This is the photo he tweeted while he was in Istanbul… This is where I am pic.twitter.com/THqHRgk4DB ? Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) July 31, 2013 ***************** Turkish PM Erdoğan favors ?city park? over ?Central Park? in Istanbul Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said a planned park to be built in the Zeytinburnu district of … Read more
Construction plans for Istanbul skyscrapers canceled www.worldbulletin.net Construction plans for Istanbul skyscrapers canceled. The building permit and construction plans of the skyscrapers in Zeytinburnu Kazlicesme, which Prime Minister Erdogan criticized for their negative impact on Istanbul’s historic landscape, have been an istanbul news roundup: Top Istanbul Street Foods As rapidly as Istanbul marches toward its … Read more
via Police sweep district in Istanbul, detain more than 70 by ISTANBUL – Daily News with wires Police have detained more than 70 people in Istanbul?s Zeytinburnu district, which has been the site of ethnic-fueled tension since last week. Ultra-nationalist crowd with sticks, Istanbul, Turkey. Image by Twitpic user @ferditurk Turkey: Ethnic Tension Rises … Read more
Last night, in social media networks, particularly in Twitter, there were rumors that 4, then 5 died in clashes between nationalists Turks and pro-BDP Kurds in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul. No one died or even wounded. The police forces kept on duty all night and prevented further damage…Since Sunday, Zeytinburnu, where a large sum of Kurds recently … Read more