Turkey is a country that is connected to two continents, Europe and Asia. For decades Turkey has been trying to join European Union. The union showed some reasons and consistently declined our applications, even though Turkey fulfilled European demands and removed the reasons that they showed against us, but it wasn’t enough for them. Just recently, a Greek negotiator seemingly…
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Confucious was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.He majorly aimed on personal and govermantal morality in his life time but also social relationships and justice was significantly important in his lifetime. He was believed and well liked teacher in China in his life time but…
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The law that forbids buying alcohol at certain hours of the day was accepted last week in the Turkish Parliament. Both the Turkish press and the foreign press covered it extensively. The Times gave the story with the headline “Rising Islamism. The article said that the citizens with a secular stand had the right to…
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While McDonalds is an easily recognizable brand, it is actually KFC that dominates the fast food market in China. KFC opened its 4,000th restaurant in China, making it the largest number of chain restaurants in the nation, for both foreign and domestic brands China is now fighting obesity as is the rest of the world…
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Some academics claim that gold will be the best investment tool in Turkey this year. It is also cited that unemployment and the current account deficit are the economy’s leading problems. The general situation of the Turkish Economy is swinging between “fine” and “normal” but the government’s inflation and growth targets are found to be…
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9 days ago, an environmental protest started in Taksim, Gezi Parkı. People who do not want government to build a new shopping mall to a park stayed there and did not let anyone touch the trees. On the 4th day of the protest, police arrived and used violence to people and after that all the…
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China did not sign the Kyoto Protocol. (USA didn’t either, mind you.) January 2013: Air pollution levels in the Chinese capital of Beijing have hit hazardous levels Water pollution: Countless rivers and lakes have also been contaminated by nearby factories, and sometimes, dumping by local residents. March 2013: This March, more than 2,000 dead pigs…
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Never before has Turkey seen such unification. Seeing the people gathered all around the country finally made me believe that the Turkish people can make things happen. Finally, a move that gives everyone the sign that citizens care and are aware. The morning of the 31st of May, people (not a lot, I have to…
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To cut it short, there are many points why China is no safe haven for technology moguls, high tech investors or workers. Here are some. Read on and decide for yourself: 1) Chinese Court Orders Apple to Pay Writers For Unlicensed Copies of Work A Chinese court has ordered Apple to pay $165,000 to…
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Last year people were discussing how long euro will be used. Now, at 2013 the discussion turned into what they should do or change to keep euro zone economy alive. Their main goal is to find a solution to avert future crisis. There are still some European countries which uses euro but they are in…
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Trashes can be collected and by collecting them and using them can save the environment. In Kampala’s Kawempe area, an Ugandan eco-artist called Ruganzu Bruno built an amusement park for children from trashes. He collected trashes and built a playground. Local community was not happy at first but when the playground was finished, all the…
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The Federal Trade Commission made a research and found that tha Google’s search practices were not against the laws. However, there are still outgoing arguments about Google’s search options. Some say that it should be neutral but some people say think that freedom of speech at Google should be restricted. F.T.C decision permits Google to…
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