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Turkey's leader hits a nerve over country's "national drink" - Reuters Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:18:33 GMT

Turkey's leader hits a nerve over country's "national drink"
Reuters
That is what Turkey's often divisive prime minister did late on Friday when he pronounced that the national drink was not beer, nor the aniseed spirit raki - choice tipple of Turkey's founding father - but the non-alcoholic yoghurt drink ayran. Given ...


Prime Minister Causes Stir Over Turkey's Top Tipple - Wall Street Journal (blog) Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:25:52 GMT

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Prime Minister Causes Stir Over Turkey's Top Tipple
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Speaking at the global alcohol policy symposium in Istanbul, the Prime Minister, a devout Muslim known for a distaste of alcohol, said Turkey's national drink was Ayran, a salty yogurt drink made from Cow's Milk. That sparked the ire of many secular ...
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Erdogan hails Kurd rebel pullout as end of "dark era" for Turkey - Yahoo! News Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:39:39 GMT

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Erdogan hails Kurd rebel pullout as end of "dark era" for Turkey
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Reuters/Reuters - Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the Global Alcohol Policy Symposium in Istanbul April 26, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer. By Ayla Jean Yackley. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan ...
Kurd rebels to leave Turkey by autumn, commander saysAl-Arabiya
PKK fighters face life after Turkey withdrawalBBC News
Rebel Kurds to pull out of TurkeyThe Japan Times
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Minnesota hunter Barry Shoultz relishes memories of taking a turkey on a ... - Pioneer Press Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:53:14 GMT

Minnesota hunter Barry Shoultz relishes memories of taking a turkey on a ...
Pioneer Press
Barry Shoultz has a tale to share regarding his unconventional turkey hunt. CARLTON COUNTY, Minn. -- In more than 20 years of turkey hunting in southeast Minnesota and along the St. Croix River, I never had worn snow camouflage. Hunts usually required ...


NATO missiles defend Turkey as debate rages over whether the West should ... - Ottawa Citizen Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:38:01 GMT

Ottawa Citizen

NATO missiles defend Turkey as debate rages over whether the West should ...
Ottawa Citizen
First Lieutenant Arnd de Ruiter commands a Dutch Patriot missile battery which defends southern Turkey from Scud missile attacks from Syria, where Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime is becoming more unpredictable and may have used chemical ...

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Kurdish Rebel Group to Withdraw From Turkey - New York Times Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:01:18 GMT

New York Times

Kurdish Rebel Group to Withdraw From Turkey
New York Times
ISTANBUL — The Kurdistan Workers' Party, the main Kurdish rebel group in Turkey, said Thursday that it would withdraw all of its forces from the country by May 8 as part of a peace agreement to end a 30-year conflict with the Turkish state.


Iran-Turkey share interests and enemies: Ahmadinejad - Press TV Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:26:34 GMT

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Iran-Turkey share interests and enemies: Ahmadinejad
Press TV
“Iran and Turkey are two large countries with plentiful talent and the development of bilateral relations is in interest of both countries and the entire region,” Ahmadinejad said in a Saturday meeting with Turkish Minster of Development Cevdet Yilmaz ...
Iran, Turkey enjoy common interests: Iranian presidentXinhua
Iran, Turkey holding high-level trade talks in TehranTehran Times

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Kasoulides: Cyprus-Turkey talks could be in October - BBC News Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:57:36 GMT

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Kasoulides: Cyprus-Turkey talks could be in October
BBC News
Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded the north in response to a military coup on the island which was backed by the Athens government. The two sides remain divided over property, the right of return of the displaced and security ...

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Youth turkey season underway - WCAX Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:29:40 GMT

Youth turkey season underway
WCAX
"When you shoot sometimes fall over and with my first turkey it jumped in the air and did a back flip," said Stearns. "It's the thrill like when one's in front of you, you just start shaking and your adrenaline starts running. You can't handle yourself ...


Turkey vulture that was stuck in Kingston tree is recovering - Kingston Daily Freeman Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:10:56 GMT

Turkey vulture that was stuck in Kingston tree is recovering
Kingston Daily Freeman
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A turkey vulture that spent two days hanging upside down in a tree, tangled in fishing line, is on her way to a recovery that will allow her to be released back into the wild, according to a wildlife rehabilitator. “She's doing great ...