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Incarcerated nation: “Number of people in Turkish prisons up by 15.7 percent in 2017
I think I will end up in jail when I return to Turkey. I am getting used to it. Number of people in Turkish prisons up by 15.7 percent in 2017... Read more
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From Kızılcaköy, İzmir to French Riots
This image is from Kızılcaköy, İzmir. Locals are resisting against a geothermal power station project that may give harm to the local environment. The photo is actually taken by Ferdi Uzun from... Read more
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Cats of #Istanbul- last week edition
A cute picture from Turkey. from Turkey A Starbucks in Istanbul, Turkey from Turkey This may not be from Istanbul though: Pisi from Turkey... Read more
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Only the good die young. “3 Years Without Tahir Elçi…
3 Years Without Tahir Elçi… Bianet :: English Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi, who was murdered in front of the Four-Legged Minaret in Sur in Diyarbakır in 2015, has been... Read more
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Turkey’s inadvertent tribute to Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob
R.I.P to Stephen Hillenburg, the visionary creator of “SpongeBob SquarePants”… The only good part of this historical castle renovation fkup is what in the end looks like… Historic castle in Istanbul turns into ‘SpongeBob’... Read more
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Women in Istanbul wanted to march against violence and they ended up being exposed to violence…
The Women's March in Istanbul banned. Saturday Mothers' weekly memorial gatherings banned. And, Istanbul Pride, banned. Events we became used to seeing have turned into moments of teargas and arrests... Read more
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Such a pity. Yiğit Aksakoğlu, who worked to heal society’s wounds, is in jail…
I am honored to have met him. He is one of the best civil society experts in the country. I hope he will not stay in jail much. But I... Read more
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Rethinking gender (!) “Erdoğan: Assume That We are Equal, Let Men and Ladies Run 100 Meters at the Same Time
Erdoğan: Assume That We are Equal, Let Men and Ladies Run 100 Meters at the Same Time Bianet :: English President Erdoğan has spoken at the 3rd International Women and Justice... Read more
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A BBC Report: “Fake news in Turkey: Hunting for truth in land of conspiracy…
Fake news in Turkey: Hunting for truth in land of conspiracy BBC News – Nov 14, 4:39 PM A headscarved woman whose baby was kicked while she was urinated on by... Read more
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Turkish cats at work again- now in a fashion show…
Cat crashes a fashion show catwalk, hilarity ensues Boing Boing by Rusty Blazenhoff A cat stole the show at the recent Esmod International Fashion Show in Istanbul, Turkey by preening itself, playfully... Read more
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Turkey’s Intelligence Agency has an e-museum
Not a very well designed museum, more like a photo gallery. Still, why now? here is the link: http://www.mit.gov.tr/emuze/hakkimizda.html Turkey’s intelligence agency opens digital museum of espionage Hurriyet Daily News... Read more
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Please don’t say Turkey but Turkish now (!): “Turkey to replace ‘Turkey’ with ‘Turkish’ in tourism campaigns
Turkey to replace ‘Turkey’ with ‘Turkish’ in tourism campaigns Hurriyet Daily News Turkey will replace the word “Turkey” with “Turkish” in its upcoming communication campaigns to boost... Read more
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I am late to share but I will never forget this massacre: “Those Who Lost Their Lives in October 10 Massacre Commemorated
Those Who Lost Their Lives in October 10 Massacre Being Commemorated Bianet :: English Three years have passed since the Ankara Massacre on October 10, 2015, which claimed the lives of... Read more
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BBC Documentary: (Military prisons) in Turkey after the 12 September 1980 coup…
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The NYT piece on “Saturday Mothers”: “Turkey Clamps Down on a Group Erdogan Once Championed: Grieving Mothers…
Turkey Clamps Down on a Group Erdogan Once Championed: Grieving Mothers NYT > Turkey by By CARLOTTA GALL / A group of mothers held weekly vigils for missing sons for years, and... Read more
