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  1. The 'Frikik' Queen of Turkey - Obstinately Goes the Other Way

    by Jim Masters - 2007-04-27
    Those revealing cellulite photos got Hülya Avsar's dander up!Even though the Takvim Newspaper article tried to give the impression that Hülya Avşar was completely unconcerned about (and unaffecte...
  2. Sexy New Travel and Adventure Novel Set In Turkey

    by Jim Masters - 2007-03-27
    "Complicated Favors: A Turkish Affair" -- A Cracking-Good ReadFirst-Time Travel Adventure-Writer DeliversFirst-time author Jeanne Reeder's heroine is a forensic psychologist (and part time CIA operati...
  3. The Erotic Films of Turkey -- Part 1

    by Jim Masters - 2007-01-08
    The Seks Furyasi (sex-movie boom) years of Turkish erotic films (1972-1985)7,000 people attended the opening gala of Turkey's first home-grown sex film...It's not known exactly when foreign erotic fil...
  4. Turban Power in the Turkish Nation

    by Jim Masters - 2006-12-27
    Muslim or Turkish first?My Pal Jerry messaged me the other day asking if I had any comments about the NY Times article of November 28, 2006 entitled 'Allure of Islam Signals a Shift Within Turkey' by ...
  5. The Off-Color Dictionary of Turkish Slang -- Frikik (Free Kick)

    by Jim Masters - 2006-12-11
    Our Off-Color Dictionary got started when our Turkish nephew, Yanki, suggested (back in 1996) that we prepare a page of the most commonly heard Turkish language swear words. If we left them out, he ad...
  6. Sex Matters in Turkey -- The Turkish 'Kinsey Report', Part 2 -- Sex Ed 101

    by Jim Masters - 2006-11-28
    Turkish Sexuality Survey Question -- From whom did you receive your first sexual information?Headlines from Hürriyet Newspaper's Sexuality Survey of 2005... Of all those surveyed (both male and female...