Turkey day and night: music, arts, books, gastronomy, movies. An enjoyable account of social and everyday life and culture of Turkey, from music and arts festivals to gastronomy, archaeology and books.
Erdoğan attends İsmailaga Community leader’s funeral, Senior UK Ministers and İsraeli Prime Minister in Ankara, Policy interest rate stays the same, Council of State case over İstanbul Convention, Turkish public discuss on mini-documentary on sex workers… Here is what you need to know what is going on in Turkey Today: 1- Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu, the leader
Saudi Crown Prince’s Turkey visit, wildfire in Marmaris, social media operation of the police, journalists’ protest, Russia Turkey agree on safe corridor in the Black Sea, minimum wage to be increased, TURKSTAT’s inflation calculation debate… Here is what you need to know about Turkey Today: 1- Saudi crown prince visits Turkey. While the world discussed
Summer arrived with wildfires, Marmaris is under fire; Journalists continue to protest against draft law that would incriminate reporting and social media activities; İstanbul to host delegations from Russia, Ukraine, the UN for the grain export; Turkey ratified to extend troop deployment to Libya… Here is what you need to know what is going on
Journalists protest a draft law, a women’s murderer receives reduction to his conviction, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince to visit Turkey, Ankara insist on its veto of Finland and Sweden’s NATO bid, diplomacy for Ukraine and Russia grain export… Here is what Turkey is discussing today: 1-Journalists protest the draft law that will criminalize “disinformation” Turkey’s
Last week, two parrot species living in our country were in Turkey’s agenda. Reducing the population of the Green Parrot, whose population size increased, came to the fore. This species was among those written to be invasive. So, are these parrots really invasive for our country? To be honest, as an ornithologist as well as
Elections do change the fate of nations. Elections can have an effect upon the next generation’s tendencies to open up to the world. The biggest liability of the politicians therefore, is hidden in the electoral pledges for the young people. I have uttered these words for years and afterwards asked the same question: “Does politics
Abuse of a child in a Directorate of Religious Affairs’ Qur’an Course; a party’s vice-president receiving the Metropolitan Municipality tender; a cocaine trial related to a former president of a major association; investigation of a tender of a metropolitan municipality subsidiary; suspicious acquittal of a business person; claims related to presidential administration affairs; photograph of
A few days ago, I wrote about the danger that olive groves face. While the press was still covering the importance of the situation, we are now facing a different threat. Sensitive areas, i.e. protected areas and areas that are important for nature, reserved for scientific studies and are not allowed for construction, are opened
You may be wondering why on February 17 Turkish-speaking internet freaked out about a word that has no official translation in the English-Turkish dictionary: Geççek. That is because Turkey’s mega-pop music-star Tarkan released his latest hit with a 4-minute music video on February 17, which became an internet sensation because of its lyrics, as social