MENEMEN DISTRICT, Turkey -- For generations, Turks have been proud of their army. So sacred is the bond between the nation and its 700,000 plus-member armed forces, the second largest in NATO after the U.S., that new recruits in the military are welcomed into the "prophet's home" -- another way Turkish people like to refer to the army barracks. A soldier is also his parent's "kınalı kuzu," or hennaed lamb in Turkish, an expression of affection indicating the innocence of the recruit. Many year...
MENEMEN DISTRICT, Turkey -- For generations, Turks have been proud of their army. So sacred is the bond between the nation and its 700,000 plus-member armed forces, the second largest in NATO after the U.S., that new recruits in the military are welcomed into the "prophet's home" -- another way Turkish people like to refer to the army barracks. A soldier is also his parent's "kınalı kuzu," or hennaed lamb in Turkish, an expression of affection indicating the innocence of the recruit. Many year...
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