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 app Periscope – and he doesn’t even get paid for it. Continue to read here ********* Housing, food and transport total over half of household spending … Read more
Company denies plans to build shopping complex in area neighboring Istanbul’s Emirgan Grove Allegations that a shopping complex and skyscrapers will be built on a plot of land neighboring Istanbul’s famous Emirgan Grove have sparked fresh debate over spoiling the city’s historic silhouette Index confirms İstanbulites’ biggest gripe: İstanbul traffic second-worst in world Today‘s Zaman İstanbul … Read more
Erdem Gunduz 10 REASONS TO VISIT ISTANBUL (through Mehmet Yaranona) Why you should come and visit this beautiful city (and country) 1) The whole city is one massive human art installation. There are thousands of people staring in silence at a building. The Governor has been doing a post-constructivist stand-up routine for weeks. … Read more
Ne mutlu 23 Nisan’ı bayram zannedene Başbakan 2006’da yaptığı bir konuşmada, “Güvenlik güçlerimiz çocuk da olsa, kadın da olsa, kim olursa olsun, eğer terörün maşası haline gelmişse gerekli müdahale ne ise bunu yapacak” demişti. Elbette ‘müdahale’nin sınırları, “müdahale” edecek kişi ve kurumların inisiyatifine bırakılmıştı. Başbakan “gerekeni yap” deyince onun “polis kardeşi” de ne yapacağını iyi … Read more
Turkish Women: By The Numbers from Kamil Pasha by Jenny White Photo by Jenny White Here are some of the latest figures on the status of women in Turkey. These are from the 2012 Turkish Statistical Institute?s report on women. They make up half of Turkey?s population of 75 million. In 2013, they had a … Read more