Low participation from Ankara at this year’s Davos There will be a limited participation from Ankara at the 47th World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 17-20, due to the ongoing debates over the constitutional amendment vote. Rutte and Schulz take the gloves off in front of Davos elite EurActiv.com by Jorge Valero reporting from Davos … Read more
Over 10,000 migrant children missing: Europol Over 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Jan. 31, fearing many have been whisked into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade EU calls on Turkey to let in refugees BBC News | Europe | World Editio Officials in the EU urge … Read more
How we fought bad ads in 2015 The Official Google Blog by Google Blogs When ads are good, they connect you to products or services you’re interested in and make it easier to get stuff you want. They also keep a lot of what you love about the web—like news sites or mobile apps—free. Tor is the … Read more
Nobel Prize in literature goes to journalist from Belarus EurActiv.com Svetlana Alexievich, a Belarussian journalist and dissident writer, won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday (8 October) “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”, the Swedish Academy announced. How the Crowd and Automation Are Shaping Journalism Social Media Today by … Read more
Berkman Center Launches New Internet Data Dashboard Berkman Center Newsfeed Subtitle Dashboard debuts at World Economic Forum meeting in Geneva Teaser The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is pleased to announce the launch of the Internet Monitor dashboard, a freely accessible tool that aims to improve information for policymakers, researchers, advocates, and … Read more
Turkish PM Davutoğlu decides to attend Davos six years after Erdoğan drama Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will attend the upcoming World Economic Forum summit in Davos Activists protest razing of 800-year-old cedar trees for Antalya marble quarry Environmental activists protested over the weekend against the felling of 800-year-old cedar trees for a marble quarry near … Read more
The Pirate Bay offline after police raid in Sweden Mashable! by Stan Schroeder BitTorrent indexing site The Pirate Bay has been offline since Tuesday morning after police in Sweden raided the site’s server room, seizing servers and other equipment. The Pirate Bay is offline after Swedish police allegedly seize servers You might have noticed that … Read more
Turkey denies claims on disclosure of Israeli spies, intelligence chief Turkish government officials were quick to deny claims reported by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius that Ankara blew the cover on a group of Israeli spies Washington Post columnist claims Turkey blew Israeli spies? cover Erdoğan disclosed information to Iranian intelligence about 10 Iranians … Read more
Turkey blows Israel’s cover for Iranian spy ring washingtonpost.com ? David Ignatius ? 10/16/13 ? The Turkish-Israeli relationship became so poisonous early last year that the Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is said to have disclosed to Iranian intelligence the identities of up to 10 Iranians who had been meeting EU … Read more
Instagram Spotlight: Istanbul Through The Lens Of Mustafa Seven (PHOTOS) Huffington Post This week we are featuring Mustafa Seven, a professional photographer whose raw photographs of different walks of life in Istanbul drive us wild. Scroll down for a slideshow. HP: Tell us about where are you from and what is your ‘day job’. … Read more