Semiotics

The many faces of SYRIZA on stage

Stefanos Kasselakis, the leader of leftist SYRIZA, adopted a "postmodern" approach last Thursday in his appearance at the party's 4th Congress. Alone on a large stage, with a crimson backdrop and a long, narrow, Instagram-style screen, constantly broadcasting his image in a steady shot. He spoke with ease but also with some nervousness, which is rather likable in a first-timer.

Teacher replaces frayed Turkish flags with new ones

A history teacher residing in the northwestern province of Balıkesir's Sındırgı district has earned appreciation for her efforts to replace frayed Turkish flags in the district with new ones.

A video showing Kevser Coşgun Ay replacing an old flag flying on the top of a shop in the middle of the night made her "citizen of the day."

Istanbul Modern presents ‘Global Narratives in Textiles’

Organized in collaboration with Germany's long-standing art establishment the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations and with the support of the Goethe-Institut Istanbul, the exhibition "The Event of a Thread: Global Narratives in Textiles" features works by international artists who use textile to create aesthetic and cultural narratives through painting, photography, archive materials, obje

Neo-Nazis remanded outside historic Athens Polytechnic

Police in the Greek capital on Tuesday remanded three suspected neo-Nazis who were trying to hang two swastika flags at the historic Athens Polytechnic building.

According to police, the suspects were trying to attach the flags to the entrance of the university where a student uprising in 1973 helped bring down the 1967-1974 military dictatorship.

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