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Istanbul to get a long weekend as design hub
ISTANBUL - The Design Weekend, organized for the first time in Istanbul, kicks off today. Although the promotion and advertising for the event have been weak, participants are excited to display their pieces. The festival includes architecture and design offices, restaurants, shops and markets.
Heart of Istanbul: Beyoğlu
ISTANBUL - From hunting lodges to five-star hotels, Beyoğlu has changed over the centuries into Istanbul’s most exciting district. While it reflects the modern face of the country, it is also home to many of old traditions that are kept alive despite the onslaught of modernization. One needs to get lost in Beyoğlu to truly learn the district
It’s going to be a ’coal-ed’ winter
ISTANBUL - Municipalities and governors’ offices line up to distribute free coal to the needy while many argue that this cannot be considered a good deed because the free coal is low quality and causes pollution that will carry a hefty health bill in the long run. While stove sellers are happy with the boost in business, most coal sellers say they are in dire straits
Getaway spots to make the most of long bayram
ISTANBUL - The long bayram holidays provide a great opportunity to catch up with the sometimes nearly forgotten jewels that exist in and around Turkey’s cities. Whether one is spending the holidays in Istanbul, Ankara, Adana or Antalya, there are plenty of nearby excursions to take. Here are some suggestion by Hürriyet travel writer Mehmet Yaşin
Clashes erupt at Ankara anti-AKP demonstration
ANKARA - Over 50,000 demonstrators in the capital over the weekend have protested the AKP policies handling the effects of the global financial crisis in Turkey. Clashes erupted when police begin using tear gas against some demonstrators who refused to be searched.
Sanliurfa's Viransehir site of protests last night
In the southeastern city of Sanliurfa yesterday last night, an estimated 500 people attended a meeting to protest the violence in Diyarbakir and throughout the southeastern region of Turkey. The group gathered in Viransehir's Cumhuriyet Square, where a PKK flag was unfurled, and slogans were shouted in support of imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. Viransehir's mayor, Emrullah Cin, called for calm, and during his speech, gunshots were fired into the air by demonstrators, injuring one policeman present at the protest.
Kadıköy mural brightens church wall and community
ISTANBUL - Last week foreign and local artists put their brushes together to give a church wall and its neighborhood a facelift. Where graffiti once adorned the 27-meter stretch, now a collage of Kadıköy monuments remind passersby to slow down and enjoy all Kadiköy has to offer
Obama in Ghana with little change
ACCRA, Chana - While Ghanaians await Barack Obama with a festive mood, the USpresident does not attribute a top priority to the impoverished continent in his foreign policy agenda, with no deep change from the policies of the Bush era. There has been no decisive shift in Africa policy of US, says an expert
Obama in Ghana with little change
ACCRA, Chana - While Ghanaians await Barack Obama with a festive mood, the USpresident does not attribute a top priority to the impoverished continent in his foreign policy agenda, with no deep change from the policies of the Bush era. There has been no decisive shift in Africa policy of US, says an expert
Kadıköy mural brightens church wall and community
ISTANBUL - Last week foreign and local artists put their brushes together to give a church wall and its neighborhood a facelift. Where graffiti once adorned the 27-meter stretch, now a collage of Kadıköy monuments remind passersby to slow down and enjoy all Kadiköy has to offer
The Southeast of Anatolia: a destination worthy of travel
ANKARA - The Southeast of Anatolia, where different faiths, languages and cultures have intermingled with each other over time, waits for tourists to discover. Diyarbakır is surrounded by high city walls of basalt. Visitors come across historical buildings while walking around narrow streets of Mardin. Giant statues on top of Mount Nemrut bring tourists to Adıyaman. Şanlıurfa, where Prophet Abraham was born, is one of the oldest cities in the world.
World renowned masters bring jazz winds to Istanbul
ISTANBUL - Kicking off last night with a performance by jazz pianist Kerem Görsev and singer Fatih Erkoç, the 16th International Istanbul Jazz Festival presents renowned jazz masters to music buffs in Istanbul until July 15. Traditional festival events such as a 'jazz boat' and street concerts will once again enliven the city, as they have in previous years.
Making photography a professional pursuit in life
ISTANBUL - Emre Dörter stayed on in Italy to get some real-life experience in photography after completing his master’s degree at the Accademia Italia before returning home. He says over time he has developed an affinity to shoot still-life pictures, as he does now. ’For everything, there has to be a separate preparation, structure, equipment, eye and approach. To find opportunities to work in different styles is very attractive, in spite of it being stressful for a careful professional,’ he says.
Iran rules out scrapping presidential vote as world alarm mounts
TEHRAN - Iran’s top election body on Tuesday ruled out cancelling the disputed presidential vote as the world voiced increasing alarm at the violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators posing the most serious challenge to the Islamic regime in 30 years.
T20 victory gives hope to Pakistan
KARACHI - Following a dismal two-yearperiod marred with terror, Pakistan finally finds a lifeline in the cricket field, as the World Twenty20 triumph gives hope to the country on its way to restore its image, and precious morale to its people. Fans celebrating in the streets mark the unusual state of joy in a nation cowed by deadly suicide attacks.
Art invades shop windows in resort
BODRUM -Empty shop windows are one of the constant reminders of the fickle fortunes suffered by those who start a business in a resort town. The idea of using them as display cases for artists is taken up by some of the volunteers assisting the financially troubled Turgutreis Municipality.
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Cruising on the highway between Ankara and Istanbul you can read all funny things written at the back of the lorries. As I was sick and tired of that debate about cleansing mines that are planted along Turkey's southeastern border, my spirits rose on the Istanbul highway when confronted by the lorry drivers' jargon. An example: