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Jim and Peri's Blogs of March 2007 The Learning Practical Turkish Website March 25, 2007 Blog » When Worlds Collide... Kemalist Democracy and the AKP 2/2 "Will the Turkish Military intervene in May or November this year, to remove the AKP Government from power?" Before addressing that hot potato, consider the reasons behind the AKP's go-slow approach so far..." Continue reading "Beware the Ides of March, and May -- and don't forget November..." » March 24, 2007 Blog » When Worlds Collide... Kemalist Democracy and the AKP 1/2 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"... » March 19, 2007 Blog » 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"... » March 14, 2007 Blog » 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"... » March 12, 2007 Blog » 'Erotik' Movie History: The Players -- Alev Altın 2/2 "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 "... » March 11, 2007 Blog » 'Erotik' Movie History: The Players -- Alev Altın 1/2 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? "... » March 10, 2007 Blog » 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"... » March 9, 2007 Blog » Famous Femmes of Modern Turkish History For example... 1936 -- Sabiha Gökçen: first female warplane pilot -- not just in Turkey... in the World. A protégé of Ataturk, Sabiha Hanım graduated from War-Aviation Flying School in Eskisehir. Continue reading "Pioneering Women Who Led the Way "... » March 8, 2007 Blog » 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?"... » March 4, 2007 Blog » No Match For 'True Believers' -- TIME Magazine caves... #3 of 3 TIME Magazine finally caved completely on 12 February 2007 -- and granted the 4th and final concession to the genocide true-believers... Continue reading "The Final Concession, Notes, and a Postscript "... » March 3, 2007 Blog » 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 "... » March 2, 2007 Blog » No Match For 'True Believers' -- TIME Magazine caves... #1 of 3 If you were ever in doubt about the pernicious power of a relentless well-financed gang of true-believers, read on... 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