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Human Rights

Turkish Justice and Blasphemy: Why pianist Fazil Say was convicted – Die Zeit

By | April 29, 2013 at 12:30 am | No comments

Michael Thumann (Die Zeit) The decision on blasphemy which sounds like a verdict by a court in an Iranian city was taken by a 19th Magistrates’ Court in Istanbul. Most famous pianist in Turkey, Fazil Say was convicted on charges of blasphemy against Islam for ten months in prison and controlled freedom. Say tweeted a [...]

Minorities

Antioch – Conflicting Loyalties on the Doorstep of Civil War

By | January 11, 2013 at 9:20 am | No comments

It was a hot summer’s night of 2011, when I sat on a balcony with my family in my birthplace near the Syrian-Turkish border: Antakya, Hatay. My cousin’s relatives from Syria were visiting her. These guests were wealthy Christians that had a very modern air, as they sat comfortably in their light clothing, appropriate for [...]

Extra Luggage

Mysteries of Bali

Mysteries of Bali

By | April 15, 2013 at 2:08 am | No comments

We had had a tough year and needed to take a break from, well let’s say everything! I can’t think of a better place to go to than Bali when you need to get away, can you? Deciding better to avoid beaches full of surfers and pizza restaurants, we settled on Manggis which...

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An Abu Dhabi surprise

An Abu Dhabi surprise

By | December 22, 2012 at 6:15 pm | No comments

When my significant other told me to pack a suitcase yet again for a surprise trip, my mind started working faster then ever. After all how in the world I’m supposed to pack when I have not the faintest clue as to where we are going, what temperature I am supposed to pack for;...

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Greece

Working on a Greek beach

By | September 10, 2012 at 8:08 pm | No comments

Fréderike Geerdink was in a short holiday in Greece and wrote this article for yournalistinturkey.com They earn some €30 a day, Greek youngsters working in tourism during the summer. While their country is going through hard economic times, they are happy they found a summer job. ‘Without this work, I wouldn’t be able to go [...]

Turkey

KCK: Withdrawal of guerrillas from Turkey to begin on May 8

By | April 25, 2013 at 6:10 pm | No comments

(ANF) Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) Executive Council President Murat Karayılan has held a press conference on the withdrawal of Kurdish guerrillas out of Turkish borders. The press conference, which was attended by KCK Executive Council member Zeki Şengali and Kongra-Gel Executive Board member Hacer Zagros as well, was followed by a number of worldwide press [...]

Opinion

Dead spirits society

Dead spirits society

By | November 10, 2012 at 1:11 pm | No comments

Mediterranean and Middle Eastern people are proud of their hospitality. It has been said that strong family ties are the pillars of those societies. Especially in times of need the family size gets bigger as an act of solidarity. In Greece, since the economic crisis hit the...

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Renaissance is over, say hi to dark ages

Renaissance is over, say hi to dark ages

By | September 23, 2012 at 4:32 pm | 4 comments

The bright and shining age of cultural and scientific Renaissance has created the Internet. Resulted in a mass distribution of knowledge albeit questionable. And neared its own demise with the help of a virtual economy it created. Next we have chaos. In the nineties folks...

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