Showing posts with label May 30. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May 30. Show all posts

Monday, May 30, 2016

Erdoğan’s theological interventions continue: “No Muslim family should engage in birth control…

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that no Muslim family should engage in a mentality which includes population planning or birth control, pledging to increase posterity
President Erdoğan at the TÜRGEV meeting has said, “Birth control they recommend, no Muslim family can be within this understanding”, and called women and girls as “mother candidates”.
Turkey’s parliament has put arguments and acrimony on the back burner for the moment in the quest to determine the identity of a mysterious “fashion critic” on Twitter who has begun evaluating honorable members’ choice of attire
Miners staging hunger strike at De-Ka and Balçınlar Mining in Kilimli district of Zonguldak province has come to an end. The workers are awaiting the meeting to be held on Tuesday.
A number of miners have ended their hunger strike after being persuaded by the provincial police chief in the Kilimli district of the Black Sea province of Zonguldak. The strike, which was in its 11th day, began after the miners did not receive their wages for four months

Turkey to UN: ‘I can slam you and love you at the same time’

For the first time in the 70-year history of the United Nations, it has convened the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, which took place on May 23 and 24. As the host country, Turkey has played an important role in the organization of the summit

Everything you need to know about the World Humanitarian Summit

Politicians will meet in Istanbul on 23-24 May to debate how to deal with global crises that have been exacerbated by war, climate change and natural disasters. EurActiv’s media partner, The Guardian, looks at the main questions surrounding the summit’s objectives and organisation
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday (24 May) warned the European Union that lawmakers would block legislation related to the landmark deal to stem the flow of refugees to Europe if Ankara was not granted its key demand of visa-free travel.

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Re-conquering Istanbul with residential housing projects, malls… Istanbul news roundup…

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Istanbul to mark Ottoman conquest of city with grand ceremony

Istanbul is set to mark the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul on its 563rd anniversary with a major event created by a grand team of 1,200, as expectations rise for the event, which is expected to attract 1 million spectators
Turkey has marked the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul on its 563rd anniversary with a grandiose ceremony including the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım

Istanbul’s Old Hans

One of Istanbul's old hans, still from video by Monique Jaques

Architectural and historical monuments of the Ottoman Era, the hans and caravansaray that freckle the old city have mostly been left to their own devices. Originally built as imposing weigh stations for incoming traders, today they are crumbling in places and patched up with duct tape in others.

Thousands of Muslims demand right to pray at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia

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A time-strapped guide for transit travellers in Turkey

Istanbul New Airport, set to be the largest airport in the world when fully completed, announced that the first of the airport’s four phases is due for
Istanbul’s music lovers will enjoy a two-day festival between May 28 and 29

Breath-taking sunsets: Spice up your life with a cruise toIstanbul

Istanbul is at the crossroads of the world, a mystical, magical city that actually straddles both Europe and Asia. The main city and its old town is in

How Istanbul’s New Bag Brands Are Banishing Fakes

THERE was a time when Turkey’s leather goods industry revolved around the production of counterfeits, while the real thing was made in Italy – but a

Istanbul hosts International Theatre Festival

Some of the finest theatre companies and dance groups from Turkey and around the world are gathered in Istanbul for the International Theatre

Borderless Hack Istanbul: Harnessing Creative Talent to Benefit Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Istanbul, with nearly 18 million inhabitants, is Turkey’s economic, cultural and media hub, not to mention one of the world’s largest cities. In recent
Istanbul has ranked eighth in the list of world cities hosting the most international business congresses in 2015, according to a new list published by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCI)

Horhor Dürüm Evi: Family (Kebab) Values

Horhor Dürüm Evi, photo by Paul Osterlund

We could devote a weekly column to the culinary treasures of Istanbul’s polyglot Aksaray district and probably never have to worry about running out of things to say. The area is jam-packed with places to eat, and while we’ve written about many of them, Aksaray just keeps on delivering.

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Saturday, May 30, 2015

New photo from Facebook May 30, 2015 at 06:15PM

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In the 2nd anniversary, a massive painting in tribute to Occupy Gezi launched in Karaköy, İstanbul

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Taksim Solidarity: We’re Everywhere on 2nd Anniversary of Gezi Park Resistance

2nd anniversary of Gezi Park Resistance will be commemorated on May 31 inGezi Park at 13 a.m. There will be meetings for Gezi in Beşiktaş and Kadıköy districts of İstanbul at 15 a.m

Right groups call to mark anniversary of Gezi demos

Taksim Solidarity, a collective organization of several rights groups and NGOs at the center of the Gezi Park protests of 2013, called for a march to the central Istanbul park on May 31, the date marking the second anniversary of the mass protests that sent shockwaves through the countr
Social scientist Prof. Dr. David Harvey attended the meeting of Taksim Solidarity: ”Gezi was a struggle to create an objective unalienated alternative in an alienated environment.”

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#KazliçeşmeDeHalayVAR vs. #YenikapıdaBuluşuyoruz TWO MASSIVE RALLIES in İstanbul today. HDP vs. Erdoğan #TurkeyElections

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A genuine crowd…

from the HDP Kazlıçeşme rally

HDP so far had a great grassroots campaigning and the only challanger of AKP hegemony. Now crowning this campaign with a massive rally in İstanbul.
AKP mobilized all state resources to challenge HDP rally with the pretext of celebrating the 562nd anniversary of Istanbul’s conquest… Supposedly non-Partisan President Erdoğan hand in hand with AKP leader Ahmet Davutoğlu…

AKP rally will start at 5:30 pm.

Two suspects have been detained after two members of Islamist and pro-Kurdish Free Cause Party (Hüda-Par) were killed on May 29 in Turkey’s southeastern Şırnak province, local officials have said.
4,709 square meter poster featuring Turkish president and PM enters Guinness Book of World Records as largest in history. It is on display in an Istanbul event today
Turkish PM Davutoğlu said he could not comment fully because of ‘state secrecy,’ but said Turkey provided the Syrian people and the Free Syrian Army with assistance, without specifying whether the aid was of a military nature.
A new academic study by the main opposition CHP argues that the authoritarianism of Turkey’s ruling party has gone beyond the political sphere to include all of society, including the cultural and economic spheres.
Leaders of the political parties that will run in the June 7 elections have geared up their elections campaigns with consecutive public rallies, as well as media interviews, in order to reach more people and garner more votes, with less than 10 days to go until polls
An Istanbul deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) announced his resignation May 29 over his recognition of the party’s “divisive” policies under the roof of the presidential system.

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