Istanbul: An enchanting combination of geography and color Loud, anarchic, quirky: My love affair with Istanbul CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — My love affair with Istanbul began at first sight. The urban romance blossomed moments after I arrived here for the first time ********* Moving Museum comes to Istanbul From August to October, London’s Moving Museum will host … Read more
ISIL ‘attacks Shiite mosque’ in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News Members of ISIL attacked a Shiite mosque in Istanbul last week, a human rights association has claimed in report Governor suggests sending Syrians in Istanbul to camps in southeast Hurriyet Daily News Governor Mutlu said that new measures were being considered to deal with the rising number of … Read more
AKP postpones parliamentary panel for corruption claims until after presidential elections Hurriyet Daily News The ruling party has once again postponed the parliamentary investigation panel to investigate corruption claims on four former ministers Turkey’s religious head warns against Sunni bias 2 Hurriyet Daily News The head of Turkey’s top religious body said Turkey should ‘stay out of sectarian … Read more
İhsanoğlu makes gentile gesture with symbolic donations to competitors Hurriyet Daily News Presidential candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu has made a gesture rarely seen in Turkish politics, donating a symbolic amount of money to the campaign bank accounts of his two rivals Hundreds march against Syrian refugees Hurriyet Daily News A crowd in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş marched … Read more
İstanbul expecting nearly 2 mln more visitors in 2014 Today‘s Zaman İstanbul, which hosted 9.87 million tourists in 2013, is expecting 11.6 million this year, according to the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index. Marriott banking on Istanbul’s charm to woo Gulf tourists Gulf Times The Marriott International in Istanbul, whose guests from the Gulf region account … Read more
Turkish PM Erdoğan’s rebuke convinces footballer to remove his tattoos Hurriyet Daily News A Turkish footballer has promised to remove his tattoos, following a rebuke by Prime Minister Erdoğan Turkish court dismisses demands to arrest suspect in Gezi Park protestor killing Hurriyet Daily News A Hatay court has dismissed all demands of the arrests for the main … Read more
VIDEO: Live broadcast from hall as ruling AKP announces Turkish PM as presidential candidate Hurriyet Daily News Live Doğan News Agency footage showing the Ankara Trade Chambers’ (ATO) Congresium. LIVE: Turkey’s ruling AKP presents presidential runner Hurriyet Daily News It is widely expected that PM Erdoğan will run for his party as he has consistently registered his … Read more
I feel like what happened in Istanbul Municipality election will happen at a national level. HDP offers a good candidate that does not have much chance. Most Kurdish HDP voters vote for AKP candidate, especially those consertivative citizens, most leftists vote for HDP and AKP wins. I personally like Mr. Demirtaş very much but I … Read more
10 urban heritage sites Istanbul lost in 2000s Rebul Pharmacy is the latest cultural asset that Istanbul has lost from its urban memory. Here are 10 other casualties of the city’s endless shopping mall boom Sculptors under age of 40 on terrace exhibitions across Istanbul Proje4L Contemporary Art Museum opens the summer with … Read more
Turkish gov’t submits bill to boost Kurdish peace bid, provide legal framework for PKK talks Hurriyet Daily News The much-awaited bill to boost the Kurdish resolution process also provides a legal framework to talks and immunity to those who are involved in the negotiations with the PKK Looks like a propaganda tool: Erdoğan would win Turkish presidency … Read more
******* In other İstanbul related news: The many layers of Istanbul Chicago Tribune I first visited Istanbul in the 1970s. Some of my most vivid memories of that trip are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold cherry juice and old men Istanbul’s largest panoramic photo unveiled Hurriyet Daily News … panoramic images from around … Read more
******************************* Footage reportedly shows Turkish consulate staff and Iraqi soldiers taken hostage by ISIL Hurriyet Daily News Ankara had expressed hope for the release of the 80 Turkish citizens taken hostage by ISIL Ankara ordered Turkish special forces in Mosul not to clash with ISIL: Report Hurriyet Daily News Ankara instructed the special forces protecting the … Read more
Anti-AKP coalition of Occupy Gezi seems to be crumbling down after recent riots and deaths in Lice, Diyarbakır. It is very hard to make intelligent arguments about the turning of events in Turkey’s Kurdistan and there are so many speculations about possible outcomes. For me, there is at least one single fact to mourn about. Unarmed protesters were killed by … Read more
Frequent police raids in search of “terrorists” and continuous police violence and protests in return make the neighborhood risky not only earhquake-wise but also social-wise…. By the “risk zone” concept, AKP led municipality can start urban renewal projects that will end up pushing existing residents away… and some will profit well… Istanbul?s Okmeydanı declared ?risk zone? … Read more
Experts to inspect Istanbul 3rd bridge construction Hurriyet Daily News The Istanbul Archaeology Museum has sent a team to inspect the route of Istanbul’sthird bridge after reports that contractors have failed to inform The world’s 5th largest city, Istanbul, is running out of water Daily Kos According to the latest statistics from the Istanbul water authority the level of the … Read more