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Earthquake in Turkey

Imagine — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:04:03 +0000

There has been an earthquake in south eastern Turkey. The following is a news from Turkey, published by the Associated Press. There have been deaths and there will probably be more as bodies are discovered. The earth quake hit six villages in Elazig province. So far, there have been 57 deaths. The earth quake damage [...]

Istanbul European Capital of Culture

Imagine — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:32:46 +0000

This is the year that Istanbul is the European Capital of Culture. There is no other city more deserving of this award than Istanbul. This year, in 2010, Istanbul gets the chance to show the world its cultural works to the world. Art, literature, music, dance, photography and film, this year is [...]

The Stone-Throwing Children

Imagine — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:27:45 +0000

This story comes from Today’s Zaman, printed on 03 January 2010, Sunday. It illustrates a situation that many tourists are not aware of – the internal problems of Turkey. I published this story on the Imagine Istanbul website because it deals with the Human Rights of the Child in Turkey. For every action [...]