After all, the European capital of culture for , the Secretariat General of the EU Affairs was turned into a full-fledged ministry in and its Istanbul building was abuzz with trainings, PR activities and lobbying β including a successful bid to make Istanbul the European Capital of Sports. The Ministry continued to rent the building even after its ownership was returned to the Ayia Foka Foundation of the Greek Community in following years of legal proceedings with the Municipality of Istanbul.
As Turkish-EU relations went back and forth between being hostile and dispassionate throughout the s, the young Ministry of European Affairs began to lose its relevance in the eyes of the government. This may sadden urban sociologists or the handful of EU supporters who remain in Turkey, but it hardly matters to the public. After all, many Turks, including former negotiators, have shown themselves to be more devoted to shisha cafes than Turkish-EU relations.
Thousands β yes, thousands - of young and not-so-young men have leaped up to an ad that claimed that an Istanbul-based agency was looking for gigolos for rich older women. Predictably, it turned out to be a scam β just like dozens of others that feature in the Turkish press and provide a butt of jokes no pun intended on satirical sites. Police sources say they arrested some 90 people who were linked to the escort service scam though there may be up to 10, victims out there.
Women of all walks of life have started posting their monochrome photos all over Facebook and Instagram β mercifully less on Twitter - for a spontaneous online campaign with the hashtag womenempoweringwomen or its kin, including support for the Istanbul Convention. Most of my friends joined in, giving me a chance to see how they looked twenty years ago in a bikini or under quarantine with a drink in hand.
I happily dug out an old photo of myself in in Paris, with an old fashioned phone glued to my ear. Still others posted text to explain the rationale of the photos and blamed those who were not making it clear. Please click on this link to get more detailed information with regards to this issue. By using our website, you accept that we use cookies.
