Word: turkish
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Arabs, no less than the Jews, are victims of history. Four centuries of Turkish rule hurt them at least as badly as a decade of Naziism hurt the Jews. Now, in their morning of independence, the Arabs have suffered defeat at the hands of a small, despised people. It rankles...
...real story. On an emergency call to one of Ankara's major embassies just before the murder, Dr. Arcan saw Orbay there in conference with the embassy's military attaché. Fearing that the doctor would tell what he had seen, Orbay killed him. Commented one Turkish official privately: "The real reason for this murder will only be made public if or when diplomatic relations between Turkey and a certain great neighboring power are broken...
...gristle. The bipartisan policy, said Dewey, applied only to participation in U.N. and ERP which, as enacted, "largely expressed the views of Republican leaders." But in other fields of foreign affairs, "there has been no consultation at all with the Republican leadership." These fields, said Dewey, included the Greek-Turkish policy, the Potsdam agreements, Palestine, and "the entire China policy, or lack of one." Foreign policy, he made clear, was going to be a major target in the campaign...
...real gravy in the serial business comes from abroad. Serials flop in Britain, but they are regularly dubbed in French, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Turkish, Portuguese, Chinese. In Latin America and Spain, where the fans can't wait, whole serials are often run off at one sitting...
...could charm people. He used his charm on all who could help his ambitions (which were great even then) in the declining days of the Ottoman Empire. While he charmed the Turks, who considered him an outstanding member of Parliament, he was also active in the secret anti-Turkish societies which fostered Arab nationalism. His chief aim: to increase the power and domain of the Hashimites...