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TODAY'S ZAMAN :: Features
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TODAY'S ZAMAN
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Bird-watching takes off in Ä°stanbul
 As the weather begins to really warm up, certain winged visitors are arriving in Turkey; traveling all the way from Africa, these winged visitors are in fact predatory birds that enter the country from the southern province of Hatay.
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The conqueror of the world of dreams
 “Tuti-i mucize guyem, ne desem laf deÄŸil / Çerh ile söyleÅŸemem ayinesi saf deÄŸil / Ehl-i dildir diyemem ayinesi saf olmayana / Ehl-i dil birbirini bilmemek insaf deÄŸil…” Music and lyrics composed three centuries ago by Ottoman musician Buhurizade Mustafa Itri still stand the test of time. We have so many questions, but very few answers about him. What information we do have is insufficient to really fill in the gaps of what we wish we could know.
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Enjoy a wellness holiday at Turkey’s thermal springs (2)
 Balıkesir Gönen Kaplıcaları: a source of remedies for 3,000 years: Some say the Balıkesir Gönen Kaplıcaları (thermal springs) have been used for their health benefits since the Roman and Byzantine eras.
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Turkish women’s untold tale of immigration to Germany
 Our history of immigration to Germany, which began in 1960, almost exclusively mentions men. But there is another side of the coin. As German authorities announced their need for female labor in the early 1970s, Turkish women set off for Germany.
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Everyday is special - Dec. 12
Today is Jamhuri Day in Kenya. This national holiday is the anniversary of the independence of Kenya from Britain in 1963.
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A glance at children’s magazines through the ages
 What did children use to read and what were the games they used to play? A new exhibition has opened with the support of the Sultanbeyli Municipality that can give you all the answers. The exhibition is called “Evvel Zaman İçinde Çocuk Dergileri” (Children’s Magazines from Long Ago). Running through Dec. 17, the exhibition is displaying the first children’s magazines that were published in Turkey between 1829 and 1928.
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Turkish tea aims high
 The Turkish tea industry aims to make Turkish tea a world brand by 2023, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, and, to this end, a workshop held last week in Rize, a Turkish province known for its tea, brought representatives from the tea industry together with bureaucrats and officials from the government in a three-day brainstorming session on how to build a world brand.
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Konya's villagers hit the silver screen
 Konya has some villages that are more ostentatious than the others, especially since they are famous. These are villages that regularly have films shot in their streets and whose residents are accustomed to acting.
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The brains behind İstanbul’s transporation wonder: the Metrobus
 Ä°stanbul's Metrobus network, on which hundreds of thousands of Ä°stanbulites travel every day, is controlled centrally from a command center that looks little like a space station. This station opened its doors for the first time ever to the press, namely to Today's Zaman.
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Sultan Abdülaziz and his statues
 The first Ottoman sultan to visit Europe was Sultan Abdülaziz, and upon his return, he ordered a bust of himself as well as 24 different statues to use to decorate the palace. Today, these statues are spread all over İstanbul.
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