Month: April 2015

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In order to prevent May Day Celebration in Taksim, Turkish state literally shuts down Istanbul… Istanbul news roundup…

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  Istanbul is Shut Down in order to ban May Day celebration in Taksim  Bianet :: English Banned the May Day celebrations in Taksim, Istanbul Governor closed to traffic not only in Taksim and it’s around, but also in many points in Istanbul. Access to Taksim is Banned on May Day  Bianet :: English On May Day, … Read more

Journalism agenda: “State of the News Media 2015″… In Nepal, “the BBC is using messaging app Viber to share information and safety tips

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State of the News Media 2015 journalism.org – Amy Mitchell – Apr 28, 5:01 PM – Call it a mobile majority. At the start of 2015, 39 of the top 50 digital news websites have more traffic to their sites and associated applications coming from mobile devices than from desktop computers, according to Pew Research … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Mi mornarzis

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Mi mornarzis Unutmabeni çiçeğinin Ermenicesi, tercümesi unutmabeni… Pekçok dilde aynı… Bir bakıma, insanın hafızasız yaşayamayacağını hatırlatan çiçek… Soykırımın yüzüncü yılı etkinliklerinin evrensel simgesi. Hafıza ve adalet üç gün süren ve sade Ermeni değil bütün soykırımları hatırlayan Erivan’daki uluslararası anma ve toplantının ana temasıydı.   Cuma anıtın bulunduğu Kırlangıç Tepesinde sağlı sollu Anadolu yerleşimlerinin adlarını bir … Read more

Among a few rare good news, “All Defendants Acquit from Taksim Solidarity Case

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All Defendants Acquit from Taksim Solidarity Case Bianet :: English All defendants has acquitted from the “Taksim Solidarity” Case, in which 26 people were tried. Court acquits 26 Gezi protesters, including Taksim Solidarity Platform members An Istanbul court on April 29 acquitted 26 people, including prominent members of the Taksim Solidarity Platform, who had been detained during … Read more

Human Rights Watch Calls for an End to Prosecutions for Insulting the President… Freedom House 2015 Report…

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Turkey: End Prosecutions for Insulting the President hrw.org – Apr 29 – (Istanbul) – A Turkish court on April 29, 2015, released from prison a lawyer facing trial for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but he should not be facing such charges in the first place, Human Rights Watch said today. Freedom of the Press … Read more

2 fantastic digital archives: Istanbul Households archives, 1880-1940: census data and family history documents now accessible online

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Istanbul Households archives, 1880-1940: census data and family history documents now accessible online Two separate archives, Mosaic (www.censusmosaic.org), holding quantitative data, and SALT research (www.saltresearch.org), holding census and family history documents from an interdisciplinary research project undertaken at Boğaziçi University (Istanbul)  during the 1980s on family, household and population in Istanbul during the late Ottoman … Read more

“Academics in Turkey call for ‘Minecraft Report’ to be released…

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Academics in Turkey call for ‘Minecraft Report’ to be released April 27, 2015 – James Fudge A petition signed by academics who are part of the Turkish Chapter of DiGRA called on the country’s Ministry of Family and Social Politics to release its “Minecraft report” to the public. It further notes that academics and experts … Read more

Video: #FreeZone9bloggers

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The Zone9 bloggers are in jail because of their writings and efforts to better inform the public about policy issues and their constitutional rights. Ethiopian authorities have promoted a narrative about the Zone9 bloggers suggesting that these activities, and the bloggers’ efforts to learn about digital security, are criminal. Blogging is not a crime. Learning … Read more

Ayşe Özer: Vatan yahut Soma

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Vatan yahut Soma “Yazın üç sütun üstüne kapkara haykıran puntolarla, Nazım Hikmet vatan hainliğine devam ediyor hala” View image | gettyimages.com Demişti Nazım Usta. Vatan, çiftlikleriniz, cüzdanlarınız değildir demekteydi. Bir toprak parçasının vatan olarak tanımlanabilmesi için uğrunda yiğitlerin ölmesi gerekir denirdi bir başka şiirde. Doyduğun yerdir vatanın derdi bir başkası. Altında ölülerin yatmıyorsa o toprak … Read more

AKP’s attempt to control Northern Cyprus did not work, a unionist candidate, Akıncı, wins the elections…

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Akinci wins North Cyprus election BBC News | Europe | World Edition Mustafa Akinci sweeps to victory in North Cyprus’ presidential elections after pledging renewed urgency in seeking a peace deal on the island. High hopes for peace as Akıncı elected as new president of Turkish Cypriots A leftist moderate promising to press for a peace deal … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Academic work and careers in Europe

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Academic work and careers in Europe  Ideas on Europe Changing working conditions at European universities are studied in a recent book ‘Academic Work and Careers in Europe – Trends, Challenges, Perspectives’, edited by Tatiana Fumasoli, Gaële Goastellec and Barbara Kehm. Tatiana Fumasoli tells about the main findings presented in the book. The Mediterranean migrant crisis: What can … Read more

For the record, Turkey’s top court had decided that ‘oral, anal, group, gay or lesbian’ porn “unnatural”

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Turkey’s top court upholds jail sentence for ‘unnatural’ porn The Constitutional Court has upheld prison sentence for those who store ‘oral, anal, group, gay or lesbian’ porn because they are ‘unnatural’ ********************** Quran-shaped cake under investigation in northern Turkey Turkey’s top religious body, the Diyanet, has opened an investigation over a Quran-shaped cake made by a Quran … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Finnish elections…”Politicians blocking users on Twitter…

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Why the Finnish elections matter for Europe  Open Europe blog by Mats Persson Why the Finnish elections matter for Europe The Finnish elections on Sunday are unlikely to lead to a radical change in the country’s Eurozone policy – however, they will still have relevance for the rest of Europe. Mats Persson investigates. Finland elections: Candidate putting … Read more

Anthropology roundup: Dataverse: an open source solution for data sharing…

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Dataverse: an open source solution for data sharing Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Matt Thompson When you think of scholarship you might think first of publications, articles and books, but that is just the final product. Yes it is polished through countless hours of research, writing, and responding to … Read more