Yesterday was international labor day, a day that celebrates the rights and achievements of workers around the world. In most places peaceful demonstrations are held during labor day. Yesterday here in Istanbul, it was a full out battle, with the police finishing way a head. There was teargas, fire houses, and beatings a plenty throughout [...]
Archive for the ‘Politics’ category
May 1st: Labor Day Protests in Istanbul
May 2nd, 2008
Interview With A Professor
April 5th, 2008
Over the weekend I stayed at a friend’s house (I will avoid using names because the issue may be sensitive) that I do not normally stay at. Realizing I had not asked my friend what his parents do, I asked. They are both professors at two of Turkey’s most prestigious universities. I was excited.
The town [...]
Economic Hiccups
March 22nd, 2008
The Turkish economy is actually quite good. The size of the unreported or black market economy makes Turkey reasonable stable. Despite the very volatile political situation that has been developing over the past year, the Turkish Lyra spent most of the fall being one of four currencies rising against the year. However, there are hiccups [...]
No more YouTube!
March 22nd, 2008
Check it out:
Turkish Government Bans YouTube!
No more YouTube!
In Turkey there is a law called article 301 which has made it illegal to insult ‘Turkishness’ since coming into effect in June of 2005. The article states:
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Article 301 states the following.[6]
A person who publicly denigrates Turkishness, the Republic or the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, shall be [...]
Turmoil in Turkey: Part II
November 2nd, 2007
Current Mood: AlarmedUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is visiting Turkey today. She will be attending a conference on Iraq between Iraq’s neighbors, to talk about security in Iraq and many other issues. Her appearance visit here is to hopefully keep Turkey from invading Northern Iraq, where a large Kurdish population is believed to be [...]
