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Million Dollar View, Urban Transformation

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NarPhotos photographers documented the surrounding neighbourhood of Istanbul between January 2012 and March 2013...

FROM NEWSROOM TO PARLIAMENT

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Ahmet SIK who, since the start of his journalist career in 1991, has been the writer of numerous articles in (as he puts it) "right's journalism", obtained a seat in parliament during Turkey's parliamentary elections on the 24th of June 2018 as a representative of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Istanbul.

Waste Paper Collectors

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As a result of economical crisis in Turkey the higher unemployment rate has led to emergence of different areas.One of those working sectors can be named as waste paper collectors.This job requires labor force and man power.

Hrant Dink Case, 2012-2007

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Dink’s Case has finished after the 25th trial. All suspects are acquitted from the charge of being a member of terrorist organization. Yasin Hayal found guilty of ordering the murder and is sentenced to life imprisonment . Osman Hayal is acquitted from all charges. Erhan Tuncel is acquitted from the charge of being terrorist organizations leader and ordering the murder but found guilty of bombing Mc Donalds in Trabzon and is sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison.

Yerevan

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Yerevan, the largest city of Armenia, became the capital in 1991with the collapse of the Soviet Union. It is Armenia's industrial, transportation, and cultural center. Educational and cultural facilities are rich in Yerevan. There are lots of students coming to Yerevan State University from around the Caucasus region. Besides universities and music schools there are museums, theatres, libraries and the largest repository of Armenian manuscripts Matenadaran Manuscripts Institute in Yerevan.

Road To Kars

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Anatolian Orient Express departs every morning from Istanbul Haydarpasa train station to Kars following cities as İzmit, Bilecik, Eskisehir, Ankara, Kırıkkale, Kayseri, Sivas, Erzincan, Erzurum. The line is 1950 km and takes approx. 40 hours due to road conditions.Despite a long journey locals of eastern Anatolia prefers this low budget trains.And in years this line became the main transportation for the region.

Halki Seminary

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Orthodox Theological Seminary of Halki was established in 1844 in Heybeliada. It was closed as a result of a 1971 Constitutional Court decision that provided that private universities and higher education institutions in Turkey must be formed directly by the government. The Halki Seminary refused to be under state control and the authorities proceeded to its closure.

Green Gold, Tea

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History of tea plantation in Turkey goes back to 1940’s. Rize located in East Black Sea coast, has been chosen for the first region to supply country need with the support of government in those years. East Black Sea,is also known as the most rainy area in Turkey, has a humid and rainy climate which is good for tea leaves.

Laleli Textile District

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Laleli is located in the old town of Istanbul.The area became a textile district with the beginning of 1980s.The first customers were mostly from Arab and Balkan countries.Now the major buyers are from former Soviet Union and east Europe countries.Official language is Russian and the currency is US Dollars

Kosovo

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Kosovo has a population of around two million people, predominantly ethnic Albanians, with smaller populations of Serbs, Turks, Bosniaks and other ethnic groups. After the war ended, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1244 that placed Kosovo under transitional UN administration (UNMIK) and authorized KFOR, a NATO-led peacekeeping force. Since the end of the war in 1999

Greek Orthodox Minority of Istanbul

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In official statistics of 1924, one forth of the Istanbul population was Greek Orthodox which corresponds to 280 thousands approximately. In the time period, this number decreased to 3 thousands in a total Istanbul population of 15 million.

Sports Under Embargo

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People living in North Cyprus have had to endure internationally-imposed embargoes that have denied them the right to engage in any political, economic, social or sports events, leaving them completely isolated from the rest of the world. This situation has existed for over forty years.

Ayazma District, Urban Transformation

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There are two approaches for the necesity of urban transformation in Turkey which started in 1980s. The first one is fixing the ruined areas and unhealthy living conditions that occured because of unplanned urbanization, secondly these areas are considered as capital investments.

JUSTICE RALLY

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1.5 million attended the Justice Rally in Maltepe to demand justice and freedom where Kilicdaroglu finished his march by walking alone the last 3 km to the rally square. Turkey's main oppositional party leader (CHP - Republican People's Party) Kemal Kilicdaroglu has completed a “Justice March” from Turkey's capital city Ankara to Istanbul in Maltepe on the 8th of July, 2017. The Justice March started in order to protest against the detention of his party's lawmaker Enis Berberoglu. The 432 km long march took 24 days.

Protests after the Constitutional Referendum

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The Constitutional Referendum’s results have been announced on April 16, 2017. After the news about unsealed ballots that have been counted started to spread, people all over Turkey took to the streets in order to protest the controversial result.

After The Constitutional Referendum

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The Constitutional Referendum’s results have been announced. According to unofficial numbers, 51.3 % of the votes have been in favor of a constitutional reform, whereas 48.7% have been against it.