Turkish Man Survives Truck, Train Collision

A Turkish Port worker says "life is really beautiful," after surviving a collision between a truck and a train with only minor injuries.  "Dramatic CCTV captured the accident as Cem stood next to a railway...

Obama: Competent Turk or Incompetent Christian?

Today is a day set aside to remember the work of Martin Luther King Jr.  It also marks the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration as president of the United States.  Rather than look at the work of the late...

Sarah Palin: Internet Sensation

"The internet is buzzing with news about John McCain’s VP pick, Sarah Palin. Bloggers are struggling to figure out who the Alaskan governor really is. Twitter user Eamon 1916 claims that, “Sarah Palin...

SC Stays Capital Punishment of Six Mumbai Blasts Convicts: TADA Court Hard Wo...

"New Delhi (ABC Live): The Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the death sentence of Abdul Ghani Turk till further order."

American Idol Season 7: funny, creepy and just crazy auditions!

" Just in case you missed last nite' s premiere of American Idol, get the funniest/ creepiest auditions here! Including Alexis Cohen (the next YouTube star??), James Lewis (with the hit "Let my people go") , "No...

Bush warned over genocide Bill | The Australian

Just to show you how serious the world is when it comes to admitting to genocide, Turkey has basically threatened the United States if it goes through with calling Turkey's programme for Armenian liquidation what...

The Oddballs Inside al-Qaida's Big Tent Converts

Monika Wohlrab-Sahr, a sociologist of religion, has investigated converts in Germany and in the United State. "People want to be different," she  says. Islam allows a person to stand out from the crowd to a...

Turkey Lifts YouTube Ban

Turkey had overreacted and banned access to YouTube after a video appeared that made fun of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of Turkey; "insulting Turkishness" is actually a crime in Turkey. The rationale for this particular policy reversal may well be tied with Turkey's...

Update on Jim Gray disappearance. Help still needed

Jim Gray took his sail boat and left alone to spread his mother remains in the San Francisco Bay Area a few days ago. He has not been seen or heard ever since. The Coast Guard started a search and came out empty handed, had to give up. Then a few friends and colleagues of...

Blind Pensioner Punished for Voting Late

"Ismail Canseven, a blind Turkish pensioner has been punished for not voting on time in his village cooperative election. " Full Story

EMPTY SEAT

"So what's the itinerary?", I ask my father the night before we were to head off. "We're going to rest, then get up then pick up my brothers in the morning" came the response. "And then what?", I enquired. "Then...

12 Grammy awards winner Arif Mardin Passes Away

"Arif Mardin (74), one of the most important music producers of the 20th century, winning 12 Grammy awards, passed away last night in New York."

Saudi religious police detain Turkish air stewardess

Turks.US - Two Turkish air stewards, one male and the other female, working on a Fly Air plane rented by Saudi Arabian Airlines, were taken into detention by the religious police after they entered the family area...

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