Why Fatih Terim moved to Panathinaikos?

Why Fatih Terim moved to Panathinaikos? I know it is late. He already won his first game. I could never like this well-connected macho guy.  He evaded the latest allegations in a fraud case and abruptly moved to Greece. Some messy stuff we will never know about? Fatih Terim is in Panathinaikos as the team’s … Read more

Ergun Babahan, the coumnist, loses his jobs after his anti-Gülen and anti-police tweets…

He later apologized for his angry tweets related to Fethullah Gülen movement but pro-Gülen Today’s Zaman was quick to fire him last night… A video about the first clash between Fenerbahçe fans and police forces. Police forces seemed to have started the clashes… Bu video Adobe Flash Player’ın son sürümünü gerektirmektedir.     Turkish football … Read more

[Images added] Galatasaray, champion of Turkish Super League 2012…Fenerbahçe fans clash with Police… Galatasaray Şampiyon…

  Fatih Terim and his players… photos of GS players here. photos of upset FB players here.   A developing story..   In the mean time: Fenerbahce fans clash police after Galatasaray clinches Turkish league championship | The Republic after the game, Fenerbahçe fans clash with police, police uses heavy doses of tear gas: Images … Read more

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trilemma: rotten, soldier, objector

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A documentary from Turkey examining how gays and the Turkish military view each other in a complex and changing society in which military service is considered a rite of passage for every man. The Turkish army regards gays as sick or diseased and issue medical exemption reports to gays known as ?rotten? reports. Gays have to decide whether to try to get such a report, do their military service, or become conscientious objectors.

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