In the wake of a devastating fire in the mountains of North Carolina, Highlander Jamie Fraser and his English wife find themselves homeless and without family, in the midst of the gathering storm of the revolution of 1778. Something mysterious looms over their new home, something whose secret may draw them back to what they [...]
Treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a treasure. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for what they’ve just found. He is Hadeon Bondaruk — a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire — and the treasure will be his, no matter what…
‘SPARTAN GOLD’ [...]
“When a man is tired of London he is tired of life.” So said Dr. Samuel Johnson, the famous compiler of an English dictionary in the 18th century.
A dictionary of ‘one of the oldest cities in the world’
The first Turkish movie of the year, and one of the most eagerly awaited, hit the big screen in Turkey this week as comedian Cem Yılmaz’s “Yahşi Batı” (Beautiful West) opened to packed theaters on the first day of the new year.
Yılmaz calls ‘Yahşi Batı’ his attempt at ‘viewable action-comedy’
After achieving moderate growth in 2009 despite the global financial crisis, the Turkish tourism sector is poised to see more impressive figures this year, thanks to the range of travel options it offers, especially its all-inclusive holiday packages, which have become a popular tourism trend because of the economic slowdown.
Tourism sector looks forward to [...]
One of the few sectors in Turkey that maintained steady growth during 2009irrespective of a heavy contraction in demand in global markets, the telecommunications sector bid farewell to a year of “colorful events,” from third generation (3G) mobile phone services to naked ADSL, that are poised to boost improvement in the long run.
Telecom industry [...]
The Turkish health sector saw some of Turkey’s biggest economic and legislative shocks in 2009, as a government struggling with a widening budget deficit looked to ballooning health costs to curb spending, running up against healthcare workers in a battle encompassing patients, hospitals and pharmacies.
Budget deficits, lack of oversight and unstable system swamp health [...]
“God is with us,” says Bekir Kara, one of the many Tekel workers who have been protesting against the government in Ankara for more than two weeks.
Tekel workers protest to
secure their future
In a list of Turkey’s friends in the European Union, one is particularly important due to its unwavering support for Turkey’s full EU membership: Spain.
Turkish hopes in Spanish EU presidency run high
Being a conscientious objector is perhaps the most challenging way to question authority in Turkey, a traditionally militaristic country where militarism is embedded not only in state organs but also in the culture.
First Islamic conscientious objector surfaces