Turkish PM storms out of Davos’ Gaza session, slams moderator

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan stormed out of an angry debate on the Gaza war with Israel’s President Shimon Peres at the Davos forum on Thursday. (UPDATED)

Turkish delight

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over looking the coastline from the mountains of the Lycian Way

Turkish delight

Turkey says IMF made unacceptable demands, not end of world if no deal

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made “unacceptable demands” during their talks on a new deal. Analysts say that Erdogan’s remarks have created confusion. (UPDATED)

Istanbul – 2008

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Dalla Moschea Blu…

Istanbul – 2008

Babacan says no shift in Turk position

ANKARA – Turkey yesterday stood firmly behind the policy it has pursued throughout the Gaza crisis and said it would do the same if Israel relaunched an operation into Hamas controlled Gaza.

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Istanbul

Lahmacun

The Turkish cities of Sanliurfa (also known as Urfa) and Gaziantep

(also known as Antep) are particularly famous for their lahmacun, also

representing the two different Turkish styles of making it. The

Urfa-style lahmacun has onion among its ingredients,while the

Antep-style lahmacun has garlic instead.

Recipe / Ingredients

For 4 servings

    * Flour

    * 75g lamb meat

    * Four thinly chopped onions

    * One tomato

    * One tablespoon of paprika sauce

    * Ten leaves of parsley

    * Salt, black pepper, capsicum

Preparation

Raw minced meat (should be minced by knife instead of machine to get a

better texture), extremely thin chopped onion, chopped tomato, paprika

sauce, chopped parsley, butter, salt, pepper and capsicum are mixed.

Salt, pepper and capsicum are added as the cooker wishes.

Risen bread dough is divided into hickory-nut sized pieces. They are

processed using an oklava, a tool to make dough thinner. Flour is

recommended to be used along with the oklava. After the dough is thin

enough, the previously mentioned mixture (salt, pepper, and capsicum)

is distributed over the dough. It should be cooked in a stone oven for

a richer taste.

Iraqi Kurdish official calls on PKK to lay down arms, leave region

An Iraqi Kurdish commander called on the terror organization PKK lay down arms and leave northern Iraq, which it uses as a base to launch cross-border attacks into Turkey.

Konia

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Tekke del Mevlana, XIII sec. Torre rivestita di ceramica smaltata verde

Konia

Turkey to change regulation to attract foreign investment funds

The government is set to introduce tax incentives to attract foreign investment funds to operate in Turkey, Hurriyet daily reported on Wednesday.