Hürriyet: For lower taxes on raki, a national beverage petition
April 29 As Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement that ‘our national beverage is not beer, it’s ayran’ continues to be debated by the public, the government’s petition to have raki recognized as the national beverage has confused some.
Hürriyet WebTV: News for February 22
February 22 Since I’ve become more confident with my general vocabulary and ability to translate normal news stories, I’m going to try my hand at transcription and translation of short news videos.
Sabah: Nevin Yildirim explains what happened to her
October 18, 2012 (HaberTürk) Nevim Yildirim, who killed the man she accused of being her rapist, decapitated him, and threw his head in the village square, has attracted attention worldwide. From prison, she explains what happened to her.
Milliyet: Raid on prostitution ring that serviced luxury yachts
January 25 In an operation carried out by the vice squad in the Etiler neighborhood, 12 women and a total of 29 people were taken into custody. It is being suggested that the women were marketed by the ring, and they have been sent to the hospital for a health inspection.
![[Kara-Keui (Galata) and view of Pera, Constantinople, Turkey]
[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].
1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
Notes:
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.
Print no. "6039".
Forms part of: Views of People and sites in Turkey in the Photochrom print collection.](https://cevirman.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/istanbul-1890s.jpg?w=620&h=380&crop=1)



