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Istanbulians waiting for the Hail…
People did their best to protect their cars: Moving staircases to be installed on Istanbul slopes Hurriyet Daily News The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has initiated a project seeking to install moving staircases on the... Read more
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#istanbul in 1971. From the BBC Archives
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Mural #istanbul Festival opens…
Mural Istanbul Festival opens Hurriyet Daily News Organized by the Kadıköy Municipality, the Seventh Mural Istanbul Festival opens June 20. During the event until June 28, artists from the world will More mural photos here... Read more
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#TurkeyElections and Fake News. More ideas based on a recently quoted Al Jazeera article…
Quoted in an AlJazeera piece. (Will spike in fake news have an impact on elections in Turkey?) ‘Undermining journalism’ Erkan Saka, a blogger and academic at Istanbul Bilgi University,... Read more
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“Some 20 percent of Syrian refugees live in Istanbul…#istanbul news roundup…
Some 20 percent of Syrian refugees live in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News The Turkish province accommodating the highest number of Syrian refugees in the country is Istanbul with 20 percent, according... Read more
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Ali Koç dethrones Aziz Yıldırım, becomes the new president of Fenerbahçe
Many believe it is a sign of good days to come. Not only in Football… a massive leadership change for someone stuck in his position for ages… In Turkey? Is... Read more
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#istanbul news: “1,700-year-old pagan cemetery unearthed in Istanbul
1,700-year-old pagan cemetery unearthed in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News Turkish and Italian experts have unearthed a pagan cemetery in the Fatih district of Istanbul. The cemetery, which is believed to be... Read more
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Europe’s largest wooden building awaits salvation off #Istanbul…Istanbul news roundup…
Europe’s largest wooden building awaits salvation off Istanbul Rappler Built at the end of the 19th century on an island off Istanbul, this unique 6-storey structure once served as a home for... Read more
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2 #istanbul videos: one from the RICK STEVES’ EUROPE series…
RICK STEVES’ EUROPE S5 • E12 Istanbul In Istanbul, we’ll lose our way in the Grand Bazaar and munch our way through the famously fragrant Spice Market. We’ll follow the fall... Read more
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Homeless man and the dog hugging in Taksim, #Istanbul pavement….
Man and dog hug on Taksim pavement, touch hearts Hurriyet Daily News A homeless man and a stray dog hugging on the pavement at Istanbul’s Taksim Square touched the hearts of... Read more
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A Twitter message triggered a long list of heartbreaking human rights violations in the last decade…
A political Twitter phenomenon Twittered this: Olm ben bunu hiç unutmadım, hiç unutmayacağım amk… pic.twitter.com/qFHM5NwR0h — TravisandTylerDurden (@travisandtyler) May 9, 2018 Many critical citizens started to subtweet announcing what moments... Read more
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Meanwhile in #istanbul
Gassy Earthquakes Near Istanbul May Pose New Risks to Region New York Times Carved within the faded wall of Istanbul’s Little Hagia Sophia is a giant crack that runs from the base of the... Read more
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A few notes on Abdullah Gül’s [now dead] candidacy #TurkeyElections
Since I was busy in Lisbon, I missed the action. Turkey’s former president and a long time comrade of Abdullah Gül was rumored to become the presidential candidate of allied opposition.... Read more
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Farewell to Lisbon
I have started writing this post in a great cafe, Copenhagen Coffee Lab, I have saved in my Foursquare lists two years ago but only yesterday I could visit. Lisbon... Read more
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“Turkish Hair Lines”
Especially in Taksim, Istanbul, you will see many tourists (predominantly from Middle East) with these band who have recently had hair transplantation operations. A Twitter user spotted a group of... Read more
