EU wants to know if Facebook lied about Whatsapp EUobserver.com – Headline News Facebook said in 2014 that linking WhatsApp’s phone numbers with Facebook was not possible. In 2016, it became possible, and it happened. Idiocraski: the apocalyptic situation in Poland after a year of trumpism Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow It’s been a year … Read more
As Turkey keeps its own AKP-led political chaos, I could manage to be away for a few days to spend in Tokyo, Japan to attend a workshop described below. I arrived late in Tokyo, and went straight to hotel to finish up an article I am working on. I could not finish it before the … Read more
Gezi wasn?t a factor in Istanbul?s bid for 2020 Olympic Games, Mayor Topbaş says The Gezi Park events did not play a major part in Turkey?s unsuccessful bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş said Foundation plans an art museum in Dolapdere Underground tunnel in Istanbul?s Taksim Square opened to traffic The underground … Read more
Main opposition CHP team leaves for planned Egypt talks Two senior high-ranking opposition lawmakers departed to Egypt yesterday for a three day visit Turkish PM Erdoğan says Istanbul rejection as 2020 host was unfair The choice of Tokyo instead of Istanbul to host the 2020 Olympic Games was unfair Turkish government puts Olympic loss blame … Read more
İstanbul ve İstanbullular kazandı Dualar kâbul oldu, şehir ve şehirliler şimdilik bir nebze nefes aldı. Darısı başta Kanal olmak üzere diğer ?lüzumsuz projelerin? başına inşallah. Olimpiyat denince ortaya saçılıveren millî gururla başedebilmek kolay değil. Birkaç Donkişotun dışında Olimpiyat denince akan sular duruyor. Ne kimsenin ödenecek bedelden haberi var, ne de umurunda. Millî gurur böyle köreltici … Read more
Let the blames begin; Yeni Safak accues Reuters of sabotaging Olympic bid by …showing the news? http://t.co/MHFEzbIYFw via @yenisafak ? Andrew Finkel (@FinkelAndrew) September 8, 2013 A long list of possible construction work planned for Turkey’s bid can be found here. From NYT piece: For the International Olympic Committee, environmental concerns in Japan appeared … Read more
https://twitter.com/barry_stocker/status/376440369241546752 Istanbul reaches the final round in IOC’s 2020 Olympics host city vote Istanbul and Tokyo reach the second round of IOC’s voting for the host city of the 2020 Olympics. Madrid was eliminated Armenian community members in Argentina protest against Istanbul 2020 bid Members of the Armenian community in Argentina protested over the presence Istanbul’s bid … Read more
Olimpiyatlar İstanbul?un ocağını söndürecek Yarın, 2020 Olimpiyatları kararı açıklandığında İstanbul?un kalan son canının çıkıp çıkmayacağını öğreneceğiz. İstanbul beşince defa olimpiyatlara başvuruyor ve üçüncü defa aday gösteriliyor. Hükümet İstanbul?un adaylığını inşaat ve turizm yoluyla ekonomik getiri ve spora özendirme olarak pazarlasa da Olimpiyat organizasyonu herşeyden evvel itibar ve kibir demek. Erdoğan?ın Büyük Türkiyesinin taçlarından birisi. … Read more
Istanbul 2020 from Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul, Turkey?s unofficial capital, has failed in its four previous bids to host the Olympic Games Turkey PM tells Japan to withdraw 2020 Olympics bid from Yahoo news By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan jokingly asked his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to withdraw … Read more