Tuna Kiremitçi, a writer who is quite popular in Turkey, today tweeted sarcastically about the state of İstiklal Street, Taksim: “[on the left], how Istiklal Street was once and [on the right] its state after a nuclear war” Discover the world’s biggest tulip carpet in Turkey Created by Andrea Smith April 25, 2017 at … Read more
Here’s a list of initiatives that hope to fix trust in journalism and tackle “fake news” There’s lots. I’ve tried to collect an extensive list of projects, initiatives and tools created to fix trust in journalism and false/fake news and misinformation. This also includes efforts and initiatives around verification. Where possible I’ve also tried to attach … Read more
The reason is not officially stated but I have seen some Twitter users arguing about that. When there is no credible official sources, there will always be many explanations/ conspiracies. I believe there might be so much content Turkish authorities may not like because they cannot tolerate any different viewpoints to be documented, the very existence … Read more
Over 1,000 Police Officers Are Detained in Raids in Turkey NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK KINGSLEY In the biggest sweep since the referendum on presidential powers, those arrested were accused of being “secret imams” for the American-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. 9,103 Police Officers Suspended Security General Directorate has announced that 9,103 law enforcement staff members have … Read more
I have already donated! 🙂 Wikipedia’s founder wants to fight fake news with a crowdfunded news site The Next Web by Abhimanyu Ghoshal Jimmy Wales is all about grand ideas: 16 years ago, he co-founded Wikipedia, one of the largest compendiums of information on the planet. Now, he’s out to tackle the plague of fake news … Read more
Commission urges ‘different type of relations’ with Turkey EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev The European Union executive urged EU governments yesterday (24 April) to consider changing its relationship with Turkey after a referendum that handed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sweeping powers put Ankara’s stalled membership talks deeper into cold storage. PACE reopens monitoring process against Turkey The Parliamentary … Read more
Detained Journalist From Italy Released, Deported Bianet :: English Angelino Alfano, Minister of Interior of Italy has announced that Gabriele Del Grande, a journalist from Italy who had been in custody since April 9, was released and sent to Italy. Silencing Turkey’s Media hrw.org – Dec 14, 2016, 9:01 PM Ruthless Assault on Press Freedom Shields … Read more
Istanbul municipality has a special like for tulips. Due to crisis with Netherlands, tulip business might have shifted but still Taksim Square was decorated with islands of tulips. However, municipality stated that in order to protect tulips, security personnel are on duty: https://twitter.com/Jiyaniiiii/status/854745052953927681 https://twitter.com/enginonder/status/856237562750529536 Kafalar çok güzel!İstanbul Lale Festivali kapsamında Taksim’de betona saksı, … Read more
Meet the woman who created a Google doc on how to tactical vote Mashable! by Liza Hearon The resistance is alive in Britain, and it’s armed with a spreadsheet. A super detailed, exquisitely crafted Google spreadsheet called “How to Vote to Stop the Tories” started doing the rounds on social media almost immediately after a snap … Read more
France elections: Macron and Le Pen ‘through to run-off’ BBC News | Europe | World Edition Projections see centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen facing off on 7 May. Who are Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron? AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) The far-right female National Front leader will go head-to-head with the 39-year-old … Read more
John Freely, ‘the memory of Istanbul,’ passes away aged 90 John Freely, the well-known author of many history and travel books on Istanbul, Turkey and Greece, passed away on April 20 at age of 90. R&K Insider: Inside Istanbul edition Roads and Kingdoms Our woman in Istanbul took a tour through four neighborhoods in Istanbul with … Read more
Facebook wants to embrace great journalism — try telling that to their algorithms Mashable! by Jason Abbruzzese Facebook’s in the midst of a serious campaign to convince everyone how much it cares about journalism. Even at F8, the company’s giant developer conference taking place this week, it’s saucing on the charm. An international framework for digital evidence The … Read more
Council of Europe Observer: 2.5 Million Votes Might be Manipulated Bianet :: English Alev Korun from the Council of Europe Delegation of Observers has said “The YSK has made a decision to count unsealed ballots valid in contravention of the law”. Supreme Election Board’s decision on rejecting annulment of referendum final, issue is over: Erdoğan President Recep … Read more
George Soros: Public Enemy and Human Sacrifice Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Andria Timmer George Soros is one busy man, particularly for an octogenarian. If the rumors are to be believed, he is single-handedly funding agitators in the United States and Hungary (and likely other Central and Eastern European … Read more
Turkish election board rejects opposition appeal to nullify referendum The Supreme Election Board (YSK) on April 19 rejected the opposition appeals to nullify the April 16 referendum on constitutional changes over irregularities OSCE: Turkish Government Doesn’t Cooperate for Investigation into Infraction Allegations Bianet :: English OSCE: It is fixed that YSK’s decision to count unsealed ballots valid … Read more