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Good news is that PKK extends ceasefire until elections. Now gov’t's turn to respond HRW’s claims…
Let’s celebrate it with a Ferec (Kurdish heavy metal band) song: Ferec – Newroz celebrations in Colemerg (Hakkari) Kurdish rebel leadership extend Turkey truce Human Rights Watch: Tens of thousands... Read more
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YouTube ban lifted. But not web censorship…
YouTube Ban Finally Lifted from Bianet :: English The access ban to the YouTube video sharing site was lifted after 2.5 years subsequent to the removal of the controversial videos... Read more
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“anthropological” approach to Turkish accession: “We are all little bit from Turkey”
Kölner Express Headline “We are all little bit from Turkey” from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M “The appearance and dispersion of the first farmers in Europe has been the subject of... Read more
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Arundhati Roy under attack…
India: Free Speech Or Sedition? from Global Voices Online by Rezwan By Rezwan Arundhati Roy protests against dams on India’s Narmada River. Image by Flickr user International Rivers. CC... Read more
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Racist idioms in Turkish
Agop’un kazı gibi yutmak: Ermenilerin açgözlülüğüne vurguyla, önüne konulan her yemeği çabuk yemek. Alavere dalavere, Kürt Memet nöbete: Bir işte bütün yükü, sorumluluğu yetersiz kişiye bırakma durumunda söylenir. Anladıysam Arap... Read more
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Explosion in Taksim Square. 32 wounded…
Intentional or not, earlier explosion saved lives. Taksim Square is always a crowded place in most of the hours of the day. Sunday early morning hours were probably the least... Read more
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Euro roundup: rights of EU citizens; EU’s image problem etc…
Know your rights as an EU citizen by Grahnlaw Are you moving within the European Union? Are you looking for work in another EU country, or are you setting up... Read more
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Sevcan tells us about DMG “New Media Order” Conference
(photo source here) I know that it was a late post about this activity. Please accept my apology. My workload and the thesis semester take all my time and I... Read more
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Erkan’s Field Diary: Top posts of the week and the month
http://www.sept-design.com found in Zeitgeist Top Posts for 7 days ending 2010-10-31 1- BBC interviews Hilal Kaplan on “the humiliating ban” 2- A video: ĐUBRIVO – PORNO STAR 3- A video:... Read more
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A video: Manchester United in Turkish Airlines ad
Turkish Airlines to air new commercial in 80 countries KLAUS JURGENS – From budget to business – ‘Turquality’ a la Turkish Airlines If brand recognition applies to a country, too,... Read more
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IHD’s ethnic lynch in Turkey report (2005-2010) (in Turkish)
the report of Human Rights Association can be found here. ************************ Il y a cent ans, le paquebot Kurdistan sombrait au large du Finistère. (100 sene önce Bretagna’da Kurdistan gemisi... Read more
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A video: The Walking Dead – ISTANBUL
“The Walking Dead” strikes major cities worldwide with a zombie invasion. Find out more: http://thewalkingdead.foxinternationa… http://www.facebook.com/pages/FIC-The… and an Istanbul roundup: Istanbul book fair to mark its 29th year TÜYAP İstanbul... Read more
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YouTube ban lifted for the moment after 2,5 years…
Four videos that insult Atatürk have been removed and the ban is lifted for the moment. It is a just a matter of time. Upload a video again and Turks... Read more
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I want success in football. Allen Iverson doesn’t impress me…
So, Necip is a bigger find for us… Necip Uysal – the light at the end of the Turkish tunnel IMScouting Turkish football may not be currently experiencing the best... Read more
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Cyprus issue may have nailed the coffin…
JOOST LAGENDIJK – Cypriot shrewdness and European shortsightedness They again managed to manipulate European decision making. As on many previous occasions, Greek Cypriot representatives were able to decisively influence the... Read more












