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Alexander Christie-Miller
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Journalist, writer, birdwatcher. I've written about Turkey for @thetimes, @NewsweekEurope, @csmonitor, @TheWhiteReview and others.
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Ayla Jean Yackley
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Ruling party says 10,000 homes to be built near Istanbul’s new airport to ease workers’ commute, located in area that had been spared development. Activists have long said airport & other transport projects are in reality a real estate project twitter.com/akpartiistanbu…
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Ebru Erdem Akcay
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It’d be funny if this were a joke, but it’s not: Erdogan says they’ll plant a garden on the 3rd airport grounds so Istanbul can breathe. The airport was built by cutting down a real, natural forest. @kuzeyormanlari is all about resisting that. twitter.com/ikalin1/status…
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Oguz Erkol
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Didn't even take a day. twitter.com/Emergingtrends…
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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Yes. Or when the traffic is slightly denser than that, but still crazily fast, approaching a junction with everyone suddenly realising they should be in a different lane.
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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I don’t see two-way roundabout mentioned?
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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Aha! What she said sounds more like what happens in practice though.
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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That’s high praise, given that I’m sure you already thought I was pretty bold.
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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Many helpful replies. As a matter of fact, I love driving in Istanbul. It feels very liberating after stuffy, anal English road culture. I know some may disagree, but from experience I find Turkish drivers far more tolerant and good-natured than their British counterparts.
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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Thank you!
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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Many drivers I’ve encountered on the road vehemently disagree.
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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I’ve been driving in Istanbul for several years now, and am embarrassed to say I still don’t know who has right of way on roundabouts. I always assume it’s whoever’s more assertive, but what’s the actual rule?
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Ali Burak Güven
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As of today Turkish per capita GDP dipped below $8,000 as lira suffers 30% devaluation since mid-Feb. This beats even the global crisis when per capita GDP declined from ~$10,500 in 2008 to ~$8,500 in 2009. Turkey has been thrown further into the depths of middle income trap.
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Fercan Yalinkilic
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#Turkey's economy minister: Institutions have the tools, need to move with courage and should't involve President Erdogan in the decision process.
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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Excellent rundown on how Turkey has found its way into a looming currency crisis. (SPOILER: it’s not an international attack bent on destroying Erdogan). twitter.com/canokar/status…
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Alexander Christie-Miller
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Really? Then it would be good to know what he thinks the remedy is. twitter.com/nblaser18/stat…
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Ceylan Yeginsu
@CeylanWrites
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Turkey currency crisis in real life terms: the price of this drink fell from $1.92 to $1.87 within the 10 mins it took to finish it. pic.twitter.com/Bw0QugglBq
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The Spectator Index
@spectatorindex
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Hours per week parents spend helping kids with homework, 2018.
India: 12
Turkey: 8.7
Singapore: 7.9
Brazil: 7.5
Russia: 7.5
China: 7.2
South Africa: 6.8
US: 6.2
S Korea: 5.4
Germany: 5
Spain: 4.8
Australia: 4.4
France: 3.9
UK: 3.6
Japan: 2.6
(Varkey Foundation)
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Humeyra Pamuk
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On top of the currency slide, #Turkey also subsidizing the rising energy costs by keeping the prices at the pump unchanged and lowering the tax instead. Electioneering hitting new peaks. twitter.com/cnnturk/status…
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The White Review
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'We had seen men naked and vulnerable, and cooked their food, and watched them sleep. It gave us some sort of currency'. We're very glad to be publishing some new short fiction by @fairfairisles. Read her wonderfully creepy story, 'Self-Improvement', here: thewhitereview.org/fiction/self-i…
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