Istanbul Streets: I Hear Music AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Istanbul’s street vendors chant their last songs amid the city’s gentrification. Historical Galata Bridge on Golden Horn bids farewell to Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul’s old Galata Bridge, which connected two important centers of the city for eight decades before it was taken to a … Read more
Ankara voices ‘disappointment’ to Swedish envoy over age of consent tweet The Foreign Ministry has summoned Sweden’s chargé d’affaires in Turkey, upon a claim from Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom that Turkey had legalized sex with underage children Chemical castration of sex offenders in Turkey condemned by women’s groups World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch … Read more
#Turkish police raid #Zaman newspaper’s headquarters to see if Özgür Bugün’s printed there Turkish columnist faces probe for ‘insulting Erdoğan’ Two separate probes have been launched against Cengiz Çandar, Radikal news portal columnist, for his seven articles allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Infographics: One-third of ISIL suspects jailed in Turkey are foreigners One-third of all suspects … Read more
Turkey’s first Kurdish-language search engine goes online Turkey’s first search engine in the Kurdish language has gone online after five years of technical work, research and development Needs Map’ charts schoolchildren’s needs across Turkey A map charting the needs of school-aged children across Turkey has been created to bring together those in need and those who wish … Read more
Istanbul shopping stampede in VIP invite prompts social media storm Video footage showing the opening of the much-anticipated Balmain x H&M collaboration in Istanbul has created a social media storm, with VIP guests captured in a frenzy while trying to grab items from the collection Historical tomb in Hasankeyf to be moved for protection The 650-year-old Zeynel … Read more
Aerial Operation by TSK on Qandil Bianet :: English General Staff has announced it hit Qandil and its surrounding area Turkish magazine critical of Erdoğan confiscated, editors detained 2 An Istanbul court has ordered the confiscation of the latest issue of Nokta magazine on the grounds that it “incites crime” due its cover and headline showing President … Read more
İstanbul hosts world’s ‘poorest’ president Today’s Zaman Former President of Uruguay Jose Mujica smiles during a book signing event inİstanbul on Friday, Oct. 30. (Photo: Today’s Zaman, Mehmet Yaman). İstanbul hosts world’s ‘poorest’ president – Cihan News Agency An encyclopaedia of Istanbul gulfnews.com By Orhan Pamuk, translated by Ekin Oklap, Knopf, 624 pages, $29 … … Read more
News in Turkish here **************** Black Week Festival opens at Pera Palace Jumeriah Istanbul’s Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah is hosting the “Black Week” event in honor of the 125th anniversary of the birth of popular novelist Agatha Christie’s birth, featuring a week of crime fiction-themed events. President Erdogan: The Bully of Istanbul Algemeiner Almost everyone at … Read more
Shoppers in the Fatih distict of Istanbul, Turkey. Fatih is known as one of the most conservative districts in the city. Not your mother’s Islam: the stylish women of Istanbul British Journal of Photography At a fashion shoot for ALA Magazine, the first magazine in Turkey for conservative women. The shoot is at Bretz Home … Read more
Project for 10-meter-wide pedestrian lane begins in the Bosphorus The construction of a 10-meter wide public road project, which is set to include separate lanes for pedestrians, runners and cyclists, has begun on the Anatolian side of the Bosphorus. Istanbul’s Fatih Municipality seizes more authority in construction on historic peninsula Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul’s historic peninsula … Read more
Sultans’ dreams: The Ottomans’ unfulfilled Istanbul projects In the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire launched extensive modernization projects to transform Istanbul into a European metropolis. Many projects were left on paper, but what if the sultans’ dreams had come true? Istanbul’s Kristallnacht Turns 60 FrontPage Magazine On September 6-7, 1955, Istanbul’s Greek Christians underwent the “most … Read more
Istanbul: Turkey’s capital dislodges Paris as the No 1 tourist destination Economic Times ETPanache spoke to four avid travellers to find out why Istanbul makes the cut. I love the sight of the sunset on the Galata Bridge. High tea at The ISTANBUL’S ÜSKÜDAR Daily Sabah ISTANBUL ? On the Asian side is the … Read more
Saudi pays $190.7m for 469 Istanbul apartments gulfnews.com Manama: A Saudi businessman is paying $190.7 million (Dh700.27 million) for 469 apartments inIstanbul, a Turkish daily reported. The sale by Agaoglu Group, one of the highest flyers in the Turkish real estate industry, made up nearly 10 per cent of Beyond Istanbul: Turkey’s lesser known … Read more
?Turcopedia is an encyclopedia of interesting, surprising and entertaining popular culture inspired by Turkey.? Check out the blog here where you can find substantive info about Istanbul particularly… and an Istanbul news roundup here: Ecumenopolis’ displays dark side of İstanbul’s growth Sunday’s Zaman A German/Turkish documentary film, ?Ecumenopolis,? directed by İmre Azem, questions the future … Read more