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Irish tourist’s fight inspires a video game… Turkish Foreign Ministry loses a famous historian’s badges… A social fabric roundup…
Irish-Kuwaiti tourist´s fight inspires video game Mohammed Fadel Dobbous known as the “Irish tourist,” has not only encouraged thousands in Turkey with his boxing moves that beat a mass of shopkeepers,... Read more
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Turkish woman uses her blog to call for help against ex-boyfriend’s assaults…
Turkish woman posts ex-boyfriend’s assaults on blog for help A young Turkish woman shared her bruises inflicted by her ex-boyfriend in a blog as a call for help, saying that police... Read more
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Turks and wearable technologies (!) – A social fabric roundup…
1. Apple Türkiye şubesinden giyilebilir etek More here AP’s Turkey Archive from the Capture of Deniz Gezmiş to 1999 Marmara Earthquake Bianet :: English bianet compiled 13 videos from... Read more
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13 scandals of restoration from Turkey… A social fabric roundup…
In Photos: 13 of Turkey’s historic heritage sites destroyed by erroneous ‘restoration’ The “SpongeBob” castle in Istanbul has rekindled debate on Turkey’s failure to protect heritage sites. Click through to see... Read more
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Love from Turkey 3- Spongebob incarnates in an Istanbul castle restoration…
New president appointed to Turkish communications board ahead of key 4.5G tender Ömer Fatih Sayan was appointed the head of the Information and Communications Technologies Authority (BTK) on Aug. 25,... Read more
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From Turkey with love 2- Turkey’s top religious body takes time to slam ‘Jedi religion’
Turkey’s top religious body slams ‘Jedi religion’ After recently slamming the warped theology of the ISIL, Turkey’s top religious body may have another formidable enemy: The Jedi ‘Green Road’ construction protested in... Read more
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From Turkey with love 1- Irish tourist that kicks abusive storeowners’ asses become an instant hero
This was the wish of many Turkish citizens. The Irish man can kick taxi drivers’ asses, too… Social media reactions here. [mostly in Turkish] In yet another case: Turkish woman feeds... Read more
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Filiz Taylan Yüzak (@ftaylanyuzak): Meraklısına Çeşme Cep Rehberi
Meraklısına Çeşme Cep Rehberi Efendiiim, “Çeşme Vakti Geldii, Ahalii!” başlıklı yazımın devamı niteliğinde, Çeşme’de benim sevdiklerimin listesi aşağıda. Buyrun tepe tepe kullanın! 🙂 Gidilebilecek plajlar: Sıcacık suyu olan, Maldivler mavisi ama dalgalı deniz... Read more
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Ayşe Özer: Nefes: Vatan sağ olmasın!
Nefes: Vatan sağ olmasın! Analar evlatlarının boynundan alır kokusunu. “Evlat kokusu, cennet kokusudur” der büyükler. Analar, cennet ayaklarının altına serilsin diye sermezler ömürlerini evlatlarının önüne, onlar yanıbaşlarındaki cennetin, evlatlarının varlığının... Read more
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A maths teacher @ekolhoca uses @Periscopeco for educational purposes and already covered in the Independent…
Ekol Hoca, from Izmir in Turkey, is not an ordinary maths teacher. Every day he’s at the whiteboard by 5.30am, ready to instruct more than 1,000 students via the livestreaming... Read more
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Anger at Soldier funerals turning not only to PKK but to AKP representatives… And a social fabric roundup…
This is one a few other protest that occurred recently…. ************* Pro-gov’t businessman censors own remarks on ‘Erdoğan love’ A pro-AKP media tycoon has succeeded in his unusual lawsuit, with a court... Read more
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As stupid as it gets: “Mock jihadist attack ‘did not panic customers,’ Turkish hotel claims
Mock jihadist attack ‘did not panic customers,’ Turkish hotel claims A Turkish hotel which staged a “poolside jihadist assault” as entertainment has refuted a British media report that its customers were... Read more
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Turkish contributions to 9Gag
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Turkey has the highest level of evolution denial in the OECD and builds mosques on mountaintops..
Mountaintop mosque built in Erdoğan’s hometown Congregations will find accommodation after climbing 1,130 meters to pray in a mosque in the Black Sea province of Rize’s Güneysu district, the hometown of... Read more
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A tribute to Turkish painter Fikret Otyam who passed away today…
[View the story “Turkish painter Fikret Otyam passes away. Here is a tribute to Otyam… ” on... Read more
