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#istanbul under fog.
I hear that Istanbul under heavy fog for a few days now… Check social media for beautiful images. Fog you İstanbul!İstanbul // 2018 pic.twitter.com/AYKnqtok39 — Taylan (@taylancidam) February 20, 2019 For... Read more
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Hey Douglas – istiklal Re-Edit [and some #istanbul news]
I know, I know I am late to discover Hey Douglas. I have been listening to his remixes continuously nowadays. Such as this one *************** Article | Orhan Pamuk on Cihangir Mostly.... Read more
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Revenge Justice: “Osman Kavala and 15 Rights Defenders Facing Aggravated Life Imprisonment for ‘organizing Gezi Park protests’
Osman Kavala and 15 Rights Defenders Facing Aggravated Life Imprisonment for ‘organizing Gezi Park protests’ Bianet :: English The indictment for 16 rights defenders including Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu has... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: UK Parliament’s Fake News Report
UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Fake News Inquiry final report which is just published: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmcumeds/1791/1791.pdf ************ Users flood Reddit with China censorship memes, balk at $150 million investment from... Read more
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#Europe agenda: John Oliver’s latest on #Brexit
Spain: Protest in Barcelona against Catalan separatists’ trial Al Jazeera English (In Depth) Thousands marched in Barcelona against the trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders that started this week. Remainers... Read more
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Oh I missed it! #Istanbul second most congested city in the world…
Istanbul second most congested city in the world Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul has emerged as the second most congested city in the world, according to a new traffic report by transportation analytics... Read more
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In the meantime, (pro-Kurdish) HDP deputies…
“Bunlar HDP’li, bizi ilgilendirmez” deyip geçecek miyiz? Süleyman Soylu’nun emri ile milletvekilleri dövülüyor; sesimizi çıkarmayacak mıyız?Kim ne derse desin; ben sesimi çıkarıyorum: Bu yapılan hukuksuzluktur, zorbalıktır, zulümdür.pic.twitter.com/jF0V4YEeEs — Mehmet... Read more
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It is now a global curiosity: “Fate of castles in the air in Turkey’s £151m ghost town
I wish they did not squeeze them that close. I believe there is a chance this can become a park or something… Fate of castles in the air in Turkey’s £151m... Read more
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Strange days. Citizens in queues for cheap food
One of the consistent ruling party reminder of “ancien regime” was the existence of queues. In 2019, queues are partially back. Fast-rising inflation hit food prices and the Turkish government’s solution is to... Read more
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My miserable first days in Boston
I had found a place to live until my stay at MIT ends. But the person who insisted I should sublet her place had not notified her roommate and so... Read more
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This is very heartbreaking: THE KILLING OF TAHIR ELÇI (The Forensic Archicture report)
The official site here The full report here: CGI crime scene reconstruction opens new leads in Kurdish activist killing FORENSIC ARCHITECTURE 8 February 2019 ************** Other news: Turkey’s ‘anti-Erdoğan’ deserves Nobel... Read more
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Strong German rule over Facebook’s private data usage… #cyberculture agenda…
Germany just deleted Facebook Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt, the country’s antitrust regulator) has ruled that Facebook can’t combine user data aggregated from different sources (Facebook usage data, data... Read more
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#istanbul news roundup: DW on Istanbul’s mega projects and more…
World in Progress: Istanbul’s mega projects Deutsche Welle The world’s largest airport, an gigantic bridge, an new canal: ambitous infrastructure projects are supposed to make Istanbul a major international How To Spend Three Days... Read more
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Listening to Erkin Koray’s “A September Evening” (The song that inspired “Paint It, Black”)
I am still not settled yet in Boston as I have arrived last night in the middle of the polar vortex. In the meantime, check out this song that had... Read more
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Türkiye İnternet Tarihi (Yeni Medya Çalışmaları V) @altbilisim tarafından yayınlandı!
Kitabı buradan indirebilirsiniz. Erkan Saka tarafından kaleme alınan arka kapak yazısından: Türkiye’ye İnternetin girişinin ve internet içeriğinin birçok gizli kahramanı var. Bunlardan bazılarını bu kitapta temsil edemediğimize inanıyorum. Alanında en kapsamlı... Read more
