Photos: Istanbul’s African sex workers… İstanbul news roundup…

In photos: Istanbul’s African sex workers Hürriyet photojournalist Murat Şaka spent a year in the notorious streets of Istanbul to document the life of African sex workers A Thrillingly Colorful Vision of Istanbul Huffington Post Yener Torun, 32, is an architect-turned-photographer who has lived in Istanbul since he was 14, and has now decided to show … Read more

Journalism agenda… Relief for Greste, Mourning for Goto… “Robots Writing Over 1,000 Stories Per Month for the Associated Press…

Relief, but ‘incredible angst’ for Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste Mashable! by Megan Specia Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste said he feels relief after his release from an Egyptian jail but is concerned for those still imprisoned Robots Writing Over 1,000 Stories Per Month for the Associated Press  Writerswrite.com’s Writer’s Blog Over 1,000 stories per month are … Read more

Turkey’s conservative regime bans Nymphomaniac (2013) of Lars Von Trier (?@LVon_Trier)

Nymphomaniac (2013) – IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt1937390/?  Rating: 7.7/10 – ?8,431 votes … Stellan Skarsgård, Stacy Martin, Shia LaBeouf. A self-diagnosed nymphomaniacrecounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating. Turkey bans ‘Nymphomaniac’ film for sex scenes Al-Arabiya? Turkey bans ‘Nymphomaniac’ for sex scenes AFP? Nymphomaniac Official Trailer on Vimeo Nymphomaniac (film) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphomaniac_(film)? … Read more

Here comes… “Iraq warns Turkey-KRG oil deal would harm ties

Iraq warns Turkey-KRG oil deal would harm ties ‘The Iraqi government informed the Turkish envoy in Baghdad of its strong opposition to signing the pipeline deal with KRG,’ PM Maliki‘s spokesman said Turkey, Iran to become backbone of regional stability: Davutoğlu ‘At a time where some try to instigate sectarian conflicts, the dialogue between Iran … Read more

Nobody seems to have believed Al Arabiya claims… A FP roundup…

Turkish pilots killed by Syrian intelligence, Al Arabiya claims from Hurriyet Daily News ?Two Turkish pilots were captured by the Syrian Air Force Intelligence after their jet was shot down in coordination with the Russian naval base in [the Syrian city of] Tartus,? according to a document…   The stalemate in Turkish-Israeli relations Jerusalem Post … Read more