Turkey builds wall at Syrian border after deadly bombings ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is constructing 1.5-mile twin walls at a border crossing with Syria to increase security at the frontier following three deadly bombings this year.The concrete walls will be built on either side of the road leading from the Turkish side of the crossing … Read more
Ankara locals to protest against metro announcement calling for moral behavior Ankara residents have started a social media campaign against a ?moral warning? in the local metro system ************************************** Turkish ministry?s booklet promotes foreplay The Family and Social Policies Ministry has released a booklet under the title ?Marriage and Health? Turkish ministry?s booklet serves … Read more
‘Those who seek to preserve their dictatorship disrupted our peace’, Turkish PM says in Reyhanlı During his Reyhanlı visit, Turkish PM Erdoğan accused al-Assad of being involved in the bombings ***************** Bumps on Erdoğan?s road to presidency It seems 2014 will be a busy year not only for Turkish politicians but for Turkish voters as … Read more
Turkish Defense Ministry denies claims used army uniforms given to Syrian rebels Turkish Defense Ministry officials have denied a claim by the main opposition Republican. The Obama-Erdoğan meeting and economic conduct Finally, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?s meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. Peres sends condolences over Reyhanlı bombings as Netanyahu opts out: Report … Read more
EU Commission call to open new chapter from Hurriyet Daily News European Commissioner Stefan Füle called for the opening of the energy chapter in Turkey?s EU accession negotiations. Turkey?s reform steps praised by EU diplomat from Hurriyet Daily News The top European Union diplomat based in Turkey praises Ankara for its performance this year. … Read more
AŞTİ?NİN İÇİNE ETMEK via Ankara?nın özellikle doğuya açılan kapısıdır otobüs terminali AŞTİ. Adının yaptığı sempatik çağrışım daha sonra diğer illerde yapılan terminallere de örnek olmuş, Malatya?da MAŞTİ açılmıştır. Zenginimiz uçağa biner, gariban vatandaşımız 18 saat yol gitmeye devam. Havaalanını halkın kullanımına sunmak için(!) Havaş?a alternatif olarak getirilen belediye otobüsü de sorunu çözemedi. Uçak bileti hala … Read more
Anneme ?pavyona gideceğiz arkadaşlarla? dedim Derin bir suskunluktan sonra şöyle dedi: ?eskiden kızlar düşürülürdü pavyona, siz kendi ayağınızla mı gideceksiniz?? Devlet memurunun vakarına yakışmayan hal ve hareketler memuriyetten çıkarma sebebidir. Pavyona gitmek, bir eğlence mekanında dağıtmak ve birilerine yakalanmak bunlardan olabilir. Soruşturmanızı yapan muhakkik (ne komik kelimedir) masa arkadaşınız değilse tabii ki. Çünkü bu pavyon … Read more
Daha fazlası burada… Fatih Cantemir: Hasta ziyareti nedeniyle hafta sonu Ankara ziyaretimde tek gidebildiğim yer Kocatepe Cami oldu. Cumhuriyet dönemi boyunca, Osmanlı mimarisine daha özelde Mimar Sinan eserlerine en yakın kopya olarak bilinen Kocatepe Cami adından da anlaşılacağı üzere koca bir tepenin üzerinde, başkente hakim bir noktada konumlu olup Ankara’nın neredeyse her yerinden görünme özelliğine … Read more
in not a surprising irony any more, Mr. Çiçek is the very embodiment of status quo, and now he is in charge of the new constitution that will supposedly be more democratic… ?No interest in charter? from Hurriyet Daily News Parliament Speaker Cemil Çiçek continued his criticisms against civil society and institutions which have not … Read more
details to be given later. I am in the former Prime Ministry building in Ankara with a group of Turkish, American and Armenian journalists attending a meeting with Egemen Bağış, ‘current minister for EU Affairs and chief negotiator of Turkey in accession talks with the European Union’…. I have several times referred to journalism studies … Read more
This year; 14. Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival will be done between 5-12 May. And the topic will be ?Power?? The festival will be hosted in Ankara. Here is the schedule: 5-12 May – at Kızılırmak Cinema and Goethe Institut. 9-12 May – at Hacettepe, Ankara and Middle East Technical University. You can … Read more
I and my sister Nurdan arrived Ankara yesterday. Nurdan will attend an entrance exam to become a judge! There will be another one next month, chances are low but she will keep trying. She has been working for the exam since the beginning of summer. I just accompany her and do my own stuff while … Read more