Pirate Bay Founder Arrested in Cambodia from TorrentFreak by Ernesto Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm was arrested by Cambodian police on Thursday in Phnom Penh, the city that he made his home several years ago. According to local sources he was arrested in an apartment above the Cadillac Bar on the riverfront, a place where … Read more
Obama responds to Eastwood’s empty chair stunt from Hurriyet Daily News Hollywood tough guy Clint Eastwood made a bizarre cameo Thursday at the Republican convention, veering into a surreal conversation. Eastwooding! Clint?s ?Invisible Obama? Routine Inspires Meme from Mashable! by Annie Colbert Obama Tweets Response to Eastwooding Meme: ?This Seat?s Taken? from Mashable! by Samantha … Read more
This Week in Review: Twitter?s ongoing war with developers, and plagiarism and online credibility from Nieman Journalism Lab by Mark Coddington [Since the review was off last week, this week’s review covers the last two weeks.] Prominent Academics Respond to the TPP from EFF.org Updates by Carolina Rossini We asked several academics to let … Read more
Turkey calls for Syria safe zones, U.N. Security Council remains unmoved from Yahoo news Turkey tells Security Council members they will “become accomplices to the crime” if they don’t act against Assad, but Council not “there yet” Turkish politics: Erdogan?s counterproductive ambition | The Economist by Turkish Digest Erdogan?s counterproductive ambition Recep Tayyip Erdogan is … Read more
AB ile alay etmek Yaz rehavetine rağmen geçen hafta AB üyeliği meselesi basında haber oldu. Orhan Pamuk?un üyelik projesinin akamete uğradığı tesbiti ve Tavak?ın hiç şaşırtıcı olmayan kamuoyu araştırması bu teveccühün vesileleriydi. Her konuda olduğu gibi AB üyeliği konusunda da tuhaf bir ülke burası. AB?nin süzülmüş norm, standart ve prensipler silsilesi bize sunulmuş olarak orada … Read more
Court Rules to Release Suspects Accused of Raping a Minor Bianet The next hearing of the case is scheduled for Nov. … Association in the southwestern province of Muğla, had also represented the defendants in a mass rape case … “The Turkish judiciary prefers wile over justice,” he added. Rape case to begin amid legal concerns from Hurriyet Daily News A Sakarya court is set to … Read more
Sinopale keeping collective memory alive through art Exhibit-goers view art installations on display at the Old Sinop Prison as part of the fourth international Sinopale, which runs until Sept. 12 in the Black Sea province of Sinop. (PHOTOS: Today?s Zaman, Bahar Mandan) Located in Turkey?s northernmost tip on the Black Sea coast, the city of … Read more
Reddit Rising: Community Site Just Had Its Coming-Out Party from Mashable! by Christina Warren How Obama Won the Internet ? in an Hour from Mashable! by Chris Taylor This Is What Barack Obama Looks Like Doing a Reddit AMA from Mashable! by Annie Colbert Romney confirmed as rival for White House against … Read more
Probably because they so often come to Turkey for concerts. They have a huge fan base in Turkey. There will be less visa hassles. A more Turkic explanation is that they fell in love with some Turkish girls:) Israeli heavy metal band members apply for Turkish citizenship – The National by Turkish Digest Israeli … Read more
via What President Gül reads a the hospital? According to Hürriyet report, on his hospital table, there is a report on Syria, a book on Bush Presidency, Decision Points, and Coelho?s novel, Aleph. Turkish government mulls no change in terror fight methods from Hurriyet Daily News A senior government official tells the Hürriyet Daily News … Read more
Google distances itself from Apple-Samsung ruling: Most claims don?t relate to core of Android from The Next Web by Jon Russell Apple vs. Samsung Head Juror: ?Evidence Was Overwhelming? from Mashable! by Emily Price These Apple Products Have Samsung Parts from Mashable! by Samantha Murphy Will Samsung Smartphone Sales Be Banned in the U.S.? We … Read more
Orhan Pamuk on His Museum of Innocence in Istanbul Newsweek Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk explains why he built a museum dedicated to the glory and tragedy of one fictional couple’s love. Print; Email; Comments. The museums I visited in my childhood?not just in Istanbul but even in Paris, where I first went in Six … Read more
A few dates. 1 September. Deadline for the article for Ethnologie Française. Probably I will ask for an extension (!) 5-9 September. Attending ‘Careers Beyond Borders seminar’, Manchester, UK. Of course, if i get the UK visa on time:) 7 September. Deadline for applications. PhD. at Communication/ MA Program at Public Relations and Corporate Communication. I teach … Read more
Breivik sentenced to 21 years in prison for Norway attacks from Hurriyet Daily News An Oslo court on Friday found Anders Behring Breivik guilty of “acts of terror” and sentenced him to 21 years in prison… Breivik court verdict: security lessons? from open Democracy News Analysis – by Robert Lambert Now that the legal … Read more
Al Jazeera Travel Show Explores World Cities Through Their Street Food from Open Culture by Colin Marshall Anthropology: the major, the career from American Anthropological Association by Joslyn O. During this week there has been quite the conversation about adjuncts and their working conditions in the press. These articles have lead to further conversation in … Read more