March 20, 2007
George Parker writes: The malaise gripping the European Union as it approaches its 50th birthday this week is highlighted in a new poll which shows that 44 per cent of citizens think life has got worse since their country joined...
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March 14, 2007
My office computer is finally upgraded and i cannot tell how happy i am. i guess all this academic year i have been having problems with that super slow computer and i got to know many IT people in the...
March 13, 2007
Man United v Europe XI Uefa Celebration Match Date: Tuesday 13 March, 2007 GMT Venue: Old Trafford A charity football match between a 'Europe XI' and Manchester United will celebrate both a half-century of European-level club competitions and 50...
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March 11, 2007
around two thousand BJK fans including me are leaving Istanbul in a couple of hours for Ankara. [if i don't miss the leaving buses of course:p] i guess i have to write down some stuff for why i lose my...
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March 04, 2007
BESIKTAS UP INTO SECOND position after the victory of GS yesterday. It was a wonderful spring like day and despite my anger directed against the BJK players, we got it this time. Erdem, Mustafa, Esra and Erkan. Some of the...
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March 03, 2007
Today is my first Istanbul derby in İnönü... Beşiktaş vs. Galatasaray. S*** i am still at home! France - Le Monde | Friday, March 2, 2007; Thomas Ferenczi on the European passion for football FP blog asks Why do...
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February 20, 2007
BIA reports that there were 293 cases of thought crime in Turkey in 2006. MetroPoll opinion poll results published in many newspapers today... VIA * Migrants help tolerant Spain boom Ministers reject EU targets for slashing national red tape; EU...
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February 18, 2007
well, the test says: I am Very Happy Your life is totally together, and you enjoy every day. And you don't need a quiz to tell you that! You know how to find pleasure in the little things... And even...
February 13, 2007
Dossier of Monday, February 12, 2007; Will there be a new Cold War? The speech delivered by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Munich Conference on Security Policy last weekend stirred memories of the cold war in both politicians' and...
February 08, 2007
Italy - La Repubblica | Wednesday, February 7, 2007; Nick Hornby on violence in football stadiums "The British writer Nick Hornby, crazy about football, was devastated by the death last week of a policeman during violent confrontations around a football...
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George Parker in Brussels and Nikki Tait and Michael Peel in London of FT say: "For eurosceptics, the European Court of Justice ruling in September 2005 was like giving a child a loaded gun. It opened the way for the...
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February 05, 2007
A football spectator who fellow fans alleged shouted racist insults at a black player during a German first division match faces a life ban. While The Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) will meet the government on Monday to decide when Italian...
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February 04, 2007
The Italian prime minister has promised "robust" measures to curb football violence after a policeman was killed during clashes between fans in Sicily. It is talked that the football league might be stopped this year. How terrible it is for...
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February 02, 2007
Vodka can be made from grain, potatoes, sugar beet and fruit.... BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell assesses the tactics of Serbia's hardline nationalists, and falls for the charms of the capital, Belgrade. Kosovo 'should split from Serbia'; Kosovo will...
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December 31, 2006
Another unfortunate essay: Robert Fisk in Football and violence go together ( the Independent) says: ....Franklin Foer's American best-seller How Soccer Explains the World. It confirmed for me what I have always suspected: that football and violence are intimately linked...
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November 30, 2006
When Club Brugge scored a goal after our goal keeper's incredibly stupid but not any more unfamiliar mistake (14th minunte), i was so pissed of that I stopped watching the game, sit down and began to read a piece from...
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November 29, 2006
I am a bit down today. Some days of tiredness stopped my usual activities. I could not get up early enougth to go to a newspaper I was planning to pay a visit. I could not go to the campus...
November 22, 2006
Mark Beunderman: In a move to curry favour with the EU, Turkey has said it will quickly change a notorious article of its penal code curbing free speech - but at the same time, Ankara has put its ties with...
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November 19, 2006
Just finished up some coursework stuff and leaving home soon for the game. It is an away game for Beşiktaş, that will play against Fenerbahçe... Statistically, FB can win easily, but statistics in football does not help for derbies, that's...
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November 17, 2006
When they encounter for a soccer game, Thanks Emre, that's really funny:) Philosophical football match If the above does not work, here is the youtube link.......
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November 13, 2006
I told you about the crucial meeting with a lawyer that is connected to the university. I was advised to meet him to get legal advise about the situation. I am sorry for the expression but when retrospectively thinking about...
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November 02, 2006
In three hours, my dear Besiktas will be playing at an away game in UEFA cup. If you bet for Besiktas and Besiktas wins, then you will have a fortune:) According to all bet companies, D. Bucharest is the favorite...
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October 30, 2006
I nearly made a scene today. My one week-long depression came to a halt with that cathartic moment at the end of the Besiktas game. We lost two more precious points. The Turkish version of the game notes are here....
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October 27, 2006
Interior ministers from Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Poland, who attended a two-day UK meeting on 25-26 October 2006, were told by UK Home Secretary and MI5 chief John Reid that terrorism is the "biggest threat to all European nations"....
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October 20, 2006
Even before the first goal, Onur, a student of mine and the president of Besiktas' student fans club at Bilgi, were thoughtful and not that cheerfull when I had a glance at him who stood a few rows back. Tottenham...
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October 19, 2006
"Besiktas will host Tottenham in Inonu Stadium at 20.00. Bobo is ready; but Gokhan Zan is sick says Sabah. If that's really the case, I am not sure we can rock the cradle. We already miss Koray, and if Gokhan...
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October 16, 2006
A pan-European action week against racism and discrimination in football aims to address local problems within individual clubs or communities. FIFA against Racism UEFA: Ten-point anti-racism plan...
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October 15, 2006
I am curious about our fans' political stance towards the developments concerning Turkey. "Creative fans of Besiktas" might produce a political stance today but we have a sophisticated situation: That is, our beloved fan leader, Alen, is a Turkish Armenian...
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October 03, 2006
UEFA Cup groups are determined today and UEFA website says Opening night promises drama as "The opening night of the UEFA Cup group stage on 19 October will see two Anglo-Turkish affairs as Besiktas JK welcome Tottenham Hostpur FC to...
September 29, 2006
Besiktas was about to manage the most difficult thing and get eliminated from the UEFA Cup. Fortunately, in the extra time, BJK players scored twice and triumphed over CSKA Sophia. Before the extra time started, I was seriously thinking...
September 18, 2006
Galatasaray goalkeeper Faryd Aly Mondragon (R) puts his arms around Besiktas players Bobo (L) and Matias Delgado after their team lost to Galatasaray 1-0 in their Turkish Super League soccer match at Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul September...
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September 17, 2006
In nearly 1,5 hours, Besiktas plays against Galatasaray in an away game. The stadium is just 15 minute walk away from my apartment but I could not find ticket so I am going to watch it at a cafe...
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September 14, 2006
Four Turkish teams are playing UEFA Cup first tour. I have to attend a faculty party and then i am gonna run to the stadium for Besiktas game. As i said before supporting Besiktas is a one sided love...
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September 10, 2006
Well, it is 10:42 a.m and I seem to have missed Malta breakfast definitely. The breakfast to honor the arrival of Veli would start at 9:45 a.m. Veli has finished his first year at a job and the moment he...
August 22, 2006
I just learnt that this year's OSS results will be released tomorrow at 10am. We, family-wise, will either be celebrating the results or falling into depression since twins are directly related to this event. A relatively productive day. I might...
August 21, 2006
While I try to get up in this Monday morning, I realized how productive yesterday was. Not ideally productive but in a relatively speaking way:) 1. I finally started to write a presentation paper on blogging and anthropology. Just a...
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August 20, 2006
When Meduna, V.Manisaspor player, collapsed, a cafe full of men were about to cry if a sad ending happened. In the beginning GS fans thought he was just faking but when they realize it was serious, they joined us in...
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August 14, 2006
Photo source here. "Besiktas, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce supporters, often at each others' necks, have come together to protest against the PKK....... No need to say, I was somewhere in that picture. I guess this photo gives a better idea...
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August 12, 2006
I have been away from my PC and too exhausted to use the internet cafe option. well, on Thursday night I was out to play soccer. I don't even remember the last time I played. I was certainly the worst...
August 10, 2006
Ayla has been working on her research project and it seems that it evolves to focus on the wedding industry in Turkey. In order to provide aid, I took Ayla to Fatih where there are many wedding gown stores... I...
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August 08, 2006
Another theory-influenced commentary (after the Deleuze and Mideast case): By Alkan CHAGLAR Recently after having a debate on the identity of Cypriots, I was informed that Cypriots are a colonial anomaly, or deviation from the common order of being either...
August 07, 2006
Gustave Courbet, Self Portrait (The Desperate Man), about 1843, Private collection © Private Collection, by courtesy of BNP Paribas Art Advisory.......... My dream has kind of become true. Besiktas lost the first game, and yielded signs of more distress...
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August 03, 2006
A disappointing Luc Besson movie made me feel bad last night. Coffee with Aylin afterwards changed my mood a bit but I knew I would not be going to bed early. Then I got late today and I have been...
July 30, 2006
TurkCell, the cell phone service provider and the sponsor of the Turkish Super League, started an ad campaign in Istanbul Streets. I will add its two other ads later. I liked the idea and it just conveys what our...
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July 27, 2006
In the last day of Crossroads, The New Encyclopedia Project by the editors of Theory, Culture and Society was discussed in a panel. One of the professors criticized the project in a manner that really annoyed me. Why there were...