news in Turkish here and here. Istanbul: A shock to the system Scholars and Rogues Istanbul, Turkey has been a shock to my system. It all started when our plane arrived 45 minutes early (but curiously took off 10 minutes late) into Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport. Delirious and exhausted, we exited the plane at 4:30a.m. to … Read more
France: New Pro-Roma Employment Policy Strikes a Nerve from Global Voices Online by Chellsy Alis Manning [All links forward to French articles unless otherwise stated] The recurring tensions surrounding ?nomadic? Eastern European migrants have yet again made the news this summer in France. On August 22, 2012, a new policy was enacted by the French … Read more
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdigan addresses his party members in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Erdogan said Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime is engaged in “state terrorism” an criticized the world for just watching the “slaughter of Muslims” there. Turkey has become the Assad regime’s strongest critic and is host to Syrian opposition … Read more
Erkan?s Field Diary sosyal medya alanında çalışan ajansları tanıtan seriye devam ediyor. sakaerka@gmail.com adresine logo, iletişim bilgileri, kısa tanıtım, varsa birkaç ekip fotosu gönderirseniz sizin ajansı da bu seriye dahil etmek isteriz? Ya da en azından haberdar ediniz;) CREAMIVE Sosyal Medya Ajansı, 2000’lerin ilk zamanlarında çıkılan bir yolculuğun evrimleşme sürecindeki son halidir. Mottomuz ise ismimizden gelir, … Read more
POYRAZALTI HALUK ŞAHİN ADA İLE İDA Tuhaf şey, dağlar beni seviyor: Hayatım dünyanın en ünlü dağlarından Ağrı?nın (Ararat) eteklerinde başlamış, bir başkasının eteklerinde sonbaharını yaşıyor. Elbette, İda?dan ya da Kaz Dağı?ndan söz ediyorum. Kaz Dağı dedim ama, çok zirveli bir dağ olduğu ve geniş bir alana yayıldığı için pek çok kişi Kazdağları demeyi tercih ediyor. … Read more
Also this article has a very timely content: Leman, Penguen or Uykusuz: Turkey’s comic books vs. Erdogan from cafebabel.com by Marie Jackson Utter the names of these satirical comic magazines in the presence of any Turk, and their eyes will light up with recognition. Yet these publications are a serious thorn in the side of the government. Despite … Read more
Turkey Warns Syria Is ‘A Terrorist State’ from Yahoo news Turkey’s prime minister has said neighbouring Syria is a “terrorist state” that is massacring its own people, just hours after the new UN-Arab League envoy to the country called the death toll in the uprising “staggering”. A roundup: Turkey protests ?genocide? move in France, … Read more