Fulya Atalay
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by Fulya Atalay
A commemoration ceremony was held in Istanbul for the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The ceremony is being organized by "The Say Stop to Racism and Nationalism" initiative. Thousands of activists gathered together at Taksim Square.
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by Fulya Atalay
Umberto Eco met with their fans and held a discussion panel in Istanbul. The panel was moderated by Professor Patrizia Violi and Professor Cemal Kafadar in Casa D'Italia theatre hall.
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by Fulya Atalay
Women walk down Istiklal Street in Taksim to celebrate International Women’s Day carrying placards and banners calling for gender equality.
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by Fulya Atalay
Istanbul, together with more than 200 countries, rised up on Valentine' Day, bringing together 1 billion people who danced in protest of violence against women.
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by Fulya Atalay
Thousands marched for the sixth anniversary of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink’s murder. He was shot dead in Istanbul outside his newspaper Agos in 2007.
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by Fulya Atalay
PKK members Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan, Leyla Söylemez who were killed in an armed attack in Paris, were brought to Turkey. A funeral ceremony and protest was held at Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
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by Fulya Atalay
Orthodox Christians in Istanbul reenacted the baptism of Christ with a traditional cross-throwing ceremony.Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I throws a wooden cross into the waters of the Golden Horn and swimmers race to be the first to retrieve it.
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by Fulya Atalay
Several demonstrations took place in Istanbul to commemorate Roboski (Uludere) massacre, which led to the death of 34 civilians after a Turkish military air strike last year on December 28.
