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Madonna was in Istanbul…

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Istanbul one of the shortlisted for 2020 Games

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Check out Erkan’s Pinterest board for Istanbul photos Tokyo, Madrid, Istanbul shortlisted for 2020 Games Fox News Quebec City, QC ? Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul have made the short list of cities bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday. Two applicant cities — Azerbaijan’s Baku and Qatar’s Doha — failed to … Read more

Today in Istanbul Emergency at Haliç (Golden Horn) Bridge…

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  Emergency at main Istanbul bridge Bu video Adobe Flash Player’ın son sürümünü gerektirmektedir.

Dünkü yağmurlu günden İstanbul manzaraları. Halil İbrahim İzgi derledi..

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the Guardian photo gallery of Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence…and in Istanbul roundup…

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Orhan Pamuk opens novel museum An eponymous museum created by Orhan Pamuk in the wake of the writer?s recent ?Museum of Innocence? opened its doors. Turkish Nobel Laureate Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence Parallels Book Voice of America … Turkish Nobel Laureate Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence Parallels Book Dorian Jones | Istanbul, Turkey Cataloging Turkey’s history … Read more

1 Mayıs 2012- Twitter’dan görüntüler…

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Fransız Kaldım: ?Görülmemiş Lüfer Akını?

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?Görülmemiş Lüfer Akını? Bu başlık, Yaşar Kemal?ın 29 Nisan 1952?de yazdığı bir yazı?ya ait*. Bugün aşırı avlanma ve bilinçsiz tüketim nedeniyle yok olma tehlikesi ile karşı karşıya kalan lüfer (http://www.kacsantim.org/), bundan tam 60 yıl önce İstanbul?luların yüzünü güldürüyordu. O zaman Yaşar Kemal 29 yaşındaydı ve ömründe ilk kez balık avına gidiyordu. Sonrasını kendisi anlatıyor: ?Haliçten, … Read more

Orhan Pamuk’s “the museum of innocence” to be opened…Istanbul news roundup…

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Masumiyet Müzesi, a museum founded by Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, features hundreds of objects and ephemera related to the characters and events Pamuk recounts in his novel. (PHOTO AA, UĞUR ASLANHAN) the museum of innocence official site     Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence coming to life on April 28 Sunday’s Zaman Masumiyet Müzesi, a museum … Read more

Rüzgar hızlı esince…Twitter derlemesi…

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Simge Sezer (@simgesezer): #istanbulgezileri3 Beyazıt ve Süleymaniye Camii’neydi

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French model again. Now for Istanbul’s urban transformation… Istanbul news roundup…

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İstanbul looks to Paris for key to successful urban transformation Today’s Zaman With the debate surrounding urban renewal in İstanbul becoming increasingly strained in light of a number of critical concerns, including preservation of the city’s historic skyline, the Taksim project — a controversial initiative to remodel Turkey’s Letter: Istanbul needs neighbourhood regeneration from World … Read more

It seems that Taksim Square will Become “Lifeless And Isolated In New Urban Plan” . Istanbul news roundup

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  Istanbul’s Main Square To Become Lifeless And Isolated In New Urban Plan … Green Prophet Streets become highways, trees make way for the mall in a new plan for Taksim Square in Istanbul. Today, Istanbul’s Taksim Square is a bustling hub of activity, with majestic Gezi Park providing some natural solace ? even when … Read more

Seçil Altınışık: vapur, martı ve istanbul [foto galeri]

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vapur, martı ve istanbul  

J.A. McCarroll: Grand Bizarre #7: Snowed In

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  Grand Bizarre #7:  Snowed In by J.A. McCarroll February 1: 9 52 A.M. According to wikipedia, Istanbul has been settled since at least 660 B.C.E.  Presumably, each year since then has had a winter, which should, in theory, have prepared the populace for snow. This doesn?t seem to be the case, as from my … Read more

Fransız Kaldım: Vapur vakti

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Vapur vakti by Fransız kaldım   Geçen gün dolmuş yolculuğu arkadaşlarımdan bahsetmiştim. Bugün sıra vapur yolcularında. Yalnız hemen uyarayim, romantik bir yazı olmayacak. Yani bu yazıda kitap okuyan ıssız adamlar, öpüşen çifler yada martılara ekmek atan çocuklar yok. Ben haftada 4-5 gün Beşiktaş iskelesinden karşıya yolculuk yapıyorum ve her defasında, kalkış-varış sırasında, enteresan davranışları gözlemliyorum. Gözlemlerimi beş başlık … Read more