Erkan in the Army now...: Another Eulogy for the Pseudo-Sultan:
Turkish PM shares intimate anecdotes during program devoted to his life Erdoğan participated to a 3-hour long program devoted to his life named ‘The Master’s Story’ Related posts: EFD Rights Watch:...
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Germany’s Greens divided over coalition with Merkel Germany’s Greens divided over coalition with Merkel Why a coaliion with Angela Merkel shouldn’t worry Germany’s left | Henning Meyer The...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: “Turkish gamers head to police after online...
Turkish gamers head to police after online characters stolen Almost 150 people have complained to police in Turkey on the grounds that their characters Turkish student wins Google science award...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: The Guardian piece: “Uneasy truce holds as Kurdish...
Uneasy truce holds as Kurdish guerrilla forces withdraw from Turkey Peace process stalls between PKK fighters led by Abdullah Ocalan and Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Kurdish politician...
View ArticleAAA blog: Harvard Anthropologist Honored by Japanese Cultural Affairs Agency
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University recently announced that it current Director, Theodore C. Bestor, received the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Award for the...
View ArticleLanguage Log: English is a Dialect of Germanic; or, The Traitors to Our...
[This is a guest post by Stephan Stiller.] This post complements Robert Bauer and Victor Mair's previous LL post titled "Spoken Hong Kong Cantonese and written Cantonese" and addresses, among other...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Serhatcan Yurdam (@syurdam): Suriyeli mülteci...
Suriyeli mülteci sayısı 2 milyonu aştı BM Mülteciler Yüksek Komiserliğ’inin (UNHCR) resmi web sitesi‘nde dün yapılan açıklamada Suriyeli mülteci sayısının 2 milyonu aştığı belirtildi. Bir yıl önce...
View ArticleAidnography - Development as anthropological object: Links & Contents I Liked 90
Dear all,Welcome to a jam-packed link review this week! After a short rant about book publishing choices, there is more on (unpaid) internships and the charity industry, the use of 'cash' in...
View ArticleLanguage Log: Not… until just now
"Frazz", Sept. 4, 2013: "Not… until just now" in the second panel here poses the same type of tense / aspect challenge to English –> Mandarin translators as "It wasn't" in the "Zits" cartoon...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Eurosphere roundup: “Porn habit of British...
UK Commons official: Report of 300,000+ porn accesses from Parliament isn’t ”accurate” As the UK government continues to roll out the Great Firewall of Cameron (by which ISPs are required to opt their...
View ArticleMuseum Anthropology: Job announcement: Director, Iroquois Indian Museum,...
Job announcement: Director, Iroquois Indian Museum, Howes Cave, NY
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Cyberculture roundup: John Cusack hangs around with...
Anonymity, Privacy, and Security Online 86% of online adults have taken steps to avoid surveillance by other people or organizations when using the internet. Despite precautions, 21% have had an email...
View ArticleLanguage Log: Colorless milk ports flap furiously
On the Wall Street Journal's Emerging Europe blog, Emre Peker reports on a case of linguistic chicanery, with none other than Noam Chomsky as its victim. Coming from Noam Chomsky, the following...
View ArticleCultureBy - Grant McCracken: Flash Lit at the Boston Book Festival (secret...
I’ve been trying to raise money for the Boston Book Festival, specifically a project called Flash Lit. Apparently, I’m not good at this. I present for your delectation and criticism the document I...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Americana roundup: Interactive: US interventions...
Interactive: US interventions post-Cold War The proposed US military strike on Syria would be the latest in a long list of overseas intrusions. FBI’s “Vault” Web Site Reveals Declassified Files on...
View Articletabsir.net: Unbrotherly Brotherhood, Undemocratic Military
The debate over whether or not to send a cruise missile or two into Syria and spank Bashar al-Assad for adding chemical weapons to his bloody arsenal of putting down the revolt in Syria has...
View ArticleC L O S E R: Brekend: Moslims + Barbecue + Voetbal in Den Haag
Closer Blog: Stop de persen! Brekend nieuws! Wist u dat er bij de moslims in Den Haag iedere 60 seconden één minuut voorbij gaat? Over voetbal, barbecue en een islam vlag in Den Haag. Read more:...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Cyberculture roundup: Internet Encryption under...
US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet theguardian.com – James Ball – 9/5/13 12:00 PM – US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online...
View ArticleAAA blog: Now Accepting Nominations
The Association’s success absolutely depends on the members who step forward to volunteer their service in leadership positions. AAA is currently accepting nominations for posts on the Executive Board...
View ArticleErkan in the Army now...: Cemil Bayık says PKK stops retreating, PKK demands...
Bayık: Turkish State Wants War, We Will Defend Ourselves KCK Executive Council Co-Chairperson Cemil Bayık said the Turkish state has yet to take a step forward in the democratic peace process and...
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