Turkey's Erdogan seen softening style not substance as president
His fiery podium speeches and blunt populism have galvanized core supporters and cemented his rise as modern Turkey's most powerful leader, culminating in his victory this month in the country's first popular election for president. His language, often ...
Isis surges towards the borders of Turkey as west mulls options
Islamic State extremists are pushing to secure the border between Turkey and north-western Syria as the main gateway for recruits to join the caliphate they have imposed across much of eastern Syria and western Iraq. Large numbers of jihadists from Islamic ...
REPORT: Germany Has Been Spying On Turkey For The Past Four Decades
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan address the media after talks in Berlin February 4, 2014. BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's foreign intelligence agency has been spying on Turkey for nearly four decades, Focus magazine ...
Kurdish Oil Shipments From Turkey Said to Resume as Tanker Loads
Shipments of Iraqi Kurdish oil resumed from the Turkish terminal Ceyhan today as the Spanish-flagged tanker Ultimate Freedom completed loading and prepared to depart, according to an official with knowledge of the situation who asked not to be identified ...
EU Allocates EUR 30 M for Bulgaria-Turkey Cooperation
The EU Commission will put aside a total of EUR 30 M for trans-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Turkey in 2014-2020, media sources say. The program comprising a territory of 29 square km and inhabited by 1.5 million people on both sides of the border will include projects in the southern Bulg ...
A Very Dark Pit
A Very Dark Pit Once again, it has been a while since my last blog entry here. There are several reasons for that, the most obvious being that I get just as bored writing them as you get reading them. Also, after my carefully planned seasons went to hell in 2012 and 2013, I drastically cut back on r ...
School Morning Breakfast Ideas
School eating can be tricky. Last year all the kiddos ate home packed lunches every day. We cut way back on stomach aches and hunger. This year they want to pack lunches every day again. To be clear, I am not trying to be down on our district's lunches for the sake of complaining. Most of the items ...
MY LETTER TO THE ETREMELY NAIVE FOREIGN SECRETARY PHIL HAMMOND
I have just sent the following letter to Phil. I trust that he will have the nerve to reply to it, unlike Jihadi Hague who did not reply to a letter I sent to him earlier this year. Please feel free to send this verbatim to Hammond, or amend it with any further information or questions that you may ...
Curfew
The Air Force gently introduced me to the concept of curfew back in 1977. Up until that point, I was young and naive, and the Air Force figured that establishing a curfew.....would ensure be the practical solution to ensure safety and limit property damage. We were told to be basically back in the t ...
The Odd Sensation of Finding a Seat in the Bleachers
I was reading an article in ESPN magazine about Y.A. Tittle, an NFL Hall of Fame quarterback who is now 87 years old and suffering from dementia. He sees photos of his pro days hanging around his house and has to ask his daughter, “Where did those pictures come from?” But when she pulls out photos f ...
Мои твиты
Вс, 09:24: Конья встретила прекрасно! Небольшой рассказ почему мы здесь скоро в нашем Фейсбуке. #konya #turkey… http://t.co/cnkBsE1Z4s
Hotels in Turkey
Uma das coisas que também gosto de conhecer nas minhas viagens são os hotéis, com as suas particularidades, detalhes e sugestões de conforto para os hóspedes. Na viagem à Turquia, foram 5 os hotéis que conheci. Cada um com o seu encanto, ótimos para descansar e bem localizados para o circuito. No po ...
New Family, New Life, 12 days
Hey!! In just 12 days I’m leaving this beautiful country to go to another beautiful one! I’m going to Turkey!! I’ll be in Istanbul the first 2 or 3 days and then I’m going to Izmir. I will tell you something more about my new family (I still cannot believe that I can say that!). I have a host sister ...
Ab Diet Recipes For Breakfast
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