If we discount the foreign troops on its land, it's not, I know.

It's just one of the instances of the miraculous ambiguity of English language... and I had another fit of making jokes just like we did at home, where it was impolite to laugh first. So the smileys are out when you're making it, they enter the picture only later, in case the joke works. Confused a lot of people that way, even at home, because it's the custom of just my city.

>To my knowledge, Turkey is not occupied by anyone. Perhaps Cetin can clarify. Given the history of the Ottoman Empire I would find it difficult to fathom.
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>>Totally unrelated - about "Free Tibet" in your signature.
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>>I'm seeing "Free Turkey" here quite often, usually by the end of November, and it seems to repeat each year. I didn't realize Turkey was occupied by anyone... though, hand on heart, it does have some foreign troops on its territory, so by definition it may well be.
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>>May also be another case where English is too precise. I'm still getting confused at times. And at places, for that matter.