BBC Turkish has an image gallery of the changing silhouette. Istanbul independent film festival – !f Istanbul – on till Feb 23rd Turkish Press ISTANBUL – Independent film festival “!f Istanbul” is showing the most eclectic and edgy independent films and award-winning documentaries of Istanbul hosts movie poster exhibition Press TV Istanbul’s TÜRVAK Cinema-Theatre … Read more
Cuma notları Kürt barışı için hukuk lâzım Kürt siyaseti artık ısrarla barış inşası için hukukî altyapı gerekli diyor. Bayık, Demirtaş, Kışanak, Karayılan, hepsi art arda gerçek ve kapsamlı müzakere için Öcalan?ın en başında işaret ettiği hukukî temeli hatırlatıyorlar. Ancak burada muhteşem bir paradoks yatıyor. Barış inşası için hayatî olan hukuku hiçe sayan bir hükümetle nasıl barış inşa edilecek? Geçen hafta … Read more
Construction on Istanbul’s third airport continuing despite court?s suspension, officials say The airport project is being built in a forested area of northern Istanbul Istanbul’s rail system to reach 420 km in 2019 www.worldbulletin.net Turkey’s Prime Minister expressed hopes on Sunday that Istanbul’s rail transit system, which stretches 45 kilometers as of 2004, would … Read more
Kanal İstanbul project may increase destruction during an earthquake – CİHAN Kanal İstanbul project may increase destruction during an earthquake TR_ISTA – 02.02.2014 11:38:58 Kanal İstanbul, a new waterway announced by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as his ?crazy project? which is planned to span 44 kilometers and connect the Black Sea to the Sea … Read more
The Tarlabaşı Community Centre is still looking for sponsors For several reasons ? some technical issues and a dire lack of time ? the blog has been on hiatus for much too long, but what better reason to revive it than another plea for help for the embattled Tarlabaşı Community Centre ? The centre … Read more
Turkey’s housing agency opens Istanbul?s coastal area to building without permission TOKİ allows construction on a historic and green area on an Istanbul coast in violation of the Coastal Law and without the consent of the cultural board Istanbul’s historic hamams (Turkish baths) www.worldbulletin.net – The Islamic emphasis on personal cleanliness and purification … Read more
Vintage Posters for Istanbul Mavi Boncuk | The Armenian IstanbulAsbarez Armenian News ?Hüzün does not just paralyze the inhabitants of Istanbul, it also gives them poetic license to be paralyzed.? ? Orhan Pamuk, Istanbul: Memories and Sculptor Kapoor brings new stone works to old IstanbulReuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) – For his first major show in … Read more
l Visitors to Istanbul on rise The number of foreign tourists visiting Istanbul increased by 11 percent this year by joseph dana (@ibnezra)joseph dana joseph dana (@ibnezra) 8:05 AM on Dec 11, 2013: This vendor gets points for trying. Even on a snow day you can get a simit in Istanbul. http://t.co/nj1pNv2UdV (https://twitter.com/ibnezra/status/410651550068264960) ****************** … Read more
Data provided in Turkish here. A comparison between October 2012 to October 2013 states that 17 % more time spent in mornings and 12 % more time spent in evenings in Istanbul traffic since last year… ************** In other Istanbul news Hagia Sophia: between consecration and contestation Should Hagia Sophia become a mosque? Or … Read more
Syrian refugees decline to be moved to camps, Istanbul governor says Syrian refugees in Istanbul refuse to be moved to camps, Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu said Best 30 Songs About Istanbul | The IstanbulianEmre Kızılkaya Posted 25th November by Emre Kızılkaya. Sidebar. Home. Another Book On Istanbul Well Worth Reading. 5 Questions & … Read more
Frenchman wins Istanbul Marathon, two Turks on podium France?s Abraham Kiprotich won the men?s competition in the 35th Vodafone Istanbul Marathon Tulip professionals gather in Istanbul The 5th World Tulip Summit, which was previously organized in Canada, Australia, England and the United States Istanbul, The City That Never Fails To Captivate VisitorsBernama ISTANBUL (Bernama) — … Read more
The website is designed and maintained by Istanbul Development Agency. A few minutes ago it failed to open but I guess the can fix that eventually… In other news: EXHIBITIONS > Contemporary Istanbul finishes with 67000 visitorsHurriyet Daily News This year’s Contemporary Istanbul has ended with 748 artists, 3,000 works and 22 countries. A … Read more
This is the mosque network. Check out the rest in Burak Arıkan’s site Islam, Republic, Neoliberalism comprises of three network maps where mosques, republican monuments/ museums and shopping centers dispersed throughout Istanbul connect to each other within their areas of influence. These maps present a comparative display of network patterns that are formed through associations … Read more
Infographics invoked to help better understand Kadıköy An interdisciplinary group has produced five projects to better understand Istanbul?s Kadıköy district using infographics Istanbul hits the sweet spot with affordable attractionsBoston Herald TURKISH DELIGHTS: A walking tour of Istanbul reveals gems such as Galata Tower, the Maiden’s Tower in the Bosporus, above, and the 17th … Read more
Golf: Tiger Woods heralds return with spectacular Turkey photoshoot Straits Times ?- 10 hours ago ISTANBUL (REUTERS) – Tiger Woods features in a strokeplay event for the first time in six weeks at the Turkish Airlines Open starting on