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“Inside the Istanbul’s giant $12 billion [and human costly] airport – in pictures…
Inside Istanbul’s giant $12 billion airport – in pictures The National Billed as the world’s largest, construction continues around the clock on Turkey’s new $12 billion airport. The official opening of the... Read more
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A roundup of articles on #TurkeyCoup aftermath…
The immediate link below is produced by a fact-checking site. One should have a look. The third link is the Independent link that was widely criticized yesterday by not only... Read more
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After a promising Sunday- with rallies etc- Detention warrant issued for 42 journalists including Bülent Mumay and Nazlı Ilıcak #TurkeyCoup
A list of 42 journalists: Abdullah Abdulkadiroğlu, Abdullah Kılıç, Ahmet Dönmez, Ali Akkuş, Arda Akın, Nazlı Ilıcak, Bayram Kaya, Bilal Şahin, Bülent Ceyhan, Bülent Mumay, Bünyamin Köseli, Cemal Azmi Kalyoncu,... Read more
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Facetime, Whatsapp… Not much encryption in Turkey’s coup games
Erdoğan initially used Facetime in last night coup attempt to talk to media. Erdogan resorts to iPhone’s FaceTime after coup attempt Aljazeera.com–10 hours ago Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first... Read more
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Turkey’s way: “ISIL militant’s jail sentence reduced due to ‘good conduct’ in Turkey [and the militant fled to Syria…
ISIL militant’s jail sentence reduced due to ‘good conduct’ in Turkey The jail sentence of a militant from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Ahmet Güneş, has been... Read more
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Erdoğan in NATO Summit…
(Reuters/Kacper Pempel) Not too impressed with the air show… Olive branches and bombs: President Erdogan and Turkey’s precarious politics New Statesman Ergenekon Sungec, a young Turkish travel agent, finally... Read more
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“Significant Digits For The Istanbul Attacks
Significant Digits For The Istanbul Attacks FiveThirtyEight » Features by Walt Hickey You’re reading Significant Digits, a daily digest of the telling numbers tucked inside the news. Turkey Did Nothing About... Read more
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NYT asks: “Is Istanbul Safe? What Travelers Should Know… Istanbul news roundup…
Is Istanbul Safe? What Travelers Should Know. New York Times A suicide attack Tuesday night at Istanbul Ataturk Airport killed dozens of people and wounded more than 200. Here’s what... Read more
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Death toll rises to 43… #IstanbulAirportAttack
Death toll rises to 43 in Istanbul airport attack The death toll in a suspected Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport has risen to... Read more
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Looks like order of new Istanbul’s ugly ferries cancelled.. Istanbul news roundup…
Istanbul cancels order of six new ferries after widespread criticism Hurriyet Daily News The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has cancelled its order of six new ferries following widespread criticism of the ferries’... Read more
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If you still wanna come: Istanbul’s culture and arts calendar for September 2015…”Al-Istanbul: How Turkey’s largest city became a hub for Arab tourists….
GUIDE: Istanbul’s culture and arts calendar for September 2015 Istanbul offers a wide range of activities to serve Istanbulites with different tastes, from a cooking workshop to one focusing on the... Read more
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Architectural authorities claim “İstanbul isn’t More Ready for an Earthquake than 1999” İstanbul news roundup…
CHAMBER OF ARCHITECTS BRANCH CHAIRPERSON CEMAL GÖKÇE:: “İstanbul isn’t More Ready for an Earthquake than 1999” Bianet :: English Chamber of Architects İstanbul Branch Chairperson Cemal Gökçe, said İstanbul is still... Read more
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İstanbul traffic second-worst in world… İstanbul news roundup…
Company denies plans to build shopping complex in area neighboring Istanbul’s Emirgan Grove Allegations that a shopping complex and skyscrapers will be built on a plot of land neighboring Istanbul’s famous... Read more
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10 favorite Kebap places in İstanbul… Grand Bazaar haggling for survival… İstanbul news roundup…
İstanbul Ocakbaşı Rehberi ve Şişin Kebabın Akıl Uçuran 14 Adresi ListeList by Engin Özer Kurtuluş Adana Ocakbaşı Japanese art comes to Istanbul Japanese art of painting Sumi-e, which has a... Read more
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Favorite pizza places in İstanbul..!f İstanbul 2015’s eclectic program…
Çağla Gillis has listed 10 favorite pizza places in Istanbul: İstanbul’un Pizzacıları Arasında Favorimiz Olmuş 10 Adres [in Turkish ] 1. 400 Derece 3rd Istanbul airport to have world’s largest duty-free complex German... Read more
