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Fresh violence in Iran after warning
TEHRAN - Iranian police attack hundreds of protesters with tear gas and fire live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in Tehran. Fresh violence comes after the country’s most powerful security force threatens to crush any further protests over the disputed vote, warning a ’revolutionary’ response
İhsan Özkeş speaks about Atatürk, Alevis and minorities
ISTANBUL - İhsan Özkeş is not an unknown person. He sprang to national attention recently when he conducted the funeral service of the late Türkan Saylan who led the fight against leprosy in Turkey and provided tens of thousands of liras in scholarships for young students around the country.
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.
Turkish nationalism vs. Kurdish ’solution’
Can Turkey make peace with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which is defined as a terrorist organization by Ankara, Washington and Brussels? That very idea is heretical to many Turks, who believe that the only way to deal with the PKK is to kill its militants one by one. But that is an option that we have tried, and failed at.
Not-so-’normal’ May Day in Taksim Square
It was calm early Friday morning around Taksim Square, the central district of Istanbul second only to Sultanahmet as a place for tourists to stay. The television screens showed visitors trying to drag their suitcases and policemen in yellow, white and blue helmets keeping the street entrances under control.
St Paul Cultural Center welcomes expats in Antalya
ANTALYA - Saint Paul Cultural Center is a multi-faceted community center that serves both foreigners and Turkish residents living in the city. Besides offering religious services to all those who want to participate, the center also holds English conversation groups, which offer the chance to practice one's English with native speakers and has a library of 2.500 books. "Whether Catholic or Orthodox, everyone from all nationalities and backgrounds is welcome to our center," says one founder
Two films
I spent most of the weekend at the cinema halls, watching several films, from the Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Reader," to some good latest examples of Turkish cinema, such as "Güneşi Gördüm" (I saw the sun) and "Issız Adam" (The Lonesome Man) and the horrible "Recep İvedik II".
No escape from int’l court, domestic trial is solution
ANKARA - While remarks made by a Turkish actor over killing 10 Greek Cypriots, including a prisoner of war, during Turkey's 1974 military operation in Cyprus have drawn fierce reactions, its legal implications are yet to stretch beyond national boundaries.
Too fast for memory to hold
During the last three weeks or so the cold waves of the Ergenekon storm have been hitting our screens with formidable force blinding our visibility. And when new tsunami waves originate from a cold lake like that of Ontario, then our vision of what is really happening in Turkey becomes really blurred.
Investor takes own life
WASHINGTON - Thierry de la Villehuchet, the chief executive of Access International, is found dead in his New York office, in what a friend says was a suicide. Access International is among the funds that heavily invested in the fraudulent scheme of Bernard Madoff, who is currently under house arrest.
What excuse buster!
Our country may be led with democracy, but recent discussions have shown that an individual segment of this society is not democratic and only plays a game of democracy as long as it is in their interest and as long as you share their opinion, and transforms into its real position when confronted with opposite opinions. A society has been revealed that is intolerant and says "what I say is correct."