Posts by author Robert Schuddeboom
When I arrived in Turkey almost four years ago, the Arab Spring was over and new conflicts had emerged, especially in Syria. The tragedy of Syria is chilling, figures sadly […]
Istanbul-Ambassadeursconferentie-Istanbul
Robert Schuddeboom, Turkey
30 Jan 2017
Deze zaterdag vertrek ik naar Nederland: jaarlijkse ambassadeursconferentie en werkbezoeken. Ik kijk er zoals altijd naar uit, juist met de veelheid aan media, de videoconferenties en de overvolle inbakken is […]
Sinterklaas: liefdadigheid (anoniem)
Robert Schuddeboom, Netherlands, Turkey
5 Oct 2016
De zomervakantie van 2016 brachten mijn vrouw Kim en ik door aan de zuidkust van Turkije. Voor een week verbleven we in Patara, een plaats die op de kandidaatslijst van […]
World Heritage
Robert Schuddeboom
18 Aug 2016
It is thanks to Turkey and Asian tourists that I started to better appreciate the UNESCO World Heritage Sites’ concept. Asian tourists often let these sites inspire them for holiday […]
Terror and emotions
Robert Schuddeboom, Turkey
16 Aug 2016
Post-July 15 coup. Apart from lively ‘marches for democracy’ ending very late every night over the past two and a half weeks, Istanbul remains subdued. Superficially one has the impression […]
IFTAR-diplomatie
Robert Schuddeboom, The Netherlands, Turkey
16 Aug 2016
Tijdens de Ramadan daalt tegen zonsondergang een weldadige stilte over Istanbul. De stad kleurt goudgeel, de meeste auto’s zijn geparkeerd, de veerboten uit zicht, het water van de Bosporus lijkt […]
Erosion of emotions
Robert Schuddeboom, Turkey
4 Mar 2016
17th February: the staff of the Consulate was preparing a farewell dinner for the CFO of Unilever Turkey. As usual they smiled, but their minds were clearly somewhere else. An […]
Turkey innovation week Istanbul/Holland partner country
Robert Schuddeboom, Turkey
29 Feb 2016
Top -5’s: to be in the top of any of the globally comparative lists seems to be a (well hidden) objective of the Dutch. We might be known as to […]
Humor (and politics)
Robert Schuddeboom, Turkey
24 Feb 2016
Jokes, humor and satire: essential in order to cope with life. How would Soviet citizens for example have survived their darkest years without great satire? Humor relieves tension, jokes can […]
Kapalıçarşı/The Grand Bazaar of Istanbul
Robert Schuddeboom, Turkey
17 Feb 2016
Almost 100 mln visitors per year and a rent of 3,500 usd per month per m2: this truly is Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, in Turkey known as Kapalıçarşı, the oldest shopping centre […]
Contributing to a just world/elimination of extreme poverty
Robert Schuddeboom, Turkey
10 Feb 2016
Sustainable Development Goals, the post 2015 development agenda, involvement of companies, John Ruggie, UN and where Turkey and The Netherlands team up. Why does a person have a job, why […]
Social Media, diplomats and Turkey
Robert Schuddeboom, Turkey
13 Nov 2015
No tweet, no result; no picture, no meeting; no #hashtag, no professionalism. Blogging is hip, infographics are already mainstream and every respectable company has a CDO (Chief Digital Officer). I […]
