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March 24, 2007
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When Worlds Collide...
Kemalist Democracy and the AKP
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From our dear site-vistor Etty came a heartfelt comment, "Living in Turkey with my Turkish husband and being used to his political short-temper, I took with the usual 'pinch of salt' his recent assertions that a military coup is imminent. But reading your blog-article reminds me of his words -- and sends shivers down my spine..."
Continue reading "The Quirky Election Law Hijacking of 2002"... »
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March 19, 2007
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Jeanne Reeder's adventure novel,
"Complicated Favors: A Turkish Affair"
... Complicated Favors (CF) is not all 'blood and guts' action, though. Ms. Reeder's deft inclusion of Turkey's naturally lusty Romantic Ambiance (as a third, intangible main character) is also notable. That inclusion makes CF a thoroughly sexy (though never prurient) novel too -- as it follows the developing romance between heroine Charly and Hakan, her Turkish counterpart and mission-buddy. And, when American flesh meets Turkish flesh, well, let's just say that...sparks fly.
Continue reading "First-time Fiction-writer Delivers"... »
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March 14, 2007
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LPT's Broadband Edition 11.2 -- Details!
For purchase on its own -- or 'bundled' at a discount
with our latest printed book,
'The Complete Dictionary of Essential Turkish Suffixes
(postpositions, prefixes, particles and buffers)'
Printed book mailed separately by snail mail.
Continue reading "Unlimited Free Broadband Update"... »
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March 12, 2007
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'Erotik' Movie History:
The Players -- Alev Altın
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"I smoked Kent cigarettes back then, and one day someone on the movie set replaced the tobacco in my Kents with 'weed'. Oh oh... after that, you couldn't hold me back. I could barely see what I was doing, I was half blind. And when we got on the bed, drugged-up like that...we got up to every kind of mischief. Who was on top? Who was on the bottom? Whose 'şey' was in someone else's 'şey'? I'm not sure any of us knew, or cared."
Continue reading "Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll
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March 11, 2007
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'Erotik' Movie History:
The Players -- Alev Altın
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Altin's early professional-life is reminiscent of American porn film star Traci Lords -- who made her first 'erotik' movie at the under-age of 16. But unlike Lords (whose mature good looks still attract attention in soft-porn action flics), Altin died young...
Continue reading "The Turkish Traci Lords?
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March 10, 2007
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Caught Between 2 Bad Choices (Conclusion) --
The Turkish Presidential Selection, May 2007
Between these choices, then, secular Turks are in a lose-lose situation. But Journalist Oktay Eksi opts for Erdoğan as President -- being the lesser of two evils. He says...
Continue reading "It's lose-lose for Turkish secularists"... »
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March 8, 2007
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Caught Between 2 Bad Choices (Part 1 of 2) --
The Turkish Presidential Selection, May 2007
In one scenario, the current Prime Minister (Recep Tayyip Erdoğan) would be selected by Parliament to take up residence as President of the Republic in the Turkish White House. His First-Lady, Emine Erdoğan, would thus become the first woman in history to publicly wear the religiously-symbolic Türban on the grounds of the Turkish Republic's state residence -- long believed to be a secular safe-house. And she would no doubt be followed by thousands of invited türbanlı friends and supporters...
Continue reading "Which is the lesser of two evils?"... »
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March 3, 2007
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No Match For 'True Believers' --
TIME Magazine caves... #2 of 3
Does anyone really believe that the (sad sack) Editor-in-Chief of TIME Magazine and his (greenhorn) Advertising Executives could actually be duped by those (wily) Turks at the Ankara Chamber of Commerce?
Continue reading "Going down for the count
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