This may be the major reason for Obama's delay in deciding what to do about Afghanistan. "When Obama stated that he was going to reach out to the Islamic world, he was not kidding. The weakness of Obama has lead...
The Turkish people and some NGOs, last Monday (26/10) protest and strongly condemn the Israeli attack into Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Muslims first Qiblah and the third shrine after the Kaaba in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Protests launched several hours...
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Today in Zurich, Switzerland after tensions and delays in negotiations over three hours long, Armenia and Turkey finally signed a Treaty to establish diplomatic ties between the countries after 94 years of...
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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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Barry Artiste Op/Ed Without a Doubt, Turkey has by far the best coffee going, thick like molasses, and a one ounce cup seems like the equivalent to a pound of coffee, I was staying in a Turkish hotel with my...
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...
THE STORY... BEHIND THE STORY... I am not Journalist, I am a victim of theft. I am here by necessity, fighting forces much larger than us. Before we were aware of what Sibel Edmonds was doing... We have been...
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British teenager Thomas Strong, 19, was deported from Turkey after arrested for stripping naked and swearing in front of an Ataturk Statue. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founder of the modern Republic of Turkey, and acts of insulting Ataturk is punishable by imprisonment. ...
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A lab explosion at a fireworks factory in Hendek, Turkey, on Monday killed one factory worker Mehmet Arici and injured 37 others. Part of the factory collapsed. Negligence is suspected to be the cause of the explosion. The incident raises questions about the safety of...
By Erik LarsonEDIT 8/25/09: Deposition Video and Transcript Released! http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7374Aug 8, 2009, Sibel Edmonds gave a sworn deposition in which she testified to her knowledge of treasonous...
Manos was born in Greece in 1977, his parents immigrants from Iraq. He studied in the 17th primary school, Peiria and the 2nd junior high school, Renti. Everything went smoothly until 1992 when his father died. Manos was just 15 years old when his mother, unable to deal with...
Turkey has extended its smoking ban to include bars and restaurants. Originally, the smoking ban issued in May of 2008 encompassed offices, public transport, malls, schools, and hospitals. However, bars, cafes and restaurants were exempt until summer of 2009. Starting July...
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The following is my commentary concerning, "UN Official Demands Torture Accountability," (by Edger. Antemedius.com. July 2, 2009) and specifically Edger's comment at the end of that post as follows, "Where is the...
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The atmosphere between Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and Greek PM, Kostas Karamanlis was described as tense, somewhat "icy" according to Greek national daily, Vima. On the other hand, the Ethnos newspaper...