As you might already know, there are some big protests and riots going down in Istanbul at the moment, with what's emerging as the "Occupy Gezi" movement clashing with police over President Tayyip Erdogan's aggressive development policies in the historic city.
This "cultural centre" in Istanbul is called Sintralİstanbul. It was first opened in 1914 as the city's sole electric power plant, before its current life as Turkey's Museum of Energy.
After Spanish cops arrested a trio
From the Republic of Turkey comes this wonderful impromptu rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme song, a familiar tune in an unfamiliar place.
Filled with the sound of morning birdsong, this video of a UFO over Turkey taken last week is as much a slice of Turkish city life as it is a record of possible alien incursion.
The Kontorland KT-103: It's the Dreamcast meets the Sony PlayStation meets I-don't-know-waht. Even SEGA mascot Sonic the Hedgehog "seems" to approve. Then, of course, SEGA probably has no clue about this.
