Turkish media discuss ?the nanny on the yacht?: Sense of humor or sarcasm? Writing an article is difficult. Writing an article in one of the best selling newspapers is more difficult. Writing lifestyle stuff in one of the best selling newspapers is more and more difficult. To add humour while writing and article in a … Read more
Turkish officials grant locals permission to build in fault zone from Hurriyet Dailynews Residents of an area devastated by the 1999 earthquake have won approval for construction in the fault zone, but city planners and geologists vow to fight it. Turkey’s population is to reach 83 million by 2023, TurkStat says from Hurriyet Dailynews Turkey’s … Read more
Rihanna has gone with the wind! Rihanna has come to Turkey and gone with the wind. Even the people who were in the concert area couldn?t realize how things went on. Rihanna?s concert stop was ?Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena? which doesn?t have an alternativebecause of its high capacity. Still there was a couple of problem about … Read more
Get the ?Freedom to Internet Party? started!
One of the Istanbul- Taksim?s most popular night club which often hosts interesting events and concerts has organized a special night called ?Freedom to Internet? party a few nights ago. I couldn?t be there, but I find the idea really interesting because it?s a really ironic, meaningful and also enjoyable way of protesting the censorship of internet in Turkey.
Blaming Others This is basically my master thesis. I had finished this just before i flew to Houston to start my PhD. In a more traditional sense this is much more ethnographic than my dissertation. When I have a look after so many years, I am really proud of with what I did in this … Read more
Student shot in Muğla dies in hospital from Hurriyet Dailynews Şerzan Kurt, 21, the university student shot during the unrest in the western province of Muğla last week, died in a hospital in İzmir, the Fırat News Agency reported Wednesday. Conflict erupts at hospital that treated injured student ?Today’s Zaman – 15 hours ago Muğla … Read more
A Turkish book is being launched through Twitter!
We got used to the fact that the publicity is usually more important than the content of many pieces of the pop-culture industry; but this week, I saw some further example to this gap between the publicity of the piece and piece itself.
I have been late to publish it. My mistake. Elif is back with her second post. She is getting into it.
Did we experience or represent freedom on the Labor Day?
Last week, the world has celebrated the Labor Day. People danced, shouted and walked on the streets and especially in Turkey, everything seemed to be like in Rio Carnival with explicitly entertaining scenes in stark contrast to suffering Greece which witnessed a violent Labor Day.
A recent survey demonstrates the gendered structure of state bureaucracy. Yigal, below, sums up the survey. Then follows a roundup on Turkish society related news… A Thick Glass Ceiling from Istanbul Calling by Yigal Schleifer Turkey’s State Personnel Department has just released figures detailing the participation (or lack thereof) of women in the country’s bureaucracy. … Read more
It was first proposed when I was serving. We had some bad moments then we thought this will legally affect the following generations of conscripts. That is, instead of different service terms, all conscripts will serve for 12 months. This means those, who are not college graduate and thus serving for 15 months will have … Read more
Sibel Kekilli, above, won for best actress in a narrative feature in Tribeca Film Festival.
