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World music archive/ William Faulkner’s University of Virginia Lectures ETC
A Critique of the Cuts July 27, 2010 “Oh be still my beating heart… I just fell in love again. Was that a shawl Eva was wearing, or a superwoman... Read more
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“Unesco denies report that Istanbul not on Endangered Heritage List
Unesco denies report that Istanbul not on Endangered Heritage List from Habervesaire Haberleri UNESCO denied a report by the semi-official Anatolian Agency that Istanbul will be kept on the World... Read more
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Towards Referendum (2): PSYOPs in Dörtyol and İnegöl
Two towns whose populations are more intermixed due to domestic migration, Dörtyol and İnegöl have been targets of psychological operations in order to start communal strifes. This is a pattern... Read more
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METALHEAD (Part 1)- Erkan introduces a new regular post series…
In addition to irregular series of “Introducing Turkish Cybersphere” and weekly Sunday posts of ” Erkan’s field diary: Top posts of the week and month“, I would like to introduce... Read more
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REPORT: TURKEY’S INTERNET CENSORSHIP PROBLEM
REPORT: TURKEY’S INTERNET CENSORSHIP PROBLEM The Media Association has released a report analyzing the various aspects of the problem of Internet access blocks in Turkey. The report, looking at the... Read more
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Euro roundup: France working on her identity crisis: banning burqa, chains “illegal” Romas…
MAIN FOCUS: Catalans ban bullfighting | 29/07/2010 from euro|topics The Catalan parliament in Barcelona on Wednesday passed a ban on bullfighting that will go into effect in the autonomous Spanish... Read more
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feeling sorry for CHP’s EU office
as she had to make such an irrational statement: Kader Sevinc: The CHP is the most progressive political force in Turkey working for a truly European and democratic Turkey from... Read more
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Towards Referendum (1): a roundup
Unfortunately, I could not find an English translation of proposed changes. I am working on it. You can find a documents where all changes in Turkish are listed. Besides, AKP... Read more
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“An archive of interviews with anthropologists
An archive of interviews with anthropologists from Somatosphere by Eugene Raikhel Alan Macfarlane interviews Clifford Geertz in 2004. As a number of anthro blogs have mentioned in the past, Alan... Read more
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Canan Sadık, the 351st child to be killed accidentally by security forces
Human Rights Association states that 351 children have been killed accidentally by security forces between 1989-2010 in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions (mainly Kurdish lands) ********* Ministry of Justice: Defending... Read more
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Cameron makes Ankara happy
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (L) meet in Ankara July 26, 2010.… Read more » REUTERS/Adem Altan Cameron backs Turkey joining the EU from... Read more
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Sevcan asks for help for a Social Media survey…
One of my friend from our Social Media classes is doing a survey about the usage of social media. First of all the survey takes about 20 minutes I’m sure... Read more
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Welcome to Beşiktaş, Guti! – 15 thousand attends the ceremony in İnönü
Guti in Wikipedia After Quaresma, our Beşiktaş transfers Guti, veteran Real Madrid players. So far, Beşiktaş seems to be most ready for the next seasons… 15 thousand attended the signing... Read more
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more headache for Pentagon: “Wikileaks releases classified Afghanistan war logs
Wikileaks releases classified Afghanistan war logs: “largest intelligence leak in history” from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin An archive of classified U.S. military logs spanning six years, more than 91,000... Read more
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An Interview on Turkey-scepticism in the EU (in Turkish)
Brazil, Turkey, Iranian officials meet from Yahoo news ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 25 (UPI) — Foreign ministers from Iran, Brazil and Turkey met in Istanbul in an attempt to restart stalled... Read more
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METALHEAD (Part 1)- Erkan introduces a new regular post series…
In addition to irregular series of “Introducing Turkish Cybersphere” and weekly Sunday posts of ” Erkan’s field diary: Top posts of the week and month“,...
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Greetings from Amasya
Things may have gone wild all over Turkey or in the world but i have had a lovely 3 day trip with two beloveds that...
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Sevcan Çelik on the March against Web Censorship
Protest against web censorship Today we walked from Taksim Square to Galatasaray in Istkklal street. Once again, I thought that we are not alone, and...
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Erkan, Çetin and Sarah, on their way to Samsun
View Larger Map We start a trip from Istanbul to Samsun tomorrow morning. We will attend a friend’s wedding in a Samsun town, Çarşamba and...
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the Saka family
I am having extraordinarily busy days. So I could not keep up with blogging as much as I wanted. But I am mostly engaged with...
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Web Censorship in Turkey: An Impasse due to a Minister who takes it personal, Kemalist complicity with the politically conservative judiciary and Indifferent user base
I feel that Mr. Yıldırım takes the web censorship issues in a very personal level in his continuously apologetic speeches. Maybe indifference of Google administrators...
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The Big Four of Thrash Metal takes stage today.
Thrash Metal on Wikipedia Today is the very big day. Sonisphere festival the 3rd day brings us the 4 big thrash metal bands (Anthrax, Metallica,...
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Gods of Metal coming to town…
… Islamist Akit barks. tomorrow’s program here. Islamist fundamentalist and highly provocative Vakit barks at Sonisphere festival that starts tomorrow. The festival has a line...
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Declaration against web censorship in Turkey (in Turkish)
Declaration is first announced in these addresses: (to sign declaration personally click here: http://www.sansursuzinternet.org.tr/) Alternatif Bilişim Özgür Interent Cyber Rights Temel Hak ve Özgürlükler Engellenemez...
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Erkan recommends: Watch masters’ last movies: The White Ribbon, Antichrist
The White Ribbon (2009) Haneke’s White Ribbon is more humane than many of his previous movies. Maintains tension to the end, cinematographically perfect, as usual:)...
