Deputy Barış Atay attacked after Interior Minister’s comments targeting him Duvar English Turkish Workers Party (TİP) deputy Barış Atay was attacked in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district early on Aug. 31 by unidentified assailants following Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu’s comments targeting him. After he was discharged from Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital, Atay told reporters that he had not been … Read more
Can Okar reported that three Twitter accounts that had huge followings are actually fictional. They pretend to have the expertise and they claim to have formal credentials but it all seems wrong: https://twitter.com/inebahti/status/1300173264392773634 https://twitter.com/inebahti/status/1300173264392773634?s=03 Literally this morning I was searching for info about this mysterious Paola v Eulenburg because the account seemed super fake. … Read more
Turkey reports highest daily Covid-19 cases in more than two months Bianet :: English The number of active cases and “seriously ill patients” continues to increase as well. Istanbul restricts indoor ceremonies as COVID-19 cases, deaths rise Authorities in Istanbul announced curbs on weddings and other ceremonies in Turkey’s largest city on Aug. 29 as the number … Read more
Yavuz Polat, a street vendor in Erzincan, burned himself when his bench was seized; Yavuz Polat lost his life a few days ago… News in Turkish here
via Today he was speaking at the Büyük Çamlıca Mosque. and this was from yesterday: Bahçeli (L) and Erdoğan at the commemoration of the Battle of Manzikert. An interesting angle of photo shooting…
Reactions to lawyer Ebru Timtik’s death Bianet :: English After arrested lawyer Ebru Timtik died on the 238th day of her death fast yesterday, politicians, lawyers and artists have criticized the silence in the face of her demands and underlined the importance of the right to a fair trial. Lawyer Ebru Timtik dies on 238th day of … Read more
Two out of Turkey’s top three phone carriers don’t offer phone services in Kurdish Turkish telecom giant denies providing services, assistance to woman for speaking Kurdish Two out of Turkey’s top three cell phone carriers don’t offer services in any Kurdish dialects despite having millions of users whose mother language isn’t Turkish, English or Arabic, … Read more
A New Digital Archive Preserves Black Lives Matter & COVID-19 Street Art Open Culture by Josh Jones What happens when anti-racist protesters gather in the streets and are not met with tear gas, rubber bullets, and batons? For one thing, they make art and graffiti. Lots of it, on walls, streets, sidewalks, courthouse doors, the … Read more
I will go and visit the archeological excavations this weekend. Archaeologists unearth Viking neighborhood in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News Archaeologists looking for traces of the Vikings in Istanbul have discovered a Viking neighborhood in the ancient city of Bathonea near Lake Küçükçekmece, officials told daily Milliyet. Turkey introduces new dress code to visit Hagia Sophia Duvar … Read more
Zuckerberg lobbied against TikTok in a private meeting with Trump, report reveals The Next Web by Ivan Mehta It’s no secret that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees TikTok as a threat. On several occasions, he has brought up TikTok‘s data collection and censorship policies to point out that the app might be a threat to the … Read more
A few days ago, Giresun, a Black Sea town in Turkey, was hit by flood after an extraordinary amount of rain. It could still be a disaster but look at how they built a settlement. Right on top of a stream. Beautiful Black Sea region is torn apart with the corrupt construction industry, environmentally hostile … Read more
He kidnapped and raped İpek Er for 28 days. He had allegedly said I did it before, nothing will happen to me. Yet again, only a social media campaign can force authorities to take him to prison… Some higher up in the military seem to be protecting this rapist… News in Turkish here Turkish court releases … Read more
Turkish lira nears record low as tensions with Greece ratchet up | Ahval The Turkish lira neared a record low against the dollar as political and military tensions with… Germany calls for dialogue between Turkey, Greece Hurriyet Daily News The German foreign minister on Aug. 25 called for direct dialogue between Turkey and Greece, ahead of his … Read more
‘Cypriot passport sale is a risk to EU security’ AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit found criminals, fugitives and sanctioned people could buy EU passports in Cyprus. Paris: ‘World’s largest urban rooftop farm’ in progress BBC News | Europe | World Edition A company in Paris is transforming roofs and abandoned urban areas into … Read more
Erdoğan on Biden’s resurfaced remarks: We had a friendship, how can he say that? Bianet :: English Joe Biden’s remarks in January about “defeating Erdoğan not by a coup but by supporting the opposition” recently went viral in Turkey. Erdoğan meets with Hamas leaders, including Saleh al-Arouri, in Istanbul President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Hamas … Read more