region:northern turkey

Bulgarian Border Police Accused of Abusing Refugees - NYTimes.com
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SUKRUPASA, Turkey — The small squat structure, a cross between a kiosk and a duck blind, was starkly pale against the brown, soggy hillside a few hundred yards away.

“Bulgarian border police,” said Hasan Bulgur, 73, pointing as he leaned on a crooked walking stick at the edge of this village in northern Turkey. “They are watching us now. When the refugees try to cross, they are stopping them and pushing them back, sometimes beating them, robbing them, even unleashing dogs on them.”

#migrations #réfugiés #bulgarie #violence

Heavy rain hits İstanbul, paralyzes daily life
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İstanbul, along with other cities in northern Turkey, has been hit by heavy rain over the weekend, significantly affecting daily life while signaling the beginning of colder weather.

On Saturday morning rain clouds gathered over İstanbul and a rain shower started around noon, causing floods in certain parts of the city. Avcılar, Beykoz, Beylikdüzü, Kadıköy and Sarıyer were some of the districts where the rain hit hardest. The flooding caused heavy damage to some houses and shops in these districts, with people having a difficult time trying to evacuate the water.

#Istanbul #Inondation #Urbanisation

Maliban White Choclet Puff Sells Superior Light Skin
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You all know that South Asians have this “thing” about light skin, right? I don’t need to go into too many details – the skin lighteners, the Bollywood films dominated by people who look like they came from, say, Northern Turkey? And even popular, multimillionaire actors like Shahrukh Khan have become shills for skin lightener […]

#ADVERTISING #Asia_is_a_Country #Biscuits #race #Sri_Lanka