It was calm early Friday morning around Taksim Square, the central district of Istanbul second only to Sultanahmet as a place for tourists to stay. The television screens showed visitors trying to drag their suitcases and policemen in yellow, white and blue helmets keeping the street entrances under control.
VHS ve Betamax video savaşlarını hatırlıyor musunuz? 1980’lerde iki Japon şirketini müthiş bir mücadeleye sokan, evlerinde film izlemek isteyen sinemaseverleri de şaşkına çeviren bu savaşın bir benzeri günümüzde yeniden yaşanıyor. O yıllarda Sony’nin Beta formatlı video oynatıcıları JVC’nin geliştirdiği VHS formatına karşı savaşı kaybetmişti.
All of the records from a Greek conference held by graduates from the Istanbul-based Zografayan High School have been reportedly stolen from the Taksim headquarters of the graduates' foundation. A hard disk that held all of the information in connection with the late June-early July conference held in Istanbul by the group was taken this week, according to the head of Greek foundation.