Journal of Turkish Weekly

For the record, Film-makers withdraw from İstanbul Film Festival after a documentary #Bakur censored…

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Film-makers withdraw from Istanbul festival in censorship protest World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch in Istanbul Dozens of Turkish directors withdraw films after documentary Bakur is removed from programme   Censorship claims overshadow Istanbul FilmFestival Hurriyet Daily News The cancelation of the screening of a film on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) caused most … Read more

Istanbul Has Worst Traffic… İstanbul news roundup:

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Istanbul Has Worst Traffic; Los Angeles 10th Worst [REPORT] ValueWalk Istanbul, Turkey has the worst traffic in the worst traffic in the world. A drive that would take 30 mins in average driving conditions takes a solid hour … İstanbul top spot in traffic congestion index in 2014 – Today’s Zaman Istanbul revealed as the most … Read more

İstanbul’s islands…. Istanbul news roundup….

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In this post in Turkish there are good views of islands and places:  20 Maddeyle ‘Adalardan Bir Yar Gelir’ Bizlere: Prens Adaları ListeList by Nurten Bengi Aksoy Marmara’nın orta yerindeki takım adalar ************* Syria girls: CCTV shows UK teenagers at Istanbul bus station BBC News CCTV pictures have emerged showing three UK schoolgirls on the Turkish … Read more