Lady Gaga with headscarf in Istanbul… News roundup…

Lady Gaga wears Islamic headscarf for shopping incognito in Istanbul’s poshest district Hurriyet Daily News A day after performing her first concert in Turkey in front of a gigantic crowd, Lady Gaga was spotted walking and shopping in Nişantaşı wearing an Islamic headscarf and a long dress  [Pics] Lady Gaga ALMOST Takes An Epic Tumble OutsideIstanbul … Read more

EFD Seçim Günlüğü- “Hükümlüler artık oy kullanabilecek…

Adaylar   BİNALİ YILDIRIM, SEÇİM ÇALIŞMALARINI 3 OCAK’TA BAŞLATACAK Haber 3 AK Parti İzmir Büyükşehir Belediye Başkan adayı Binali Yıldırım, 3 Ocak Cuma günü İzmir’e gelerek seçim çalışmalarına başlayacağını söyledi. Yıldırım, seçim kampanyasında polemiğe girmeyeceğini belirterek, “Bizim kavgacı bir üslubumuz yok” dedi Mansur Yavaş’tan ilk seçim vaadi Sözcü Geçtiğimiz hafta adaylığı kesinleşen Yavaş, yeni yıla girerken Ankaralılar … Read more

The 21st Day in #OccupyTurkey. Protests more or less calming down while the gov’t threatens to bring troops…

Abbasağa Park, Beşiktaş, 17 June 2013. Citizens’ Forum. Police is ?Working on? Twitter, Interior Minister Says Reminding that 3 policemen were suspended within an investigation and announcing today?s general strikes as ?illegal?, Interior Minister Muammer Güler said they are working on social media. Turkish trade unions call for strike Workers urged to leave jobs on Monday afternoon … Read more

An ominous day in #OccupyTurkey More than 400 arrests, Appearance of Thugs in Istanbul….

I am glad that most of Occupiers decided to go back home in order to prevent provocations with these appearing thugs…. via @mkozturk Thugs With Clubs These were men who skipped AKPs peaceful celebration of its power. They were running through Asmalimescit with clubs in hand, shouting ?God is Greatest?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BSIwRoQbyw Here’s pro-AKP thugs: Here is … Read more

The 20th Day in #OccupyTurkey. After police invernetion at Gezi Park, many citizens are back in Street. More pressure, arrests, and threats continue…

Turkish police hitting an headscarved protester. 16 June 2013. Istanbul Police Terror! German TV ZDF 15.06.2013 English subtitles: Arrested protesters… Turkey: Erdoğan Evicts Protesters, Brings Reinforcements to Istanbul After a night of wide-ranging violence in Istanbul, a role reversal occurred: Turkish security forces occupied Taksim Square and anti-government protesters were left on the outside looking in. … Read more

Some Istanbulites did not like PSY’s Istanbul photo… Istanbul news roundup…

PSY shared the photo above while he was in Istanbul. Some did not like this “ugly” photo that represents Istanbul. Well but isn’t it one of the ways to represent Istanbul? Gangnam Style craze takes over Istanbul as PSY conquers a frenzied crowd from Hurriyet Daily News The South Korean YouTube sensation PSY gave a … Read more

and the story continues: J.A. McCarroll: GRAND, BIZARRE #6 Maxillofacial Surgery in Nişantaşı

GRAND, BIZARRE #6 Maxillofacial Surgery in Nişantaşı by J.A. McCarroll January 17: 10 30 A.M. I?ve yet to develop the skills to identify the many odd instruments that get played in Istanbul Metro stations. The one that is 10 meters from me in the extraordinarily yellow Osmanbey metro station is making a plaintive, plinking, noise, … Read more