which is actually great. Despite the fact that most of the content of the debates is hostile, aggressive and divisive. Still, this is how it works in Turkish politics. If it can even be debated, than we are on the right track:) a roundup: “Democratic Autonomy” Model Takes Shape from Bianet :: English The pro-Kurdish … Read more
Fenerbahçe’de işler iyi gitmiyor. (Sen bir Galatasaraylı olarak bunu ne cüretle dersin diyen arkadaşlar, sakin olun, konu Aykut Kocaman’a bağlanacak.) Sorumlu kim? Yönetim mi? Aykut Kocaman mı? Futbolcular mı? Aykut Kocaman göreve geldiğinde bir Galatasaraylı olarak duruma çok sevinmiştim. Yanlış anlaşılmasın, “Fener’i bitirecek bu adam” diye bir düşüncem olmadı. Aksine Fener’in daha iyi hale gelmesi, … Read more
Booming industry has a black side. An episode sometimes last 2 hours and not all actors and actresses are compensated enough… So there many of them gathered together to protest unhumane working conditions…. More photos and news in Turkish here. and a social fabric roundup: Leftist ‘moral police’ busted by actual cops in Istanbul Hurriyet … Read more
More photos here. People wave Turkish and Palestinian flags next to the Mavi Marmara ship as it arrives at the Sarayburnu port. The Israeli navy raided the Mavi Marmara, which was part of a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza, in May, killing several passengers and sparking international outrage.? Read more »(AFP/Mustafa Ozer) Gaza … Read more
http://www.therezarowe.com/ found in Thereza Rowe Top Posts for 7 days ending 2010-12-26 1- A video: ?UBRIVO ? PORNO STAR 2- Erkan?s Field Diary wishes a happy 2010? 3- A video: Turkish Porn Star Şahin K?s comedy film trailer 4- [TR] Her şeyi Anlatan Fotoğraf; İnadına Schuster 5- 73.7 % for Aşk-ı Memnu 6- [milli istirahat] … Read more
Minik Kant kendine geldiğinde sert bir zemin üzerinde uzanmakta olduğunu fark eder. İlk aklına gelen soru ?Sert nedir?? olsa da kim ve ne olduğunu anlayacağı sonsuz zamandan kendini sıyırıp bir an nerede olduğunu düşünür. Önce gözlerini açıp yaratacağı gerçeklikten korkarak gözleri sım sıkı kapalı, yerinde doğrulur. Kendinde bulduğu bir anlık cesaret ile gözlerini hafifçe aralar. … Read more
The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom Yochai Benkler This book has become another key work in my cyberculture readings. Prof. Benkler provides an exhaustive presentation of what is out there. It sometimes become repetitive and too detailed but for those who are interested in the mechanics and culture of open … Read more
President Obama Signs the ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell? Repeal Act of 2010 from Dipnote – U.S. Department of State Official Blog President Barack Obama signed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Act of 2010 at the Interior Department on December 22, 2010. President Obama said that this act will help our national security and uphold … Read more
What next for the UK’s student movement?, Guy Aitchison from open Democracy News Analysis – by Guy Aitchison The volcanic eruption of student anger and militancy in Britain over the last few months has blown the political space wide open, making a broad-based movement against austerity thinkable where previously there was only rumbling discontent. It … Read more
WikiRebels – The Documentary (1/4) Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhTfOL… From the description: “Exclusive rough-cut of first in-depth documentary on WikiLeaks and the people behind it! From summer 2010 until now, Swedish Television has been following the secretive media network WikiLeaks and its enigmatic Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange. Reporters Jesper Huor and Bosse Lindquist have traveled to key countries … Read more
Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (R) shakes hands with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before their meeting in Istanbul December 23, 2010.? Read more » REUTERS/Osman Orsal The souring of Turkey’s European dream | Orhan Pamuk from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Orhan Pamuk In the first of My Europe, a series in which writers … Read more
Kim Kardashian?ın Ermeni Soykırımı tasarısının gündeme alınması için başlattığı kampanya gazeteler için bulunmaz bir fırsat yarattı. Haber çoğunlukla birebir aynı başlık ve içerikle haber sitelerinde yerini alırken Kim?in galerisine giden yola en güzel bağlama CNNTurk.com?dan geldi. ??KİM KARDASHIAN TÜRKİYE İLE UĞRAŞMADIĞI ZAMANLAR NE YAPAR?… FOTO GALERİ?? http://www.cnnturk.com/2010/yasam/diger/12/22/kim.kardashianin.isi.gucu.turkiye.ile.ugrasmak/600307.0/index.html ?İşi gücü Türkiye ile uğraşmak? serzenişi ile başlayan … Read more
A Guide to the Open Internet: What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality from Daily Bits by noemi You?ve probably been reading/hearing about net neutrality in the recent months. Left and right, people are talking about it ? either trying to push for the concept or trying to take it down. What is net … Read more
Wikileaks: Bradley Manning speaks about his conditions from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin At Firedoglake, David House writes a lengthy and detailed report from visits with Pfc. Bradley Manning, who has been in military detention for months for being the presumed source of Wikileaks’ most damning US government leaks. Manning’s lawyer and others have written … Read more
album of the week Bitten By the Beast (2010) by David Rock Feinstein erkan’s best of- song 024 Die Apokalyptischen Reiter – Riders on the Storm new stuff Bitten By the Beast (2010) by David Rock Feinstein Valley of Smoke ~ Intronaut older stuff Vovin (1998) by Therion Sirius B by Therion special interest Fergeteg … Read more