"Trading the Globe: fresh look at Turkey
Emerging Money
Turkey is still one of the most crucial markets out there, but after its recent wild swings is it a bargain or a profit-taking opportunity? That is the topic on this week's Trading the Globe. First of all, why are we still talking about Turkey? For one thing, with 82 million people, it is still the 15th most populous country in the world, and 26% of that population is still under 15 years old. In other words, the fundamentals have not gone away."
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Kurdish demonstrators tossed firebombs and stones at banks and police in Turkey
"Kurdish demonstrators tossed firebombs and stones at banks and police in Turkey
By Selcan Hacaoglu, The Associated Press – 1 hour ago
ANKARA, Turkey — Kurdish demonstrators tossed firebombs and stones at banks and police Thursday, furious over a decision to bar some independent Kurdish candidates from a national ballot.
The High Election Board has barred 12 independent candidates from the June parliamentary election, many of them Kurds who have been convicted of illegal alliances with Kurdish rebels. The board is now considering appeals by the candidates and could issue its final decision Thursday."
More:The Canadian Press: Kurdish demonstrators tossed firebombs and stones at banks and police in Turkey
By Selcan Hacaoglu, The Associated Press – 1 hour ago
ANKARA, Turkey — Kurdish demonstrators tossed firebombs and stones at banks and police Thursday, furious over a decision to bar some independent Kurdish candidates from a national ballot.
The High Election Board has barred 12 independent candidates from the June parliamentary election, many of them Kurds who have been convicted of illegal alliances with Kurdish rebels. The board is now considering appeals by the candidates and could issue its final decision Thursday."
More:The Canadian Press: Kurdish demonstrators tossed firebombs and stones at banks and police in Turkey
Elif Batuman: Life after a bestseller | Books | The Guardian
"Elif Batuman: Life after a bestseller
Elif Batuman's life changed when she published a hit book. She writes about how it feels no longer to be the outsider – and about asking Jonathan Franzen for some weed"
More:Elif Batuman: Life after a bestseller | Books | The Guardian
Elif Batuman's life changed when she published a hit book. She writes about how it feels no longer to be the outsider – and about asking Jonathan Franzen for some weed"
More:Elif Batuman: Life after a bestseller | Books | The Guardian
Three years on, no progress in Turkish leg of charity embezzlement case
"Three years on, no progress in Turkish leg of charity embezzlement case
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
DİNÇER GÖKÇE
ISTANBUL - Radikal
Prosecutors in Ankara launched an investigation into Turkish links to a large charity embezzlement scandal in Germany three years ago but have yet to file a suit in the case. The last sign of progress came in January, when three Turkish investigators traveled to Germany to collect evidence and testimonies, but nothing has been heard since "
More:Three years on, no progress in Turkish leg of charity embezzlement case - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
DİNÇER GÖKÇE
ISTANBUL - Radikal
Prosecutors in Ankara launched an investigation into Turkish links to a large charity embezzlement scandal in Germany three years ago but have yet to file a suit in the case. The last sign of progress came in January, when three Turkish investigators traveled to Germany to collect evidence and testimonies, but nothing has been heard since "
More:Three years on, no progress in Turkish leg of charity embezzlement case - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Christofias: Turkey’s Plan B will not succeed - Cyprus Mail
"Christofias: Turkey’s Plan B will not succeed
By Stefanos Evripidou Published on April 21, 2011
TURKEY AND its allies are accusing the Greek Cypriot leadership of delaying tactics in the talks so as to promote its ‘Plan B’ for the recognition of a second state on the island, said President Demetris Christofias yesterday."
More:Christofias: Turkey’s Plan B will not succeed - Cyprus Mail
By Stefanos Evripidou Published on April 21, 2011
TURKEY AND its allies are accusing the Greek Cypriot leadership of delaying tactics in the talks so as to promote its ‘Plan B’ for the recognition of a second state on the island, said President Demetris Christofias yesterday."
More:Christofias: Turkey’s Plan B will not succeed - Cyprus Mail
Istanbul's ferries survive change, charm anew | Top News | Reuters
"Istanbul's ferries survive change, charm anew
Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:26am EDT
By Alexandra Hudson
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - With a rush of churning water then a jolt, the Karaoglanoglu ferry docks at Karakoy passenger terminal on Istanbul's European shore and a familiar rite begins."
More:Istanbul's ferries survive change, charm anew | Top News | Reuters
Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:26am EDT
By Alexandra Hudson
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - With a rush of churning water then a jolt, the Karaoglanoglu ferry docks at Karakoy passenger terminal on Istanbul's European shore and a familiar rite begins."
More:Istanbul's ferries survive change, charm anew | Top News | Reuters
Babacan Says Turkish Measures May Need to Be Increased Later - Businessweek
"Babacan Says Turkish Measures May Need to Be Increased Later
April 21, 2011, 2:22 AM EDT
By Steve Bryant
April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey may take additional steps to curb bank lending because it’s not clear that measures taken so far will be sufficient, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said."
More:Babacan Says Turkish Measures May Need to Be Increased Later - Businessweek
April 21, 2011, 2:22 AM EDT
By Steve Bryant
April 21 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey may take additional steps to curb bank lending because it’s not clear that measures taken so far will be sufficient, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said."
More:Babacan Says Turkish Measures May Need to Be Increased Later - Businessweek
Turkey-EU negotiations at bottleneck: Turkish FM - People's Daily Online
"Turkey-EU negotiations at bottleneck: Turkish FM
13:07, April 21, 2011
There are serious problems between the general positions of Turkey and the European Union, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday."
More:Turkey-EU negotiations at bottleneck: Turkish FM - People's Daily Online
13:07, April 21, 2011
There are serious problems between the general positions of Turkey and the European Union, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday."
More:Turkey-EU negotiations at bottleneck: Turkish FM - People's Daily Online
Turmoil in Turkey: "There is No Law": And more from the Turkish Press :: Hudson New York
"Turmoil in Turkey: 'There is No Law'
And more from the Turkish Press
POLITICAL TURMOIL FOLLOWS ELECTION BAN IN TURKEY
Rage against the election ban on 12 independent candidates poured out into the streets of Istanbul, Diyabakır, Van and Hakkari on Tuesday, drawing a harsh response from police.
Thousands of people gathered at Istanbul's Taksim Square to stage a sit-in strike and then marched to the Aksaray district, where clashes with police broke out. Some protesters who tried to throw stones at police in Taksim were stopped by others, but the situation became more heated in Aksaray."
More:Turmoil in Turkey: "There is No Law": And more from the Turkish Press :: Hudson New York
And more from the Turkish Press
POLITICAL TURMOIL FOLLOWS ELECTION BAN IN TURKEY
Rage against the election ban on 12 independent candidates poured out into the streets of Istanbul, Diyabakır, Van and Hakkari on Tuesday, drawing a harsh response from police.
Thousands of people gathered at Istanbul's Taksim Square to stage a sit-in strike and then marched to the Aksaray district, where clashes with police broke out. Some protesters who tried to throw stones at police in Taksim were stopped by others, but the situation became more heated in Aksaray."
More:Turmoil in Turkey: "There is No Law": And more from the Turkish Press :: Hudson New York
Court halts mosque construction plan for Taksim square
"Court halts mosque construction plan for Taksim square
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Istanbul: Daily News with wires
An Istanbul court has halted a zoning plan that would have allowed a mosque to be erected at Istanbul’s Taksim Square, CNNTurk reported Wednesday."
More:Court halts mosque construction plan for Taksim square - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Istanbul: Daily News with wires
An Istanbul court has halted a zoning plan that would have allowed a mosque to be erected at Istanbul’s Taksim Square, CNNTurk reported Wednesday."
More:Court halts mosque construction plan for Taksim square - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
A re-positioned Turkey
"A re-positioned Turkey
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
There is no question that Turkey has re-positioned itself geopolitically. The shift, a historic one, became clear over the past two years. It has been a move from a fundamentally Western to an independent and more Eastern foreign policy orientation. How is this historic? It changes the once-thought irreversible direction Mustafa Kemal Atatürk set for the country. His and the Republic’s founding aim were to point Turkey westward. From the founding, through the world wars and up to recent years, Western-oriented secularism was Turkey’s global face."
More:A re-positioned Turkey - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
There is no question that Turkey has re-positioned itself geopolitically. The shift, a historic one, became clear over the past two years. It has been a move from a fundamentally Western to an independent and more Eastern foreign policy orientation. How is this historic? It changes the once-thought irreversible direction Mustafa Kemal Atatürk set for the country. His and the Republic’s founding aim were to point Turkey westward. From the founding, through the world wars and up to recent years, Western-oriented secularism was Turkey’s global face."
More:A re-positioned Turkey - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Anti-racism group to march in Turkey on Armenian commemoration day
"Anti-racism group to march in Turkey on Armenian commemoration day
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
An anti-racism initiative will organize a series of protests and marches in Turkey on April 24, the date when some countries commemorate the alleged Armenian genocide in the last days of the Ottoman Empire."
More:Anti-racism group to march in Turkey on Armenian commemoration day - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
An anti-racism initiative will organize a series of protests and marches in Turkey on April 24, the date when some countries commemorate the alleged Armenian genocide in the last days of the Ottoman Empire."
More:Anti-racism group to march in Turkey on Armenian commemoration day - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Dogan Yayin: cutting a branch to save the tree? | beyondbrics | News and views on emerging markets from the Financial Times – FT.com
"Dogan Yayin: cutting a branch to save the tree?
April 20, 2011 6:50 pm by Delphine Strauss
Has Aydin Dogan, the billionaire owner of Turkey’s biggest media group, finally settled his differences with the government?"
More:Dogan Yayin: cutting a branch to save the tree? | beyondbrics | News and views on emerging markets from the Financial Times – FT.com
April 20, 2011 6:50 pm by Delphine Strauss
Has Aydin Dogan, the billionaire owner of Turkey’s biggest media group, finally settled his differences with the government?"
More:Dogan Yayin: cutting a branch to save the tree? | beyondbrics | News and views on emerging markets from the Financial Times – FT.com
Paris meets Brooklyn in Turkey's historic Cinghair - The Globe and Mail
"Paris meets Brooklyn in Turkey's historic Cinghair
DANIELLE GROEN
CIHANGIR, ISTANBUL— From Thursday's Globe and Mail
Published Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2011 3:57PM EDT
After one of our many breakfasts at Van Kahvalti Evi, co-owner Cetin Simsek brought over a pocket-size Turkish-English dictionary and pieced together a conversation made mostly of unconjugated verbs. “Marry?” he wondered. No, we weren’t married. “Devour!” we cried. He was glad to hear we liked the food. “Sleep?” he asked, gesturing toward Sultanahmet, the district boasting an extraordinary concentration of historic sights and tourist hotels. No, we assured him, we were staying right here in Cihangir. “Ah, Cihangir,” Simsek said, nodding. “Coffee, people, cats.” "
More:Paris meets Brooklyn in Turkey's historic Cinghair - The Globe and Mail
DANIELLE GROEN
CIHANGIR, ISTANBUL— From Thursday's Globe and Mail
Published Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2011 3:57PM EDT
After one of our many breakfasts at Van Kahvalti Evi, co-owner Cetin Simsek brought over a pocket-size Turkish-English dictionary and pieced together a conversation made mostly of unconjugated verbs. “Marry?” he wondered. No, we weren’t married. “Devour!” we cried. He was glad to hear we liked the food. “Sleep?” he asked, gesturing toward Sultanahmet, the district boasting an extraordinary concentration of historic sights and tourist hotels. No, we assured him, we were staying right here in Cihangir. “Ah, Cihangir,” Simsek said, nodding. “Coffee, people, cats.” "
More:Paris meets Brooklyn in Turkey's historic Cinghair - The Globe and Mail
Manu Chao drives Istanbul 'crazy' with two electrifying shows
"Manu Chao drives Istanbul 'crazy' with two electrifying shows
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
ÇETİN CEM YILMAZ
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Delighting a packed audience fortunate to have scored a ticket to the hottest concert in town, singer, songwriter and activist Manu Chao failed to disappoint, delivering two unforgettable shows in Istanbul on Monday and Tuesday."
More:Manu Chao drives Istanbul 'crazy' with two electrifying shows - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
ÇETİN CEM YILMAZ
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Delighting a packed audience fortunate to have scored a ticket to the hottest concert in town, singer, songwriter and activist Manu Chao failed to disappoint, delivering two unforgettable shows in Istanbul on Monday and Tuesday."
More:Manu Chao drives Istanbul 'crazy' with two electrifying shows - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Turkey Applauds U.S. Naming PKK Leaders on Drug Traffickers List - Bloomberg
"Turkey Applauds U.S. Naming PKK Leaders on Drug Traffickers List
By Benjamin Harvey - Apr 20, 2011 7:41 PM GMT+0300
Turkey applauded a decision by U.S. authorities to freeze the assets of five members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement today. "
More:Turkey Applauds U.S. Naming PKK Leaders on Drug Traffickers List - Bloomberg
By Benjamin Harvey - Apr 20, 2011 7:41 PM GMT+0300
Turkey applauded a decision by U.S. authorities to freeze the assets of five members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement today. "
More:Turkey Applauds U.S. Naming PKK Leaders on Drug Traffickers List - Bloomberg
Dogan Selling Newspapers to Demiroren, Karacan, CNBC-e Says - Bloomberg
"Dogan Selling Newspapers to Demiroren, Karacan, CNBC-e Says
By Aydan Eksin - Apr 20, 2011 5:01 PM GMT+0300
Dogan Yayin Holding AS (DYHOL), Turkey’s biggest media group, will sell the Milliyet and Vatan newspapers to Turkish businessmen Erdogan Demiroren and Ali Karacan, CNBC-e television reported."
More:Dogan Selling Newspapers to Demiroren, Karacan, CNBC-e Says - Bloomberg
By Aydan Eksin - Apr 20, 2011 5:01 PM GMT+0300
Dogan Yayin Holding AS (DYHOL), Turkey’s biggest media group, will sell the Milliyet and Vatan newspapers to Turkish businessmen Erdogan Demiroren and Ali Karacan, CNBC-e television reported."
More:Dogan Selling Newspapers to Demiroren, Karacan, CNBC-e Says - Bloomberg
Man shot dead in Kurd protests over Turkey poll ban | World | Reuters
"Man shot dead in Kurd protests over Turkey poll ban
Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:05pm GMT
By Seyhmus Cakan
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - One protester was shot dead during a second day of clashes between police and demonstrators in southeast Turkey after a dozen Kurdish politicians were barred from contesting a national election."
More:Man shot dead in Kurd protests over Turkey poll ban | World | Reuters
Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:05pm GMT
By Seyhmus Cakan
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - One protester was shot dead during a second day of clashes between police and demonstrators in southeast Turkey after a dozen Kurdish politicians were barred from contesting a national election."
More:Man shot dead in Kurd protests over Turkey poll ban | World | Reuters
Bulgaria: Zhelev: Russia to Seek EU Membership, Turkey a Must for Europe - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
"Zhelev: Russia to Seek EU Membership, Turkey a Must for Europe
Bulgaria in EU | April 20, 2011, Wednesday
First democratically elected Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev thinks Turkey and Russia should end up in the EU. Photo by BGNES
Russia will soon seek membership in the European Union, while Turkey's EU accession is a must."
More:Bulgaria: Zhelev: Russia to Seek EU Membership, Turkey a Must for Europe - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria in EU | April 20, 2011, Wednesday
First democratically elected Bulgarian President Zhelyu Zhelev thinks Turkey and Russia should end up in the EU. Photo by BGNES
Russia will soon seek membership in the European Union, while Turkey's EU accession is a must."
More:Bulgaria: Zhelev: Russia to Seek EU Membership, Turkey a Must for Europe - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Turkish wines on the table
"Turkish wines on the table
by Liz Biro
We talk French wines, Italian wines, Australian wines and South American wines, but wines from Turkey? Well, that’s not exactly the go-to place when we consider pouring a glass with dinner."
More:Turkish wines on the table – Port City Foodies - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC - Archive
by Liz Biro
We talk French wines, Italian wines, Australian wines and South American wines, but wines from Turkey? Well, that’s not exactly the go-to place when we consider pouring a glass with dinner."
More:Turkish wines on the table – Port City Foodies - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC - Archive
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