Turkey’s Erdogan Fails to Win Over New York City
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, appeared at an hour-long on-the-record event at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York yesterday afternoon. The complete – if not entirely coherent – transcript of the English-language simultaneous ...
Syrian refugees in Turkey criticise US air strikes against Isis
From the rooftop of his little kebab restaurant, Ahmet Usta points to the skyline of Tel Abyad. For almost a year its narrow sand-coloured buildings have been part of the self-styled caliphate of Islamic State (Isis). The large black Isis flag can be ...
Coalition against Islamic State in Syria is missing Turkey
Two weeks ago, President Barack Obama vowed that the United States would work with its “friends and allies” to attack the terrorist group Islamic State. Earlier this week, the world discovered exactly who those friends and allies are — and while it ...
Surge of Syrian refugees fleeing into Turkey slows down
Suruc (Turkey), Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) — The pace of arrival of Syrian refugees into Turkey, fleeing the brutality of Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, slowed down Wednesday, as the extremists tightened their grip on Kobani, one of the main Kurdish enclaves ...
Turkey opens door for anti-IS operation
Ankara, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the possibility of military intervention by his country against the Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical organisation. Erdogan Tuesday applauded the offensive launched the day ...
Flow of Kurdish refugees into Turkey slows: Official
Yumurtalik: The numbers of Kurdish refugees fleeing into Turkey to escape the advance of Islamic State jihadists in northern Syria has slowed considerably over the last few days, Turkish officials said on Wednesday. Some 140,000 mainly Kurdish refugees ...
Turkey's Yildiz Holding says interested in investing in United Biscuits
ISTANBUL, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's Yildiz Holding, which owns food maker Ulker Biskuvi, said on Wednesday that it was interested investing in British snacks producer United Biscuits. Yildiz made the statement in a filing to the Istanbul stock exchange ...
Turkey denies nuclear weapons production
Claims in the German daily Die Welt that Turkey is seeking to acquire enriched uranium with the goal of building a nuclear weapon, were denied by Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz on Wednesday. "Turkey has no intention and no technology for nuclear ...
Britain, Turkey to join airstrikes against ISIS?
The US launched another round of airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, but the diplomatic action may shift to the UN, where Barack Obama is looking to add to his coalition of the willing. The Pentagon announced the new strikes by proclaiming that the US and ...
Families leaving Turkey to raise children in ISIS territory
ISTANBUL – Asiya Ummi Abdullah doesn't share the view that the Islamic State group rules over a terrorist dystopia and she isn't scared by the American bombs falling on Raqqa, its power center in Syria. As far as she's concerned, it's the ideal place to ...
Living on hope, hoping for education: the failed response to the Syrian refugee crisis
Source: Overseas Development Institute Country: Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey Four years into the Syrian crisis, over half a million Syrian refugee children are out of school – and the numbers are rising. The education crisis is fuelling an epidemic of child labour and e ...
New on PlayStation Store: FIFA 15, PES 2015 demo, Ar nosurge, more
EA Sports is at it once again to cause bitter upsets between friends, family and colleagues in FIFA 15. Experience EA’s new engineering feats, new animations, and more tinkering under the hood. Konami step up to challenge with a playable demo of PES 2015, their football debut on PS4. See what the Fo ...
Today's Specials--Wednesday, September 24
Good Morning! Today's Specials: Ham Bar-B-Que Egg Salad Sandwich with a small drink Macaroni Salad Cobb Salad Crispy Chicken Salad Greek Salad Chicken Ziti Salad Buffalo Chicken Wrap Oven Roasted Turkey Sandwich Chicken Salad Sandwich Strawberry Pretzel Salad Brownie Today's Soups: Cauliflower Chees ...
France to probe 'jihadist' bungle
Paris (AFP) - France's interior minister on Wednesday announced a wide-ranging probe into a series of blunders that saw three suspected jihadists waltz out of a French airport after being transferred from Turkish custody. Authorities were left red-faced after an announcement they had arrested the th ...
Bourbon Red Turkeys Get A New Home
We finally got our Bourbon Red Turkeys moved outside. Here is they are loving their new pen. We had to put a top on this pen as these turkeys are great flyers. Luckily, my father had sent me fishing net - the kind used down in Florida - and it makes a great lightweight cover. The turkeys are loving ...
The Holy Spirit Comes (sermon text version)
Today’s passage of Scripture, describing the coming of the Holy Spirit, is fitting for Rally Sunday and our fall Kick-off. His coming kicked off the entire Church for all time. But it’s also one of my very favorite passages in the Bible. Of course, I didn’t even know it existed 20 years ago when my ...
Suspected Bot List [2014-09-23]
detection period: 2014-09-23 00:00-23:59 UTC number of suspected bots' IPs listed here: 104 IP addresses listed here all exhibit strange network behavior. As I could not notify the victims for various reasons (no working abuse contact, mailbox over quota, etc.), I list them here instead. I have to e ...
Breakfast Meets Lunch-for Dinner the Monte Cristo Sandwich
Let me first say this is our variation of the Monte Cristo Sandwich and it may differ from the tradition a bit. I am really not sure how close it comes even. The roots of our house eating this dates back a while. One day I was watching some cooking show or another on TV and the host was making his/h ...
#10Daysof Tailgate - Grilled Avocado with Melted Cheese & Karma Hot Sauce
Welcome to another beautiful day of #10DaysofTailgate - more delicious recipes to get you through tailgating (or homegating) season! This is a super quick and easy recipe - you could use it in a variety of ways - eat it with a spoon, serve with a salad, scoop it out and smear it on a tortilla and se ...
Singapore's university launches China Business Center
Singapore's university launches China Business Center SINGAPORE, Sept. 24 -- The National University of Singapore launched a China Business Center on Wednesday to help deepen understanding of the business environment in China. Established by the Business School of the university, the center is aimed ...
