Monthly Archives: August 2008

Founder and chair of DA Turkey Brooks Emerson. An American resident of Turkey will travel to Colorado at the end of this week to participate in next week’s Democratic National Convention as part of the Democrats Abroad (DA) delegation. Brooks …read more

Gulf monarchies to boost links with Turkey [ AFP ] Turkey Slaps Curbs on Russian Export Goods [ Moscow Times ] Iran, Turkey have made strides to develop ties: Turkish PM [ Islamic Republic News Agency ] Georgian, Russian FMs …read more

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Four South Dakota teachers recently returned from a 10-day educational excursion to Turkey sponsored by the Turkish Culture Foundation through the South Dakota Council on World Affairs (SDCWA). Turkey, famous for its cultural blend of East and …read more

By Roula Khalaf Published: August 29 2008 18:58 | Last updated: August 29 2008 18:58 Millions of viewers will be glued to their television screens on Saturday night for the double episode finale of a soap opera that promises to …read more

Milwaukee man faces foreclosure because he didn’t pay parking fine The ticket went unpaid for four years, eventually amounting to $2,600 in fines By RAQUEL RUTLEDGE rrutledge@journalsentinel.com Posted: Aug. 2, 2008 Peter Tubic ignored a $50 parking fine in 2004, …read more

Bruce Fein Explains the Turkey/Armenia Issue Armenia, Europe, Turkey — Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief on March 13, 2008 Bruce Fein wrote a great post for the Huffington Post (of all places) about ” the ongoing Armenian dispute with Turkey.” …read more

Reprinted from the Seattle Times Blog: In December we told you about Erden Eruc, the Seattle man who set off last July on a solo trip to Australia — in a rowboat. Nearly 10 months and a big course change …read more