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Anthropology roundup: Nancy Scheper-Hughes on the Catholic Church…”Dialogs before Suicide…

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Nancy Scheper-Hughes shares reflections on the Catholic Church anthropologyworks by Culture In Global Affairs Republished with permission from Berkeley News Nancy Scheper-Hughes. Source: Berkeley News In her research, writing and teaching, medical anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes focuses especially on violence, suffering and premature death on the margins of the modern world. Best-known for her work on the … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “How much money is being spent on refugees?…

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Debate: How much money is being spent on refugees? euro|topics German Vice-Chancellor and SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel has called for a package of social measures that benefit the German population so it doesn’t feel it is receiving less than the refugees. Are migrants being given too much? Russia ‘weaponising Europe migration’  BBC News | Europe | World … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: “First video made entirely of emojis: Don’t Emoji and Drive…”Drones, IBM, and the Big Data of Death…

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First video made entirely of emojis: Don’t Emoji and Drive  Osocio Weblog by Marc van Gurp Emojis are very popular on our smartphones and it also inspires a lot of creative people around the world for a variety of purposes.   Drones, IBM, and the Big Data of Death The Intercept by Jon Schwarz LAST WEEKThe Intercept published a package of … Read more

Journalism agenda: “CNN and the NYT Are Deliberately Obscuring Who Perpetrated the Afghan Hospital Attack…

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CNN and the NYT Are Deliberately Obscuring Who Perpetrated the Afghan Hospital Attack The Intercept by Glenn Greenwald Much of the world spent the last 48 hours expressing revulsion at the U.S. airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. It was quite clear early on that the perpetrator of the attack was the U.S., and many … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: It looks like France wants to emulate NSA type surveillance…

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Edward Snowden joins Twitter and immediately throws shade at the NSA  The Next Web by Amanda Connolly Whistleblower Edward Snowden has officially come out of the shadows and joined Twitter using the handle @Snowden, which was verified within two hours of joining. Facing Sweeping Surveillance Bill, French Public Falls Between Alarm and Indifference  Global Voices Online by … Read more

Turkey having playing the ally card, Obama does not utter g-word…

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View originalFlag media Obama’s nuanced 1915 statement avoids ‘genocide’ Hurriyet Daily News Fulfilling expectations, U.S. President Obama has refrained from using the word ‘genocide’ in a statement to mark the 100th anniversary of the mass deportation of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, while praising two figures who used the term. The many faces of Anzac Day: how … Read more

Government’s full time apologist Mahçupyan loses his advisor post after calling 1915 a genocide…

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Maybe he will finally understand what does supporting AKP regime means… Turkish PM’s chief advisor calls 1915 a ‘genocide’   Etyen Mahçupyan has described the killings of Armenians in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Empire as a ‘genocide’ Turkey’s EU Minister disapproves of remarks by Mahçupyan over 1915 Mahçupyan’s description ‘was not appropriate for his … Read more

Now it is Pope’s turn: “Erdoğan warns Pope Francis not to repeat ‘mistake’ about Armenian claims…

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Erdoğan warns Pope Francis not to repeat ‘mistake’ about Armenian claims Turkish President Erdoğan has condemned Pope Francis, warning him to not repeat the ‘mistake’ of describing the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians as ‘genocide.’ European Parliament set to vote on ‘genocide’ claims The European Parliament is set to discuss and vote on a resolution April 15 … Read more

The Pope hits hard. The word Genocide.

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He was the first foreign notable to visit Erdoğan’s Palace and now He uttered the G. word 🙂 Pope’s remarks on Armenia issue irk Ankara Turkey has summoned the Vatican’s ambassador in Ankara over the Pope’s comments on the mass deportation of Armenians Turkey fury at Pope ‘genocide’ claim BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey … Read more

A few days ago Islamic scholar Gülen called for calm among supporters, President Erdoğan vowed to finish off ‘parallel structure’ and today…

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European Commission – Statement Joint statement on the police raids and arrests of media representatives in Turkey Brussels, 14 December 2014 Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, and Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, issued the following statement today: The police raids and arrests … Read more

Turkish economy grows at slowest pace in three years as “Turkish Deputy PM partially acknowledges nepotism in gov’t…

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Turkey’s Distressing Dance with Capital Flows Report (TEPAV) N° 201407, November 2014 The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey Fatih Özatay * In the aftermath of the 2001 crisis Turkey took important steps towards achieving macroeconomic and financial stability. Together with favorable international financial conditions, this helped to achieve a rather high per-capita GDP growth. The … Read more

İstanbul thru Drone footage. 9 videos and İstanbul news roundup…

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DRONE FOOTAGE: Police Clash at Taksim Gezi Park There is a selection of Drone footage here. Film days at Greek Consulate Istanbul With the collaboration of the Greek Film Center, the Greek Consulate in Istanbul is organizing a Contemporary Greek Cinema season at Sismanoglio Megaro until May 2015. The Beauty of Istanbul absir.net There are many beautiful … Read more

İstanbul Coffee Festival 25-28 December- İstanbul news roundup…

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http://www.yelp.com.tr/events/istanbul-istanbul-coffee-festival ******************************* From Constantinople to Istanbul: The Residences of the Venetian Bailo Maney Online Medieval Italian city-states with access to the sea, most notably the Venetian and Genoese, were in need of safe ‘stopovers’ that would allow their Arthur Miller’s ‘Crucible’ revived in İstanbul, 45 years on Today’s Zaman (press release) (blog) “Cadı Kazanı,” a … Read more

Turkey’s education council is a failure… ends up with Ottoman language classes polemic…

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Turkey’s education council ends, but debate lingers on The education council’s controversial decisions ‘enligthen education’s future,’ according to the education minister, despite harsh opposition criticism Ottoman language classes to be introduced ‘whatever they say,’ vows Erdoğan President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has waded into the heated debate over the possible inclusion of Ottoman language classes in the high … Read more

Erdoğan’s Palace. No ones knows how much it costed and how many rooms it has…

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Erdoğan today announced The Palace has 1150 rooms. Adding another number… Divulging cost of Ak Saray would hurt Turkey’s economy, housing administration says ‘If the reason for TOKİ’s refusal to announce the cost is that it will hurt the economy, this shows that there would be speculation on the stock exchange if [it] were announced,’ … Read more