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'Yunan tatlısı' manşeti Türk ustaların sabrını taşırdı: Baklava bizimdir, peşini bırakın
Bu ara gündem Ukrayna ve Rusya arasında yaşanan gerilim, elektrik faturaları ve baklava üzerinden şekilleniyor. ‘Baklava ne alaka?’ demeyin çünkü bu bir haftada yazdığım ikinci baklava yazısı. İlki, bir TV programında eşi ile problem yaşadığını anlatan seyirciye, ‘Eşinize İhlas suresi okunmuş baklava yedirin’ tavsiyesi üzerineydi. Bugünkü tartışma ise İspanyolların da dediği gibi bir ‘El-Clasico.’ Baklava Türklerin mi yoksa Yunanlıların mı? Yunan gazetesi Greek City Times ‘Geleneksel Yunan Baklavası’ manşeti atınca bizim baklavacılar ayaklandı. Arşivin tozlu rafları açıldı.
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Magnum’a seçilen ilk Türk
Dünyanın en önemli fotoğraf kooperatifi sayılan Magnum Ajansı, 70 yıllık tarihinde ilk kez bir Türk fotoğrafçıyı bünyesine aldı: Emin Özmen. Dünya basın fotoğrafçılığı alanında son yıllarda aldığı ödüllerle ve yürüttüğü başarılı projelerle adından söz ettiren Emin Özmen, Suriye’de çektiği fotoğraflarla DEAŞ vahşetini dünyaya duyuran en önemli isim olmuştu.
#GazetehaberleriAbbas backs Greek stand on Cyprus issue
NICOSIA - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas voiced support to the Greek theses on Cyprus issue during his visit Greek Cyprus, local media reported. A day after Abbas’ remarks, Turkey’s Parliament Speaker Köksal Toptan said on Friday he wanted to believe Palestinian leaders’ comments stemmed from a misunderstanding.
177 films from around world to liven Mediterranean town in June
ISTANBUL - The Mediterranean town of Adana will be livened by the annual Golden Boll Film Festival from June 8-13. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the festival will bring 177 films from all around the world to the silver screen, and 12 Turkish films will compete for the festival's grand prize
Paranoia over a pittance of parcels
ANKARA - Though nationalist parties have long seen property sales to foreign nationals as a serious threat, a report released over the weekend shows that foreign-owned property constitutes just a fraction of Turkey’s total land. Non-natives have mostly taken up residence in Antalya, Aydın, Muğla and Istanbul, altogether avoiding some cities in southeast Turkey.
St Paul Cultural Center welcomes expats in Antalya
ANTALYA - Saint Paul Cultural Center is a multi-faceted community center that serves both foreigners and Turkish residents living in the city. Besides offering religious services to all those who want to participate, the center also holds English conversation groups, which offer the chance to practice one's English with native speakers and has a library of 2.500 books. "Whether Catholic or Orthodox, everyone from all nationalities and backgrounds is welcome to our center," says one founder
The failure of cannonballs and the father of canon law
This weekend, as Turkey prepares to host U.S. President Barack Obama, I find myself thinking about cannonballs and canon law. This is a moment when we should all be focused on U.S.-Turkish ties. I have been. And my mind consistently returns to these two subjects, which, I believe, can tell something about this critical relationship Ğ or, really, about the lack of it.
Author and film producer bringing eastern magic to life
ISTANBUL - Whether a novel or a documentary film, Handan Öztürk barely finishes one project before she is onto the next. In her fictional books and factual documentaries, her work often features female heroines who face the region’s Eastern and Western struggles.
Turkish Airlines starts direct flights to Kenya
Turkish Airlines (THY) launched direct flights to Kenya capital of Nairobi, making it the first international destination the airline company added to its flight network in 2009 and raising the international flight points to 110, company said on Friday.
Riots to derail reforms
ATHENS - Greece’s worst protests in decades, which followed the shooting of a teenager, are likely to disturb vital economic reforms. With the global crisis reaching Greece, few observers expect the riots immediately to topple the gov’t, but its survival beyond the next few months is uncertain.
Riots continue to hit Greek capital
ISTANBUL - Greek youths throw rocks and Molotov cocktails at riot police in Athens, who respond with stun grenades and tear gas. Despite seven straight days of unrest, Greece’s Conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis rebuffs mounting calls to resign and hold early elections.
