Tyranny of bureaucracy: Students under Sun, bureaucrats under shade… News from the social fabric…

113 killed in car crashes in Turkey during Eid al-Adha A total of 113 people were killed in car crashes across Turkey during the nine-day Eid al-Adha holiday as hundreds of thousands of citizens began to return amid intensifying traffic 1,500 refugees sent from Edirne to other Turkish cities Syrian refugees, who have waited over 10 days … Read more

3 early shorts from Peter Greenaway… and a cinema roundup

An Introduction to the Films of Peter Greenaway: Three Early Shorts from Open Culture by cjmarshall   Otisabi…Finally by M.A.M Having high hopes that it is possible to capture the atmosphere and humor of this fantastic comic series. Otisabi by Yilmaz Aslanturk [1]…Finally a TV series. Cannes 2012 | Fatih Akin’s Documentary ‘Der Mull im … Read more

a santralistanbul review and a usual Istanbul news roundup

Off the radar museum: SantralIstanbul Contrasting Istanbul through Fatih Akın?s films – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review from www.hurriyetdailynews.com Istanbul’s peerless palace Financial Times By Anthony Sattin I had just observed one of the time-honoured traditions of Istanbul, and surrendered to the temptation to buy too much in Istanbul’s Grand Istanbul’s best Turkish restaurants … Read more