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Turkey detains dozens more in 'terror propaganda' clampdown
By AFP
Published: January 23, 2018

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Turkish Cypriot protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in support of the Turkish Cypriot weekly newspaper "Afrika Gazetesi", on January 22, 2018, in the northern part of Nicosia in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) only recognized by Turkey. PHOTO: AFP

ANKARA:

Turkish security forces on Tuesday detained dozens more people across the country on accusations of disseminating propaganda for “terror” groups, in a major clampdown as Ankara presses its new offensive inside Syria.

Forty-two people were detained in locations ranging from Izmir on the Aegean to Van in the east over their postings on social media.

Twenty-four people had been detained in other cities on Monday.

The detentions come as Turkey pressed ahead with its military incursion in northern Syria against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for national unity over the operation and warned those responding to calls for protests would pay a “heavy price”.

Twenty-three suspects were detained in the Aegean province of Izmir, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Six of the suspects had been planning a protest in a park, the agency said.

The Izmir provincial chairman of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was reportedly also detained.

Eleven people were taken into custody in the eastern cities of Van and Igdir while others were arrested in the southern city of Mersin and Mus in the east.

The six detained in Van are accused of making propaganda and sharing information that is “not true” about the Syria operation, dubbed “Olive Branch”.

After the arrests on Monday, rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) hit out at Ankara’s “intolerance of criticism”, in a statement.

Emma Sinclair-Webb, HRW’s Turkey researcher, said prosecutors were misusing articles of the law to “silence” journalists, government critics and activists.

“Turkey’s silencing of voices who speak out against war is in violation of its own laws and obligations under international human rights law,” she said.

Meanwhile, controversy rumbled over the vandalising by protesters of the offices of a newspaper in the Turkish Cypriot breakaway statelet — recognised only by Ankara — that had called the operation an “occupation”.

Hundreds had demonstrated outside the offices of the daily Afrika newspaper in Nicosia on Monday, apparently responding to a call by Erdogan who had criticised the paper.

“Intimidating journalists is unacceptable. The European Parliament will always defend media freedom, the cornerstone of democracy,” wrote the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani on Twitter, as he condemned the attacks on the newspaper.
 
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Turkey detains dozens more in 'terror propaganda' clampdown
By AFP
Published: January 23, 2018

1616093-turkeyprotestafpx-1516707322-409-640x480.jpg

Turkish Cypriot protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in support of the Turkish Cypriot weekly newspaper "Afrika Gazetesi", on January 22, 2018, in the northern part of Nicosia in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) only recognized by Turkey. PHOTO: AFP

ANKARA:

Turkish security forces on Tuesday detained dozens more people across the country on accusations of disseminating propaganda for “terror” groups, in a major clampdown as Ankara presses its new offensive inside Syria.

Forty-two people were detained in locations ranging from Izmir on the Aegean to Van in the east over their postings on social media.

Twenty-four people had been detained in other cities on Monday.

The detentions come as Turkey pressed ahead with its military incursion in northern Syria against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for national unity over the operation and warned those responding to calls for protests would pay a “heavy price”.

Twenty-three suspects were detained in the Aegean province of Izmir, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Six of the suspects had been planning a protest in a park, the agency said.

The Izmir provincial chairman of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was reportedly also detained.

Eleven people were taken into custody in the eastern cities of Van and Igdir while others were arrested in the southern city of Mersin and Mus in the east.

The six detained in Van are accused of making propaganda and sharing information that is “not true” about the Syria operation, dubbed “Olive Branch”.

After the arrests on Monday, rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) hit out at Ankara’s “intolerance of criticism”, in a statement.

Emma Sinclair-Webb, HRW’s Turkey researcher, said prosecutors were misusing articles of the law to “silence” journalists, government critics and activists.

“Turkey’s silencing of voices who speak out against war is in violation of its own laws and obligations under international human rights law,” she said.

Meanwhile, controversy rumbled over the vandalising by protesters of the offices of a newspaper in the Turkish Cypriot breakaway statelet — recognised only by Ankara — that had called the operation an “occupation”.

Hundreds had demonstrated outside the offices of the daily Afrika newspaper in Nicosia on Monday, apparently responding to a call by Erdogan who had criticised the paper.

“Intimidating journalists is unacceptable. The European Parliament will always defend media freedom, the cornerstone of democracy,” wrote the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani on Twitter, as he condemned the attacks on the newspaper.
''Turkish Cypriot'' as if, see the colors of the scarf or the peace sign popular among pkk supporters, its good that terror propaganda isnt being tolerated.
 
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''Turkish Cypriot'' as if, see the colors of the scarf or the peace sign popular among pkk supporters, its good that terror propaganda isnt being tolerated.

According to Turkish friends in Cyprus there are many PKK supporters from Mersin there
 
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''Turkish Cypriot'' as if, see the colors of the scarf or the peace sign popular among pkk supporters, its good that terror propaganda isnt being tolerated.
Thank you, I now understand the protester was wearing a Kurdish scarf. Does that mean these protesters aren't Turkish citizens?
 
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and who say it was indeed peshmerga and not PKK or YPG... ?

I would not be surprised if they actually drive pkk with tax money to ayn al arab.. and than this guys are fighting and killing our soildiers..
 
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There was a quote from Goebbels saying:
"Always accuse the enemy of what you're guilty of."

It reminds me of Erdog. calling everyone who disagree with him a traitor.

Also Erdog. talking about nationalism after saying on record:
"Don't come to me with Turkishness"
 
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Talking with PKK, allowing them to have checkpoints on Turkish soil, allowing them to dig trenches with muncipality equipment, allowing YPG to grow, allowing YPG to be armed and supported from Turkish soil, red carpet reception for Salih Muslim from YPG, founding their party with Güllencis, purging the military of good soldiers with Güllencis, pushing their own people including Güllencis to key positions, using Güllencis to get other politicians out of their way.

I dont know how people believe him or that party when they scream KANDIRILDIK for the 20th time.
 
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mistake over mistakes this is stupidity now if you complain to the westerns they will say you yourself ask for this :hitwall:
 
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Actually most of these guys were Americans. Do you remember the photoes? As I heard most of them were American private military company members like Blackwater. (They change names for every couple of years periodicly.)
 
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