Black, long hair and an open smile that often turns ironic. I meet Fulya Atacan on a hot summer day, at the beginning of August, in the Cihangir branch of the famous Kaktüs Café. The music is quite loud, and her voice is not, but my dictaphone luckily succeeds in recording it without too much […]
Same old battle lines in Turkey
Tensions between Turkey’s government and its powerful generals will continue clouding the future of the European Union-applicant country, after the new military commander warned against the rising profile of Islam. General Ilker Basbug laid bare in his first speech as commander of Nato’s second-biggest army on Thursday the battle lines of a power struggle between […]
Tough Two Weeks of Threats for Turkey
Posted by Deborah Anne Dilley to Global Voices Online The past two weeks have been tough for the Republic of Turkey as they have been dealing with enemies from within. On July 9th, a terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Istanbul has the authorities stumped as to who is responsible and why. And on […]
Shootout at US Consulate in Istanbul Leaves Six Dead
Posted by Anne Szustek to FindingDulcinea Three police officers and three of four gunmen were killed in a battle after attackers approached the US diplomatic compound in Istanbul. Some reports link al-Qaida to the shootings. Four bearded gunmen, all age 25–30, got out of a gray car parked near the entrance of the US consulate […]
Euro 2008 Semifinal Preview Turkey vs. Germany
Game Time: Wednesday, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN If Turkey is able to win against Germany in the Soccer semifinals of Euro 2008 it will be considered a monumental accomplishment. Turkey will be without six players and possibly more in Wednesday’s match. “Of course having lots of injured players is hard but the players who fill […]
Turkey 2-1 Switzerland: Turks Come From Behind, Shock Hosts to Stay Alive
Wednesday, 11 June 2008 Day five of GroundReport’s exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008: Turkey stole victory from Switzerland in dramatic fashion as the home-side fans in St. Jakob’s Park saw their nation stumble out of the tournament. Switzerland become the first country to be eliminated from Euro2008, and Portugal officially clinch a berth in the […]
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