Green, Blue Eggs a Lie Manipulating People in Turkey

These colorful eggs will be used by the children competing the Easter egg roll and will one day be part of one of their fondest memories. (Photo: AP Photo/ J. Scott Applewhite)
These colorful eggs will be used by the children competing the Easter egg roll and will one day be part of one of their fondest memories. (Photo: AP Photo/ J. Scott Applewhite)
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Green, Blue Eggs a Lie Manipulating People in Turkey

These colorful eggs will be used by the children competing the Easter egg roll and will one day be part of one of their fondest memories. (Photo: AP Photo/ J. Scott Applewhite)
These colorful eggs will be used by the children competing the Easter egg roll and will one day be part of one of their fondest memories. (Photo: AP Photo/ J. Scott Applewhite)

A type of greenish chicken eggs has become very popular in Turkey and it is being sold at a higher price than normal varieties because people believe it contains different types of vitamins and minerals, and is especially useful for babies and patients.

Turkish people have shown a remarkable interest in those eggs derived from a South American chicken because of their greenish color and say that it contains more vitamins and minerals than normal eggs.

"Greenish eggs are sold at a much higher price than local eggs," said Ibrahim Aijin, an egg merchant in Bursa, northwestern Turkey, noting that this is due to the common belief that it is beneficial for infants and patients.

He explained that the price of green eggs is higher because they come from a breed of South African chicken, pointing out that the price of one green egg is up to 7.5 Turkish lira (about two dollars), while a local egg costs between 50 pounds and one lira (12.5 - 25 cents).

The blue eggs are of another type that has recently spread in the country, and it is also reported to have a different content than white and brown eggs. The eggs also come from rare chicken breeds in Turkey raised by amateurs. Reportedly, one of its most important characteristic is its ability to drop cholesterol levels in blood.

Green and blue eggs were not widely spread, with some citizens buying their own chickens and keeping them in their ow
n farms or fields. However, recently, these colored eggs have been widely produced in farm production lines. Blue eggs are higher in demand than green eggs due to their scarcity and larger size.

It is nothing more than a lie that controls people’s minds, Dr. Mustafa Tayar, a professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Uludağ University in Bursa, told the Anadolu Agency. He explained that green or blue eggs are no more than normal eggs deriving from South American chicken breeds, and they don’t contain any different or better minerals or vitamins.

Tayar pointed out that the content of green eggs and regular local eggs is the same, and said the claims about containing rich minerals and vitamins are a «myth», pointing out that the color of the eggshell varies according to the chicken breed, and does not add any other characteristics or specifications.



SpaceX Starship Explodes During Routine Test

Flames rise as a SpaceX rocket explodes in Brownsville, Texas, US, June 18, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. TheRocketFuture via X/via REUTERS
Flames rise as a SpaceX rocket explodes in Brownsville, Texas, US, June 18, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. TheRocketFuture via X/via REUTERS
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SpaceX Starship Explodes During Routine Test

Flames rise as a SpaceX rocket explodes in Brownsville, Texas, US, June 18, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. TheRocketFuture via X/via REUTERS
Flames rise as a SpaceX rocket explodes in Brownsville, Texas, US, June 18, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. TheRocketFuture via X/via REUTERS

One of Elon Musk's SpaceX Starships exploded during a routine test late Wednesday in Texas, law enforcement said, in the latest setback to the billionaire's dream of turning humanity into an interplanetary species.

The Starship 36 suffered "catastrophic failure and exploded" at the Starbase launch facility shortly after 11:00 pm (0400 GMT Thursday), a Facebook post by the Cameron County authorities said, according to AFP.

A video shared with the post showed the megarocket attached to the launch arm, and then a flash and a towering, fiery explosion.

Musk's Space X said the rocket was preparing for the tenth flight test when it "experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase," without elaborating on the nature of the complication.

"A safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted for," Space X added on social media.

"There are no hazards to residents in surrounding communities, and we ask that individuals do not attempt to approach the area while safing operations continue."

The Starship was not scheduled for launch on Wednesday evening when the explosion occurred during a "routine static fire test," according to the Cameron County authorities.

During a static fire, part of the procedures preceding a launch, the Starship's Super Heavy booster would be anchored to the ground to prevent it from lifting off during the test-firing.

Starbase on the south Texas coast, near the border with Mexico, is the headquarters for Musk's space project.

Standing 403 feet (123 meters) tall, Starship is the world's largest and most powerful rocket and central to Musk's long-term vision of colonizing Mars.

The Starship is billed as a fully reusable rocket with a payload capacity of up to 150 metric tons.

The latest setback follows an explosion of a prototype Starship over the Indian Ocean in late May.

The biggest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built had lifted off on May 27 from the Starbase facility, but the first-stage Super Heavy booster blew up instead of executing its planned splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.

The previous two outings also ended poorly, with the upper stage disintegrating over the Caribbean.

But the failures will likely do little to dent Musk's spacefaring ambitions.

SpaceX has been betting that its "fail fast, learn fast" ethos, which has helped it dominate commercial spaceflight, will eventually pay off.

The company has caught the Super Heavy booster in the launch tower's giant robotic arms three times -- a daring engineering feat it sees as key to rapid reusability and slashing costs.

NASA is also increasingly reliant on SpaceX, whose Dragon spacecraft is vital for ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in early May approved an increase in annual Starship rocket launches from five to 25, stating that the increased frequency would not adversely impact the environment.

The decision overruled objections from conservation groups who had warned the expansion could endanger sea turtles and shorebirds.