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Forty Years of Change in Turkey – Clothes Saturday, 31 July 2010 00:00 Turkey now sells so much clothing, think of all those stalls in the markets as well as the shops and all the stuff you buy in UK with a ‘Made in Turkey’ label, that is hard to believe there was hardly any ready-made clothing available forty years ago.
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Ramazan – The Holy Month of Fasting Friday, 30 July 2010 00:00 The holy month of Ramazan begins on August 11th when observant Muslim’s will fast from sunrise to sunset. But how will it affect you?
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Forty Years of Change in Turkey – White Goods Thursday, 29 July 2010 00:00 In 1969 when I first landed in Istanbul, there were no white goods manufactured in the country, except for the ubiquitous flat gas rings which you can still buy today. There were no ovens, dishwashers, fridges or washing machines.
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Fethiye Times’ Gardening Club – September Celebration Wednesday, 28 July 2010 00:00 The Gardening Club’s September meeting, to be held on Wednesday 1st September, will celebrate the Club’s 5th birthday.
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The latest stories from the UK section of the BBC News web site.
  • Academies could cause coalition rift
    Education Secretary Michael Gove has insisted there is no rush for schools in England to become academies, after facing criticism over the number of schools coming forward. The issue threatens to cause a rift in the coalition, as Michael Crick reports.
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  • Sperm bank ban in Turkey sparks debate
    A recent ban on Turkish women becoming pregnant through foreign sperm banks has reignited the familiar women’s rights debate. While experts weigh in with varied opinions, statistics reveal that the plight of the donor offspring is overlooked
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    The beautiful Mediterranean town Köyceğiz once again will host its Kaunos Golden Lion Film Festival, with contemporary hits and classics from Turkish cinema. The festival will open with director Şahin Gök’s take on the 1980 coup, ‘Son Cellat’ (The Last Hangman), and close with Zülfü Livaneli’s Atatürk biopic, ‘Veda’ (Farewell)
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    The Children’s University initiated by Istanbul University this summer aims to be not only a way to broaden young students’ educational horizons, but an investment in the future of the country, which is struggling to develop a scientific culture. Most of the participating children hated school before entering the program...
  • Turkey's 'Monsieur Imam' speaks of his colorful life
    Fond of movies and comic books, curious about life abroad and open about his feelings for a woman who was not his wife, Mehmet Oyan is no ordinary imam.
  • Keeping up with the time Ottoman style
    Today there are 30 clock rooms still left standing in Istanbul although many of them have been converted to other uses. If you want to find out more, then a new book, thanks to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Culture Corp., has just been published, Istanbul Muvakkithaneler / The Clock Rooms...

Todays' Zaman Expat Zone

Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
  • [Diary of an expat bride] The story of our stuff
    Once upon a time, seven years ago, a 24-year-old American moved to İstanbul with only two big suitcases. Packed carefully inside was everything she needed to start her life in a new country.
  • Phasing out the Akbil
    To many Istanbul residents, our Akbil is a vital part of our everyday lives. This small piece of plastic with a computer chip embedded in the button at the end has made using transportation throughout the city a breeze.
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    About six years ago, when mobile phones were far fewer in number than now, a tall antenna was erected virtually overnight on a hillside overlooking our valley. It was, and still remains, a bit of an eyesore, and although we...
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