European soccer teams, leagues, and competitions are something I have zero knowledge about, but it was easy to see that yesterday was a BIG soccer day in Istanbul! Galatasaray, one of the top four teams in the Turkish football Süper Lig, played Antalyaspor Kulübü, an Anyalya-based club also in the top four. The atmopshere was […]
I visited Pera Museum this week to view – By the Water’s Edge, The Life and Art of Halil Paşa (1857-1939). Paşa (Pasha) is a “key figure” in Ottoman Empire art. I also enjoyed other exhibitions, especially the works of Osman Hamdi Bey (1842-1910), Turkish archaeologist, curator, and painter. Osman Hamdi Bey – The Tortoise […]
As I left the apartment yesterday morning, Istanbul police had cordoned off Taksim Square and Taksim Mosque with metal barricades. This was because of May Day “Global Workers” protests by Turkish civil society associations and trade unions. Raucous protestors chanted the slogan, “Bread, Peace, Freedom”. _____________ “Global May Day protests were reported in major cities worldwide, including […]
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