Pat Yale

My Following Miss Bell: Travels Around Turkey in the Footsteps of Gertrude Bell was published by Trailblazer Publications in September 2023. Copies available from UK bookshops, Trailblazer website or Amazon. In #Türkiye from German Bookshop on İstiklal Caddesi, Pandora & Homer.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has revealed plans to allow renters to show they can afford a mortgage through paying rent on time bigissue.com/news/housing/r…

Who knew that there was a name for litter-picking - spogomi - let alone that it cld be treated as a sport? Anyone in #Türkiye listening? We cld sure do with it here. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Silivrikapı Hipojesi 1988 yılında, Silivrikapı'da, İstanbul'un Kara Surları restore edilirken ortaya çıkan, 5.yy, Bizans dönemine ait başına ait hipoje(yer altında kemerli bir yapıyla inşa edilmiş, az sayıda odası olan mezar). #İstanbul

Taksim Meydanını İstiklâl caddesinde bir lokanta... Yıl 1978

It’s clear to me that the British government wants everything that freedom of movement of people actually means. -They want mobility for young people -They want to reduce queues at the border -They want business travel to be easy and service provision to be possible -They…

Don’t understand decision to scrap #Çubuklu-#İstinye car ferry next week. Seems a really useful service even if not profitable. Public service?

Eyüp Küçük Saray lokantası türünün son örneklerinden uygun fiyatlı ve leziz esnaf lokantalarından. Bu gelişte enginar ve iç pilavdan yedim

#FountainFriday Fate has not been kind to this fountain with a cistern shaped like a small blding that is part of Kaptan-i Derya Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa Cami at Çayırbaşı & probably dates to 1781. Neat little anchor device on front - then look at basin at back!

BİR ŞEHİR NASIL KATLEDİLİR, LÜTFEN İZLEYİN! Burası Dodurga. Bir zamanlar nefes alınacak alanlar, çocukların oynayacağı boşluklar, doğanın sesini duyabileceğimiz vadilerdi burası… Ama önceki yönetim döneminde, ranta dayalı imar planlarıyla bu güzelliklerin üzeri betonla…

#UK Government’s decision to label ‘Palestine Action’ a terrorist group raises serious concerns that counter-terrorism legislation is being applied to a group that is not terrorist in nature & risks hindering the legitimate exercise of fundamental freedoms. The decision could…

Gökçeada Uğurlu-Zeytinlik Höyük Türkiye’nin en büyük adası olan Kuzey Ege Adalarından #Gökçeada’da, Uğurlu-Zeytinlik yerleşmesinde 15 yıldır Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlüğü’nün izin ve maddi destekleri ile sürdürülen arkeolojik kazı…

The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.

Earlier this year, I lost my beloved job at my beloved Observer when the Guardian, in its great wisdom, gave the newspaper away to a podcast company...who promptly sacked me. So, forgive my delight today, in being nominated for FIVE awards in the British Podcast Awards!! 1/

We see them every day, the intertwined anchors that are logo of Şehir Hatları, the İstanbul ferry company. Here @omerdurmaz tracks down story behind the design for us. Many thanks, Ömer Bey.

İstanbul Şehir Hatları vapurlarında kullanılan Türkiye Denizcilik İşletmeleri’nin çift çıpası, Boğaziçi nedeniyle Asya ve Avrupa’yı, iki kıtayı temsil ediyor. Alman bayrağını anımsatan renkleri ise Seyr-i Sefain İdaresi’nin müdürü Alman Karl LEKE’nin memleketine dair gönderme...

I have never understood why students on what are really just glorified job training schemes - doctors, nurses, vets, teachers, etc - are expected to take on burden of cost of their education. We the public NEED these ppl so surely we the public shld be paying the cost.

This has to stop. Labour has to be more than the tiniest of tents if it is to retain ANY support. Pressing for protection for chalk streams is now too rebellious? Come ON! theguardian.com/environment/20…

Bu videodan sonra sepet şapka siparişleri artacak bence😀

şu logoyu kim tasarladı ne zaman tasarladı bilmiyorum ama şahsi fikrim istanbulun en güzel logosu

“Dozens of people get shot & K!LLED every single day as they're waiting for food. I’m not gonna let you filibuster, bitch!” Ana Kasparian went into a full rage and couldn't hold back her anger toward this Z10NIST LIAR