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Sunday, December 20, 2015

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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Istanbul news roundup: “Not your mother’s Islam: the stylish women of Istanbul

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Shoppers in the Fatih distict of Istanbul, Turkey. Fatih is known as one of the most conservative districts in the city.

Not your mother’s Islam: the stylish women of Istanbul

British Journal of Photography

At a fashion shoot for ALA Magazine, the first magazine in Turkey for conservative women. The shoot is at Bretz Home in Kemerburgaz, Istanbul.

Istanbul Design Week begins

Hurriyet Daily News

Designers, design exhibitions and conferences on design have all come together under the same roof during Istanbul Design Week, which opened on

Istanbul’s lost island may come to light

Hurriyet Daily News

Istanbul’s lost island of Vordonisi has been recently photographed by six divers sent by the Maltepe Municipality. Its purpose: to draw attention to the .

Istanbul Saga: Orhan Pamuk’s “A Strangeness in My Mind”

CounterPunch

Let me note, also, that in 2003, the writer published a mostly autographical account of his life, growing up in the city: Istanbul: Memories and a City, .

Most famous landmark of Istanbul

TripAdvisor

Blue Mosque: Most famous landmark of Istanbul – See 17970 traveler reviews, 6960 candid photos, and great deals for Istanbul, Turkey,

Plight of refugees focus of cartoon exhibition in İstanbul

Today’s Zaman

The plight of refugees and displaced persons is highlighted in an international selection of cartoons on display at an İstanbul art gallery until the end of

Stanford suspends Istanbul Program due to security concerns

Stanford University News

Stanford has decided to postpone the Winter Quarter 2015-2016 session of theIstanbul Overseas Studies Program, citing a recent Turkey Travel ..

Artist gathers ‘moments lost in time’ in abandoned building inİstanbul

Today‘s Zaman

A timely exhibition on display at the İstanbul leg of Protocinema, an İstanbul– and New York-based arts organization, calls on its visitors to reflect on

VIDEO: Controversial Istanbul creek begins to flow black again

The water of a controversial creek on Istanbul’s Asian side, which had seen an improvement in quality following a recent cleaning project spurred by a local protest, has quickly returned to its original polluted state.

‘Crime and Punishment’ films to mark fifth year in İstanbul

Today‘s Zaman

İstanbul’s annual Crime and Punishment Film Festival will mark its fifth year from Oct. 15 to 22, presenting documentaries, shorts and feature films

Shakespeare the star of new season in İstanbul’s theaters — again

Today’s Zaman

William Shakespeare lives on at İstanbul’s theater stages this season with hotly anticipated productions by Moda Theater, the İstanbul Municipal

İstanbul welcomes international puppet companies for 18th festival

Today‘s Zaman

On Tuesday, İstanbul welcomed the 18th edition of its annual puppet festival, which is offering dozens of performances by an international selection of

PHOTO STORY] ‘Other Lives’ in İstanbul

Today’s Zaman

The İstanbul festival — which includes nearly 60 artists from the US, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, and, of course, Turkey — will be on

US cartoonist Kallaugher in Istanbul

Istanbul Bilgi University will today host Kevin (Kal) Kallaugher, the political cartoonist of The Economist and the daily newspaper The Baltimore Sun.

We can learn from a trip to Istanbul

Observer-Reporter

Istanbul in modern Turkey is a sight to behold. Fourteen million people in a swirling melting pot covering 3,000 years of Greek, Byzantine and Ottoman .

Erdoğan family foundation makes huge windfall on İstanbul land

Today‘s Zaman

In response to a parliamentary question submitted by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Finance ..

Construction plan on green area in western Istanbul sparks protests

The claim that the municipality of Istanbul’s coastal Büyükçekmece district plan to construct on 30,000-square-meter green area by the sea has drawn criticisms and protests from Büyükçekmece residents and rights groups, daily Hürriyet has reported.

A Must-See in Istanbul

TripAdvisor

Some scaffolding inside but the building is beautiful. A must-see for Istanbul. Near to other attractions. Make sure you go early – crowds can grow as

LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A Matter of Perspective

Lost Coast Outpost

A friend of ours, an English girl, was leaving the city after three years. The going away party was held at a bar in Nevizade Pasaj, one of the many

In Photos: Istanbul Boat Show opens with 200 boats worth a total of 250 million euros

The 35th International Istanbul Boat Show, Turkey’s first where vessels are being displayed on water, will run until Oct. 11 and showcase 200 boats worth a total of 250 million euros.

Dürümcü Mehmet’in Yeri: The Sharing Economy

Istanbul Eats by Winnie Yang

Istanbul’s Aksaray neighborhood harbors an unfortunate reputation derived from its seedy night clubs and heavy presence of illegal brothels, which turn profits from sex trafficking. But as the city continues to transform at dizzying speeds, Aksaray’s status as an underbelly has begun to be overshadowed by that of a diverse, exciting culinary destination.

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

By suspending elected mayors, Turkish state is killing Kurdish civilian politics softly…

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Mayor of Turkey’s Cizre suspended by ministry over terror charges

Turkey’s Interior Ministry has suspended the mayor of a southeastern town over inciting people to armed uprising and terror propaganda. A curfew which was implemented late Sept. 4 in the Cizre district of Şırnak would be removed as of 7:00 a.m. on Sept. 12.

Post-curfew photos tell story of nine-day clashes in Turkey’s Cizre

Residents of the Cizre district of southeastern Turkey’s Şırnak province, where a nine-day curfew ended as of 7:00 am on Sept 12, remained deprived of health and funeral services

Turkish PM vows refreshment of AKP at one-candidate congress

Turkish PM Davutoğlu pledges strong return to power in the Nov 1 with a soul-searching which would get guidance from founding principles of his AKP

One-candidate AKP congress opens with Erdoğan, Davutoğlu videos

For the first time since it has been found in 2001, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) holds a congress without attendance of its founding leader

Controversial Turkish deputy elected to AKP congress post

A controversial member of parliament has been elected to the bureau of the Sept 12 congress of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara

Davutoğlu sole candidate for AKP leadership at congress, Erdoğan pulls strings

PM Davutoğlu, the current leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), will emerge as the sole candidate for leadership at its Sept. 12 convention, with names running for the AKP’s highest decision-making body reflecting the clout of its founding leader, President Erdoğan

Opinion polls show a rise for AKP, they believe…

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu recently stated: “We are going up in the opinion polls … We are doing everything we can for our votes to increase and to achieve one-party rule.”

‘Ottoman Hearths’ accused in attacks targeting parties, media

With its logo resembling the symbol of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its devotion to President Erdoğan, a new youth organization stands accused of attacking political party headquarters and media buildings in Turkey

Youngster sentenced to 11 months in prison for ‘insulting Erdoğan’

A high school student has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for allegedly insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Central Anatolian province of Konya.

Prosecutor demands football fan group’s acquittal for coup charges

A prosecutor has demanded acquittal for 35 members of Beşiktaş football fan group çArşı for charges of plotting and organizing to topple the government during the 2013 Gezi Park protests, while asking for jail sentences for disobeying a law on meetings and demonstrations

A Teacher from Cizre Tells

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A primary school teacher from Cizre: “There is no armory here, civilians are killed. Youngsters in their twenties put up barricades to protect themselves. A nation totally antagonist is born.”

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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Announcement: blog on parenting and digital media …

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Before we finish the academic year, and parents begin the summer childcare/work juggle, we wanted to give you the latest updates from our blog on parenting and digital media. As our goal is to give parenting advocates, researchers and parents access to cutting-edge research, including from our current project on Parenting for a Digital Future, here’s a few things to mull on over the summer…(Click here to subscribe, if you haven’t already).

Since we last wrote, we have kept on top of breaking news and public debates in ON OUR MINDS. We’ve been asking what difference the ‘digital’ makes – it is a word on everyone’s lips but is rarely examined. We invited UK advocacy organisation the NSPCC to tell us about their work to convince social networking sites to try harder to keep kids safe, given that parents feel increasingly challenged by keeping up with the latest apps. A panel for parent bloggers led us to reflect on the benefits and dangers of‘sharenting’ and building a digital footprint for your children. Another guest post helped us to understand the current craze for watching ‘unboxing’ videos on YouTube.

In FROM OUR NOTES we draw on our current research with children, families and digital media in the UK and US. We explored the cycle of how the way that parents understand ‘the future’ impacts on how they parent in the present and how they parent in the present can have long-term implications. Our observations in the homes of families with very young children resulted in both UK-focused and European posts. And we added to our book reviews with Selwyn’s ‘distrusting educational technology’.

Continuing with our insights from AROUND THE WORLD, guest bloggers reflected on digital technology and today’s global children. The latest posts discuss the digital lives of urban youth in London, the challenges of parenting a disabled child in the US, the idea that ‘Facebook surveillance = parental love’ in Singapore, and Brazilian findings that kids are going online there far ahead of their parents.

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