Turkish culture community response to prime minister Erdongans visit to Vienna

June 22, 2014 A member of the Turkish culture community, Melissa Günes, wrote an op-ed in one of the leading Austrian newspapers. She clearly criticized the Turkish prime minister for calling the Turkish population living in Austria, as descendants of Süleyman the Magnificent and Kara Mustafa Pascha, both very famous Ottoman leaders. According to Günes the…

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The Austrian Green parties debate on the burka

July 3, 2014 There are not many women in Austria who wear the burka. However, the Bundesrat of the Green party, Efgani Dönmez, advocated punishing women who wear the burka. For instance, mister Dönmez asked the government to cut down social benefits in those Muslim families, in which women wear the burka. Not only members of…

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Long-term observation in Wien-Floridsdorf, Vienna

July 3, 2014 In 2005 a home for people seeking asylum was built in Wien-Floridsdorf, Vienna. Back then the residents were explicitly against it. Now a long-term observation in Wien-Floridsdorf shows, that after more than nine years none of the concerns and fears, which were at the first place responsible for the resistance, are playing…

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On Erdogan’s election campaign in Austria

June 29, 2014 Several articles on the Austrian national public service broadcaster (ORF) are concerned with the Turkish prime ministers “non-official” election campaign in Austria. According to Turkish newspapers and political scientists, Erdogan is going to run for the upcoming presidential elections on August 10, 2014. In Austria, Germany and France Erdogan is “fishing” for potential…

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Syrian refugees discovered in a Turkish truck

June 28, 2014 According to the Wiener Zeitung, eight Syrian refugees were discovered in a Turkish truck at the toll gate at Gleinalm. The subjects were between 2 and 66 years old. It is not clear if Austria was their primary destination.

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