Rumeysa Kiger: İstanbul Pavilion at Shanghai Biennale highlights globalization, past and present

İstanbul Pavilion at Shanghai Biennale highlights globalization, past and present Pictured are screenshots from the video project ?Exquisite Corpses,? which features the work of 20 artists and is presented at the Bandung Pavilion at the Shanghai Biennale. A display of artwork related to İstanbul at China’s ninth Shanghai Biennale highlights the pervasive interconnections of globalization … Read more

NPR piece: Istanbul, A City Of Spies In Fact And Fiction… Istanbul news roundup…

Istanbul Patriarchate purchases world’s third oldest church from Hurriyet Daily News The world’s reputedly third oldest church, the Byzantine Başmelekler Church, or Taksiyarhon Church, was purchased by the Istanbul patriarchate . Istanbul at Night : Image of the Day The cultural, economic, and historic heart of Turkey glows in the night. Istanbul, A City Of … Read more

Istanbul World Chess Olympiad news roundup:

2012 Chess Olympiad Istanbul: Final round clashes – Chessbase 2012 Chess Olympiad Istanbul: Final round clashes 08.09.2012 ? Sunday is the big showdown, with the chess equivalent of blood and gore to be expected. Despite finishing 21st, Pinoy woodpushers still winners in Chess Olympiad Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines ? If there’s anything the Philippines achieved … Read more

Red Hot Chili Peppers was in Istanbul. A few photos. A few complaints

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2012 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul begins!

official site here. Istanbul Chess Olympiad 2012 – Chess.com CHESS OLYMPIAD ISTANBUL TURKEY 2012 – Travelshop Turkey Istanbul Chess Olympiad 2012 | Facebook Chess Olympiad Opens in Istanbul, Armenia among Favorites Armenian Weekly ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)?The opening ceremonies of the 40thWorld Chess Olympiad will be held today in Istanbul, in the presence of more than a thousand chess players representing … Read more

Istanbul in 1967. A BBC video and an Istanbul news roundup…

1967 Yılında İstanbul Renkli Çekim… (Renkli Çekim BBC): City mulling ‘metrobus-trains’ as solution to Istanbul’s traffic woes from Hurriyet Daily News The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is working on ways to alleviate the congestion on the city’s vital metrobus route.. Istanbul?s cultural sites most visited in Turkey by Turkish Digest Istanbul?s cultural sites most visited in … Read more

Nigar Hacizade storifies the rainy Istanbul instagram photos…

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Boston Globe piece on santralistanbul, “A new city to be built in Istanbul and an Istanbul news roundup…

Journey to Istanbul’s Santralistanbul Boston Globe Now it’s what one guidebook calls ?an astounding new art space.? Turkey, we learn, has transformed what was the electric power nerve center for Istanbul from 1911 to 1983 into a mega-size artistic play space, giving power-plant scope and scale for big     A new city to be … Read more

Istanbul news roundup. Istanbul tower block on fire without human casualties…

Istanbul Tower Block Ablaze Wall Street Journal A large fire ripped through a 42-storey tower block in a central Istanbul district, sending thick smoke billowing into the air and debris falling to the ground as fire crews fought the blaze. Fire crews extinguish blaze at Istanbul tower block Chicago Tribune ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A large … Read more

BITS Summer School attendants’ blogs for their Istanbul experience

Throughout July, I will be teaching the course, Social Media and Corporate Communication, for a group of students from BITS University, Germany. There is a summer school, hosted at Bilgi University by BITS and I am one of the lecturers.  There will be other blogs to be added to the list, check out Istanbul experiences … Read more

Istanbul struggles with hot weather but also traffic chaos due to incompetent officials…

Istanbul mayor on vacation as traffic chaos continues from Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş was photographed dancing a local dance in Artvin as traffic chaos in the city continues to give major headaches to commuters. Maintenance on Bosphorus Bridge to last even longer next year, minister says from Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul’s Bosphorus … Read more

“Taken 2” film trailer, like an Istanbul ad… Istanbul news roundup

“Taken 2 ” is Taken by Istanbul from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M TAKEN 2 – International Trailer (2012) [HD] Release Date: October 5, 2012 Genre: Action, Thriller Director: Olivier Megaton Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen Studio: 20th Century Fox Plot: Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA agent … Read more

Social Media Day in Istanbul: SOCIAL/IST 2012 Social Media Day @socialistsmday

Here is the link of the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/407568909261938/ To download press release: http://www.yaraticifikirlerenstitusu.com/socialist/basinbulteni-pressrelease.zip …………. SOCIAL/IST 2012 Social Media Day Triggered by the social media entries, democratic and accessible sphere which enable the individuals to produce content on an equal basis releasing freedom to think. Moreover, the equal representation of thoughts unites the individuals under the identity … Read more

Megadeth concert in Istanbul. A social media selection…

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the Guardians’s Cukurcuma top 10 guide, Istanbul at 79th spot in cost of living…an Istanbul news roundup

Top 10 guide to Çukurcuma, Istanbul The Guardian Istanbul’s antiques district, Çukurcuma, is now home to novelist Orhan Pamuk’s new Museum of Innocence ? explore its winding streets with Sarah Gilbert’s top     Istanbul ranks at 79th spot in cost of living Hurriyet Daily News (press release) Istanbul ranks 79 in terms of cost … Read more