"Turkey and Serbia sign deals during Gul’s visit
Turkey and Serbia have signed a series of bilateral agreements during Turkish president Abdullah Gul’s visit to Belgrade, and Gul has encouraged Turkish investment in Serbia, with both countries agreeing that Ankara’s recognition of Kosovo as independent should not stand between them."
More:Turkey and Serbia sign deals during Gul’s visit - South Eastern Europe - The Sofia Echo
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
IBM Opens New Business Continuity and Resiliency Service Center in Izmir, Turkey | Reuters
"IBM Opens New Business Continuity and Resiliency Service Center in Izmir, Turkey
Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:00am EDT
IZMIR, Turkey, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In line with increasing
business demand, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has opened a new Business Continuity and
Resiliency Services (BCRS) Center in Izmir, Turkey, replacing the former
facility, which has been in operation since 1995. The new facility features
advanced data center capabilities and workplace-recovery technologies designed
to help companies safeguard and recover critical information and ensure
uninterrupted operations."
More:IBM Opens New Business Continuity and Resiliency Service Center in Izmir, Turkey | Reuters
Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:00am EDT
IZMIR, Turkey, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In line with increasing
business demand, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has opened a new Business Continuity and
Resiliency Services (BCRS) Center in Izmir, Turkey, replacing the former
facility, which has been in operation since 1995. The new facility features
advanced data center capabilities and workplace-recovery technologies designed
to help companies safeguard and recover critical information and ensure
uninterrupted operations."
More:IBM Opens New Business Continuity and Resiliency Service Center in Izmir, Turkey | Reuters
VIDEO: 2011 Volvo S60 Drawn on Paper by Blind Turkish Artist - Carscoop
VIDEO: 2011 Volvo S60 Drawn on Paper by Blind Turkish Artist"
Automakers and their respective marketing departments / advertising agencies come up with all sorts of ideas to generate interest in their current or future products - some successful, others not so much. For the promotion of its new 2011 S60 sedan that will be officially revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010, Volvo's Live Communication and Social Media decided to take a rather unconventional approach by calling in a blind Turkish artist named Esref Armagan to 'sample' the finished model and draw a picture of the car."
More:VIDEO: 2011 Volvo S60 Drawn on Paper by Blind Turkish Artist - Carscoop
Automakers and their respective marketing departments / advertising agencies come up with all sorts of ideas to generate interest in their current or future products - some successful, others not so much. For the promotion of its new 2011 S60 sedan that will be officially revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010, Volvo's Live Communication and Social Media decided to take a rather unconventional approach by calling in a blind Turkish artist named Esref Armagan to 'sample' the finished model and draw a picture of the car."
More:VIDEO: 2011 Volvo S60 Drawn on Paper by Blind Turkish Artist - Carscoop
Stronger dlr hits Turkish markets
"Stronger dlr hits Turkish markets
Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:45am EDT
ISTANBUL, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Bond prices slid while the lira softened on Tuesday on the effects of Monday's dollar strengthening on the Turkish market continued, dealers said."
More:Stronger dlr hits Turkish markets | Industries | Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Reuters
Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:45am EDT
ISTANBUL, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Bond prices slid while the lira softened on Tuesday on the effects of Monday's dollar strengthening on the Turkish market continued, dealers said."
More:Stronger dlr hits Turkish markets | Industries | Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Reuters
Turkish MEP meeting closed to press
"Turkish MEP meeting closed to press
Tuesday 27 October 2009
A question and answer session between members of the European parliament and Turkey's European affairs minister Egemen Bagis was closed to the press on Monday afternoon because a Dutch anti-immigration MEP was one of the delegates, the NRC reports."
More:DutchNews.nl - Turkish MEP meeting closed to press
Tuesday 27 October 2009
A question and answer session between members of the European parliament and Turkey's European affairs minister Egemen Bagis was closed to the press on Monday afternoon because a Dutch anti-immigration MEP was one of the delegates, the NRC reports."
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Learning each other’s language to promote trust
"Learning each other’s language to promote trust
By Patrick Dewhurst
PROMOTING the teaching of Greek in Turkish Cypriot schools, and Turkish in Greek Cypriot schools is an important part of a Cyprus solution, the EU Commissioner for Multilingualism, Leonard Orban said yesterday.
'From a multilingualist point of view, the fact that more people would be able to learn the language of the other community is extremely important. This is one of the key messages of the multilingual policy. By learning the language of others we are strengthening the intercultural dialogue,” said Orban who is currently on a visit to the island.
'I know it is sensitive here but it is part of the solution. It will improve trust, and help people to live together and interact,” Orban told a news conference in Nicosia."
More: Cyprus Mail
By Patrick Dewhurst
PROMOTING the teaching of Greek in Turkish Cypriot schools, and Turkish in Greek Cypriot schools is an important part of a Cyprus solution, the EU Commissioner for Multilingualism, Leonard Orban said yesterday.
'From a multilingualist point of view, the fact that more people would be able to learn the language of the other community is extremely important. This is one of the key messages of the multilingual policy. By learning the language of others we are strengthening the intercultural dialogue,” said Orban who is currently on a visit to the island.
'I know it is sensitive here but it is part of the solution. It will improve trust, and help people to live together and interact,” Orban told a news conference in Nicosia."
More: Cyprus Mail
Turkish central bank sees flat demand in Q3 - Forbes.com
"Turkish central bank sees flat demand in Q3
10.27.09, 04:51 AM EDT
ANKARA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Turkey's Central Bank sees a flat trend in domestic demand in the third quarter of this year, after a rise in the second quarter, Governor Durmus Yilmaz said on Tuesday."
More:Turkish central bank sees flat demand in Q3 - Forbes.com
10.27.09, 04:51 AM EDT
ANKARA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Turkey's Central Bank sees a flat trend in domestic demand in the third quarter of this year, after a rise in the second quarter, Governor Durmus Yilmaz said on Tuesday."
More:Turkish central bank sees flat demand in Q3 - Forbes.com
Miliband: Turning Turkey away from EU 'unconscionable' | EU - European Information on Enlargement
"Miliband: Turning Turkey away from EU 'unconscionable'[fr][de]
Published: Tuesday 27 October 2009
In a major foreign policy speech pronounced on Monday (26 October), UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for Turkey's full membership of the EU, provided that the candidate country satisfies human rights standards and addresses the role of the military and the separation of powers."
More:EurActiv.com - Miliband: Turning Turkey away from EU 'unconscionable' | EU - European Information on Enlargement
Published: Tuesday 27 October 2009
In a major foreign policy speech pronounced on Monday (26 October), UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for Turkey's full membership of the EU, provided that the candidate country satisfies human rights standards and addresses the role of the military and the separation of powers."
More:EurActiv.com - Miliband: Turning Turkey away from EU 'unconscionable' | EU - European Information on Enlargement
No kissing, Turks told after first death from H1N1 | Reuters
"No kissing, Turks told after first death from H1N1
Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:58am EDT
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's health minister urged Turks to avoid kissing or handshaking for the next five months to contain the spread of H1N1, newspapers said Tuesday, after Turkey reported its first known death from the flu virus."
More:No kissing, Turks told after first death from H1N1 | Reuters
Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:58am EDT
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's health minister urged Turks to avoid kissing or handshaking for the next five months to contain the spread of H1N1, newspapers said Tuesday, after Turkey reported its first known death from the flu virus."
More:No kissing, Turks told after first death from H1N1 | Reuters
Turkey orders national school recess to be disinfected as A/H1N1flu cases rise: report
"Turkey orders national school recess to be disinfected as A/H1N1flu cases rise: report
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-27 07:21:40
ANKARA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Turkey announced Monday all educational institutions in the country will take a recess this Friday for a four-day break to be disinfected against the A/H1N1 flu, reported a Turkish newspaper on its website."
More:Turkey orders national school recess to be disinfected as A/H1N1flu cases rise: report _English_Xinhua
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-27 07:21:40
ANKARA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Turkey announced Monday all educational institutions in the country will take a recess this Friday for a four-day break to be disinfected against the A/H1N1 flu, reported a Turkish newspaper on its website."
More:Turkey orders national school recess to be disinfected as A/H1N1flu cases rise: report _English_Xinhua
Armenia’s Turkish Border Remains Closed Pending Lawmaker Votes - Bloomberg.com
"Armenia’s Turkish Border Remains Closed Pending Lawmaker Votes
By Helena Bedwell
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Armenian lawmakers may delay voting on a treaty that would open the border with Turkey and boost the former Soviet republic’s economy until the Turkish parliament has considered the step."
More:Armenia’s Turkish Border Remains Closed Pending Lawmaker Votes - Bloomberg.com
By Helena Bedwell
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Armenian lawmakers may delay voting on a treaty that would open the border with Turkey and boost the former Soviet republic’s economy until the Turkish parliament has considered the step."
More:Armenia’s Turkish Border Remains Closed Pending Lawmaker Votes - Bloomberg.com
Turkish Muslims protest over Israeli violence at Jerusalem shrine
"Turkish Muslims protest over Israeli violence at Jerusalem shrine
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-27 07:24:10
ISTANBUL, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Some 500 Turkish Muslims marched on street here on Monday in a protest against Israel over violence at a Jerusalem holy site for both Arabs and Jews."
More:Turkish Muslims protest over Israeli violence at Jerusalem shrine _English_Xinhua
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-27 07:24:10
ISTANBUL, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Some 500 Turkish Muslims marched on street here on Monday in a protest against Israel over violence at a Jerusalem holy site for both Arabs and Jews."
More:Turkish Muslims protest over Israeli violence at Jerusalem shrine _English_Xinhua
(Gen) Turkish Security Teams Capture 52 Illegal Migrants In Operations - Turk.Net
"Turkish Security Teams Capture 52 Illegal Migrants In Operations
AYVALIK/MALATYA/MUGLA (A.A) - 26.10.2009 - Turkish security teams captured 52 illegal migrants in northwestern province of Balikesir, eastern province of Malatya and southwestern province of Mugla."
More:(Gen) Turkish Security Teams Capture 52 Illegal Migrants In Operations - Turk.Net
AYVALIK/MALATYA/MUGLA (A.A) - 26.10.2009 - Turkish security teams captured 52 illegal migrants in northwestern province of Balikesir, eastern province of Malatya and southwestern province of Mugla."
More:(Gen) Turkish Security Teams Capture 52 Illegal Migrants In Operations - Turk.Net
1,095 A/H1N1 flu cases reported in Turkey
"1,095 A/H1N1 flu cases reported in Turkey
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-27 07:19:59
ANKARA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Health Ministry said on Monday that a total of 1,095 A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported in Turkey so far, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported."
More:1,095 A/H1N1 flu cases reported in Turkey _English_Xinhua
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-27 07:19:59
ANKARA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Health Ministry said on Monday that a total of 1,095 A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported in Turkey so far, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported."
More:1,095 A/H1N1 flu cases reported in Turkey _English_Xinhua
Briefing on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
"Briefing on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
Michael H. Posner
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Washington, DC
October 26, 2009
[Editor's Note: Secretary Clinton introduced Assistant Secretary Posner at the conclusion of her remarks on the release of the 2009 International Religious Freedom Report.]
...QUESTION: (Inaudible) with Turkish daily Hurriyet. Regarding Turkey here and the executive summary, it says authorities continue their broad ban on wearing Islamic religious headscarves in government offices, as well as in public schools. So what are you saying? Are you saying that the ban on headscarves should be lifted in Turkey?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSNER: We’re saying that this is one of the issues of how people express their religious identity, and I think as a general matter, our intention, our hope would be that societies would find a way to allow people to express their religious attitude, their religious belief in nonviolent ways. I don’t know that we’ve got a government position on headscarves, but it – I think raising that in the report suggests that we are trying to encourage, in a general way, governments to find – look, revisit questions about symbolic representations of religion that are nonviolent, and to the extent possible, encourage people or allow people to make those decisions for themselves."
More:Briefing on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
Michael H. Posner
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
Washington, DC
October 26, 2009
[Editor's Note: Secretary Clinton introduced Assistant Secretary Posner at the conclusion of her remarks on the release of the 2009 International Religious Freedom Report.]
...QUESTION: (Inaudible) with Turkish daily Hurriyet. Regarding Turkey here and the executive summary, it says authorities continue their broad ban on wearing Islamic religious headscarves in government offices, as well as in public schools. So what are you saying? Are you saying that the ban on headscarves should be lifted in Turkey?
ASSISTANT SECRETARY POSNER: We’re saying that this is one of the issues of how people express their religious identity, and I think as a general matter, our intention, our hope would be that societies would find a way to allow people to express their religious attitude, their religious belief in nonviolent ways. I don’t know that we’ve got a government position on headscarves, but it – I think raising that in the report suggests that we are trying to encourage, in a general way, governments to find – look, revisit questions about symbolic representations of religion that are nonviolent, and to the extent possible, encourage people or allow people to make those decisions for themselves."
More:Briefing on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
Monday, October 26, 2009
Turkey can and must mediate in the region
"Turkey can and must mediate in the region
Israel is perturbed over Ankara's strategy to advance ties with the Arab world
US President Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901 that strong nations should 'speak softly and carry a big stick'. His big stick was the military might of the United States, wielded repeatedly throughout the 20th century."
More:gulfnews : Turkey can and must mediate in the region
Israel is perturbed over Ankara's strategy to advance ties with the Arab world
US President Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901 that strong nations should 'speak softly and carry a big stick'. His big stick was the military might of the United States, wielded repeatedly throughout the 20th century."
More:gulfnews : Turkey can and must mediate in the region
Is Turkey Leaving the West?
"Is Turkey Leaving the West?
By Soner Cagaptay
Foreign Affairs, October 26, 2009
In early October, Turkey disinvited Israel from Anatolian Eagle, an annual Turkish air force exercise that it had held with Israel, NATO, and the United States since the mid-1990s. It marked the first time Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) let its increasingly anti-Western rhetoric spill into its foreign policy strategy, and the move may suggest that Turkey's continued cooperation with the West is far from guaranteed."
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By Soner Cagaptay
Foreign Affairs, October 26, 2009
In early October, Turkey disinvited Israel from Anatolian Eagle, an annual Turkish air force exercise that it had held with Israel, NATO, and the United States since the mid-1990s. It marked the first time Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) let its increasingly anti-Western rhetoric spill into its foreign policy strategy, and the move may suggest that Turkey's continued cooperation with the West is far from guaranteed."
More:Article or Op-Ed
Turkey's strategic foreign policy shift
"Turkey's strategic foreign policy shift
By Mohammad Akef Jamal
Turkish foreign policy took a new turn after the appointment of Ahmad Dawood Oglu as Foreign Minister in May. Oglu, who was previously chief advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has a vision to expand Turkey's role, achieving breakthroughs in the Middle East and Europe."
More:tehran times : Turkey's strategic foreign policy shift
By Mohammad Akef Jamal
Turkish foreign policy took a new turn after the appointment of Ahmad Dawood Oglu as Foreign Minister in May. Oglu, who was previously chief advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has a vision to expand Turkey's role, achieving breakthroughs in the Middle East and Europe."
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EU troubled by Turkey's "friendship" with Iran | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
"EU troubled by Turkey's 'friendship' with Iran
On air: 26 October 2009 16:30
Newsline 26 October 2009: Turkey worries the EU with show of support for Iran. A look at why th EU's failing to make a difference in Afghanistan. American Atheists look to spread disbelief in New York. A new Dutch MEP thinks the EU's giving him too much money."
More:EU troubled by Turkey's "friendship" with Iran | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
On air: 26 October 2009 16:30
Newsline 26 October 2009: Turkey worries the EU with show of support for Iran. A look at why th EU's failing to make a difference in Afghanistan. American Atheists look to spread disbelief in New York. A new Dutch MEP thinks the EU's giving him too much money."
More:EU troubled by Turkey's "friendship" with Iran | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Kurdish Teens Jailed Under Turkish Anti-Terror Law Pose Reconciliation Challenge
"Kurdish Teens Jailed Under Turkish Anti-Terror Law Pose Reconciliation Challenge
By Dorian Jones
Adana, Turkey
26 October 2009
Reconciliation efforts between the Turkish government and Kurdish rebels were given a boost last week when a small group of rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party crossed over from Iraq and turned themselves into Turkish security forces. Some observers have called the largely symbolic event a turning point, but key challenges remain. One of those challenges is the plight of hundreds of Kurdish teenagers facing decades in prison after being accused of supporting terrorism."
More:VOA News - Kurdish Teens Jailed Under Turkish Anti-Terror Law Pose Reconciliation Challenge
By Dorian Jones
Adana, Turkey
26 October 2009
Reconciliation efforts between the Turkish government and Kurdish rebels were given a boost last week when a small group of rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party crossed over from Iraq and turned themselves into Turkish security forces. Some observers have called the largely symbolic event a turning point, but key challenges remain. One of those challenges is the plight of hundreds of Kurdish teenagers facing decades in prison after being accused of supporting terrorism."
More:VOA News - Kurdish Teens Jailed Under Turkish Anti-Terror Law Pose Reconciliation Challenge
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