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Monday, January 12, 2015

Turkey Zaman

Business
Opposition accuses gov’t of covering up graft in public tenders by municipalities

Opposition accuses gov’t of covering up graft in public tenders by municipalities

A deputy from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has claimed that »» »»
World
EU sanctions on Russia depend on Ukraine cease-fire, Lavrov told

EU sanctions on Russia depend on Ukraine cease-fire, Lavrov told

The European Union will consider lifting sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis »» »»
Arts & Culture
‘Boyhood’ prevails in Golden Globes

‘Boyhood’ prevails in Golden Globes

Coming of age tale “Boyhood” won the coveted Golden Globe for best drama on Sunday, »» »»
Expat Zone
Turkey scores again. The perfect glass

Turkey scores again. The perfect glass

Back in Britain I lived a fairly normal middle-class life. My work as a civil engineer »» »»
Sports
Fener crushes Beşiktaş in one-sided TBL derby

Fener crushes Beşiktaş in one-sided TBL derby

Fenerbahçe Ülker showed no mercy to rivals Beşiktaş Integral Forex as Zeljko Obradovic's »» »»

’Je suis Charlie’ -- in defense of free speech 
by PARVEZ AHMED* 

January 12, 2015, Monday/ 16:46:48 
I admire Charlie Hebdo for standing up against threats to free speech but I am saddened to see them pay such a heavy price for their beliefs. Cartoons and satire, even the most provocative ones, remain vital for a healthy civil society. Only the deranged are threatened by them. Charlie Hebdo wanted to spread a little laughter, albeit in ways that are were often distasteful and provocative. The killers in Paris did nothing to defend Islam's Prophet. They made the

Can resurrecting the caliphate solve Muslims’ problems? 
by AYDOĞAN VATANDAŞ* 

January 12, 2015, Monday/ 16:49:07 
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris once more brought up the issue of how homegrown terrorism is shaping up to be one of the most striking elements of today's terror threat, as former US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano predicted in 2011. As I pointed out in my previous article (“Why are they becoming terrorists?” Today's Zaman, Jan. 8), the available data explicitly indicate that the individuals affiliated with homegr
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