AK: Celebrating Turkish culture in Anchorage

Rabia Duddy belly dancing at a Turkish cultural event in Anchorage. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)The Republic of Turkey is about as far as you can travel from Alaska on the other side of the globe. The country of nearly 80 million people straddles the edges of Europe and Asia, with a Mediterranean climate, and a rich history as the seat of both the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Again, not a lot of parallels with Alaska. But both places have food and dance at