the capital, the weather in the mountains, the...

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Pro-junta supporters are ruthless

Turkey is for the first time settling accounts with juntas that have not been questioned since the May 27, 1960 coup d’état. It is for this reason that they are so flagrant. They undersign conspiracy plans against the nation...

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