Claims Turkish woman is 125 years old

I am feeling my age, the aches and pains after my daily 10k walk and I find my self often acting like a grumpy old man especial when there is a power outage in the morning so I can't start brewing coffee. Well it...

There is a Storm Brewing Part I

I have tried to share my account of the politcal dynamic that brews in this part of the Middle East. This is part one of a two part article that I have been working on of late. Enjoy. " There is a storm brewing and we are all waiting, wondering where and when it will begin...

Cyprus: Are old friends offering new hope for unity?

It is still very unlikely the island will reunite soon. "Britain granted Cyprus independence in 1960. Only three years later, communal conflict led the Turkish Cypriots to withdraw from powersharing. In...

Turkish police clash with May Day protesters

It is one of the toughest MAY DAY after world war two, the reason behind that is non other than the fire in the job market.The effect of recession is clearly visible, and Turky demonstration is just one of them, we...

Protests in Turkey highlight alleged coup plot

Thousands of people protested in Turkey today, in central Ankara, to highlight an investigation into an alleged coup plot, that critics see as a crackdown on opponents to the government. The protest was held at...

Amsterdam plane crash first reported on Twitter

The Citizen journalists have once again proved their mettle. The Schiphol Airport crash involving a Turkish airline twas first reported on the micro-blogging website Twitter. " The Boeing 737-800, which...

Plane crashes on landing at Schiphol in Holland

Dutch media report that a Turkish plane crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and broke into three pieces. There were no deaths in the crash, according to Turkey's Transport Minister Binali Yildirim and...

Hypocrisy of Turkish government.

Regardless of the points made about Israeli actions in Gaza the hypocrisy of Turkey claiming any moral high ground and lecturing Israel is absurd. They should rename Turkey the Republic of Absurdistan! This is a nation that was founded by men who carried out genocide against...

Israeli and Turkish officials meet to ease tensions over Gaza op

"Israeli and Turkish officials are engaged in behind-the-scenes discussions aimed at easing tensions between the two countries in the wake of Israel's operation in the Gaza Strip. Shalom Turjeman, an adviser to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, is said to be holding talks with...

Official: 10 killed in Turkish avalanche

This tragedy is still recent and not all of the information is available according to Turkish government sources. " An avalanche killed at least 10 people as they hiked on a mountain in northeastern Turkey on Sunday, the region's governor said. There were...

696 PKK members killed, 237 captured in 2008:Military

" The Turkish armed forces have killed nearly 700 members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) last year, military spokesman said on Friday.     Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Metin Gurak told a weekly press briefing that 696 PKK members have...

Gaza Massacre Condemned

What would Iran do if Syria was firing daily missiles into Iranian cities?Also while talking tough Iran hastaken no military action against Israel. "Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei...

Turkish jets hit PKK targets in N.Iraq-army sources

This is becoming routine.  Itwill be interesting to see ifthere is as much of an uproarin the Arab world about this as there was about Israeli strikesin Gaza, for the same reasons. " Turkish warplanes bombed...

Pakistani leaders move to ease mounting tension with India

As the tension between nuclear-armed South Asian rivals, India and Pakistan, is mounting in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attack, Pakistan President Asif Zardari has appealed to India not to punish their country for acts of terrorists and warned that militants can...

Iran warns against Israeli plots in region

"Iran's Foreign Minister urges regional states to remain vigilant about Israel's plots and interference in other countries' internal affairs.  "We witness (Israel's) interference in the Caucasus, Lebanon and...

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