devote this program to the media story in turkey and the government. to say he takes a hands-on approach with the media is to understate the case. he's been known to call news editors personally and demand changes on what's on the air. the editors grant the wishes and complain about government intimidation. there's a new internet law in turkey that gives the government the power to take down any downline content is doesn't like. it passed as damaging corruption allegations surfaced on the net has reinforced the suspicion held by many turks, that their government uses the law as i censorship tool. the recurring themes is the turkish journalists need to get on board and spread the good news. there's plenty of news outlets loyal to him on the television side, and with local elections in a few weeks and a presidential round expected this august, the prime minister will count on those channels for some favorable coverage. in the second half of the program, an extended interview with one of the prime minister's former communications advisers at the akp. first we have the media story i

welcome to the news hour. here are the top stories. turkey shoots down a syrian jet it says violated its air space. >>> gunmen attack a church in kenya opening fire on the congregation. at least five people are dead. >>> this is the news from europe includes nato voices its concern over a russian troop buildup on ukraine's eastern border. >>> two women from different sides of the political divide but only one can become the first female mayor of paris. >>> if you violate my air space, a slap after this will be hard. those were the words of russian prime minister tayyip erdogan. first we have this report. >> the battle inside syria for the vital strategic border cross between syria and turkey now involves turkey's military. le remains of the the fighter jet burned, shot down by turkish f-16s after it jetted across to enter the air space. today the political rally of the leadup to local elections on march 30th, turkish prime minister erdogan told his supporters -- >> translator: a syrian plane invited our air space. our f-16s took off and hit the plane. if the violate the air

fall stay indoors and sunnah for the false and dad today. i do scenes from outside of turkey the mass turnout that accompanied the funeral of a fifteen year old who fell into a coma during last tuesday's you are but says he's yet another nail in the coffin of rich that i appear to want to hold on power. the response by riot police following the now familiar pattern. these two deaths since the clashes despite a widely grown from its targeted his own songs as well as several ministers despite a power play among islamists that prompted a purge of police and judiciary international outcry over the internet censorship and rising inflation. the lawn is not going the way he's made march thirty a local actions a referendum on his decade in office. all polls suggest he is the mystery the akp will keep its wide majority. but how much change is really a foot in this emerging giant that straddles europe and asia. a nato member that was hailed as a model when the power of spring began but now finds itself at loggerheads with the likes of saudi arabia and egypt what's next for turkey what's next mo

, we have the pictures. >> last month we reported turkey's internet law allowing ut government to shut down a website without going through the courts. the law claimed its first victims - twiter and youtube. that led to a media law. turks go to the elections on sunday seen as a critical bellwether. prime minister recep tayyip erdogan's opponents say the online clamp down is a short-term political move. twitter and youtube have been used to spread stories of government corruption, if recep tayyip erdogan was out to limit the damage, turks have gone to school on how to circumvent the ban. there's a 38% increase in turkey in the aftermath of the ban, not what the prime minister had in mind when he said he could eradicate twitter and show the world the power of the turkish republic. we start in istanbul this week. >> the dye was cast for the story by recep tayyip erdogan a week ago at an election rally. >> translation: twitter - we have a court order. we'll wipe out all of these. the international community can say this and that, i don't care at all. >> it turned into a lesson of futi

modern history also this week. they said time must be seen as an opportunity for us turkey red faced over a leak conversation between top officials suggesting they're planning a fake attack inside syria to give them a reason to intervene. bayview of ukraine's hardline right sector group finally catching the attention of brussels with us foreign policy chief denouncing the radicals after months of playing them down plus . we ended the war. and left iraq to its people a million iraqis died according to the united nations five million were made into refugees the country was ripped apart president barack obama the defense of the iraq invasion in comparison to russia's action in crimea lead to criticism a closer look at some of us are at the u.s. president's speech in brussels and some of its inconsistency. ten pm in moscow i met treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news this week in egypt a single court decision contend more than five hundred people to death the said ins punishment for burning a police station killing one officer and disrupting publi

the weeks ahead obamacare: >> the polls are closed, the local elections in turkey. next, why today's vote could have a national impact. >> and a show of force from police in brazil - the latest attempts to crack down on dangerous drug >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories, churches in washington are holding prayer services for victims of the devastating mudslides. more than 600 rescuers and volunteers are searching for the missing. the death toll rose by one this weekend. >> searchers are in its fourth week, search crews looking for signs of the jetliner in the southern indian ocean where authorities believe it went down. secretary of state john kerry is meeting with russia's foreign minister in paris to talk about ukraine. they've been talking for about 3.5 hours. >> ukraine has one major port left in odessa in the black sea. we went there to see how much life has changed. >> ukraine is a country coming to terms with what has happened and what may be still to come. divided loyalties are playing themselves out on the streets. in the black sea port of odessa,

. the prime minister has himself confirmed that turkey has shot down a syrian plane. this plane is apparently going into turkish air space. this is from the rutgers news agency here. they're saying a syrian plane violated our air space. our f-16s took off and hit the plane. we're going to have more on that from or correspondent in istanbul. the prime minister confirmed they shot down a syrian plane into their air space. back to nick spicer who brought that report on all the people relocated. what is happening as far as, i guess, can we call it integration or changes with this new government and the relationship with russia? what else is happening? >> reporter: the kremlin is taking no time in taking over the administration of crimea saying that it will be sending in officials from various ministries to russia fie, if you will, the crimean peninsula. that will mean the people from the industry of the interior running the police force and the ministry of defense running the ar army. beyond that, the introduction of the introduction of rubel the only currency that runs in parallel to

turkey's prime minister is no supporter of freedom of the press and is edgeing in the direction of the old empire. he says he's a democrat. i spoke with him in istanbul about the new internet law, the structural problems in the needs that there and what he calls the turkish way. >> thanks for joining us here on the listening post today. >> thank you for having me. >> you go a long way back with him. as a leader, compared to other government leaders he strikes me as being more direct in his involvement with the media. what is it in his background, do you think, that makes him this way? >> i don't think that it has anything to do with his background at all. actually. maybe my answer is going to disappoint you, but as i said, it's not unique to him. it is to a certain extent just all turkish way. i mean, it has to do with media powers, media-politician relations in turkey. >> on the new internet law, which you support, you recently wrote, internet liberalism has reached a new level, all countries have gotta deal with this issue. all leaders occasion la occasioe things written about them o

got her t washington dc. at least eight people reportedly killed in turkey with municipal actions and even violence. more than thirty others apparently wounded in clashes between supporters and opponents of the ruling party. he appears that whole families were called when the chateau in twenty shooting broke out on both sides the turkish government busy meanwhile the damage control after an embarrassing week suggested it's been planning a so called false flag attack that would justify military action in syria. an investigation launched into the lead tape purporting to be top officials discussing the possible justification for invasion. angry at the exposure prime minister they're the ones that were due to be shut down since it was the site where the leak was prime minister sent a car in conjunction to face it i must be seen as an opportunity for us. house in form and consider the cost but it takes home a couple calls for war by ordering a missile attack in turkey officials were talking about a possible attack on the tube still in my shop turkish monument in northern syria is perma

. also this week. this time must be seen as an opportunity for us turkey red faced overly conversation between top security officials suggesting they're planning a false attack inside syria to give them a reason to intervene. a fear of ukraine's hardline right sector group finally catching brussels attention with the eu foreign policy chief denouncing the radicals after months of downplaying that box. in the war the left iraq to its people a million iraqis died according to the united nations five million were made into refugees country was ripped apart. president obama's defense of the iraq invasion in comparison to russian actions in crimea me to some criticism we take a closer what the u s presidents speech in brussels some of that same consistency the show. yet or not i want my present bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news in egypt this week a single court decision kinda more than five hundred people to death. the sens punishment for burning a police station killing one police officer and disrupting order the unprecedented averted triggering

turkey. tech is publication again fear it could meet in wartime to the imminent involvement of the cars that need to use the us and the look east ward ten thousand trapping defense of any taiwanese man. we checked in and out comes at a three nation would not think twice before weighing in. nato countries want to last and certainly the nato countries the united states england and other conditions. the single back in the rebel forces in syria to try to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which didn't stop was the one hundred thousand people dead. just so they can change the government and so there's no space between turkey and other nato countries on this so it did back there was a patch of forces that were looking for new proposition but also whether it was in the united states and also in europe who are increasingly worldwide who would like to see more of the day of the west and nato intervention inside syria. we know that the sport. it was as it continually agitating all across the united states and europe and certainly their forces in turkey that feel the same on

an online league suggests turkey is planning a false flag attack at the site of its own sacred memorial in syria apparently as an excuse to launch a war against its neighbor. afghanistan is rocked by taliban attacks in the run up to its presidential voting with the made election comedy in kabul coming under gunfire in the latest incident opera's pond is close by very tense atmosphere here hear the gunfire in the air. right also russia's foreign minister reveals the inner workings of global politics accusing the west of bullying other u.n. members into isolating russia. a change of the e.u. foreign policy chief condemns ukraine's radical right sector group the key driving force behind the op evolving here for she has enjoyed support from brussels all along. a very warm welcome to you if you just well just joined us here on our team to national pardon me i'm to one would say let's take a look at the news. the turkish government does read faceoffs legal revealed and alleged daring to justify invading neighboring syria an anonymous source posted already of a secret meeting between

ukrainians who want to leave crimea. >> jennifer glasse, thank you so much. we turn to turkey where the prime minister is block access to twitter. this move comes after allegations of government corruption have been spreading on the site. the censorship has been condemned by turkish citizens and the white house. turkey's ban on free speech is nothing new. turkey ranks number one when it comes to jailing its journalists. anita mcnaught reports from are istanbul. >> in 2008, alert to the world of the number of journalists behind bars in turkey. when he found out himself he was facing an 11 year sentence he sought asylum in germany. >> to prevent this the state uses violence, intimidation. >> around 63 journalists in turkish jails. the committee to protects journalists and reporters without borders cite lower numbers but turkey still tops their list. the largest number reflects the long drug for kurdish rights. the political culture in turkey needs off conflict, used to limit free speech. >> it's not only the kurds, we see journalists who are writing for secret press or the pro kamalists. they a

consider the poetics of makeup cause for war by ordering a missile attack in turkey. they discuss is iran a possible attack on the team also a one shot in northern syria a sacred site could take the which is the anti gotta buy tickets sold as part of this month after a while and it would retaliate against any assault on the memorial turkey's possible intervention in sudan could be to the involvement of its name to anais and antiwar activists eugene for ye be if they would not think twice before we the nato countries will soon learn is in no certain nato countries the united states england and other conditions. the single statement backing the rebel forces in syria they tried to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which in itself was unbelievable that the people that just make it to the government and so there's no space between turkey and other nato countries on this though is that back there was a patch of forces that were looking for a provocation but also wind up with was the united states and also in europe who are increasingly more like who would like to see more of a

turkey. that is the status of ron's a possible attack on the team also mine shot you know prince area. i think a site that a kiwi despair when he guided by check the salt has ended this month on pearl wanted would retaliate against any assault on the memorial. these possible intervention insanity plea to the involvement of us need to analyze and antiwar activists eugene. three add the beans there was nothing twice a week. the nato countries want to let a single certainly the nato countries the united states england and other conditions. the single statement backing the rebel forces in syria to try to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which in itself was unbelievable. they're just so they can change the government and so there's no space between turkey and other nato countries on this so it back there was a batch of forces that were looking for a provocation. it would also wonder what was in the united states and also in europe or decrease in the world i would like to see more of a b westerns and n syre know that these moral forces have been continually agitating all

and online leaks are just turkey's planning a false flag attack at the site of its own sacred memorial in syria partly as an excuse to launch a war against its neighbor. suicide bombers gunfire and hostage taking violence escalates and again a start in the run up to its presidential vote. very turns out was fear here hear the gunfire in beer our correspondent who was close by as militants launched an attack on the main action committee incompetent. also russia's foreign minister reveals the inner workings of global politics like using the west of pulling the u.n. members into isolating russia. a change of tune the e.u. foreign policy chief condemns ukraine's radical right sector group the key driving force behind the up be willing to hear which is enjoy support from brussels all along. hello to you and welcome to our to international live from moscow with me say the turkish government is red faced after a leak revealed an alleged daring plot to justify invading neighboring syria and anonymous also posted audio of a secret meeting between top turkish officials discussing a fals

from the tips. army capt calls for war by ordering a missile attack in turkey attack is provocation in theory i could have dire consequences and ninety one pound resonate and link into a cornflakes and false pretenses. the west led the orchestra will to defend each opera being an aunt uncle one as an attack on all fronts of the same issue with nothing twenties before jumping in. nato countries will soon learn how to go to the nato countries the u states england and other conditions. the single statement that the rebel forces in syria to try to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which it ends up with something. that just make it to the government. so there's no space between turkey and other nato countries on this so it back there was a patch of forces that were looking for a provocation. it would also wonder what was in the united states and also in europe who are increasingly worldwide who would like to see more of a the west and nato intervention inside syria. we know that the four hundred forces have been continually agitating the united states and in europe and ce

us. to lead conversation allegedly exposes some of turkey's top officials planning a false flag attack to be used as a pretext for starting a war with syria. the behavior of ukraine's hardline right sector group finally catches the attention of brussels with the foreign policy chief denouncing the radicals after months of playing them down plus. weeks ago. and left iraq to its people a million iraqis died according to the united nations five million were made into refugees the country was ripped apart brock obama's defense of the iraq invasion in comparison to russia's actions in crimea leads to criticism we take a closer look at the u.s. president's speech in brussels and its inconsistency. and broadcasting a live direct from moscow recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program this is our. now the verdict of an egyptian court to sentence over five hundred people to dad has been met with mass protests and international condemnation the supporters of ousted president morsi were found guilty last monday of burning a police station killing one officer and disrupting pub

make up a cause for war by ordering a missile attack in turkey the discussion surrounds a possible attack on the two most silly man shot in northern syria a sacred site for take it which despondently guarded by turkish soldiers at this month and it would retaliate against any assault on the morrow take it's possible intervention in syria could lead to the involvement of its nato allies and antiwar activists a huge and get believes they would not think twice before weighing in. many of the nato countries want to have the same goal certainly the nato countries the united states england and the other european nations have the same goals they've been backing the rebel forces in syria they've been trying to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which in some ways some believe what hundreds of thousands of people did just so they can change the government and so there's no space between turkey and other nato countries on this so if it back there was a faction of forces that were looking for a provocation it would also lined up with forces that the united states and also in

charlie rose. turkey's government is blocking twitter. how did they do it and is it backfiring? that is next on "bloomberg west." you can watch us streaming on your tablet and apple tv. ♪ >> you are watching "bloomberg west." we focus on technology, innovation, and the future of business. the turkish government has blocked twitter access across the country and the prime minister defended his actions over the weekend. he also threatened to block facebook and youtube as his administration fights corruption charges. twitter responded by saying they remain committed to defending the privacy of their users in turkey. i am joined now via skype by jim cowie, cto for renesys, and andrew gardner, an amnesty researcher who is on the ground in turkey. andrew, describe the situation on the ground for us. i know some people are successfully circumventing the difficulties the government has put into place, but what is the latest? >> that's right. twitter was first blocked on thursday evening here. they moved to different type of blocking which is more difficult for people to get around. a lot of pe

of a corruption allegation and crackdown on social plead, turkey's prime minister faces a test. >> count it out, oh first senses in 30 years doesn't include muslims. >> territory in the south china see, confrontation between china and philippines. >> crimea moves clocks with russia. we look at the new reality for the breakaway region. >> not even standing, but the local elections in turkey have turned into a test of popularity for the prime minister in turkey. they are the first elections since mass protests last year. started over plans for a park in istanbul but grew into a campaign against what many see as his authoritarian style. by december, we had a corruption investigation, a high pro feel one, with the leading party under suspicion. an audio recording emerged, heard warning his son to hide large sums of money. he said the tape was a fake. that led to twitter and you tube being taken down more recently. his opponents he says use social media to spread lice. we'll find out what's happening on election day. first this report from istanbul. >> a constant stream of voters ea

>> turkey's prime minister points to a crackdown. he seeks to avenge for a series of corruption scandals. victory ineclares local elections. francois hollande expenses a shakeup in his government. >> plus, feeding the frenzy. as european ipos have their best start in years, we will tell you what is driving companies to market. good morning. i am guy johnson. >> and i am francine lacqua. excusesp is a bloomberg -- exclusive with former tesco ceo terry leahy. >> it is the watchmaker that is just dripping with innovation. we will head to the world's biggest watch show to see what makes one start up take. k. tic >> turkey's ruling party has come out on top in elections. our middle east editor elliott in istanbul.ve >> a huge victory, francine. gone was once mayor here was once mayor of istanbul. more than it got in the last elections. the only crumb of comfort for erdogan is that he didn't win as many votes as he got in the last general election. that could give them some sort they come ton fielding candidates in the presidential elections due to take place in august in which ise mi

ordering a missile attack in turkey now i took a provocation against syria could lead to war and the imminent involvement of nato allies now the us led bloc is sworn to stand up in defense of any alliance member that comes under attack some observers say nato would not even think twice before getting involved. many of the nato countries want to have the same goals certainly the middle countries the united states england and other european nations have the same goals they've been backing the rebel forces in syria they've been trying to use this civil war as an instrument of regime change which is in some ways something we want people to just so they can change the government and so there's no space between turkey and then other countries on this so if in fact there was a factional forces that were looking for you probably should it would also wind up with force in the united states and also in europe who are increasingly warlike and who would like to see more of the western and nato intervention inside of syria and we know that these warmongering forces have been continually agitating

that can sell it. last month, we reported to demonstrations in turkey over a new internet law which allows the government to shut down any website without going through the courts the law claimed its first victims, twitter and youtube. >> has led to an all out online media war. turks go to the poll sunday in e elections that are seen as a bell weather pneumoniaed of the presidential election this year. critics say it's a short-term politic political move. twitter and youtube have spread a growing story about government corruption. if he was to take down twitter, turks have gone to school on how to circum vent the ban with other social media sites and twitter, itself, teaching them how, a reported 138% increase on twitter in turkey in the immediate aftermath of the ban. not what the prime minister had in mind when he said he could eradicate twitter and show the world the power of the turkish republic. our starting point this week issistanbul. the die was cast by the prime minister at an election rally. twitter-mitter. we have a court order now. we will wipe out all of these. the inte

. ♪ i'm julie and you with are al jazeera and also coming up. victory for turkey's prime minister and his party wins half the vote in an election seen as a referendum on his rule. north and south korea exchange hundreds of shells across their disputed maritime border and rising sea levels and drought and they have the starkest warning yet on climate change. ♪ pakistan's former president musharraf has been charged with trez on and accused of unlawfully suspending the constitution and imposing emergency rule in 2007. and musharraf has plead not guilty and says the case against him is politically motivated and we have the latest in tiev and a significant case and more drama for pakistan and he could face the death penalty if found guilty. >> very big day indeed and history being made here in pakistan and musharraf was president in 2007 but before that he was the head of the military and head of the military for a good decade or so. this is the first time a former military ruler has been indicted on any charges stemming from his time in power. as you rightly point out, if convicted musharra

for us turkey red faced overly conversation between top security officials suggesting that they're planning a fake attack inside syria to give them a reason to intervene. behavior of ukraine's right sector group catching the attention of brussels with used foreign policy chief denouncing the radicals after months of playing down that. he ended our war. and left iraq to its people a million iraqis died according to the united nations five million were made into refugees the country was ripped apart president obama's defense of the iraq invasion in comparison to russia's actions in crimea leads to criticism a closer look at the us president's speech in brussels and some inconsistency. one am in moscow good to have you with us this week in egypt a single court decision condemned more than five hundred people to death the sentence punishment for burning a police station killing one officer and disrupting public order the unprecedented a verdict triggered mass protests and an outcry from human rights groups across the globe and the u.n. the number of death sentences recently handed down

. turkey's left red faced over a league conversation between top security officials suggesting that planning a fake attack inside syria to give them a reason to intervene. the behavior of ukraine's hardline right sector group finally captures that tension of brussels with the e.u.'s foreign policy chief denouncing the radicals after months of playing them down plot. we ended the war. and left iraq to its people a million iraqis died according to the united nations five million were made into refugees the country was ripped apart. barack obama's defense of the iraq invasion in comparison to russia's actions in crimea leads to criticism but take a closer look at the u.s. president's speech in brussels and inconsistences. the latest news and the week's top stories you're watching the week here on r c international with me. thanks for joining us and this week an agent a single called decision condemned over five hundred people to death the sentence was punishment for burning a police station killing one police officer and disrupting public order and president a verdict triggered mass pr

in turkey, casting their ballots. up next, we'll tell you why today's local poll could have national implications. >> plus a prisoner swap, threats to derail peace talks in the middle east. >> turkey's prime minister faces corruption allegations. the countries voters head to the polls. even though today's elections are local, the prime minister says the vote will affirm his legitimacy. >> a constant stream of voters eager to make their voice count, for them, this is more than local politics, and people are bitterly divided. ali is 85 years old, believes turkey needs a new political direction. >> the nation needs honesty, change. it is a sad situation. >> inside this polling station, people are waiting patiently, and for some, it's a duty to support the government. >> there are internal and external forces that are trying to take turkey backwards. it's our duty as citizens to come and vote. >> there are more than 52 million registered voters around turkey. around 10 million are registered in istanbul, but these elections are overshadowed by political fighting that's left see

>> retribution. turkey's prime minister points to a crackdown. his party declares victory in the local elections. we are live in istanbul. -- president speak speaks and his people listen. >> we are live with former tesco boss terry leahy. find out about one of his newest ventures. good morning to our viewers in europe. the warm welcome to those just waking up in the united states. >> this is "the pulse." live from london. sire will be live with terry leahy, the former tesco boss. we will be talking tires. >> a watchmaker dripping with innovation. >> in the meantime, let's talk about the data that is crossing the screen now. % -- that is the latest reading on euro zone inflation. >> it does put the pressure on the european central bank. -- question for mario draghi , ather we are in a spiral self-fulfilling spiral, whether the pressure on prices is enough to whip the ecb into taking more extraordinary action, something like negative rates or something like quantitative easing. fell. prices upper hall, food, tobacco climbed 1%. -- alcohol, food, tobacco climbed 1%. this is all down

. >> google ceo and cofounder larry page with charlie rose. turkey's government is locking quicker that is blocking twitter. is that -- government is blocking a twitter. ?s that backfiring ye minutes past the hour. i am olivia sterns, let's get you caught up on where the markets are trading. stocks are selling off for a second day. a disappointing report on manufacturing suggest the american economy is heading. the judge has signed off on the company settlement over claims that bernie made off -- the skincare company is over half $1 million from china. more on bloomberg after the break. chang.emily the turkish government has blocked twitter access across the country and the prime minister defended his actions over the weekend. he also threatened to block facebook and youtube as his administration fights corruption charges. twitter remains committed to defending the privacy of our users in turkey. we won't portray their trust. the ceo of the intelligence firm or an asus. andrew, i will start with you, described the situation on the ground for us. areow some people successfully circumvent

to our top story, the local elections held in turkey. we have our correspondent joining us live from istanbul. how are things going there and what are people saying? >> things are going quite smoothly. there's a constant stream of people. i don't know if you can see them behind me. the gait is basically that way, and we'll be speaking to a lot of people. they described the atmosphere as peaceful. however. it is overshadowed by political sensitivities because society has been polarized by the ongoing allegations of core ugs against the prime minister and his -- corruption against the prime minister and his government. the atmosphere at the polling station is clear, peaceful. when you speak to people, they seem to be divided and polarized. this is a key election for the entire nation, i would say. how important are the elections for the government and the opposition. i mean we talked about how this is seen as a referendum on the government of recep tayyip erdogan, the prime minister. >> absolutely, the opposition is trying to capitalize on the opposition, and when you attend speec

mudslide. >>> and it's election day turkey holds it's first vote since anticipate government protest erupted last year. >> secretary of state john kerry is in paris where he's meeting with his return counterpart sergei lavrov. >> reporter: this meeting between john kerry and sergei lavrov comes after a direct phone call between kerry and lavrov. kerry was flying back to the u.s. after a meeting in the middle east but turned around after the phone call with lavr lavrov. it comes after the build up of tens of thousands of troops on ukraine's eastern border. it's worrying that russian troops could move into ukraine proper. sergei lavrov says putin has no intention of what would be considered invading. kerry said that there should be a new constitution for the country, one which creates a federal nation which gives more autonomy for the regions notably. those regions are dominated by russian speakers. washington for its part has according to officials in the u.s. come up with its own plan. he's saying there needs to be international monitors. they also want to see movements on direct tal

: youtube is the latest social media website to be blocked in turkey following similar action against twitter, the government cited national security concerns said the video sharing website is used to leak a sensitive discussion between turkey officials about the war in syria and they have described that alleged audio leak as vial and cowardly and we have more from istanbul. and on youtube and twitter anchored turks voted for the first time in sunday's local elections and turkey has a young population in the region. and we report now on the issues that matter to them. >> reporter: they come from different parts of turkey but moved to study at the university and they are from the republican people's party and will vote for the first time in their like and it's about protecting personal freedoms. over 6 million young people will be eligible to vote for the first time in the up coming local elections and many of them students, although under the current government the number of university in turkey increased from 76 to 175 and tuition fees scrapped at all state universities some students

why turkey is banning the social network. >>> you could not only climb robes but get an actual degree. >>> a search off of australia's west coast, tonight marks exactly two weeks since flight 370 has disappeared from radar. >>> celebration he in russia hours after president putin signed a law annexing crimea. >>> land grab that violates international law. u.s. sanction he against russia are starting to have an impact. visa and mastercard have banned transactions from that country. rating agencies are considering whether to down grade russia's credit status. washington is also targeting individuals close to president putin. the latest sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes, keith darden joins us from washington, d.c. we appreciate it. who are these people? tell me the names that jump out at you the people on the this list. >> okay these are people who are very close to vladimir putin personally, personally and financially. the big names that jump out are yuri kararchuk, people refer to him as putin's banker, chief of bank russea, the seventh largest bank in russia. there is so

. the soviet union forced thousands away from their home and many fled to turkey. we are more from istanbul. >> reporter: the new blockbuster on turkey's tv starring turkish actor, he play asmus limb soldier in the russian army whose loyalty to his homeland crimea led him to switch too sides and help turkey. touturkish speaking tatars lifes grim. half dying from starvation and disease. >> they have 15 minutes notice. just time to grab a piece of bread and the qur'an. >> reporter: the lucky once found sanctuary in turkey where we're watching closely what is happening in crimea. >> we will not suffer the operation like the 1914. we are receiving calls and e-mails from them. we are a very different group here in turkey. we're educated, democracy, and will not behave like the russians. >> and the crimeaen tatars have the backing of turkey's government. he jetted to kiev last saturday and stressed the importance of crimea and turkey and stressed the territory of ukraine. when word spread that the ukrainian navy ship was passing through istanbul and might have changed its flag to a russi

slowdown that could impact your investments. also the turmoil in turkey and the economic factors feeding the unrest there. plus zombies and vampires in your neighborhood. how these real estate monsters could effect your ability to sell your home. i'm ali velshi. this is "real money." ♪ >> this is israel you are the most important part of the show, so join our live conversation for the next half on twitter, if you like facebook, i real all of your comments. america's economy may be the world's largest, but second place china is growing at a much faster rate, that boosts growth in the rest of the globe. that's why a slowdown in china is already being felt here america and around the world. today we learned that china's growth in investment, retail sales and factory output slumped to multi-year lows snachl news out of china helped fuel a big drop in stocks today with the dow shedding 231 points in trading. the broader s&p 500 fell 1.2%. some markets in europe and asia witnessed even bigger losses. this comes out of a string of news in china. investors reacted specifically to some

tonight's program, after being the envy of europe, now turkey is hitting tough economic times. could actions in the u.s. be partly to blame? >> an egyptian court has convicted four police officers of manslaughter for the deaths f 37 islamist detainees last year. here is our report. >> took place behind the walls of cairo's police academy. the police themselves were on trial here. in court, the judge brought a speedy conclusion to a gruesome case. there were cheers from supporters when three of the accused escaped terms. it took just seconds to deliver the verdict here. the senior officer was given 10 years hard labor. the other three defendants were each given a one-year suspended sentence. it is a verdict that is unlikely to satisfy the relatives of the dead. this one, a telecoms engineer seen here in blue was one of the victims. this video captures the police brutality when he was detained last year in a round up of selected islamist people. he and 40 others were packed into a van and transported to jail. police fired tear gas into the truck, allegedly to foil an escape bid.

rather turkey blocks twitter amid reports the prime minister and government are corrupt, but the move may have backfired. >> breaking news tonight. a federal judge has struck down michigan's ban on same-sex marriage. the detroit judge ruled that it rye late the 14,911 amendmenvio. >> libby, the judge's decision comes two weeks after this trial wrapped up, and it's a huge major victory for gay rights activists. there have been clerks' offices all across this area that have been preparing for this ruling, and they're expecting long lines come money from gays and lesbians seeking marriage licenses. now this is a case where the state argued that an union should be between man and woman, and they said the state said that the vote by voters back i in 2004 supported this theory. they brought quite a few experts to plead their case. this is a case centered on two women, a lesbian couple. they tried to adopt each other' children, but this ban prevented them from doing that, but now they have the green light. hour the state plans to appeal. >> bisi onile-ere, thank you so much. >>> with two sig

syria's civil war. a jet plane shot down by turkey's military. >>> new clues in the search for that missing malaysian jetliner. >>> turkey's armed forces shot down a syrian jet on sunday after it crossed into turkish air space. that air space was in a border region of syria and turkey where syrian rebels have been battling president bashar al-assad's forces. turkey's prime minister says the jet was gunned down after violating his country's air space and he went on to warn of heavy response if that air space was violated again. anita mcnaught reports. >> reporter: the battle inside syria for the vital strategic border crossing between syria and turkey now involves turkey's military. as jubilant rebel fighters cheered, the remains a syrian fighter jet burn in the mountains, shot down by turkish f-16s after turkey said the syrian jet invaded its air space. today there's a political rally in the lead-up to local elections on march 30th, and the tur kirk prime minister told them a syrian plane violated the air space. our f-16s hit this plane. why? if you invite my air space, a slap after

turkey's government is red faced as a youtube leak suggests a plot to stage an attack on one of its own sacred sites that could be used as an excuse to go to war with syria. turns out less fear here hear the gunfire in the air. terror rages on in afghanistan in the run up to the country's first democratic presidential elections r.t. reports direct from kabul with the latest. plus a change of tune with the e.u. foreign policy chief condemns ukraine's radical right sector group the key driving force behind the people in kiev which has enjoyed support from brussels all along. planned live from our studios in moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us now turkish authorities have launched an espionage investigation into a leaked recording purporting to be a conversation between two top officials it revealed an alleged plot to stage a false flag operation that would appear to be a syrian attack the leak on you tube infuriated prime minister erdogan who rushed to block the site here's an excerpt from that tape. you got on the prime minister's that encouraging conjuncture

rid of the beef fat, getting rid of the bacon. i'm using lean ground turkey. overall, i'm slashing the calories by over 60% by using gluten-free breadcrumbs to replace the family's eggs to bind the turkey meatloaf. i'm slashing the cholesterol by over 60%. i'm revamping the entire dish. evette: get it, girl. get it. chef richard, what have you got going on? richard: so, my plan is, is i'm switching out the beef for bison. we're taking out a lot of the fat. i'm also going to add in a lot of, more moisture from the vegetables. i'm eliminating all of the sodium from the bacon and tomato sauce. i'm going to use some fire-roasted canned tomatoes for my glaze. by doing all of this, i'm reducing the calories by nearly 70% and the total fat grams by nearly 90%. evette: that's impressive. richard: thank you. evette: what are you starting off with? vikki: i've taken unsweetened almond milk and a little bit of gluten-free breadcrumbs, and that's going to help bind my recipe instead of using eggs and butter and high saturated fat options; and then in here, i have all kinds of vegetables. meatloaf

henry kissinger. to be home for turkey in the same category as north korea china or iran all considered knowledge democratic countries by western standards. has panicked so much about the corruption allegations that he is ready to do it with thing including. thing that. took a look at the corruption scandal. welcome to the john siberian. what are the places you never go to. fun. things you'd never do. experience you'll never get. the surprise you will. usually when high profile politicians or world beaters visit prestigious universities their publicly celebrated review aired and promoted to faculty students and the community after all gives colleges mad credit and loot to host such influential status from figures but apparently not yale see this elite universities bring in hungry kissinger in for a lecture soon but. don't tell anyone about it the faculty has been ordered to respect the confidentiality of kissinger speech and be tight lipped about his talk on campus according to salon the associate director of yale's jackson institute for global affairs lyricist tara sent out