BBC News | Turkey's whistled 'bird language' under threat from mobiles BBC News The United Nations cultural agency has named the "bird language" of Black Sea villagers in northern Turkey as an endangered part of world heritage in need of urgent protection. About 10,000 people, mostly in the Canakci district of Giresun Province ... UN moves to protect whistled 'bird language' in Turkey's Black Sea region |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey, Greece and the era of 'Cold Peace' | Turkey News | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com When Celar Bayar arrived in Athens on November 28, 1952, he could not possibly envisage that he would be the first and only Turkish president to ever visit neighbouring Greece. Sixty-five years later, another leader's name will be added this week to ... Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan set for historic Greece visit Greece, Turkey seek closer ties with Erdogan visit Greece, Turkey seek closer ties with Erdogan visit, but no quick fixes |
Washington Post | Turkey resumes visa application services for US travelers, but . . . Washington Post When we last left off in early October, Turkey had suspended visa application services for Americans. Turkish Airlines was offering refunds on Turkey-bound flights through Christmas. And U.S. citizens with plans but no visa were stuck in limbo, likely ... |
The Sun | Cafe owner in tug-of-war with Turkey over 2000-year-old crown worth £250k inherited from his granddad The Sun Cafe owner in tug-of-war with Turkey over 2,000-year-old crown worth £250k inherited from his granddad. Murat Aksakalli has agreed to hand over the alleged family heirloom to the Turkish government following a seven-year dispute centered on the 350BC ... |
Quartz | Erdogan vs. Gulen Movement: A battle for power in Turkey faces ... Quartz Dakar, Senegal One Saturday evening last January, hundreds of children and parents gathered in the schoolyard of Collège Bosphore in Senegal's capital, bouncing to the sounds of a hip-hop concert being broadcast on national TV. Despite the festive mood ... |
Hartford Courant | Wethersfield Sensation 'Kevin The Turkey' Captured, Relocated Hartford Courant Kevin, given his name by a Facebook tribute group with more than 5,700 members, got near-constant attention from dawn to dusk as he trotted on his drumsticks about Main and Marsh streets in Old Wethersfield, near First Church of Christ. In an October ... DEEP: Wethersfield's 'Kevin the Turkey' safely relocated 'Kevin' the turkey's run in Old Wethersfield has come to an end 'Kevin the Turkey' of Wethersfield Captured and Relocated |
The Guardian | Democracy in Turkey is going on trial The Guardian Currently there are nine MPs from the HDP in Turkish prisons along with 85 mayors and an estimated 10,000 activists. Journalists, academics and public sector workers have been purged from their posts. One million people are displaced in Turkey's ... |
Jordan Times | Turkey threatens to sever ties with Israel Arutz Sheva Erdogan on Tuesday warned the United States not to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, or to move the embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, saying that any change to the status quo vis-à-vis Jerusalem would constitute a “red line” for Muslims. He also ... Jordan, Turkey to lead Arab-Islamic pro-Jerusalem action Turkey says Trump has plunged Middle East into 'fire with no end' Turkey says declaring Jerusalem Israel's capital will start 'fire with no end in sight' |
Human Rights Watch | Turkey: Parliament Opposition Party Leader on Trial Human Rights Watch (Istanbul) – The prolonged pretrial detention of the leader of a parliamentary opposition party in Turkey challenges basic democratic principles and is part of a wider pattern of repression against government critics, Human Rights Watch said today. The ... |
Chicago Daily Herald | Elgin officer saves life of man who choked on Thanksgiving turkey Chicago Daily Herald James "Jim" May is 71, suffers from severe dementia and likes to give the thumbs-up to say he's having a good day. The thumbs-up he exchanged Wednesday with Elgin police officer Jason Lentz had a special meaning. Lentz saved May's life by performing ... |