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The doyen of Turkish cartoonists, Turhan Selçuk passes away…
TURHAN Selçuk passes away March 11, 2010 in Istanbul from caricaturque by kozyurt The doyen of Turkish cartoonists, Turhan Selçuk dies in Istanbul early this morning March 11, 2010... Read more
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The Winter Thief. New novel from Prof. White
I had the honor to meet her in person. Prof. Jenny White an anthropologist, author of Islamist Mobilization in Turkey: A Study in Vernacular Politics, also writes detective... Read more
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Davutoğlu again on stage
Davutoglu is one of The World’s Kissingers …And the youngest of the four. Mavi Boncuk The List: The World’s Kissingers BY JOSHUA E. KEATING A country’s foreign policy is often defined less by... Read more
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Open Democracy on Ergenekon….
Turkey and Ergenekon: from farce to tragedy , - by openDemocracy Author: Bill Park Summary: An epic military, political, and security scandal continues to absorb Turkey. The affair’s latest bizarre sub-plots make the tensions... Read more
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More confessions from a former media tycoon
It is not the first time Mr. Bilgin makes confessions, this time he is bolder. Dinç Bilgin Bilgin wishes he could be a reporter like Taraf’s... Read more
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A film and An album, I recently discovered
A Prophet is a French movie I have recently watched. It is definitely worth watching. It is a story of “A young Arab man is sent to a French... Read more
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A book on December 19-26, 2000 operation in Turkish prisons…
hapishanelerde katliam / massacre in prisons: During the week of December 19-26, 2000, 10,000 Turkish soldiers violently occupied 48 prisons to end two months of hunger strikes and... Read more
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Now PM points out the “Jewish lobby” for the course of genocide resolution…
The Resolution Saga Continues, Erdogan Points to “Jewish Lobby” from Turkish Politics in Action by Ragan Updegraff Prime Minister Erdogan said today that Ankara has no plans... Read more
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the European External Action Service- The EU’s new diplomatic service
The EU’s new diplomatic service from EurActiv.com by Giacomo Introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, the European External Action Service is intended to give the Union a greater role... Read more
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A video: Maths and beauty
Comedian John Cleese and model and actress Liz Hurley investigate how mathematics can reflect our perception of beauty. Includes some great tests that you can try out... Read more
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A video: Balkan Beat Box “War Again”
The first video from Balkan Beat Box’s album BLUE EYED BLACK BOY, out on National Geographic Records on 4/27/10 in North America and 3/1/10 on Crammed Discs... Read more
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from Ethan: how to fight net-censorship
Beyond breaking firewalls: how to fight net-censorship from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Ethan Zuckerman’s new piece on Worldchanging, “Internet Freedom: Beyond Circumvention,” looks at the technical and... Read more
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International Women’s Day celebrated
More celebration photos here. Rights activist İlkkaracan: Turkey needs urgent initiative on gender equality by YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN Activist and researcher Pınar İlkkaracan has said Turkey needs... Read more
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Helene Flautre describes How the EU Has Impeded Judicial Reform in Turkey…
Helene Flautre: How the EU Has Impeded Judicial Reform from Turkish Politics in Action by Ragan Updegraff Helen Flautre, Co-Chairwoman of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee Assessing the status... Read more
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A video to lighten up: “More than 5,000 Australians strip for the latest art
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A film and An album, I recently discovered
A Prophet is a French movie I have recently watched. It is definitely worth watching. It is a story of “A young Arab man...
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Photo Credit: Şeyda Yiğit
A super busy week ends with a disappointing news.
This semester I have four courses to teach. It is a relatively heavy workload but I am fine with that. I like teaching anyway....
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Introducing Turkish Cybersphere (5)- Tivibu and more…
Dear readers, would you let me know of new sites and blogs I haven’t mentioned yet for the next issues of this series of...
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Turkish TV series, a threat to conservative imaginations
TV serial industry is booming in Turkey. Now these are exported to Middle Eastern countries and some other countries (about exports coverage). Level of...
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Photo Credit: Haksöz
Is Democracy possible in a country where journalists write op-eds in NYT to support the army?
Take the case of Aslı Aydıntaşbaş of Milliyet who had written an op-ed in NYT in defending Turkish military. She represents a more moderate...
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28 February Coup heritage is dead, plotters are in jail but not all
As a symbolic act, Çetin Doğan, one of the military leaders of 28 February coup was jailed just before the anniversary of the event....
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Today I was arrested (and then released…)
at 7.30 after check-in, I went through the passport control and the policeman told me that there was an arrest warrant about me. He...
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Erkan on his way to Belgium
I wasn’t sure if I could make it to get my visa on time but that was resolved and tomorrow morning I fly to...
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“Ergenekon sees biggest raid today!
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It was the 40th birthday of Heavy Metal
From Metal Injection: On February 13, 1970, the Birmingham quartet known as Black Sabbath released their self titled debut LP to the world. Fourty years...
