tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77904658144447904302009-06-18T22:51:54.478+03:00ideas and views on anything pertaining to turkey (or not) as imagined by an expat living in the countryStratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifTurkishDiarieshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-33481829863033949112009-05-19T16:23:00.002+03:002009-05-19T16:28:35.300+03:00Dear Readers, Thank you for your support and criticism for the past years. We have moved our blog presentation to our home page of our site. Our blog is updated more frequently now and also has a...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=Le9eCpDyDEw:LwhDtsXsQnk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=Le9eCpDyDEw:LwhDtsXsQnk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=Le9eCpDyDEw:LwhDtsXsQnk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=Le9eCpDyDEw:LwhDtsXsQnk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-32793085679949622662008-02-15T19:56:00.007+02:002008-02-16T00:14:05.795+02:00headscarf (n): A scarf worn over or around the head, often folded and tied. (1) Headscarves are scarves covering most or all of the top of a woman's hair and her head. Headscarves may be worn for a...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=fw_kV8xc7sY:JIOWiH6YQFk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=fw_kV8xc7sY:JIOWiH6YQFk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=fw_kV8xc7sY:JIOWiH6YQFk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=fw_kV8xc7sY:JIOWiH6YQFk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-77816820874842528352007-12-31T16:32:00.000+02:002007-12-31T16:48:06.399+02:00losing eyes in a hotel room, for most of the time disconnected getting blind by the day, getting drunk by despair a hairgrip, dropped beneath the bed by chance, forgotten, forlorn, to be found...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=LzN7Uo4G9r0:_ESsn5-1A0c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=LzN7Uo4G9r0:_ESsn5-1A0c:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=LzN7Uo4G9r0:_ESsn5-1A0c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=LzN7Uo4G9r0:_ESsn5-1A0c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-37159393715625361952007-12-30T10:33:00.000+02:002007-12-30T11:01:14.686+02:00everybody knows Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=T7i_xXpQMRQ:f7fhuP6LuHI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=T7i_xXpQMRQ:f7fhuP6LuHI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=T7i_xXpQMRQ:f7fhuP6LuHI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=T7i_xXpQMRQ:f7fhuP6LuHI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-79672470566610140282007-12-09T22:48:00.000+02:002007-12-20T01:55:54.981+02:00That May morning that Greek troops were landed on Kordelia on the third decade of last century in Smyrna, vast majority of citizens were there to greet them. They were waiting for that moment for...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=2q3u13XMxDk:m1gXpcZpiQo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=2q3u13XMxDk:m1gXpcZpiQo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=2q3u13XMxDk:m1gXpcZpiQo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=2q3u13XMxDk:m1gXpcZpiQo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-77788997576942913502007-12-04T20:18:00.000+02:002007-12-05T01:42:59.422+02:00It' a small church in Bahariye quarter of Anatolian Constantinopolis. Well preserved by local supporters and very unlike many churches in Asia Minor that share the common fate of destruction by...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=davNG5z8o0s:m5-O-R9tae0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=davNG5z8o0s:m5-O-R9tae0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=davNG5z8o0s:m5-O-R9tae0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=davNG5z8o0s:m5-O-R9tae0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-11373628289631319582007-09-17T20:07:00.000+02:002007-09-17T20:40:38.238+02:00“That we've broken their statues, that we've driven them out of their temples, doesn't mean at all that the gods are dead. O land of Ionia, they're still in love with you, their souls still keep...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=GEADj5WU3Vs:UTlBxXoVRaM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=GEADj5WU3Vs:UTlBxXoVRaM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=GEADj5WU3Vs:UTlBxXoVRaM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=GEADj5WU3Vs:UTlBxXoVRaM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-54839100826813191822007-05-22T00:14:00.000+03:002007-05-22T00:21:45.438+03:00Don’t really know who sent me To raise my voice and say: May the lights in The Land of Plenty Shine on the truth some day. I don’t know why I come here, Knowing as I do, What you really think of...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=zUSqwJ2yXJo:D3EFqUm5sVk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=zUSqwJ2yXJo:D3EFqUm5sVk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=zUSqwJ2yXJo:D3EFqUm5sVk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=zUSqwJ2yXJo:D3EFqUm5sVk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-33907529862606875972007-02-11T18:21:00.000+02:002007-01-26T18:33:27.500+02:00it's difficult to write under the circumstances. professonalism contradicts with feelings. most of the public opinion makers are directing the hatred towards new targets. anyone who has an opinion...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=Q6woxRpgRZM:GPII_lae3hY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=Q6woxRpgRZM:GPII_lae3hY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=Q6woxRpgRZM:GPII_lae3hY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=Q6woxRpgRZM:GPII_lae3hY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-91112949069110964852007-01-26T17:10:00.000+02:002007-01-26T17:41:21.337+02:00today I walked. I walked the streets where thousands walked on tuesday. I was out of town that day. I no longer live in istanbul. I followed their footsteps in reverse direction. I stopped and paid...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=2vSjoLPYRrY:AYOdrkYBbzo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=2vSjoLPYRrY:AYOdrkYBbzo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=2vSjoLPYRrY:AYOdrkYBbzo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=2vSjoLPYRrY:AYOdrkYBbzo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-56219948140972553082007-01-23T11:42:00.000+02:002007-01-23T12:31:15.196+02:00as I write these, hrant dink's body is being carried through the streets of istanbul to his final resting place. followed by thousands, and lead by his widow Rakel who in her letter to her decesased...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=JcrHkAfG6WI:lftqFPg4VP4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=JcrHkAfG6WI:lftqFPg4VP4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=JcrHkAfG6WI:lftqFPg4VP4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=JcrHkAfG6WI:lftqFPg4VP4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-87780690498223073122007-01-21T13:06:00.000+02:002007-01-21T13:21:30.753+02:00the guy that allegedly murdered Hrant Dink said (as I predicted yesterday) he acted alone and was under influence of the web sites that propagated against Hrant Dink in his early deposition. he is a...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=II1CIkibWN4:2M1TKSZM8F4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=II1CIkibWN4:2M1TKSZM8F4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=II1CIkibWN4:2M1TKSZM8F4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=II1CIkibWN4:2M1TKSZM8F4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-40087741496966775312007-01-20T23:33:00.000+02:002007-01-20T23:52:11.854+02:00Media reports the authorities have caught the guy who pulled the trigger based on a pilot picture taken by a security camera on 23:00 hours local time. One Ogun Samast, a native of northern town of...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=70Aya1RyNyg:yhJHcygtY7Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=70Aya1RyNyg:yhJHcygtY7Q:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=70Aya1RyNyg:yhJHcygtY7Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=70Aya1RyNyg:yhJHcygtY7Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-76393804132843218102007-01-20T17:44:00.000+02:002007-01-21T00:12:44.003+02:00by Hrant Dink Published in Agos (Jan 19th, 2007) In the beginning I was not concerned about the investigation initiated by Şişli Public Prosecutor under the pretext “insulting Turkish identity”....<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=-TFsSPbi1oY:9RmAbxBpTBs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=-TFsSPbi1oY:9RmAbxBpTBs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=-TFsSPbi1oY:9RmAbxBpTBs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=-TFsSPbi1oY:9RmAbxBpTBs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-79472675835825289832007-01-20T14:45:00.000+02:002007-01-20T14:48:57.680+02:00Armenian anger at Turkish murder From BBC.co.uk- The Armenian government has condemned the murder in Istanbul of a prominent Turkish journalist of Armenian descent. The speaker of Armenia's...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=ccaLg7svGL4:DEgJXu4zecc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=ccaLg7svGL4:DEgJXu4zecc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=ccaLg7svGL4:DEgJXu4zecc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=ccaLg7svGL4:DEgJXu4zecc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-870066150498077552007-01-20T12:43:00.000+02:002007-01-20T13:11:28.746+02:00first apologies are in order. for a long 15 days I couldn't write anything. literally. there are a lot of personal reasons but there are no excuses. but the wake up call came yesterday. in the form...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=huKyCGFKSyg:TUKCmMCEC3s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=huKyCGFKSyg:TUKCmMCEC3s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=huKyCGFKSyg:TUKCmMCEC3s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=huKyCGFKSyg:TUKCmMCEC3s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-71884945654698562082007-01-05T21:22:00.000+02:002007-01-05T21:29:54.563+02:00again, no comment; from a speech by mr. olli rehn, member of european commission, responsible from enlargement, on turkish accession to eu, on march 8th, 2005 in istanbul: "It is fair to say that the...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=eu6amFUPIcU:VEtWvLZkAKk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=eu6amFUPIcU:VEtWvLZkAKk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=eu6amFUPIcU:VEtWvLZkAKk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=eu6amFUPIcU:VEtWvLZkAKk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-64763691154220440382007-01-04T11:00:00.000+02:002007-01-04T12:29:00.296+02:00oh really where at thou? new year is here,but where art thou? they say foreigners are buying turkish land as in gold rush. they say that's the reason why ottoman empire was disintegrated. they blame...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=Z-k5QLRxbe4:Jgcn9HQU728:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=Z-k5QLRxbe4:Jgcn9HQU728:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=Z-k5QLRxbe4:Jgcn9HQU728:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=Z-k5QLRxbe4:Jgcn9HQU728:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-76655786419440941262007-01-02T12:36:00.000+02:002007-01-04T12:38:00.830+02:00no comment: <br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=-ecToxc1bRk:CAyc3996E2U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=-ecToxc1bRk:CAyc3996E2U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=-ecToxc1bRk:CAyc3996E2U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=-ecToxc1bRk:CAyc3996E2U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-89215279838172604692007-01-01T11:41:00.000+02:002007-01-04T11:44:06.630+02:00Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account. Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=FR04k4rduyI:NpGLVkD4hOg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=FR04k4rduyI:NpGLVkD4hOg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=FR04k4rduyI:NpGLVkD4hOg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=FR04k4rduyI:NpGLVkD4hOg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-50027701319400923682006-12-29T16:39:00.000+02:002006-12-29T16:58:36.395+02:00stuffed turkey with rice dinner for six (take away) $120 night out at an average restaurant per person $130 night out at a luxury restaurant per person $200 minimum wage $200 turkey, the land of...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=eXIQYsXpVkI:jJVQJ9XUOrA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=eXIQYsXpVkI:jJVQJ9XUOrA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=eXIQYsXpVkI:jJVQJ9XUOrA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=eXIQYsXpVkI:jJVQJ9XUOrA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-68189760510849529862006-12-28T12:02:00.000+02:002006-12-28T12:30:55.266+02:00"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. " George Bernard Shaw, Everybody's Political What's What? (1944) ch. 30 Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 -...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=WtorTXaLOfA:JcYunfQPPms:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=WtorTXaLOfA:JcYunfQPPms:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=WtorTXaLOfA:JcYunfQPPms:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=WtorTXaLOfA:JcYunfQPPms:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-62768279609733711602006-12-28T09:53:00.000+02:002006-12-28T11:51:28.455+02:00on national dailies in turkey, sometimes I come across to many weird news, I'd like to share some with you. Weird ones and common sense ones alike... Gerald Ford dies at 93. Noone to be direct...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=HHNe5-dSpdU:SbTKQNiWMj8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=HHNe5-dSpdU:SbTKQNiWMj8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=HHNe5-dSpdU:SbTKQNiWMj8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=HHNe5-dSpdU:SbTKQNiWMj8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-21790914668939362252006-12-26T11:32:00.000+02:002006-12-26T01:00:13.220+02:00a nice advertorial on Turkey I came across in YouTube yet another one with more visuals; <br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=yPJ6D8D_TNk:WKSPxWbaQDo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=yPJ6D8D_TNk:WKSPxWbaQDo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=yPJ6D8D_TNk:WKSPxWbaQDo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=yPJ6D8D_TNk:WKSPxWbaQDo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7790465814444790430.post-28792394457654019592006-12-25T22:03:00.000+02:002006-12-25T22:39:08.830+02:00this note was waiting to be published for the longest time.I have visited the ancient city of Ani (Kars) in eastern Turkey a few weeks ago. it was said the city of dreams by many friends and authors...<br/> <br/> crazy ideas, disperse thoughts and cadences on living in nowhere<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=qyKw-seaJPo:yvLqU8GWSiI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=qyKw-seaJPo:yvLqU8GWSiI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?a=qyKw-seaJPo:yvLqU8GWSiI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TurkishDiaries?i=qyKw-seaJPo:yvLqU8GWSiI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div>Stratoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16768319015044728395noreply@blogger.com0le cagothttp://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/2006-10-05T03:48:14-07:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/261360585<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/">le cagot</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74806421@N00/261360585/" title="10/04/2006"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/261360585_617371cb82_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="10/04/2006" /></a></p> <p>Sunset @ Cesme by Selin</p>2006-09-11T19:12:08-08:00le cagothttp://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/2006-10-05T03:47:46-07:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/261360407<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/">le cagot</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74806421@N00/261360407/" title="10/04/2006"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/261360407_2d97b6eea1_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="10/04/2006" /></a></p> <p>Sunset @ Cesme by Selin</p>2006-09-11T19:11:13-08:00le cagothttp://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/2006-10-05T03:47:06-07:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/261360162<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/">le cagot</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74806421@N00/261360162/" title="10/04/2006"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/84/261360162_ee7f2dbe6c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="10/04/2006" /></a></p> <p>Sunset @ Cesme by Selin</p>2006-09-11T19:10:39-08:00le cagothttp://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/2006-10-05T03:46:33-07:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/261359966<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/">le cagot</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74806421@N00/261359966/" title="10/04/2006"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/261359966_13c77c3b32_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="10/04/2006" /></a></p> <p>Sunset @ Cesme by Selin</p>2006-09-11T19:10:17-08:00le cagothttp://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/2006-10-04T10:09:24-07:00tag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/260770803<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/74806421@N00/">le cagot</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74806421@N00/260770803/" title="10/04/2006"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/260770803_71401b316b_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="10/04/2006" /></a></p> <p>Cloudy Day @ Cesme by Selin</p>2006-09-10T18:01:15-08:00