Here is the ultimate year-lists collection from EFD
I have been collecting lists at my Diigo account: 2016 Predictions here All about year 2015 Here are my list collections for previous years: 2014 2013 2012 2011
Year: 2015
Istanbul feel more secure at New Year Celebrations as Police go undercover as Santa Claus…
Plainclothes police to dress as Santa during New Year’s celebrations in Istanbul Undercover Turkish police officers will step up their presence for Istanbul’s New Year’s Eve celebrations, as thousands of officers are set to stand guard dressed up as Santa Claus Police go undercover as Santa Claus BBC News | Europe | World Edition Officers in Istanbul … Read more
Top posts of the year from Erkan’s Field Diary… #HappyNewYear
Top posts 1- Gezi Direnişini en güzel anlatan “Twitter flood”ı by @failedulixes #GeziyiUnutma 2- Today’s political meme in Turkey: Erdoğan posing in his Palace with 16 ancient Turkish soldier cosplays 3- grams7enufi7jmdl.onion Gram: “Google for the dark web.” A Cyberculture roundup… 4- Hocaları Bercan’ın Yanında! #BercanAktaşYalnızDeğildir 5- Ayşe Özer: “Gecenin Öteki Yüzü: Angara Pavyonları” 6- http://194.71.107.80/ The Pirate Bay’s IP address… … Read more
Demand for autonomy: Treason. AKP leadership pays for the nationalist votes they have gained in the last elections…
Turkey calls Kurdish plea ‘treason’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s President Erdogan condemns as “treason” a call by prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas for Kurdish autonomy. Turkey’s ruling AKP: Declaration of autonomy ‘political assassination attempt’ A recent call for self-governance supported the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is “a political assassination attempt” targeting law order … Read more
As 2016 to come: “What is the Good Life? Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, & Kant’s Ideas in 4 Animated Videos…
What is the Good Life? Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, & Kant’s Ideas in 4 Animated Videos Open Culture by Josh Jones We all have some vision of what the good life should look like. Days filled with reading and strolls through museums, retirement to a tropical island, unlimited amounts of time for video games…. Whatever they may … Read more
Turkey’s one of the best universities, METU, under Islamist threat… #ODTÜyeGirmekİçin
Despite the existence of several prayer rooms, Islamist, backed by Erdoğan, resumed their attack to one of the scientifically most successful universities in Turkey… Commission to monitor renovation of prayer room at Turkey’s ODTÜ Upon instruction by the president of Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK), a commission has been formed in order to monitor the renovation of … Read more
R.I.P. MOTÖRHEAD Frontman Lemmy Kilmister, 1945 – 2015
RIP MOTORHEAD Frontman Lemmy Kilmister, 1945 – 2015 Metal Injection by Greg Kennelty Lemmy Kilmister was only 70 years old Lemmy’s last interview: ‘I could haunt somewhere’ Metal Hammer Motorhead icon Lemmy laughed about appearing on stage as a ghost after his death in one his last-ever interviews. Glenn Hughes: Lemmy set the bar …he was the bar Metal … Read more
Can Dündar piece at the Guardian: “I revealed the truth about President Erdogan and Syria. For that, he had me jailed
I revealed the truth about President Erdogan and Syria. For that, he had me jailed | Can Dündar World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Can Dündar Turkey’s regime not only smuggled guns into Syria, it used ‘state security’ as an excuse to imprison the journalists who reported itIn Turkey, a debate as old as government itself … Read more
Waiting for snow- which might be a heavy one… İstanbul news roundup…
Istanbul braces for snowfall ahead of New Year’s Eve Hurriyet Daily News The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) is bracing for a rapid drop in temperatures with the expectation of snow, as the municipality takes Christmas Mass continues in İstanbul, despite it all Today’s Zaman Earlier this week a Christmas tree that had been put up … Read more
Eurosphere agenda: Northern England under Worst floods for 70 years…
Worst floods for 70 years swamp northern England AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Around 500 soldiers brought in to deal with ‘unprecedented’ flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Arresting scenes from the flooded streets of northern England Mashable! by Adam Rosenberg It’s been a soggy weekend in northern England as widespread flooding caused by heavy rains prompted the … Read more
Statement: URGENT PEACE FOR CHILDREN!
English version of media release It was translated by volunteers from @CocuklaraBaris Team. URGENT PEACE FOR CHILDREN! As child rights advocates from İstanbul, İzmir, Ankara, Diyarbakır, Van, Batman and Mardin; children’s and human rights NGOs, unions, occupational organizations, academicians, artists, deputies, journalists, women’s and LGBTI organizations, students, civil initiatives, political parties and establishments … Read more
Anti-ISIS Syrian journalist, Naji Jerf, killed in Turkey. EFD Rights Watch…
Syria anti-ISIL documentary maker ‘assassinated’ in Turkey A Syrian activist who produced documentaries hostile to ISIL was assassinated in Turkey on Dec. 27, according to the group with which he worked, “Raqa is Being Slaughtered Silently” Syrian journalist who exposed ISIS atrocities murdered in Turkey Mashable! by Megan Specia A Syrian activist and journalist known for his … Read more
As “autonomy” uttered more vocally… “Probe opened for HDP co-chair’s ‘autonomy’ remarks…
Probe opened for HDP co-chair’s ‘autonomy’ remarks The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation on Dec. 28 over HDP co-chair’s remarks on autonomy as a part of articles regarding crimes against constitutional order and its operation in the Turkish criminal law Democratic Self-governing Regions’ Conclusion by DTK Bianet :: English In the wake of the … Read more
Arab League denounces Turkish troop deployment in Iraq, Turkish PM vows to continue military presence in Iraq until “Mosul’s liberation”
Turkish PM vows to continue military presence in Iraq until Mosul’s liberation Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has reiterated his government’s resolve to maintain a military presence in northern Iraq until Mosul is “liberated” Arab League denounces Turkish troop deployment in Iraq The foreign ministers of the Arab League condemned on Dec. 24 a Turkish military deployment … Read more
A surreal approach to Istanbul icons by Aydın Büyüktaş…
İstanbul’un İkonlarına Sürreal Bir Açıdan Bakın Bigumigu by Başak Erdemir More photos here Aydın Büyüktaş’ official website here.