MAIN FOCUS: Greeks protest against job cuts | 17/07/2013 Tens of thousands of Greeks once again brought much of public life to a complete standstill with a general strike on Tuesday. They are protesting against the troika’s demand for job cuts in the public sector, which will be put to vote in parliament today, Wednesday. … Read more
Don?t have credit cards: Turkish PM Erdoğan Turkish Prime Minister has suggested not owing the credit cards Analysts warn of consequences to Turkish PM?s ?Stop using credit cards? remark Turkish PM Erdoğan told citizens to stop using credit cards amid analysts? warnings against the consequences of picking on banks at a time of foreign capital … Read more
Egypt voices ‘strong resentment’ at Turkey’s Morsi support Egypt’s interim government voiced “strong resentment” on Tuesday at comments by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan backing ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Criticizing Egypt coup does not amount to intervention in Egypt?s affairs: Turkish FM Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has refuted claims that Ankara has … Read more
HEPİMİZ TURGUT UYAR’IN DİZELERİYİZ! Gezi Direnişi’nin 2. ayına yaklaştığımız şu günlerde geriye dönüp bir bakınca direniş içinde mizahın olduğu gibi edebiyatın da eksik olmadığını görüyoruz. Ki aslında yazılamaların edebiyatın birer parçası olduğunu söylemek dahi mümkün. Öte yandan, kişisel olarak benim ilgimi çeken en önemli şey Turgut Uyar şiirlerinin direnişteki yeriydi. Gezi’de, Kuğulu’da ve pek çok … Read more
Snowden applies for asylum in Russia Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Russia from inside Moscow’s airport, officials say. Spies and whistleblowers Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, has been trapped in the transit lounge of Sheremetyevo airport MAIN FOCUS: Snowden wants asylum in … Read more
EU hardens stance on Israeli settlements New guidelines will prevent any grants to companies based on occupied land as the EU hardens its opposition to expansion of Israeli settlements Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects EU ‘external dictates’ on borders Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu angrily rejected European Union guidelines barring the bloc’s 28 member states from funding … Read more
European court says Turkey must revise tear gas laws Turkey should readjust its legal framework regarding the use of tear gas grenades, according to a ECHR decision Post-Gezi witch hunt deepens EU?s concerns over Turkish democracy News reports over the last few days make crystal clear that the government has no tendency to stop Female … Read more
Urbanization of Istanbul through the movies ?Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits? takes a look at how the last decade?s neoliberal policies and urban renewal projects are sending Istanbul down the road to chaos. Second fire in two days in Istanbul woodland, near FSM bridge Fire has broken out in Istanbul?s Beykoz district, near the bridge which … Read more
Reinventing American cable news from Qatar: Why everyone?s talking about Al Jazeera America Al Jazeera America will launch on August 20 and, according to increasingly contentious recent coverage, it?s either going to save American cable news or be a disaster. How Google Glass can evolve as a tool for journalists Editor?s note: This is a guest … Read more
Aleppo University withdraws Turkish PM Erdoğan?s honorary doctorate The council of Aleppo University has announced the withdrawal of an honorary doctorate that the university awarded to Turkish PM in 2009 *** Egypt Protest Leader Snubs State Department #2 CAIRO – Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is currently in Egypt, making him the highest-ranking U.S. … Read more
Gezi operation in full force as forces raid over 100 locations Police forces launched raids at over 100 locations in Istanbul in accordance with the ongoing operations on Gezi supporters, including student dormitories, detaining at least 30 people. Gezi From The Field Having spent some time in the past few days talking with working-class people in … Read more
The Postage Stamp That Has France in a Frenzy Not everyone in France is thrilled with the new postage stamp featuring a youthful Marianne, one of the symbols of la République Française, that François Hollande unveiledat the Élysée Palace on Bastille Day — as part of a tradition in which each new French president chooses … Read more
At least 30 detained in Istanbul in Gezi Park operations Istanbul police detained at least 30 people in operations held at more than 100 addresses across Istanbul in connection to the Taksim Gezi Park protests. *********** LGBT victims of hate crimes commemorated Ahmet Yıldız was commemorated at an event held on July 14 at Ankara?s … Read more
Güneş enerjisinde nal toplamaya devam Gezi?den yükselen itiraz çevre konularını Türkiye?nin gündemine dâhil etti demek abartı olmaz. Çevrecilerin yıllardır dikkat çektikleri tehlikeler, Anadolu ve Trakya?da verilen çevreci mücadeleler, hepsi birdenbire yeniden kamusal meşruiyet kazandı. Önümüzdeki yerel seçimlerin temalarından biri kaçınılmaz şekilde çevreye saygı olacak. AKP?nin yanlış kalkınma stratejisi, diğer yanda danışsız, denetsiz ve dengesiz iş … Read more
Savage Minds Interview: Kristina Killgrove Kristina Killgrove is a biological anthropologist at the University of West Florida. Her research focuses on theorizing migration in antiquity and on understanding urban development and collapse through the analysis of human skeletal remains. She works primarily in the classical world, attempting to learn about the daily lives of the … Read more