One-third of Turks are poor or needy: Ministry?s report Nearly one-third of Turkish people, 23.6 million, are poor or needy *********** Behind the facade of Turkey?s recent economic growth Numbers do not lie, but they do deceive. Turkey?s GDP has more than doubled in the last decade, the International Monetary Fund expects the Turkish economy … Read more
Turks no more smoke like Turk, report shows from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey has witnessed an above-average decrease in smoking… Spider-Man’s Prayer Rug and A Penguin’s Headscarf from The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya The Erdogan government’s education reform was controversial on many levels, which had drawn a lot of criticism, including the allegations that it … Read more
Deputy PM argues with opposition deputy over the word ‘vagina’ from Hurriyet Daily News Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has stirred controversy in the Turkish Parliament… Turkey’s PM Attacks Popular TV Show from Yahoo news Turkey is witnessing something of a battle royal. The country?s most popular soap television series, “Magnificent Century,” is about … Read more
Turkey’s Human Rights Record 2012 – Part I from Bianet :: English On the occasion of World Human Rights Day, Turkey’s two main human rights organizations released their annual torture reports, complaining that impunity on several torture cases encouraged the ongoing human tragedy in Turkey. Turkey’s Human Rights Record 2012 – Part II from Bianet … Read more
Muhteşem Yüzyıl isimli dizinin resmi web sitesindeki haber akışına baktığımda gözlerime inanamadım. Sitenin haber akışı kısmında ?15 Ocak 2011: 3. Bölüm fragmanı? başlıklı bir video vardı. Hâlbuki Milliyet?in web sitesinden (ki bu medya ortalamasını gösteren iyi bir örnek) ?Muhteşem Yüzyıl? anahtar kelimesiyle dizi üzerine ne kadar çok haber yazılmış çizilmiş diye baktığımda Ocak ayının başından … Read more