“Turkey joined EU Covid Pass system

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I haven’t tested thisyet, but I so much miss traveling abroad!

Turkey joins EU Covid Pass system

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People holding a Covid-19 certificate issued by Turkey will be allowed to travel into EU countries.

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A long roadtrip

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The Summer of 2021 hasn’t been a very happy one. After a major breakup in my personal life at the beginning of the summer, I have gone through a few minor health incidents, lots of writing work, a massive renovation at home, Istanbul’s hot and humid weather that triggers intense allergy attacks. But in the meantime, an 8-day break. The last is what I had been intending to do, a long road trip and I managed to do with the persons I value a lot. That was a happy moment. 

In 8 days, we drove 3600 km (I drove 3300 km of it) from Istanbul to Artvin and back. I had been curious about a particular region there: the Turkish part of Machakheli, a heavenly mountainous region divided between Turkey and Georgia. Well, the place is for heavy campers. I, Hakan (my brother), and Atınç realized that we were not naturalists. Even the mobile phones could not get enough connection. That means Hakan and Atınç could not enjoy themselves watching TikTok. The weather did not help. It was hot. At such a high altitude, we witnessed 40 degrees.

We drove through Erzurum, visited a few places there, and ate Cağ Kebap. We visited Bayburt, which happens to be my parents’ hometown.  Among the close relatives, only my elder uncle lives there, owning an animal farm. Bayburt is Turkey’s smallest city and is known for being a notorious Turkish Islamist hotbed.  However, Baksı Museum and a newly opened ethnographic museum (Kenan Yavuz ethnographic museum) are making a little bit of positive reputation. After a quiet long drive in the two-lane intercity highways, we arrived at Amasya for a rest.

Then we drove to Hattusa in Çorum. It was a bigger ancient city than I thought. A car is handy to look around. I was meaning to stay in Ankara for the night but then we drove to İstanbul and finished up my long-awaited road trip.

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New photo from Facebook August 25, 2021 at 01:50PM

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Erkan also quoted: “Turkey’s plans five years in prison for spreading fake news

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Turkey’s plans for new social media restrictions threaten five years in prison for spreading fake news

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… moment it’s quite ambiguous, but I think its mission is to intimidate social media users,” said Erkan Saka, head of media at Istanbul Bilgi University.

Report: Turkey to establish a ‘social media regulator’ to prevent ‘terror of lies’

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Those who spread fake news on social media will face up to five years in prison, a pro-government daily has reported.

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New photo from Facebook August 24, 2021 at 05:04PM

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#İstanbul has a taxi problem, it is under scrutiny now but hard to be fixed soon…

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The taxi lobby maybe powerful than any other political lobbies (!) in İstanbul. They managed to restrict Uber’s operations, and the municipality’s move to increase the number of taxis was prevented and now Istanbulians have to live with the current taxi drivers. There are of course exceptions but most of them are not kind people to live with…

Istanbul taxi scams under scrutiny

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Inspections on taxi drivers in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu and Eminönü districts have revealed the differences in treatment toward local Turks and visiting foreigners.

Death toll from floods in Black Sea region rises to 70

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Three ministers visited Bozkurt district in Kastamonu, the hardest-hit region from the floods.

In Turkey, a social media battle amid ongoing blazes

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Shortly after the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation

Originally published on Global Voices

The image and hashtag were used millions of times.

Floods in Black Sea region: Death toll rises to 55, hundreds still missing

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The real death toll in Bozkurt, Kastamonu, the worst-hit region, is much higher than what was announced by the authorities,

Turkey flooding death toll reaches 38 as Erdoğan tours disaster zone

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Rescuers sift through rubble for victims and survivors as country reels from floods and wildfires The death toll from Turkey’s flash

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Floods and fires in Turkey: Erdoğan launches fundraising campaign

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In the wake of forest fires raging across southern Turkey and amid the floods in the Black Sea, Erdoğan has issued a Presidential decision foreseeing an aid campaign. Several social media users have criticized the move under the hashtag #iban.

Turkey saw 1,859 forest fires with unknown causes in 2020

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According to the data of the Directorate General of Forestry, 3,399 trees burned in Turkey last year. No forest fires were reported in Ağrı, Iğdır and Muş.

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#Cyberculture agenda: “How the Far Right Exploded on Steam and Discord

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A brief history of YikYak — the anon platform making its return

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Yik Yak is back! If you don’t know what it is, I don’t blame you. It was an anonymous gossip platform that had some success, but after running into moderation problems and failing to deal with problematic content, it was shut down in 2017.

How the Far Right Exploded on Steam and Discord

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Wired Style anticipated a future where meta debates around language and its mutating forms online always hover at the edges of our digital conversations.

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New photo from Facebook August 21, 2021 at 02:03PM

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“More than 38250 irregular migrants held in #Istanbul since start of 2021

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More than 38250 irregular migrants held in Istanbul since start of 2021 – Hürriyet Daily News

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More than 38,250 irregular migrants held in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul as of Jan. 1 have been handed to the local migration office, authorities said

İstanbul Municipality, UNHCR sign agreement on refugees

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New heat wave to scorch Istanbul: Expert

 

 

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New heavy rainfalls are expected in six northeastern provinces hit by flood last week and a new heat wave will scorch

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Biden’s big failure in Afghanistan

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The US has failed its allies once again. The ways it chooses its allies are problematic, the way it makes decisions are problematic. I do not categorically think the US was wrong to retreat from Afghanistan. But only the fools in the decision-making process of this hasty retreat could not see what would happen.

I believe the international community sees this as a failure for Biden. I am not sure most of the American public will even care about it.  If the Biden government can divert more funding for the increasingly failing country infrastructure and alleviate social inequalities, it can still win domestically. I guess this is what it is up to. Let’s see…

 

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