January 21, 2013
Istanbul, Turkey Thousands of Turks gather in front of the offices of Agos, an Armenian newspaper, during a commemoration ceremony for journalist Hrant Dink, who was killed in 2007 (via guardian.co.uk)

Istanbul, Turkey

Thousands of Turks gather in front of the offices of Agos, an Armenian newspaper, during a commemoration ceremony for journalist Hrant Dink, who was killed in 2007 (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: Turkey Istanbul Agos Hrant Dink Commemoration Photography 
December 1, 2012
Ceylanpinar, Turkey A Turkish soldier takes up position near the border to Syria in the Turkish border (via Reuters.com)

Ceylanpinar, Turkey

A Turkish soldier takes up position near the border to Syria in the Turkish border (via Reuters.com)

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Filed under: Turkey Sanliurfa Ceylanpinar Military Army Soldier Soldiers Photography 
August 5, 2012
Trukey: transvestite policeman in Istanbul caught prostituting A policeman in Istanbul was detained and received a dishonorable discharge after being caught in the act of prostituting, daily Vatan reported. The policeman, 28, was reportedly prostituting at nights in female clothes going by the nickname “Fettan Ceyda,” after working as an officer in a police station in the daytime, according to reports. The incident was revealed after police conducted an operation following a denunciation mail, saying that the policeman, F.B, was dressed like a woman and prostituted at nights, and that he had a website called “www.fettanceyda.com.” Police made contact over the phone with the man to arrange a meeting as a customer for 150 Turkish Liras. The man was caught in the act when the police went to the address in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district that F.B had provided. Police detained the officer and took him to the police station, where he confessed everything during questioning. (via Hurriyet Daily)

Trukey: transvestite policeman in Istanbul caught prostituting

A policeman in Istanbul was detained and received a dishonorable discharge after being caught in the act of prostituting, daily Vatan reported.

The policeman, 28, was reportedly prostituting at nights in female clothes going by the nickname “Fettan Ceyda,” after working as an officer in a police station in the daytime, according to reports.

The incident was revealed after police conducted an operation following a denunciation mail, saying that the policeman, F.B, was dressed like a woman and prostituted at nights, and that he had a website called “www.fettanceyda.com.”

Police made contact over the phone with the man to arrange a meeting as a customer for 150 Turkish Liras. The man was caught in the act when the police went to the address in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district that F.B had provided.

Police detained the officer and took him to the police station, where he confessed everything during questioning. (via Hurriyet Daily)

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Filed under: Turkey Istanbul Zeytinburnu Police Prostitution 
April 19, 2012
Amsterdam, Netherlands Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Dutch Queen Beatrix listen to the national anthem upon Mr Gul’s arrival at the royal palace on his three-day official state visit. (via BBC News)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Dutch Queen Beatrix listen to the national anthem upon Mr Gul’s arrival at the royal palace on his three-day official state visit. (via BBC News)

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Filed under: Netherlands Holland Amsterdam Queen Beatrix Abdullah Gul State Visit Photography Turkey 
March 16, 2012
 Underage bride allegedly tortured, raped by in-laws in Turkey’s northwest A 16-year-old girl in the northwestern province of Sakarya has accused her husband and parents-in-law of beating, torturing and raping her, Doğan News Agency (DHA) reported today. The allegations came to light after the girl, SB, told her parents about the ongoing abuse in their home. SB said she married her 20-year-old cousin BK in a religious ceremony with her parents’ consent when she was in eighth grade and moved to Sakarya from Ankara to live with her husband and in-laws nine months ago. SB said she was constantly abused and beaten by her husband and her mother-in-law, HK. “The violence began in the fourth month of our marriage,” SB said. “My husband would get drunk and beat me after my mother-in-law incited him by saying that I did not get any cooking or cleaning done. They would kick and slap me, or hit my arms with a stick. Sometimes they took turns beating me.” SB was taken to the Sakarya Maternity and Child Care Hospital after her family notified the authorities of the abuse. She was hospitalized with burn marks on her legs and on her sexual organ, the report said. (via Hurriyet)

 Underage bride allegedly tortured, raped by in-laws in Turkey’s northwest

A 16-year-old girl in the northwestern province of Sakarya has accused her husband and parents-in-law of beating, torturing and raping her, Doğan News Agency (DHA) reported today.

The allegations came to light after the girl, SB, told her parents about the ongoing abuse in their home.

SB said she married her 20-year-old cousin BK in a religious ceremony with her parents’ consent when she was in eighth grade and moved to Sakarya from Ankara to live with her husband and in-laws nine months ago.

SB said she was constantly abused and beaten by her husband and her mother-in-law, HK.

“The violence began in the fourth month of our marriage,” SB said. “My husband would get drunk and beat me after my mother-in-law incited him by saying that I did not get any cooking or cleaning done. They would kick and slap me, or hit my arms with a stick. Sometimes they took turns beating me.”

SB was taken to the Sakarya Maternity and Child Care Hospital after her family notified the authorities of the abuse. She was hospitalized with burn marks on her legs and on her sexual organ, the report said. (via Hurriyet)

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Filed under: Turkey Sakarya Underage Bride Underage Marriage Abuse Child Abuse Marital Abuse Spousal Abuse Domestic Abuse 
March 6, 2012
Turkey: Istanbul Toy Museum chosen as a nominee for EMA awards Istanbul Toy Museum’s application for the 2012 Best European Children’s Museum Award has been accepted. According to a written statement made by the museum, the award will be presented by the European Museum Academy (EMA) in Bologna, Italy, and the application for the award was accepted after some inspections in the museum. The statement said the Istanbul Toy Museum had become one of the most respected toy museums in the world. “EMA gives awards to children’s museums that it chooses every year. The Istanbul Toy Museum has made an application to get this award. On Jan. 17, 2012, EMA President Andreja Rihter and Slovenia’s Celje University Director Tanja Rozanbergar inspected the museum. The best 13 children’s and toy museums from nine countries were announced on Feb. 20 during a meeting. The Istanbul Toy Museum is one of these museums and the announcement also approves the museum’s significance among the best toy museums in the world.” The museum’s founder, poet and writer Sunay Akın, said they believed the toy museum was one of the best examples in the world. (via Hurriyet)

Turkey: Istanbul Toy Museum chosen as a nominee for EMA awards

Istanbul Toy Museum’s application for the 2012 Best European Children’s Museum Award has been accepted.

According to a written statement made by the museum, the award will be presented by the European Museum Academy (EMA) in Bologna, Italy, and the application for the award was accepted after some inspections in the museum.

The statement said the Istanbul Toy Museum had become one of the most respected toy museums in the world.

“EMA gives awards to children’s museums that it chooses every year. The Istanbul Toy Museum has made an application to get this award. On Jan. 17, 2012, EMA President Andreja Rihter and Slovenia’s Celje University Director Tanja Rozanbergar inspected the museum. The best 13 children’s and toy museums from nine countries were announced on Feb. 20 during a meeting. The Istanbul Toy Museum is one of these museums and the announcement also approves the museum’s significance among the best toy museums in the world.”

The museum’s founder, poet and writer Sunay Akın, said they believed the toy museum was one of the best examples in the world. (via Hurriyet)

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Filed under: Turkey Istanbul Chirdren's Museum Toy Museum Istanbul Toy Museum European Children's Museum Awards European Museum Academy 
March 4, 2012
Turkish Armed Forces seeking ‘physically perfect’ musicians The Turkish Armed Forces is looking to hire “physically perfect” female cellists and violinists, daily Vatan has reported. The applicants are expected to be younger than the age of 25, with a minimum height of 1.60 cm and a minimum weight of 48 kilos. The applicants have to have “proper body structures” and be “firm and physically perfect,” the Armed Forces said. (via Hurriyet Daily)

Turkish Armed Forces seeking ‘physically perfect’ musicians

The Turkish Armed Forces is looking to hire “physically perfect” female cellists and violinists, daily Vatan has reported.

The applicants are expected to be younger than the age of 25, with a minimum height of 1.60 cm and a minimum weight of 48 kilos.

The applicants have to have “proper body structures” and be “firm and physically perfect,” the Armed Forces said. (via Hurriyet Daily)

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Filed under: Turkey Military Turkish Armed Forces Musicians Cellists Violinists Beauty Recruitment 
March 1, 2012
fyeaheasterneurope: Oil wrestlers in Edirne, Turkey.

fyeaheasterneurope:

Oil wrestlers in Edirne, Turkey.

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Filed under: Turkey Edime Sports Wrestling Oil Wrestling Photography 
February 29, 2012
Antalya, Turkey Turkey’s first face transplant patient, Ugur Acar talks to the press. Ugur Acar, 19, suffered serious burns to his face during a house fire when he was just 40 days old. (via Telegraph)

Antalya, Turkey

Turkey’s first face transplant patient, Ugur Acar talks to the press. Ugur Acar, 19, suffered serious burns to his face during a house fire when he was just 40 days old. (via Telegraph)

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Filed under: Antalya Burns Face Transplant Photography Surgery Turkey Ugur Acar Transplant Burns Victim 
February 10, 2012
Ankara, Turkey Ruling AK Party (AKP) lawmaker Muhittin Aksak and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)lawmaker Mahmut Tanal scuffle during a debate at the parliament (via Reuters.com)

Ankara, Turkey

Ruling AK Party (AKP) lawmaker Muhittin Aksak and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)lawmaker Mahmut Tanal scuffle during a debate at the parliament (via Reuters.com)

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Filed under: Turkey Ankara Turkish Politics Politics Turkish Parliament Parliament Politicians AK Party AKP Republican People's Party CHP Debate Political Debate Muhittin Aksak Muhittin Aksak Photography 
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