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  “We brought close to 9,000 people today and that is just from our neighborhood of Esenyurt”, said 48-year-old Abidin. “But there ...

The word on the street is that YouTube was just blocked in Turkey. Another recording was leaked online (TR) earlier today with the Prim...

Already yesterday there were reports that the Prime Minister lost his voice. Today at a rally in Van, as he began addressing the crowds, it ...

As Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan moved ahead with a ban on Twitter ahead of the local elections scheduled to take place on March 30th...

If you have been following news on Turkey you all know the back story. The protests of the last summer shook the country, its leadership an...

Selfies are popular. The most recent selfie that got many talking/tweeting/blogging about it was from this year's Oscar's with Elle...

There is a book written by a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University Dan Ariely. Its called "The (honest) ...

An article that appeared today on News.az [ENG] talks about importance of elections in Azerbaijan but more so, it highlights importance of...

I wrote this post as a guest post for Erkan Saka's Field Diary . Wanted to share it here as well. "I moved to Istanbul in 2007...

One of the best Gezi Park productions. Kudos to the creators!  Basing the clip and the words on a song by Daft Punk " Giorgio by M...

Before I found myself in the middle of Taksim Square on May 31st, I was just an expat living in Istanbul. I enjoyed living here though my c...

Have you ever gone from a wedding to a protest? I have. Two nights ago my two buddies had a wedding. It was beautiful. Outside of the city ...

But not for the officials of Turkey. In the heart of Istanbul there is a square known to many of this city visitors as Taksim Square. We th...

Came across this map thanks to a user on Twitter showing Google take- down requests by country across the world. Looks like Turkey is in th...

Most recent article I wrote for Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso . You can follow the link or read the full article here. Azerbaijanis'...

This post was originally published on Waging Nonviolence on August 14th, 2011. Source: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images   Furiou...

Today was an important day in Turkey. Millions of Turks left their homes to cast their votes in general elections.  A lot of hope was veste...

Wanted to share the following two tweets I received following my post on Hrant Dink and his murder. Translation: The murder of Hrant Dink ...

Tonight, was a legendary night. Turkey's national basketball team got itself a place in the finals of FIBA World Championship. It was an...

No, this post wont be about Jamiroquai's song "7 days in sunny June". Lets just say, I have borrowed that title and slightly ...