I saw a news piece in a pro-government newspaper: Orhan Pamuk’s quick eviction sparks outrage in Istanbul Residents of an apartment building in Istanbul, where Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk owns seven flats, are facing eviction as Pamuk initiated proceedings without waiting for a court decision. He obtained an eviction order from the local municipality despite … Read more
The Man Who Showed Us Istanbul NYT > Turkey by By ORHAN PAMUK Orhan Pamuk remembers his friend Ara Guler, the great photographer, who lovingly captured Istanbul and its people.
Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk censored in his homeland P24 News reports claiming that an interview with Turkish author and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk conducted for the Hürriyet daily was not published are Erdoğan v free speech: how does it feel to live in Turkey right now? The Guardian – Guardian readers – Feb 14, 3:54 … Read more
2016 prison census: 259 journalists jailed worldwide https://t.co/TeZjE8THPs via @pressfreedomYou guessed it. Turkey is the world leader. pic.twitter.com/p7sn8oQsKY — ilhan tanir (@WashingtonPoint) December 13, 2016 Turkey: Silencing the Media hrw.org – Dec 14, 9:01 PM (Istanbul) – Turkey’s government has all but silenced independent media in an effort to prevent scrutiny or criticism of its … Read more
Turkey: Press freedom is essential for democracy, set journalism free! labourstartcampaigns.net In partnership with the International Federation of Journalists, which represents 600,000 journalists in 179 unions in 140 countries. It fights for journalists’ rights and media freedom. Hundreds of journalists have been arrested, sacked and Turkey: State of emergency provisions violate human rights and… · … Read more
By William Armstrong The new academic year opened under dark clouds for many scholars in Turkey. The crackdown in the aftermath of July’s attempted military coup has worsened the sense of suffocation. The country now faces the real danger of a “brain drain” as many educated citizens look for a route out. Over 5,300 academics have … Read more
Arzu Geybulla took this photo at a bookstore: “Author of books in row 5,6,7 and 11,12 is currently behind bars in #Turkey “ ‘Ahmet Altan is one of Turkey’s most important writers, whose novels appear in translation and sell in the millions.’ Photograph: web Turkey has detained a prominent novelist. We unite to say this vendetta … Read more
Istanbul among Europe’s ‘Big Four’ megacities: report VideoNewsUs–14 hours ago ANKARA – Istanbul now sits firmly among Europe’s “Big Four” megacities alongside London, Moscow and Paris, according to an international . Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak: Istanbul, city of dreams and nightmares World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Elif Shafak As his Museum of Innocence comes to … Read more
IMBD | Best Top 40 Turkish Films Mavi Boncuk Mavi Boncuk | 1. Hababam Sınıfı (Ertem Eğilmez, 1975) IMDB: 9.5 2. Tosun Paşa (Kartal Tibet, 1976) IMDB: 9.1 3. Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı (Ertem Eğilmez, 1976) IMDB: 9.0 4. Süt Kardeşler (Ertem Eğilmez, 1976) IMDB: 9.0 5. Hababam Sınıfı Uyanıyor (Ertem Eğilmez, 1977) IMDB: 8.9 Orhan Pamuk’s … Read more
Istanbul braces for snowfall ahead of New Year’s Eve Hurriyet Daily News The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) is bracing for a rapid drop in temperatures with the expectation of snow, as the municipality takes Christmas Mass continues in İstanbul, despite it all Today’s Zaman Earlier this week a Christmas tree that had been put up … Read more
Istanbul one of four anchor megacities of Europe: Research Istanbul has been named one of the four anchor megacities of Europe along with London, Paris and Moscow in terms of its economic and real estate capacity and power, according to research by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Top 10 street food Istanbul has to offer Mavi Boncuk Mavi … Read more
Michel Foucault as an activist intellectual open Democracy News Analysis – by Engin Isin Foucault’s 1982 – 3 lectures presented his thoughts on the subject of parrhesia, or the truth-telling subject. He found himself confronting governments through speech acts in ways that we have yet to understand. Foucault portrait. Flickr/Thierry Ehrmann. Some rights reserved.Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was one of … Read more
A day out in Istanbul for disabled Syrian children A Turkish aid foundation organizes trips to Hagia Sophia and the Topkapı Palace for around 30 Syrian children aged between five and 12 Haydarpaşa Train Station, the romantic setting of Turkish movies This week marks the anniversary of the Haydarpaşa Train Station, which began its long and later … Read more
Istanbul shopping stampede in VIP invite prompts social media storm Video footage showing the opening of the much-anticipated Balmain x H&M collaboration in Istanbul has created a social media storm, with VIP guests captured in a frenzy while trying to grab items from the collection Historical tomb in Hasankeyf to be moved for protection The 650-year-old Zeynel … Read more
İstanbul hosts world’s ‘poorest’ president Today’s Zaman Former President of Uruguay Jose Mujica smiles during a book signing event inİstanbul on Friday, Oct. 30. (Photo: Today’s Zaman, Mehmet Yaman). İstanbul hosts world’s ‘poorest’ president – Cihan News Agency An encyclopaedia of Istanbul gulfnews.com By Orhan Pamuk, translated by Ekin Oklap, Knopf, 624 pages, $29 … … Read more