That’s how I prompted at MidJourney in my first attempt to create an image from text. One of my new favorites nowadays. My undergraduate students have an assignment about creating images through MidJourney or similar apps. You can have a look, they are posted at the course hashtag on Twitter. In other “real” İstanbul news: … Read more
There are at least six killed. Most locals I know do not hang out in Taksim recently, so I assume there might be many wounded tourists… Many citizens are anxious as this triggers violent days back in 2015 Summer… Live updates: At least six killed, 81 injured in explosion on İstanbul’s İstiklal Avenue Bianet :: … Read more
Here’s U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Jeff Flake running on the roof of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul in an Instagram post, seemingly inspired by the 2012 James Bond movie “Skyfall” that was shot in that very spot. Let the captions go wild pic.twitter.com/UgZQw1vWlx — Hümeyra Pamuk (@humeyra_pamuk) October 25, 2022 In other Istanbul news: Abramovich … Read more
Istanbul ranks as ‘least liveable city’ in Europe: – Duvar English Duvar English Turkey’s megacity Istanbul has ranked last in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) “Global Liveability Index 2022” report among European cities Russian men flee the country. Many are showing up in Istanbul – NPR NPR Istanbul is a destination of choice because it is one of few places where … Read more
Orient Express in Istanbul after three-year hiatus Hurriyet Daily News Europe’s first cross-continental train, the Orient Express shuttling between Paris and Istanbul has arrived in Türkiye after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Istanbul Airport ranked busiest in Europe Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul Airport has been ranked as the busiest airport in Europe with … Read more
A few social media posts yesterday claimed İstanbul’s Maiden’s Tower “disappeared” during the restoration. 📌Aylar önce başlanan #KızKulesi restorasyonunda örtüler kaldırılınca gariplik beliriverdi. 📌 Arkadan geçen vapurların dahi artık görünüyor olması, sosyal medyada tarihi yapının restorasyonda tamamen yıkılıp yerine yenisinin yapılmak istendiği iddialarını beraberinde getirdi. pic.twitter.com/Cxvmb8oyNa — 23 DERECE (@yirmiucderece) September 3, 2022 This Twitter … Read more
Such a nice Twitter threat: #Istanbul is home to a number of historic newspapers published in Turkish, Greek, Armenian, and Ladino. Some of these newspapers have been published continuously for almost a century. #Thread pic.twitter.com/AJJAs53ttq — Kenan Cruz Çilli (@kenancruz) August 29, 2022 Istanbul 9th dirtiest city in world: Report – Hürriyet Daily News Hürriyet Daily … Read more
Istanbul’s Basilica Cistern Is an Otherworldly Collision of the Past and Present Paste Magazine Istanbul is a palimpsest of a city, Turkish on top of Ottoman on top of Byzantine on top of Roman on top of the little-known culture that came before Floor of Basilica Cistern ‘visible for first time’ Justinian the Great would have been … Read more
30TH İSTANBUL PRIDE WEEK: Police attack Pride Parade and detain 373 people Hundreds of LGBTI+ activists have been detained at İstanbul’s Pride Parade, 30 of them were under the age of 18. The Pride Turkish police prevent Istanbul Pride from going ahead ISTANBUL, June 26 (Reuters) – Turkish police blocked hundreds of people from gathering … Read more
Israel: ‘Concrete’ threats of Iranian attack on Israelis in Turkey over weekend The Times of Israel Senior officials call on Israelis still in Istanbul to ‘immediately’ leave, those who can’t should lock themselves in hotel rooms; Iran trying to Iran terror cells active in Istanbul, Israelis advised to leave Turkey – The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post Israeli … Read more
Migration map of İstanbul: People from all over the world in 39 districts Bianet :: English Number of refugees in the metropolis may be much higher than official figures, says CHP deputy Gürsel Tekin Turkey hosts total 4,082,693 asylum seekers: Deputy interior minister Hurriyet Daily News The total number of asylum seekers in Turkey is 4,082,693, and … Read more
This image from his campaign bus triggered understandable reactions in the opposition. Some of the columnists in this photo helped build up an autocratic regime and had never really apologized for that. Although İmamoğlu triggered hopes for the future and his win in İstanbul is a plus, he is too ambitious and reminds me of … Read more
Istanbul’s Şişli named most-developed district in Turkey – Hürriyet Daily News Hürriyet Daily News The Çankaya district in Ankara ranked second, followed by Beşiktaş and Kadıköy in Istanbul. Yenimahalle, another district in the capital, İstanbul: Cost of living has increased by 73 percent in a year Bianet :: English The cost of living increased by 11.17 percent in … Read more
Here is the source for the photos Kadıköy'den 6 Nisan 2022 pic.twitter.com/LQjG82TMQb — mehmet demir rizevî (@34nandar) April 6, 2022 İstanbul: Living costs have increased by 73 percent in a year – english – Bianet Bianet The İstanbul Planning Agency (İPA), affiliated with the opposition-run İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM), released its March 2022 report Istanbul has been a hub … Read more
Article | The Coffeehouses in Istanbul Mavi Boncuk Mavi Boncuk | The Cofeehouse That Looks for Its Past Popular literature about the coffee houses in Istanbul are mostly in Turkish and it is part of the nostalgia trend in recent years. There are many books about the nostalgia for the private daily life of Istanbul. These include … Read more