Kurdish Militants Kidnap 3 Chinese Engineers In Southeastern Turkey
Three Chinese engineers working in Turkey’s southeastern province of Sirnak were kidnapped by militants of the outlawed Kurdish Worker’s Party, or PKK, on Saturday, China's state-run Xinhua reported Monday, citing Turkish news agency Dogan.
Turkey delights readers at 2014 BIBF
The 2014 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicks off on Wednesday, with Turkey as the guest country of honor. Turkish logo at BIBF, featuring Chinese year of horse. It runs through Aug 31. Hailed as one of the world's biggest gatherings of book lovers ...
Turkey: RRP6 Monthly Update - July 2014: Health
The results of the polio campaigned carried out in Istanbul in June 2014 were released by the Ministry of Health. The campaign was held in six districts of Istanbul (Sancaktepe, Ümraniye, Fatih, Esenyurt, Sultangazi, Küçükçekmece) with 255,000 Turkish ...
Egypt's Sisi says Qatar and Turkey are spending millions to spread chaos in Arab lands
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi accused Qatar and Turkey and the international organization of the Muslim Brotherhood of spending millions of dollars to spread chaos in the Arab world. “Qatar, Turkey and the international organization of the ...
3 Chinese engineers kidnapped in Turkey
Three Chinese engineers were reportedly abducted by suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeast Turkey near the border with Iraq and Syria. A spokesman with the Chinese embassy in Turkey told Xinhua that the workers "disappeared ...
Turkey's emergency room doctors are tired of getting beaten up
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Imagine you’re in the ER, waiting to be seen by the attending physician. It’s been an hour. You ask how much longer. You’re told to check the list. Then, the guy next to you stabs the doctor. In Turkey, this actually happens.
Turkey's Erdogan, Gul Face Political Showdown
Outgoing Turkish president Abdullah Gul has made it clear that he intends to stay in politics. The long time ally of President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now increasingly seen as a political rival and even threat to Erdogan. But to his supporters, Gul ...
Turkey
Click to view slideshow. Turkey is a modern nation with a captivating blend of antiquity and contemporary and of East and West. The cradle of civilization and center of world history today stands as one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations in the world. Turkey was the site of the first human ...
alpha-2 country codes
Alpha-2 as in two-letter country codes. The following list was prepared from the Women’s Tromso olm 2014 tournament by cross-checking the player data against the player data. It is incomplete, almost certainly, but is hopefully correct so far as it goes. And it is the other attempt at an ...
THE KINDNESS BOOMERANG...IT COMES BACK TO YOU!
Now that summer is nearly over, and the shops are full of Thanksgiving turkey stuff, and Halloween cards - yeah, I know, I was surprised too. They're selling off bikinis and beach stuff for nothing - depressing!! Where did summer go? Yesterday, Kevin and I decided to head off to the flea market in L ...
Panama joins Argentina and Turkey in FATF Grey List
Panama joins Argentina and Turkey in FATF Grey List High-risk and non-cooperative jurisdictions Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 27 June 2014 Paris, 27 June 2014 - As part of its on-going review of compliance with the AML/CFT standards, the FATF has to date identified the foll ...
Bassin' into late summer
ROA photos by Mac Arnold This smallmouth bass put up a great fight the evening of Aug. 22. He must have been camera-shy. By Mac Arnold ROA Editor Time is definitely running out on the summer bass season for this outdoorsman. Yet it seems like this is when the big boys bite best on River Raisin in Mo ...
South Asian countries to send largest number of Hajis for Haj 2014
About 228,000 pilgrims will come from Southeast Asian countries including Indonesia and Malaysia, while Turkey and European countries will send 190,000, non-Arab African countries 170,000 and Iran... > Wants to have latest on Indian Muslims? Log on right away to www.ummid.com. Ummid.com is not ...
My recent article on the dynamics of public discourse during Turkey’s recent presidential elections
http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/opinion/why-do-turkish-leaders-fear-humor_26052
Russians are giving up their properties in Bulgaria for Turkey and Greece
Russians are giving up their properties in Bulgaria for Turkey and Greece Turkey and Greece are on track to replace Bulgaria as a top destination for property purchase of Russian-speaking customers. The previous wave of Russians who have bought Bulgarian real estate has decreased in proportion, say ...
Day 40: Colfax to Vacaville
I woke up and Beth cooked me bacon, eggs and oatmeal for breakfast. Plenty of energy to get me going! She then cycled with me down to her daughters coffee shop where the wifi was better and I was able to contact home. Doug had broken some ribs fairly recently so he followed us down in the car. There ...
August 25th, 2014 Wearing The Tags
August 25th, 2014 Wearing The Tags Shopping for clothes on the bad side of a regain is a miserable experience. Nothing fits, nothing feels right--and as the gain progresses, you graduate from the normal section to the bigger sizes and eventually to a different store. I experienced this painful progr ...
