A country's decision to borrow money is not always strictly economic. Take Turkey, whose ratio of gross external debt (all public and private sector debt) to GDP has jumped from 39% in 2012 to 52% today.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been pushing to increase available credit to...
Hi, Just asking if any one has or knows of any one that has C.O.P.D. (cronic obstructive pulmanary disease. That lives in Turkey at the moment. The reason i ask this is...
Here's an article that poses the awful dilemma some Kurdish people are caught up in.
This report is about just one mothers anguish as her daughter aged 14 ran away to join the guerillas and at the same time her son is a soldier fighting against them in the same area.....she worries and wonders...
Hi everyone,
Firstly i wanted to say how much i enjoy TLF and how its got some really great members. Maybe they would like to comment/advise on our situation.
Basically husband is Turkish, been in uk for 8 years and we have a son of 7 and a 6 year old daughter. We have a good life here in...
I am sure everyone is fed up with the whole TAPU dilemma. But just recently I have come up against another "New" reason for not receiving my TAPU.
There are in total 10 units in my complex, 5 of which are occupied by Turkish families and 5 non residents. The builder has applied for military...
Tonight is a big big night on coronation street, the true to life representation of northern culture program !
but ................
F.C. United make their sky sports HD debut in the FA cup against Rochdale !
what do I do ? recording isnt an option as we both want to watch our respective...
This is something that has always puzzled me for ages and l am still trying to work it out.Penguin are very inquisitive creatures when huddled together in their thousands.When they see a plane coming towards them,they stretch their necks as the plane flies over them to the point where they...
Here's a poser for you all!
Picture this. You're on the beach and you've managed to cover every part of your body with suncream but......then.......there's your back! How on earth do you get it on your back without asking someone to do it for you?
Now for a moral dilemma.......with 3 key players. The scene ....my Husband (58)a COPD sufferer,although not yet in the bad stages like Arrians Husband, My Mum (76) hypochondriac for many years,bedridden through choice till about 6pm when she surfaces,with no imediate family willing to visit her...
Here's an email I've just received. These things really do make me chuckle and I look forward to receiving them everyday.
Dear Beloved in Christ,
It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, having known the truth,I
had no choice than to do what is lawful and just in the sight of God for...
I heard that women have an extra two ribs then what men have.Has this something to do with Adam having a rib taken from his body while he was put to sleep by Gods anesthetic,so he can perform an operation to extract the rib from Adams DNA to make a female companion for him,because he was so...
I need some expert advice.
I know if I ask my Turkish computer engineer he will tell me "No problem." But I want to be clear about what is possible before I ask him.
My old computer - coming up 9 years - P3, which was pretty advanced and custom built for me, is now creaking under the strain of...
Billy was at school this morning in the outback and the teacher asked all the children what their fathers did for a living. All the typical answers came out, Fireman, Policeman, Salesman, Chippy,
Captain of Industry etc, but Billy was being uncharacteristically quiet and so the teacher asked...
This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally.
The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you will have to make a decision.
Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet...