Browning

You know it's spring in Turkey when Hlya Avsar starts giving 'frikik'. So on March 27th, when we opened Gzc Gazetesi to page 2 and caught a glimpse of Hlya's silk undies beneath a micro-mini tennis skirt, we knew it was safe to begin peeling off our winter-weather gear. Another Turkish spring had sprung.

But we weren't fully prepared for what happened next...

For, not only did Gzc Gazetesi cover the story of Hlya's spring season 'opener', but, in the course of the next several days, so did (at least) three other mainstream Turkish newspapers -- Posta, Sabah, and Takvim. And they each used differently-angled photos to present their own particular slant on the main eye-catching theme, as follows:

The Gzc Gazetesi Slant (See the complete photo and video-rich article-series when you follow the link, further below.)

The caption immediately under the 'frikik' photo in Gzc's mini-article says: Hlya's got her eye on politics

The headline says: "If I were the Government's Minister for Sports, I'd modernize to make up for lost time (Turkish idiom: ag atlamak)."

The article says: Hlya played a demonstration match at the Tennis Tournament sponsored in her name by the T.E.D. American Hospital -- and her seasonal cellulite problem drew attention. But, beyond that she seemed to imply an interest in the Government's Sports Ministerial position (Spordan Sorumlu Devlet Bakani -- the job currently held by Mehmet Ali Sahin).

Hlya led off a press conference saying, "Except for football, sport in Turkey is given very short shrift. If I weren't an entertainer, I'd want to be either the National Education Minister or the Sports Minister -- and I'd make big changes. But I'll continue giving my support to these endeavors, as an entertainer." And she concluded, "I've decided to sponsor the building of tennis courts in the [troubled] Southeast of Turkey."

Click following to access the complete, video-rich, and fully illustrated HTML coverage of The Frikik Queen of Turkey.

Jim and (co-author) Perihan Masters are a husband and wife team, living on the Aegean Coast of Turkey just 50 miles south of Izmir. Jim was born in Shanghai, China -- of American military parentage. Peri was born on the Black Sea coast of Turkey near Trabzon, of Turkish military parentage...Enticed by a Financial Times advertisement, Jim joined a NATO sponsored enterprise in Ankara in 1974 where he met the beautiful and brainy Perihan, a rising young Turkish banking executive. Settled now in the heart of what was once the ancient Ionian Empire -- the couple live an idyllic life by the sea.. writing, drawing and painting, teaching English, and providing computing service support to local businesses. They also sponsor the MSNBC award-winning Learning Practical Turkish Website which has built an enthusiastic international following of devoted Turkophiles and inquisitive language students of all Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jim_Masters