No Makeup
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A gap in the binary narrative of Turkey
A visit to any top preparatory school in or around London is a good exercise in the sociology of elites. Inevitably, somewhere near the entrance, or adjacent to the headmaster’s office, there will be a signboard listing the names of each year’s cricket champions, or – if the school is small enough –the whole cricket team.
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.
Conditions are harder for women in the varoş
ISATNBUL - Most of the young women in varoş start working at an early age. While their income is vital for the livelihood of the family, they are subjected to strict rules in their daily lives. Some are not allowed to even wear makeup. But for some work also proves to be a door to a freer world.
Artist performing through his hands
ISTANBUL - Turkey’s Levent Beşkardeş is a well-known hearing and speaking impaired artist in Europe. Although best known for his theater art, he is an interdisciplinary artist in the international arena. He is successful as a poet, actor, director and pantomime artist.
More libertarian with presence of students
ESKİŞEHİR - Most of the 3,500 attendees who participated in a survey in Eskişehir by Anatolian University, or AÜ, believe that the presence of university students provides the city a more tolerant and libertarian mood and contributes to the city being a more modern place.
Anadolu Kültür-uniting east and west with culture
ISTANBUL - The purpose Anadolu Kültür, a non-profit organization, is to enable culture and arts to provide the medium by which eastern and western Turkey can meet. Anadolu Kültür Board Chairman Osman Kavala says sharing art and culture increases mutual understanding and sensitivity.
Angela Merkel: Erdogan is impressive, but I am still against him
The headquarters of media giant Axel Springer in Berlin have an interesting history to them. The building was built right where the wall which divided West from East Berlin used to stand. Because the owners of Axel Springer spent their lives defending the reunification of the two Germanys, the building will always carry great symbolism for them.