Turks smashed their iPhones in protest of US sanctions and their plummeting currency

Screenshot/Twitter Several Turks on social media protested US sanctions and the country’s plunging currency by smashing their iPhones and chopping up US dollars.  The trend appears to have started on Wednesday, after a video of a man obliterating five iPhones with a sledgehammer went viral. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the boycott of […]

6 Reasons Why I Love Turks and Caicos

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US builds up forces in northern Syria, Kurds say ‘Coalition is here for Turks’ (VIDEO)

The US has apparently sent more troops to the Kurdish-held regions of northern Syria and has established new outposts in the area. Local Kurdish militias believe the Americans have come to help them fend off a Turkish offensive. “This base is of the [US-led] Coalition… It was established to counterattack the Turkish threat. The Coalition […]

Turks boast that Russian S-400 SAMs can take out American B-52s, F-22s and Tomahawks

Published time: 22 Sep, 2017 09:51 Edited time: 22 Sep, 2017 09:57 Surprising as it may be to the US, their staunch NATO ally Turkey is listing the American-made warplanes and missiles it says are vulnerable to the Russian-made S-400 SAMs it has just bought. An infographic published on Wednesday by the state-run Turkish news […]

6 Things to Know Before You Go to Turks and Caicos

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Turks spew vitriol at Eurowings amid reports ‘fearful’ German pilot refused flight to Ankara

Social media users lashed out at Eurowings after reports alleged that one of its pilots refused to fly to Ankara out of fear for his life, forcing the German carrier to cancel the flight. It comes just days after Germany updated its travel advice for Turkey. Ankara-bound Eurowings flight 4U 2904 was scheduled to depart […]

Hotel Review: An Ocean Cove Pavilion at Amanyara, Turks and Caicos

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Erdogan promises ‘sick Europe’ will pay for ‘humiliating & oppressing’ Turks

In a widening diplomatic rift between Turkey and the EU, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made a new provocative statement saying that the “collapsing” Europe “will pay” for “humiliating” and “oppressing” Turks living on the continent. “They said a century ago that we were the ‘sick man.’ Now they are the ‘sick man.’ Europe is […]