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Thursday, July 31, 2014

American women volleyball team heads for Turkey | News | Palo Alto Online |

American women volleyball team heads for Turkey

The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team will be in search of its sixth FIVB World Grand Prix title when it opens the tournament's first of three preliminary round weekends on Friday in Ankara, Turkey.

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Turkey's tourism renaissance - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Turkey's tourism renaissance

Revitalizing Turkey’s tourism sector was one of the major achievements of late Prime Minister Turgut Ozal, the man who dominated Turkish politics in the 1980s. Ozal, who would often make public appearances clad in shorts and a T-shirt, sped up investment in the tourism sector at a time when Turkey was toiling to sustain its fragile economy, unaware that its natural beauty, history, sea and sunshine could be also marketed. Driven by the build-operate-transfer model and lucrative incentives, five-star hotels and holiday villages sprang up on Turkey’s coasts. “Industry without chimneys” became the memorable slogan of the sector.

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Turkey takes record for removal requests from Twitter - RIGHTS

Turkey takes record for removal requests from Twitter

ISTANBUL

Turkey was the country with the greatest number of removal requests from Twitter in the first half of 2014, according to the social media site’s biannual transparency report released July 31.

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New US ambassador to Ankara approved by Senate committee - DIPLOMACY

New US ambassador to Ankara approved by Senate committee

WASHINGTON – Anadolu Agency

John Bass, who has been nominated by the Obama administration as new U.S. ambassador to Ankara, was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The committee also discussed the approval of 10 other ambassadors, along with Bass, in the meeting. The General Assembly will discuss Bass’ nomination on an unspecified date. After, 60 senators have to approve Bass as the new ambassador for the approval of his nomination.

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Istanbul Convention On Fighting Violence Against Women Comes Into Force

Istanbul Convention On Fighting Violence Against Women Comes Into Force
7/31/2014 11:45 AM ET

A Council of Europe convention aimed at preventing and countering violence against women and domestic violence came into force on Thursday.

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Erdogan's Grand Construction Projects Are Tearing Istanbul Apart

Erdogan's Grand Construction Projects Are Tearing Istanbul Apart
By Alexander Christie-Miller / July 31, 2014 10:28 AM EDT

Late one night in the maze of wooden houses beneath Istanbul’s ancient city walls, an old man rose from his bed, scrawled a suicide note, and gulped down a bottle of pesticide. For months Ismet Hezer had watched his neighbours in the close-knit neighbourhood of Tokludede crumble under intense pressure to sell their homes, which were earmarked to be demolished as part of an ‘urban renewal’ scheme. Residents had been kicked out, and others had sold up at knockdown prices to government-linked developers who told them they would otherwise be nationalised.

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Turkey tanker disaster kills 26

Turkey tanker disaster kills 26
01:59 Fri Aug 1 2014

Twenty-six people died as a result of a horrific tanker truck explosion in southeast Turkey last week, with the toll rising drastically after more victims passed away at hospitals across the country.

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Erdoğan's judiciary

Erdoğan's judiciary

July 31, 2014, Thursday/ 16:05:06/ GÜNAY HİLAL AYGÜN

Turkey's judicial system received yet another blow with the detention of 49 senior police officers in a government-backed operation last week. After remaining in custody for eight days and being subjected to various human rights violations, 38 of the police officers were released, while 11 of them were arrested earlier this week.

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Turkey at the tipping point? - FTSE Global Markets

Turkey at the tipping point?
Thursday, 31 July 2014

Upcoming elections in Turkey (the first round is scheduled for August 10th) will likely see current premier Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (who has led the country as premier for the last 12 years) assume the presidency. What might happen once he takes on the presidential mantle? No one in the country will go on the record in commenting on the election and its possible aftermath. It is certainly a tipping point in the country’s outlook.

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Turkey raises tourism income in first half of year - TOURISM

Turkey raises tourism income in first half of year

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency

Turkey’s tourism income has soared by 6.3 percent in the first half of the year largely due to Turks living abroad, who almost doubled foreign tourists visiting the country in terms of spending, official data has shown.

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Turkcell rises after financing deal, Turkish markets weaker | Reuters

Turkcell rises after financing deal, Turkish markets weaker

ISTANBUL, July 31 Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:16am EDT

(Reuters) - Shares in mobile phone company Turkcell climbed 3 percent on Thursday, boosted by news that Turkish shareholder Cukurova had agreed financing terms enabling it to recover a controlling stake in the company.

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Expat Turks begin voting in presidential elections - The Washington Post

Expat Turks begin voting in presidential elections

By Associated Press July 31 at 4:29 AM

ANKARA, Turkey — Turks living abroad have begun casting votes in Turkey’s first direct presidential elections. It is also the first time expatriate Turks are casting votes in their countries of residence.

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Erdoğan slanders, lies and defames rivals, says Bahçeli - CİHAN

Erdoğan slanders, lies and defames rivals, says Bahçeli
IZMIR - 30.07.2014 19:51:14

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan uses slander, lies and mudslinging habitually as his political tactics, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has said, asserting that the prime minister's recent accusation of the MHP “as making the job of Israel easier” is clear proof of his dishonesty.

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Greeks competing for Turkish tourists - BARÇIN YİNANÇ

Greeks competing for Turkish tourists

“Ice is like water; how can I sell ice to you?” said Stavros, the owner of a mistral restaurant in the small port of Molivos. We were looking for ice for the boat that took us from the Aegean town of Ayvalık, to the Greek island of Lesbos, and coming from Istanbul, one of the newly rising capitals of the “wild, wild east,” where doing something without expecting anything in return is becoming a rarity, Stavros’ answer deeply impressed us.

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Turkey divided over Erdogan ahead of elections | GlobalPost

Turkey divided over Erdogan ahead of elections

The Turkish people are deeply divided over Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's leadership even though he is the hot favorite to win next month's presidential elections, a new poll found Wednesday.

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Why Turkish women will be laughing all the way to the election | Alev Scott | Comment is free | theguardian.com

Why Turkish women will be laughing all the way to the election

Turkey’s deputy prime minister has set off a social media storm by telling women how to behave in public. They are having none of it

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Turkey suffers sharp rise of fatal traffic accidents | GlobalPost

Turkey suffers sharp rise of fatal traffic accidents

ANKARA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- At least 108 people have been killed and around 4,000 others injured in traffic accidents across Turkey since July 26 as millions travel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, local media reported Wednesday.

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Cracks in Erdoğan front 10 days before elections - MURAT YETKİN

Cracks in Erdoğan front 10 days before elections

In the early hours of July 30, an Istanbul court arrested 11 ranking members of the Turkish police for spying against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) government.

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Trouble at the border: Turkey’s Syria policy is under fire - Baker Institute Blog

Trouble at the border: Turkey’s Syria policy is under fire
Posted on July 30, 2014 | By James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

After three years of civil war on its northern border, Turkey is being increasingly confronted by regional violence and a growing influx of Syrian refugees. Ankara’s policy toward Islamist rebels and its border policy have come under criticism amid a tense domestic atmosphere. Reformulating these aspects of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Syria policy is key to easing the Syrian crisis’ strains on Turkey and responding to growing domestic concerns about the prime minister’s policies.

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New Research Findings on Turkey Reveal Kurdish Media Habits - BBG

New Research Findings on Turkey Reveal Kurdish Media Habits
July 29, 2014

WASHINGTON (July 29, 2014) — Kurdish media habits are similar to that of the national population of Turkey, according to media research data released today by the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Amidst reduced press freedoms, younger people across Turkey are looking toward the Internet and social media to consume news and information.

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Turkey to establish embassy in T&T | Trinidad Express Newspaper | News

Turkey to establish embassy in T&T

TURKEY will soon establish an embassy in Trinidad and Tobago, which is expected to service the entire Caricom region.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran made the announcement last week following the first Caricom-Turkey Consultation and Cooperation meeting, from July 18-20 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Carrefour Selects Suprema Fingerprint Recognition Terminals for Access Control and Time & Attendance - Press Release - Digital Journal

Carrefour Selects Suprema Fingerprint Recognition Terminals for Access Control and Time & Attendance
Seoul, Korea, July 30, 2014--(ACN Newswire)--

Seoul, Korea, July 30, 2014 - (ACN Newswire) - Suprema Inc., a leading global provider of technology in biometrics and security, today announced it provided its fingerprint recognition terminal, BioEntry Plus, to Carrefour Supermarkets in Istanbul, Turkey, for a new system of access control and time & attendance.

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Released police chief denies ever engaging in any unlawful deeds

Released police chief denies ever engaging in any unlawful deeds

Former İstanbul Police Department Anti-terrorism Unit Chief Ömer Köse, who was released on Tuesday evening after being held in custody for a week as part of a government-backed probe, has said that he and other detained police officers have never engaged in any unlawful deed, stating that they just performed their jobs within the scope of the law.

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Syrian refugees test tolerance in Turkish cities - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Syrian refugees test tolerance in Turkish cities

The first Syrian refugees to enter Turkey started to cross the border in April 2011. Their plight was not fully known back then, but the expectations were that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime would be deposed in six months to a year, and that the refugees would all soon go back to their homes. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised them the borders would remain open for those who escaped to safety in Turkey without taking into consideration whether they had their passports or proof of identification with them. Since then it has been three years, and the number of Syrians in Turkey is now estimated to be around 1,500,000.

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Wesley Sneijder Loves Istanbul, Rejects Chelsea and Manchester United for Staying With Galatasaray – Air Herald

Wesley Sneijder Loves Istanbul, Rejects Chelsea and Manchester United for Staying With Galatasaray
Posted by: Ahmad Roshanzadeh Posted date: July 29, 2014 In: Sports

Wesley Sneijder has clearly indicated that he does not wish to make any moves this summer and is quite set to stay in Istanbul. However, recent rumors have heavily linked him with moves to Manchester United and Chelsea. It was revealed that he had a release clause that is set to the 16 million Pounds mark.

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I briefed Turkish PM in person, arrested police officer claims - LOCAL

I briefed Turkish PM in person, arrested police officer claims

Fırat ALKAÇ ISTANBUL

Yurt Atayün, the former head of the Istanbul anti-terror police department, has told an Istanbul court that he personally briefed the prime minister on faulty intel that was used in operations against the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), the urban wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

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US National Security Adviser Rice slams Ankara mayor over anti-Israel tweet, 29 July 2014

US National Security Adviser Rice slams Ankara mayor over anti-Israel tweet

29 July 2014

U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice has slammed Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek over his remarks regarding anti-Israel protests in Turkey, labeling them as “just hate.”

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Treaty to Combat Violence Against Women: European Union - NDTV

Treaty to Combat Violence Against Women: European Union

World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: July 29, 2014 20:39 IST

Strasbourg: The world's most far-reaching treaty on combatting violence against women, from marital rape to female genital mutilation, comes into force on Friday in a dozen European states.

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More than 100 killed in traffic accidents across Turkey over Eid al-Fitr - CİHAN

More than 100 killed in traffic accidents across Turkey over Eid al-Fitr
ISTANBUL - 30.07.2014 19:13:31
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The country's main roads remained congested while Eid al-Fitr holiday travel continues to take a heavy toll, as nearly 110 people died as of Wednesday and over 800 were injured in traffic accidents across Turkey.

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A Turkey Road Map for the Next EU Foreign Policy Chief - Carnegie Europe

A Turkey Road Map for the Next EU Foreign Policy Chief
Source: Getty
Marc Pierini Article July 30, 2014

European Union leaders are currently busy selecting the next heads of the union’s key institutions. Among the new bigwigs to be appointed is the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy—in short, the EU’s foreign minister—who will succeed Catherine Ashton in December. The next high representative will inherit a lackluster record but, more importantly, will also have to tackle a host of thorny topics, from Ukraine to Syria to Iraq.
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#DirenKahkaha: Turkish Women in Social Media 'Laugh Protest' against Erdogan's Deputy

#DirenKahkaha: Turkish Women in Social Media 'Laugh Protest' against Erdogan's Deputy

Umberto Bacchi
By Umberto Bacchi
July 30, 2014 12:25 BST

Thousands of Turkish women have flooded social media with photos of themselves laughing and smiling in a backlash against a government minister who said it is an indecent behaviour.

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ANKARA, Turkey: Turkish PM Erdogan returning Jewish American award | World | The State

Turkish PM Erdogan returning Jewish American award

The Associated PressJuly 29, 2014 Updated 22 hours ago

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is returning an award given to him by a Jewish American group in 2004, after the group asked for it back because of comments he made regarding the conflict in Gaza.

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US criticizes Turkey of anti-Semitism, Halki seminary - INTERNATIONAL

US criticizes Turkey of anti-Semitism, Halki seminary

WASHINGTON

Secretary of State John Kerry leaves after speaking at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014, about the 2013 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. AP Photo
The 2013 International Religious Freedom Report, which is conducted by the U.S. State Department, has criticized Turkey over a rise in anti-Semitism in the country and the status of the Halki seminary.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Lufthansa ‘excited’ for 3rd Istanbul airport - BUSINESS

Lufthansa ‘excited’ for 3rd Istanbul airport

ISTANBUL

Lufthansa Airlines are excited by the possibility using Istanbul’s third airport once constructed, a regional Lufthansa director in charge of Turkish business affairs has said.

The Turkey, Iran and Iraq Director Stefan Löcherbach said that the German airliner expects the new Istanbul new airport to become a flight hub in the region by providing the necessary service to meet the growing demand of flights.

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( CUBV ) CUBA Beverage Company Announces New Export Deal with Turkey - WSJ.com

( CUBV ) CUBA Beverage Company Announces New Export Deal with Turkey

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 29, 2014 / CUBA Beverage Company (OTC PINK: CUBV) ("CUBA") has announced a new export deal with a major distribution group in Turkey. The Darte Group, located in Istanbul, Turkey, has purchased its second order of CUBA Herbal Energy Juice(r), which has been shipped to their facility. The Darte Group is a national distributor of beverage products in Turkey.

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Turkish spy agency's image makeover - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Turkish spy agency's image makeover

On July 10, news broke that several high-profile political murders of the 1990s were carried out with the knowledge of the Turkish state. There is now evidence that the state was indeed in command. The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) submitted, upon the request of the prosecutor, voice recordings and a transcript of a conversation dating back to 1995 between two of its former employees. One of them was the former head of the MIT Counterterrorism Unit.

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Turkey’s Erdogan joins club of world leaders who win at sports - The Washington Post

Turkey’s Erdogan joins club of world leaders who win at sports

By Ishaan Tharoor July 28 at 7:41 PM

This weekend, Turkey's demagogic Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan found a new way to burnish his credentials and state his authority. He donned cleats and an eye-catching orange jersey and took the field alongside other politicians and celebrities at the opening ceremony of a soccer stadium in Istanbul. And he scored goals -- three of them, in fact -- in the space of 15 minutes.

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Monday, July 28, 2014

Turkey: With Gaza Crisis, Ankara Tries to Rebuild Regional Role | EurasiaNet.org

Turkey: With Gaza Crisis, Ankara Tries to Rebuild Regional Role
July 28, 2014 - 7:33pm, by Yigal Schleifer

The last few years have seen Ankara's regional role in the Middle East become severly diminished as its relations with one neighbor after another went downhill. But could the current war in Gaza between Hamas and Israel offer Turkey a chance to reassert its regional relevance?

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Deputy PM advises women to avoid laughter in public

Deputy PM advises women to avoid laughter in public

Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç complained on Monday that the Turkish society is faced with a moral decay, urging both men and women to protect their chasteness by remaining faithful to their spouses and avoiding laughter in public respectively.

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Turkish families borrowing at a level more than half of their assets - ECONOMICS

Turkish families borrowing at a level more than half of their assets

MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ - mustafasnmz@hotmail.com
There is a culture of household borrowing that was of unseen and unheard dimensions before 2003. Banks give a third of their credit to individuals

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European sentiment

European sentiment
28 July 2014 18:21

The latest Standard Eurobarometer survey results have shown Cypriot opinions on current conditions and what the future holds on many occasions differ from the EU average.
In response to how they viewed their national economy, 93% of the Greek Cypriots selected ‘Bad’ over ‘Good’ compared to 63% in the EU28. The Turkish Cypriots were more optimistic with only 59% choosing ‘Bad’.

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Turkish media for the first time will present stories of 50 families - survivors of Armenian Genocide | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency

The newspaper reports that the events are told by the genocide survivors, their children and grandchildren, whose families were saved by the Muslims.

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Cyprus halloumi PDO application leaves Turkish Cypriots uneasy

Cyprus has filed an application with the European Commission (EC) to secure protected designation of origin (PDO) status for halloumi - a move that's left Turkish Cypriot cheese makers uneasy.

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Orhan Pamuk: The voice of Istanbul - CNN.com

Passion and politics combine for Orhan Pamuk, the voice of Istanbul
updated 11:14 PM EDT, Sun July 27, 2014
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Orhan Pamuk: The voice of Istanbul

(CNN) -- Orhan Pamuk, Turkey's Nobel Prize-winning author, is neither afraid to confront the human condition in his novels, nor his country's past and political present.

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Scandal in İstanbul courthouse as prosecutors bungle in probing policemen - CİHAN

Scandal in İstanbul courthouse as prosecutors bungle in probing policemen
ISTANBUL - 27.07.2014 19:12:07

Some 49 police officials, who mostly carried out a recent corruption operation that embarrased the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, were de facto kept under police gaze in the lobby of the İstanbul courthouse without a proper detention order -- a scandal that many branded as an unprecedented botched attempt by prosecutors to try the policemen in this highly politicized inquiry.

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Turkey’s Alevi minority fear future under Erdogan presidency - FT.com

Turkey’s Alevi minority fear future under Erdogan presidency

By Daniel Dombey in IstanbulAuthor alerts

As he seeks to explain the stakes in Turkey’s upcoming presidential election, Zeynel Sahin recalls the morning in May when a man standing a metre (yard) away was shot dead by the police.

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High-speed train breaks down hours after Turkish PM Erdoğan slams 'political saboteurs' - BUSINESS

High-speed train breaks down hours after Turkish PM Erdoğan slams 'political saboteurs'

Serkan Demirtaş ESKİŞEHİR

Turkey’s long-awaited high-speed railway line between the capital Ankara and the financial capital Istanbul was finally inaugurated on July 25, only to break down several hours later.

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Turkish Cypriot whose great love inspired a movie, dies aged 79 | Cyprus Mail

Turkish Cypriot whose great love inspired a movie, dies aged 79
Turkish Cypriot whose great love inspired a movie, dies aged 79 Hassan and Hambou (Photo: Agnieszka Rakoczy)

By Agnieszka Rakoczy

A LEGENDARY Turkish Cypriot goatherd whose great love inspired a Cyprus-made Romeo and Juliet movie that was screened at the Venice Film Festival has died at the age of 79.

Hassan Moustafa, who lived in the Akamas village of Androlikou, passed away on Wednesday in hospital in Polis.

It was the story of Hassan and his wife, Hambou, that led to the film Akamas, directed by well-known Greek Cypriot filmmaker Panicos Chrysanthou and shown in Venice in 2006.

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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Turkish court orders arrest of 12 more police officer in wiretap probe

Turkish court orders arrest of 12 more police officer in wiretap probe
Source: Reuters - Sat, 26 Jul 2014 19:59 GMT

By Ayla Jean Yackley

ISTANBUL, July 26 (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the formal arrest of 12 more police officers, including the former head of Istanbul's intelligence unit, pending charges they may have illegally wiretapped Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, media said.

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Auditors: Turkish Industry 'Has Failed To Develop' Despite Reforms, Billions Spent | Defense News | defensenews.com

Auditors: Turkish Industry 'Has Failed To Develop' Despite Reforms, Billions Spent
Report Blames 'Traditional Approaches,' Bureaucracy
Jul. 26, 2014 - 03:29PM |
By BURAK EGE BEKDIL
ANKARA — Despite the government’s optimism and ambitions for a robust Turkish defense industry, a first-of-its-kind state audit report has revealed that the sector has underperformed in the past years.

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Turkey, democracy and the EU

Turkey, democracy and the EU

July 27, 2014, Sunday/ 00:21:10/ AMANDA PAUL

Last week Forbes magazine published an article titled “Vladimir Erdogan: How the Turkish Premier is Consolidating Power Russian Style”. Indeed a dark shadow has fallen across Turkey. Democracy in Turkey is on skid row.

Over the past 12 months the rule of law, separation of powers, civil liberties and freedoms have been eroded or outright crushed. As in Russia, media in Turkey has been declared by Freedom House as not free, with Ankara, as Moscow, controlling significant chunks of it, particularly the television media.

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Turkish Kurds Want Ankara to Declare Stance on ISIL

Turkish Kurds Want Ankara to Declare Stance on ISIL

Dorian Jones

July 25, 2014 1:03 PM
ISTANBUL —

The leadership of the Kurdish rebel group PKK has called on Ankara to "declare its stance on ISIL."

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The Brilliant Plan to Promote Recycling and Feed Stray Animals | Care2 Causes

The Brilliant Plan to Promote Recycling and Feed Stray Animals

by Kevin Mathews
July 26, 2014

Istanbul, Turkey recently unveiled awesome new machines that help both the environment and needy animals. Each time a person recycles a plastic bottle in the designated receptacle, pet food is ejected into a bowl at the bottom so hungry stray animals have something to eat.

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CHP's Erdoğdu: Erdoğan to be brought to justice sooner or later

CHP's Erdoğdu: Erdoğan to be brought to justice sooner or later

July 26, 2014, Saturday/ 17:00:00/ GÜLTEN ÜSTÜNTAĞ / ANKARA

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Aykut Erdoğdu in an exclusive interview with Sunday's Zaman said that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will finally be held to account before the law for allegations of corruption and wrongdoing.

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Erdogan trumpets high-speed train as polls loom - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

Erdogan trumpets high-speed train as polls loom
By Reuters

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated a $4 billion high-speed train link between Istanbul and Ankara on Friday, the latest in a series of “mega projects” he hopes will help him win a presidential election in a few weeks time.

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Armenian Writing Added to Street Signs in Van | Asbarez Armenian News

Armenian Writing Added to Street Signs in Van

A street sign in Artamed (Etremid), in Van Province, Turkey

VAN, Turkey—Armenian inscriptions have been added to signboards on the streets of the city of Artamed (Edremit) in the Van Province in Turkey, EremeniHaber.com reports.

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Voting in Turkey's presidential election begins at borders | Reuters

Voting in Turkey's presidential election begins at borders

ISTANBUL Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:22am EDT

(Reuters) - Turkish nationals living abroad began casting their ballots on Saturday at border customs offices, launching the voting cycle in the country's first direct presidential election.

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First-ever bi-communal humanitarian mission to Gaza | Cyprus Mail

First-ever bi-communal humanitarian mission to Gaza

By Stefanos Evripidou

PREPARATIONS are underway to send the first ever humanitarian mission of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot doctors, nurses and volunteers to Gaza, it transpired yesterday.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

Turkey's Erdogan Complains About Charges of Anti-Semitism Against Him | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com

Turkey’s Erdogan Complains About Charges of Anti-Semitism Against Him
July 25, 2014 7:41 pm 6 comments

Turkey’s Islamist Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took to Twitter on Friday to complain about allegations of anti-Semitism against him.

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A Turkish Town Where Baklava Beckons - NYTimes.com

A Turkish Town Where Baklava Beckons

The first thing you notice among passengers departing from Oguzeli Airport in Gaziantep, Turkey, is the profusion of shopping bags containing baklava, the intensely sweet Middle Eastern phyllo pastry and nut confection that is a staple of every Turkish celebration. This city of about a million people, in the province of the same name and situated on the Silk Road about 530 miles southeast of Istanbul, claims some 100 baklava shops, which supply 90 percent of the baklava consumed in Turkey. Last December, Gaziantep baklava, which is made with locally grown pistachio nuts, was awarded “protected status” by the European Union, a designation that recognizes a specific local food, protects it from imitators and potentially helps boost tourism to the area.

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Hamas Still Has Some Friends Left | TIME

Hamas Still Has Some Friends Left

Mirren Gidda @MirrenGidda

2:03 PM ET

With the fighting in Gaza intensifying daily, the ruling militant group Hamas is finding itself pushed to the limit. Trying to match Israel’s vast military might is an impossible task, and even finding the resources to launch rocket attacks against Israeli targets could only be achieved by heavy foreign investment.

mORE:Hamas Still Has Some Friends Left | TIME

Hamas allies Turkey, Qatar huddle as Gaza truce calls mount | GlobalPost

Hamas allies Turkey, Qatar huddle as Gaza truce calls mount

Turkey's foreign minister flew into Qatar Friday amid mounting US calls on the two Western allies to use their influence with Palestinian movement Hamas to end the bloodshed around Gaza.

mORE:Hamas allies Turkey, Qatar huddle as Gaza truce calls mount | GlobalPost

Turkish Kurds Want Ankara to Declare Stance on ISIL

Turkish Kurds Want Ankara to Declare Stance on ISIL

Dorian Jones

July 25, 2014 1:03 PM
ISTANBUL —

The leadership of the Kurdish rebel group PKK has called on Ankara to "declare its stance on ISIL."

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High-speed line breaks down with Erdoğan aboard

High-speed line breaks down with Erdoğan aboard

The high-speed train, after many delays, was on its way from Ankara to İstanbul on Friday when it broke down in İzmit, due to what officials have called "technical failure," with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and many other government officials on board.

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Former Turkish military chief: I warned PM over Gülenist risk within police, judiciary - POLITICS

Former Turkish military chief: I warned PM over Gülenist risk within police, judiciary

ANKARA

Former Chief of General Staff İlker Başbuğ has said he warned the prime minister, while on duty, about suspected activities of certain members of the Police Department and the judiciary who had taken actions against the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and who were apparently linked to the Gülen movement.

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Ankara OKs South Stream amid EU sanctions

Ankara OKs South Stream amid EU sanctions

July 25, 2014, Friday/ 16:59:59/ TODAY'S ZAMAN/ REUTERS / / ISTANBUL

The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning approved the environmental impact report (ÇED) for Turkey's segment of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline, according to a statement by South Stream on Thursday; however, proposed EU sanctions against Russia threaten to halt the project.

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HSYK sidesteps Erdoğan's inspection petition for ex-Prosecutor Öz

HSYK sidesteps Erdoğan's inspection petition for ex-Prosecutor Öz

The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has avoided making a decision on whether to launch an inspection into Zekeriya Öz, a former prosecutor who oversaw a major corruption case and was later reassigned to a less influential position, over his recent Twitter posts, which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's lawyers had claimed were threatening, libelous and insulting.

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Greek Cypriot leader leaves peace talks

Greek Cypriot leader leaves peace talks

Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades left peace talks, held in the long-divided island on Thursday, after a disagreement with Turkish Cypriot officials.

According to some Turkish media reports, Anastasiades left the negotiations after Turkish Cypriot leader Derviş Eroğlu offered to agree on the agreements made between the previous Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders.

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Big data storage: Analytics takes small first steps in Turkey

Big data storage: Analytics takes small first steps in Turkey
Gunes Tavmen

Big data is a hot buzzword of the past year or two and refers to high volumes of data being analysed often in near real time for actionable purposes.

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Women come forward with sexual assault complaints against ‘yoga cult leader’ - CRIME

Women come forward with sexual assault complaints against ‘yoga cult leader’

Esin AŞAN - ISTANBUL

While sexual assault is often considered an action committed by the predator directly forcing themselves on the victim, the chilling allegations against Turkey-based Azeri “yoga guru” Professor Akif Manaf have a twist.

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Turkey may evacuate embassy in Libya amid fighting -minister | Reuters

Turkey may evacuate embassy in Libya amid fighting -minister

ANKARA Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:20am EDT

(Reuters) - Turkey may evacuate its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday, a day after his ministry advised all Turkish citizens to leave the North African country due to the worsening security situation.

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Opinion: Striving for 'sameness' Turkey slows progress - CNN.com

Opinion: Striving for 'sameness' Turkey stifles progress
By Elif Shafak, Special to CNN

(CNN) -- I spent part of my childhood in Ankara, Turkey, and part of it in Madrid, Spain. The school I attended in Ankara was a local building where they strictly followed the Turkish curriculum.

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Turkey expands wind energy capacity during first half of 2014 | CIS Tran Finance

Turkey expands wind energy capacity during first half of 2014
July 25, 2014 6:00 AM
By Lisa Barron

Turkey recently posted an increase of 466 megawatts (MW) in its wind energy capacity during the first six months of 2014, according to the Turkish Wind Energy Association.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Flying to Qatar to Seek Gaza Truce: Official - NDTV

Turkish Foreign Minister Flying to Qatar to Seek G
Turkish Foreign Minister Flying to Qatar to Seek Gaza Truce: Official

Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu cancelled a scheduled trip to France and flew to Qatar on Friday to help efforts for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a Turkish official said.

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Cause of the stench of Istanbul's water finally discovered - LOCAL

Cause of the stench of Istanbul's water finally discovered

ISTANBUL

Turkish authorities have announced that the smell recently coming from Istanbul’s water network is caused by hot weather and seaweed, while some experts have claimed the change in the quality of water is carcinogenic.

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Istanbul high-speed train finally ready for service - The Rakyat Post - The Rakyat Post

Istanbul high-speed train finally ready for service

ANKARA, July 25:

Turkey today inaugurates the first high-speed train link between its main cities of Ankara and Istanbul, in the latest bid by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to modernise the country’s infrastructure.

After years of constant delays that has seen the project become a standing joke among Turks, Erdogan is due to glide into Istanbul aboard the first train this evening.

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Turkey Feeling Strain From Hosting Syrian Refugees

Turkey Feeling Strain From Hosting Syrian Refugees

Dorian Jones

July 24, 2014 11:16 AM
ISTANBUL —

Turkey has maintained an open door policy for people fleeing the conflict in neighboring Syria, but recent violent protests in several cities indicate many Turks are feeling the strain from harboring the one million refugees. Authorities say they may soon force the tens of thousands of Syrians living on the streets into camps.

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Turkey's Erdogan says Israel should face trial over Gaza assault | Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan says Israel should face trial over Gaza assault

By Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay

(Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey would push for Israel to be tried at an international criminal court if it kept up its assault on Gaza and he accused the Jewish state of "spitting blood".

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Citizens warned of crashes as millions to flock to roads for 'bayram' - LOCAL

Citizens warned of crashes as millions to flock to roads for 'bayram'

ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency
An estimated 7 million travelers will take to the roads and skies during the traditional 'bayram' holiday, but authorities have warned drivers to drive safely given the annual carnage on the roads

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Turkey's rapid museum expansion - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Turkey's rapid museum expansion

In the first five months of this year, the number of foreign visitors to Turkey rose to 10.9 million, 4.8% more compared with the same period in 2013, according to data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

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Turkish Airlines uses iBeacons to offer Sky Library access

Turkish Airlines uses iBeacons to offer free access to digital Sky Library

By Future Travel Experience

Visitors to the Lounge Istanbul will be able to access the digital Sky Library via their iPhones and iPads.

Visitors to Turkish Airlines’ Lounge Istanbul at Atatürk Airport will now be able to access the digital Sky Library on their own devices following the installation of iBeacons in the lounge.

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Gov't backs plan to open olive fields to energy firms

Gov't backs plan to open olive fields to energy firms
Gov't backs plan to open olive fields to energy firms

Locals stage a protest against the proposed bill to open olive groves to energy plants in Muğla. (Photo: DHA)
July 24, 2014, Thursday/ 17:07:40/ ŞABAN GÜNDÜZ / IZMIR

A proposed bill that would allow olive groves to be opened up to energy and mining investment in Turkey received government backing on Wednesday, a decision that has provoked criticism from producers.

Ministry of Agriculture officials said in a parliamentary session this week that the government will back a bill that threatens to open to energy firms land that has been used for harvesting olives for hundreds of years.

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Turkish press being smothered under pressure, censorship

Turkish press being smothered under pressure, censorship

Riot police detain Ivan Watson, CNN Turkey correspondent, in Taksim Square during his live reporting in Istanbul, Turkey, May 31, 2014. (Photo: AP)
July 24, 2014, Thursday/ 18:31:28/ TODAY'S ZAMAN / ISTANBUL

This week saw the 106th anniversary of the lifting of official censorship mechanisms over the press, but journalists across Turkey have said the country is not far from where it was more than a century ago in terms of press freedoms.

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News.Az - Top court dismisses CHP Ankara mayoral candidate’s appeal over election result

Top court dismisses CHP Ankara mayoral candidate’s appeal over election result

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Turkey’s top court has dismissed two separate appeals from the main opposition party concerning the contested local election result in the capital Ankara, citing lack of jurisdiction.

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The Cyprus issue: 40 years' resolution and the matter of natural gas — RT Op-Edge

The Cyprus issue: 40 years' resolution and the matter of natural gas

Published time: July 24, 2014 11:05

​Last Sunday, 20 July 2014, marked the 40th anniversary of Turkey's direct involvement on the island of Cyprus.

The so-called Attila-1 offensive was a military intervention aimed at bringing a halt to a bloody operation of "ethnic cleansing" (though the term still had to be invented at the time) which was targeting the Turkish population of the island. The Turkish Armed Forces subsequently occupied a fair share of the island's territory (37 percent), an area that was turned into the so-called Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in 1983 – a mini-state that has only been recognized by the Republic of Turkey.

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Erdoğan says UN backs ‘Israel's wheel of terror'

Erdoğan says UN backs ‘Israel's wheel of terror'

July 24, 2014, Thursday/ 17:28:33/ TODAY'S ZAMAN / ISTANBUL

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the United Nations of supporting Israel's “terror” activities by blaming Hamas for the clashes in the region.

In remarks during an iftar dinner on Wednesday in the southern city of Adana, Erdoğan reiterated his criticism of Muslim countries and the UN for remaining silent in the face of the Israel's offensive in Gaza. Once again he slammed the UN for condemning Hamas, which governs Gaza.

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Centuries-old Ephesus paintings restored with latest technology - ARCHAEOLOGY

Centuries-old Ephesus paintings restored with latest technology

İZMİR - Doğan News Agency
The fantastic mosaics and wall paintings of the Yamaç Houses in Ephesus are undergoing a new restoration that will leave the works as vivid as the day they were created back in 1 BC

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PM Erdoğan: Operation at police department just ‘a beginning’ - POLITICS

PM Erdoğan: Operation at police department just ‘a beginning’

ADANA / ELAZIĞ

A statement from Turkey’s presidential hopeful Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was clear in expressing his resolve to expand his fight against the so-called “parallel state,” while his decades-long comrade, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç, has suggested the Fethullah Gülen movement should apologize to the government.

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Support for Turkish miners - Sheffield Telegraph

Support for Turkish miners

Turkish football champions Fenerbahçe play Sheffield United next week in a charity match to aid families affected by the Turkish mining disaster.

And award-winning Broomhill Turkish restaurant Lokanta will be supporting the cause in its own way...

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Call to boycott writings of Turkish-Jewish writer backfires - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Call to boycott writings of Turkish-Jewish writer backfires

When Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 19 said Israel’s operation in Gaza “surpassed Hitler in barbarism,” he also warned people not to get carried away and harm Turkey’s Jewish citizens. “Israel is acting according to its own temperament. But I call on our citizens. I do not find it right to take things out on our Jewish people in this country.”

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US Jewish group demands PM Erdoğan return award - INTERNATIONAL

US Jewish group demands PM Erdoğan return award

Tolga TANIŞ - WASHINGTON

A prominent Jewish organization in the United States has asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to return a courage award he received in 2004, following his response to the recent Gaza operations.

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Turkey's anticipated high-speed train inaugurated today - BUSINESS

Turkey's anticipated high-speed train inaugurated today

ANKARA

After a number of delays, the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway line is finally set to be inaugurated today, with a fanfare ceremony attended by a number of prominent figures.

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Turkey Foreign Tourist Arrivals Rise At Faster Rate In June

Turkey Foreign Tourist Arrivals Rise At Faster Rate In June
7/24/2014 6:51 AM ET

The number of foreign visitor arrivals in Turkey rose at a faster rate in June, data from the the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Thursday.

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Turkish FM: Ankara part of international efforts to broker Gaza ceasefire | JPost | Israel News

Turkish FM: Ankara part of international efforts to broker Gaza ceasefire
By REUTERS
07/24/2014 12:38

ANKARA - Turkey is working with international partners to negotiate both a cease-fire in the Gaza conflict and access for humanitarian aid, the Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday.

More:Turkish FM: Ankara part of international efforts to broker Gaza ceasefire | JPost | Israel News

The Erdoğan mafia - CİHAN

The Erdoğan mafia
ISTANBUL - 24.07.2014 12:30:43

Turkey is now run by a mafia. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is at the top of this organization. He has created parallel financial, social, religious and legal structures to maintain this mafia organization. Since he was not able to fully control the judiciary, he has now created a new and extraordinary court system that is filled with loyal, partisan judges and it has now started to do whatever Erdoğan asks it.

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Risk high for roof of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar after heavy rain - ARCHAEOLOGY

Risk high for roof of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar after heavy rain

ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency

Aerial photos showing the roof of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar have revealed the level of risk for the roof of the historic site, which was further damaged by heavy rains last week.

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BBC News - German nightclub offers 'free passes to Erdogan voters'

German nightclub offers 'free passes to Erdogan voters'

A Turkish nightclub in western Germany has offered free membership to people who support Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's forthcoming presidential election, it seems.

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Turkey’s Basci Hints at More Rate Cuts as Bonds Climb - Bloomberg

Turkey’s Basci Hints at More Rate Cuts as Bonds Climb
By Onur Ant and Taylan Bilgic Jul 24, 2014 8:06 AM ET

Turkey’s central bank signaled that rate cuts will continue as it maintained its year-end inflation forecast. Bonds rose for a fourth day.

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Turkish central bank leaves inflation forecasts unchanged | GulfNews.com

Turkish central bank leaves inflation forecasts unchanged

Turkey’s central bank left its inflation forecasts unchanged for this year and next, and painted a rosy picture of the outlook for growth

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Kurdistan’s Energy Resources Could be Defining Point of Turkey’s Foreign Policy

Kurdistan’s Energy Resources Could be Defining Point of Turkey’s Foreign Policy
Jul 24, 2014 Written by Yerevan Saeed, Guest Contributor

Turkey’s trade deficit is growing from its lack of oil and gas, which is largely imported (over 90 percent) from Russia and Iran. The latest figures show that value of energy imported to Turkey in 2013 reached $55.9 billion, which makes up about 22.2 percent of the total imports and about 56 percent of the total trade deficit of the country. Were Turkey to find alternative energy sources, it could substantially slash its energy bills.

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CHP on police detentions: Thieves chasing police in Turkey - CİHAN

CHP on police detentions: Thieves chasing police in Turkey
ANKARA - 23.07.2014 18:05:27

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Haluk Koç commented on Tuesday on the detentions of police officers who conducted a corruption operation that implicated various high-ranking state officials and went public on Dec. 17, stating that police are chasing thieves all around the world, but in Turkey, it is the other way around.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Justice is lost in Turkey as everybody seeks revenge - ÖZGÜR KORKMAZ

Justice is lost in Turkey as everybody seeks revenge

As of yesterday, more than 100 suspects, most of whom were former police officers in key positions, were in custody, as part of an investigation into the “parallel state” claims.

More:Justice is lost in Turkey as everybody seeks revenge - ÖZGÜR KORKMAZ

Morton Williams Supermarket Boycotts Turkish Food Products In Support Of Israel « CBS New York

Morton Williams Supermarket Boycotts Turkish Food Products In Support Of Israel
July 23, 2014 3:28 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Now they’re talking turkey.

In response to Turkey’s boycotts against Israeli products and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan’s support of Hamas, Morton Williams Supermarkets is suspending future purchases of Turkish food products effective immediately, the company announced Wednesday.

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Justice is lost in Turkey as everybody seeks revenge - ÖZGÜR KORKMAZ

Justice is lost in Turkey as everybody seeks revenge

As of yesterday, more than 100 suspects, most of whom were former police officers in key positions, were in custody, as part of an investigation into the “parallel state” claims.

The biggest operation in the Republic’s history that targeted the members of the police force is quite similar to the coup plot probes, which were the first time scores of high-ranking officers in the Turkish military were targeted.

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Muğla becomes metropolitan city, signaling changes to tourism - TRAVEL

Muğla becomes metropolitan city, signaling changes to tourism

MUĞLA – Anadolu Agency
With Turkey’s longest coastline, Muğla hosts millions of tourists every year, and changes to the area’s tourism outlook are heralded with Muğla recently gaining the status of a metropolitan city

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Vladimir Erdoğan: How The Turkish Premier Is Consolidating Power, Russia-Style

Vladimir Erdoğan: How The Turkish Premier Is Consolidating Power, Russia-Style

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) has its candidate for Turkey’s presidency. To no one’s surprise, it’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

More:Vladimir Erdoğan: How The Turkish Premier Is Consolidating Power, Russia-Style

Erdogan's Hitler comments take their toll - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Erdogan's Hitler comments take their toll

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has left nothing more to be said against Israel: “[Israelis] have no conscience, no honor, no pride,” he said July 19 during a rally in the Black Sea city of Ordu. “Those who condemn Hitler — day and night — have surpassed Hitler in barbarism.” The day before in Bursa, a city on the coastline of the Marmara Sea, he also had this to say: “World leaders are making weird statements. They say Israel is using its right of self-defense. What kind of a self-defense is this that it is only the Palestinians to die? It is all a game. We face a new crusader alliance.”

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Fleeing atrocities, Iraqi Turkmens turned away at Turkey's border - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Fleeing atrocities, Iraqi Turkmens turned away at Turkey's border

After 2005, when sectarian strife started to slowly rip apart Iraq, the plight of Turkmens has been the most ignored tragedy — even in Turkey. With the Islamic State (IS) taking control of Mosul and Tal Afar early June, Turkmens are once again left without support to face their own destiny.

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Alevis find saying no to Erdogan a tall task - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Alevis find saying no to Erdogan a tall task

On July 21 in Ankara, the Alevi Bektasi Federation (ABF) announced that it had politely declined an invitation from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for its members to attend iftar, the breaking of the fast during Ramadan. As the holy month draws to a close, Turkey's presidential candidates have mobilized to attract different groups to their iftars.

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PM instructed governor to allow Syria-bound trucks to drive away - CİHAN

PM instructed governor to allow Syria-bound trucks to drive away
ISTANBUL - 23.07.2014 19:15:14

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan allegedly instructed Adana Governor Hüseyin Avni Coş in January to allow three trucks bound for Syria, which Turkish gendarmerie forces intercepted on suspicion of arms shipments to terrorist groups in Syria, to drive away, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Wednesday.

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EU calls for impartial judicial process amid latest raids in Turkey - CİHAN

EU calls for impartial judicial process amid latest raids in Turkey
ISTANBUL - 23.07.2014 19:05:57

The European Union has said the 28-nation bloc is closely following the latest raids of more than 100 venues as part of the Turkish government's attempt to contain a corruption scandal, calling on Turkish authorities to ensure an "independent and impartial judicial process" that is fully in line with European standards.

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PM Erdoğan admits July 22 operation carried out on his instructions

PM Erdoğan admits July 22 operation carried out on his instructions

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan admitted on Tuesday that an operation staged on July 22 against dozens of high-ranking police officials who had carried out the Dec. 17 bribery and corruption operation was done upon his instructions.

Speaking on a TV program, Erdoğan defended the illegal actions against members of the Hizmet movement, saying they are determined to continue their fight against the movement no matter what happens.

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UPDATE 1-Turkish shares at highest since May 2013, lira stronger | Reuters

UPDATE 1-Turkish shares at highest since May 2013, lira stronger

Wed Jul 23, 2014 2:25pm IST

(Reuters) - Turkish shares rose to their highest since May 2013 on Wednesday and the lira hit its strongest since mid-June as risk aversion eased and after the economy minister forecast Turkey's current deficit would fall by more than expected this year.

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Women from Turkey, Armenia come together to reduce conflict, 23 July 2014

Women from Turkey, Armenia come together to reduce conflict

23 July 2014

Volunteers in Turkey and Armenia are building relationships in the hope that person-to-person diplomacy will help set a foundation for the restoration of relations between the neighbouring nations.

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Erdogan's Rhetoric Raises Diplomatic Tensions

Erdogan's Rhetoric Raises Diplomatic Tensions

Dorian Jones

July 22, 2014 1:37 PM
ISTANBUL —

Turkey’s prime minister has been criticizing U.S. policies in the Middle East, particularly regarding the conflict in Syria and fighting between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Analysts say tension between Washington and Ankara comes at a time when the two allies must cooperate to confront the growing threat by Islamic extremists.

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Syrian refugees get to work in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Syrian refugees get to work in Turkey

For almost three years now, Turkey has been home to Syrians fleeing the war in their country. Initially, most Syrians lived in shelter centers. But soon, many left the centers and sought livelihood in the cities.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

A national tragedy

A national tragedy

July 22, 2014, Tuesday/ 16:34:58/ JOOST LAGENDIJK

I have been living in Turkey since 2009 now. All those years, I have followed the news in Turkey and abroad closely using Turkish, Dutch and English newspapers, websites and social media. Never before have I seen such an enormous gap in reporting the news between the Turkish media on the one hand and all foreign media on the other than during the last couple of days.

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Iraqi Turkmens ‘left for dead’ in desert, 22 July 2014

Iraqi Turkmens ‘left for dead’ in desert

22 July 2014

A humanitarian tragedy is unfolding in Iraq as Turkmens who fled the advance of the feared Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are now succumbing to the region’s scorching summer sun as refugees. And with death approaching, many refugees are apoplectic at Turkey and Kurdistan’s indifference to their plight.

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Operation against Gulen movement in Turkey carried out without informing Justice Ministry - Trend.Az

Operation against Gulen movement in Turkey carried out without informing Justice Ministry
Justice Ministry / Politics
22 July 2014, 16:25 (GMT+05:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 22

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag hasn't been informed about the operations carried out against the Gulen movement.

The country's Prosecutor General's Office is carrying out the operations without informing the Justice Ministry, Haber7 TV channel quoted Bozdag as saying on July 22.

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Erdogan abandons mediation role for anti-Israel diatribe | The Times of Israel

Erdogan abandons mediation role for anti-Israel diatribe

Turkey’s PM’S rhetoric reaches new heights in effort to impress voters before August presidential elections

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‘Artquake Üsküdar’ the newest biennial in Istanbul - ARTS

‘Artquake Üsküdar’ the newest biennial in Istanbul

ISTANBUL

The International Forum of the Arts (IFA), a prestigious art organization composed of international artists, collectors, curators and art lovers will hold the first Üsküdar Art Biennial titled “Artquake Istanbul 2014.”

More:‘Artquake Üsküdar’ the newest biennial in Istanbul - ARTS

Bilal Erdoğan purchases $35 million oil tanker

Bilal Erdoğan purchases $35 million oil tanker

July 22, 2014, Tuesday/ 17:03:45/ TODAY'S ZAMAN / ISTANBUL

The BMZ Group, a company run by Bilal Erdoğan, the son of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has purchased a $35 million oil tanker, according to Turkish news sources on Tuesday.

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Turkey: Deadly Clash at Syrian Border - NYTimes.com

Turkey: Deadly Clash at Syrian Border

A Turkish soldier was killed and two others were injured late Monday in Ceylanpinar, a town in Sanliurfa Province on the Syrian border, after smugglers were prevented from crossing into Turkey and opened fire on a military station, CNN Turk television reported.

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Eight killed as Turkish military, Kurdish rebels clash

Eight killed as Turkish military, Kurdish rebels clash

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, July 22 (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed in clashes between the Turkish military and Kurdish rebels on the country's Syrian border, the army said on Tuesday, apparently the most serious outbreak of violence since the militants declared a ceasefire last year.

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Turkey's Erdogan says wants to see more power in hands of president | Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan says wants to see more power in hands of president

ANKARA Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:18am EDT

(Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said he wanted to see the powers of the presidency boosted, adding that he expected his ruling AK Party to propose a new constitution after parliamentary polls in 2015.

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Video: Ski jump collapse in Turkey - Telegraph

Turkey's £19m ski jump collapses before your eyes

The dramatic collapse of Turkey's first ski jump, which hosted the World University Games in 2011, has been caught on camera

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Turkey’s Culture Wars - NYTimes.com

Turkey’s Culture Wars

ISTANBUL — Residents walking through the conservative Fatih neighborhood here were used to seeing a billboard with the Brazilian actress and model Adriana Lima advertising a hair-removal product — until, one recent day, she appeared in a full burqa. Someone had covered Lima head to toe in black spray. Next to the image, a mysterious hand had scrawled: “Do not commit indecency!”

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`I no longer talk to Obama`: Turkey`s Erdogan

`I no longer talk to Obama`: Turkey`s Erdogan
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 15:14

Istanbul: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has stopped talking to US President Barack Obama on the phone, amid growing strains between Ankara and Washington over Syria and the Gaza conflict.

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PKK: We have a ceasefire with Turkey, not peace | BAS NEWS

PKK: We have a ceasefire with Turkey, not peace
22.07.2014

Karim Simko
BasNews, Qandil

In an exclusive interview for BasNews, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) head of Foreign Relations Damhat Agid, said that Iran would not make progress in terms of Kurdish rights if it continues to persecute and execute Kurds.

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PM Erdoğan’s outbursts ‘hurt Turkey’s standing in the world,’ Washington says - DIPLOMACY

Turkey’s standing in the world,’ Washington says

Washington has repeated its criticism of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent remarks that compared Israel’s military operation in Gaza Strip to the acts of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, saying that such comments “hurt Turkey’s standing in the world.”

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1 killed, 65 hurt in Turkish tanker truck blast - seattlepi.com

1 killed, 65 hurt in Turkish tanker truck blast
Updated 4:33 am, Tuesday, July 22, 2014

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says a tanker truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, has overturned and exploded on a highway in southeast Turkey, killing one person and injuring at least 65 others.

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Fight against domestic violence stalls in patriarchal Turkey | Reuters

Fight against domestic violence stalls in patriarchal Turkey

By Jonny Hogg and Humeyra Pamuk

ISTANBUL Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:06am EDT

(Reuters) - Beaten, burned and threatened by her husband, Hayat has repeatedly turned to the Turkish authorities for help. But she still lives with the man who tells her she belongs either to him, or in her grave.

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Former minister defends purchase of $22 million parcel

Former minister defends purchase of $22 million parcel

July 21, 2014, Monday/ 16:26:04/ TODAY'S ZAMAN / ISTANBUL

Former Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdoğan Bayraktar defended his company's purchase of piece of land presently valued at $22 million in İstanbul's Koşuyolu neighborhood in a statement released on Sunday.

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Report: Many members of police arrested in sweeping pre-dawn raids - CİHAN

Report: Many members of police arrested in sweeping pre-dawn raids
ISTANBUL - 22.07.2014 04:15:54

Turkish authorities reportedly arrested a number of members of the police who attended recent corruption operation in pre-dawn raids, a whistle-blower has said.

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Erdogan calls Israel more barbaric than Hitler, but defends Turkish Jews - www.jewishaz.com: Mideast

Erdogan calls Israel more barbaric than Hitler, but defends Turkish Jews

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Israel was worse than Hitler, but appeared to heed calls to urge his political allies to tone down attacks on the country’s Jews.

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Relations with Turkey sink lower after Erdogan's Israel comments - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Relations with Turkey sink lower after Erdogan's Israel comments

Few Israelis noticed the reports about the violent demonstrations and threats against Israeli diplomats at Israel’s missions in Turkey — the embassy in Ankara and the consulate in Istanbul — since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Defense Forces to respond to rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. The incessant reports about the rocket fire from Gaza and Israel’s offensive in Gaza also drowned out the disparaging, virulent incitement by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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In rare move, Turkey declares three days of mourning for Gaza - POLITICS

In rare move, Turkey declares three days of mourning for Gaza

ANKARA

Turkey has declared three days of national mourning over Israel's Gaza operations, which have claimed the lives of over 500 Palestinians so far, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has announce.

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Turkey moves to protect ancient sites from mass tourism - ARCHAEOLOGY

Turkey moves to protect ancient sites from mass tourism

ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency
Turkey has been keen to preserve its heritage amid recent examples of mass tourism damaging unique sites. ‘A balance must be achieved between attracting tourists keen to visit Turkey’s classical heritage and protecting ancient sites from being harmed,’ according to a professor

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Turkey and St. Kitts and Nevis hold talks in Istanbul | Office of the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis

Turkey and St. Kitts and Nevis hold talks in Istanbul
By CUOPM on July 21, 2014 in Foreign Affairs, Nevis, St. Kitts

St. Kitts and Nevis and Turkey have discussed ways in which the two countries can strengthen their bi-lateral relations.

St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett held a bilateral meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister , investors and businessmen, within the margins of the First CARICOM-Turkey Consultation and Cooperation Meeting, in the Turkish capital, Istanbul.

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Turkey's Athletes Make History at European Championships

Turkey's Athletes Make History at European Championships

07/21/14

Turkey’s athletes made history this week as the national U20 basketball team and the national women’s volleyball team won gold medals for the first time in European Championships.

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Istanbul Seeking Finance Hub Status Grapples With Delistings - Bloomberg

Istanbul Seeking Finance Hub Status Grapples With Delistings
By Isobel Finkel and Constantine Courcoulas Jul 21, 2014 4:20 AM ET

Turkish companies with small free floats are applying to delist from the stock exchange as the government says it’s switching to an emphasis on quality over quantity in its ambitions to make Istanbul a financial center.

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My love affair with Istanbul - CNN.com

Loud, anarchic, quirky: My love affair with Istanbul
By Ivan Watson, CNN
updated 5:07 AM EDT, Mon July 21, 2014

Ivan Watson's Istanbul

Editor's note: CNN's Ivan Watson is relocating from Istanbul to Hong Kong. This is his tribute to the city he has lived and worked from for more than a decade.

Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- My love affair with Istanbul began at first sight.

The urban romance blossomed moments after I arrived here for the first time 12 years ago, during the taxi ride from the airport into the city.

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VIDEO: Two die, eight injured after flash flood in touristic canyon in Muğla - LOCAL

VIDEO: Two die, eight injured after flash flood in touristic canyon in Muğla

MUĞLA – Doğan News Agency

Two people died and eight were injured July 20 after being trapped inside the Saklıkent Canyon in the southwestern province of Muğla due to intense flooding, with the mayor describing the deaths as “fate.”

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Turkey, US in row over Erdoğan’s remarks on Israel - DIPLOMACY

Turkey, US in row over Erdoğan’s remarks on Israel

ANKARA

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s strong-worded criticism against Israel and the United States over the former’s military operations in Gaza has transformed into a diplomatic spat between Ankara and Washington, with Erdoğan calling for the U.S. to be “self-critical” over its Israel policy.

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Israeli tourists canceling holiday reservations in Turkey after gov’t warning - TOURISM

Israeli tourists canceling holiday reservations in Turkey after gov’t warning

HÜRRİYET / ISTANBUL Barış Balcı

Large numbers of Israeli tourists who had made holiday plans in Turkey for this summer have canceled their reservations, as experts expect a drop to the levels that followed the raid on the Mavi Marmara in 2010.

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Turkey hatching plan to clear Syrian beggars off Istanbul streets | GlobalPost

Turkey hatching plan to clear Syrian beggars off Istanbul streets

By Dasha Afanasieva and Seda Sezer

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Authorities in Istanbul are working on plans to clear the streets of Syrian beggars and house them in camps like those on the border, as Turkey struggles with an influx of over a million refugees and the hospitality of locals starts to wear thin.

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An urbanist's guide to Istanbul: ‘We live in a giant construction site’ | Cities | theguardian.com

An urbanist's guide to Istanbul: ‘We live in a giant construction site’

Blogger Yasar Adanali of Reclaim Istanbul says a real estate gold rush is transforming one of the world's oldest cities

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Turkey imposes curfew on Hakkari town after clashes

Turkey imposes curfew on Hakkari town after clashes

Feud between two Kurdish clans turned violent after hundreds got involved, attacking each other with knives, stones in the streets of Hakkari.

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PM Erdoğan confesses to creating ‘super judges' for anti-Hizmet plot

PM Erdoğan confesses to creating ‘super judges' for anti-Hizmet plot

Remarks by the prime minister regarding plans to assign “super judges” to tackle a looming operation against the faith-based Hizmet movement have led legal experts to comment that the remarks are indeed a confession that the prime minister and his government have been working on a plan to turn the Turkish legal system upside down to punish the movement.

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Alla Turca commercialization of education amid university boom - ECONOMICS

Alla Turca commercialization of education amid university boom

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Higher education in Turkey has recently been witnessing a boom in the number of private establishments, extending the commercialization of the sector

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Bars union files complaint over attack at Ankara theater - LOCAL

Bars union files complaint over attack at Ankara theater

ANKARA

The Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) has filed a complaint against construction company workers and their assistant who attacked security personnel at the İrfan Şahinbaş Theater in Ankara over the weekend.

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New Cyprus Poll Shows a Divided Island 40 Years On | GreekReporter.com

Al Jazeera Cyprus Poll Shows a Divided Island 40 Years On

Jul 21, 2014

Cyprus poll by Al Jazeera

- 58% of Greek Cypriots say Cyprus will not be united in their lifetime
- Only 51 % of Turkish Cypriots are hopeful of a united Cyprus
- Both sides overwhelmingly agree latest peace talks will fail

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EBRD provides a €140 million loan to leading Turkish commercial vehicle maker

EBRD provides a €140 million loan to leading Turkish commercial vehicle maker

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Balkans News - 21.07.2014

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €140 million long-term loan to leading Turkish commercial vehicle maker Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.Ş. (Ford Otosan), to finance a far-reaching investment programme to develop high-tech truck engine parts and expand production capacity, while providing greater employment opportunities for women.

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Markets keep wary eye on future of Turkey economic policymakers

Markets keep wary eye on future of Turkey economic policymakers
Analysts see Babacan and Simsek's presence in next cabinet as guarantor of Central Bank's credibility.
Middle East Online

By Fulya Ozerkan - ANKARA

Markets are keeping a wary eye on the future of Turkey's two key economic policymakers if Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is elected president in August polls.

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Islamists with ties to Erdogan openly incite violence against Turkey's Jews - World Tribune | World Tribune

Islamists with ties to Erdogan openly incite violence against Turkey’s Jews

Special to WorldTribune.com

ANKARA — Turkey, the biggest NATO supporter of Hamas, has overseen a backlash that threatens its ancient Jewish community as well as tens of thousands of Israeli tourists.

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AJC Outraged Over Turkish Leader's Provocative Rhetoric - Press Release - Digital Journal

AJC Outraged Over Turkish Leader's Provocative Rhetoric

PR Newswire

NEW YORK, July 20, 2014

NEW YORK, July 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC expressed its outrage over the incendiary rhetoric of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, whose continuous verbal assaults on Israel have fueled violent demonstrations against Israeli diplomatic outposts and created a permissive environment for attacks on Jews.

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Turkish Airlines, the best in Europe in last four years

Turkish Airlines, the best in Europe in last four years

Turkish Airlines has been chosen "Best Airline in Europe", “Best Airline in Southern Europe” and awarded “Best Business Class Onboard Catering”, “Best Business Class Lounge Dining” in 2014 Skytrax World Airline Awards.

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

The Turco-Egyptian feud and the Palestinian crisis

The Turco-Egyptian feud and the Palestinian crisis

July 20, 2014, Sunday/ 16:20:18/ GÖKHAN BACIK

The rise of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as the mediator between Israel and Hamas created a kind of allergy in Ankara.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, “What does he [Sisi] have to do with peace? He is a tyrant.” Apparently, the feud between Turkey and Egypt goes even deeper than the humanitarian crisis of the Palestinians. Even the bodies of killed Palestinian children fail to force Turkey and Egypt to forget their bilateral problems. This is, thus, a modern feud in every sense. Like other historical examples, this feud will generate hate, tension and indeed, its own long-term legacy.

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Egypt summons Turkish diplomat over Erdogan’s criticism of Sisi

Egypt summons Turkish diplomat over Erdogan’s criticism of Sisi

Reuters, 20/07 18:58 CET

CAIRO (Reuters) – Cairo’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned the Turkish charge d’affaires in protest over derogatory comments by Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, aimed at the Egyptian president, state media reported.

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Turkish delegation heads to US to talk Iraq, Israel and bilateral ties - DIPLOMACY

Turkish delegation heads to US to talk Iraq, Israel and bilateral ties

ANKARA

Turkish and U.S. officials are set to meet in Washington D.C. in the coming days to continue consultations on regional issues, at a time when the Middle East is going through turmoil from Israel-Palestine to Iraq.

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Are Turkey’s Jews in Trouble?

Are Turkey’s Jews in Trouble?

Rising anti-Semitism and dwindling numbers are raising questions about the future of the Jewish community in Turkey.

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Turkish economic duo key for markets as Erdogan eyes presidency - Channel NewsAsia

Turkish economic duo key for markets as Erdogan eyes presidency

ANKARA: Markets are keeping a wary eye on the future of Turkey's two key economic policy-makers if Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is elected president in August polls.

Erdogan is credited with overseeing a transformation of the Turkish economy into a fast-growing emerging market in over a decade in power.

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Ankara proposes free trade plans to Russia - BUSINESS

Ankara proposes free trade plans to Russia

SYDNEY

Ankara has put forward a plan to form a free trade zone with the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the Russian economy minister reportedly said after holding talks with his Turkish counterpart, amid Turkey’s mounting frustration with the European Union over a similar scheme.

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90 pc of slain Muslims killed by brothers: Turkeys religious head - thenews.com.pk

90 pc of slain Muslims killed by 'brothers': Turkey's religious head

July 20, 2014 - Updated 930 PKT
ISTANBUL: One thousand Muslims are being killed each day and 90 percent of the killers are also Muslims, head of Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has said.

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Gülen movement to be added to top-secret national security ‘Red Book’ - POLITICS

Gülen movement to be added to top-secret national security ‘Red Book’

ANKARA

The movement of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, referred to by government officials as the “parallel state,” will be added to Turkey’s top-secret national security document, known as the “Red Book,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced.

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BBP chairman: Party being attacked over İhsanoğlu support

BBP chairman: Party being attacked over İhsanoğlu support

July 20, 2014, Sunday/ 17:50:47/ TODAY'S ZAMAN / ISTANBUL

Grand Unity Party (BBP) Chairman Mustafa Destici said in Ankara on Sunday that since his party had endorsed candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu for the presidential election, the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has been plotting against the BBP.

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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Turkey Says MH 17 Crash in Ukraine ‘Act of Terrorism,’ Calls for Investigation | World | RIA Novosti

Turkey Says MH 17 Crash in Ukraine ‘Act of Terrorism,’ Calls for Investigation
Malaysian Boeing 777 crash site

ANKARA, July 19 (RIA Novosti) - Turkish Foreign Ministry has called a plane crash in eastern Ukraine an act of terrorism that requires thorough investigation.

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Turkish Anti-Israel Protests Grow Violent, Threats Made to Jewish Community

Turkish Anti-Israel Protests Grow

by Abe Katsman 18 Jul 2014 0 post a comment
Demonstrators pelted the Israeli consulate in Istanbul with stones on Thursday in protest of Israel's ground offensive on Gaza, Israeli news site Ynet reported.

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Heavy rains wreak havoc in Istanbul - CİHAN

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Istanbul
ISTANBUL - 19.07.2014 14:36:53

Floods, which was triggered by excessive and sudden rainfall paralyzed Daily life across Istanbul including Başakşehir disctrict, where many highways and workplaces were inundated and caused serious traffic problems.

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