Two Explosions Kill at Least 28 at Istanbul Airport [Updated]
Two explosions that are being reported as suicide bomber detonations went off Tuesday night at the Ataturk airport in Istanbul.
Istanbul Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets at Pride Gathering
Turkish police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of people who gathered to commemorate Pride week in Istanbul, after authorities issued a ban on the annual march. At least 19 people have also been arrested.
Istanbul's Pride March Has Been Banned
The governor of Istanbul announced on Friday that Istanbul’s Pride march, scheduled for Sunday, would be banned. This is a slight shift from last year, when it was banned an hour before the march was scheduled to begin.
Stray Cats Invade the G20 Summit, Bold as Can Be
World leaders are currently gathering in Istanbul, Turkey, for the latest G20 summit. The stage was set and journalists were waiting for a photo op when a trio of stray cats wandered inside to check out the scene.
Moron's Marriage Proposal Causes Huge Traffic Jam
Highly public marriage proposals have become a matter of global nuisance, but none more so than one which greatly inconveniences innocent bystanders. From Istanbul comes the great news of one such event.
Brutally Tear-Gassed 'Woman in Red' Is Symbol of Turkey's Occupy Gezi
Turkey's prime minister says the thousands of protesters gathering in Istanbul's Gezi Park are militant activists "living arm in arm with terrorism." This photo of a cop tear-gassing an unthreatening young woman in a simple summer dress implies otherwise.
Turkish Soccer Team Plays For Only Women And Children
Officials in Istanbul had planned to hold a soccer game in an empty stadium as punishment for ill-behaved fans, who wouldn't be allowed to attend the match. But then they decided to admit women and children only, and the game went off without incident. Now authorities want to give away more free tickets to ladies and…
Turkey Day
[Istanbul, January 25. Image via Getty]
Read Their Lips
[Istanbul, December 1. Image via Getty]
Forces Of Nature
[Istanbul, October 7. Image via Getty]
Cage Match
[Istanbul, August 23. Image via Getty]
Female Designed Mosque Opens In Turkey
Last weekend, the first mosque designed by a woman in Turkey opened in Istanbul. The interior of the Sakirin Mosque was designed by Zeynep Fadillioglu (shown at left). More awesome pictures here. [TheIstanbulian]
Karl Lagerfeld And Claudia Schiffer: Divas Separated At Birth?
- After shooting her for a Dom Perignon campaign, Karl Lagerfeld expressed amazement at Claudia Schiffer's ability to play the diva at the heart of the campaign's storyline. We further express amazement that Karl got over his own whopping diva attitude to actually compliment someone other than himself. [WWD, 1st item]
This Is Your Cornfield On Coke
- What happens when you're high on coke and eluding cops in a cornfield? Some maize-y shit! [Daily Mail]
- Proving himself to be the poster child for special-needs reptiles everywhere, a one-eyed alligator attacked a golfer in Florida today. Both man and gator are doing fine. [CNN]
- Penguins used to be almost 5 ft tall!…
New York? Yawn. Milan? As if. You see, the trendsetters, as reported by trendsetter bible Newsweek are looking beyond the four fashion capitals for new trends to Shanghai, Istanbul, Antwerp and Chicago. Ask anyone who thinks he's cooler than the people who think they're cooler than everyone: London is dead and Biloxi…
