Word: turkish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...years. Though some quarreling among members of the chronically troubled alliance seemed inevitable, U.S. planners were encouraged by advance pledges of support from British Prime Minister James Callaghan, who will be one of twelve heads of government attending. By ironic coincidence, the meeting's chairman will be Turkish Premier Bülent Ecevit, who is one of the alliance's more disaffected members as the result of a congressionally imposed arms embargo. However, he is expected to play his cards skillfully in the hope that Carter will be successful in his effort to persuade Congress to lift...
...patriarchate continues to enjoy fully all the rights and privileges accorded to it by the law. The fact that this institution has existed in Istanbul with a special status since the conquest of the city by the Turks in 1453 is a living proof of Turkish tolerance and respect for freedom of conscience...
Premier Ecevit has met with the representatives of the patriarchate to hear their complaints about minor local issues and has shown understanding and keen interest. In fact, Turkish authorities have immediately started action to solve these minor problems...
Last year the Turkish government slapped new taxes on all 50 Greek churches and 28 parish schools, threatening them with financial collapse. Church carpets, linens and tableware were attached for tax default, even at the Patriarch's quarters. Buildings have deteriorated because the regime must approve all repairs costing more than...
Damascus, Syria, 1974: Hidden KGB cameras click softly, and a secret microphone records the tender dialogue as an Arab diplomat dallies with a male paramour in the city's infamous Turkish baths. Threatened afterward with disclosure of his homosexuality, the diplomat agrees to pass information...