In a strange turn of events, failed coup attempt’s aftermath begins to affect our daily lives and plans. Turkey Bans Academics From Traveling this morning and I am one of the many victims. My academic trip to EASA 2016 conference would start tomorrow early morning and now after a bit of inquiries, it has become a certain … Read more
2013 Web Index Report Source: World Wide Web Foundation From Press Release: Key findings from the Web Index 2013 include: Targeted censorship of Web content by governments is widespread across the globe. Moderate to extensive blocking or filtering of politically sensitive content was reported in over 30 percent of Web Index countries during the Kim Dotcom … Read more
Istanbul voted European Best Destination for 2013 Travel Daily News International Istanbul took 1st place in European Best Destinations 2013, followed by Lisbon in 2nd place and Vienna in 3rd. Now in its fourth year, European Best Destination is an initiative of non-profit making European Consumers Choice which aims to promote Istanbul maritime by Acturca … Read more
Daha fazlası burada… Fatih Cantemir: Hasta ziyareti nedeniyle hafta sonu Ankara ziyaretimde tek gidebildiğim yer Kocatepe Cami oldu. Cumhuriyet dönemi boyunca, Osmanlı mimarisine daha özelde Mimar Sinan eserlerine en yakın kopya olarak bilinen Kocatepe Cami adından da anlaşılacağı üzere koca bir tepenin üzerinde, başkente hakim bir noktada konumlu olup Ankara’nın neredeyse her yerinden görünme özelliğine … Read more
more photos here….
I have arrived G.Antep yesterday for a talk on new media in Zirve University. Some of the photos from the talk can be found in my Storify story i just posted. Today I am free and hanging out in the city center with Anıl Sayan, who is our research assistant and my friend. Anıl is … Read more
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I had missed train journeys. I am about to finish a six-hour train journey… I did not have much time to write about my fast-paced travels… When I get back to Istanbul there is too much to write in fact… not about my travels but about Turkey’s political agenda… This route is car route not … Read more
Qype is a useful website to get information and reviews about Restaurants, bars, hotels, events, where to shop, where to eat, or cultural and art happenings in many major European cities (but increasingly available in other parts of global network such as Brazil. It basically depends on customer reviews. It is particularly strong in London … Read more
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istanbul 2010 agency launched a new promotion campaign yesterday.
RPM Radar, Ajans Ultra, Dentsu Brussels Group collaborated in the latest promotion campaign… Good and critical info here.
more about Istanbul follows:
I took these photos a few days ago when Istanbul was still under fog but spring like days continue and today is not an exception (for spring days but not for foggy days). My god, spring days bring such a pressure of unrealized potentialities and I better sit indoors and wait for the end of these beautiful days. Today is not different. Trying to have a super productive day at the office now while -still- I cannot help having some self-pity. I now start a new category: Istanbul news. A news round in chaotic bundle follows…