Ahmet Misbah Demircan, Beyoğlu Mayor, blamed the victims as they were consuming alcohol during Ramadhan and they have broadcasted the attack: update: Radiohead Condemn ‘Violent Intolerance’ at Turkish Release Party rollingstone.com – Daniel Kreps – Jun 17, 6:39 PM Radiohead have issued a statement after A Moon Shaped Pool album release party in Istanbul, Turkey … Read more
l Visitors to Istanbul on rise The number of foreign tourists visiting Istanbul increased by 11 percent this year by joseph dana (@ibnezra)joseph dana joseph dana (@ibnezra) 8:05 AM on Dec 11, 2013: This vendor gets points for trying. Even on a snow day you can get a simit in Istanbul. http://t.co/nj1pNv2UdV (https://twitter.com/ibnezra/status/410651550068264960) ****************** … Read more
NSF/PRISM skandalı bağlamında dijital gözetim meseleleri ana konumuz olacak. Edward Snowden’ın konumunu da tartışacağız. Tartışmaya Marmara Üniversitesi Bilgisayar Müh. Bölümü / Alternatif Bilişim Derneği’nden Doç. Dr. Melih Kırlıdoğ gelecek. Ayrıca Ömer Atakoğlu ve Orkut Murat Yılmaz da katkıda bulunacak. Ömer Atakoğlu (Alternatif bilişim/ nemedya eşkurucu / aktivist) (twitter.com/omeratakoglu) ile Drupal yazılımı üzerinde de duracağız. Programın son bölümünde … Read more
According to Human Rights Association of Turkey 4 dead, 7,681 wounded, 70 arrested. via Gezi bilançosu: 4 ölü, 7 bin 681 yaralı, 70 tutuklama Facebook denies providing user data to Turkish authorities following government requests over protests Facebook today released a statement saying it has not handed over any user data to Turkish authorities despite government … Read more
and an Istanbul news roundup in the end… [View the story “Snow and Istanbul. 31 Jan 2011 ” on Storify] Istanbul on red alert as heavy snowfall arrives from Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul’s Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) has announced that it has increased its alert status to “red” as heavy snowfall fell in the city … Read more
Municipal and police officers again patrolled the area together Wednesday. DHA photo Tension still high over Istanbul table raids by ISTANBUL – Daily News with wires Tension remains high between municipality officers and business owners in Istanbul?s Beyoğlu district over the recent removal of outdoor tables and chairs at restaurants and cafes in the area. … Read more
photo source: milliyet an Istanbul news roundup: Earthquakes in Istanbul from Kozak Collection from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M Istanbul Directorate of Earthquake and Ground Analysis Istanbul’s first step was an earthquake master plan drawn up for the city and the federal government by Bogazici University professor Dr. Mustafa Erdik?s team and researchers at three other … Read more