A ‘Christian Turk’ is a phrase used to explain a highly unlikely event occurring – for instance that of someone born in Turkey being Christian.
Since up to 98 percent of the population are Muslims, Christians are obviously a minority religion in Turkey. Because it is a secular country, the only Muslim country in the world that has no state religion, the Constitution guarantees religious freedom, and tolerance is the rule. The population includes members of the Armenian Apostolic and Greek Orthodox churches, Roman and Eastern Catholics, and Jews. Today, approximately 120,000 Christians and 26,000 Jews live in Turkey, out of 73 million of the total population.
In western culture the phrase Christian Turk is used when you know the chances of something happening are slim.
For instance: 1) Winning the Lottery, 2) Hitting a Bulls Eye in Darts, 3) Scoring 3 points in Basketball for an amateur.
There is a 0.1% chance of being a Christian in Turkey, hence if you won the lottery you would be called a Christian Turk.
Since up to 98 percent of the population are Muslims, Christians are obviously a minority religion in Turkey. Because it is a secular country, the only Muslim country in the world that has no state religion, the Constitution guarantees religious freedom, and tolerance is the rule. The population includes members of the Armenian Apostolic and Greek Orthodox churches, Roman and Eastern Catholics, and Jews. Today, approximately 120,000 Christians and 26,000 Jews live in Turkey, out of 73 million of the total population.
In western culture the phrase Christian Turk is used when you know the chances of something happening are slim.
For instance: 1) Winning the Lottery, 2) Hitting a Bulls Eye in Darts, 3) Scoring 3 points in Basketball for an amateur.
There is a 0.1% chance of being a Christian in Turkey, hence if you won the lottery you would be called a Christian Turk.
Person 1: Has he got a round of drinks in yet?
Person 2: Of course not, fat chance of that happening - he's like a Christian Turk!
Person 2: Of course not, fat chance of that happening - he's like a Christian Turk!
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An 18th-century chess-playing automaton. The machine was later proven to have a hidden human chess master controlling its movements. The mechanical turk was showcased around Europe and America for over 80 years.
The Turk's final game in Paris was against Benjamin Franklin, who was serving as ambassador to France from the United States
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2.any person who advocates change and reform as opposed to stagnation. A Young Turk doesn't sit still for the status quo when (s)he knows it won't do anymore.
2.any person who advocates change and reform as opposed to stagnation. A Young Turk doesn't sit still for the status quo when (s)he knows it won't do anymore.
1. The Young Turks spearheaded the drive for change in the crumbling Ottoman Empire, which Europeans dubbed as the "Sick Man of Europe".
2. Gandhi, Tutu, MLK, Sun Yat-sen, Ben Franklin, Jesus, Muhummed and many others are Young Turks because they didn't sit and do what society expected them to do, they didn't have this "shit happens" attitude and they strove for reform and improvement.
3. "Young Turks" is a 1981 - 1982 hit by Rod Stewart. It's about 2 teens in love who run away because "there ain't no point in talking when there's nobody listening".
2. Gandhi, Tutu, MLK, Sun Yat-sen, Ben Franklin, Jesus, Muhummed and many others are Young Turks because they didn't sit and do what society expected them to do, they didn't have this "shit happens" attitude and they strove for reform and improvement.
3. "Young Turks" is a 1981 - 1982 hit by Rod Stewart. It's about 2 teens in love who run away because "there ain't no point in talking when there's nobody listening".
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