Eurobarometer’s E-Communications Household Survey/ Olivier Roy on ‘Islam in Europe’

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E-Communications Household Survey Europeans are becoming increasingly “digital” according to a European Commission Eurobarometer survey which questioned 27,000 households throughout the EU on their use of internet, telephones and TV. More Europeans are subscribing to broadband internet and digital television in fixed-cost bundled ‘packages’. Increased broadband take-up means even more Europeans are going online with … Read more

Conscientious Objector İnan Süver, still in prison!

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Conscientious Objector Süver Remains in Prison from Bianet :: English The Izmir Şirinyer Military Court dismissed the request for the release of conscientious objector İnan Süver. Süver is said to have been sentenced to imprisonment of 35 months. The case was adjourned to 15 November. from the CNN Turk’s new ad campaign found in CNN … Read more

@sosyalmedyatv @rahsangulsan @ecevahapoglu ? Tonight, the 8th episode of Sosyal Medya

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Here comes the 8th episode of Sosyal Medya. We expect relatively high ratings tonight as Ekşi Sözlük‘s lawyer, Başak Purut, and one of its 20 thousand users are our guests. We have two more popular guests: Ece Vahapoğlu, TV journalist and columnists at Takvim. and we have Rahşan Gülşan of Habertürk. Ms. Gülşan (@rahsangulsan) is … Read more

Turkish marketing sites- Introducing Turkish Cybersphere (13)

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(photo source) Some are not particularly Turkish but Turkish users rely on. (the source of the list: via) http://www.marketingturkiye.com http://www.mediacatonline.com http://www.digitalage.com http://www.thebrandage.com/ http://www.digitalage.com.tr http://marketingmagazine.co.uk/ http://www.internetretailer.com/marketi… http://www.bizcommunity.com http://www.brandingstrategyinsider.com/ http://www.satisteknikleri.org http://www.pazarlamadunyasi.com/ http://www.gennaration.com.tr http://www.adage.com http://marketing.about.com http://yukselonur.blogspot.com http://www.gelistrend.com http://www.marketoloji.com http://bpi.somee.com http://www.pazarlamaokulu.com http://www.sosyalmedyapazarlama.com/ http://www.pazarlamadunyasi.com/ http://www.pazar-lamaca.com/ http://www.marketallica.com http://fistikyesili.com/reklampazarlama/

A video: The Simpsons and Banksy

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The Simpsons’ Title Scene Secretly Created By Banksy found in https://artsy.net/artist/banksy

Turkey at the bottom in public acceptance of Evolution

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This chart is from haha.nu

In SEJ survey, Paul Krugman, an American, becomes the most influential European thinker:)

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Surprise Result ? The most influential European Thinker is an American! from Social Europe Journal by SEJ In our recent readers ballot we asked you who you think are the thinkers with the most influence on the European left-of-centre political agenda. Here are the top 50 of your vote: 1. Paul Krugman MAIN FOCUS: Viennese … Read more

“Nearly 200 Pentagon cybersecurity regulations…. in a chart…

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Nearly 200 Pentagon cybersecurity regulations, all on a handy, 2-foot-long chart from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Here’s a mindblowingly complex and exhaustive info-chart outlining the 193 documents that govern the activities of the Pentagon’s geek squads…………. ?Pep Rally? ? a truly exogenous trending topic on Twitter from apophenia by zephoria Logging onto Twitter to … Read more

“the best” anchorwoman in Turkey…

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I don’t think it has much scientific substance but According to a poll by Ayaklı Gazete, Ece Üner of CNN Turk has been selected as the Best anchorwoman in Turkey… Nearly 100,000 voted… Ece Üner Poll results:

Erkan’s recent media performance

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Dear readers, I have been having some media, especially TV appearance lately. Mostly about social media stuff. Erkan in Media page is thus updated:)

Thanks God, chaos bringer HSYK members resign…

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Let me remind the fact that these members’ duties were about to expire. As usual they launched a show and probably they do attempt to influence the ongoing membership elections process withing judiciary circles. Thanks God that these high judiciary judges who have not performed a single act in the name of democratic reforms are … Read more

Richard Peres on headscarfed women’s next big challenge… and a politics roundup

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The next big challenge for women who wear headscarves: getting a job by Richard Peres

The recent signs that all of Turkey?s universities may open their gates and classrooms to women wearing headscarves are welcome and worthy of celebration.

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Euro roundup: Hungarian sludge disaster…

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Hungarian sludge disaster darkens mood from Wash Post Europe by George Jahn KOLONTAR, Hungary – The disaster that buried three Hungarian villages in caustic red sludge last week is deepening the gloom of a country gripped by recession, polarization and the near-ubiquitous feeling that its people are doomed to be victims of calamity. Hungary: Chemical … Read more

Noam Chomsky in Istanbul

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Some friends were absolutely excited about it as he was to attend free speech event in Istanbul Bilgi University. I was not so. Mr. Chomsky’s arguments are known, nothing new. That doesn’t mean I don’t disagree with most of his arguments but I wish an academic of such a calibre would invest more time on … Read more

Emir Kusturica: This week’s source of polarization

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Ertuğrul Günay, Minister of Culture, joined the protest and did not attend the opening ceremony of Golden Orange film festival in Antalya. Mr. Kusturica talked to the press: “This country’s minister of culture is my enemy”. Well, as a friend of nationalist socialists in Serbia, a not unexpected discursive tone from Kusturica. However, there is … Read more