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A little good news for Istanbul: “Municipality rejects permit for construction in Istanbul forest

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Municipality rejects permit for construction in Istanbul forest Hurriyet Daily News A local municipality has refused to grant permission for a construction project in Fatih Forest Police school in upmarket Istanbul area closed, rekindling fraud claims on land property A police school in Istanbul’s upmarket neighborhood of Etiler was closed by a Cabinet decision in a move … Read more

Urban transformation issues leads to the closure of Istanbul’s oldest bookstore…Istanbul news roundup…

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Oldest bookstore of Istanbul closes due to urban transformation issues The oldest bookstore in Istanbul?s Beyoğlu district, Librairie de Pera, has closed its doors due to the latest developments in urban transformation Court cancels execution of expropriation decision in Istanbul’s Fatih The Council of State has canceled the execution of an urgent expropriation decision for … Read more

“Hookah operation hit Istanbul cafes…Istanbul news roundup…

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Hookah operation hit Istanbul cafes A series of inspections over the weekend caused Istanbul cafes to put away their hookah (nargile) in line with recent regulation changes   Istanbul Biennal abandons plans for public exhibition Organizers of the upcoming 13th Istanbul Biennial have been forced by circumstances to abandon their plans to stage art exhibitions … Read more

Destruction of Istanbul?s Yedikule Gardens, Archeologists issue warning… Historical Armenian building in Istanbul rented despite the ongoing trial…Istanbul news roundup…

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Archeologists issue warning on destruction of Istanbul?s Yedikule Gardens The Istanbul branch of the Association of Archaeologists has warned that excavations within the historical Yedikule gardens are destroying the remains of Istanbul?s old town.   Beyoğlu shopkeepers? woes date back further than Gezi Park protests Buisiness owners say their problems date back to the ban … Read more

Halil İbrahim Yenigün’den “Milli Eğitim Reformu” notu:

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Bir süredir Milli Eğitim reformunun İstanbul Fatih’teki tezahürlerine ilişkin şeyler duyuyorum. Vefa civarındaki bir ilkokulu okul açılmadan hemen öncesi apar topar İmam hatip yapıyorlar, esnaf babalarla sabah okullarına gelen çocuklar dahil herkes ortada kalıyor; sağda solda okul bulmaya kalkışıyorlar; mağduriyetlerinden dolayı eylem yapıyorlar. Başka bir okulda öğretmenlik yapan bir başka arkadaşın okulu da aynı akıbete … Read more

Bu arada, Anonymous BTK’yı yokladı… Türkiye siberaleminden haberler…

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Anonymous BTK’yı hack’ledi! Siber aktivist grup Anonymous, Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu’nu (BTK) hacklediğini duyurdu.   Anonymous hacks Turkish satellite provider from Hurriyet Daily News Hackers leaked data such as user and administrative accounts, client listings and Sisteminin en ?sağlam? olduğunu iddia eden BTK hacklendi from Webrazzi by Ahmet Can Şit   Sisteminin en ?sağlam? … Read more

A sensible piece by LA Times on Fatih district

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Borzou Daragahi of LA times has written on one of my favorite districts in Istanbul, Fatih:
In old Istanbul quarter, Islamic and secular Turks grope toward coexistence
Los Angeles Times
But in Fatih, an ancient Istanbul district, the two cultural camps are side by side. They interact daily, sometimes uncomfortably

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