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as of 11 a.m. At least 10 dead in Sultanahmet, İstanbul explosion… Istanbul news roundup…

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Explosion in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet, casualties reported An explosion occurred on Jan. 12 in Istanbul’s touristic Sultanahmet neighborhood, reportedly causing injuries and deaths Explosion in Sultanahmet  Bianet :: English A blast took place in Sultanahmet Square of İstanbul. Explosion rocks square in central Istanbul  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Turkish media report several people killed and wounded by blast … Read more

In 2015 in Turkey, 500 journalists fired… 73 Miners Killed…

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Turkish Court of Accounts doesn’t reveal audit reports, raising concerns about transparency The Turkish Court of Auditors has not announced its annual audit reports publicly, reversing the practice of releasing detailed reports in the past, raising concerns about transparency in public spending 500 journalists fired, 70 others attacked in 2015: TGC Around 500 journalists were fired and … Read more

Waiting for snow- which might be a heavy one… İstanbul news roundup…

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Istanbul braces for snowfall ahead of New Year’s Eve Hurriyet Daily News The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) is bracing for a rapid drop in temperatures with the expectation of snow, as the municipality takes Christmas Mass continues in İstanbul, despite it all Today’s Zaman Earlier this week a Christmas tree that had been put up … Read more

Video: A Bosphorus trip back in 1928. Istanbul news roundup…

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1928 Yılında İstanbul Boğazında Bir Gezinti…   Third bridge over Bosphorus to open first half of 2016: Minister Transport Minister Binali Yıldırım has said the third bridge over Bosphorus will likely open in the first half of 2016, either in April or May Uber faces hurdles in Istanbul Uber, an app-based and on-demand car service company, has … Read more

Here is the list of journalists in Jail in Turkey (25 Dec 2015)

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Source: Bianet Adı Soyadı Çalıştığı Basın Kuruluşu Aldığı Ceza Adresi 1 Beritan Canözer JİNHA İddianamesi hazırlanmadı. Beritan Canözer Diyarbakır E Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi 5 Nisan Mah. Emek Cad. Diyarbakır E Tipi Kapalı Cik Bağlar/Diyarbakır 2 Zeki Karakuş Nisebim.com İddianamesi hazırlanmadı. Zeki Karakuş Mardin E Tipi Kapalı Cezaevi Evren Mh., 47100 Mardin Merkez/Mardin 3 Ali Konar … Read more

“Istanbul one of four anchor megacities of Europe… Top 10 street food in Istanbul… Istanbul news roundup..

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Istanbul one of four anchor megacities of Europe: Research Istanbul has been named one of the four anchor megacities of Europe along with London, Paris and Moscow in terms of its economic and real estate capacity and power, according to research by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Top 10 street food Istanbul has to offer  Mavi Boncuk Mavi … Read more

Journalist jailer, Book censorer Turkey ranks 72th in Human Development Index…

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CPJ: 199 Journalists in Prison, 14 From Turkey Bianet :: English According to a report of the Committee to Protect Journalists, 14 journalists out of 199 arrested journalists all over the world, are in prison in Turkey. Number of jailed journalists in Turkey ‘dramatically increases’ in 2015: CPJ report The number of journalists jailed in Turkey has … Read more

As war of words continue with Russia and now Iran, NATO warships seen in Sarayburnu, Bosphorus…

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While a Russian warship was passing through Bosphorus, a Russian soldier is allegedly holding a ground to air missile, thus provoking Turks says Milliyet. Today the same daily states that NATO ships are waiting in Bosphorus, this has become a Trending Topic in Twitter, I could not verify and could not get any news in English … Read more

Erdoğan says no apology while Russians detains 60 Business People from Turkey and attacks an allegedly Turkish aid convoy along other retaliatory moves…

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Tours frozen, flights canceled on Russian foreign minister’s call Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has recommended Russian citizens refrain from visiting Turkey, causing tour operators to freeze reservations, while flights to touristic Turkish provinces, particularly Antalya, have been canceled How Turkey confounded Putin’s favorite narratives  washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns by Anne Applebaum On Monday, two Turkish F-16s shot … Read more

Thanks God, there will not be a “meteorite tax”

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Finance minister says ‘no’ to meteorite tax in Turkey’s east After discussions both on traditional and social media, including a Twitter poll by the country’s finance minister and an official investigation, it has been decided villagers in the eastern province of Bingöl who found and sold meteorite pieces at inflated prices did not need to pay … Read more

Literati roundup: “Michel Foucault as an activist intellectual…”Foucault and the ‘current’ refugee crisis…

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Michel Foucault as an activist intellectual open Democracy News Analysis – by Engin Isin Foucault’s 1982 – 3 lectures presented his thoughts on the subject of parrhesia, or the truth-telling subject. He found himself confronting governments through speech acts in ways that we have yet to understand. Foucault portrait. Flickr/Thierry Ehrmann. Some rights reserved.Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was one of … Read more

“The (Turkish) State has arrived”. Scenes after the curfew in Silvan… An EFD Rights Watch….

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12-day curfew in Turkey’s Silvan ends, governor reveals death toll A 12-day curfew in the three neighborhoods of the Silvan town in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır was lifted, with soldiers withdrawin Hurriyet Daily News / Silvan: 2015 (Fotoğraf: Sebati Karakurt): VIDEO: Police fire tear gas, water cannon at HDP delegation in Turkey’s southeast … Read more

the 37the İstanbul Marathon to cross Bosphorus… Istanbul news roundup…

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Vodafone İstanbul runners cross the famous Bosporus Bridge during the 36th edition of the event in this Nov. 16, 2016 file photo.(Photo: Sunday’s Zaman) Vodafone İstanbul Marathon to cross Bosphorus for 37th time Today‘s Zaman Vodafone İstanbul runners cross the famous Bosporus Bridge during the 36th edition of the event in this Nov. 16, 2016 … Read more

Turkey’s Official accounts for #G-20 Summit #G20LiderlerZirvesi [and a roundup]

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Twitter: @G20Turkey2015 Instagram: instagram.com/G20Turkey Facebook: facebook.com/G20Turkey Security issues occupy centre-stage at G20 summit  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Estimated 30,000 security personnel deployed in Antalya to secure summit, which usually focuses on economic issues G20 and Turkey’s firsts  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Among other objectives, the aim of the summit is to pave the way for a … Read more

Turkey welcomes #G20 Summit with a police raid at Zaman daily…

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#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