Month: June 2016

Some idiots wonder why Turkey’s tourism is in crisis:

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  Istanbul Pride, 2014-2016.   https://twitter.com/daghanirak/status/744560746546208768 https://twitter.com/CagilKasapoglu/status/744568591555633158   Turkey LGBT: Scuffles at banned Istanbul transgender event BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkish riot police fire tear gas and plastic bullets after transgender rights activists gather in Istanbul in defiance of a ban on marching. Turkey’s tourism crisis  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Visitor … Read more

Istanbul war zone: Radiohead fans, LGBTI activists attacked, Erdoğan vows to destroy Gezi Park…

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Erdoğan vows to ‘rebuild’ Ottoman military barracks in Istanbul’s Gezi Park Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to reconstruct the historic Taksim military barracks in Istanbul’s Gezi Park, a project that sparked country-wide anti-government protests in 2013 Police use teargas against LGBT activists in Istanbul World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Associated Press in Istanbul Dozens … Read more

Live Blog: TransPride in Istanbul #MyIstanbulPride #AşkKazanacak #TransOnurYürüyüşü

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As of 6.40 pm, the protests seem to have ended after heavy police intervention. Trans pride yürüyüşü pic.twitter.com/ix9xAJKvVe — 8 Mart Feminist Gece Yürüyüşü (@8MartYuruyus) June 19, 2016 Attendees of the banned İstanbul #TransPride have been rushed by police, causing panic on #MisSokak street pic.twitter.com/WosTAT6AMd — D8 News (@D8News) June 19, 2016 Turkey riot police … Read more

2 days in Novi Sad and Belgrade, Serbia

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I was in Belgrade and Novi Sad with my colleagues for a vacation just in last September 2015. I felt a bit of sentimental by walking through the same placeslast weekends. Both in Belgrade and Novi Sad. Relaxed urban sites. I have attended  South Eastern Europe Media Observartory Network Project closing conference. P24 represents Turkey and I was in … Read more

#Firuzağa Radiohead Istanbul Event Attacked while it was broadcasted through Periscope and the Mayor blames the victims…

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Ahmet Misbah Demircan, Beyoğlu Mayor, blamed the victims as they were consuming alcohol during Ramadhan and they have broadcasted the attack:  update:  Radiohead Condemn ‘Violent Intolerance’ at Turkish Release Party rollingstone.com – Daniel Kreps – Jun 17, 6:39 PM Radiohead have issued a statement after A Moon Shaped Pool album release party in Istanbul, Turkey … Read more

#LoveWins You WILL LOSE! “Governor’s Office bans LGBT Pride march in Istanbul

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Trans Pride Committee: We Don’t Recognize Prohibition Bianet :: English İstanbul Governorate has declared it is not going to permit the Pride Parades. While İstanbul LGBTI+ Pride Week Committee has found the decision unlawful, Trans Pride Week Committee said they won’t recognize the prohibition. Governor’s Office bans LGBT Pride march in Istanbul The Istanbul Governor’s Office has … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Interactive map: 15 years of European migrant deaths…”Murder overshadows Brexit referendum campaign…

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Interactive map: 15 years of European migrant deaths  Boing Boing by Andrea James Austrian designer Moriz Büsing created this grim interactive map of migrant and refugee deaths on the way to Europe, or trying to stay in Europe; over 32,000 deaths in 15 years Europe migrant crisis: Charity rejects EU funds over migration policy  BBC News | … Read more

Prof. Dr. Zeynep Sayın ile ilgili olarak ‘İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi’nden Bir Grup Akademisyen’

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Bianet ve T24 üzerinden ulaşan bildiri metni şöyle: ‘İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi’nden Bir Grup Akademisyen’ imzasıyla yayımlanan bildirinin tam metni şöyle: “Öğrencilerimize, Mezunlarımıza ve Kamuoyuna, “Dün sabah bir meslektaşımıza ait olduğu iddia edilen ve gizlice alındığı söylenen bir ses kaydına ilişkin haberlerin yayınlanmasını takiben, Bilgi’de yarı zamanlı olarak ders veren Prof. Dr. Zeynep Sayın ile Üniversitemizin … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: “Net Neutrality Rules Upheld- for the moment…

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Net Neutrality Won Big Today, But Don’t Celebrate Just Yet Wired Top Stories by Klint Finley Net neutrality advocates just scored a major victory in the fight to keep the Internet free of “fast lanes.” Net Neutrality Rules Upheld: Go Team Internet!  EFF.org Updates by Kit Walsh In a crucial win for Internet users, today a federal … Read more

Venice Commission calls curfews in Turkey ‘unconstitutional’ WHILE Gov’t submits draft to overhaul entire supreme justice….

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Venice Commission calls curfews in Turkey ‘unconstitutional’ The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CoE) has arrived at the conclusion that curfews imposed in various districts and neighborhoods in Turkey’s Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions since August 2015 were “not constitutional.” Gov’t submits draft to overhaul entire supreme justice A draft law aiming to change the … Read more

Deutsche Welle’s probably wrongly awarded Freedom of Speech Award

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I could not attend this years Global Media Forum organized by Deutsche Welle. It is one of my favorite conferences to attend. I have also been a Jury member at DW’s BOBS Awards for three years. As far as I could observe, Freedom of Speech Award nomination process was not much transparent and we are not … Read more

#RezaZarrab case.”Zarrab hearing postponed to June 20…

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Zarrab hearing postponed to June 20 The hearing for Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-born Turkish businessman who was arrested in Miami, was postponed to June 20, after Judge Richard Berman accepted U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s request Court demands Zarrab’s ‘other passports’ ahead of bail decision The New York judge seeing the case against Iranian-Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab has … Read more

These thugs just threatened LGBTi Pride with a public press conference

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The paramilitary Turkish nationalist group Alperenler publicly threatens Pride March that is to happen in Taksim, İstanbul. This group has been known to be hostile to many subcultures, doubtlessly homophobic but they were never as public as now. They surely rely on changing political conditions in Turkey and existing impunity in hate crime cases.   Ultranationalist group threatens … Read more

#PUB204 this semester (I). What have I done in my most experimental course, Digital Cultures (PUB204)

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I am almost done with the grading of nearly 190 students who took my Digital Cultures course in two sections. In some ways, this semester was the most ambitious semester in terms of course goals. We have initiated 4 different final projects: A food related mobile application;  A wiki archive on the Occupy Gezi; A collaborative project … Read more

Turkish Jihadism at work. Homophobic headline in a pro-govt daily… calling non-praying citizens ‘animals’ on Turkish state TV…

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Professor stirs outrage after calling non-praying citizens ‘animals’ on Turkish state TV A professor has drawn an angry reaction after calling those who do not perform Islamic prayers “animals” during a Ramadan program on Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT