Japan Photos

Now I have hundreds of photo thanx to Thomas and Yuko-san. These are my photos. My photo with Francis Fukuyama and Amartya Sen(Nobel Laureate in Economics) is here. For the other selected photos click here

My pictures from Sado Island / Japan

So these are the pictures of me from Sado Island Japan. My host family's kids Subaru and Hokatu is seen in the pictures. Since I do not have a digital camera these pictures were taken by Takeshi (My host). All my best wishes for the lovely people of Japan and Sado, especially toTakeshi, Nem and Toku-san.
More photos at:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/barissanli/baris-photos/japan.htm

10 July-23 July 2005 - I am in Japan

I have been invited to Japan by Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Global Youth Exchange 2005 Forum. My mobile phone is not working. I am taking plenty of pictures to publish here soon.

Turkey is as much European as Sarkozy is French

Sarkozy is an absolute populist. So am i:)
http://www.turkishweekly.net/baris.php?id=89

The way I think after Srebrenica tape

Srebrenica tape is something i will never accept to be true. Such a horrible atrocity. Anyway, i try my best to be constructive
http://www.turkishweekly.net/baris.php?id=88

Is this the right time for cooking the halwa of EU?

After the EU referandum, i was a bit cheeky with our EU experts. This column is dedicated to them:)
http://www.turkishweekly.net/baris.php?id=86

EU has badly scratched the charisma

"badly scratched the charisma" is in fact a Turkish idiom meaning that "you badly wounded your image in front of people". A direct translation may seem not sensible, anyway up 2 u

http://www.turkishweekly.net/baris.php?id=85