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Consultant's Corner: A home of one’s own, Turkish style
For the first 1,277 days that I lived in Turkey, I lived on the second floor of the same building in which my in-laws lived four floors above. Generally, this was more problematic for everyone else than us. Well-meaning sympathizers would offer their condolences. But in fact, those first three and a half years were quite good. It was just our apartment we couldn’t tolerate.
Jewish temple now home to art
ISTANBUL - Istanbul is full of stories. The 18th-century Kamondo stairs in Beyoğlu, bekons people on an unknown journey. At the top of the historic stairs on the right is an old synagogue that hosted local Jews for over 60 years. It has now been converted into an art gallery, the Schneidertempel Art Center and is home to several caricatures and other works
Fethiye's mountaineers to the rescue!
FETHIYE - Members of the Fethiye branch of the Turkish Federation of Mountaineers show their skills and response time in case of an emergency, as they perform a drill at the local Tourism School and Industrial High School, in front of a big crowd of curious onlookers and local officials.
Are we a rabbit nation?
Electoral lists are hanging at the offices of the district muhtars (headmen). People are asked to check whether or not they are on the lists and if they are not on the lists make an appeal by the end of office hours today. That is, Turkey has officially entered the "election period" for the March 29 local polls. The last time Turks went to the election booths was July 22, 2007.
Strong earthquake rocks Izmir
A strong earthquake rocked the Western Aegean city of Izmir early on Friday morning leaving one person dead of a heart attack, 32 injured and schools were given a one-day holiday. The quake which struck at 12.10 pm measured 5.9 on the Richter scale and is the fourth within a week to hit the city sending large scale panic throughout the region.