Bir Türk kampanyasının resmi
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Portraits of a Turkish campaign
08/13/2010 11:59:43
Religious officials, police and charitable groups aregetting caught upin the pitched, but sometimes absurd, battle over theupcomingconstitutionalreferendum. From confusingballotstocomplaintsover coaldonatedand anti-drug campaigns, politicsinfuseeveryrealm.
Free coal to Turkish poor:charityorbribery?
Despitetemperatures hitting 45 degrees Celsius, many people in Gaziantep waited in line Wednesday toreceive650 kg of coalperhousehold, a distributionoppositionparties called "a bribe"ahead ofthe upcoming referendum.
When is theboycottnot a boycott? When it's Green!
The Green Party has jumped into thefray, calling for a focus on protecting natureinstead ofthe constitutional reforms, an idea itposesas a "forth" way indebate.
Pre-referendumposter battle in S Turkey
With "yes" and "no" becomingloadedwords as the constitutional referendum approaches, an anti-drug poster in Mediterranean province of Antalya has raised theireof the main opposition party, The Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.
Do notinvolvereligion in politics, top Turkish religious official says
The Religious Affairs Directorate has issued acircularto mufti's offices in all of Turkey's 81 provinces, asking them torefrainfrom engaging in politicalcommentary.
Stampsforballotswill confuse referendum voters, critics say
Early reports frompollingstationshave set a debatebrewingin the media over whether the ballots for the upcoming constitutional referendum will confuse voters andswaythem toward the "yes" vote favored by the government.
Bir Türk kampanyasının resmi - Portraits of a Turkish campaign
Religious officials, police and charitable groups aregetting caught upin the pitched, but sometimes absurd, battle over theupcomingconstitutionalreferendum. From confusingballotstocomplaintsover coaldonatedand anti-drug campaigns, politicsinfuseeveryrealm.
Free coal to Turkish poor:charityorbribery?
Despitetemperatures hitting 45 degrees Celsius, many people in Gaziantep waited in line Wednesday toreceive650 kg of coalperhousehold, a distributionoppositionparties called "a bribe"ahead ofthe upcoming referendum.
When is theboycottnot a boycott? When it's Green!
The Green Party has jumped into thefray, calling for a focus on protecting natureinstead ofthe constitutional reforms, an idea itposesas a "forth" way indebate.
Pre-referendumposter battle in S Turkey
With "yes" and "no" becomingloadedwords as the constitutional referendum approaches, an anti-drug poster in Mediterranean province of Antalya has raised theireof the main opposition party, The Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.
Do notinvolvereligion in politics, top Turkish religious official says
The Religious Affairs Directorate has issued acircularto mufti's offices in all of Turkey's 81 provinces, asking them torefrainfrom engaging in politicalcommentary.
Stampsforballotswill confuse referendum voters, critics say
Early reports frompollingstationshave set a debatebrewingin the media over whether the ballots for the upcoming constitutional referendum will confuse voters andswaythem toward the "yes" vote favored by the government.
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