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Word: turkeys (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...disputing the mastery of savage peoples who have no ties with either the Javanese or the Dutch, yet are incapable of developing and ruling a nation in the modern world. It is scarcely any more helpful in Cyprus, where straightforward recourse to a plebiscite might well bring Greece and Turkey into an armed conflict that would destroy NATO's Eastern wing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COLONIALISM AND THE U.S. The conflict of Ideal v. Reality | 3/24/1958 | See Source »

...only treasure that lies beneath the timeless sands of the Middle East. Temples, churches, palaces and whole cities wait for the digging; the finds of the past decade-at Harran and Arzawa in Turkey and Dura Europos in Syria-indicate how much more is to come. This week the government of Israel was opening to tourists the latest major discovery: the remains of one of the earliest Christian churches in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Discovery at Shavei | 3/3/1958 | See Source »

Talking About Turkey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 24, 1958 | 2/24/1958 | See Source »

Your Feb. 3 cover story about Turkey's Premier Menderes was excellent. I believe our friends will be able to learn something about Turkey's "12?-a-month mehmetciks" and the magnificent job they are doing in defending the Western world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 24, 1958 | 2/24/1958 | See Source »

Your cover picture of Menderes does not show the blood of thousands of Greek Orthodox children and women (Istanbul massacre, Sept. 6, 1955). John Foster Dulles' flirtation with the corrupt country of Turkey is one of the greatest shames of today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 24, 1958 | 2/24/1958 | See Source »

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