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A video: Barış Manço – Sarı Çizmeli Mehmet Ağa
Barış Manço (also spelled Baris Mancho in some European album releases) (January 2, 1943 – January 31, 1999) was a Turkish rock singer, composer, and television... Read more
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Labor day special: Back to Taksim square since the bloody 1 May 1977 Labor day…
[I would advise my readers to check back this post frequently] update: 3 May 2010- 13:00 Famous actors Halil Ergün, Cem Özer, Tarık Akan had also attended the event. Habervesaire... Read more
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Labor Day imagery in Turkey (Part 3)
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Labor Day imagery in Turkey (Part 2)
via an anarchist site via... Read more
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Metalhead Diaries; A look at Turkish metal scene (In Turkish)
An interview with Özge Özkan, Turkish gothic metal band, Catafalque’s lead singer, who prepared the Metalhead Diaries documentary… Part I Metalci Günlükleri; Catafalque grubu ve solo projesiyle tanıdığımız metal sahnesinin... Read more
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Erdoğan talks to Turkish writers/authors today…
PM Erdoğan with with a big group of well-known Turkish writers/authors in a breakfast to discuss the Democratic Initiative… News in Turkish here. Elif Şafak along with Alev Alatlı, Gani... Read more
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Teoman’s web-only video; Turks pretending to be happy; Turkish B-movies…
Turkish rocker Teoman released a new music video on the web, “ruhun sarışın”. Because it may be labeled as obscene, producers decided to make it web-only according to Hürriyet. These... Read more
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Pop culture roundup: Most desired woman, the Pacific and more…
Most ‘desired’ Turkish woman: AskMen Turkey chose Tuba Büyüküstün, a recently famed actress, as the most desired woman… Hürriyet has her huge photo album here. the Pacific. We have a... Read more
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Yılmaz Güney and more snippets from Turkish popular culture
It was Yılmaz Güney‘s birthday. One of the best directors and actors of all times in Turkey… Check out his photos... Read more
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Social news roundup.
Two politically/socially concerned TV series ceased to be broadcasted due to rating issues. Bu Kalp Seni Unutur mu had focused on left politics and coup d’etat years of late 70s... Read more
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TEKEL 51- a documentary on TEKEL workers’ strike
tekel 51 is a documentary about the 51th. day of tekel resistance ? before the day of general strike – it contains interviews with the resisters and quite good view... Read more
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We have another ban: No “insemination trips
Turkey ban on insemination trips from BBC News | Europe | World Edition A new law in Turkey makes it a criminal offence for a woman to go abroad and... Read more
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Cartoonists DRAW for children who are in prison due to Law on Struggle Against Terrorism in Turkey
All the world?s cartoonists DRAW for children from KARAKOK OTONOMU TR/CH by Karakök I have received 62 cartoons from 22 cartoonists so far for the project to support children victimised... Read more
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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 at... 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 to work harder... Read more
