French cartoonist shares beautiful sketches that celebrate life in Paris Mashable! by Sam Haysom LONDON — In the wake of last Friday’s Paris attacks, a French cartoonist has been sketching scenes that celebrate life in France’s capital city. Resettling Syrian Refugees: An Alternative Slate Articles by Reihan Salam In the wake of the Paris attacks, a number … Read more
243 people disappeared on a ship in the Mediterranean; a new project from Medium aims to find them Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March 2014 set off a worldwide search for the missing plane. How could a flight carrying 239 people just go missing? The mystery … Read more
Russian convoy stokes Ukraine fears FT.com – World, Europe A convoy of 280 lorries said to be carrying aid and Russian troops could provoke conflict as it heads towards the Ukrainian border A country called Europe? Ideas on Europe by Jon Danzig The maps below look at Europe in a different way to usual cartography – they … Read more
, “UNESCO koruması altındaki muhteşem binaların bir kısmının restorasyon işlerini yeni bitirmişler. Restorasyonları yaparken ise burada yaşayan insanları geçici süreliğine yine hemen bu binaların yanına/arkasına yaptıkları geçici aprtmanlara yerleştirmişler, yerlerinden yurtlarından ayrı kalmasınlar diye, geçici olarak olsa bile…binaların restorasyonu bitince hepsini geri getirmişler.” Porto Sanırım Porto?ya gitmenin en kötü yanı oradan eve dönmenin çok zor … Read more
I have been following Turkey news since March 9 while looking at this view outside. I have been in an Eramus IP project in which 7 European universities cooperate with 70 students, 10 per each. Our study place is close to Cascais and instructors stay at the center of this beautiful town. It has been … Read more
I and another colleague of mine and 8 of our students are attending an Erasmus IP Project lectures in Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal. We will be the guest of IADE Lisboa. You would probably not recognize that I am not in Turkey as I will probably keep posting Turkey related stuff/ as I will probably not … Read more
Peace process will help Turkey?s accession process to the EU from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey?s bid to join the EU might have stalled, but the peace process and a new charter could help accession. Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (L) and his Portuguese counterpart Anibal Cavaco Silva listen to the national anthems during the welcome ceremony … Read more