Yesterday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a boycott of all U.S. technology during a speech in the country’s capital city of Ankara. “Every product that we buy in foreign currency from outside, we will produce them here and sell abroad,” said Erdogan during the speech. “We will boycott the electronics products of the U.S.” […]
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Turkey is boycotting iPhones, but it hurts Turkey more than Apple
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Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan announced today that the country would boycott all electronics from the United States after President Donald Trump slapped new tariffs on the region that caused the Turkish currency (the lira) to hit an all-time low.
The announcement, which specifically targeted Apple, comes amid rising trade tensions between the two countries (and leaders), but it will barely touch the tech giant.
“If they have iPhone, there is Samsung on the other side. We have Vestel Venuüs in our country,” Erdogan said, referencing a Turkey-based smartphone manufacturer during the announcement to members of his national conservative Justice and Development Party. Read more…
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View More Turkey is boycotting iPhones, but it hurts Turkey more than AppleWe still don’t know how to predict major earthquakes, and it’s possible we never will
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At 3:00 a.m., when everyone was sleeping, a violent earthquake struck 65 miles from Turkey’s capital in August 1999. The 7.6-magnitude quake collapsed entire apartment buildings on top of unsuspecting people, killing at least 20,000.
Known as the Izmit quake, in 2011 scientists said they found convincing evidence of a precursor to the tragic temblor: A series of often small, unnoticeable quakes — known as foreshocks — occurred in the same area for around 44 minutes before the major quake struck. This, the scientists argued, was evidence of something unique happening before the massive earthquake. Read more…
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View More We still don’t know how to predict major earthquakes, and it’s possible we never willTurkey leaves a poop surprise while visiting a T-Mobile store
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T-Mobile is known to be the “uncarrier” network, so it’s no surprise one turkey decided to take a load off.
A Boston turkey was strolling along the sidewalk when it decided to pay a visit to the local T-Mobile store and leave a nice small poop surprise. This bird was definitely not happy about their phone coverage.
Nobody can turn down @TMobile and their unlimited data#bostonturkey @universalhub pic.twitter.com/V2YAllrp5i
— Corwin Wickersham (@corwick4) April 14, 2018
It seemed no one was going to stop this turkey from marking its territory. At one point, the creature knew it made a mistake and tried (and failed) to escape from the store. Read more…
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View More Turkey leaves a poop surprise while visiting a T-Mobile storeTerrifying photos show plane after it skids off runway towards the sea
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If flying makes you nervous in any way, you should probably stop reading right about now.
A Pegasus Boeing 737-800 came off the runway at Trabzon Airport in Turkey on Saturday. After leaving the runway the aircraft then slid downhill towards the sea.
Breaking News: Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 TC-CPF overrun runway at Trabzon. All pax okpic.twitter.com/TWjxYiYKzK
— Turkish Air News (@AnalystTK) January 13, 2018
Here’s what the aftermath looked like in the light of day.
Image: Hakan Burak Altunoz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Read more…
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View More Terrifying photos show plane after it skids off runway towards the seaIrish dad is not happy about being served a ‘blackbird’ for Christmas dinner
Burnt spuds, overcooked sprouts and dry turkey are just a few of the standard Christmas dinner complaints. But, sometimes our festive dinners don’t exactly turn out as planned.
This dad from Sligo, Ireland, was less than enthused at the puny s…
A roasted turkey’s big day out in New York City
Hello! Wow, I’m so happy to be here! Thank you to Mashable for allowing me to share my travel diary!
Today’s focus: My big day trip to the Big Apple! Boy, was it an adventure. Let’s dive right in!
First thing, I had to hit up a real NYC subway statio…
Police officers in Texas are handing out turkeys instead of tickets
Members of the police department in Laredo, Texas, pulled over real traffic violators to give out turkeys instead of citations.
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Trump threw shade at Obama during his first Thanksgiving turkey pardon
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View More Trump threw shade at Obama during his first Thanksgiving turkey pardonThis robot can serve the turkey for you this Thanksgiving
Adept is a self-navigating robot, designed to move things in challenging places. It processes a digital map of the room to navigate around objects. It also features onboard lasers to prevent collisions. Adept is rechargeable and can run up to 1…
View More This robot can serve the turkey for you this ThanksgivingTurkish capital bans all public LGBTQ events
Turkey’s capital Ankara has banned public LGBTQ events until further notice, with safety concerns cited for the prohibition.
In a statement by the Ankara Governor’s Office on Sunday, all LGBTQ “cinema, theater performances, panels, interviews and exh…
Polarize your Thanksgiving guests by serving up a Hot Cheetos turkey
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Interested in getting barred from all future family Thanksgivings? Consider bringing a turkey covered in Hot Cheetos dust to this year’s gathering.
We can all thank Reynolds (as in Reynolds wrap) for this creative and unique holiday treat. Please send all feedback to them and not to us.
Per the recipe, all you must do to make a Hot Cheetos turkey is crush the snacks in a food processor, then use them as a coating for your bird — over a layer of butter, of course. You’ll then bake your turkey in an oven bag. Guess which brand of oven bag the recipe calls for? That’s right, friends. Reynolds. Read more…
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