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Biri kreş kapısında diğeri hastane tuvaletinde bulunmuştu… Farklı zamanlarda aynı aile tarafından evlat edinilen kardeşler yıllar sonra ‘biyolojik kardeş’ çıktı!
Dennis ve Angela Laffin çifti, 2002 ve 2004 yıllarında iki çocuk evlat edindi. Çocukların ortak bir noktası vardı: Doğar doğmaz terk edilmişlerdi. Peki aynı aile tarafından evlat edinilen çocukların biyolojik kardeş olabileceği kimin aklına gelirdi ki? Doğrusu Laffin'ler dahil hiç kimse bu ihtimali akıllarından bile geçirmemişti. Ta ki çocuklar etnik kökenleri hakkında bilgi sahibi olabilmek için DNA testi yapana dek…
#Angela Laffin
Terk edilmiş üç kardeş, kayıp bir anne ve baba, 40 yıldır çözülemeyen bir gizem... 'Buraya kadarmış, onları asla bulamayacağız'
İspanya'nın en büyük tren istasyonlarından birinde terk edilen üç küçük çocuk ve 1983'ten bu yana aydınlatılamamış bir kayboluş. Birazdan okuyacaklarınız size kurgu gibi ya da bir film senaryosu gibi gelebilir ama değil...
#İspanya
Her detayı kan donduruyor... Ölen kardeşleriyle aynı evde bir yıl yaşamışlar!
ABD'nin Texas eyaletinde bir eve giden polisler üç çocuğu içeride tek başlarına buldu. Evde yapılan arama ise olayın dehşete düşüren detaylarını ortaya çıkardı. Her detayı kan donduran olayın üzerindeki sır perdesi aralanınca ortaya çıkan trajedi ise duyanı şoke etti...
#ABD
Son dakika: Vicdansızlığın böylesi... 21 günlük bebeği kutuya koyup nehre atmışlar!
Hindistan'da yaşanan inanılmaz anlar sosyal medyada paylaşılarak dünyaya yayıldı... Bir kutu içine konup Ganj Nehri'ne atılan bebeği görenler gözlerine inanamadı. Talihsiz bebeğin henüz 21 günlük olduğu açıklandı.
#Hindistan
Türkiye Film Komisyonu, sektörün dikkatini Kapadokya'ya çekmek için çalışıyor
Türkiye Film Komisyonu, tarihi ve kültürel zenginliklerinin yanı sıra ilginç coğrafi güzellikleriyle doğal film platosu konumundaki Kapadokya'ya, film şirketlerinin dikkatini çekebilmek için çalışma yürütüyor. Türkiye Film Komisyonu Başkanı ve yapımcı Sait Yardımcı ve ekibi, UNESCO Dünya Kültür Mirası Listesi'ndeki bölgede, Discovery Science Channel'da yayınlanacak belgesel film çekiyor.
#Türkiye Film Komisyonu
Dini hiç bilmem ama şiirim kişisel teojoji
‘How Abraham Abandoned Me -İbrahim’in Beni Terk Etmesi’ Bejan Matur’un İngilizceye çevrilen ikinci kitabı. Kitabın çevirisiniyse daha önce Nazım Hikmet ve Oktay Rifat’ı da İngilizceye çeviren türkolog Ruth Christie yaptı. Bejan Matur’la 2008’de yayımlanan ama dünya okuyucusuyla yeni buluşan şiir kitabını ve Zaman Gazetesi’ne vedasını konuştuk. Bütün yollar Kürt meselesine çıktı.06
US vice president starts visit to Iraq
BAGHDAD - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden held talks with Iraqi leaders on Friday focused on bridging the country's sectarian divide ahead of a complete American military pullout in 2011. He also met with Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. officer in Iraq, as well as Christopher Hill, Washington's ambassador to Baghdad.
Low budget, high quality at Golden Orange Film Fest
ISTANBUL - The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival will be held from Oct. 10 to 17. The officials criticize the festival’s high budget in previous years, saying this year there will be some changes to the festival and it will have a smaller budget but no concessions in quality
Iraq fails to award most oil contracts
DUBAI, LONDON - The first bidding round aimed at attracting foreign companies to develop Iraq’s oil fields ends in failure on Tuesday, as a service agreement for the Rumalia oil field won by a BP-led group becomes the only contract awarded. ’Iraq squeezed the margins too much,’ an analyst says.
Xstrata bid to spur rush for scarce opportunities
LONDON - Mining giant Xstrata’s offer to merge with Anglo American may spur consolidation in the sector, analysts say, adding that Brazil’s Vale and Aluminum Corp. of China may consider similar acquisitions. Xstrata and Anglo are seen as the last diversified mining groups that would allow an acquirer to compete with BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Vale.
Istanbul heritage at risk, says report
ISTANBUL - A report prepared by inspectors from UNESCO that is being debated currently by the body’s world cultural heritage committee states the government’s policies are putting Istanbul’s rich heritage at risk and the city is in danger of being removed from the list of heritage sites.
Alarahan caravanserai now a major attraction
ALANYA - Alarahan, a historic caravanserai in Alanya once left to its fate, now serves as a beautiful tourist attraction and a heritage center and has added value to Turkish tourism. Noted for its marvelous construction technique, this exceptional architectural masterpiece is also included in the World Tourism Organization’s World Heritage List.
Xstrata bid may revive other offers
LONDON - Mergers are back on the map for mining firms, whether Xstrata succeeds in merging with rival Anglo American or not. The $36.5 billion offer may spark consolidation among other mining firms as they compete for access to resources at a time of rising demand for commodities.
Fest’s 40 years of maturity blended with 16 years of pep
ADANA - Athough film screenings started Monday, the 16th Adana Golden Boll Film Festival unveils its red carpet Tuesday night for big names in Turkish and world cinema. ’Treeless Mountain,’ a South Korean film directed by So Yong Kim, was screened at the official opening ceremony. Kim was present with the two of the film’s leading actors. Pianist Kerem Görsev and jazz musician Elif Çağlar Muslu also performed at the ceremony.
Rio scraps China deal, to sell shares
MELBOURNE - China’s global ambitions to secure commodity supplies and guarantee its stellar growth is dealt a heavy deal, as Australia’s Rio Tinto Group rejects an investment from Aluminum Corp. of China. Debt-laden Rio Tinto will instead raise $21 billion from a share sale and an iron ore venture with rival BHPBilliton. Rio and BHPsharges both surge on news of the plan.
Wet drinks for dry people
As we sit in a bar in the heart of London, my friend complains to me that "all this theoretical work, my dear, is really futile. Look at the war Turkey had been pulled into with the Kurdistan workers’ Party, or PKK, since 1983, what good has academia done to prevent the death of innocent civilians or young soldiers?" Knowing he would not be convinced by any words anytime soon and partly agreeing with him, I took a sip from my prosecco and watched his pain over the struggles of the land he - at a distance - and I belonged to.
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Cruising on the highway between Ankara and Istanbul you can read all funny things written at the back of the lorries. As I was sick and tired of that debate about cleansing mines that are planted along Turkey's southeastern border, my spirits rose on the Istanbul highway when confronted by the lorry drivers' jargon. An example:
Rectors split on benefits of choice
ANKARA - Some college presidents say the transfer system employed by Sabancı University is unfair, while others deem efforts by the Higher Education Board to create a prototypical university detrimental. Sabancı University allows students to change courses after the first year
What Muslim world?
On June 4, U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver his long-anticipated international address to Muslims in Egypt. Pundits are already preparing to hail Obama's speech as a historic address to the "Muslim world." As well meaning as it sounds, the term "Muslim world" is a trap. The president should disown this term, which, in fact, depicts the divided world that Al Qaeda wants to create.
No turbulence at Gazipaşa
ALANYA, Antalya - Gazipaşa Airport starts to stage test flights finally, showing some positive signs after years of debates and questions hanging in the air. The beginning marks the area’s transition from a turbulent past to a clear future and gives hope to everyone, not only the residents of Gazipaşa, but also to every local of the Mediterranean area