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		<title>Bosporus fish, or: fishermen as easy target</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An utterly sad low in the trouble over fishing the Bosporus: the head of a fishermen’s cooperative was shot because he opposed the way some of his colleagues scrape the Bosporus fishing grounds with their nets, contributing to certain fish becoming extinct. The man lost his left eye. It’s about time the government takes responsibility. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;A campus should not be a trade zone&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This blog post was written by my intern Zehra Kaya, who studies at the Journalism Academy in the Netherlands. She is currently studying for one semester at Yeditepe University in Istanbul.) Thanks to banners saying ‘Occupied area’ it’s hard to miss the Starbucks on the huge campus. The branch of the coffee giant has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The sacraficing of the bull</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I came home Saturdaynight, I heard the sound of a cow coming from the neighbour&#8217;s garden. I checked, and yes, there it was. Usually there are only chicken running around there, and the occasional cats and dogs. But I was not surprised to see a cow: the next day would be the Feast of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A glimpse of Üsküdar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[’We want three’, she said holding three fingers up in the air, ‘for ten’, showing ten fingers. She giggled, as did her friends. Dutch, I heard clearly from their English accent. The salesman accepted the offer with a big smile. He handed them three pieces of bread with fish and some salad, they sat down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The book in the shop window</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I walk down Istiklal Street and see a huge advertisement in a book shop window. ‘Historical lies of the Republic’. I step back and look again. A book critical of the truths of the Turkish state through the decades? And it’s advertised that prominently? Then I see the sales slogan accompanying the book: ‘Documented answers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The sound of cutlery: Ramadan in Üsküdar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Istanbul is not very different than usual during Ramadan, is it?&#8217; I&#8217;m with a group of Turks, we are in Beyoglu, a shopping, nightlife and tourist hub, and they look at me, they want to hear the foreigner’s opinion. &#8216;Well&#8217;, I start my answer, &#8216;you know, I live in Üsküdar and&#8230;&#8217;, and don&#8217;t get the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The municipality broom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘It was about time they cleaned the mess up around there’, says my Turkish friend S. I look at him surprised, and ask him if he is being cynical. ‘No, I’m very serious’, he replies. ‘You couldn’t even walk there properly. The bar owners protest now, but they really don’t have my sympathy.’ We talk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Down under, or: Marmaray</title>
		<link>http://www.journalistinturkey.com/blogs/down-under-or-marmaray_2035/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 09:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a shock the elevator came to a standstill. Exactly 62 metres beneath the surface of the Bosporus. With a helmet on my head and a reflecting orange jacket I stepped out into the tunnel. Look, there is the arch where the metro will come out! And hey, so this is going to be Üsküdar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 09:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Water is a right, it’s unsellable!’ When I saw that protest sign yesterday afternoon at Taksim quare, I was sure: everybody is here. Everybody that has something to protest about that can in any way be linked to May Day, was gathered in Istanbul’s central square. And showed a unity that was just breathtaking. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arabesk, the blues of Istanbul</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fréderike Geerdink</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who know Arabesk, Arabic-style music created in Turkey, will be shocked by the title of this blog post. Defining Arabesk as the blues of Istanbul! Ridiculous! Arabesk is a genre by itself, with its own history and development, you can’t call that the blues of Istanbul! I know, dear readers. Still, the [...]]]></description>
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