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We’re strengthening PKK by bothering DTP
You’re OK if you read my article yesterday. If not, I need to summarize. For, my article yesterday and today complement each other. Yesterday I wrote about the Turkish Armed Forces, or TSK’s, evaluation regarding the struggle with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
History behind the Christmas tree
ISTANBUL - The Christmas tree morphed into a New Year’s tree in Turkey. In fact an overwhelmingly large proportion of the population are Muslims and don’t celebrate Christmas. So it became a New Year’s tree instead. The New Year is widely accepted and celebrated in Turkey and is an official holiday.
Balance, inner peace found in horse riding
ISTANBUL - Abandoning what was poised to be a brilliant business career, Mahir Direnç is happy to change his way to spend his life in the wild with horses. Economist-turned-trainer has never regretted that decision, as he works at Göçmen’s Ranch Horse Riding Facilities in Istanbul. Direnç owes his inner peace and balance life to riding
’Bolt’ a familiar but sweet canine romp
LOS ANGELES - 'Bolt' is the first animated feature created and executed under longtime Pixar guru John Lasseter, but it lacks the complexity of story and depth of character you so often find in previous Pixar releases such as 'Toy Story,' 'Monsters Inc.,' 'The Incredibles' and this year's outstanding 'WALL-E'.
'Turkey should change bridge rhetoric'
ISTANBUL -Turkey is not a bridge and I think we should forget using this rhetoric. We should drop this rhetoric from Turkish foreign policy. We are a kind of melting pot, a hub, a political, cultural, strategic hub, whatever you would like to call it. A center where people can meet together, talk together, and where they can interact together.
'Turkey should change bridge rhetoric'
ISTANBUL -Turkey is not a bridge and I think we should forget using this rhetoric. We should drop this rhetoric from Turkish foreign policy. We are a kind of melting pot, a hub, a political, cultural, strategic hub, whatever you would like to call it. A center where people can meet together, talk together, and where they can interact together.
Young Turkish girl elected Belgian deputy
BRUSSELS - Mahinur Özdemir becomes the youngest member of Brussels regional parliament after being elected by preferential votes even though she was 21st on the ballot. She is the only parliamentarian who wears a headscarf. ’The headscarf is my choice,’ Özdemir says
Actress aims to build a bridge between Turkey and Chile
ISTANBUL - Chile is a long way from Turkey but exchange programs of various sorts can help bridge some of that geographical gap. One of those programs culminates in two prominent Chilean films, Machuca and B-Happy, which are showing at the Pera Museum. Starting with Pera was very useful and from there it will grow, according to young and attractive Chilean actress Manuela Martelli, who stars in one of the films.
LOCAL EXPATS CORNER: To all our mothers, near and far
Motherhood in Turkey began for me nearly three years ago, early in the morning in late October. In the history of motherhood, this is but a blip on a radar screen, but it connects me to a legion of mothers that have come before and will come after me.
Opera stages pushing young singers abroad
ISTANBUL -For some of Turkey’s young opera singers, a lack of jobs at home and higher standards abroad mean singing on foreign stages is both a professional dream and a necessity. ’Just going to class is not enough. To have a chance abroad, you must be well outfitted,’ they say
Doctor, children’s advocate and a suspect
ISTANBUL - Perhaps you wouldn’t have associated the woman talking with people below from her window of her wooden house in Arnavutköy with the Türkan Saylan known for her extensive work as a doctor and the leader of a number of philanthropic organizations such as the Leprosy Relief Association and Foundation, or CSDV, and the Association for Supporting Contemporary Life, or ÇYDD.
Helping hand for lost viewers of ’Lost’
ISTANBUL - Emrah Güler’s first book, ’Lost Başucu Kitabı,’ (The Lost Companion) is an analysis and guide to the TV series "Lost," examining the mysterious island and a number of unexpected events taking place there. It aims to serve as a guide, which helps connect the dots and put the pieces together while waiting for the upcoming finale
Neoconservative figures lash out at Obama tour
ISTANBUL - Well-known figures of the United States neo-conservative movement strongly attack President Obama’s tour and decry the ideas he put forth in his speeches during his visit to Europe, Turkey and Iraq. One of the critics define the tour as the "President’s Traveling Circus".
American artist brings nature to bear
ISTANBUL -Muralist Emily Sommers comes to Istanbul from Iowa to create and work alongside local artists. Her exhibition in Kadiköy in April will feature sculpture on canvas. Through community-based projects, she has traveled the world, leaving her signature on murals in five countries
Crisis an opportunity, say 2001 crisis victims
ISTANBUL - The crippling economic crisis that gripped the country in 2001 proved to be a blessing in disguise for some who were forced to change careers and went on to attain more suceess in their new professions than ever before. However, most did have to go through a tough adaptation period before feeling comfortable in their new skin