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2014'ün en iyi yabancı albümleri
2014’te hangi albümler çıktı, bunlardan hangileri en çok dinlendi diye araştırma yaparken resmen başım döndü. O kadar çok yeni albüm ve uzun zamandır beklenip piyasaya çıkan albüm varmış ki, aralarından 25 tanesini seçmek gerçekten çok zor oldu. İlk 25 albümü sıralarken sene boyunca hazırladığım Karışık Kaset listeleri ve dünya listelerini göz önüne aldım.
A stately walk down main Gümüşsuyu road
ISTANBUL - On the hill down to the water is Gümüşsuyu and then Ayaspaşa, a community of very expensive apartment buildings that command a magnificent view of the Bosphorus and the Marmara. The boulevard passes Istanbul Technical University and then, there on the slope down to Dolmabahçe, is İnönü Stadium.
An int’l relation works best at sea
FETHİYE - Inspired by a book he read when he was a child, Alim Sür grew up dreaming about sailing around the world with his own boat. He is fulfilling his dream, and not alone, but with his wife, Hattaya. During the trip, they see parts of the world, which only makes them hungry for more
Festival invites stars, prisoners and the blind
ADANA - The Adana Golden Boll Film Festival continued with Honorary Awards ceremony Thursday night that recognized four notable names in Turkish cinema, director Ömer Lütfi Akad, actress Filiz Akın, actor Yusuf Sezgin and composer Cahit Berkay for their great contributions to film sector.
Turkish-Armenian deal on course, Clinton says
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says in a press conference that the process between Turkey and Armenia aiming to normalize their ties continues positively. Although there have been no concrete steps taken by either state since late April, Clinton says Washington strongly supports the process including a road map.
Entry exams place more strain on high schoolers
ANKARA - The university entrance exams have become tougher thus placing even more strain on already stressed students, many of whom view these exams as potential life-defining moments. A survey conducted by unions involved in the field of education reveals that most students are unhappy with the present examination system
Shining for 70 years...
ISTANBUL - A veteran of one of Nişantaşı’s main thoroughfares, Hasan Gelir has seen nearly 70 years of Istanbul’s best - and worst - stroll past his longtime shoeshine stand near a mosque. Nostalgic for a past he says was kinder and more generous, Gelir works every day, rain or shine, to eke out a living
Business leaders advise executives of the future
ANTALYA - Senior executives of Turkey’s leading corporations and financial institutions come together with MBAstudents, sharing their experiences in the business world. Kamil Gökhan Bozkurt of Türk Telekom emphasizes the importance of collective intelligence, while Galya Frayman Molinas says a ’segmented approach’ helped Coca-Cola to break sales records
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
Dynamic Gaziantep, gateway to the Mideast
A beacon of light in a region experiencing tough times, Gaziantep is the economic dynamo and the most developed commerce center in Southeast Anatolia, but its Justice and Development Party administration still must take precautions to keep the city, a model for other cities in the area, strong during the global economic crisis
200 films in store for int’l festival
ISTANBUL - With Istanbul’s cinemas filling as quickly as the city’s dams from the recent rain, the number of new films has not kept up with the appetites of hungry cinemagoers. That is likely to change, however, as 200 films will come to silver screens across the city in April as part of the 28th Istanbul International Film Festival.
The ’Bahsish’ culture
There are of course lots of ways to describe it. In some parts of Anatolia, as well as in Azerbaijan, for example, people use "Hörmet," which is "courtesy" in describing it, in some other parts people use "Hatır" or "respect." In modern Turkey, bribery has officially become "bahsish" or "tip."
Oppress working dads at your peril
Often women journalists and other professionals confess to keeping their children out of working, cocktail and boardroom conversations. Before I was an employee with a child, these women struck me as part of the problem. They seemed happy to contribute to the illusion of the unisex workplace free of messy children who might bring about worry, exhaustion and postpartum depression. Or family-friendly policies.
