Peker chooses Turkish Jail over Canada Hilton and thanks Canada for not torturing him; physically that is...Midnight Express is now Canadian Express for some seeking asylum in Canada. If you have any...
Mob Attacks Istanbul Art Galleries with Sticks, Bottles, Pepper SpraySeveral art galleries in Istanbul's Tophane neighborhood were attacked on the night of September 21. A mob of up to 50 people stormed the Non and Outlet galleries during an opening party, smashed windows and...
Police threw tear gas at the hundreds that protested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday. Some of the protesters threw fire bombs at a convention centre where leaders of the IMF and the World Bank were meeting. Bank windows were...
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Nine women in Turkey thought they were being filmed for a reality show equivalent to “Big Brother” in the United States when in fact the images of them wearing bikini were distributed online for revenue-generating purposes. Once the women became suspicious and raised the...
Worst torrential rain in last 80 year killed at least seven people in Turkey. Reports says that the death toll may rise as the water level is on the rise.The main communication line is affected, two bridges...
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Thousands of people marched in the streets of a number of countries on Friday, where May Day is traditionally seen as a day of rallies by labor unions. Protests in Turkey, Germany, and Greece became violent with...
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BY EMRE PEKER, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE Excerpted interview with Gunay Evinch, president of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations and Washington, D.C.-based attorney whose practice concentrates on matters relating to Turkey and the surrounding region. He is a second...
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BY EMRE PEKER, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE [to the companion interview with Gunay Evinch, "The changing role of Young Turks in the U.S."] Serdar Özenalp arrived in Charlottesville, Va., around midnight after a 20-hour journey from Istanbul, Turkey. He hailed a cab with two...
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Yahoo News reports :"He combined his visit to the Blue Mosque with a tour of the 6th-century Hagia Sophia church, a masterpiece of Byzantine architecture across the Islamic edifice. The church was converted to a...
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Last evening, this writer posted a preview of President Obama's Istanbul Town Hall with university students and online audience around the world. The Town Hall was held at the Tophane Cultural Center,...
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Update: Full transcript of the US - Turkey Town Hall on Apr.7, 2009 President Obama opened the Town Hall in Istanbul with these opening remarks: "I enjoyed visiting your parliament. I've had productive...
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Nadir Gullu, chef and baklava master of Karakoy Gulluoglu, shows off his portrait of President Obama made of baklava, also known as the Baracklava. " Turks rejoiced when Barack Obama was elected president last November, and he remains a popular figure in predominantly...
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Air Force One touched down at Ankara's Esenboga airport on Apr.5, as Mr. Obama marked his first trip to a majority Muslim nation since becoming the United States President in January. "Mr. Obama's visit, on the...
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We all know about the G20 talks, we'll find out what all the big nations have to say about all the things wrong in the world. But what is said if the BBC takes a diffrent aproach and speaks to the real G20, that's...
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