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- January 7, 2005: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Obituaries: Service: The Auburn Citizen: Turkey RPCV Roseanne S. Allexenberg, the founder of Cayuga County's Christmas Elf program, died of ovarian cancer Friday, June 20, 2008 - 2:24 am [3]
- December 31, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Writing - Turkey: The Grand Rapids Press: Life triumphs in 'Plainsong' by Turkey RPCV Kent Haruf Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 3:49 pm [1]
- December 24, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Writing - Turkey: Travel: Travel Intelligence: Tom Brosnahan's travels began when he joined the US Peace Corps in 1967. He went to Turkey to teach English and ended up writing his first guidebook, Frommer's 'Turkey on $5 a Day'. Friday, December 24, 2004 - 4:59 pm [4]
- October 21, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Election2004 - Parker: Jurisprudence: Charlotte Observer: We recommend Turkey RPCV Sarah Parker for the North Carolina Supreme Court Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 5:27 pm [1]
- October 5, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Election2004 - Parker: Jurisprudence: Raleigh News: Turkey RPCV Sarah Parker in re-election campaign for North Carolina State Supreme Court Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 12:27 am [1]
- August 29, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: University Education: Law: Hastings College of Law: Turkey RPCV Gail Boreman Bird is Emeritus Professor of Law at Hastings College of Law Monday, August 30, 2004 - 9:26 pm [1]
- March 13, 2003: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Cooking: Okra: Seattle Post Intelligencer: Turkey RPCV Chris Smith extolls the virtues of okra Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 5:29 pm [1]
- August 24, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: NPCA: NPCA: Ken Hill to lead National Peace Corps Association Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 11:05 pm [2]
- July 17, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Service: Return to our Country of Service - Turkey: The LaGrande Observer: Turkey RPCVs Rich and Judy Wandschneider thrive on Corps Values Friday, July 23, 2004 - 5:51 pm [1]
- July 10, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Youth: Cross Cultural Studies: Contra Costa Times: Turkey RPCV Karen Hagewood is Bay Area coordinator for Youth Exchange and Study Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 10:00 pm [1]
- June 24, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Food: Zucchini: Seattle Post Intelligencyer: Ann and Chris Smith got accustomed to zucchini during their four years with Peace Corps in Turkey Monday, June 28, 2004 - 10:07 am [1]
- May 9, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Writing - Turkey: Anchorage Daily News: Turkey RPCV Kent Haruf couldn't have looked more uncomfortable amid all this glitz in 1999 Sunday, June 06, 2004 - 10:51 pm [1]
- January 1, 1994: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Rugs: Cornell University: Charlotte A. Jirousek and her husband lived with the weavers of Çömlekçi from 1964 to 1966, as part of the first Peace Corps rural community development program in Turkey and between 1966 and 1969 continued to work with the cooperative in its efforts to develop markets and quality control standards while working as Peace Corps staff Monday, May 31, 2004 - 1:49 pm [1]
- May 16, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Writing - Turkey: Salt Lake City Tribune: Turkey RPCV Kent Haruf's prose is so sure-footed, it's hard to imagine he didn't publish anything until he was in his 40s Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 5:10 pm [1]
- May 27, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Writing - Turkey: Abilene Reporter-News: 'Plainsong' author Turkey RPCV Kent Haruf prefers the simplicity of small towns Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 5:05 pm [1]
- May 18, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Writing - Turkey: Seattle Post Intelligencer: Turkey RPCV Kent Haruf presents a world of everyday beauty and despair Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 6:34 pm [1]
- May 22, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Writing - Turkey: Rocky Mountain News: During a stint in the Peace Corps in Turkey, Kent Haruf took his first, tentative stabs at writing stories of his own Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 4:14 pm [1]
- June 26, 2003: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Basques: Linguistics: Guardian: Asked to name a linguist, most people come up with Chomsky or Pinker. But Turkey RPCV Larry Trask - an expert on Basque - deserves to be famous too. Sunday, May 09, 2004 - 5:20 pm [1]
- May 1, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Fine Arts: Art: 15 Bytes: An Interview with Turkey RPCV and Artist David Delthony Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 5:23 pm [1]
- May 1, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Fine Arts: Art: Salt Lake Tribune: David Delthony spent two years in Turkey as a member of the Peace Corps then moved to West Berlin and earned a design degree from the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 4:44 pm [1]
- April 16, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Civil Rights: Black Issues: Dallas Examiner: Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones: The invisible woman energized by adversity Sunday, April 18, 2004 - 3:00 pm [1]
- April 15, 2004: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Civil Rights: Black Issues: Washington Observer Reporter: Turkey RPCV Elaine R. Jones to speak at Human Rights Award banquet Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 5:08 pm [1]
- April 10, 2004 - Brookings Institute: Former Peace Corps Regional Director Jerry Leach says Iraq democracy shouldn’t follow Turkey Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 1:04 pm [1]
- April 4, 2004 - Herald Online: Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones to keynote at Winthrop University Sunday, April 04, 2004 - 10:15 pm [1]
- March 21, 2004 - Earthjustice: Turkey RPCV Tom Turner is Earthjustice Advocate and author of Justice on Earth Monday, March 22, 2004 - 12:40 am [1]
- March 4, 2004 - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale: Kent Haruf served in the Peace Corps in Turkey, teaching English as a second language to middle school kids in a village on the Anatolian Plateau Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 4:58 pm [1]
- March 4, 2004 - Random House: Turkey RPCV Kent Haruf is the author of two previous novels, Where You Once Belonged, winner of a Whiting Foundation Award and a citation from the Pen/Hemingway Foundation, and The Tie That Binds Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 4:57 pm [1]
- March 4, 2004 - Random House: A Conversation with Turkey RPCV Kent Haruf Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 4:56 pm [1]
- March 1, 2004 - Gulf Daily News: Turkey RPCV Joe Stork is top American human rights expert Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 12:05 am [1]
- February 17, 2004 - Lynchburg News & Advance: According to Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones, the civil rights war still rages on two battlefields - prisons and schools Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 5:52 pm [1]
- February 1, 2004 - The Skanner: Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones steps doesn as head of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Thursday, February 05, 2004 - 11:42 pm [1]
- January 12, 2004 - PCOL Exclusive: RPCV Malcolm Pfunder reflects back on his Peace Corps Service in Turkey in the 1960's Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 11:03 am [4]
- January 7, 2004 - Peace Corps Online: Turkey RPCV David Bloch was Consular Officer to Billie Hays of Midnight Express Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 7:17 am [3]
- January 1, 2004 - Personal Web Page: Tom Brosnahan - Bright Sun, Strong Tea - A Peace Corps Volunteer in Turkey Friday, January 02, 2004 - 10:51 am [1]
- January 1, 2004 - Clasnotes: Kevin McCarthy.served in the Peace Corps and taught English in Turkey from 1963-65 Friday, January 02, 2004 - 10:51 am [1]
- January 1, 2004 - Pro Lingua: Mike Jerald was in the Peace Corps in Iran and Turkey Friday, January 02, 2004 - 10:50 am [1]
- April 12, 2003 - The Holland Sentienl: Turkey RPCV Robert Olsen says Kurds keep Iraq in check Friday, January 02, 2004 - 10:50 am [1]
- March 10, 2003 - University of Kentucky: Turkey RPCV Robert Olsen is the author of some 70 research articles, 80 essays and reference works and 180 book reviews on Middle History and Politics Friday, January 02, 2004 - 10:49 am [1]
- December 1, 1996 - Kurdistan.org: An Israeli-Kurdish conflict? by Turkey RPCV Robert Olsen Friday, January 02, 2004 - 10:49 am [1]
- January 31, 1967 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Dennis Pearson who died while serving in Turkey in January, 1967 at Age 25 Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 11:01 am [1]
- January 31, 1967 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Marcia Pearson who died while serving in Turkey in January, 1967 at Age 22 Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 11:00 am [1]
- October 22, 2003 - IDS News: Turkey RPCV Author and Ambassador Robert Finn to lecture on Afghanistan Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 2:03 pm [1]
- Waking up to Istanbul: A former Peace Corps volunteer returns to the city of his dreams Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 2:54 pm [3]
- WHO IS CAP'S FOUNDER? Frank Creel is a native Oklahoman now living in Arlington, Virginia. He is married with three grown children. Following graduation from St. Joseph's College (Indiana) in 1963, he served two years in the Peace Corps in Turkey. Monday, April 06, 2009 - 5:27 pm [2]
- Tom Brosnahan - Turkey Expert: Tom was born and raised in Pennsylvania, went to college in Boston, then joined the Peace Corps and went to Turkey as an English teacher. Friday, July 06, 2001 - 1:38 pm [1]
- Dreaming Of Owning A Yarn Shop? Sambra Neet served in the Peace Corps in Turkey Wednesday, October 07, 2009 - 12:02 pm [4]
- "The Peace Corps was not well-handled in Turkey," Peirce said. "More people were sent in than were absorbable." But would Peirce serve again? "The answer is 110 percent yes," she said. Monday, July 09, 2007 - 5:27 pm [2]
- Web Sites about Turkey Tuesday, April 08, 2003 - 3:14 pm [1]
- February 10, 2003 - Northern Arizona University: Turkey RPCV Jean A. Zukowski/Faust is a professor of applied linguistics and TESL Thursday, November 23, 2006 - 9:48 am [3]
- February 10, 2003 - University of Wisconsin: Turkey RPCV David Wilson is computer programmer at the Waisman Center Monday, February 10, 2003 - 9:56 am [1]
- February 10, 2003 - University of Kentucky: Turkey RPCV Robert Olson winner of Kirwan Award - Widely Recognized for Kurdish Studies Saturday, June 05, 2004 - 6:34 pm [4]
- February 10, 2003 - University of Minnesota: R. Michael Paige, Ph.D. served as a Peace Corps Volunteer English Teacher in Turkey (1965-1967) Monday, February 10, 2003 - 9:51 am [1]
- February 10, 2003 - Turkish Times: "When we first arrived in Turkey in the early 1960s, there was no television, no McDonalds, no Coca Cola, but there were five-lira banknotes" Monday, February 10, 2003 - 9:48 am [1]
- February 10, 2003 - Beach Online: EUROPE, AND $6 A DAY TO BOOT Monday, February 10, 2003 - 9:45 am [1]
- February 10, 2003 - Travel Info: Tom Brosnahan, founder and principal of Travel Info Exchange, Inc., joined the US Peace Corps after graduating from Tufts University in 1967, and went to Turkey to teach English Monday, February 10, 2003 - 9:43 am [1]
- 1966.08.01: August 1, 1966: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Safety: Fallen: COS - Iran: Bay Weekly: In the shadow of Virginia Tech, RPCV Sandra Lee Anderson remembers those killed by a gunman at the University of Texas Monday, July 30, 2007 - 10:09 am [1]
- 2006.10.28: October 28, 2006: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Jurisprudence: The News & Observer: North Carolina Chief Justice Sarah Parker (RPCV Turkey)says her almost 14 years on the court makes her the right choice for the top job Friday, January 05, 2007 - 8:32 am [1]
- 2006.07.27: July 27, 2006: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Read the Hook: Once President Kennedy died, the stirring call to "ask what you can do for your country" began to resonate much more intensely, and Larry Eicher quickly signed up for the fledgling service organization that had been Kennedy's pet project since the start of the election campaign Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 4:49 pm [2]
- September 15, 2005: Headlines: COS - Turkey: San Jose Mercury News: Judy Zahn served in Turkey with the Peace Corps in the 1960's Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 8:34 am [1]
- August 21, 2005: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Service: Nature Walk: Waldo Village Soup: Goose River Peace Corps Preserve opens Monday, August 22, 2005 - 9:17 am [1]
- January 1, 2005: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Intelligence Issues: Kurds: World Affairs Journal: Although many present-day U.S. academic experts on Turkey first entered the field as Peace Corps volunteers, by the fall of 1970 the Peace Corps program in Turkey had come to a practical end Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 3:36 pm [1]
- October 8, 2002: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Providence Journal Bulletin: When young Susan Ozbek traveled to Turkey in 1963 as a Peace Corps volunteer, she found a nation brimming with a history and culture that ran far deeper than anything she'd ever known. Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 9:16 pm [1]
- March 28, 2005: Headlines: COS - Turkey: Muslim Issues: Steroeotypes: Television: Turkish Press: NBC apologizes to Turkey for West Wing episode Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 10:31 pm [9]