Light Rain 34°
Tag:

Turkey

Lifestyle
Discovery Of Nearly 9,000-Year-Old Trays Show Earliest Cooks Got Their Focaccia Fix Discovery Of Nearly 9,000-Year-Old Trays Show Earliest Cooks Got Their Focaccia Fix
Discovery Of Nearly 9,000-Year-Old Trays Show Earliest Cooks Got Their Focaccia Fix The humble focaccia, a staple of modern Italian cuisine, traces its roots back nearly 9,000 years to the early farming communities of the Fertile Crescent. Researchers from Sapienza University of Rome and the Autonomous University of Barcelona have uncovered evidence that Late Neolithic societies were sophisticated in their culinary practices.  They developed advanced techniques to bake large, flavorful breads and flatbreads, including a precursor to focaccia intended for communal consumption. Culinary Tradition Unearthed The study, published in Scientific Reports, analyzed ceramic f…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
News
Thousands Gather For Funeral Of Turkish Dissident Fethullah Gulen Who Died In PA Thousands Gather For Funeral Of Turkish Dissident Fethullah Gulen Who Died In PA
Thousands Gather For Funeral Of Turkish Dissident Fethullah Gulen Who Died In PA Hundreds of people gathered at Skylands Ballpark for the funeral of Fethullah Gulen, a prominent Turkish Muslim cleric, who inspired a movement in his native country, on Thursday, Oct. 24. The funeral in Frankford Township caused delays in the area, with Sussex County Sheriff Michael Strada asking drivers to avoid the intersections of Route 15, 206, 565 and the surrounding area during the funeral. Gulen's official X account said that an estimated 20,000 people were inside and outside of the ballpark for this funeral. The stadium has 4,200 seats, the website says. 🔶Muhterem Fethullah Gül…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
News
Turkish Imam Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi Dies In PA: Officials Turkish Imam Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi Dies In PA: Officials
Turkish Imam Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi Dies In PA: Officials A Turkish Imam and political leader who was living in self-imposed-exile in the United States died at his compound in the Poconos, officials told Daily Voice. "Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi has passed away, having succumbed to a heart condition from which he had been suffering for a long time," his nephew, Kemal Gülen, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter on Friday, Oct. 18. "I am so deeply saddened by this great loss that I cannot accept condolences. May his position be high... ." Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi, uzun süredir mustarip olduğu kalp rahatsızlığına yenik düşerek dar-ı bekaya …

SHARE

by Merriell Moyer
Obituaries
Kutztown University Professor Found Frozen To Death On One Of Turkey's Tallest Mountains Kutztown University Professor Found Frozen To Death On One Of Turkey's Tallest Mountains
Kutztown University Professor Found Frozen To Death On One Of Turkey's Tallest Mountains An associate business professor at Kutztown University has died after he and another man's bodies were found frozen on one of the tallest mountains in Turkey last weekend, according to university administrators and local news reports.  Dr. M. Halim Dalgin a 58-year-old Adana, a Turkey native living in Mountain Top, Luzerne County, had been climbing a mountain near the country's southeastern border with Iran, multiple outlets report.  On his Facebook page, Dalgin said he was making a pilgrimage to the top of Mount Ararat (also known as Mount Ağrı or Büyük Ağrı Dağı) while travelin…

SHARE

by Mac Bullock & Jillian Pikora