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INTERVIEW turkey : Agop J. Hacikyan: 'I don’t feel I am translating my culture into English'

Agop J. Hacikyan: 'I don’t feel I am translating my culture into English'

The playful Armenian-Canadian author talks his latest novel - hailed as a 'love letter to Istanbul' - straddling continents and his opinions on Turkey in the EU 

by renata burns // 12/03/10 - 5 votes

turkey, literature, languages, london, candidate countries, armenia, books

In the middle of our street

In the middle of our street

You have to know how to choose them, have fun in them, and leave them. Having a neighbourhood is a bit like having a second skin. It typically has your local, your loyal neighbours and shops. But neighbourhoods have their own skins too. Take the Gazi quarter in Athens which shed its industrial skin to become the latest craze, as happened to Kreuzberg in Berlin, or the renewed district of Jozsefvaros in Budapest. We take a little stroll around some European streets

Vox-pop: three Bulgarians on being ethnically Turkish See the video

- Video Vox-pop: three Bulgarians on being ethnically Turkish

08/01/10 - 1 vote

turkey, video, eu crisis on the ground, religion, bulgaria, ethnic minority, youth

NEWS turkey : Turk-Eiffel Tower: reminder of the Turkish cultural season in France

Turk-Eiffel Tower: reminder of the Turkish cultural season in France

Turkey is not only kebabs and hammams. 'La saison de la Turquie', which ends in March 2010, aims to show the French how 'dynamic and modern' the country is. Is this large-scale cultural event with a political background a chance for ice to melt in the Turkey-sceptic EU member state?

by Cansu Ekmekcioglu @ // 09/11/09

turkey, tour eiffel, saison culturelle européenne, candidate countries, nicolas sarkozy, culture calendar, jacques chirac

FEATURE turkey : Music duo Kim Ki O: ‘the danger of being Turkish’ for Europe

Music duo Kim Ki O: ‘the danger of being Turkish’ for Europe

The Swedish pop elite love them, but EU bureaucracy is preventing Ekin Sanac and Berna Göl from breaking Europe. In Istanbul, music is an unstable bridge between east and west. Part two of a special feature

by cafebabel.com // 08/09/09

turkey, education, bands, joy division, kim ki o, visa restrictions, candidate countries

Gallery

Image : Homo Urbanus Europeanus: man vs. urban European city (26 images)

Homo Urbanus Europeanus: man vs. urban European city (26 images)

FEATURE turkey : Why Turkish band Kim Ki O can't break Europe

Why Turkish band Kim Ki O can't break Europe

The Swedish pop elite love them, but EU bureaucracy is preventing Ekin Sanac and Berna Göl from breaking Europe. In Istanbul, music is an unstable bridge between east and west. Part one of a special feature

by Clara Bergström @ // 01/09/09 - 6 Comment

turkey, education, education system, europop, member states, kim ki o, konzert

INTERVIEW turkey : Selçuk Altun: 'Being in a crisis or recovering from one is part of normal life in Turkey'

Selçuk Altun: 'Being in a crisis or recovering from one is part of normal life in Turkey'

Planning to visit Istanbul when the city will be Europe’s Capital of Culture in 2010? The Turkish writer, columnist and Chelsea supporter’s latest book ‘Many and Many a Year Ago’ is published in English this month, and is an enjoyable way to prepare for a visit

by Nicholas Newman @ // 21/08/09 - 1 Comment

turkey, literature, economical crisis, reading, history, culture, istanbul

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Image : From Istanbul to Romania: 'portraits of the world' exhibition

From Istanbul to Romania: 'portraits of the world' exhibition

INTERVIEW turkey : Sweden's Cecilia Malmström: 'I'm a politician. It’s not my task to impose an identity on people'

Sweden's Cecilia Malmström: 'I'm a politician. It’s not my task to impose an identity on people'

The Gothenburg-based politician, 41, has been EU affairs minister since 2006. We talk institutional reform, economic crisis and Turkey in part III of a special edition marking the six-month Swedish presidency of the EU, which began on 1 July

by Pierre-Anthony Canovas @ // 05/08/09 - 1 Comment

turkey, european identity, iceland, northern eu, euroscepticism, eurosceptic, economic crisis

TESTIMONY turkey : Istanbul's Yeditepe, Halic universities: erasmus stick together on campus

Istanbul's Yeditepe, Halic universities: erasmus stick together on campus

Students on an erasmus university exchange in Istanbul can either get involved in the city's pulsing and extremely political life or abandon themselves to binge drinking with other erasmus students on the isolated campus. Part two of an erasmus experience retold

by Harika Dauth @ // 29/07/09 - 7 Comment

turkey, testimony, erasmus, travel, istanbul, society

INTERVIEW turkey : Fake Oddity: ‘relations will change after July’s Turkish cultural season in France’

Fake Oddity: ‘relations will change after July’s Turkish cultural season in France’

The Lyon-based group talk about their participation in an event introducing 'Turkish culture' in France from 1  July 2009 til March 2010. But on 11 June, the Turkish PM warned it could be postponed because of opposition to the Turkish EU membership bid, according to the Hurriyet daily

by Andrea Giambartolomei @ // 16/06/09

turkey, lyon, immigration, culture, music, radiohead, integration

FOCUS turkey : Anti-immigration, eurosceptic 'freedom party': what Geert Wilders wants

Anti-immigration, eurosceptic 'freedom party': what Geert Wilders wants

The far right Dutch party has gained four seats in European parliament elections: to date, it is the second best result in Netherlands, after the christian democrats with 5. Participation has fallen to 36.5%. Dutch press and analysts say it may provoke new parliamentary elections, because the ruling coalition (of the christian democrats and the social democrats) has been weakened

by Christian Derlagen @ // 01/06/09 - 4 Comment - 1 vote

turkey, radical islam, jean-marie le pen, terrorism, holland, extremism, fitna

ANALYSIS turkey : Run-up to Swedish EU presidency: Turkey-EU blame game

Run-up to Swedish EU presidency: Turkey-EU blame game

Sweden, one of the most pro-Turkey member states, takes over the EU presidency in July 2009. But this may not be enough to kick-start negotiations for Turkey to enter the EU, which began in October 2005. Is there a common interest? Analysis

by Anna Patton @ // 28/05/09 - 12 Comment

turkey, european identity, negotiations, copenhagen, bernard kouchner, european capitals of culture, candidate countries

FEATURE turkey : Eur…οpa! As EU elections comes round, 27 European citizens in Athens speak

Eur…οpa! As EU elections comes round, 27 European citizens in Athens speak

Whether they are from Finland to Cyprus, or Germany and France, the first charter EU member states, as well as from 'newcomer' states Romania and Bulgaria, 27 Athenians talk about their Europe and how they think it should be. The EU elections take place between 4 and 7 June 2009, with 736 seats in the EU parliament open to 9, 000 candidates

by Katerina Voutsina @ // 27/05/09 - 3 Comment

turkey, european identity, greece, european young journalist 2008, abstentionism, athens, identity

INTERVIEW turkey : Seraphim Fyntanidis 'the European elections are a form of anti-government protest'

Seraphim Fyntanidis 'the European elections are a form of anti-government protest'

I don't usually watch TV, but when I caught a programme about the modern vision of the Greeks one Sunday, I found myself chatting with its presenter a few days later in the Chalandri district of Athens

by Elina Makri @ // 05/05/09 - 6 Comment

turkey, greece, tv, stereotype , brunch, european elections 2009, enlargement

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What is the role of Bulgaria for Turkey accession to the EU?:The Rebate of the Debate

We were tempted to start this blog entry by retelling you a scene from “Pearl” ("Gumus") but we couldn’t. Why? Simply because none of us has even a clue what the plot is about or has watched a series. For better or for worse, it has turned out that ...

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What is the role of Bulgaria towards the accession of Turkey to the EU?

Cafe Babel Sofia is pleased to invite you to a debate on February 26 at 11 am at the EU Information Centre, Moskovska 9 Street.

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Debate Cafebabel - 2010: A new step towards Turkey's accession to the EU?

Take the floor!In favour or against the accession of Turkey to the EU? What is really at stake? What changes can Turkish people living in Europe expect?The next Café Babel Brussels debate takes place Tuesday December 8 at 6.30 p.m. at Brasserie Duc de Brabant, 89 ...

Annabelle by Annabelle on bruxelles

Turkey and the EU: “In varietate concordia”

The opposition to Turkey’s EU membership is often based on the country’s vast population, their wrongly publicized religion, their unconsolidated economy, their uncertain politics, their critical geographical location and their stereotyped culture. I argue that those, with few exceptions, must be seen as dynamic, thus prone to inevitable ...

Fabio Pereira by Fabio Pereira on bdev

Cyprus | Important elections in Cyprus

This is the second time Cypriot voters are going to elect members of the European Parliament in the upcoming elections. Just as in the elections in 2004, the main subject is Cyprus' separation since the 1970s. President Demetris Christofias, the Greek Cypriot leader and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat ...

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