Deniz Som, a writer for the daily newspaper Cumhuriyet,along with approximately 300 people protested the Ãœsküdar Municipality by drinking on the shore of the Bosphorus on the Asian side of the city. The Islamist-leaning Ãœsküdar municipal government has been fining people for drinking in public and putting their names on their publicwebsite. During the protest […]
Simply having a wonderful… New Year’s time?
A gander down the high streets through this European city in December has all the festive spirit of an American suburban shopping mall. The light posts are covered in garland and holly. Santa Claus in his rotund, velveteen splendor makes his usual appearance in storefront windows. Pine trees bedecked with shimmering bulbs and twinkling lights […]