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Turkey's tech businesses - The Economist Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:37:16 GMT

The Economist

Turkey's tech businesses The Economist Turkey is bursting with internet companies, many of them selling things to the young. It is not hard to see why. The country is big, youthful and embracing the internet eagerly. Half of its 75m people are under 30. Around 44% of Turks use the internet ...

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Turkey's Nagging Whodunit - New York Times (blog) Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:49:27 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Turkey's Nagging Whodunit New York Times (blog) Turkey's unexplained whodunit concerns President Turgut Ozal, who died in 1993, ostensibly of a massive heart attack. No autopsy was conducted at the time, but then one hardly seemed necessary. The president was overweight. He had undergone a triple ...

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Christmas leftovers: turkey and ham pie with brussels sprout salad and ... - The Guardian Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:53:49 GMT

The Guardian

Christmas leftovers: turkey and ham pie with brussels sprout salad and ... The Guardian If you don't have any ham, feel free to use an extra 100g of turkey instead, or stir in a couple of chopped leeks if you're not making the accompanying salad – soften them in butter first. And a word on that salad: don't knock it until you've tried it ...

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'World's biggest prison' for journalists is Turkey, says watchdog - Toronto Star Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:41:55 GMT

The Voice of Russia

'World's biggest prison' for journalists is Turkey, says watchdog Toronto Star Repressive laws, broad and vague legal provisions and a paranoid judiciary were to blame for the high number of arrests, RSF said, and only a complete overhaul of Turkey's anti-terrorism law and other legal articles could change this. Turkey cracking ... Dutch troops "lack experience" on Patriot missiles in TurkeyReuters Iran describes deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey as a trapThe Voice of Russia Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan comments on cancelation of Iranian President's ...Panorama.am Middle East Online -vestnik kavkaza all 32 news articles »

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Got a turkey crisis? Call a 'turkey talker' - Globe and Mail Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:43:14 GMT

Globe and Mail

Got a turkey crisis? Call a 'turkey talker' Globe and Mail Each year between American Thanksgiving and Christmas, from a nondescript call centre in Naperville, Ill., she and her fellow “turkey talkers” calmly answer the calls of more than 100,000 frazzled home cooks across the United States and Canada. Keep the turkey safeThe Guardian Charlottetown Chef's approach to Christmas goose differs from turkeyEvansville Courier & Press all 6 news articles »

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University of Kansas fraternity suspended after turkey allegedly abused ... - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:25:04 GMT

Kansas City Star

University of Kansas fraternity suspended after turkey allegedly abused ... NBCNews.com (blog) Police determined that the turkey, which had been in a cage, somehow got loose and was "chased and abused by several individuals present at the party, seriously injuring the animal," Sgt. Trent McKinley told the Journal-World. Someone killed the turkey ... KU frat suspended after allegations of turkey crueltyKansas City Star KU Turkey Abuse: Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Gets In Trouble For Killing Turkey ...Huffington Post KU fraternity under scrutiny after turkey killed at party - KCTV5KCTV Kansas City Topeka Capital Journal all 44 news articles »

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The booming world? Growth from Thailand to Turkey – interactive - The Guardian Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:20:11 GMT

The booming world? Growth from Thailand to Turkey – interactive The Guardian We focus on Chile, Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey, looking at child mortality, university enrolment, mobile phone subscriptions and the numbers of tourists arriving to analyse the 'boom' • Use 'explore mode' to compare and contrast data ...

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Talking turkey - Macleans.ca Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:22:16 GMT

Talking turkey Macleans.ca With extraordinary eyesight, strength beyond their size and uncanny survival skills, wild turkeys are a favourite target for sportsmen. In New Brunswick, where the birds are increasingly showing up in fields and at backyard bird feeders, hunters have ...

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How do Muslims celebrate Christmas? Turkey, Top of the Pops and Shloer - The Guardian Blogs (blog) Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:15:44 GMT

The Guardian Blogs (blog)

How do Muslims celebrate Christmas? Turkey, Top of the Pops and Shloer The Guardian Blogs (blog) Some of my favourite childhood memories are of Christmas day – the family round the table, my dad carving a huge halal turkey which we'd have ordered weeks in advance, heaps of brussels sprouts, sticky carrots and roast potatoes and a bottle or two of ...

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Shadow of Military Removed, Turkey Seeks a Spiritual Leader's Remains - New York Times Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:58:51 GMT

Shadow of Military Removed, Turkey Seeks a Spiritual Leader's Remains New York Times As the town in southeast Turkey held its breath, soldiers forced their way into the shrine, smashed open a marble tomb with sledgehammers and removed a shrouded body. The body was lifted onto an army truck, driven along heavily guarded streets to an ...