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Sad Statistics on Turkish Young Adults
On May 17, 2008, ANGIAD, The Ankara Young Businessmens Association, released some sad statistics on Turkish young adults. Their survey polled 1694 young adults aged 18-30. Here a few highlights. a m… more →
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Sad Statistics on Turkish Young Adults
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pikkert wrote 1 year ago: On May 17, 2008, ANGIAD, The Ankara Young Businessmens Association, released some sad statistics on … more →
The Islamization of Turkish Society
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pikkert wrote 1 year ago: Daily life in Turkey is changing. Most of us, myself included, are so frog-like that we don’t … more →
Reasons I like Turkey
pikkert wrote 2 years ago: The Bosphorus. Especially the panoramic view of Istanbul from the ferryboats. But also the bridg … more →
Iraq: No Price too High!
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pikkert wrote 2 years ago: The situation in Iraq would make a stone weep. Churches and mosques, traditionally places of r … more →
YouTube and “Love It or Leave It”
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pikkert wrote 2 years ago: A popular slogan here is “Turkey: Love It or Leave It!” That actually means: “If you don’t love Tur … more →
Why does Islam figure in so many of the world’s trouble spots today?
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pikkert wrote 2 years ago: Middle Eastern languages make liberal use of the world “God” (Allah) in ordinary speech. Pick up an … more →
Who Killed Hrant Dink?
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pikkert wrote 2 years ago: Hrant Dink was a Turkish-Armenian journalist. He was murdered yesterday. Like many liberal Turkish … more →
"The Grave Below is All Astir"
pikkert wrote 2 years ago: As I watched Saddam Hussein’s last moments I thought of the welcoming committee awaiting him … more →
A la Turca Highs and Lows of 2006
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pikkert wrote 2 years ago: Tops in Child Porno According to world-wide “Google Trends” research, the world’s top five cities h … more →
Beggars Matter
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pikkert wrote 3 years ago: You’re not supposed to give beggars money—every one knows they’ve got loads of money stashed away so … more →
Cover Up!
pikkert wrote 3 years ago: More and more Middle Eastern women are opting to wear headscarves; I dare say the majority now do so … more →
Religion in Turkey: Islam Up, Islamic State Down.
pikkert wrote 3 years ago: Here some statistics compiled by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). The su … more →
Bread as poverty index
pikkert wrote 3 years ago: The average European consumes 60 kg of bread per year, the average Turk 128 kg. The reason given is … more →
Bittersweet Coincidence
pikkert wrote 3 years ago: Virtually all levels of Turkish society have reacted with outrage at the decision of the French parl … more →
Lebanese War Jokes
pikkert wrote 3 years ago: The one thing the Lebanese haven’t lost in the recent war against Israel is their famous sense … more →
Snapshot of Turkish teens
pikkert wrote 3 years ago: Last week the International Political and Strategic Research Institute released the results of a sur … more →
Protestant Missions in Anatolia during the Late Ottoman Period
pikkert wrote 3 years ago: I. The 19th Missionary Missionaries, like all human beings, are prisoners of their own culture, and … more →
