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Friday, August 26, 2016

Istanbul’s Third Bosphorus Bridge- Construction over a year by the Sentinel-2A satellite… Istanbul news roundup…

Istanbul’s Third Bosphorus Bridge opens today! Construction over a year by the Sentinel-2A satelliteNon-Political (esa.int)

Third bridge over Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait opens

A third bridge over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul was opened on Aug. 26 with a ceremony attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and other top officials, including former President Abdullah Gül, former PM Ahmet Davutoğlu and Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman

Protests in Istanbul ahead of opening of third Bosphorus bridge

The National

ISTANBUL // A third bridge over Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait is set to open on Friday amid much controversy, with activists arguing that the crossing will …

Istanbul’s mega project Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge to open in large ceremony – Daily Sabah

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Erdogan to inaugurate Istanbul’s third Bosphorus bridge – Middle East Online

Don’t Do IT Like the Roads in Istanbul

DZone News

A recent trip to Istanbul got me thinking about enterprise IT architecture. Seriously! If you’ve ever been toIstanbul, you’ll know that it’s a fast-growing,

Istanbul’s Kabataş closes down as construction begins for ‘Seagull-shaped’ transfer center

The Kabataş ferry dock in central Istanbul shut down on Aug. 11 and will remain closed over the next two years

Istanbul New Airport Placed on short list for architectural award

Arabian Aerospace

In the category “Future Projects – Infrastructure,” Istanbul New Airport has made it through to the finals of this year’s World Architectural Festival (WAF)

Details About Colomina and Wigley’s 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial—”Are We Human?”—Revealed

ArchDaily

The 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial, which will officially open on the 22nd … Five primary venues—the Galata Greek Primary School, Studio-X Istanbul

BaBa ZuLa: Do Not Obey review – rousing set from Istanbul’s cultural crossroads

The Guardian

BaBa ZuLa: Do Not Obey review – rousing set from Istanbul’s cultural crossroads … A rousing, defiant set from the cultural crossroads of Istanbul.

Major Istanbul hub İstiklal Avenue faces spree of shop closures

Istanbul’s culture and tourism hub, İstiklal Avenue, has been experiencing scores of store closures, with owners citing financial hardships and lowering revenues stemming from larger problems which have impacted the popular street, including terror attacks and a series of protests

Cirque du Soleil comes to Istanbul

Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil will be in Istanbul once again for seven shows between Oct. 5 and 9

Ancient breakwater in Istanbul broken

The breakwater of the ancient Theodosius Harbor, which was discovered during the Marmaray excavations in Istanbul’s Yenikapı, has been broken into pieces

15 July Martrys’ Memorial wall in Istanbul

Anadolu Agency

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – AUGUST 08: People walk past 15 July Martrys’ Memorial wall at Istanbul Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey on August 08, 2016.

Major Istanbul hub İstiklal Avenue faces spree of shop closures

Hurriyet Daily News

Istanbul’s culture and tourism hub, İstiklal Avenue, has been experiencing scores of store closures, with owners citing financial hardships and falling

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Eurosphere agenda: “France burkini highest court suspends ban…

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France burkini highest court suspends ban

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

France’s highest administrative court suspends a ban on controversial full-body “burkini” swimsuits in a town on the Mediterranean coast.

The burkini as a mirror

open Democracy News Analysis – by Adam Seligman

Unless we are willing to live with the discomfort of what is different and challenging, we are inviting a world of needless incivilities and lack of understanding.

Demonstrators stage a beach party outside the French Embassy, in Knightsbridge, London, in protest at the French government’s decision to ban women from wearing burkinis. PAimages/Dominic Lipinski. All rights reserved.Last week, the mayor of Oye-Plage in France was so disturbed by seeing a woman in a burkini on the beach that he is planning to ban such a garb from the beaches of his own town. This reminded me of some of my own experiences in the past that may just be relevant to the current debates over the burkini in Cannes, Marseille and other beaches in France.

The ‘Burkini Battle’: France’s capitulation to extremism

open Democracy News Analysis – by Janine Rich

Reduced to symbols of national identity, women are caught in the center of a tug-of-war in which any amount of violence, of coercion and regulation of their bodies is justified in order to win the battle.

Chris Carlson/AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.Approximately two years ago in Turkey, there was an odd case in which AKP-allied Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc made a statement declaring that it was indecent for women to laugh in public or, presumably, in mixed company.

Ventotene – the symbolism of the Renzi-Hollande-Merkel summit

EurActiv.com by Monica Frassoni

The choice of Matteo Renzi to hold the meeting with President Hollande and Chancellor Merkel in Ventotene was highly significant, writes Monica Frassoni.

Italy earthquake: Aftershocks hamper rescue efforts

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Hundreds of aftershocks rock areas of central Italy devastated by an earthquake that left at least 250 people dead, hampering rescuers.

France ‘burkini ban’: Images of police on beach fuel debate

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Images of French police appearing to fine a woman on a beach in Nice fuel the debate over a controversial “burkini ban”.

Liberté, Egalité, Burkini?

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Social media debates what the burkini ban says about French values.

France’s ridiculous policing of women’s beachwear

washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns

Bans on burkinis go too far.

‘It’s about freedom’: Ban boosts burkini sales ‘by 200%’

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The Australian woman credited with creating the burkini says bans on the full-bodied Islamic swimsuit in France have boosted sales.

The Multifaceted ‘Burkini’ Debate

NYT > Turkey by By CELESTINE BOHLEN

Heated discussions over Islamic women’s wear are not limited to France. And the arguments – for and against – run the gamut of reasoning.

The real dangers of banning the burkini

Mashable! by Gianluca Mezzofiore

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A full-body wetsuit garment for Muslim women is at the centre of a controversy in France, and the debate is raising difficult questions about feminism, Islamophobia and the country’s values.

Confronting France’s Jihadis

Project Syndicate by Brigitte Granville

The official French response to repeated terrorist attacks in recent years continues to focus myopically on symbolic measures, embodied in a broadening sartorial crackdown on devout Muslim women. But France doesn’t need fewer burkinis; it needs more jobs and better domestic intelligence.

Sarkozy’s Campaign of Fear

Project Syndicate by Dominique Moisi

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s decision to seek the presidency again in 2017, and his emphasis on the supposed threat of Islam to national identity, should not be surprising. Fear is a powerful weapon, and Sarkozy, like Donald Trump, is eager to wield it.

Paris tourism hit by militant attacks, strikes and floods

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Attacks by Islamist militants, strikes and floods have caused a substantial drop in the number of tourists visiting Paris, officials say.

Muslim Frenchwoman ‘fined for veil on Cannes beach’

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

A Frenchwoman said she was fined for wearing a hair-covering veil on the beach in Cannes, after the mayor imposed a controversial ban on “burkinis”.

Brexit: Limiting the damage

EurActiv.com by Michael Leigh

Britain, Europe and, indeed, the United States have an interest in limiting the damage from a decade of tortuous Brexit negotiations that will probably be dominated by disruption and disinvestment, writes Michael Leigh.

Debate: Sarkozy to run for president again

euro|topics

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday officially announced his candidacy for the 2017 presidential elections with his book Tout pour la France (All for France). In November he will run in the primaries organised by the French right. Commentators warn of the dangers of voting a candidate with catchy slogans and a populist programme into the Elysée Palace.

Powerful earthquake strikes central Italy

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)

Quake magnitude 6.2 followed by long aftershocks that bring death and devastation to towns and villages.

‘Big Three’ leaders insist EU not finished after Brexit

EurActiv.com

The leaders of Italy, France and Germany insisted Monday (22 August) that Britain’s shock decision to quit the European Union would not kill the bloc. Merkel suggested she could be flexible over EU budget rules, as Rome grapples to kickstart its stalling economy.

Debate: 25 years of independence for the Baltic states

euro|topics

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania celebrated the 25th anniversary of their independence on the weekend. After the failed August Putsch of 1991 the Soviet Union recognised the sovereignty of these three states, which had already declared independence in 1990 following the Singing Revolution. Many columnists take the anniversary as an opportunity to take stock of the progress made since then.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

New photo from Facebook August 26, 2015 at 07:26PM

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Love from Turkey 3- Spongebob incarnates in an Istanbul castle restoration…

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Istanbul town sends 3-pg statement after criticism its restoration of 14th c. castle looks like Spongebob Squarepants http://pic.twitter.com/Qs0L4JSaNk

— Benjamin Harvey (@BenjaminHarvey) August 26, 2015

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New president appointed to Turkish communications board ahead of key 4.5G tender

Mr. Sayan, my high school classmate…

Ömer Fatih Sayan was appointed the head of the Information and Communications Technologies Authority (BTK) on Aug. 25, ahead of a key telecommunications tender on Aug. 26

The three most innovative Turkish women of 2015

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Technology Review magazine has included three Turkish women in its “35 Innovators Under 35” list this year. The list includes 35 inspiring inventors, entrepreneurs, visionaries, humanitarians and pioneers from around the world. Meet Duygu Kayaman, Gözde Durmuş and Canan Dağdeviren.

Adriana Lima ‘duped by Turkish nationalist’

The spokesman of Victoria’s Secret lingerie model has stated that she has “no affiliation to any political party in Turkey” and was tricked by a local man into making a nationalist hand gesture

Turkish bath becomes a museum

Turkish baths, one of the best known features of Gaziantep, and their culture will be featured in a new museum opening soon in the southeastern province.

Latif Demirci draws: Turkey’s Erdoğan meets Davutoğlu

Daily Hürriyet cartoonist Latif Demirci imagines the meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, as the former handed over the mandate to form an interim government

In sadder news:

Flood kills eight in Black Sea region: Minister

At least eight people were killed and one went missing due to floods and landslides in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Artvin on Aug. 24, Turkish Forestry Minister has announced.

Death toll rises to eight in flood-hit Black Sea province

A total of eight people were killed in the floods that affected the Black Sea province of Artvin on Aug. 24, with one child still remained missing

Turkish floods ‘kill at least eight’

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Turkish officials say that at least eight people have been killed by heavy flooding in the north-east of the country.

Flood kills seven in Black Sea region: Governor

At least seven people were killed and two went missing due to floods and landslides in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Artvin on Aug. 24, the governor has announced.

Deputy police chief released after six-day arrest over homicide in Istanbul

A deputy chief of police in Istanbul who was arrested early on Aug. 18 over the killing of a motorcycle rider in a road-rage incident has been released pending trial

Indeterminate curfew in effect in eastern town as PKK violence prevails

After three members of Turkey’s security forces were killed in the latest attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the country’s southeast, an indeterminate curfew went into effect starting from yesterday at noon in the Silvan district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır

Turkey cannot carry burden of coffins anymore, says HDP’s Demirtaş

Turkey can no longer carry the weight of the rising number of killings amid the spiral of violence taking its toll on all sides, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has said, urging both the president and the government to listen to calls for an imminent silencing of arms.

Turkey ranks sixth in Brookings’ financial inclusion study

The Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings has launched the 2015 Brookings Financial and Digital Inclusion Project (FDIP) Report and Scorecard, which evaluates access to and usage of affordable financial services across 21 countries. According to Brookings’ FDIP analysis, Turkey ranked sixth among the countries for its financial inclusion efforts