Euro 2008 Semifinal Preview Turkey vs. Germany
Region: GermanyGame Time: Wednesday, 2:45 pm Eastern on ESPN If Turkey is able to win against Germany in the Soccer semifinals of Euro 2008 it will be considered a monumental accomplishment. Turkey will be without six p... more
Views: 4671Euro 2008 Quarterfinal Preview Croatia vs. Turkey
Region: TurkeyEuro 2008 Quarterfinal Preview Croatia vs. Turkey Friday, 2:45 pm Eastern TV: ESPN The two darkhorses in the Soccer Betting Euro 2008 quarterfinals will battle on Friday as Croatia faces Turkey. Croatia was o... more
Views: 1679Turkey 2-1 Switzerland: Turks Come From Behind, Shock Hosts to Stay Alive
Region: Switzerland
Wednesday, 11 June 2008 Day five of GroundReport's exclusive on-the-ground coverage of Euro2008: Turkey stole victory from Switzerland in dramatic fashion as the home-side fans in St. Jakob's Park saw their nation stumbl... more
Views: 1307Euro 2008 Kicks Off in Central Europe
Region: Switzerland
Ground Report's Exclusive Coverage of Euro 2008: By Daniel Yoon Co-hosts Switzerland faced off against Central European rivals Czech Republic this weekend in the beginning of a month-long tournament of European football... more
Views: 1407May Day Demonstrations Suppressed in Turkey
Region: Turkey
On April 30th, Turkish officials announced publicly that they would use force if need to be to thwart a May Day demonstration planned to be held in the center of the capital city of Istanbul. "We will use force as the ... more
Views: 1796Conspiracy Theories Wrap Around Israel-Palestine Negotiations
Region: District of ColumbiaIn spite of his aid having told the media late last Spring that "what everyone wants...is a Palestinian state living side by side in peace with Israel," nearly one year later Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas t... more
Views: 2884Turkey launches strikes on Iraq
Region: IraqTurkish cobra helicopters demolished suspected Kurdish rebel targets today on the south-eastern border with Iraq in a second day of fighting in the Mount Cudi area. The Turkish Government has called a special Cabinet level... more
Views: 1019Erdoğan speaks out
Region: TurkeyTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, drawing from previous communication between Ankara and the UN, answered questions from the international press on a visit to New York. One journalist asked, “You are promi... more
Views: 1813Body polemics ala Turka
Region: TurkeySinger and producer Bülent Ersoy, a male-to-female transsexual and a national icon, was harassed by Mustafa Topaloğlu, a singer who often appears on weekend programes airing on religious-leaning channels. While at ... more
Views: 1855Double-entendre Pontiff
Region: TurkeyPope Benedict XVI’s trip to Turkey, thanks to being under tight security including shutting down major arteries, snipers and security checkpoints in Istanbul and portions of the public transit system in Istanbul went off... more
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