It was a Monday late afternoon as N and I walked onto the extremely crowded Istiklal, Istanbul's see-and-be-seen pedestrian avenue lined with all the coolest shops and restaurants. She and I walked am
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It was a Monday late afternoon as N and I walked onto the extremely crowded Istiklal, Istanbul's see-and-be-seen pedestrian avenue lined with all the coolest shops and restaurants. She and I walked am
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My second visit to Istanbul has been filled with interesting encounters with old and new friends, and exploring places in the city that I didn't get to on my first brief visit last month. This is a vl
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In the past I've made frequent references to the Sephardi jews that in the 15th century fled the Spanish inquisition and Portuguese King's policies and settled in Amsterdam. I like to refer to that gr
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Tucked away somewhere in the labyrinth of streets on the Asia side of Istanbul, you'd think you were walking into someone's house until you notice that each room in this apartment is part of this mode
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At long last, a short vlog entry that features clips from my first-ever visit to Istanbul. Complete with brief introduction featuring my new "Downloading is now a Crime" shirt from shirtcity.com (than
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Back from Istanbul and I was so busy I decided to hold off on long posts until I could sit and gather my thoughts properly. So here's how it begins:
I've never stood at the edge of Europe and looke
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Bianet is an alternative media network in Turkey. The network's goal is to cover the topics which the mainstream will not or does not, with a special emphasis on human rights, labor, women's rights, t
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Turkey content coming up. 4 podcasts relating to alternative radio, a radical magazine, an alternative media network, an LGBT magazine.. and perhaps more. It's all processing and today is my last ful
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