BURRISS: Students in Turkey learn early how to distinguish truth from hype
By: LARRY BURRISS, Post Columnist
Published: May 18, 2014
For the last few days I’ve been in Istanbul talking with school officials, teachers and students about media education. The discussions have led to some interesting differences in what we call “media literacy” in American and Turkey.
In a third grade class I saw students preparing television news programs. Now, to be sure, the students were writing third-grade-level stories about their pets, their hobbies and what their families did last weekend.
More:BURRISS: Students in Turkey learn early how to distinguish truth from hype on The Murfreesboro Post
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Erdogan stands firm and looks toward elections | Europe | DW.DE | 18.05.2014
Erdogan stands firm and looks toward elections
Corruption allegations, Internet censorship, attacks on protestors: One year after the Gezi Park protests began, Erdogan and his party face massive criticism. But remains in firm control of Turkey.
More:Erdogan stands firm and looks toward elections | Europe | DW.DE | 18.05.2014
Corruption allegations, Internet censorship, attacks on protestors: One year after the Gezi Park protests began, Erdogan and his party face massive criticism. But remains in firm control of Turkey.
More:Erdogan stands firm and looks toward elections | Europe | DW.DE | 18.05.2014
Pap smear: Cervical screening remains taboo in Turkey - HEALTH
Pap smear: Cervical screening remains taboo in Turkey
Selina Bieber
A common sentence uttered between females in their conversations on health, daily life and the “musts” which a woman must tick off to remain in full heath… In Australia, ads initiated by the Ministry of Health or local governments reminding women to have a pap smear can be seen on the back of public toilet doors in a bid to increase the level of awareness of the importance of these check-ups because they are key in preventing the escalation of cervical cancer and preventable deaths at the hands of the disease. The answer to this question is usually “No I haven’t, but I know I must.”
More:Pap smear: Cervical screening remains taboo in Turkey - HEALTH
Selina Bieber
A common sentence uttered between females in their conversations on health, daily life and the “musts” which a woman must tick off to remain in full heath… In Australia, ads initiated by the Ministry of Health or local governments reminding women to have a pap smear can be seen on the back of public toilet doors in a bid to increase the level of awareness of the importance of these check-ups because they are key in preventing the escalation of cervical cancer and preventable deaths at the hands of the disease. The answer to this question is usually “No I haven’t, but I know I must.”
More:Pap smear: Cervical screening remains taboo in Turkey - HEALTH
Killer coal finally falls out of fashion - Telegraph
Killer coal finally falls out of fashion
By Geoffrey Lean
8:50PM BST 16 May 2014
"These things happen. This is what happens in coalmining. There is no such thing as accident-free work.”
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s reaction to his country’s worst industrial disaster, which has killed some 300 miners in Soma, north of Izmir, seems the height of heartlessness. And it’s consistent: he shrugged off a – smaller – fatal accident four years ago with the comment that mining “has dying in its destiny”.
More:Killer coal finally falls out of fashion - Telegraph
By Geoffrey Lean
8:50PM BST 16 May 2014
"These things happen. This is what happens in coalmining. There is no such thing as accident-free work.”
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s reaction to his country’s worst industrial disaster, which has killed some 300 miners in Soma, north of Izmir, seems the height of heartlessness. And it’s consistent: he shrugged off a – smaller – fatal accident four years ago with the comment that mining “has dying in its destiny”.
More:Killer coal finally falls out of fashion - Telegraph
Turkish mine rescue operation shuttering as death toll hits 301 - chicagotribune.com
Turkish mine rescue operation shuttering as death toll hits 301
10:11 a.m. CDT, May 17, 2014
SOMA, Turkey—
Rescue workers began winding up their operations on Saturday after finding the bodies of two more miners, believed to be the last remaining in the mine, bringing the death toll in Turkey's worst industrial disaster to 301, the energy minister said.
More:Turkish mine rescue operation shuttering as death toll hits 301 - chicagotribune.com
10:11 a.m. CDT, May 17, 2014
SOMA, Turkey—
Rescue workers began winding up their operations on Saturday after finding the bodies of two more miners, believed to be the last remaining in the mine, bringing the death toll in Turkey's worst industrial disaster to 301, the energy minister said.
More:Turkish mine rescue operation shuttering as death toll hits 301 - chicagotribune.com
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Watch Turkey's Prime Minister Apparently Going Ballisti
Watch Turkey's Prime Minister Apparently Going Ballistic On Protestors
Armin Rosen
May 16, 2014, 3:12 PM
It hasn't been an easy week for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and now he's been accused of engaging in baldly thuggish behavior.
In a video published by left-wing Turkish media, a man who appears to be Erdogan lashes out at protestors in Soma, site of a mine disaster that's killed upwards of 270 people, calling for his resignation. At 1:54, a man begins muttering something, before Erdogan lunges at a member of the crowd:
More:Recep Tayyip Erdogan Protestors Video - Business Insider
Armin Rosen
May 16, 2014, 3:12 PM
It hasn't been an easy week for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and now he's been accused of engaging in baldly thuggish behavior.
In a video published by left-wing Turkish media, a man who appears to be Erdogan lashes out at protestors in Soma, site of a mine disaster that's killed upwards of 270 people, calling for his resignation. At 1:54, a man begins muttering something, before Erdogan lunges at a member of the crowd:
More:Recep Tayyip Erdogan Protestors Video - Business Insider
Yusuf Yerkel: Erdogan Adviser Who Kicked Soma Protester was London PhD Student
Yusuf Yerkel: Erdogan Adviser Who Kicked Soma Protester was London PhD Student
Gianluca Mezzofiore
By Gianluca Mezzofiore
May 15, 2014 09:59 GMT
An adviser to prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has admitted kicking a protester in Soma is a former graduate student at London's Soas university.
More:Yusuf Yerkel: Erdogan Adviser Who Kicked Soma Protester was London PhD Student
Gianluca Mezzofiore
By Gianluca Mezzofiore
May 15, 2014 09:59 GMT
An adviser to prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who has admitted kicking a protester in Soma is a former graduate student at London's Soas university.
More:Yusuf Yerkel: Erdogan Adviser Who Kicked Soma Protester was London PhD Student
Turkish miner who survived says company to blame - Businessweek
Turkish miner who survived says company to blame
By By Desmond Butler May 17, 2014
SAVASTEPE, Turkey (AP) — Miner Erdal Bicak believes he knows why so many of his colleagues died in Turkey's worst mining disaster: company negligence.
And he knows one other thing — he's never going back down any mine again.
More:Turkish miner who survived says company to blame - Businessweek
By By Desmond Butler May 17, 2014
SAVASTEPE, Turkey (AP) — Miner Erdal Bicak believes he knows why so many of his colleagues died in Turkey's worst mining disaster: company negligence.
And he knows one other thing — he's never going back down any mine again.
More:Turkish miner who survived says company to blame - Businessweek
Turkey Mine Explosion: Soma Owner's Negligence Denial Fuels Anger On Twitter [PHOTOS]
Turkey Mine Explosion: Soma Owner's Negligence Denial Fuels Anger On Twitter [PHOTOS]
By Howard Koplowitz
on May 16 2014 1:14 PM
The operator of a mine in western Turkey denied negligence in the country's worst mining disaster on record as a top official warned Friday that the death toll could exceed 300 and said it plans to keep on mining after it addresses the issues behind the catastrophe.
More:Turkey Mine Explosion: Soma Owner's Negligence Denial Fuels Anger On Twitter [PHOTOS]
By Howard Koplowitz
on May 16 2014 1:14 PM
The operator of a mine in western Turkey denied negligence in the country's worst mining disaster on record as a top official warned Friday that the death toll could exceed 300 and said it plans to keep on mining after it addresses the issues behind the catastrophe.
More:Turkey Mine Explosion: Soma Owner's Negligence Denial Fuels Anger On Twitter [PHOTOS]
TNT Express sells fashion logistics arm to Belgian-Turkish consortium « Post & Parcel
TNT Express sells fashion logistics arm to Belgian-Turkish consortium
Friday, May 16th, 2014
TNT Express has sold its Dutch fashion supply chain logistics business to a consortium of Turkish and Belgian logistics firms.
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Friday, May 16th, 2014
TNT Express has sold its Dutch fashion supply chain logistics business to a consortium of Turkish and Belgian logistics firms.
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Stars show solidarity with miners
CANNES WATCH: Stars show solidarity with miners
The Associated PressMay 16, 2014
CANNES, France — The stars of the Turkish film "Winter's Sleep" are showing their solidarity for those affected by the mining tragedy in that country as they promote the film in Cannes.
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The Associated PressMay 16, 2014
CANNES, France — The stars of the Turkish film "Winter's Sleep" are showing their solidarity for those affected by the mining tragedy in that country as they promote the film in Cannes.
More:CANNES, France: CANNES WATCH: Stars show solidarity with miners | Movie News & Reviews | Bradenton Herald
Opinion: Erdogan is beyond the pale | Europe | DW.DE | 15.05.2014
Opinion: Erdogan is beyond the pale
In his public appearances, Prime Minister Erdogan is losing the self-control that his office demands. The protests against him are getting louder - and yet he will still be elected president, says DW's Baha Güngör.
More:Opinion: Erdogan is beyond the pale | Europe | DW.DE | 15.05.2014
In his public appearances, Prime Minister Erdogan is losing the self-control that his office demands. The protests against him are getting louder - and yet he will still be elected president, says DW's Baha Güngör.
More:Opinion: Erdogan is beyond the pale | Europe | DW.DE | 15.05.2014
Erdogan’s abrasive style unchecked by Turkish mine tragedy | Firstpost
Erdogan’s abrasive style unchecked by Turkish mine tragedy
May 16, 2014 06:00 IST
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - For a man with ambitions to become Turkey's first popularly-elected president in a few months' time, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan appears to have done little to unite the country at a moment of national tragedy.
More:Erdogan’s abrasive style unchecked by Turkish mine tragedy | Firstpost
May 16, 2014 06:00 IST
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - For a man with ambitions to become Turkey's first popularly-elected president in a few months' time, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan appears to have done little to unite the country at a moment of national tragedy.
More:Erdogan’s abrasive style unchecked by Turkish mine tragedy | Firstpost
Erdoğan's self-defence over Soma's mining disaster was badly misjudged | Alev Scott | Comment is free | theguardian.com
Erdoğan's self-defence over Soma's mining disaster was badly misjudged
No wonder people in Turkey are angry - the prime minister seemed less focused on finding justice than listing old mining disasters
More:Erdoğan's self-defence over Soma's mining disaster was badly misjudged | Alev Scott | Comment is free | theguardian.com
No wonder people in Turkey are angry - the prime minister seemed less focused on finding justice than listing old mining disasters
More:Erdoğan's self-defence over Soma's mining disaster was badly misjudged | Alev Scott | Comment is free | theguardian.com
Can Erdogan survive Soma mine tragedy? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Can Erdogan survive Soma mine tragedy?
Only a week ago, I wrote, “There is never a dull moment in Turkey.” My inspiration at the time was the drama of the prime minister stalking out of a solemn, official event. He lost his control, stood up and yelled at the speaker, who happened to be the chairman of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations. All this drama took place in front of the president and was televised live.
More:Can Erdogan survive Soma mine tragedy? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Only a week ago, I wrote, “There is never a dull moment in Turkey.” My inspiration at the time was the drama of the prime minister stalking out of a solemn, official event. He lost his control, stood up and yelled at the speaker, who happened to be the chairman of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations. All this drama took place in front of the president and was televised live.
More:Can Erdogan survive Soma mine tragedy? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan under pressure over threat to Tatars in Ukraine - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan under pressure over threat to Tatars in Ukraine
Turkey is increasingly caught between a rock and a hard place as the crisis to its north in Ukraine threatens to slide toward civil war, and the actual civil war to its south in Syria moves in a direction it never expected, with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gradually reconsolidating his position militarily. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s warning in a Bloomberg interview that Ukraine is sliding into civil war has heightened concerns in Ankara.
More:Erdogan under pressure over threat to Tatars in Ukraine - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey is increasingly caught between a rock and a hard place as the crisis to its north in Ukraine threatens to slide toward civil war, and the actual civil war to its south in Syria moves in a direction it never expected, with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gradually reconsolidating his position militarily. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s warning in a Bloomberg interview that Ukraine is sliding into civil war has heightened concerns in Ankara.
More:Erdogan under pressure over threat to Tatars in Ukraine - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish Director Ceylan: 'I deal with inner worlds' | Reuters
Turkish Director Ceylan: 'I deal with inner worlds'
By Michael Roddy
CANNES France Sat May 17, 2014 8:44pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan says his film "Winter Sleep" dealing with the huge divide between rich and poor, the powerful and the powerless in modern day Turkey is not based on current events, but is meant to teach his country a lesson.
More:Turkish Director Ceylan: 'I deal with inner worlds' | Reuters
By Michael Roddy
CANNES France Sat May 17, 2014 8:44pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan says his film "Winter Sleep" dealing with the huge divide between rich and poor, the powerful and the powerless in modern day Turkey is not based on current events, but is meant to teach his country a lesson.
More:Turkish Director Ceylan: 'I deal with inner worlds' | Reuters
As Mine Yields Last Body, Recriminations Remain - NYTimes.com
As Mine Yields Last Body, Recriminations Remain
SOMA Turkey — Rescue workers removed the last remaining bodies from a
stricken mine here on Saturday afternoon as the death toll in Turkey’s
worst mining accident rose to 301 people, according to the prime
minister’s office.
More:As Mine Yields Last Body, Recriminations Remain - NYTimes.com
SOMA Turkey — Rescue workers removed the last remaining bodies from a
stricken mine here on Saturday afternoon as the death toll in Turkey’s
worst mining accident rose to 301 people, according to the prime
minister’s office.
More:As Mine Yields Last Body, Recriminations Remain - NYTimes.com
Turkish artists create mobile app to locate graffiti
Turkish artists create mobile app to locate graffiti
By Burcu Arik Ozer, Saturday, May 17, 2014
ISTANBUL - For as long as people have been able to write, they have been writing on walls. The Romans wrote on the buildings of the towns they conquered, and even before words were used, cave men painted on walls. Now graffiti is moving from city streets and onto your mobile phone, thanks to two artists in Istanbul who have created a mobile phone application to help users find and appreciate local street art.
More:Turkish artists create mobile app to locate graffiti
By Burcu Arik Ozer, Saturday, May 17, 2014
ISTANBUL - For as long as people have been able to write, they have been writing on walls. The Romans wrote on the buildings of the towns they conquered, and even before words were used, cave men painted on walls. Now graffiti is moving from city streets and onto your mobile phone, thanks to two artists in Istanbul who have created a mobile phone application to help users find and appreciate local street art.
More:Turkish artists create mobile app to locate graffiti
Evolving suitcase trade thrives in İstanbul's most global zone
Evolving suitcase trade thrives in İstanbul's most global zone
May 17, 2014, Saturday/ 16:30:00/ PAUL BENJAMIN OSTERLUND/ ISTANBUL
The sharp crack of packing tape being stretched around large parcels pierces the air right around lunchtime on an overwhelmingly sunny day in İstanbul's Laleli district.
Laleli, home to İstanbul's "suitcase trade," is a dense network of clothing shops, selling primarily Turkish-made textile products to buyers from Russia and a score of other former Soviet countries. The name of the trade stems from its humble and small-scale roots, where entrepreneurial-minded travelers with few other options would stuff whatever they could into a suitcase or two and bring it back by bus to sell back home.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
May 17, 2014, Saturday/ 16:30:00/ PAUL BENJAMIN OSTERLUND/ ISTANBUL
The sharp crack of packing tape being stretched around large parcels pierces the air right around lunchtime on an overwhelmingly sunny day in İstanbul's Laleli district.
Laleli, home to İstanbul's "suitcase trade," is a dense network of clothing shops, selling primarily Turkish-made textile products to buyers from Russia and a score of other former Soviet countries. The name of the trade stems from its humble and small-scale roots, where entrepreneurial-minded travelers with few other options would stuff whatever they could into a suitcase or two and bring it back by bus to sell back home.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
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