I don’t think Israel* will get away with this massacre, not this time…

* I previously used “Zionist entity” just to state my anger by using the Islamic resistance rhetoric but a German friend of mine sort of persuaded me about possible anti-Semitic connotations and I now decide to switch back to normal coverage. Wikipedia entry on Zionist Entity does not explicitly imply anti-Semitic usage of the term … Read more

Euro roundup: The Franco-German axis takes some hits recently

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by Open Europe blog team


The Franco-German axis, which for so long has defined the European Union, has taken some serious hits lately. Following the trauma of the eurozone crisis, the relationship between the two countries is heading towards a historic post-war low – to the point that Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are no longer on speaking terms according to whispers in Brussels. This wasn’t helped by Sarkozy’s comments the other week that “95 percent” of the bailout package deal agreed corresponded to French demands.

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Erkan?s field diary: Top posts of the week and month

http://www.severnstudios.co.uk/art.html found in  Bex Glover **************** Top Posts for 7 days ending 2010-05-30 1- Şerzan Kurt is dead. A victim of ultranationalist attacks in Muğla 2- A video: ?UBRIVO ? PORNO STAR 3- Erkan has his first book published! 4- Turkish TV series, a threat to conservative imaginations 5- Hadise under attack 6- Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: Youth and their online reputation; Privacy issues; Transparency etc..

Pew Research confirms that youth care about their reputation from apophenia by zephoria In today?s discussions about privacy, ?youth don?t care about privacy? is an irritating but popular myth. Embedded in this rhetoric is the belief that youth are reckless risk-takers who don?t care about the consequences of their actions. This couldn?t be further from … Read more

Eurovision times- Turkey gets the second place

Most comments goes thru Twitter. Not much activity in Facebook as much as I expected. Lena of Germany wins: Powered by http://www.eurovision.tv Lena will represent Germany with the song Satellite at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo (Norway), taking place on the 25th, 27th and 29th of May. http://www.bbc.co.uk/eurovision Watch maNga perform the song … Read more

Conquering Istanbul, again and again

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Today is the anniversary of Istanbul’s conquest by Ottomans. Istanbul municipality has been organizing ceremonies for a while. Every year new elements are added to the spectacularity of the event but there is always a kitschy mood. More photos of this year’s celebrations are here.

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On Wiseman rejecting “privileged partnership”

Wiseman Commission Rejects “Privileged Partnership”

from Turkish Politics in Action by Ragan Updegraff

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The 12-member wise man commission French president Nikolas Sarkozy endeavored to setup in 2007 in part to frustrate Turkey’s accession track has instead concluded that walking away from Turkey’s accession process or granting it/treating its accession bid with something less than full membership is a betrayal that risks EU credibility.

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Platini for France. Turkey loses the Euro 2016 bid

So Turkey, who has already been host to several international events, is not good enough, you suckers? Foul play by the French side is being claimed in Turkish dailies. More anger here. Too big to lose from FT.com – World, Europe Michel Platini, the president of Uefa, has in fact created football’s own variant of … Read more

Incoming crisis with Israel: Gaza aid flotilla

http://www.shiptogaza.se/ Gaza aid flotilla undeterred as Israel steps up warnings from Hurriyet Dailynews UN officials called for restraint as pro-Palestinian activists behind an aid flotilla vowed to break the blockade of Hamas-run Gaza, while Israel again warned it would intercept the ships. Israel Plans To Stop ?Peace? Flotilla Philadelphia Bulletin It is no accident that … Read more

Elif’s weekly roundup: Internet freedom party etc.

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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.

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Middlesex Philosophy needs support

Academic Boycott of Middlesex

from Larval Subjects

This post will remain at the top of Larval Subjects until something changes with the Middlesex Situation.

In solidarity with our brothers and sisters at Middlesex and to preserve the integrity of academia, I strongly encourage readers of Larval Subjects to sign this petition boycotting Middlesex until the Philosophy department is restored and those students and members of the faculty who have been wrongly suspended have their positions restored. This is not just an issue pertaining to the Middlesex Philosophy department, but goes straight to the core of academia. We must not let these sorts of practices become acceptable.

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Euro roundup: European Digital Agenda etc

http://www.diskursdisko.de/2010/04/juan-leguizamon-nautische-geschichten/ http://www.behance.net/jflegui found in  Juan F. Leguizamon ******************* Improving EU economic governance: Impressive Herman Van Rompuy by Grahnlaw Winston Churchill is said to have quipped that the Labour leader Clement Attlee was a man who had much to be modest about. At (s)election time British tabloids, which pray at the shrine of John Bull, were … Read more

WordPress founder in Turkey, a slide on Facebook Turkey stats and more..

Matt Mullenweg lecturing on 29 May. Contact info. Facebook Turkey stats here. ***************************** The Partisan Internet and the Wider World from …My heart’s in Accra by Ethan Is the internet making us more partisan? This is one of the most persistent debates in the study of cyberspace. Cass Sunstein, legal scholar, author and now Administrator … Read more

“Candaş medya”. A new partisan media emerges

Pro-AKP press has been labelled as “partisan media” by particularly Doğan Media Group press but as Star daily claims those who labelled others as partisan show signs of partisan coverage themselves towards CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu…

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Tribute to Slipknot’s Bassist Paul Gray

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Paul Dedrick Gray (April 8, 1972 ? May 24, 2010) was an American musician, best known as the bassist of the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Slipknot.

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