Little by little and bit by bit. (English proverb) The one who tells the stories rules the world.. (Native American proverb, Hopi) If there's no choice but advice, ask for the decisiveness of an advisor or the advice of a decisive person.. (Arabic proverb) Better a good neighbour than a distant friend..
Turkey earthquake reveals a new active fault zone By Wendy Zukerman An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck Turkey yesterday, killing more than 200 people and injuring thousands. Turkey is one of the most quake-prone countries in the world. Most of it lies on the Anatolian plate, a small wedge-shaped tectonic plate that is being squeezed westwards as the Arabian plate to the east slams into the Eurasian plate.
Originally published under the title, America's Unacknowledged Problem.. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has gone increasingly rogue since the AKP's rise to power. Turkey is officially a NATO ally, and President Barrack Obama has called the current President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a friend.But Erdogan-led Turkey does not behave as an ally or a friend of the US.This is not a new development. Erdogan and his Islamist party, the AKP, have ruled Turkey since 2002. Erdogan's Turkey has gradually distanced itself from the West, adopting domestic and foreign policies fueled by Ottoman and Islamist impulses.ut Erdogan-led Turkey does not behave as an ally or a friend of the US. This is not a new development. Erdogan and his Islamist party, the AKP, have ruled Turkey since 2002. Erdogan's Turkey has gradually distanced itself from the West, adopting domestic and foreign policies fueled by Ottoman and Islamist impulses.