Euro roundup: Lagendijk explains what happens in Netherlands, Merkel declares the end of multicultural society…

What currency wars mean for the eurozone by Centre for European Reform By Simon Tilford The dollar has now fallen to $1.40 against the euro. This is still below the low of almost $1.60 that it reached in the middle in July 2008, but it represents a steep decline from under $1.20 in early June. … Read more

Politics roundup. Kılıçdaroğlu’s promise of more dynamic CHP brings more confusion within the party….

From(L-R) Turkey’s Industry and Trade Minister Nihat Ergun, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, State Minister Zafer Caglayan, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Ali Babacan, State Minister Cevdet Yilmaz and Labour Minister Omer Dincer attend a news conference in Ankara October 11, 2010. Babacan said the government would adhere to fiscal discipline and would not overspend … Read more

Erkan’s Field Diary: Top posts of the week and the month

Top Posts for 7 days ending 2010-10-17 1- A video: Turkish Porn Star Şahin K?s comedy film trailer 2- Elif: Aşk-ı Memnu: Forbidden love killed a woman and injured the rest 3- A video: ?UBRIVO ? PORNO STAR 4- Noam Chomsky in Istanbul 5- Turkish TV series, a threat to conservative imaginations 6- Semih Kaplanoğlu, … Read more

Radikal daily re-launched today

… with a supposedly radical content, with new columnists, new size…. I am not sure if the daily will provide more radical and provocative content than Taraf daily already brings. However, based on the new columnist list, there might be more academic substance in the content… here is an ad of new Radikal and a … Read more