reporter: back in istanbul, we accompany pinar to the istanbul biennial -- a two-month showcase for over0 contemporary artists from turkey and abroad. this year's event faced ininternational criticisism. the organizers and the motto -- a good neighbor -- were accused of being too timid and apolitical. pinar sees things differently. she's just happy that the biennial is taking place at all. pinar: one of the biggest problems we have at the moment is that foreigners no longer want to come to istanbul. that includedepeople frorom te art scene, w we used to o work with a lot. and them staying away has left a hole. so we're really looking forward to seeing our friends from abroad at the biennial. reporter: it's at times when art is under pressure, says pinar, that its role becomes all the more important. pinar: we know we're going through difficult times at the moment -- and that our scope for movement is limited. but we will continue to try and keep istanbul's cultural landscape alive, by doing all we can. host: what's your opinion? will there ever be peace and democracy inin the islamic wor

kemal and his wife ayca, a pianist, are leaving their house in istanbul. their flight to berlin is in just a few hours. along with their two daughters damla and yasemin, they are starting a new life. >> the kids made this. but we can't take everything with us. it makes me so sad. but that's life. you always have to leave something behind. reporter: the kocaturk family is leaving behind their house with a yard, on the edge of the city, near the black sea. after her husband had a guest performance in berlin, they decided to move to the german capital. the german consulate in istanbul granted them a six-month artist visa that allows them to seek employment in germany. ever since the failed coup, the situation has escalated dangerously. >> i was so worried about him. we see how people are simply arrested at night and locked away. i couldn't stop thinking about it. reporter: the neighbors have come to say goodbye. they can understand the kocaturk's decision. many turks are considering leaving the country. >> let them go ahead and see what it's like. then we can

well joining us now from istanbul is more that you like that is a professor of economics at istanbul commerce university thanks for being with us now i want to ask you first of all broadly speaking what do you put this economic growth in turkey down to well there are a number of reasons as you know last year we had some political problems in turkey so there is kind of a base effect which takes this years to further level secondly there is the positive effect of turkish exports which contributed significantly to the growth and other one is the tax policies at the beginning of the year which was in the way of reducing taxes for automobiles as well as white appliances. and lastly there was another major factor which was in the first quarter or so there was a positive stimulus from government expenditures which pushed the economy a little bit and the outcome is that now turkish growth is the third of issue in the world for this for the first of of this year. what talk is also trying to deal with double digit inflation at the moment it's projected around nine or ten percent until the end

when war became inevitable the three passions aligned the ottoman empire with germany from istanbul to the border of anatolia from palestine to yemen mobilisation occurred in all the remaining autumn and provinces. biggest like those nineteen fourteen was supposed to bring about the turkish revenge on history they story killed turning point but from the very first battles the turks fared badly this. neither the first nor the second world war saw the turks avenge their history made against the author of among the last half of the stuff. the ottoman stood their ground in the west but they faced a debacle in the east. in one nine hundred fifteen and bipasha went on the offensive against russia he wanted to conquer back lost territories in the caucasus and expand the empire into central asia. winter became a trap typhoid cholera and hunger decimated the poorly equipped ottoman troops at times even before any fighting had occurred. but rather than accept responsibility for this disaster the ottoman high command saw to scapegoat in the armenians. but as of the long allegedly the armenians ha

dorian jones reports from istanbul. is popular among syrians nearly everyone who works here is from syria. this is the owner twenty four year old mom. he stumbled has been good to him when we left syria only five years ago with his brother's help he now has a barber shop a restaurant and a clothing company. of course syrians can do business here syrians are not generally on successful syrians are ambitious sure a few cause trouble but they don't represent the majority. there are too many rumors about what syrians might have done and how the turks have responded but they're just badmouthing syrians casting them in about. anyone who has dreams and goals can come and make them happen here. what's restaurant like all of his businesses is in the ethane lead district it's one of his down bowls poorest and most densely populated areas out of the heart million inhabitants their local officials say as many of the fifty assyrians like mahmoud many therians have opened up businesses in anything unless the government made it easier

turkey's economy is on the op but there are challenges ahead we'll bring you a special report from istanbul. the gulf nations need to branch out and kick their oil dependency diversify says the international monetary fund that warning comes a saudi arabia continues to work out how to sell around five percent of its state run oil producer aramco it's a deal that could raise more than one hundred billion dollars the plan is at the heart of an ambitious economic reform program which includes a new five hundred billion dollar mega city near the red sea it's hoped the extra money from the sale will make saudi arabia less reliant on the black gold in the long term all of this comes against the backdrop of economic challenges at home it's currently in a recession after shrinking in two consecutive quarters for the first time since two thousand and nine growth this year is expected to be close to zero saudi arabia's budget deficit currently stands at nine point three percent of gross domestic product it has suffered due to recent low oil prices and unemployment edged up in the second quarter to nea

turkey the trial of eleven human rights activists on terrorism related charges resumed today in istanbul among the defendants is tanner killing the chairman of amnesty international in turkey he is still behind bars need time eight of the other activists including german nationals. were released on bail last month all of them deny the charges against them our correspondent you leon has this report from istanbul. their supporters came to make a point this banner says justice for rights defenders. it's a reference to the eleven activists on trial. today many of your friends have gathered here rights defenders from turkey and other countries like brazil the us india ireland and germany. in this town than. they all maya done. it has nothing to do with the rule of law this is a politically motivated case the court is just following the decision already made by the authorities. most of the accused had previously been released from detention including the german national. he's seen here at the rear before he flew home last month but this man was kept in custody ten or killer the chairman of amn

well there are also it's been taken in some parts of istanbul arabic signs of syrian shops have been taken down this is happening and also in many towns and cities across the country but this is largely seen as a cosmetic issue speaking to a local official ines and they say the only solution is that syrians start to return home and they all starting at the several hundred thousand the have returned in the last year but given the fact that it's over three million also refugees in the country it is a major problem and the question is will all the syrians want to go back home now that they have savaged him so themselves in turkey right big questions in dave that story and jones reporting from istanbul thank you. well here in germany a far right politician found himself in the spotlight after a criticized berlin's memorial to murder jews your hawkers comments angered many and prompted an artist collective to engage in some great a trolling they built a replica of the holocaust memorial that he criticized right in front of his house here in the heart of berlin the memorial to the murdered

in turkey the trial of eleven human rights activists is set to resume today in istanbul ton a kill it shows the chairman of the international in turkey is one of those facing terrorism charges and it was jailed in june and is the only defendant still behind bars he denies all charges against him the other activists including german national paid were released on bail last month. well judy hunt is standing by for us at the courthouse in istanbul chile what are the charges against each other and the others. well it's the second hearing in this trial that is taking place today and all of the human rights defenders are still being accused of secretly organizing an aa prizing and aiding terrorist organizations so really tough charges and i talked to one of the defendants turkey's the embassy international's turkey director he did essa right before she went into the court and she told me she can't even find words to describe the observatory of the charges the charges are fabricated she says they are made up and that's why they need to be dropped immediately that's what she says but still pr

four hundred fifty three they subjugated the byzantine empire whose capital constantinople became istanbul. during their heyday in the seventeenth century they even laid siege to vienna the ottoman empire stretched across three continents from the black sea to the red sea they ruled a considerable mix of peoples and faiths but then came the century in which the ottoman empire disintegrated its collapse can still be felt in the balkans in the middle east today its wreckage is still a major concern of multan were. in politics. sorry a vote the capital of bosnia herzegovina the monuments to the tragic yugoslav walls the last conflicts of the twentieth century in the heart of europe. for more than three years sorry ever was besieged by said nationalists who were bent on destroying the exemplary coexistence of. catholic croats and muslim bosnians. bulls in civilians were the first victims of this ethnic cleansing. they too were slavs plant descendants of people who converted to islam when the ottomans conquered the balkans in the fourteenth century. the wars in yugoslavia in the one nine hundre

we are live in istanbul. this is bloomberg. ♪ the hour.nutes past welcome.it another record low against the dollar earlier, bounced a little bit since then, deepening tensions and ballooning issues which continue to surround the confidence on the currency. economists said a short rate hike -- sharp rate hike may be necessary. this after president heard on -- central bankthe was on the wrong part. joining us now, the bureau chief. deputy primethe minister speaking earlier on in a conference by bloomberg ht. what was the message he delivered? the currency is moving in the wrong direction -- what did he have to say? expected, he was here to take this opportunity to try and reassure investors. it was a speech where he very much focused on where he argued the perception of turkey is much worse than the reality, whether it is on debt dynamics or the growth potential or even rule of law. that was the message he gave here. he argued that a year from now, this will be improved and that we just -- turkey has to whether this period -- weather this period. matt: i wonde

is my first images of istanbul. he expressed he felt more comfortable there and it made no sense to me. he was my favorite writer. everyone has a favorite writer that changes the brain the little bit. he was that person for me. he explained what it meant to be a white american which is not something i ever thought about. when i saw he had been it is subordinate to the city was stuck in my brain. i wanted to see what he saw there and why this place made him feel good. the fact that i thought his was surprised istanbul would make them feel that way what did that say about me? baldwin explained in such detail the relationship between black and white americans. he has started to suggest in interviews by turkish journalist that he was seeing how the recused for taking the violent relationship and cast it out onto the rest of the world. and this was not resolved. white people have power they were not aware of or did not want to grapple with. he was watching turkey which was an early satellite after world war ii. he was fe

story and jones there reporting from istanbul. the u.s. war against terrorism has been focused almost exclusively on the so-called islamic state and al qaida but far less attention has been paid to the deteriorating situation in afghanistan where the islamist taliban are battling against the government may be about to change as the trumpet ministration is set to massively increase airstrikes on taliban targets will be talking to an expert about this in just a moment but first this report on power taliban is taking control of more areas in the country. northern afghanistan is a wasteland it's scattered villages directly face the taliban. is on the front line the house is riddled with bullet holes the whole place repeatedly bombarded it's one of the most dangerous parts of afghanistan. the taliban have been trying to take the village for years sometimes they manage to get in sometimes we're able to fight them off with just try to survive two months of taliban rule. the elders from the surrounding villages meet together for the first time for

our correspondent julia hahn has this report from istanbul.ia: their supporters came to make a point. this banner says justice for rights defenders. it's a reference to the 11 activists on trial. >> today, many of your friends have gathered here. rights defenders from turkey and other countries like brazil, the u.s., india, ireland, and germany. >> it has nothing to do with the rule of law. this is a politically motivated case. the court is just following the decision already made by the authorities. julia: most of the accused had previously been released from detention, including the german national peter steudtner. he is seen here at the rear before he flew home last month. but this man was kept in custody. taner kilic, the chairman of amnesty international in turkey. he is accused of having links to the movement which turkey claims was behind last summer's attempted coup. aiding a terrorist organization. similar charges has been labeled against tens of thousands of people here in turkey since last year's failed military coup. the government

as you govern you come to live from but end but the right to our correspondent is in central istanbul i'm joined by the helicopter you know his political correspondent on those stories in just a minute but first this news just in it's all about the perspective closer d.w. news faster. they're black and living in germany. she's reminded what that means on a daily basis presenter john up like this not being able to blend in and i was. taking a holiday group and being you know different than the way. she traveled across germany to meet other black people and to hear their stories. it seems as. though i grew up in a white family in a white neighborhood it was definitely a challenge. she decided to put me up for adoption. so the main thing was to keep your head down and your mouth shut of course of the face like this i could never completely disappear if you see all these stereotypes about africa it's good to see you. do something for your country but you're still the black guy with an. afro germany starting december tenth d.w. . this is g w news live from berlin germany is in an unprecede

born as the older of two children in the turkish metropolis istanbul when she was five her family moved to munich she's lived in berlin since two thousand and one. together with she runs the restaurant. or osman's daughter's a mutual friend introduced her to back when they were still working at their jobs law is a trained actress while as you started sales. who was born in germany but lived with her grandparents in eastern anatolia until the age of five her parents then brought her to berlin. it was there that ours who crossed paths both dreamed of opening their own restaurant in twenty eleven those dreams began to take shape. there were no modern turkish restaurants in berlin and. everything was so conservative and stale they were hardly any turkish restaurants where you could go with friends that had a welcoming atmosphere and was a bit more modern. at first. there was a big motivation for me. and. right there was to create an open kitchen where professional chefs cooked alongside turkish housewives lawler's restaurant offers classic turkish cuisine along with modern interpretations o

agency says eighty two foreigners had been planning to go to syria before they were arrested in istanbul eighteen more suspects were arrested in operations in adama and ismir the estimable detentions were aimed at protecting friday's commemorations marking seventy nine years since turkey's modern founder mustafa kemal ataturk died. seven thousand people who suffered torture and abuse under the ruler of chad's former dictator his'n harbor have filed a human rights complaint against the government alam are child and twenty fifteen had awarded one hundred twenty five million dollars to the victims in reparations but they say the government has so far failed to comply last year hubbard was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity during his eight year rule us president donald trump has dominated a meeting on economic cooperation in the asia pacific region with a strong merit message that america won't accept trade deals that require it to surrender its sovereignty china's president xi jinping meanwhile told the some of that economic globalization is a process th

eighteen more suspects were arrested in operations in a diner and izmir the istanbul detentions were aimed at protecting friday's commemorations marking seventy nine years since turkey's modern found i'm mystified died now they use chief breaks it has given the u.k. a two week ultimatum to make concessions on a so-called divorce agreement if talks are to proceed to the next round michel barnier says it's vital for the u.k. to increase its offer on an exit bill which some e.u. officials say could be as much as seventy billion dollars to shop reports. time does appear to be running out for the british breck's at negotiators as the your representative field in this question at the end of the second day of talks in brussels mr brown you confirm for me that you will need clarifications or concessions whichever you prefer from the u.k. within two weeks in order to move on to the second phase in december. my response says michel barnier is yes in december either leaders in brussels will decide whether sufficient progress has been made of the two sides are to move on to discuss important fut

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but this day of action is not backed by political leaders in every country demonstrators in istanbul hold the government directly responsible for many of their problems. the government must put a stop to its own policies and laws which foster discrimination. they won't even let this demonstration take place they just can't put up with it they don't want women to be free why shouldn't we take to the streets. resistance against violence and exploitation this is the message of women in turkey and all round the world. the protests are also house and fanfare macron held his speech earlier we are joined by journalist and there's a bit in paris and watch where the reactions across france to a new plan. well you know at this time i don't think we can still have the actions against france you have the usual suspects been doing it on television and radio are all the left wing feminists that this was not nearly enough that it was not nearly enough money that one hundred fifteen million euros or three hundred eighty million euros was not enough they were not hear about figures and the rest of th

he is travelling from istanbul to calais, on the titular train.has to get somewhere, but once he gets on the train, something is going to happen. there is a virtual cluedo board of famous people. so we have derekjacobi as the butler, willem dafoe, damejudi dench, michelle pfeiffer as a widow and johnny depp as a gangster. something bad is going to happen. here is a clip. well, hello. eyes linger any longer, i'll have to charge rent. i'll pay. 0h. have another drink. are you insulted? hm. disappointed. some men have a good look. all they have to do is keep their mouths shut and they can take home any prize they want. still, the mouth opens. he sniffs mm... i don't know why i'm laughing. i don't think i am meant to! you are. there is lot of scenery chewing. i mean, there are scenes of hercule poirot, you know, eating chocolate, enjoying it and so are the cast. they are sinking their teeth into the scenery. a murder is committed. everyone is a suspect. everyone is shocked, but everyone has secrets and therefore everyone has to be interrogated. what i

as you come to combine and let's go right to our correspondent in central istanbul i'm joined by michelle a couple of you know whose political correspondent on those stories in just a minute but first this news just gets all about perspective closer to. christ. right. most colorful. the liveliest. the most traditional find it all at any time. check in with the web special. take a tour of germany state by state on d w dot com. when cities are in golf by the sea. that comes more. and costly protective measures with. nothing. less challenging our future starting november nights own d.w. . imagine being born as. your ally to come prove. you want to look but no school think you want to be useful but on allowed to. when you're sick the doctors knows when you fall in love they won't know you don't have children for fear they'll be invisible to. you assure. you have no human rights. when you die there's no point ever. every ten minutes. us in like this is. ten million people in the world this think they have no nationality and told they don't belong and. that everyone has the right. everyone has

but this day of action is not backed by political leaders in every country demonstrators in istanbul hold the government directly responsible for many of their problems. the government must put a stop to its own policies and laws which foster discrimination. they won't even let this demonstration take place they just can't put up with it they don't want women to be free why shouldn't we take to the streets. resistance against violence and exploitation this is the message of women in turkey and all round the world. here in germany chancellor angela merkel has said she wants to get a new government in place as quickly as possible after failed coalition talks momentum has been growing for another so-called grand coalition of her conservatives and the center left social democrats and merkel says she is against holding new elections. you know i'm good the people have voted and if we can't make anything out of that result i really don't think much of asking them to vote again and that's not a decision any way and it's up to the german president to decide what to do but as politicians who h

now liverpool know how ac milan felt in istanbul.er city had looked set for their first scoreless draw of the season — until raheem sterling's 88th minute winner against feyenoord. they'd already qualified for the last 16, but that result means they top their group with a match to spare. and tottenham are also guaranteed top spot ahead of real madrid in their group after winning away to borussia dortmund as patrick gearey reports. whether in the league table or the tea m whether in the league table or the team photo, tottenham have got things done quickly in the champions league. already through and just as well because half an hour in, so was aubameyang. he was suspended last week. no celebration for him. they call it the yellow wall which hasn't covered their defence of late. eric dier could have scored but for the keepehs dier could have scored but for the keeper's save. we'd heard little from harry kane, had he recovered from harry kane, had he recovered from injury? there is your answer and the tottenham equaliser. dortmund's ch

ukraine's new hunts davies said both goals for how to and hoffenheim secured a point on their trip to istanbul or in relate scored in a one one draw against stumble bhatia here. thanks for watching. stories. for information by. humans.

dubai's gold market does have rivals in india and istanbul.wer than in either india or turkey. and nowhere else can match the souk for the sheer opulence of its jewellery displays. 0pulence is the word, isn't it? that is business reading for this hour. ina is business reading for this hour. in a last look at the market. vinicius flat at the moment. the hang seng is up again, with ten year highs there. —— the nikkei is flat. and that is the business briefing to europe. different types of alcohol change and cheap —— change in shape your mood in different ways. a recent survey had found major link between types of alcohol and the emotions they create. for a double, spirits we re they create. for a double, spirits were associate with feelings of aggression. red wine and beer were related to feeling relaxed. had you feel when you drink? sleepy or ruddy? excited, or maybe careful? the on—line global drug survey without my nearly 30,000 young adults suggests that what is in your glass is linked to your mood. spirits are the strongest link. more than

the trial of eleven human rights activists on terrorism related charges is set to resume today in istanbul another among the defendants is tonic the chairman of amnesty international in turkey is still behind bars eight of the other activists including german national paper were released on bail last month all denied the charges against them. in argentina planes searching for a missing submarine have spotted a possible object of interest on the ocean floor argentina's navy lost contact last week with the submarine which had forty four crew members on board if the bessel is intact it's feared that it's all to gin supply could be close to running else. the un court has opened its hearing to hand down a verdict in the trial of the bosnian serb leader if. she. has been charged with war crimes crimes against humanity and genocide many of the charges related to the massacre of thousands of muslim bosniak men and boys in the town of srebrenica in one thousand nine hundred five the massacre was carried out by serb troops under law to choose command. a reporter catherine martins is standing by at t