Duru Irmak
Duru is finally here.
daily... backup... whenever I can...
Milliyet has a new article on Kadriye Demirel who was 'executed' by her big brother. The article details Kadriye's family's reaction to the event. In short, they think that 'her brother killing her is just normal. They say that "when he completes his sentence, the elders of the family will slap him few times, and the issue will not be discussed further."
Things seem to get worst since I started this blog. After Saturday's disaster, two other bombs were detonated in Istanbul. There are 27 deaths and hundreds injured.
Went to see 'Love Actually' tonight... It was a feel-good movie to the season, and possibly a 'chick movie,' but still, it was very good. Lost of famous actors, losts of stories, few very good scenes...
There are now 25 deaths in the sinagogue bombings. Hopefully this number will not go higher.
Another 'honor killing' in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in the name of traditon. A young girl, K.D., 15, was raped and is six-months pregnant. Men of the family decided that she has dishonoured them.
A sad day for Turks and Jews in Turkey. Two bombs were detonated in front of two synagogues in Istanbul. 20+ dead and aprox. 300 injured.
On not-so-big screen this weekend:
One of legendary Galatasaray teachers died few days ago. Tuna Kiremitci [123] wrote this in Tempo magazine [in Turkish]:
Went to RSA's robot games at Fort Mason today. Ant-size and mid-size robot figths were fun. We were looking at the experessions on children's faces during the games; they are really into robotics.
Revolutions
On not-so-big screen tonigh:
European Union released their 2003 report on Turkey, listing what the country has accomplished lately, and what is still missing.