State channel TRT cancels comedy series after actors join Gezi protests
The producers of a Turkish comedy series titled ?Leyla ile Mecnun? (Leyla and Mecnun) have said Turkey?s state-run TV channel TRT will cease broadcasting the show after the production?s actors joined the Gezi Park protests.
Yezidi migrants in Germany mull possible Turkey return
A group of Yezidis who had left their villages in Şırnak for Germany decided to return to their hometown
Entrepreneurs move to trademark Gezi slogans
The Turkish Patent Institute has granted patents for the trademark slogans and Twitter hash tags that became popular during the Gezi Park protests
Turkcell launches first domestic smartphone
Mobile operator Turkcell is set to start selling Turkey?s first self-designed smartphone by the end of September, a move that will partially relieve Turkey?s smartphone import dependency
Turkey?s “race codes” and the Ottoman legacy
The revelation that modern Turkey continues secretly to classify its citizens according to religious criteria reflects the weight of the Ottoman past. It also has implications for those in the middle east seeking a state based on equality before law, says Vicken Cheterian.
3 kids not enough, make it 5: Turkey’s social security head
Outdoing the prime minister, the head of the Social Security Institution has recommended that Turkish families have five children
Is the FATİH project doomed to fail?
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