Each mission begins the same way. The cry of “Medevac! Medevac! Medevac!” crackles from a hand-held radio and the team is off, sprinting towards the waiting Black Hawk helicopter.
Representatives of a group close to the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, are denying that Kurdish militants were behind a recent suicide bombing in Turkey that left at least 32 injured.
There is only one wrestling tournament in the world where contestants slather themselves with olive oil before entering the grassy ring. Called the Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling tournament, the ancient grappling fest took place on June 27 outside of the northwestern Turkish city of Edirne.
