tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-209982 2010-03-07T21:38:39-08:00 a blog about current affairs . . . . with a not so serious attitude, and a Turkish-American angle TypePad Talkturkeyhttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef0120a912b3f2970b 2010-03-07T21:38:39-08:00 2010-03-07T22:50:17-08:00 Editor Which lasted longer, the Oscars or Avatar? Well, the highest grossing movie and its creator-producer-director James Cameron did not win Best Movie or Best Director. Instead, those awards went to 'The Hurt Locker' and Kathryn Bigelow (Cameron's ex-wife), the first female 'Best Director.' Next year, how about considering cutting 10 or so awards and instead adding more (meaningful and funnier)...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=D0oN5Xo8N1E:hYJtANKUluE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=D0oN5Xo8N1E:hYJtANKUluE:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef01310f667f11970c 2010-03-05T08:54:41-08:00 2010-03-05T08:59:33-08:00 Editor It was a sad day for Turkish-American relations. But it's even a sadder day for Armenians! They will lose more than they will ever gain! Do the Armenians really think that some soiling-their-pants Congressmen care about the Armenians' plight? Was this part of a ploy, a plan of pushing Turkey off-track and into radicalism, alienating the 'model' integration of secularism...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=ruNJTwXSPK0:NIBF0sr0Ev8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=ruNJTwXSPK0:NIBF0sr0Ev8:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef0120a8fb0521970b 2010-03-04T08:57:34-08:00 2010-03-04T08:59:42-08:00 Editor Turks, and apparently BBC with their premature 'US to recognize Armenian genocide' reporting, are jumping to conclusions. This committee vote today (which will most likely pass the 'Genocide' terminology's application against modern-day Turkey, despite Obama Administration's last minute 'hold-off' until later cries today - how sincere!) is ONLY a recommendation to bring the resolution to a full vote on the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=GU-m1G0JaCY:mW4HvxeKsl8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=GU-m1G0JaCY:mW4HvxeKsl8:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef0120a8f26e01970b 2010-03-03T08:15:04-08:00 2010-03-03T08:22:23-08:00 Editor It's that time of the year (again). The U.S. House gets to vote (in what seems to be an annual hell-bent exercise of least meant intentions) on the 'Genocide' claims of Armenian (Turks) against their then country of citizenship, Turkey, without any regard to any atrocities and injustices committed by the opposing party in self-defense or preservation of its sovereignty...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=Sb4AAfUjB4A:2tg5MCoc3GE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=Sb4AAfUjB4A:2tg5MCoc3GE:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c9e4153ef01310f56d38d970c 2010-03-02T21:54:03-08:00 2010-03-02T21:55:55-08:00 Editor Why would you trek all the way to Canada and not perform? Turkey's entry of Men's Alpine Skiing Erdinc Turksever 'Did Not Finish' either of his two events. I know I sound harsh but, staying home was not an option? His female counterpart Tugba Tasdemir was 56th (out of 86) in one of her events; she did not finish her...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=ln3q3spQrUw:zu-0u93i2bo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?a=ln3q3spQrUw:zu-0u93i2bo:ANkz6nJbUoM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Talkturkey?d=ANkz6nJbUoM" border="0"></img></a> </div>