İstanbul News: the Armenians of Istanbul… World biggest tulip carpet made debut (!)

World biggest tulip carpet made debut in Istanbul Cihan News Agency A campaign, which is targeting to make Turkish biggest city of Istanbul one of the favorite Tulip cities, had been put in place by the initiative of Istanbul Discreet but proud: the Armenians of Istanbul DAWN.com ISTANBUL: Yasmin Rostomyan makes no big outward show … Read more

“10 issues Turkish media are banned from reporting on” Dispatches from Turkey…

10 issues Turkish media are banned from reporting on Hurriyet Daily News The media ban on the corruption inquiry is a first for Parliament, but Turkey has seen 150 gag orders in four years. Here are 10 of them 650 New Child Abuse Cases in Turkey Every Month Bianet :: English A political note drafted by various … Read more

Photos of OTTOMAN ISTANBUL FROM THE 1900S.. Istanbul’s ‘gray’ transformation in past decade…

1889: A Visit to Constantinople  NYT > Turkey by By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE From the International Herald Tribune archives: The German emperor and empress visited Turkey in 1889. 40 PHOTOS OF OTTOMAN ISTANBUL FROM THE 1900S These rare pictures give an insight into life in Ottoman Istanbul more than a hundred years ago when the Ottoman … Read more