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  • A fashion week in the campus

    Photo Credit: Burcu Kaptan

    A fashion week in the campus

    Istanbul Fashion Week happened to be at the campus I work in. Santralistanbul’s large parking lot was turned into a tent town and fashion people...

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  • Prof. Aydın Uğur on Turkish cultural analysis

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    Prof. Aydın Uğur on Turkish cultural analysis

    From Aydın Uğur’s talk Culture and Politics in Turkey. 11/24/2009. Well, i am quite late to post it but it is still valid. Prof. Aydın...

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  • 2 million workers are expected to strike today. Strike diary will be updated all day

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    2 million workers are expected to strike today. Strike diary will be updated all day

    Honestly, it will surprise me if the strike succeeds. I will keep an eye on what happens today. update: 6 Feb 2010. It seemed that the...

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  • Erkan talks to Changing Turkey blog

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    Erkan talks to Changing Turkey blog

    Interview with Dr. Erkan SAKA on Media and Politics February 1, 2010 by Changing Turkey 1. Could you tell us a bit about your recent/forthcoming publications? I had produced...

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  • Istanbul in 2010. A heavy metal haven! (#istanbul2010)

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    Istanbul in 2010. A heavy metal haven! (#istanbul2010)

    Here are some of the upcoming concerts. All major bands will be in town! Destruction 07 March Destruction Istanbul konseri yer: Jolly Joker Balans Destruction, Electric Circus, Murder King,...

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  • AKP’s class war?

    AKP’s class war?

    Here comes my second most intense critic of AKP government. (here is the first one back in October 2008) Things have changed. Now AKP has become...

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  • Introducing Turkish Cybersphere (4)

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    Introducing Turkish Cybersphere (4)

    *  Turkish internet users have recently performed a virtual protest against web censorship: Visualize Dissent: Turkish Users Protest Censorship Using Google Maps * Turkish web...

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  • Erkan’s novel reading spree

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    Erkan’s novel reading spree

    I am about to finish reading Murat Menteş’ last novel. This is the last of a series of quality novels I have been reading. He...

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  • Istanbul under snow (#istanbul2010)

    Photo Credit: Hürriyet

    Istanbul under snow (#istanbul2010)

    More photos can be found here. Istanbul is under snow and life stopped in our European capital of culture. I decided to give a break to...

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  • Nuray Mert should be happy. Constitutional Court assures military tutelage…

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    Nuray Mert should be happy. Constitutional Court assures military tutelage…

    Nuray Mert should be happy. The columnist who has been writing recently about a possible civilian dictatorship (AKP one party regime) should feel satisfied with...

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  • February 8, 2010  |  No Comments

    “World’s Best Think Tanks

    World’s Best Think Tanks (UPenn Rankings) by Reflection Cafe THE THINK TANKS AND CIVIL SOCIETIES PROGRAM James G. McGann, Ph.D. / Director University of Pennsylvania / January 25,... Read more

  • February 8, 2010  |  No Comments

    “Teens Love Facebook, Hate Blogging, Are Always Online, and Don’t Use Twitter

    Pew Survey: Teens Love Facebook, Hate Blogging, Are Always Online, and Don’t Use... Read more

  • February 7, 2010  |  No Comments

    Euro roundup: European Young Journalist Award 2010 etc

    European Young Journalist Award 2010 from Stephen Spillane Again this year DG Enlargement are running the European Young Journalist Award 2010. (post on last years competition is here). Its simple, if your... Read more

  • February 7, 2010  |  No Comments

    A fashion week in the campus

    Istanbul Fashion Week happened to be at the campus I work in. Santralistanbul’s large parking lot was turned into a tent town and fashion people showed around in the campus,... Read more

  • February 6, 2010  |  No Comments

    GATA incident, EMASYA annulled, one more military official arrested- roundup on Turkish politicis

    Ergenekon Col. Dönmez purged from TSK, sentenced to four years imprisonment Today’s Zaman Dönmez who has been considered as a key suspect in the ongoing Ergenekon investigation which aims to reveal... Read more

  • February 6, 2010  |  No Comments

    “Details of honor killing shocks Turkey” (UPI)

    The hole where Medine Memi was buried by her relatives in the courtyard of their house in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, February 4, 2010. Memi, a 16-year-old girl, was buried alive... Read more

  • February 5, 2010  |  No Comments

    Prof. Aydın Uğur on Turkish cultural analysis

    From Aydın Uğur’s talk Culture and Politics in Turkey. 11/24/2009. Well, i am quite late to post it but it is still valid. Prof. Aydın Uğur, who is one of... Read more

  • February 4, 2010  |  No Comments

    Social climate in Europe – European Commission survey

    Social climate in Europe – European Commission survey delivers mixed results “Europeans quite happy with their personal situation, but less satisfied with economic and social climate in their... Read more

  • February 4, 2010  |  4 Comments

    Verheugen: EU backtracking on Turkey is “pure populism”

    INTERVIEW: Verheugen: EU backtracking on Turkey is “pure populism” – Monsters and Critics Turkey’s Chief EU Negotiator Meets European... Read more

  • February 4, 2010  |  No Comments

    Savage Minds Anthropology Journalism (and an anthro roundup)

    How to write an anthropology book that people will read? from Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Joana and Pal Many thanks to Kerim and Alex... Read more

  • February 4, 2010  |  No Comments

    2 million workers are expected to strike today. Strike diary will be updated all day

    Honestly, it will surprise me if the strike succeeds. I will keep an eye on what happens today. update: 6 Feb 2010. It seemed that the general strike did not really... Read more

  • February 3, 2010  |  No Comments

    looks like Obama skips Europe…

    MAIN FOCUS: The US President skips Europe | 03/02/2010 from euro|topics US President Barack Obama will not be attending the EU-USA summit planned for May. The official explanation given is that he... Read more

  • February 3, 2010  |  1 Comment

    Erkan talks to Changing Turkey blog

    Interview with Dr. Erkan SAKA on Media and Politics February 1, 2010 by Changing Turkey 1. Could you tell us a bit about your recent/forthcoming publications? I had produced three articles/essays during my dissertation... Read more

  • February 3, 2010  |  No Comments

    TEKEL workers’ strike has a blog

    nice photos and strike diary in this blog. Censorship Costs Turkey 43,000 Euro at ECHR from Bianet :: English The European Court of Human Rights sentenced Turkey to a € 36,000 compensation fine... Read more

  • February 2, 2010  |  No Comments

    Turkish insurance company produces a Facebook St. Valentine day application

    “Love expert” – a funny application by a real, serious insurance company: Anadolu Sigorta. Produced by an agency, Utopic Farm, in which one of my former students... Read more

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  • “World’s Best Think Tanks

    February 8, 2010

  • “Teens Love Facebook, Hate Blogging, Are Always Online, and Don’t Use Twitter

    February 8, 2010

  • Euro roundup: European Young Journalist Award 2010 etc

    February 7, 2010

  • A fashion week in the campus

    February 7, 2010

  • GATA incident, EMASYA annulled, one more military official arrested- roundup on Turkish politicis

    February 6, 2010

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  • Hans said
    Yep, the tourism sector is in such a bad shape that this will be a disaster year. And agriculture, y
  • Hans said
    Murat, did you get an education? Starting yelling. I'm sure that that 700 million is not enough onl
  • Murat said
    Hey ..., $700 million is pocket change to a country of 70 million, works out to be $10 per person. I
  • yakuter said
    Thanks for announcement about Turkish internet users and blogs. I am really grateful for that. Te
  • Hans said
    interesting answers..)!
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