Gizem Karaca: Crowning Glory

Name: Gizem Karaca -Country: Turkey -Pageant Joined: Miss Turkey 2011, Miss World 2011 -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Gizem Karaca: In Swimwear

Name: Gizem Karaca -Country: Turkey -Pageants Joined: Miss Turkey 2011, Miss World 2011 -Photo Credits: All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Two Pilots Killed in Turkish F-4 Fighter Jet Crash: TRT Television

ANKARA, Turkey (Nov. 03) – Breaking News: Two pilots killed as a fighter jet of Turkish Air Force crashed during a normal training mission, Turkey’s state-run TV network reported.

Two Pilots Killed in Turkish F-4 Fighter Jet Crash

The TRT television reported that the F-4 fighter jet downed close to the central Anatolian city of Konya, home to a big air force base in Turkey, on Thursday.

No immediate cause of the crash is known while investigation is underway to establish the cause behind crash.

According to report; the F-4 fighter jets are dubbed publicly as ‘flying coffins’ due to their relatively high rate of mishaps. Turkish air force uses these F-4 fighter jets for training purposes only.

Ferhat Tokay, 13, Pulled Out of Rubble after 5 Days of Turkey Quake (Video and Photos)

ERCIS, Turkey (Oct. 28) – A teenage boy pulled out from the rubbles of a multi-storey building after five days of massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday.

Ferhat Tokay, 13, Pulled Out of Rubble after 5 Days of Turkey Quake

Ferhat Tokay, a 13-year-old boy, is the latest survivor who was pulled out of the wreckage of a collapsed building unscratched after being trapped for 5 days of strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey last Sunday.

Rescuers from Azerbaijan pulled teenage Tokay out of the rubble of a multi-storey building early on Friday. 

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Azra Karaduman: 14-day-old baby miraculously survived after 2 days of Turkey earthquake

ERCIS, Turkey - A 2-week-old baby has miraculously survived almost 48 hours trapped in rubble after a powerful earthquake struck in southeast Turkey.

Azra Karaduman: 14-day-old baby miraculously survived after 2 days of Turkey earthquake

The little girl, named locally as Azra Karaduman pulled out by rescuers from the rubble of an apartment building collapsed in Ercis as a result of strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday (Oct. 23).

Miraculously survived baby was quickly wrapped in a blanket and whisked away in an ambulance to the sound of overjoyed rescuers clapping.   

Hours later, the baby's mother, Semiha, was pulled from the wreckage of the building, where she had been pinned next to a sofa, and rushed to an ambulance.

Her grandmother was also rescued, AFP reported.

The father was also in the rubble, but it was unclear if he survived.


Watch below the video of the emotional moments when baby pulled out of rubble:





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Turkey Earthquake Video Showing the Scale and Extent of Destruction -- Death Toll Reaches 85

ANKARA, Turkey – The picture showing the scale of devastation and destruction caused by strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck today afternoon.

The Scale and Extent of Destruction Resulted by 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake in Eastern Turkey 

Dozens of buildings are reported collapsed and hundreds of people are trapped in the wreckage; while the rescue and emergency operations are underway.

Reported earlier as below … Death Toll Updates HERE

According to US Geological Survey (USGS); a strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Turkey today at about 13:41 (10:41 GMT), some 19km (12 miles) north-east of the city of Van.

Turkey's Kandilli observatory, though, reported the magnitude of the quake as 6.6.

Several houses have been reported collapsed, according to Turkey's Anatolia news agency, yet no exact information available about the extent of any damage or loss of lives.

Dozens of people are feared to be trapped in the debris of 7-storey building in city of Van, near Iranian border, while rescue and emergency teams have already started their work to the save the people as much as possible.


Watch video HERE.

Eastern Turkey Rocked by 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake -- Many Feared Dead: Mayor Zulfikar Arapoglu

ANKARA, Turkey – According to US Geological Survey (USGS); a strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Turkey today at about 13:41 (10:41 GMT), some 19km (12 miles) north-east of the city of Van.

Eastern Turkey Rocked by 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake

Turkey's Kandilli observatory, though, reported the magnitude of the quake as 6.6.

Several houses have been reported collapsed, according to Turkey's Anatolia news agency, yet no exact information available about the extent of any damage or loss of lives.

Zulfikar Arapoglu, the mayor of Van, told while talking to NTV channel, that there were so many dead. Several buildings had collapsed, there was too much destruction.

Dozens of people are feared to be trapped in the debris of 7-storey building in city of Van, near Iranian border, while rescue and emergency teams have already started their work to the save the people as much as possible.

Melisa Asli Pamuk: Miss Turkey Universe 2011

Photo # 1 (Thanks to Melisa Asli Pamuk and her websites)Photo # 2Photo # 3Photo # 4Photo # 5Photo # 6Photo # 7Photo # 8Photo # 9Photo # 10Name: Melisa Asli Pamuk

Birthdate: 14 April 1991

Birthplace: Harlem Holland

Age: 20 years old

Height: 5 ft and 9 and 1/2 inches

Weight: 58 kilos

Hair: Black

Eyes: Brown

Language Spoken:Turkish, English, German, Holland, French

Pageants Joined and Titles Earned:

-Miss Turkey Universe 2011- Winner

-Best Model Turkey 2009

Vital Stats: 32-26-36

Filmography: Dat zet wil hilik

Photo Credits: Miss Turkey Organization

Melisa Asli Pamuk: In Gown

Name: Melisa Asli Pamuk -Country: Turkey Pageant Joined: -Miss Turkey 2011-will represent Turkey at Miss Universe 2011 Photo Credits: Miss Turkey Organization All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Merve Saribas: In Swimwear

Name: Merve Saribas -Country: Turkey Pageants Joined: -Miss Turkey 2011- Winner Miss Turkey Earth 2011-will represent Turkey in Miss Earth 2011 Photo Credits: Miss Turkey Organization. All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Merve Saribas: In Gown

Name: Merve Saribas Country: Turkey Pageants Joined: -Miss Turkey 2011- Winner Miss Turkey Earth 2011-will represent Turkey In Miss Earth 2011 Photo Credits: Miss Turkey Organization. All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Melisa Asli Pamuk: In Swimwear

Name Melissa Asli Pamuk Country: Turkey -Pageant Joined: -Miss Turkey 2011- Winner Miss Turkey Universe 2011-Will represent Turkey In Miss Universe 2011 -Photo Credits: Miss Turkey Organization. All photos are copyright to its rightful owners.

Justice and Development Party of Tayyip Erdogan Leading in Turkey's Parliamentary Election

Tayyip Erdogan's Party Leading in Turkey's Parliamentary Election

ISTANBUL — Turkey's ruling party led by a wide margin in nearly complete returns from parliamentary elections on Sunday, state-run television reported, setting the stage for a third term in which the government is expected to seek an overhaul of the military-era constitution.

However, results indicated that the Justice and Development Party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was not heading for a two-thirds majority in parliament, a shortcoming that would force it to seek support for constitutional change from other political groups.

With 97 percent of votes counted, Erdogan's party had won 50 percent of the votes, TRT reported. It said the Republican People's Party, the main opposition group, had 26 percent of the vote.

TRT said another opposition party, the Nationalist Action Party, had 13 percent of the vote, signaling it could stay in parliament by crossing a 10 percent vote threshold designed to keep out smaller parties.

According to the tally, the ruling party stood to win 327 seats in the 550-seat parliament, a comfortable majority that would ensure the continuation of its single-party rule. It had 331 seats in the outgoing parliament. Lawmakers serve four-year terms.

Several thousand supporters gathered Sunday night outside the ruling party headquarters in Ankara, chanting pro-government slogans and waving Turkish flags as they awaited Erdogan, who has made it a tradition to deliver a victory speech from the building's balcony.

About 50 million Turks, or two-thirds of the population, were eligible to vote.

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Pageant Candidates: Miss Turkey 2011

Photo # 1- Elif Ayse ArlansgirayPhoto # 2- Gizem KaracaPhoto # 3-Merve SaribasPhoto # 4- Elif KormacPhoto # 5- Ecehan EpcimPhoto # 6- Isil EfePhoto # 7-Melis SemerciPhoto # 8-Zeynep KormacPhoto # 9-Melissa Asli PamukPhoto # 10-Hazel PehllivanPhoto # 11-Azra Ece KarderiA special photoshoot was made for Miss Turkey 2011 candidates. And the resultant images was just too jawdropping. The winningest form went to Gizem Karaca. Congratulations!

Pageant Candidates: Miss Turkey 2011

Photo # 1- Melis SemerciPhoto # 2-Isil EfePhoto # 3- Gizem KaracaPhoto # 4-Azra Ece AkderiPhoto # 5- Elif AshangirayPhoto # 6- Merve SaribasPhoto # 7- Melissa Ali PamukPhoto # 8- Hilal UzunPhoto # 9-Epcehan EpcimPhoto # 10- Hazel PehlivanPhoto # 11- Zeynep Korkmac Everybody is excited because there will be major changes in the way Miss Turkey 2011 will be selected. With the new format the selection process will last for 10 weeks and the show will be shown at Fox TV. The whole populace will have the chance to know the candidates and they will be voting for them, and in the final episode the votes will be tallied and will be added with the votes of the judges. L'oreal will be one of the major sponsors. The winner will go to Miss World 2011 and the runner up willgo to Miss Universe. Meanwhile .... here are the semifinalists.