Sculpture of Istanbul’s cat phenomenon ‘Tombili’ to be inaugurated on Oct 4 A sculpture created in memory of “Tombili,” the portly cat who became a social media phenomenon after being photographed posing on a sidewalk in Istanbul’s Ziverbey neighborhood, will be inaugurated on Oct. 4 on World Animal Day Tombili Returns to Its Neighborhood on World Animal … Read more
Three Istanbul streets make world’s top 10 for rent hikes in 2014 According to data in the annual real estate report of international real estate consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield, Istanbul’s İstiklal Avenue, Bağdat Avenue and Abdi İpekçi Avenue ranked in the top 10 streets for rent increases in the world. Istanbul’s new creative hub retains … Read more
Turkey’s media watchdog goes into racy details for kiss scene RTÜK has done it again, raising eyebrows this time by going into the ‘erotic’ details of a TV drama kiss scene WorldViews: Why Turkey’s military wants to ban ‘Game of Thrones’ Yahoo news New regulations for military schools in Turkey reportedly prohibit the screening of shows like … Read more
Kadıköy, Yeldeğirmeni via @stencilcity Lots of stuff in this piece in Turkish. ************** A Nomadic Museum Takes Up Temporary Residence in Istanbul NYT > Turkey by By JULIE BAUMGARDNER Following projects in Dubai and London, the newly founded Moving Museum sets up shop in the ancient Turkish city with a series of artist residencies. Erdogan’s Grand Construction Projects Are … Read more
İSTİKLÂL NEREDE YAŞAR? Geçtiğimiz günlerde Black Box İstanbul’da (BBI) gerçekleşen Pixies konserine gittim. Her şeyden önce, gerçekten kusursuza yakın bir konser deneyimi yaşadığımı belirtmek isterim. BBI gerek atmosfer, gerek mekân akustiği gerekse seyirciye sunduğu ferah alanıyla müzik severlerin yıllardır özlemini duyduğu bir performans mekânı haline gelmiş. Özellikle müzik severler yıllardan bu yana böyle bir mekânın … 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
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NSF/PRISM skandalı bağlamında dijital gözetim meseleleri ana konumuz olacak. Edward Snowden’ın konumunu da tartışacağız. Tartışmaya Marmara Üniversitesi Bilgisayar Müh. Bölümü / Alternatif Bilişim Derneği’nden Doç. Dr. Melih Kırlıdoğ gelecek. Ayrıca Ömer Atakoğlu ve Orkut Murat Yılmaz da katkıda bulunacak. Ömer Atakoğlu (Alternatif bilişim/ nemedya eşkurucu / aktivist) (twitter.com/omeratakoglu) ile Drupal yazılımı üzerinde de duracağız. Programın son bölümünde … Read more
Gezi operation in full force as forces raid over 100 locations Police forces launched raids at over 100 locations in Istanbul in accordance with the ongoing operations on Gezi supporters, including student dormitories, detaining at least 30 people. Gezi From The Field Having spent some time in the past few days talking with working-class people in … Read more
Solidarity with Lice march tonight in Kadıköy, İstanbul… via @pilkiz From Marginal March To Mass Movement How the Turkish government has fanned a simple protest by overreacting and then blaming scapegoats. RedHack launches cyber attack on Istanbul Special Provincial Administration The Turkish hacker group Redhack announced The fight for the square ?The fight … Read more
Court rejects arrest demand for officers in southeastern Turkey rape case The demand for the arrest of four sergeants accused of raping a minor in Bingöl was rejected Court orders demolition of park considered sacred in Tunceli, stirring outcry A park in an area considered sacred by the local Alevis in the eastern province … Read more
Police hold Taksim under siege, continue raid on 5th day of protests The Turkish police?s crackdown against Taksim Gezi Park protesters continued on June 1, as clashes broke out in Istanbul‘s symbolic Istiklal Avenue and the Beşiktaş district. Raw: Police, Demonstrators Clash in Turkey Turkish police have let off tear gas and pressurized water against groups of … Read more