http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/erdogan 2008-10-28T03:30:06Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/47057-syria-negotiates-with-israel-over-the-golan-heights-tehran 2008-10-28T03:30:06Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7tEc1T_ezo8&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7tEc1T_ezo8&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/47057-syria-negotiates-with-israel-over-the-golan-heights-tehran"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55634" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mohammed Habash, Syrian MP and director of the Islamic Studies Centre in Damascus speaks to Afshin Rattansi on assignment in Iran about reports of negotiations between Damascus and Tel Aviv through Turkish PM Recep Tayepp Erdogan.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/47057-syria-negotiates-with-israel-over-the-golan-heights-tehran">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41766-global-pulse-06-12-08-turkey-s-headscarf-battle 2008-10-28T15:29:50Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G4xNWh7_W24&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G4xNWh7_W24&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/41766-global-pulse-06-12-08-turkey-s-headscarf-battle"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/47086" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>(June 12, 2008) To ban or not to ban, that is the issue in Turkey. The pro-Islamic government tried to overturn a ban on women wearing headscarves in the universities. But the Supreme Court says no, lifting the ban would violate Turkey's strict constitution that separates church and state. For violating the constitution the ruling party could be banned from politics - a controversial move as the <br />party has been elected twice by the people.</p> <p>SOURCES: BBC, U.K.; Al Alam, Iran; Al Jazeera, Qatar; TRT International, <br />Turkey; Deutsche Welle, Germany</p> <p>--- <br />Global Pulse is a fast-moving and informative television and web series that helps you navigate the news of the world by comparing and contrasting TV news reports. See all the episodes of Global Pulse at <a href="http://linktv.org/globalpulse">linktv.org</a> <br />--- <br />.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/41766-global-pulse-06-12-08-turkey-s-headscarf-battle">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36895-mir-the-taming-of-the-assad-lion 2008-10-14T11:15:51Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HGythooxBMc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HGythooxBMc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36895-mir-the-taming-of-the-assad-lion"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/41556" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The U.S. claims that North Korea is helping Syria build a nuclear reactor. The Syrians claim that the Israeli Prime Minster has made an offer to withdraw from the Golan Heights. Is there truth in any of these reports? And why would Assad make overtures for peace?</p> <p>Answers to these questions and more on Link TV's Mosaic Intelligence Report.</p> <p>For more information, go to <a href="http://www.linktv.org/mosaic">www.linktv.org</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/36895-mir-the-taming-of-the-assad-lion">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/30435-kurdish-fears-of-turkish-political-censorship-24-feb-08 2008-10-24T09:32:27Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aNA5NUxrAHA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aNA5NUxrAHA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/30435-kurdish-fears-of-turkish-political-censorship-24-feb-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32783" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Inside Turkey, there's widespread support for the military action against the PKK. The only major political party to oppose it is the Democratic Society Party, or DTP, whose constituency is almost entirely Kurdish.</p> <p>But now Turkey wants to ban the DTP, prompting warnings about the state of democracy in the country, and what might happen if Kurdish political representation is censored.</p> <p>Laurence Lee reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/30435-kurdish-fears-of-turkish-political-censorship-24-feb-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/24727-global-pulse-turks-kurds-and-condi-rice 2008-10-19T15:31:58Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/myevSTkmGFw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/myevSTkmGFw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/24727-global-pulse-turks-kurds-and-condi-rice"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/26757" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>More: <a href="http://linktv.org/globalpulse">linktv.org</a> <br />Turkey's brief invasion of Kurdish Iraq was reported in-depth by Turkish and <br />Kurdish TV. The rest of the world's media was equally interested in how an <br />American visitor - Secretary of State Condi Rice - reacted to the incursion. <br />Reports claimed that the U.S. helped the Turks in their bombing campaign. <br />But Secretary Rice managed to sidestep the question.</p> <p>SOURCES: Kurdsat, Iraqi Kurdistan; TRT, Turkey; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; <br />BBC, U.K.; Press TV, Iran; NBC News, U.S.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/24727-global-pulse-turks-kurds-and-condi-rice">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/8413-inside-story-what-now-for-turkey-23-jul-07-part-1 2008-10-14T11:23:47Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cWqP5Ox5_Tc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cWqP5Ox5_Tc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/8413-inside-story-what-now-for-turkey-23-jul-07-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/7724" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Inside Story asks what challenges lay ahead for Turkey's ruling AK party following their election success.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/8413-inside-story-what-now-for-turkey-23-jul-07-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/8412-inside-story-what-now-for-turkey-23-jul-07-part-2 2008-10-14T11:23:44Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KPPT283YDOQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KPPT283YDOQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/8412-inside-story-what-now-for-turkey-23-jul-07-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/7723" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Inside Story asks what challenges lay ahead for Turkey's ruling AK party following their election success.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/8412-inside-story-what-now-for-turkey-23-jul-07-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/7293-inside-story-turkey-election-16-apr-07-part-two 2008-10-14T11:30:20Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sXFVxcquI5Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sXFVxcquI5Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/7293-inside-story-turkey-election-16-apr-07-part-two"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6573" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Canidates for Turkey's next president began applying for the job on Monday including Receb Erdogan.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/7293-inside-story-turkey-election-16-apr-07-part-two">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/7292-inside-story-turkey-election-16-apr-07-part-one 2008-10-14T11:30:17Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vbp0YDb742M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vbp0YDb742M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/7292-inside-story-turkey-election-16-apr-07-part-one"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6572" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Canidates for Turkey's next president began applying for the job on Monday including Receb Erdogan.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/7292-inside-story-turkey-election-16-apr-07-part-one">Watch the video</a>