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“Remembering İstanbul” Conference
TweetThe first public part of 12th İstanbul Biennial: “Remembering İstanbul” Conference The events of the 12th International İstanbul Biennial, organised by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts takes start... Read more
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From Britannica blog: “The Istanbul Not in the Guidebooks
Tweet The Istanbul Not in the Guidebooks | Britannica Blog By Lisa Lubin An obvious bonus of staying put in one place for a long time is discovering ‘real’ Istanbul... Read more
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Haaretz journalists report from Istanbul: “We can fix it….
Tweet Istanbul and Tel Aviv can fix what Ankara and J’lem broke Ha’aretz By Aluf Benn ISTANBUL – Friends and family sounded worried: “Istanbul? Isn’t it dangerous there right now?”... Read more
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Istanbul Marathon tomorrow, many roads closed…
TweetEurasia Marathon to close roads in Istanbul on Sunday Hurriyet Daily News With some 100000 people expected to run from Asia to Europe and through central parts of Istanbul on... Read more
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Spanish Artist Muntadas’ movie on Istanbul
Tweet Istanbul Movie by Spanish Artist Muntadas on the Web from Bianet :: English The movie about myths and stereotypes in Istanbul made by renowned Spanish artist Antoni Muntadas in... Read more
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a santralistanbul review and a usual Istanbul news roundup
TweetOff the radar museum: SantralIstanbul Contrasting Istanbul through Fatih Akın’s films – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review from www.hurriyetdailynews.com Istanbul’s peerless palace Financial Times By Anthony Sattin I had... Read more
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U2 in Istanbul
Tweet The Stage from Mirgün Cabas’ public twitter post… As a metalhead, U2 is relatively slow musicwise but of course I respect its standing (although I find Bono arrogant in... Read more
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Rick Steves: Praying and partying in the streets of Istanbul
Tweet Levent/Istanbul. Big business district. via Praying and partying in the streets of Istanbul Seattle Times Istanbul is more than 90 percent Muslim. My most recent trip here happened to... Read more
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UNESCO rebuke is immediate for Istanbul
TweetIstanbul issues SOS to avoid UNESCO rebuke Hurriyet Daily News Following a series municipal developments that have endangered Istanbul’s cultural heritage, UNESCO has threatened to de-list the city if it... Read more
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“Yekpare” and an Istanbul roundup
Tweet “Yekpare” is a storyteller which narrates the 8500 year story of Istanbul. The story embraces symbols from Pagans to Roman Empire, from Byzantine Empire to Latin Empire, and finally... Read more
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Istanbul news: an Istanbul guide site/ street art festival and more…
Tweet Alper Tutak informed me about this site specialising on Istanbul. Have a look: http://istanbul.mydestinationinfo.com/ *********... Read more
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Conquering Istanbul, again and again
Tweet Today is the anniversary of Istanbul’s conquest by Ottomans. Istanbul municipality has been organizing ceremonies for a while. Every year new elements are added to the spectacularity of the... Read more
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Susan Fowler: “An Ancient Angel Is Revealed in Istanbul
Tweet An Ancient Angel Is Revealed in Istanbul New York Times (blog) By SUSANNE FOWLER After what seems like ages, a portion of scaffolding has been removed from the interior... Read more
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An Istanbul news roundup: the 3rd Bosphorus Bridge plans and more…
Tweet French singer Dany Brillant to perform in Istanbul from Hurriyet Dailynews Prominent French singer Dany Brillant will perform May 10 at the Haliç Congress Center as part of the... Read more
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Our Bora releases an album!
Tweet via I heard that Bora Küçükyılmaz, a former student of mine, released an album. A single, Yağmur, circulates now. Congratulations Bora. I wish you even more successful years to... Read more
