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Turkey: Inside the World Bank/IMF Meetings

Having obtained a press pass for the World Bank/IMF Meetings being held this week in Istanbul, Turkey; Erkan's Field Diary gives us a behind the scenes view of the proceedings. For the next five days the Eiffel Tower will be lit up in red and white in ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  8 Oct 2009
Related Topics: World Bank,  International Monetary Fund

Turkey: Lighting the Eiffel Tower

For the next five days the Eiffel Tower will be lit up in red and white in honor of the Season of Turkey in France. According to The Istanbulian “This nice gesture is a sign of historical friendship between two countries, emphasizing the fact that not ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  8 Oct 2009

Turkey: The Turkish of Dr. Oz

Talk Turkey commends Dr. Oz (of Oprah fame) for his ability to speak perfect Turkish while lecturing to Turkish medical students. “Sure he has an accent. Sure he sounds like a ‘foreigner' when he speaks Turkish. But the reality is; for a man born and ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  22 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

Turkey: Finding an Apartment as an Expat

Turkish Muse details her recent experience as an American trying to rent out an apartment in Izmir. “We were aghast. How could she ask for that much? That's ridiculous!, we thought. Then we were incensed. I immediately assumed she was asking for such a ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  17 Jul 2009

Turkey: Tick Encounter

“Did you know that for a couple of years now, there has been an invasion of infectious ticks in Turkey? They carry a disease that causes death after a couple of days of being bitten who’s origins have been traced back to Africa” writes Ignore Me If You ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  15 Jul 2009

Iraq: Alcohol in Iraqi Kurdistan

“In Ankawa, the Christian quarter of Arbil, there are so many alcohol shops with fake beer brands made in Turkey. There are also real beer trademarks, but that's also from Turkey (Efes). In the ‘Muslim' part of Erbil (Hawler) you can also get alcohol, ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  14 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.

Kurdistance: Launching the Arab Association for Kurdish Rights

On June 1st a new initiative was launched by the Alliance for Kurdish Rights, the . In their announcement, the organization is described thus: We are a group of students, journalists, and activists from various Arab states who are concerned for and ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  2 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Turkey: Prime Minister Storms out of Davos Hearing

A funny thing happened at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week, Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed off the stage after a verbal scuffle with Israeli President Shimon Peres. The initial incident stemmed from Prime ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  2 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Shimon Peres,  World Economic Forum,  Recep Tayyip Erdogan,  Barack Obama,  Hamas

Gaza: French Blogger Weighs In

French blogger Jeremie Berrebi, writing from Israel, posted yesterday a long blog post "Gaza/Israel : Why it is starting again" on the Gaza attacks seen from Israel and his analysis of the reasons behind the Israeli air strikes.: No ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  29 Dec 2008

Israel: Israeli Bloggers React to Gaza

“Last night as I watched the various international news outlets, I was dismayed to see them relating to the rising death toll in Gaza as if Israel had indiscriminately mowed down a huge swath of unsuspecting innocents,” writes Treppenwitz in reaction ...

From DEBORAH ANN DILLEY, Global Voices Online,  29 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Hamas,  Yahoo!,  Hanukkah

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