Actor/authorbenkaya

  While attending a Moorpark College English class, we were given the assignment to write an event in high school that changed our life or one that we would never forget. I wrote the following: I was born in a very small village in rural northeastern Turkey. My village was situated at the lower levels of high mountains, the northern side was surrounded by gentle rolling hills. The higher elevations were covered with pine and spruce trees; the lower levels close to outer edge of the village grew oak and willow trees and tall grasses. In spring one can observe on slopes patches of hard snow here and there, while sheep, goats, and cows graze freely. Violet and yellow wildflowers covered the fields. Crystal clear melted snow water came down from the higher elevations. Occasionally on the hills and higher elevations mist rose up from the sun hitting the wet grass. A pastoral scene that even to this day I still miss. When I was fourteen my father and I had an argument that changed ...

A few days ago 154 innocent people in Moscow lost their lives, according to Russian authorities. It was a terror attack on concert goers. We must first analyze who benefitted from this attack and why? A week before the attack the U.S. State Department warned U.S. citizens not to attend crowded places in Moscow. In other words, U.S. authorities knew the attack was coming. A year ago, an Israeli member of parliament by the name of Weltman from Lukud party threatened Russia would pay a price. Clearly, it is Ukraine, the U.S. and Israel who will benefit from the attack, as well as Europe. The U.S. State Department announced, “We are with the Russian people and condemn the attack.” Daesh or ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, but President Putin does not believe it was Daesh. He is an extremely cleaver politician and we all know his background was the KGB. What no one seems to realize is that this attack on Russia is an attack on Türkiye. I would not be surprised if another ...