PM Erdoğan messing around with minds: On Turkey’s “national drink”… and a social fabric roundup…

Turkey‘s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the Global Alcohol Policy Symposium in Istanbul April 26, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer   For a healthy generation, grandfather suggested me to drink ayran: Erdoğan from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish PM Erdoğan explained why he branded the salty beverage as the national drink.   Turkish PM vows … Read more

Social fabric roundup: Headscarf ban in sporting events lifted…Publishing in Turkey… New uniforms..alcohol ban at THY…

Turkish Airlines defends alcohol policy from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Airlines (THY) released a statement Feb. 13 in response to the ongoing debate over company.. Turkey | Homicide Rate Goes Down from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M List of countries by homicide rate by decade per year per 100,000 inhabitants. The reliability of underlying national homicide … Read more