Turkey Reinforces Border Ahead of Geneva Conference
Turkey reinforces its borders only days before the scheduled conference of world leaders in Geneva this weekend. As death and destruction in Syria mounts, the country fears they will be forced to retaliate should violence in the area make its way across the border. Additional troops and several anti-aircraft weapons have been moved into place in order to contend with any potential threats that could arise in the future.
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Saturday, June 30, 2012
UPDATE 1-Gazprom warns Turkey over Azeri gas pipeline deal | Reuters
UPDATE 1-Gazprom warns Turkey over Azeri gas pipeline deal
MOSCOW, June 29 (Reuters) - Gazprom on Friday sent a warning signal to its second-largest gas consumer Turkey over Ankara's agreement with neighbouring Azerbaijan to built a gas pipeline to Europe, a rival to Moscow-backed planned South Stream trunk.
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MOSCOW, June 29 (Reuters) - Gazprom on Friday sent a warning signal to its second-largest gas consumer Turkey over Ankara's agreement with neighbouring Azerbaijan to built a gas pipeline to Europe, a rival to Moscow-backed planned South Stream trunk.
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Turkey's Isbank gets $225mln and 125mln euro loans | Reuters
Turkey's Isbank gets $225mln and 125mln euro loans
ISTANBUL, June 29 | Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:17pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkey's Isbank said on Friday it obtained $225 million and 125 million euro ($155.33 million) in loans.
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ISTANBUL, June 29 | Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:17pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkey's Isbank said on Friday it obtained $225 million and 125 million euro ($155.33 million) in loans.
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Turkey coup trial resumes without ailing defendants | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Turkey coup trial resumes without ailing defendants
Published on 29 June 2012 - 12:18pm
Turkey's landmark trial into the bloody 1980 coup resumed on Friday in the absence of the two defendants, whose old age and frail health is still preventing them from appearing in court.
The two generals, Kenan Evren, 94, and Tahsin Sahinkaya, 86, are considered unfit to appear in the dock because of their age and physical condition, according to a report by the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul.
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Published on 29 June 2012 - 12:18pm
Turkey's landmark trial into the bloody 1980 coup resumed on Friday in the absence of the two defendants, whose old age and frail health is still preventing them from appearing in court.
The two generals, Kenan Evren, 94, and Tahsin Sahinkaya, 86, are considered unfit to appear in the dock because of their age and physical condition, according to a report by the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul.
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Turkey Trade Deficit Narrows for 7th Month as Exports Jump - Bloomberg
Turkey Trade Deficit Narrows for 7th Month as Exports Jump
By Ali Berat Meric and Benjamin Harvey - Jun 29, 2012 12:32 PM GMT+0300
Turkey’s trade deficit narrowed for a seventh month in May as exports jumped and Iran bought more Turkish gold.
The gap declined to $8.6 billion from $10.2 billion a year earlier, the statistics office in Ankara said on its website today. The median estimate of six economists surveyed by Bloomberg was $8 billion versus a shortfall of $6.6 billion in April.
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By Ali Berat Meric and Benjamin Harvey - Jun 29, 2012 12:32 PM GMT+0300
Turkey’s trade deficit narrowed for a seventh month in May as exports jumped and Iran bought more Turkish gold.
The gap declined to $8.6 billion from $10.2 billion a year earlier, the statistics office in Ankara said on its website today. The median estimate of six economists surveyed by Bloomberg was $8 billion versus a shortfall of $6.6 billion in April.
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Haifa Wehbe wows crowds in Ankara
Haifa Wehbe wows crowds in Ankara
Friday, 29 June 2012
By Noora Faraj
Al Arabiya
Popular Lebanese songstress Haifa Wehbe performed for a sea of fans in the Turkish capital, Ankara, for the first time on Thursday night, as part of a festival in which she was the first Arab artist to participate in.
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Friday, 29 June 2012
By Noora Faraj
Al Arabiya
Popular Lebanese songstress Haifa Wehbe performed for a sea of fans in the Turkish capital, Ankara, for the first time on Thursday night, as part of a festival in which she was the first Arab artist to participate in.
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Jason Andrew's "Football's Lost Boys" - NYTimes.com
Soccer’s Lost Boys, Stranded in Istanbul
By ADAM MCCAULEY
The light was dim, and the room dank. The photographer Jason Andrew descended the basement steps. A single television displayed the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham, as flickering light of the television illuminated nearly a dozen dark faces in the room.
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By ADAM MCCAULEY
The light was dim, and the room dank. The photographer Jason Andrew descended the basement steps. A single television displayed the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham, as flickering light of the television illuminated nearly a dozen dark faces in the room.
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POLITICS - Turkish PM Erdoğan, Zana to meet to discuss Kurdish issue
Turkish PM Erdoğan, Zana to meet to discuss Kurdish issue
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet independent Kurdish lawmaker Leyla Zana on June 30 to discuss the Kurdish issue, two days after the National Security Council (MGK) said terrorism would not hold back commonsense efforts to solve the Kurdish question.
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet independent Kurdish lawmaker Leyla Zana on June 30 to discuss the Kurdish issue, two days after the National Security Council (MGK) said terrorism would not hold back commonsense efforts to solve the Kurdish question.
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Turkish Cypriots Set Terms for Future Talks, 30 June 2012 Saturday 9:54
Turkish Cypriots Set Terms for Future Talks
By Sevim Küçükkoşum, Hürriyet Daily News
Halted reunification talks between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots can only be resumed with the introduction of a deadline for negotiations and lifting the embargos imposed on Turkish Cyprus, the Turkish Cypriot leader has said, just a day before Greek Cyprus assumes the six-month EU term presidency.
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By Sevim Küçükkoşum, Hürriyet Daily News
Halted reunification talks between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots can only be resumed with the introduction of a deadline for negotiations and lifting the embargos imposed on Turkish Cyprus, the Turkish Cypriot leader has said, just a day before Greek Cyprus assumes the six-month EU term presidency.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Nabucco pick hikes Turkey’s energy hub bid
Nabucco pick hikes Turkey’s energy hub bid
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The Shah Deniz consortium, led by BP and the Azerbaijani state-run energy company Statoil, has concluded its evaluation of potential gas export routes towards Southeast and Central Europe, and has chosen to back a new version of the Nabucco project.
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The Shah Deniz consortium, led by BP and the Azerbaijani state-run energy company Statoil, has concluded its evaluation of potential gas export routes towards Southeast and Central Europe, and has chosen to back a new version of the Nabucco project.
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Turkey’s Tweak of Basel Capital Measures Helps Banks, BGC Says - Bloomberg
Turkey’s Tweak of Basel Capital Measures Helps Banks, BGC Says
By Benjamin Harvey - Jun 28, 2012 11:08 AM GMT+0300
Turkey’s fine-tuning of the Basel II capital rules limits their impact on banks, protecting Turkiye Is Bankasi (ISATR) AS, Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (VAKBN) and Yapi & Kredi Bankasi AS (YKBNK) from falling below required capital requirements, brokerage BGC Partners said.
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By Benjamin Harvey - Jun 28, 2012 11:08 AM GMT+0300
Turkey’s fine-tuning of the Basel II capital rules limits their impact on banks, protecting Turkiye Is Bankasi (ISATR) AS, Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO (VAKBN) and Yapi & Kredi Bankasi AS (YKBNK) from falling below required capital requirements, brokerage BGC Partners said.
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AFP: Turkey sends missile batteries to tense Syria border
Turkey sends missile batteries to tense Syria border
By Ceren Kumova (AFP) – 20 hours ago
ISTANBUL — Turkey has sent missile batteries, tanks and troops to the border with Syria as a "security corridor", almost a week after the Syrian downing of a Turkish military jet, media reports said on Thursday.
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By Ceren Kumova (AFP) – 20 hours ago
ISTANBUL — Turkey has sent missile batteries, tanks and troops to the border with Syria as a "security corridor", almost a week after the Syrian downing of a Turkish military jet, media reports said on Thursday.
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Women Fight Back; Male Violence on Trial - Bianet
Women Fight Back; Male Violence on Trial
The gains scored in the struggle against violence toward women in May, the penalties incurred on the offenders and sample court verdicts...
Rojda Duygu YEŞİLGÖZ-Ezgi OLGUN
Istanbul - BIA News Center
29 June 2012, Friday
Bianet continues keeping the tally on developments pertaining to the struggle on issues of violence, sexual harassment, rape and murder against women, the penalties incurred on the offenders and favorable and unfavorable court verdicts.
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The gains scored in the struggle against violence toward women in May, the penalties incurred on the offenders and sample court verdicts...
Rojda Duygu YEŞİLGÖZ-Ezgi OLGUN
Istanbul - BIA News Center
29 June 2012, Friday
Bianet continues keeping the tally on developments pertaining to the struggle on issues of violence, sexual harassment, rape and murder against women, the penalties incurred on the offenders and favorable and unfavorable court verdicts.
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Tension over downed Turkish jet shows risk of Syria spillover - latimes.com
Tension over downed Turkish jet shows risk of Syria spillover
June 26, 2012 | 5:00 am
In the four days since Syrian air defenses shot down a Turkish military jet, attempts by Ankara and Damascus to contain the security fallout have given way to accusations, veiled threats and fears of a widening regional conflict.
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June 26, 2012 | 5:00 am
In the four days since Syrian air defenses shot down a Turkish military jet, attempts by Ankara and Damascus to contain the security fallout have given way to accusations, veiled threats and fears of a widening regional conflict.
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NATO Expands Presence in Caucasus As Broader War Looms
NATO Expands Presence in Caucasus As Broader War Looms
by Rick Rozoff
Global Research, June 28, 2012
On the sidelines of the twentieth anniversary summit of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation in Istanbul, Turkey on June 26, Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili met with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul and, according to Trend News Agency of Azerbaijan, dscussed "Issues of regional security and stability... "
The presidents also discussed regional - Transcaucasian and Trans-Caspian - energy and transportation projects engineered by the United States and several key NATO allies over the past twenty years.
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by Rick Rozoff
Global Research, June 28, 2012
On the sidelines of the twentieth anniversary summit of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation in Istanbul, Turkey on June 26, Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili met with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul and, according to Trend News Agency of Azerbaijan, dscussed "Issues of regional security and stability... "
The presidents also discussed regional - Transcaucasian and Trans-Caspian - energy and transportation projects engineered by the United States and several key NATO allies over the past twenty years.
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ISTANBUL: Turkey warns Syria: 'No more Mr. Nice Guy' | World News | Bradenton Herald
Turkey warns Syria: 'No more Mr. Nice Guy'
Published: June 26, 2012
ISTANBUL — With the backing of the NATO alliance, which unanimously condemned Syria for shooting down an unarmed Turkish reconnaissance plane last week, Turkey warned Tuesday that its military will be prepared to attack any Syrian military element that crossed their common border.
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Published: June 26, 2012
ISTANBUL — With the backing of the NATO alliance, which unanimously condemned Syria for shooting down an unarmed Turkish reconnaissance plane last week, Turkey warned Tuesday that its military will be prepared to attack any Syrian military element that crossed their common border.
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Turkey moves to disband controversial courts | FTC Publications Newswire Daily
Turkey moves to disband controversial courts
June 28, 2012
By The News Staff
Ankara, Turkey (The Media Line) – They were either tools to stifle dissent and pursue Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s enemies, or they were a badly needed – if sometimes abused – way to ensure democracy in Turkey and take on criminal gangs.
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June 28, 2012
By The News Staff
Ankara, Turkey (The Media Line) – They were either tools to stifle dissent and pursue Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s enemies, or they were a badly needed – if sometimes abused – way to ensure democracy in Turkey and take on criminal gangs.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Turkey says to act with determination in jet attack | Reuters
Turkey says to act with determination in jet attack
ANKARA | Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:54pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's National Security Council said on Thursday it would respond to Syria's "hostile" downing of one of its reconnaissance jets last week with determination but within international law.
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ANKARA | Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:54pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's National Security Council said on Thursday it would respond to Syria's "hostile" downing of one of its reconnaissance jets last week with determination but within international law.
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EU failing in PKK effort, Turkey says - UPI.com
EU failing in PKK effort, Turkey says
Published: June 28, 2012 at 11:01 AM
ANKARA, Turkey, June 28 (UPI) -- Members of the European Union aren't helping Turkey in its fight against Kurdish separatists, the speaker of Turkish Parliament said.
The Interior Ministry early this year called for a bounty of as much as $2.6 million for several of top leaders in the Kurdistan Workers' Party, known by its Kurdish-language initials PKK.
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Published: June 28, 2012 at 11:01 AM
ANKARA, Turkey, June 28 (UPI) -- Members of the European Union aren't helping Turkey in its fight against Kurdish separatists, the speaker of Turkish Parliament said.
The Interior Ministry early this year called for a bounty of as much as $2.6 million for several of top leaders in the Kurdistan Workers' Party, known by its Kurdish-language initials PKK.
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Incident: THY A319 near Ankara on Jun 15th 2012, bomb hoax on lavatory mirror
Incident: THY A319 near Ankara on Jun 15th 2012, bomb hoax on lavatory mirror
By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Jun 28th 2012 13:07Z, last updated Thursday, Jun 28th 2012 13:07Z
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration TC-JUA performing flight TK-2201 from Kahramanmaras to Istanbul (Turkey) with 120 passengers, was enroute at FL300 about 160nm southeast of Ankara (Turkey) when the word "BOMMM" was found written on a lavatory mirror with a blue pen. The captain decided to divert to Ankara as a precaution, the aircraft landed safely on Ankara's runway 21R about 25 minutes later. The aircraft taxied to a remote area, the passengers disembarked normally.
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By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Jun 28th 2012 13:07Z, last updated Thursday, Jun 28th 2012 13:07Z
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration TC-JUA performing flight TK-2201 from Kahramanmaras to Istanbul (Turkey) with 120 passengers, was enroute at FL300 about 160nm southeast of Ankara (Turkey) when the word "BOMMM" was found written on a lavatory mirror with a blue pen. The captain decided to divert to Ankara as a precaution, the aircraft landed safely on Ankara's runway 21R about 25 minutes later. The aircraft taxied to a remote area, the passengers disembarked normally.
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Baba Zula trace Istanbul's highs and lows | Music | DW.DE | 28.06.2012
Baba Zula trace Istanbul's highs and lows
Turkish band Baba Zula achieved fame in Germany through the music documentary 'Crossing the Bridge.' The band with its rebellious spirit goes way back in the contemporary Turkish music scene.
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Turkish band Baba Zula achieved fame in Germany through the music documentary 'Crossing the Bridge.' The band with its rebellious spirit goes way back in the contemporary Turkish music scene.
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Turkish lira down on Syria tensions, rate outlook | Reuters
Turkish lira down on Syria tensions, rate outlook
By Seda Sezer
ISTANBUL | Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:16pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's currency fell to a two-week low against the dollar and bond and stock prices dropped on Thursday on worries about escalating tensions with Syria as troops moved up to the border.
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By Seda Sezer
ISTANBUL | Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:16pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's currency fell to a two-week low against the dollar and bond and stock prices dropped on Thursday on worries about escalating tensions with Syria as troops moved up to the border.
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American anthropologist portrays Jews in Turkey | The Canadian Jewish News
American anthropologist portrays Jews in Turkey
Sheldon Kirshner, Staff Reporter, Thursday, June 28, 2012
Turkey’s venerable Jewish community, one of the few still left in the Muslim world today, comes under rigorous scrutiny in Marcy Brink-Danan’s Jewish Life in 21st-Century Turkey: The Other Side of Tolerance, published by Indiana University Press.
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Sheldon Kirshner, Staff Reporter, Thursday, June 28, 2012
Turkey’s venerable Jewish community, one of the few still left in the Muslim world today, comes under rigorous scrutiny in Marcy Brink-Danan’s Jewish Life in 21st-Century Turkey: The Other Side of Tolerance, published by Indiana University Press.
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AFP: Blast halts Iran gas supply to Turkey
Blast halts Iran gas supply to Turkey
(AFP) – 4 hours ago
ANKARA — An explosion targeting a pipeline in eastern Turkey has cut off Iranian natural gas shipments to the country, Anatolia news agency reported on Thursday citing sources from the energy ministry.
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(AFP) – 4 hours ago
ANKARA — An explosion targeting a pipeline in eastern Turkey has cut off Iranian natural gas shipments to the country, Anatolia news agency reported on Thursday citing sources from the energy ministry.
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Turkey: the storm passes | Vestnik Kavkaza
Turkey: the storm passes
by Peter Lyukimson, Israel. Exclusively for VK
The history of Jewish-Turkish relations starts in the Medieval Age. It is obviously unique and affected the modern history of Israeli-Turkish relations. Back then, Israelis only dreamed about building a national state and Zionists had a schism over attitudes towards Turkey. Ze'ev Zhabotinsky viewed the UK and Antanta as allies in achieving the goal. The first Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion was confident in the 1910s that stress should be put on the support of the Ottoman Empire.
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by Peter Lyukimson, Israel. Exclusively for VK
The history of Jewish-Turkish relations starts in the Medieval Age. It is obviously unique and affected the modern history of Israeli-Turkish relations. Back then, Israelis only dreamed about building a national state and Zionists had a schism over attitudes towards Turkey. Ze'ev Zhabotinsky viewed the UK and Antanta as allies in achieving the goal. The first Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion was confident in the 1910s that stress should be put on the support of the Ottoman Empire.
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"The Government Is Trying to Intrude in People's Private Lives" - Qantara.de
The Turkish Women's Rights Activist Selen Lermioğlu Yılmaz''The Government Is Trying to Intrude into People's Private Lives''
In May the Turkish government announced its plan to limit women's access to legal abortion, later dropping the item from the parliament's agenda after harsh reactions from society. While the debate was a divisive one, it did at least provide an umbrella issue beneath which women's groups rallied, says Selen Lermioğlu Yılmaz in this interview
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In May the Turkish government announced its plan to limit women's access to legal abortion, later dropping the item from the parliament's agenda after harsh reactions from society. While the debate was a divisive one, it did at least provide an umbrella issue beneath which women's groups rallied, says Selen Lermioğlu Yılmaz in this interview
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Turks Seek Freedom to Travel to Europe Without Visas - NYTimes.com
Turks Seek Freedom to Travel to Europe Without Visas
By SUSANNE GÜSTEN
Published: June 28, 2012
ISTANBUL — Looking back across the Bosporus to Europe last week, Ebru Kaymak, 22, said she had few illusions about the state of Turkish relations with the Continent.
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By SUSANNE GÜSTEN
Published: June 28, 2012
ISTANBUL — Looking back across the Bosporus to Europe last week, Ebru Kaymak, 22, said she had few illusions about the state of Turkish relations with the Continent.
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Turkish military convoys head for Syrian border-media
Turkish military convoys head for Syrian border-media
ISKENDERUN, Turkey (Reuters) - A convoy of about 30 military vehicles, including trucks loaded with missile batteries, arrived in Turkey's coastal town of Iskenderun and deployed near the Syrian border 50 km (30 miles) away, Turkish agencies said.
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ISKENDERUN, Turkey (Reuters) - A convoy of about 30 military vehicles, including trucks loaded with missile batteries, arrived in Turkey's coastal town of Iskenderun and deployed near the Syrian border 50 km (30 miles) away, Turkish agencies said.
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As Turkey Changes, So Does Its View of the Founding National Hero, Atatürk - The Atlantic
As Turkey Changes, So Does Its View of the Founding National Hero, Atatürk
By Justin Vela
Jun 27 2012, 7:54 AM ET
With an Islamist government in power, Turks are debating the roles of religion and of secularism, a major principle of first president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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By Justin Vela
Jun 27 2012, 7:54 AM ET
With an Islamist government in power, Turks are debating the roles of religion and of secularism, a major principle of first president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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Former Turkish Official: Assad Fall May Lead to Chaos in Syria - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Former Turkish Official: Assad Fall May Lead to Chaos in Syria
By: Barbara Slavin posted on Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012
Former Turkish Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis, one of Turkey’s longest-serving diplomats, said the situation between Turkey and Syria might actually get worse if President Bashar al-Assad leaves or is overthrown because chaos will hurt Syria first and Turkey second. “The Syrian question is more complex than we all think” and the answer is not foreign military intervention, but a negotiated solution with the Assad regime, he said in an interview with Al-Monitor Washington correspondent Barbara Slavin on Wednesday. Yakis, an expert on the Arab world who helped establish the ruling AKP party in 2001, criticized Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for breaking diplomatic ties with Syria last year and went so far as to say that the June 22 Syrian shoot-down of a Turkish military plane could enable the two countries to restore channels of communication. Excerpts of the interview follow:
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By: Barbara Slavin posted on Wednesday, Jun 27, 2012
Former Turkish Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis, one of Turkey’s longest-serving diplomats, said the situation between Turkey and Syria might actually get worse if President Bashar al-Assad leaves or is overthrown because chaos will hurt Syria first and Turkey second. “The Syrian question is more complex than we all think” and the answer is not foreign military intervention, but a negotiated solution with the Assad regime, he said in an interview with Al-Monitor Washington correspondent Barbara Slavin on Wednesday. Yakis, an expert on the Arab world who helped establish the ruling AKP party in 2001, criticized Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for breaking diplomatic ties with Syria last year and went so far as to say that the June 22 Syrian shoot-down of a Turkish military plane could enable the two countries to restore channels of communication. Excerpts of the interview follow:
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26 killed in clashes in southeast Turkey | Fox News
26 killed in clashes in southeast Turkey
Published June 19, 2012
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey – Kurdish rebels attacked Turkish military units with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades Tuesday in southeastern Turkey, sparking clashes that killed 18 rebels and eight soldiers, authorities said. The attack drew a strong condemnation from Turkey's leader.
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Published June 19, 2012
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey – Kurdish rebels attacked Turkish military units with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades Tuesday in southeastern Turkey, sparking clashes that killed 18 rebels and eight soldiers, authorities said. The attack drew a strong condemnation from Turkey's leader.
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The Turkish Paradox | Foreign Affairs
The Turkish Paradox
How the AKP Simultaneously Embraces and Abuses Democracy
Michael J. Koplow and Steven A. Cook
June 27, 2012
Prime Minister Erdogan sitting in a fighter jet on June 27, 2012. (Umit Bektas / Courtesy Reuters)
The Halki seminary, founded in 1844 as a center of learning for the Orthodox Eastern Church, was for decades a symbol of religious toleration and minority rights in the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic. But in 1971, Ankara closed the seminary when the constitutional court, dominated by adherents of Kemalism, the secular ideology of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, ruled that only the army was allowed to run nonstate-supervised private colleges. So in March, when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the Halki seminary would be restored and reopened, it seemed that the Justice and Development Party (AKP), the country’s ruling faction since 2002, was furthering its reformist agenda of making Turkey a more open society by expanding personal, religious, and economic freedoms.
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How the AKP Simultaneously Embraces and Abuses Democracy
Michael J. Koplow and Steven A. Cook
June 27, 2012
Prime Minister Erdogan sitting in a fighter jet on June 27, 2012. (Umit Bektas / Courtesy Reuters)
The Halki seminary, founded in 1844 as a center of learning for the Orthodox Eastern Church, was for decades a symbol of religious toleration and minority rights in the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic. But in 1971, Ankara closed the seminary when the constitutional court, dominated by adherents of Kemalism, the secular ideology of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, ruled that only the army was allowed to run nonstate-supervised private colleges. So in March, when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the Halki seminary would be restored and reopened, it seemed that the Justice and Development Party (AKP), the country’s ruling faction since 2002, was furthering its reformist agenda of making Turkey a more open society by expanding personal, religious, and economic freedoms.
More:The Turkish Paradox | Foreign Affairs
Is Turkey moving toward 'hard power' over Syria? - CNN.com
Is Turkey moving toward 'hard power' over Syria?
By Mustafa Akyol, Special to CNN
June 28, 2012 -- Updated 0025 GMT (0825 HKT)
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- The downing of a Turkish jet over the Mediterranean last Friday by a Syrian missile took Turkish-Syrian tensions to a new level. Though the Turkish government did not declare war as some expected, and others feared, it did declare Syria a "clear and present danger" and raised its rules of engagement to an alert level.
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By Mustafa Akyol, Special to CNN
June 28, 2012 -- Updated 0025 GMT (0825 HKT)
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- The downing of a Turkish jet over the Mediterranean last Friday by a Syrian missile took Turkish-Syrian tensions to a new level. Though the Turkish government did not declare war as some expected, and others feared, it did declare Syria a "clear and present danger" and raised its rules of engagement to an alert level.
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DHA reviews potential for Dubai's Medical Tourism in Turkey
DHA reviews potential for Dubai's Medical Tourism in Turkey
Dubai: In line with the Medical Tourism initiative, launched by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council in April, aimed at bolstering Dubai's global position in the field of medical tourism, a delegation headed by Qadi Saeed Al Murooshid, Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority, visited Ankara to review the Turkish experience in the field.
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Dubai: In line with the Medical Tourism initiative, launched by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council in April, aimed at bolstering Dubai's global position in the field of medical tourism, a delegation headed by Qadi Saeed Al Murooshid, Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority, visited Ankara to review the Turkish experience in the field.
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The EU and Turkey: Stronger Together
The EU and Turkey: Stronger Together
By 16 Foreign Ministers
At a time when the EU faces economic challenges and continuing instability in the Middle East, our relationship with Turkey matters more than ever. Last week saw the 50th EU/Turkey Association Council, which demonstrated the need to work together to promote our shared prosperity, security and values.
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By 16 Foreign Ministers
At a time when the EU faces economic challenges and continuing instability in the Middle East, our relationship with Turkey matters more than ever. Last week saw the 50th EU/Turkey Association Council, which demonstrated the need to work together to promote our shared prosperity, security and values.
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Heightened Tensions Raise Stakes for Turkey, Syria
Heightened Tensions Raise Stakes for Turkey, Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the cockpit of Hurkus (Freebird), Turkey's first locally produced military training plane, outside Ankara, Turkey, June 27, 2012 (AP).
Dorian Jones
June 27, 2012
ISTANBUL - Turkey's prime minister announced toughened steps against Syria Tuesday in response to the downing of a Turkish military jet by Syrian forces last Friday.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the cockpit of Hurkus (Freebird), Turkey's first locally produced military training plane, outside Ankara, Turkey, June 27, 2012 (AP).
Dorian Jones
June 27, 2012
ISTANBUL - Turkey's prime minister announced toughened steps against Syria Tuesday in response to the downing of a Turkish military jet by Syrian forces last Friday.
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Egypt's generals eye Turkish model - Acadiana's News Leader
Egypt's generals eye Turkish model
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) - Now that Egypt has its first freely elected president, Egypt's powerful generals appear headed toward copying the Turkish model from decades past - retaining overwhelming powers while allowing a civilian regime complete with the trappings of democracy to emerge.
It is not the model that many in today's Turkey boast about, but rather one dating back to the 1980s and 1990s when civilians ran Turkey's day-to-day affairs under the watchful eyes of the military.
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By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) - Now that Egypt has its first freely elected president, Egypt's powerful generals appear headed toward copying the Turkish model from decades past - retaining overwhelming powers while allowing a civilian regime complete with the trappings of democracy to emerge.
It is not the model that many in today's Turkey boast about, but rather one dating back to the 1980s and 1990s when civilians ran Turkey's day-to-day affairs under the watchful eyes of the military.
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Experience Turkey on a Budget
Experience Turkey on a Budget
June 27, 2012
Turkey is one of the cheapest short-haul countries to visit, so it is great if you’re looking for a budget getaway for your summer holidays in 2012. Not only is it good value, but it is also an exceptional country, with plenty to explore within its borders.
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June 27, 2012
Turkey is one of the cheapest short-haul countries to visit, so it is great if you’re looking for a budget getaway for your summer holidays in 2012. Not only is it good value, but it is also an exceptional country, with plenty to explore within its borders.
More:Experience Turkey on a Budget | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk
Turkey’s Delusions of Grandeur
Turkey’s Delusions of Grandeur
By Andreas C. Chrysafis on June 27, 2012 in Opinion
The Cyprus talks are all but dead. It is only a matter of time before the nail in the coffin is hammered into place to seal a new chapter in the history of Cyprus. What will happen next is anyone’s guess.
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By Andreas C. Chrysafis on June 27, 2012 in Opinion
The Cyprus talks are all but dead. It is only a matter of time before the nail in the coffin is hammered into place to seal a new chapter in the history of Cyprus. What will happen next is anyone’s guess.
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Northern Cypriot activists seek visibility in Brussels | EurActiv
Northern Cypriot activists seek visibility in Brussels
Hundreds of people from Northern Cyprus are expected today (27 June) to dress as ghosts to protest what they say is the indifference of the European Union to the division of their island and the hardships in the Turkish region.
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Hundreds of people from Northern Cyprus are expected today (27 June) to dress as ghosts to protest what they say is the indifference of the European Union to the division of their island and the hardships in the Turkish region.
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Turkish Cypriots protest EU presidency - World News | IOL News | IOL.co.za
Turkish Cypriots protest EU presidency
June 27 2012 at 08:59pm
By Stephanie Ebbs
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots marched through the streets of Brussels on Wednesday to protest against Cyprus taking over the presidency of the European Union, saying the rights of the island's Turkish minority were being ignored.
More:Turkish Cypriots protest EU presidency - World News | IOL News | IOL.co.za
June 27 2012 at 08:59pm
By Stephanie Ebbs
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots marched through the streets of Brussels on Wednesday to protest against Cyprus taking over the presidency of the European Union, saying the rights of the island's Turkish minority were being ignored.
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BBC News - Asil Nadir trial: Turkish President wrote to Thatcher
Asil Nadir trial: Turkish President wrote to Thatcher
Asil Nadir giving evidence Mr Nadir said he arrived at the board meeting in October 1990 "too late" to stop PPI being put into administration
The president of Turkey wrote to Margaret Thatcher in September 1990 hinting Polly Peck International might be a victim of a Greek Cypriot conspiracy, the Old Bailey has heard.
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Asil Nadir giving evidence Mr Nadir said he arrived at the board meeting in October 1990 "too late" to stop PPI being put into administration
The president of Turkey wrote to Margaret Thatcher in September 1990 hinting Polly Peck International might be a victim of a Greek Cypriot conspiracy, the Old Bailey has heard.
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Turkey sees France's Hollande lifting EU veto | Reuters
Turkey sees France's Hollande lifting EU veto
By Ayla Jean Yackley and Ceyda Caglayan
ISTANBUL | Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:20pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey expects France to unblock talks that are essential if it is ever to join the European Union, now that Socialist President Francois Hollande has replaced Nicolas Sarkozy who was outspoken in opposing the Muslim country's bid to join the bloc.
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By Ayla Jean Yackley and Ceyda Caglayan
ISTANBUL | Wed Jun 27, 2012 12:20pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey expects France to unblock talks that are essential if it is ever to join the European Union, now that Socialist President Francois Hollande has replaced Nicolas Sarkozy who was outspoken in opposing the Muslim country's bid to join the bloc.
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Iran’s vice president arrives in Ankara - Trend
Iran’s vice president arrives in Ankara
28 June 2012, 04:35 (GMT+05:00)
Iran's Vice President for International Affairs Ali Sa'eidlou arrived here in Turkey Wednesday to confer the latest regional and international affairs with Turkish high-ranking officials, IRNA reported.
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28 June 2012, 04:35 (GMT+05:00)
Iran's Vice President for International Affairs Ali Sa'eidlou arrived here in Turkey Wednesday to confer the latest regional and international affairs with Turkish high-ranking officials, IRNA reported.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Before The Deluge: The Jews Of Turkey (Part Two) | JewishPress
Before The Deluge: The Jews Of Turkey (Part Two)
By: Ezra James Nollet
Published: June 27th, 2012
The stories in this column are translations by Mr. Nollet from Die Juden In Der Welt (The Jews in the World) by Mark Wischnitzer, a long out-of-print book published more than seven decades ago in Germany. The book examines Jewish communities, one country at a time, as they existed in 1935 – a time before the Nazis began their extermination campaign against the Jews and before there was a state of Israel.
The Jews Of Turkey
(Part Two)
The French traveler Nicolay, who in 1551 accompanied Jews exiled from France to Constantinople, depicted the life, activities, trade and traffic, culture, and the social setting of the Jews in the following manner:
More:Before The Deluge: The Jews Of Turkey (Part Two) | JewishPress
By: Ezra James Nollet
Published: June 27th, 2012
The stories in this column are translations by Mr. Nollet from Die Juden In Der Welt (The Jews in the World) by Mark Wischnitzer, a long out-of-print book published more than seven decades ago in Germany. The book examines Jewish communities, one country at a time, as they existed in 1935 – a time before the Nazis began their extermination campaign against the Jews and before there was a state of Israel.
The Jews Of Turkey
(Part Two)
The French traveler Nicolay, who in 1551 accompanied Jews exiled from France to Constantinople, depicted the life, activities, trade and traffic, culture, and the social setting of the Jews in the following manner:
More:Before The Deluge: The Jews Of Turkey (Part Two) | JewishPress
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF BSEC - Turkey to initiate Silk Road workshop
Turkey to initiate Silk Road workshop
ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey plans to organize the Meeting of the Joint Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Working Groups on Cooperation in Tourism and on Culture, along with the Conference on the Silk Road in September, according to an official from the Tourism Ministry. Leading international institutions, including the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the Joint Administration of Turkic Arts and Culture (TÜRKSOY) are expected to attend the events.
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ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey plans to organize the Meeting of the Joint Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Working Groups on Cooperation in Tourism and on Culture, along with the Conference on the Silk Road in September, according to an official from the Tourism Ministry. Leading international institutions, including the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the Joint Administration of Turkic Arts and Culture (TÜRKSOY) are expected to attend the events.
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Turkey's AK Party works to scrap special courts | Reuters
Turkey's AK Party works to scrap special courts
By Ozge Ozbilgin
ANKARA | Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:37am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party plans to abolish widely criticized special courts used in the trials of alleged coup plotters, a parliament official told Reuters on Wednesday, making the future of the politically sensitive cases uncertain.
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By Ozge Ozbilgin
ANKARA | Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:37am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party plans to abolish widely criticized special courts used in the trials of alleged coup plotters, a parliament official told Reuters on Wednesday, making the future of the politically sensitive cases uncertain.
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Turkish Cypriot protest - Cyprus Mail
Turkish Cypriot protest
Published on June 27, 2012
AROUND 350 Turkish Cypriots are due in Brussels today to protest against Cyprus taking over the EU Presidency.
According to Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris, the protesters are civil society members who will go to Brussels in two planes leased by the authorities of the breakaway regime. There was some confusion in yesterday’s press as to whether the protest would actually take place in Brussels or move to Strasbourg.
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Published on June 27, 2012
AROUND 350 Turkish Cypriots are due in Brussels today to protest against Cyprus taking over the EU Presidency.
According to Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris, the protesters are civil society members who will go to Brussels in two planes leased by the authorities of the breakaway regime. There was some confusion in yesterday’s press as to whether the protest would actually take place in Brussels or move to Strasbourg.
More:Turkish Cypriot protest - Cyprus Mail
Erdogan says Turkey has no intention of attacking Syria - FOCUS Information Agency
Erdogan says Turkey has no intention of attacking Syria
27 June 2012 | 14:07 | FOCUS News Agency
Ankara. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday his country has no intention of attacking Syria over its recent downing of a Turkish fighter-jet, a media report said, AFP reported.
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27 June 2012 | 14:07 | FOCUS News Agency
Ankara. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday his country has no intention of attacking Syria over its recent downing of a Turkish fighter-jet, a media report said, AFP reported.
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Can Turkey sustain its economic miracle? | Business | DW.DE | 27.06.2012
Can Turkey sustain its economic miracle?
Turkey has impressed the world with its decade-long economic boom. But many economists are raising doubts about the future and suggest that Turkey cannot continue its growth pace with the current model.
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Turkey has impressed the world with its decade-long economic boom. But many economists are raising doubts about the future and suggest that Turkey cannot continue its growth pace with the current model.
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Euro semi-final referee gives Turks reason to smile | Reuters
Euro semi-final referee gives Turks reason to smile
By Ece Toksabay
ISTANBUL | Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:37am EDT
(Reuters) - Missing out on Euro 2012 was painful for soccer-mad Turkey but having a Turkish referee at the finals has helped restore some pride to a country still smarting from match-fixing allegations and high-profile arrests.
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By Ece Toksabay
ISTANBUL | Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:37am EDT
(Reuters) - Missing out on Euro 2012 was painful for soccer-mad Turkey but having a Turkish referee at the finals has helped restore some pride to a country still smarting from match-fixing allegations and high-profile arrests.
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Would Turkey leave NATO? – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs
Would Turkey leave NATO?
Editor's note: Soner Cagaptay is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a GPS contributor. You can find all his blog posts here. Col. Richard Outzen is a foreign area officer in the U.S. Army. The views expressed in this article are solely those of Soner Cagaptay and Col. Richard Outzen.
By Soner Cagaptay and Col. Richard Outzen, Special to CNN
Soner Cagaptay
Only a few years ago, Turkey’s commitment to NATO was in doubt. Some were even suggesting that Turkey would abandon the alliance — or that at least, the alliance should seriously lower its expectations.
More:Would Turkey leave NATO? – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs
Editor's note: Soner Cagaptay is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a GPS contributor. You can find all his blog posts here. Col. Richard Outzen is a foreign area officer in the U.S. Army. The views expressed in this article are solely those of Soner Cagaptay and Col. Richard Outzen.
By Soner Cagaptay and Col. Richard Outzen, Special to CNN
Soner Cagaptay
Only a few years ago, Turkey’s commitment to NATO was in doubt. Some were even suggesting that Turkey would abandon the alliance — or that at least, the alliance should seriously lower its expectations.
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MUSIC - 1st Istanbul Music Festival goes to print with Ozan Sağdıç’s photos
1st Istanbul Music Festival goes to print with Ozan Sağdıç’s photos
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
As a celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of the Istanbul Music Festival, photo-journalist Ozan Sağdıç’s personal archive has been gathered in a book, containing photographs from 24 different events that took place within the scope of the first ever festival
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
As a celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of the Istanbul Music Festival, photo-journalist Ozan Sağdıç’s personal archive has been gathered in a book, containing photographs from 24 different events that took place within the scope of the first ever festival
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Syria's attack on Turkish plane could ignite conflict - CNN.com
Syria's attack on Turkish plane could ignite conflict
By Fawaz Gerges, Special for CNN
Editor's note: Fawaz A. Gerges is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics. His new book, "Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?" came out this month.
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By Fawaz Gerges, Special for CNN
Editor's note: Fawaz A. Gerges is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics. His new book, "Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?" came out this month.
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TOURISM - Germans declare Antalya most trusted tourism spot
Germans declare Antalya most trusted tourism spot
ANTALYA - Anatolia News Agency
Some 4,000 German tourism agencies said Antalya is the most trusted destination along with Spain's Mallorca, according top a survey bu a local web portal
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ANTALYA - Anatolia News Agency
Some 4,000 German tourism agencies said Antalya is the most trusted destination along with Spain's Mallorca, according top a survey bu a local web portal
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Canitez, Turkey one win away from Olympic berth — Presidio Sports
Canitez, Turkey one win away from Olympic berth
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 By Ron Smith - WESTMONT SPORTS INFORMATION Leave a Comment
ST. LOUIS — Tugce Canitez is another step closer to becoming the third Olympic athlete in Westmont history after the Turkish Women’s Basketball National Team defeated Japan 65-49 on Tuesday to win the Group A pool.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012 By Ron Smith - WESTMONT SPORTS INFORMATION Leave a Comment
ST. LOUIS — Tugce Canitez is another step closer to becoming the third Olympic athlete in Westmont history after the Turkish Women’s Basketball National Team defeated Japan 65-49 on Tuesday to win the Group A pool.
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Commentary: Ankara Puts NATO on Speed Dial | The National Interest
Ankara Puts NATO on Speed Dial
June 26, 2012
This week, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will meet at Turkey's request to discuss what NATO should do in response to Syria shooting down a Turkish F-4 last week. The short answer will almost certainly be: not much.
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June 26, 2012
This week, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will meet at Turkey's request to discuss what NATO should do in response to Syria shooting down a Turkish F-4 last week. The short answer will almost certainly be: not much.
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White House weighs in on rising Turkey and Syria tensions – The 1600 Report - CNN.com Blogs
White House weighs in on rising Turkey and Syria tensions
(CNN)–White House spokesman Jay Carney Tuesday condemned Syria's shoot down of a Turkish military plane last week calling the action "unacceptable". Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One as the president traveled to campaign events in Georgia and Florida, Carney commended Turkey for what he called its "measured" response.
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(CNN)–White House spokesman Jay Carney Tuesday condemned Syria's shoot down of a Turkish military plane last week calling the action "unacceptable". Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One as the president traveled to campaign events in Georgia and Florida, Carney commended Turkey for what he called its "measured" response.
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Turkey Should Do More With ICT | SYS-CON MEDIA
Turkey Should Do More With ICT
Global Economic Superstardom May Not Last If It Doesn't Pick Up Its Game
By Roger Strukhoff
June 26, 2012 02:06 PM EDT
Eight years ago, I made my first visit to Istanbul. I was the guest of a successful American businessman who was born and raised in Turkey, so I was able to visit a lot of places that most tourists or businesspeople wouldn't see.
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Global Economic Superstardom May Not Last If It Doesn't Pick Up Its Game
By Roger Strukhoff
June 26, 2012 02:06 PM EDT
Eight years ago, I made my first visit to Istanbul. I was the guest of a successful American businessman who was born and raised in Turkey, so I was able to visit a lot of places that most tourists or businesspeople wouldn't see.
More:Turkey Should Do More With ICT | SYS-CON MEDIA
NATO backs Turkey as PM vents fury at 'heinous' Syria | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
NATO backs Turkey as PM vents fury at 'heinous' Syria
Published on 26 June 2012 - 9:40pm
Turkey's prime minister vowed on Tuesday to retaliate against Syria for its 'heinous' downing of one of its warplanes, as the head of NATO said such an attack on one of its members was unacceptable.
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Published on 26 June 2012 - 9:40pm
Turkey's prime minister vowed on Tuesday to retaliate against Syria for its 'heinous' downing of one of its warplanes, as the head of NATO said such an attack on one of its members was unacceptable.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Turkey makes it two wins in a row; Overcome Japan 65-49 in the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifiers for Women | bettor.com
Turkey makes it two wins in a row; Overcome Japan 65-49 in the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifiers for Women
After taking down Puerto Rica on the opening day of the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifiers for Women, the Turkish woman basketball team knocked over the Japanese 65-49 on Tuesday night
Led by 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals by their centre Nevriye Yilmaz, the Turkish women basketball team romped to their second win in as many days with a 65-49 decision over Japan.
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After taking down Puerto Rica on the opening day of the 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifiers for Women, the Turkish woman basketball team knocked over the Japanese 65-49 on Tuesday night
Led by 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals by their centre Nevriye Yilmaz, the Turkish women basketball team romped to their second win in as many days with a 65-49 decision over Japan.
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Turkey's Sex, Lies and Videotapes :: Gatestone Institute
Turkey's Sex, Lies and Videotapes
by Claire Berlinski
June 26, 2012 at 8:30 am
If you are not allowed to keep these tapes on your computer, how can you threaten your enemies with them? The issue people should have been concerned about was not porn at all, but the implementation of a system that allows the government at will to to shut off channels of political dissent – a feat it managed quite successfully.
More:Turkey's Sex, Lies and Videotapes :: Gatestone Institute
by Claire Berlinski
June 26, 2012 at 8:30 am
If you are not allowed to keep these tapes on your computer, how can you threaten your enemies with them? The issue people should have been concerned about was not porn at all, but the implementation of a system that allows the government at will to to shut off channels of political dissent – a feat it managed quite successfully.
More:Turkey's Sex, Lies and Videotapes :: Gatestone Institute
BBC News - Asil Nadir trial: Polly Peck tycoon fled UK 'a broken man'
Asil Nadir trial: Polly Peck tycoon fled UK 'a broken man'
Asil Nadir Tycoon Asil Nadir denies stealing millions of pounds from his Polly Peck empire
Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir was a "broken man" who had no hope of a fair trial when he left the UK in 1993, he has told the Old Bailey.
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Asil Nadir Tycoon Asil Nadir denies stealing millions of pounds from his Polly Peck empire
Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir was a "broken man" who had no hope of a fair trial when he left the UK in 1993, he has told the Old Bailey.
More:BBC News - Asil Nadir trial: Polly Peck tycoon fled UK 'a broken man'
The Spirited Traveler: How to drink like a lion in Istanbul | Reuters
The Spirited Traveler: How to drink like a lion in Istanbul
By Kara Newman
Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:45am EDT
(Reuters) - Istanbul, Turkey's financial, cultural and historic center, has quality local wines and beers and the city's tipplers consume their fair share of distilled spirits - particularly vodka, tequila and whiskey - with a cocktail culture on the ascent.
More:The Spirited Traveler: How to drink like a lion in Istanbul | Reuters
By Kara Newman
Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:45am EDT
(Reuters) - Istanbul, Turkey's financial, cultural and historic center, has quality local wines and beers and the city's tipplers consume their fair share of distilled spirits - particularly vodka, tequila and whiskey - with a cocktail culture on the ascent.
More:The Spirited Traveler: How to drink like a lion in Istanbul | Reuters
Turkey: Downed Plane Is Attack On NATO
Turkey: Downed Plane Is Attack On NATO
Last updated (GMT/UTC): 26.06.2012 05:06
Turkey says it will push NATO to consider Syria's downing of a Turkish jet as an attack on the whole military alliance when NATO ambassadors meet on June 26.
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Last updated (GMT/UTC): 26.06.2012 05:06
Turkey says it will push NATO to consider Syria's downing of a Turkish jet as an attack on the whole military alliance when NATO ambassadors meet on June 26.
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Report: 33 Syrian army members defect to Turkey - CNN.com
Report: 33 Syrian army members defect to Turkey
By the CNN Wire Staff
June 26, 2012 -- Updated 0118 GMT (0918 HKT)
(CNN) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military may have more cracks in its armor as dozens more soldiers, including a general and two colonels, have defected across the border, Turkish media reported Monday.
More:Report: 33 Syrian army members defect to Turkey - CNN.com
By the CNN Wire Staff
June 26, 2012 -- Updated 0118 GMT (0918 HKT)
(CNN) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military may have more cracks in its armor as dozens more soldiers, including a general and two colonels, have defected across the border, Turkish media reported Monday.
More:Report: 33 Syrian army members defect to Turkey - CNN.com
Turkey jet crisis unlikely to pull NATO into Syria
Turkey jet crisis unlikely to pull NATO into Syria
By SLOBODAN LEKIC, Associated Press – 9 hours ago
BRUSSELS (AP) — Syria's downing of a Turkish military jet has the feel of a turning point that could drag Western powers into a conflict that is spiraling out of control.
Turkey said Monday it would push NATO to consider Syria's downing of the RF-4E reconnaissance jet as an attack on the whole military alliance, and added that Syria also had shot at a Turkish search-and-rescue plane shortly after the jet was downed Friday. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has vowed to hold Syria to account, while Britain's foreign minister said Damascus won't be allowed to act with impunity.
More:The Associated Press: Turkey jet crisis unlikely to pull NATO into Syria
By SLOBODAN LEKIC, Associated Press – 9 hours ago
BRUSSELS (AP) — Syria's downing of a Turkish military jet has the feel of a turning point that could drag Western powers into a conflict that is spiraling out of control.
Turkey said Monday it would push NATO to consider Syria's downing of the RF-4E reconnaissance jet as an attack on the whole military alliance, and added that Syria also had shot at a Turkish search-and-rescue plane shortly after the jet was downed Friday. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has vowed to hold Syria to account, while Britain's foreign minister said Damascus won't be allowed to act with impunity.
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Other side of the Cyprus conflict - Washington Times
Other side of the Cyprus conflict
An opinion column by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, about Cyprus (“Time for Turkey to leave Cyprus in peace,” Commentary, June 18) ignores that at the heart of the decades-long conflict on the Island is the well-demonstrated reluctance of Greek Cypriots to acknowledge the equal and inherent rights of Turkish Cypriots as co-owners and co-founders of the Partnership State established in 1960
More:Other side of the Cyprus conflict - Washington Times
An opinion column by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, about Cyprus (“Time for Turkey to leave Cyprus in peace,” Commentary, June 18) ignores that at the heart of the decades-long conflict on the Island is the well-demonstrated reluctance of Greek Cypriots to acknowledge the equal and inherent rights of Turkish Cypriots as co-owners and co-founders of the Partnership State established in 1960
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Can Turkey force U.S. and other NATO countries to attack Syria? – CNN Security Clearance - CNN.com Blogs
Can Turkey force U.S. and other NATO countries to attack Syria?
By Adam Levine, CNN
Turkey's leadership took on a much more strident tone on Sunday, calling the downing of its military jet by Syria an "act of aggression" and invoking its right to consult with other NATO nations. That call to meet has raised the question of whether other nations, including the United States, would be compelled to strike back on Turkey's behalf.
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By Adam Levine, CNN
Turkey's leadership took on a much more strident tone on Sunday, calling the downing of its military jet by Syria an "act of aggression" and invoking its right to consult with other NATO nations. That call to meet has raised the question of whether other nations, including the United States, would be compelled to strike back on Turkey's behalf.
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Turkey Asks for Int'l Supports following Syria's Downing of Turkish Jet
Turkey Asks for Int'l Supports following Syria's Downing of Turkish Jet
2012-06-25 03:53:46
Turkey has stepped up efforts to appeal article 4 of the NATO charter after Syria shot down its military aircraft, which triggered regional tension in the past few days.
"Our plane was shot down in international airspace, 13 nautical miles from Syria," Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told TRT television on Sunday, dismissing Syria's claim that the plane was flying just 1 km off the Syrian coast when it was shot down.
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2012-06-25 03:53:46
Turkey has stepped up efforts to appeal article 4 of the NATO charter after Syria shot down its military aircraft, which triggered regional tension in the past few days.
"Our plane was shot down in international airspace, 13 nautical miles from Syria," Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told TRT television on Sunday, dismissing Syria's claim that the plane was flying just 1 km off the Syrian coast when it was shot down.
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Syrian soldiers defect as regional tensions soar
Syrian soldiers defect as regional tensions soar
Associated Press | Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 2:53 pm | No Comments Posted
The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad suffered an embarrassing string of high-ranking defections, with dozens of soldiers, including senior officers, reported to have fled to neighboring Turkey, officials said Monday.
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Associated Press | Posted: Monday, June 25, 2012 2:53 pm | No Comments Posted
The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad suffered an embarrassing string of high-ranking defections, with dozens of soldiers, including senior officers, reported to have fled to neighboring Turkey, officials said Monday.
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Turkey hopes to secure visa-free travel for citizens to Europe - The National
Turkey hopes to secure visa-free travel for citizens to Europe
Thomas Seibert
Jun 26, 2012
ISTANBUL // Turkey is hoping to secure visa-free travel for its citizens to Europe within the next few years, a development that has the potential to breathe new life into Turkish-EU relations, according to diplomats and analysts.
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Thomas Seibert
Jun 26, 2012
ISTANBUL // Turkey is hoping to secure visa-free travel for its citizens to Europe within the next few years, a development that has the potential to breathe new life into Turkish-EU relations, according to diplomats and analysts.
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Monday, June 25, 2012
WRAPUP 5-Syrian forces fire at second Turkish plane -Turkey | Reuters
WRAPUP 5-Syrian forces fire at second Turkish plane -Turkey
ANKARA/BEIRUT, June 25 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday Syrian forces had fired towards a Turkish military transport plane involved in a search for an F-4 reconnaissance jet shot down by Syria last week, but the second aircraft was not brought down.
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ANKARA/BEIRUT, June 25 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday Syrian forces had fired towards a Turkish military transport plane involved in a search for an F-4 reconnaissance jet shot down by Syria last week, but the second aircraft was not brought down.
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EU urges Turkish restraint over plane incident - Yahoo!7
EU urges Turkish restraint over plane incident
Sebastian Moffett and Justyna Pawlak, Reuters June 26, 2012, 2:24 am
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers called on Monday for restraint from Ankara after Syria's shooting down of a Turkish military plane, and said they would increase sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Sebastian Moffett and Justyna Pawlak, Reuters June 26, 2012, 2:24 am
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers called on Monday for restraint from Ankara after Syria's shooting down of a Turkish military plane, and said they would increase sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Turkey: Abortion Debate Dividing Already Split Society | EurasiaNet.org
Turkey: Abortion Debate Dividing Already Split Society
June 25, 2012 - 1:49pm, by Constanze Letsch
Turkey
EurasiaNet's Weekly Digest
A debate in Turkey over abortion is growing increasingly heated. But, unlike earlier controversies sparked by the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party’s reform initiatives, the opposing camps in the abortion battle do not necessarily fall along secular-versus-religious lines.
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June 25, 2012 - 1:49pm, by Constanze Letsch
Turkey
EurasiaNet's Weekly Digest
A debate in Turkey over abortion is growing increasingly heated. But, unlike earlier controversies sparked by the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party’s reform initiatives, the opposing camps in the abortion battle do not necessarily fall along secular-versus-religious lines.
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The top 7 headlines you might have missed / Haaretz Newsline, June 25 - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
The top 7 headlines you might have missed / Haaretz Newsline, June 25
From Egypt's newly-elected President hoping to expand ties with Iran, to a conservative American blogger's wrath, Haaretz.com brings you the headlines you might have missed.
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From Egypt's newly-elected President hoping to expand ties with Iran, to a conservative American blogger's wrath, Haaretz.com brings you the headlines you might have missed.
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Turkey account of jet downing contradicts that of Syria - latimes.com
Turkey account of jet downing contradicts Syria's
The Turkish warplane had 'briefly violated Syrian airspace' but was back in international territory when it was downed by Syria, Turkey's foreign minister says.
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The Turkish warplane had 'briefly violated Syrian airspace' but was back in international territory when it was downed by Syria, Turkey's foreign minister says.
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Turkey hits Kurdish rebels deep inside Iraq
Turkey hits Kurdish rebels deep inside Iraq
Posted: Jun 24, 2012 6:09 PM TDT Updated: Jun 24, 2012 6:09 PM TDT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts deep inside northern Iraq, and Kurdish rebels killed one policeman and wounded three others in a roadside bomb attack inside Turkey on Sunday, authorities said.
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Posted: Jun 24, 2012 6:09 PM TDT Updated: Jun 24, 2012 6:09 PM TDT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts deep inside northern Iraq, and Kurdish rebels killed one policeman and wounded three others in a roadside bomb attack inside Turkey on Sunday, authorities said.
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International - Robert Wright - Greetings From Istanbul - The Atlantic
Greetings From Istanbul
By Robert Wright
Jun 24 2012, 5:15 PM ET 7
I'm in Turkey, where I'd never been until yesterday. So far I have nothing to report in the traditional journalistic sense of having either (1) talked to politicos who said something newsworthy; (2) talked to academics or other local experts who made trenchant analytical points; or (3) talked to cabdrivers who obligingly said something telling.
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By Robert Wright
Jun 24 2012, 5:15 PM ET 7
I'm in Turkey, where I'd never been until yesterday. So far I have nothing to report in the traditional journalistic sense of having either (1) talked to politicos who said something newsworthy; (2) talked to academics or other local experts who made trenchant analytical points; or (3) talked to cabdrivers who obligingly said something telling.
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Nato envoys to meet over Turkish jet downed by Syria - The National
Nato envoys to meet over Turkish jet downed by Syria
Reuters
Jun 24, 2012
BRUSSELS // Envoys from Nato member states will meet on Tuesday after Turkey requested consultations over the downing of its military jet by Syria, a Nato spokeswoman said today.
"Turkey has requested consultations under article 4 of Nato's founding Washington Treaty. Under article 4, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the opinion of any of them, their territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened," Oana Lungescu said.
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Reuters
Jun 24, 2012
BRUSSELS // Envoys from Nato member states will meet on Tuesday after Turkey requested consultations over the downing of its military jet by Syria, a Nato spokeswoman said today.
"Turkey has requested consultations under article 4 of Nato's founding Washington Treaty. Under article 4, any ally can request consultations whenever, in the opinion of any of them, their territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened," Oana Lungescu said.
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Turkish film makers go to Yerevan fest
Turkish film makers go to Yerevan fest
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The International Golden Apricot Film Festival will celebrate its ninth anniversary in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The festival has supported Turkish-Armenian film projects for the last four years and hosted internationally known Turkish directors such as Fatih Akın and Semih Kaplanoğlu. This year’s festival will be held between July 8 and 15. One day before the festival the traditional blessing of the new apricot harvest will be held in Yerevan churches. The International Golden Apricot artistic director, Susanna Harutyunyan recently spoke to the Hürriyet Daily News. Harutyunyan said this year a guest of honor would be Spanish film director Victor Erice. Harutyunyan said they would show films by five Turkish and five Armenian directors in the festival’s Turkey-Armenia Cinema Platform section.
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The International Golden Apricot Film Festival will celebrate its ninth anniversary in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The festival has supported Turkish-Armenian film projects for the last four years and hosted internationally known Turkish directors such as Fatih Akın and Semih Kaplanoğlu. This year’s festival will be held between July 8 and 15. One day before the festival the traditional blessing of the new apricot harvest will be held in Yerevan churches. The International Golden Apricot artistic director, Susanna Harutyunyan recently spoke to the Hürriyet Daily News. Harutyunyan said this year a guest of honor would be Spanish film director Victor Erice. Harutyunyan said they would show films by five Turkish and five Armenian directors in the festival’s Turkey-Armenia Cinema Platform section.
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Turkish basketball seeks ticket to London
Turkish basketball seeks ticket to London
ANKARA
The Turkish women’s national basketball team wants to make the best use of its home court advantage when the Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women tips off today in Ankara.
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ANKARA
The Turkish women’s national basketball team wants to make the best use of its home court advantage when the Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women tips off today in Ankara.
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Turkey books place in Grand Prix finals
Turkey books place in Grand Prix finals
OSAKA
Turkish women’s national volleyball team booked a ticket to the Volleyball World Grand Prix Finals for the first time after clinching a 23-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-17 victory over Japan in Osaka on June 23.
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OSAKA
Turkish women’s national volleyball team booked a ticket to the Volleyball World Grand Prix Finals for the first time after clinching a 23-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-17 victory over Japan in Osaka on June 23.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
TOURISM - Cruise ships to Turkey sharply rise
Cruise ships to Turkey sharply rise
ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency
The number of cruise ships that docked at Turkey’s ports has increased 83 percent, while the number of passengers who came to the country on those ships has climbed 276 percent in last nine years.
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ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency
The number of cruise ships that docked at Turkey’s ports has increased 83 percent, while the number of passengers who came to the country on those ships has climbed 276 percent in last nine years.
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Turkey hits Kurdish rebels deep inside Iraq
Turkey hits Kurdish rebels deep inside Iraq
Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts deep inside northern Iraq, and Kurdish rebels killed one policeman and wounded three others in a roadside bomb attack inside Turkey on Sunday, authorities said.
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Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts deep inside northern Iraq, and Kurdish rebels killed one policeman and wounded three others in a roadside bomb attack inside Turkey on Sunday, authorities said.
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Turkey to consult NATO allies over downed jet | Reuters
Turkey to consult NATO allies over downed jet
By Jonathon Burch
ANKARA | Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:23am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey said on Sunday Syria had shot down its military aircraft in international airspace on Friday without warning and declared it would formally consult its NATO allies on a reaction.
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By Jonathon Burch
ANKARA | Sun Jun 24, 2012 6:23am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey said on Sunday Syria had shot down its military aircraft in international airspace on Friday without warning and declared it would formally consult its NATO allies on a reaction.
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The top 8 headlines you may have missed / Haaretz Newsline, June 23 - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
The top 8 headlines you may have missed / Haaretz Newsline, June 23
With escalation on the Israel-Gaza border, and Egyptians waiting for the Presidential elections results, Haaretz.com sums up the latest top headlines from Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish World.
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With escalation on the Israel-Gaza border, and Egyptians waiting for the Presidential elections results, Haaretz.com sums up the latest top headlines from Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish World.
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Turkey, Iran to Trade in Local Currencies to Replace Greenback - Tehran Times
Turkey, Iran to Trade in Local Currencies to Replace Greenback
Turkey is planning a money exchange structure with Iran which will cut the usage of U.S. dollars as much as possible and develop trade with the two countries’ national currencies, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has said.
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Turkey is planning a money exchange structure with Iran which will cut the usage of U.S. dollars as much as possible and develop trade with the two countries’ national currencies, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has said.
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Turkey admits downed plane had strayed into Syrian airspace - KansasCity.com
Turkey admits downed plane had strayed into Syrian airspace
By ROY GUTMAN
McClatchy Newspapers
Turkey and Syria on Saturday pulled back from a possible confrontation over Syria's downing of a Turkish fighter jet that had strayed across their common border into Syrian air space Friday. As their respective navies searched for the two missing Turkish crew, both sides said Friday's clash had been accidental.
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By ROY GUTMAN
McClatchy Newspapers
Turkey and Syria on Saturday pulled back from a possible confrontation over Syria's downing of a Turkish fighter jet that had strayed across their common border into Syrian air space Friday. As their respective navies searched for the two missing Turkish crew, both sides said Friday's clash had been accidental.
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Bursaspor’s way to Europe cleared
Bursaspor’s way to Europe cleared
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
A top sports court has cleared the way for Bursaspor to compete in the European competition next season, lifting an earlier ban by the European football’s governing body UEFA.
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
A top sports court has cleared the way for Bursaspor to compete in the European competition next season, lifting an earlier ban by the European football’s governing body UEFA.
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Turkey mulls response after loss of plane near Syria - UPI.com
Turkey mulls response after loss of plane near Syria
Turkey's security chiefs met Friday in an emergency session to consider response to the loss of a Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom fighter jet near Syria.
Published: June 22, 2012 at 2:52 PM
ANKARA, Turkey, June 22 (UPI) -- Turkey's security chiefs met Friday in emergency session to consider response to the loss of a Turkish air force F-4 Phantom fighter jet near Syria.
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Turkey's security chiefs met Friday in an emergency session to consider response to the loss of a Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom fighter jet near Syria.
Published: June 22, 2012 at 2:52 PM
ANKARA, Turkey, June 22 (UPI) -- Turkey's security chiefs met Friday in emergency session to consider response to the loss of a Turkish air force F-4 Phantom fighter jet near Syria.
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Turkey Offers Incentives for Carmakers to Expand Production - Businessweek
Turkey Offers Incentives for Carmakers to Expand Production
By Ercan Ersoy on June 19, 2012
Turkey will allow carmakers that add at least 100,000 units annual capacity in Turkey to import additional vehicles equaling 15 percent of that amount without tariffs, Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said.
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By Ercan Ersoy on June 19, 2012
Turkey will allow carmakers that add at least 100,000 units annual capacity in Turkey to import additional vehicles equaling 15 percent of that amount without tariffs, Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said.
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KTVL CBS Channel 10 :: News - International News
Syria says Turkish plane downing not hostile act
June 23, 2012 15:32 GMT
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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A Syrian official says the downing of a Turkish military plane Syria has said was operating in its airspace was an accident, and not a hostile act against its neighbor.
Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdisi told Turkish news channel A Haber on Saturday that Syria had exerted its "sovereign right" against an "unknown" aircraft violating its air space.
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June 23, 2012 15:32 GMT
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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A Syrian official says the downing of a Turkish military plane Syria has said was operating in its airspace was an accident, and not a hostile act against its neighbor.
Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdisi told Turkish news channel A Haber on Saturday that Syria had exerted its "sovereign right" against an "unknown" aircraft violating its air space.
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Swissôtel Hotels to open two new properties in Bodrum, Turkey | News | Breaking Travel News
Swissôtel Hotels to open two new properties in Bodrum, Turkey
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts’ portfolio in Turkey is being expanded with two new deluxe hotels: a beach resort and a city resort in Bodrum.
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Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts’ portfolio in Turkey is being expanded with two new deluxe hotels: a beach resort and a city resort in Bodrum.
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Turks do not want to live in the EU any more
Turks do not want to live in the EU any more
By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS - Turkey says future visa-free travel will work out well because Turks no longer want to live in the EU.
Istanbul mall - the city is relatively rich. But in rural areas, around 10 percent of people live in poverty (Photo: maistora)
Its European affairs minister Egemen Bagis told EUobserver on Friday (22 June) that Turks these days travel to EU capitals "to spend [money]" in shops and hotels.
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By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS - Turkey says future visa-free travel will work out well because Turks no longer want to live in the EU.
Istanbul mall - the city is relatively rich. But in rural areas, around 10 percent of people live in poverty (Photo: maistora)
Its European affairs minister Egemen Bagis told EUobserver on Friday (22 June) that Turks these days travel to EU capitals "to spend [money]" in shops and hotels.
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In Istanbul, A Brunch Spread Fit for a Sultan | EurasiaNet.org
In Istanbul, A Brunch Spread Fit for a Sultan
June 22, 2012 - 2:00pm
Kebabistan
Eating in Turkey
As the weekend approaches, Istanbul Eats has a valuable tip on one of Istanbul's best-kept secrets: the massive (and well-priced) brunch buffets served up in several of the Ottoman-era pavilions found inside some of the city's parks. From IE's report:
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June 22, 2012 - 2:00pm
Kebabistan
Eating in Turkey
As the weekend approaches, Istanbul Eats has a valuable tip on one of Istanbul's best-kept secrets: the massive (and well-priced) brunch buffets served up in several of the Ottoman-era pavilions found inside some of the city's parks. From IE's report:
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GÜVEN SAK - Why don’t women work in Turkey?
Why don’t women work in Turkey?
Women in Turkey just don’t work. Our country has the lowest female labor force participation rate among the OECD, including Mexico and Korea. Below 30 percent, Turkey’s female labor force participation rate is like Ireland’s in 1981. Turkey ranks lowest even among Muslim-majority countries. What is the problem? Why don’t women work in this country?
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Women in Turkey just don’t work. Our country has the lowest female labor force participation rate among the OECD, including Mexico and Korea. Below 30 percent, Turkey’s female labor force participation rate is like Ireland’s in 1981. Turkey ranks lowest even among Muslim-majority countries. What is the problem? Why don’t women work in this country?
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Syria shoots down warplane from Turkey - latimes.com
Syria shoots down warplane from Turkey
Syria says the Turkish aircraft violated its airspace over the Mediterranean. The fate of two pilots is unknown. Turkey's leader says his nation will act 'decisively' after details emerge.
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Syria says the Turkish aircraft violated its airspace over the Mediterranean. The fate of two pilots is unknown. Turkey's leader says his nation will act 'decisively' after details emerge.
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Turkey confirms Syria shot down F-4 military jet
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“As a result of information obtained from the evaluation of our concerned institutions and from within the joint search and rescue operations with Syria, it is understood that our plane was brought down by Syria,” Erdogan’s office said.
Turkey would decide on its response to the incident once all of the details became clear, it said in the statement, issued after a two-hour meeting between Erdogan, members of his cabinet and the military.
Read more: Turkey confirms Syria shot down F-4 military jet, search for pilots ongoing
CIA Funneling Arms to Syrian Rebels Through Turkey - by John Glaser
The CIA has officers secretly operating in southern Turkey, helping allies to funnel arms to Syrian opposition fighters across the border into Syria to aid in the fight against the regime of President Bashar al Assad.
“The weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and some antitank weapons, are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar,” according to the New York Times.
The Times reports the CIA officers have been in southern Turkey for several weeks aiming to help keep the weapons and ammunition flowing across the border out of the hands of al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups within the rebel militias. This corresponds to reports in May that the Obama administration was preparing a plan that would attempt to vet rebel militias in Syria to determine whether they would be suitable recipients of munitions through US allies.
Read more: CIA Funneling Arms to Syrian Rebels Through Turkey -- News from Antiwar.com
“The weapons, including automatic rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and some antitank weapons, are being funneled mostly across the Turkish border by way of a shadowy network of intermediaries including Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood and paid for by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar,” according to the New York Times.
The Times reports the CIA officers have been in southern Turkey for several weeks aiming to help keep the weapons and ammunition flowing across the border out of the hands of al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups within the rebel militias. This corresponds to reports in May that the Obama administration was preparing a plan that would attempt to vet rebel militias in Syria to determine whether they would be suitable recipients of munitions through US allies.
Read more: CIA Funneling Arms to Syrian Rebels Through Turkey -- News from Antiwar.com
Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey exceeds 32,000 - Trend
Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey exceeds 32,000
22 June 2012, 14:33 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 22 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, according to recent data, amounted to 32,750 people, TRT Haber TV channel quotes Turkish Foreign Ministry official Selcuk Unal as reporting on Friday.
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22 June 2012, 14:33 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 22 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, according to recent data, amounted to 32,750 people, TRT Haber TV channel quotes Turkish Foreign Ministry official Selcuk Unal as reporting on Friday.
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EU-Turkey: intensifying work on positive agenda
EU-Turkey: intensifying work on positive agenda
Remarks by Commissioner Štefan Füle at the press conference following the Association Council with Turkey.
We had a very extensive and friendly exchange of views covering the whole range of EU-Turkey relations.
I have underlined that political reforms remain at the core of the accession process and that the work launched on implementing the 2010 Constitutional reform package as well as the new process to reform the constitution are steps in the right direction.
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Remarks by Commissioner Štefan Füle at the press conference following the Association Council with Turkey.
We had a very extensive and friendly exchange of views covering the whole range of EU-Turkey relations.
I have underlined that political reforms remain at the core of the accession process and that the work launched on implementing the 2010 Constitutional reform package as well as the new process to reform the constitution are steps in the right direction.
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Rotana moves into Turkey with Rhossos property | News | Breaking Travel News
Rotana moves into Turkey with Rhossos property
Hotel management giant Rotana has announced the signing of its first agreement in Iskenderun, Turkey, with Rhossos Tourism and Hospitality.
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Hotel management giant Rotana has announced the signing of its first agreement in Iskenderun, Turkey, with Rhossos Tourism and Hospitality.
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EU, Turkey attempt immigration give-and-take | EurActiv
EU, Turkey attempt immigration give-and-take
Published 22 June 2012
Turkey made a first step toward accepting to take back illegal immigrants who crossed into the EU from its territory, apparently in exchange of easing the visa requirement for its citizens visiting the border-free Schengen space.
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Published 22 June 2012
Turkey made a first step toward accepting to take back illegal immigrants who crossed into the EU from its territory, apparently in exchange of easing the visa requirement for its citizens visiting the border-free Schengen space.
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Talat says Cyprus ‘subservient’ to Turkey
Talat says Cyprus ‘subservient’ to Turkey
He went on and added that if there is no solution, the Turkish Cypriots will be eliminated.
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Fri, Jun 22, 2012
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has said the ‘subservience’ of the Turkish Cypriot administration to Turkey has jeopardized the breakaway states future.
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He went on and added that if there is no solution, the Turkish Cypriots will be eliminated.
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Fri, Jun 22, 2012
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has said the ‘subservience’ of the Turkish Cypriot administration to Turkey has jeopardized the breakaway states future.
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Turkey: Will the Real PKK Please Stand Up? | EurasiaNet.org
Turkey: Will the Real PKK Please Stand Up?
June 21, 2012 - 6:20pm, by Yigal Schleifer
Is the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) trying to undermine nascent efforts to solve the decades-old Kurdish issue? Is the militant organization itself split between a moderate leadership and a more hardline wing that's trying to undermine these reconciliation moves? These two questions are being asked in the wake of Tuesday's brazen and well-coordinated attack by a large group of PKK militants on a military outpost in eastern Turkey, which resulted in the death of eight Turkish soldiers and has led to retaliatory strikes against PKK strongholds in northern Iraq.
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June 21, 2012 - 6:20pm, by Yigal Schleifer
Is the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) trying to undermine nascent efforts to solve the decades-old Kurdish issue? Is the militant organization itself split between a moderate leadership and a more hardline wing that's trying to undermine these reconciliation moves? These two questions are being asked in the wake of Tuesday's brazen and well-coordinated attack by a large group of PKK militants on a military outpost in eastern Turkey, which resulted in the death of eight Turkish soldiers and has led to retaliatory strikes against PKK strongholds in northern Iraq.
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Turkish retailer Koton to sell stake to Nemo Apparel | Reuters
Turkish retailer Koton to sell stake to Nemo Apparel
ISTANBUL | Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:41pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkish retailer Koton Magazacilik has applied to the Competition Board to sell a stake to Dutch-based firm Nemo Apparel, it said on its website.
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ISTANBUL | Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:41pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkish retailer Koton Magazacilik has applied to the Competition Board to sell a stake to Dutch-based firm Nemo Apparel, it said on its website.
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Hearing Turkey’s Armenians
Hearing Turkey’s Armenians
Issues, Demands and Policy Recommendations
Armenian flags used during a protest in Yerevan, Armenia
The aim of this report is not only to introduce the problems that the Armenian population has been living with, but also the opinions of the different segments of Armenian society about the democratization process in Turkey. The authors focus on the issues that are mostly ignored by policy makers and society in Turkey such as access to education and employment; assuring the freedom of faith and religious practices; freedom of intellectual, cultural and artistic expression; elections of the Patriarch and directors of community foundations, and demands concerning confiscated property.
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Issues, Demands and Policy Recommendations
Armenian flags used during a protest in Yerevan, Armenia
The aim of this report is not only to introduce the problems that the Armenian population has been living with, but also the opinions of the different segments of Armenian society about the democratization process in Turkey. The authors focus on the issues that are mostly ignored by policy makers and society in Turkey such as access to education and employment; assuring the freedom of faith and religious practices; freedom of intellectual, cultural and artistic expression; elections of the Patriarch and directors of community foundations, and demands concerning confiscated property.
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Lira plunges on report Syria shot down Turkish warplane | Reuters
Lira plunges on report Syria shot down Turkish warplane
By Seltem Iyigun
ISTANBUL | Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:37am EDT
(Reuters) - The Turkish lira fell sharply on Friday after a news report said a Turkish warplane had been shot down by Syrian air defenses, and analysts said it would be vulnerable to further losses as more details of the incident emerged.
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By Seltem Iyigun
ISTANBUL | Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:37am EDT
(Reuters) - The Turkish lira fell sharply on Friday after a news report said a Turkish warplane had been shot down by Syrian air defenses, and analysts said it would be vulnerable to further losses as more details of the incident emerged.
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'Taken 2' Trailer: Liam Neeson Kicks Butt in Istanbul | Hollywood.com
'Taken 2' Trailer: Liam Neeson Kicks Butt in Istanbul
By Brian Marder , Hollywood.com Staff | Thursday, June 21, 2012
The brand-new trailer for Taken 2 was unveiled on Thursday, and it looks like we're in for much more of the same Liam Neeson revenge action that made the first installment so popular — this time set against the beautiful backdrop of Istanbul!
More:'Taken 2' Trailer: Liam Neeson Kicks Butt in Istanbul | Hollywood.com
By Brian Marder , Hollywood.com Staff | Thursday, June 21, 2012
The brand-new trailer for Taken 2 was unveiled on Thursday, and it looks like we're in for much more of the same Liam Neeson revenge action that made the first installment so popular — this time set against the beautiful backdrop of Istanbul!
More:'Taken 2' Trailer: Liam Neeson Kicks Butt in Istanbul | Hollywood.com
Turkey Bond Yields at 8-Month Low After Bank Signals Easing Bias - Bloomberg
Turkey Bond Yields at 8-Month Low After Bank Signals Easing Bias
By Benjamin Harvey - Jun 21, 2012 6:36 PM GMT+0300
Turkish bond yields fell to the lowest level in more than eight months after the central bank signaled it was more comfortable about inflation and boosted lira liquidity by allowing banks to keep more reserves in dollars and gold.
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By Benjamin Harvey - Jun 21, 2012 6:36 PM GMT+0300
Turkish bond yields fell to the lowest level in more than eight months after the central bank signaled it was more comfortable about inflation and boosted lira liquidity by allowing banks to keep more reserves in dollars and gold.
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‘Hollande Spring’ in Turkish-EU relations
‘Hollande Spring’ in Turkish-EU relations
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
FM Davutoğlu hails a thaw in Turkey-EU ties as the bloc pledges to ease Turks’ visa procedures while Ankara ends sanctions against France
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
FM Davutoğlu hails a thaw in Turkey-EU ties as the bloc pledges to ease Turks’ visa procedures while Ankara ends sanctions against France
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
‘Koprudekiler’ (‘Men on the Bridge’), a Drama Set in Istanbul - NYTimes.com
Working-Class Men, Longing for Change in a Restless Land
‘Koprudekiler’ (‘Men on the Bridge’), a Drama Set in Istanbul
There’s palpable verisimilitude in Asli Ozge’s “Koprudekiler” (“Men on the Bridge”), a powerful portrait of working-class Istanbul that artfully suggests a wellspring of found moments. Quietly, steadily, it gathers a resonance belying its slice-of-life scale.
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‘Koprudekiler’ (‘Men on the Bridge’), a Drama Set in Istanbul
There’s palpable verisimilitude in Asli Ozge’s “Koprudekiler” (“Men on the Bridge”), a powerful portrait of working-class Istanbul that artfully suggests a wellspring of found moments. Quietly, steadily, it gathers a resonance belying its slice-of-life scale.
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Turk Hava Heads for Highest in Ten Months on Aircraft Order - Bloomberg
Turk Hava Heads for Highest in Ten Months on Aircraft Order
By Benjamin Harvey - Jun 21, 2012 11:00 AM GMT+0300
Turk Hava Yollari AO (THYAO), or Turkish Airlines, headed for the highest in more than 10 months after saying it will order at least 15 jumbo airliners as early as next month and is looking at about 10 acquisition prospects.
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By Benjamin Harvey - Jun 21, 2012 11:00 AM GMT+0300
Turk Hava Yollari AO (THYAO), or Turkish Airlines, headed for the highest in more than 10 months after saying it will order at least 15 jumbo airliners as early as next month and is looking at about 10 acquisition prospects.
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Turkey to restore ties with France after genocide row - chicagotribune.com
Turkey to restore ties with France after genocide row
8:36 a.m. CDT, June 21, 2012
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has agreed to restore all ties with France, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday, following a breakdown in relations last year prompted by a simmering dispute over the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
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8:36 a.m. CDT, June 21, 2012
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has agreed to restore all ties with France, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday, following a breakdown in relations last year prompted by a simmering dispute over the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
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Turkish Central Bank Maintains Interest-Rate Corridor - Businessweek
Turkish Central Bank Maintains Interest-Rate Corridor
By Mark Bentley and Aydan Eksin on June 21, 2012
Turkey’s central bank kept its interest-rate corridor unchanged as it seeks to support the lira and slow inflation.
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By Mark Bentley and Aydan Eksin on June 21, 2012
Turkey’s central bank kept its interest-rate corridor unchanged as it seeks to support the lira and slow inflation.
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7 Turkish police officers probed for beating man
7 Turkish police officers probed for beating man
June 21, 2012 07:54 GMT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Officials say seven police officers have been temporarily laid off while being investigated for the severe beating of a man that was captured on video and broadcast on Turkish televisions.
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June 21, 2012 07:54 GMT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Officials say seven police officers have been temporarily laid off while being investigated for the severe beating of a man that was captured on video and broadcast on Turkish televisions.
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Turkish people dissatisfied with government's intervetion in Syria
Turkish people dissatisfied with government's intervetion in Syria
Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:51AM GMT
Natalie Carney, Press TV, Istanbul
Turkish lawmakers are questioning their government’s cozy relationships with nations who have openly endorsed an armed intervention in Syria.
Public opinion in Turkey is strongly against Ankara's increasing involvement in its neighbor's internal affairs.
It’s no secret; the United Nations and Western countries are looking at “the next step” in dealing with Syria following the failure of UN envoy Kofi Annan’s 6-point peace plan.
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Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:51AM GMT
Natalie Carney, Press TV, Istanbul
Turkish lawmakers are questioning their government’s cozy relationships with nations who have openly endorsed an armed intervention in Syria.
Public opinion in Turkey is strongly against Ankara's increasing involvement in its neighbor's internal affairs.
It’s no secret; the United Nations and Western countries are looking at “the next step” in dealing with Syria following the failure of UN envoy Kofi Annan’s 6-point peace plan.
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Carrefour could change partner in Turkey - paper | Reuters
Carrefour could change partner in Turkey - paper
ISTANBUL, June 21 | Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:20am IST
(Reuters) - Carrefour, Europe's biggest retailer, plans to remain in Turkey but could change its partner there, Haberturk newspaper on Thursday reported Carrefour board member Thomas Huebner as saying.
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ISTANBUL, June 21 | Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:20am IST
(Reuters) - Carrefour, Europe's biggest retailer, plans to remain in Turkey but could change its partner there, Haberturk newspaper on Thursday reported Carrefour board member Thomas Huebner as saying.
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Turkey Central Bank ‘Outsmarted’ Investors, SocGen Says - Bloomberg
Turkey Central Bank ‘Outsmarted’ Investors, SocGen Says
By Benjamin Harvey - Jun 20, 2012 6:23 PM GMT+0300
Turkish central bank Governor Erdem Basci “outsmarted” many investors with a dual rates policy that has made Turkey “the Mediterranean safe haven,” Societe Generale SA (GLE) said.
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By Benjamin Harvey - Jun 20, 2012 6:23 PM GMT+0300
Turkish central bank Governor Erdem Basci “outsmarted” many investors with a dual rates policy that has made Turkey “the Mediterranean safe haven,” Societe Generale SA (GLE) said.
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Turkey: Historic Istanbul Roma Neighborhood Gets a (sort of) Reprieve | EurasiaNet.org
Turkey: Historic Istanbul Roma Neighborhood Gets a (sort of) Reprieve
June 20, 2012 - 4:06pm, by Yigal Schleifer
The demolishing of Sulukule, a historic Roma neighborhood inside Istanbul's ancient walls, has been one of the most egregious examples of the destructive nature of the numerous "urban transformation" projects that have been enacted in the city in recent years. In general, this "transformation" has meant evicting or relocating lower-income residents from neighborhoods in newly-desirable locations, tearing down their homes, and replacing them with soulless new buildings that appeal to Turkey's fast-growing middle class.
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June 20, 2012 - 4:06pm, by Yigal Schleifer
The demolishing of Sulukule, a historic Roma neighborhood inside Istanbul's ancient walls, has been one of the most egregious examples of the destructive nature of the numerous "urban transformation" projects that have been enacted in the city in recent years. In general, this "transformation" has meant evicting or relocating lower-income residents from neighborhoods in newly-desirable locations, tearing down their homes, and replacing them with soulless new buildings that appeal to Turkey's fast-growing middle class.
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Istanbul: Shanghai Review - The Hollywood Reporter
Istanbul: Shanghai Review
Ferenc Torok
Director Ferenc Torok's film holds special appeal to women as an emotionally bruised housewife escapes from her family.
Young Hungarian writer-director Ferenc Torok cashes in on the cultish reputation he established with his politically-tinged trilogy Moscow Square, Eastern Sugar and Overnight to attempt an intimate change-of-pacer so quiet and low-key it wafts across the screen like a dream. The Hungarian-Turkish-Irish-Dutch coprod Istanbul, about a middle-aged woman who opts out of her oppressive family, is a familiar tale told with disarming simplicity, but perhaps too much of a fantasy to be taken seriously. The net result is a respectable, well-crafted art film with special appeal for women, but unlikely to set the boxoffice on fire in any of its coproduction territories.
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Ferenc Torok
Director Ferenc Torok's film holds special appeal to women as an emotionally bruised housewife escapes from her family.
Young Hungarian writer-director Ferenc Torok cashes in on the cultish reputation he established with his politically-tinged trilogy Moscow Square, Eastern Sugar and Overnight to attempt an intimate change-of-pacer so quiet and low-key it wafts across the screen like a dream. The Hungarian-Turkish-Irish-Dutch coprod Istanbul, about a middle-aged woman who opts out of her oppressive family, is a familiar tale told with disarming simplicity, but perhaps too much of a fantasy to be taken seriously. The net result is a respectable, well-crafted art film with special appeal for women, but unlikely to set the boxoffice on fire in any of its coproduction territories.
More:Istanbul: Shanghai Review - The Hollywood Reporter
Turks get a taste of Olympic spirit
Turks get a taste of Olympic spirit
HULL/YORK - Anatolia News Agency
Twelve Turks, including actress Meltem Cumbul and rock singer Harun Tekin, join the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympic Games in Hull as torcbearers. ’I hope that we will have the same enthusiasm the British people have in Istanbul, in our own city,’ Cumbul says, voicing her support for Istanbul’s 2020 Olympic bid
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HULL/YORK - Anatolia News Agency
Twelve Turks, including actress Meltem Cumbul and rock singer Harun Tekin, join the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympic Games in Hull as torcbearers. ’I hope that we will have the same enthusiasm the British people have in Istanbul, in our own city,’ Cumbul says, voicing her support for Istanbul’s 2020 Olympic bid
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The Making of Kurdistan: Oil, Investment and a Turkish Gamble
The Making of Kurdistan: Oil, Investment and a Turkish Gamble
By OilPrice.com, on June 20th, 2012 in US & World
Article Picture
As tensions rise among Iraqi Kurds in the country’s north, Sunnis in the south and the Shi’ite-led government in Baghdad over the distribution of natural resources, Turkey is setting its sights on an unconventional alliance with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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By OilPrice.com, on June 20th, 2012 in US & World
Article Picture
As tensions rise among Iraqi Kurds in the country’s north, Sunnis in the south and the Shi’ite-led government in Baghdad over the distribution of natural resources, Turkey is setting its sights on an unconventional alliance with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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Turkish military says warplanes, helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq
Turkish military says warplanes, helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq
SELCAN HACAOGLU Associated Press
June 20, 2012 - 12:00 pm EDT
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq after a rebel attack killed eight Turkish soldiers, Turkey's military said Wednesday — the latest attempt by Turkey to fight off a persistent threat from Kurdish insurgents seeking regional autonomy.
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SELCAN HACAOGLU Associated Press
June 20, 2012 - 12:00 pm EDT
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq after a rebel attack killed eight Turkish soldiers, Turkey's military said Wednesday — the latest attempt by Turkey to fight off a persistent threat from Kurdish insurgents seeking regional autonomy.
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Turkish Air May Order 15 Airbus or Boeing Jumbos Next Month - Businessweek
Turkish Air May Order 15 Airbus or Boeing Jumbos Next Month
By Ercan Ersoy on June 21, 2012
Turk Hava Yollari AO, or Turkish Airlines, will order at least 15 jumbo airliners valued at $4 billion from Airbus SAS (EAD) or Boeing Co. (BA) (BA) as early as next month as it adds routes and seeks acquisitions in emerging markets.
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By Ercan Ersoy on June 21, 2012
Turk Hava Yollari AO, or Turkish Airlines, will order at least 15 jumbo airliners valued at $4 billion from Airbus SAS (EAD) or Boeing Co. (BA) (BA) as early as next month as it adds routes and seeks acquisitions in emerging markets.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Turkish Government to Form Armenian Genocide Authority - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish Government to Form Armenian Genocide Authority
By: Murat Bardakci posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2012
The office of the Turkish prime minister has made a crucial break from all past approaches to the issue of the Armenian genocide. From now on, one single authority will be tasked with dealing with all claims related to genocide.
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By: Murat Bardakci posted on Wednesday, Jun 20, 2012
The office of the Turkish prime minister has made a crucial break from all past approaches to the issue of the Armenian genocide. From now on, one single authority will be tasked with dealing with all claims related to genocide.
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ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey hits Kurdish rebels across Iraqi border
Turkey hits Kurdish rebels across Iraqi border
Published: June 20, 2012 Updated 3 hours ago
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq after a rebel attack killed eight Turkish soldiers, Turkey's military said Wednesday - the latest attempt by Turkey to fight off a persistent threat from Kurdish insurgents seeking regional autonomy.
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Published: June 20, 2012 Updated 3 hours ago
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq after a rebel attack killed eight Turkish soldiers, Turkey's military said Wednesday - the latest attempt by Turkey to fight off a persistent threat from Kurdish insurgents seeking regional autonomy.
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Turkish Court Hears From Murdered Women's Relatives - Northern Ireland News
Turkish Court Hears From Murdered Women's Relatives
A County Down woman has given evidence in Turkey at the pre-trial hearing of a man charged with the murder of her mother.
Marion Graham and her best friend Cathy Dinsmore, both in their 50s, died after suffering multiple stab wounds in a forest near the city of Izmir in August 2011.
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A County Down woman has given evidence in Turkey at the pre-trial hearing of a man charged with the murder of her mother.
Marion Graham and her best friend Cathy Dinsmore, both in their 50s, died after suffering multiple stab wounds in a forest near the city of Izmir in August 2011.
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Turkish writer claims he needed 70 years to understand Turkey
Turkish writer claims he needed 70 years to understand Turkey
June 20, 2012 | 16:41
YEREVAN. – Turkish writer Murat Belge confessed it required him 70 years and even more to try to understand Turkey and policy run by the Turkish Government, the writer said during the discussions ‘Trying to Understand Turkey’ organized in Yerevan on Wednesday.
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June 20, 2012 | 16:41
YEREVAN. – Turkish writer Murat Belge confessed it required him 70 years and even more to try to understand Turkey and policy run by the Turkish Government, the writer said during the discussions ‘Trying to Understand Turkey’ organized in Yerevan on Wednesday.
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Is Turkey Turning Its Back on Atatürk? | EurasiaNet.org
Is Turkey Turning Its Back on Atatürk?
June 20, 2012 - 9:56am, by Justin Vela
How much longer will Atatürk stay in the picture? (Photo: Jonathan Lewis)
Two nationalists hold a portrait of the founder of the modern Turkish state, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, during a rally in April 2010. While Atatürk as a leader and person will remain an important figure in modern Turkish history, his secular policies may slowly be shriveling away over time under the current AKP leadership. (Photo: Jonathan Lewis)
For decades, the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Republic of Turkey’s first president, has served as the country’s guiding force. Yet, amidst an unprecedented debate on the role of secularism, has Turkey begun to steer away from Atatürk?
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June 20, 2012 - 9:56am, by Justin Vela
How much longer will Atatürk stay in the picture? (Photo: Jonathan Lewis)
Two nationalists hold a portrait of the founder of the modern Turkish state, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, during a rally in April 2010. While Atatürk as a leader and person will remain an important figure in modern Turkish history, his secular policies may slowly be shriveling away over time under the current AKP leadership. (Photo: Jonathan Lewis)
For decades, the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the Republic of Turkey’s first president, has served as the country’s guiding force. Yet, amidst an unprecedented debate on the role of secularism, has Turkey begun to steer away from Atatürk?
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Turkey hits Kurdish rebels across Iraqi border
Turkey hits Kurdish rebels across Iraqi border
By SELCAN HACAOGLU
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq after a rebel attack killed eight Turkish soldiers, Turkey's military said Wednesday - the latest attempt by Turkey to fight off a persistent threat from Kurdish insurgents seeking regional autonomy.
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By SELCAN HACAOGLU
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq after a rebel attack killed eight Turkish soldiers, Turkey's military said Wednesday - the latest attempt by Turkey to fight off a persistent threat from Kurdish insurgents seeking regional autonomy.
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Young turks - Globaltimes.cn
Young turks
Global Times | 2012-6-20 19:15:02
By Hu Bei
The friendship between the Turkish film industry and the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) stretches back to 1999. In that year, the Turkish movie, Propaganda (a comedy directed by Sinan Çetin) won the Golden Goblet (equivalent to "best film") at the fourth annual SIFF. And last year, Turkish movie, Hayde Bre (directed by Orhan Oguz) picked up the same prize at the 14th SIFF
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Global Times | 2012-6-20 19:15:02
By Hu Bei
The friendship between the Turkish film industry and the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) stretches back to 1999. In that year, the Turkish movie, Propaganda (a comedy directed by Sinan Çetin) won the Golden Goblet (equivalent to "best film") at the fourth annual SIFF. And last year, Turkish movie, Hayde Bre (directed by Orhan Oguz) picked up the same prize at the 14th SIFF
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Moody's Upgrades Turkey - WSJ.com
Moody's Upgrades Turkey
BY JOE PARKINSON AND CHUN HAN WONG
ISTANBUL—Turkish assets leapt higher Wednesday as Moody's Investors Service announced a long-awaited upgrade to Turkey's sovereign debt rating, citing the country's improving public finances and steps taken by Ankara to address its external imbalances.
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BY JOE PARKINSON AND CHUN HAN WONG
ISTANBUL—Turkish assets leapt higher Wednesday as Moody's Investors Service announced a long-awaited upgrade to Turkey's sovereign debt rating, citing the country's improving public finances and steps taken by Ankara to address its external imbalances.
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Retired Turkish Mufti Discusses Erdogan and the Abortion Debate - SPIEGEL ONLINE
'It Always Depends on the Circumstances'
Women demonstrate in Ankara against Erdogan's plan to limit their abortion rights.
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has outraged women in his country by calling for a ban on abortion. But he's just using the issue for political gain, says Ihsan Özkes, a retired mufti and parliamentarian for the country's center-left Republican People's Party (CHP). Islam is actually more permissive on the issue than Christianity, he says.
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Women demonstrate in Ankara against Erdogan's plan to limit their abortion rights.
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has outraged women in his country by calling for a ban on abortion. But he's just using the issue for political gain, says Ihsan Özkes, a retired mufti and parliamentarian for the country's center-left Republican People's Party (CHP). Islam is actually more permissive on the issue than Christianity, he says.
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Development project: 256 women get goats from Turkish agency – The Express Tribune
Development project: 256 women get goats from Turkish agency
By Our Correspondent
Published: June 20, 2012
The TIKA and the UAF experts are also considering providing cows to deserving livestock farmers to boost their incomes. PHOTOS: NEFER SEHGAL/EXPRESS
FAISALABAD:
As many as 256 women were given goats by Turkish International Cooperation Agency (TIKA) in connection with a poverty alleviation project on Tuesday.
Speaking at the distribution ceremony held at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, TIKA members vowed to continue support for more poverty reduction initiatives in the rural areas.
More:Development project: 256 women get goats from Turkish agency – The Express Tribune
By Our Correspondent
Published: June 20, 2012
The TIKA and the UAF experts are also considering providing cows to deserving livestock farmers to boost their incomes. PHOTOS: NEFER SEHGAL/EXPRESS
FAISALABAD:
As many as 256 women were given goats by Turkish International Cooperation Agency (TIKA) in connection with a poverty alleviation project on Tuesday.
Speaking at the distribution ceremony held at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, TIKA members vowed to continue support for more poverty reduction initiatives in the rural areas.
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THE DAILY STAR :: Culture :: Film :: Lebanese heritage with a Turkish accent
Lebanese heritage with a Turkish accent
June 20, 2012 12:04 AM
By Jim Quilty
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Nowadays, mainstream cinema genres are quite fixed. “Comedies” may not be funny, but with a few exceptions, they seldom aspire to be anything more complex than sentimentality. Serious dramas may cultivate a few laughs, but only to make the final knife thrust more painful.
These conventions weren’t engraved in stone in 1968, the year Egyptian director Farouq Ajrama (aka Frank Agrama) shot “Usabat al-Nisa” (“The Gang of Women”) in Lebanon and Turkey.
This Turkish-Egyptian co-production (titled “Five Hot Women” in Turkey) is being screened as part of the Lebanese film retrospective The Most Beautiful Days of My Life, currently up at Cinema Metropolis-Sofil.
More:THE DAILY STAR :: Culture :: Film :: Lebanese heritage with a Turkish accent
June 20, 2012 12:04 AM
By Jim Quilty
The Daily Star
BEIRUT: Nowadays, mainstream cinema genres are quite fixed. “Comedies” may not be funny, but with a few exceptions, they seldom aspire to be anything more complex than sentimentality. Serious dramas may cultivate a few laughs, but only to make the final knife thrust more painful.
These conventions weren’t engraved in stone in 1968, the year Egyptian director Farouq Ajrama (aka Frank Agrama) shot “Usabat al-Nisa” (“The Gang of Women”) in Lebanon and Turkey.
This Turkish-Egyptian co-production (titled “Five Hot Women” in Turkey) is being screened as part of the Lebanese film retrospective The Most Beautiful Days of My Life, currently up at Cinema Metropolis-Sofil.
More:THE DAILY STAR :: Culture :: Film :: Lebanese heritage with a Turkish accent
Turkey: Fast Growing Incarceration Rate To Blame For Deadly Prison Fire? | EurasiaNet.org
Turkey: Fast Growing Incarceration Rate To Blame For Deadly Prison Fire?
June 19, 2012 - 4:49pm, by Yigal Schleifer
The Turko-file
Turkish Domestic Politics
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A prison fire last week that led to the death of 13 inmates and a string of subsequent fires -- all set by prisoners protesting the conditions they are living under -- have led to a debate about the state of Turkey's jails and just why the country has such a fast-growing prison population.
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June 19, 2012 - 4:49pm, by Yigal Schleifer
The Turko-file
Turkish Domestic Politics
Turkish Judicial System
A prison fire last week that led to the death of 13 inmates and a string of subsequent fires -- all set by prisoners protesting the conditions they are living under -- have led to a debate about the state of Turkey's jails and just why the country has such a fast-growing prison population.
More:Turkey: Fast Growing Incarceration Rate To Blame For Deadly Prison Fire? | EurasiaNet.org
Fighting in southeastern Turkey leaves 26 dead, reports say - CNN.com
Fighting in southeastern Turkey leaves 26 dead, reports say
From Gul Tuysuz, For CNN
June 19, 2012 -- Updated 1732 GMT (0132 HKT)
(CNN) -- Fighting between Kurdish rebels and government troops in southeastern Turkey left more than two dozen dead Tuesday, according to reports from officials and a news agency.
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From Gul Tuysuz, For CNN
June 19, 2012 -- Updated 1732 GMT (0132 HKT)
(CNN) -- Fighting between Kurdish rebels and government troops in southeastern Turkey left more than two dozen dead Tuesday, according to reports from officials and a news agency.
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Fault lines crisscrossing Turkey
Fault lines crisscrossing Turkey
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Any earthquake in the Marmara Sea would not cause a tidal wave, a Turkish official has said. There is no risk to the third Bosphorus bridge either, since it will not be constructed on a live fault line, Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said, introducing the updated version of Turkey’s Map of Active Fault Lines at a press conference yesterday.
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Any earthquake in the Marmara Sea would not cause a tidal wave, a Turkish official has said. There is no risk to the third Bosphorus bridge either, since it will not be constructed on a live fault line, Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said, introducing the updated version of Turkey’s Map of Active Fault Lines at a press conference yesterday.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Targets Women's Rights - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Turkish Prime Minister Assaults Women's Rights
By Daniel Steinvorth in Istanbul
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has never been much of a feminist, but women in Turkey are enraged by his latest comments on abortion. Critics say he is trying to distract attention from a scandal involving a massacre of Kurdish civilians last year.
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By Daniel Steinvorth in Istanbul
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has never been much of a feminist, but women in Turkey are enraged by his latest comments on abortion. Critics say he is trying to distract attention from a scandal involving a massacre of Kurdish civilians last year.
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EXHIBITIONS - Istanbul Contemporary presents ‘Art Istanbul’
Istanbul Contemporary presents ‘Art Istanbul’
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Ali Güreli, Istanbul Contemporary chairman, speaks during the cocktail at Art Basel to present the new ‘Art Istanbul.”
Ali Güreli, Istanbul Contemporary chairman, speaks during the cocktail at Art Basel to present the new ‘Art Istanbul.”
Contemporary Istanbul hosted a Cocktail Prolongé at Safran Zunft Restaurant in Basel on June 14, gathering important of invitees including collectors, artists, curators, and advisors from all over the world.
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Ali Güreli, Istanbul Contemporary chairman, speaks during the cocktail at Art Basel to present the new ‘Art Istanbul.”
Ali Güreli, Istanbul Contemporary chairman, speaks during the cocktail at Art Basel to present the new ‘Art Istanbul.”
Contemporary Istanbul hosted a Cocktail Prolongé at Safran Zunft Restaurant in Basel on June 14, gathering important of invitees including collectors, artists, curators, and advisors from all over the world.
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Turkey unveils incentives to boost car production | Reuters
Turkey unveils incentives to boost car production
ISTANBUL, June 19 | Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:53pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkey announced the details on Tuesday of incentives aimed at boosting local car production as it battles to reduce imports and rein in its current account deficit.
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ISTANBUL, June 19 | Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:53pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkey announced the details on Tuesday of incentives aimed at boosting local car production as it battles to reduce imports and rein in its current account deficit.
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PKK attack in Turkey kills 8 soldiers | euronews, world news
PKK attack in Turkey kills 8 soldiers
19/06 12:43 CET
PKK attack in Turkey kills 8 soldiers 19/06/2012 09:33 CET
Turkey security battles PKK in mountains 23/03/2012 07:36 CET
Turkey: Thousands attend funeral after air strike… 30/12/2011 18:04 CET
Clashes erupt in Turkey over deadly air strikes 30/12/2011 19:33 CET
Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in series of attacks 19/10/2011 10:33 CET
At least eight Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack being blamed on Kurdish PKK fighters on the southeastern borders with Iraq and Iran. Local officials say 10 rebels were also killed.
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19/06 12:43 CET
PKK attack in Turkey kills 8 soldiers 19/06/2012 09:33 CET
Turkey security battles PKK in mountains 23/03/2012 07:36 CET
Turkey: Thousands attend funeral after air strike… 30/12/2011 18:04 CET
Clashes erupt in Turkey over deadly air strikes 30/12/2011 19:33 CET
Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in series of attacks 19/10/2011 10:33 CET
At least eight Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack being blamed on Kurdish PKK fighters on the southeastern borders with Iraq and Iran. Local officials say 10 rebels were also killed.
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Turkey tourism is down by 6%
The current economic and political turmoil in Europe has taken its toll on the Turkish tourism industry which suffered a significant decline in the number of tourists visiting the country, according to data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat).
Tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2012 dropped by 6%, compared to the previous year.
The steep drop in tourism chiefly derives from a decline in the number of tourists visiting Turkey from North America and Western Europe – regions which used to compose the majority of the Turkish tourism clientele.
Read more: Turkey tourism is down by 6% - Israel Travel, Ynetnews
Tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2012 dropped by 6%, compared to the previous year.
The steep drop in tourism chiefly derives from a decline in the number of tourists visiting Turkey from North America and Western Europe – regions which used to compose the majority of the Turkish tourism clientele.
Read more: Turkey tourism is down by 6% - Israel Travel, Ynetnews
Turkey troops killed by Kurdish Terrorists
Turkish troops 'killed by rebels' At least seven Turkish soldiers have been killed and 15 wounded in an ambush by Kurdish rebels, state TV says.
The attack took place in Yuksekova, near the border with Iraq and Iran. Ground troops and combat helicopters are pursuing the assailants.
Several thousand Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels are believed to be based in mountain hideouts in northern Iraq.
Tens of thousands of people have died since the PKK took up arms in 1984.
Read more: Angola Press - International - Turkey troops killed by rebels
Monday, June 18, 2012
Dogus of Turkey to Buy Four Marinas in Greece, Milliyet Reports - Bloomberg
Dogus of Turkey to Buy Four Marinas in Greece, Milliyet Reports
By Ercan Ersoy - Jun 18, 2012 2:57 AM ET
Dogus Holding AS, a Turkish company with interests in banking, construction and tourism, will buy four marinas that Greece is selling to raise cash, Milliyet reported, citing Group Chief Executive Husnu Akhan.
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By Ercan Ersoy - Jun 18, 2012 2:57 AM ET
Dogus Holding AS, a Turkish company with interests in banking, construction and tourism, will buy four marinas that Greece is selling to raise cash, Milliyet reported, citing Group Chief Executive Husnu Akhan.
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US House resolution calls for end of Turkish occupation of Cyprus
US House resolution calls for end of Turkish occupation of Cyprus
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Mon, Jun 18, 2012
A resolution, submitted to the US House of Representatives, aims to expose and halt the illegal influx of Turkish settlers in Cyprus’ northern Turkish occupied areas, support Nicosia’s efforts to control all of its territory and exploit its energy resources without illegal interference by Turkey and end Turkey’s illegal occupation of northern Cyprus.
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FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Mon, Jun 18, 2012
A resolution, submitted to the US House of Representatives, aims to expose and halt the illegal influx of Turkish settlers in Cyprus’ northern Turkish occupied areas, support Nicosia’s efforts to control all of its territory and exploit its energy resources without illegal interference by Turkey and end Turkey’s illegal occupation of northern Cyprus.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
LOCAL - Fire hits Istanbul island hosting Halki Seminary
Fire hits Istanbul island hosting Halki Seminary
ISTANBUL - Doğan News Agency
A fire was brought under control on Istanbul’s Heybeliada island yesterday after hour-long efforts to extinguish the blaze were conducted by sea, air and land teams.
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ISTANBUL - Doğan News Agency
A fire was brought under control on Istanbul’s Heybeliada island yesterday after hour-long efforts to extinguish the blaze were conducted by sea, air and land teams.
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The Region: Turkey trots toward Islamism
The Region: Turkey trots toward Islamism
By BARRY RUBIN
06/17/2012 22:03
The spending, restrictions and anti-intellectual policies might undermine Turkish democracy, stability and economic progress.
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By BARRY RUBIN
06/17/2012 22:03
The spending, restrictions and anti-intellectual policies might undermine Turkish democracy, stability and economic progress.
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Commission sends strong message to Ankara after Erdogan`s circular
Commission sends strong message to Ankara after Erdogan`s circular
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Sun, Jun 17, 2012
The European Commission has sent a strong message to Ankara, following a circular issued by the Turkish Prime Minister to Turkish technocrats and diplomats, asking them not to take part in any EU meetings that will be chaired by the Cyprus EU Presidency, which begins in July.
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FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Sun, Jun 17, 2012
The European Commission has sent a strong message to Ankara, following a circular issued by the Turkish Prime Minister to Turkish technocrats and diplomats, asking them not to take part in any EU meetings that will be chaired by the Cyprus EU Presidency, which begins in July.
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Eroglu blasts EU for Cyprus 'presidency mistake'
Eroglu blasts EU for Cyprus 'presidency mistake'
Eroglu accused the EU of preventing the solution by accepting Cyprus as its member and alleged that Russia, China and France are not helpful for the solution by “being guardian of the Greek Cypriots”.
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Sun, Jun 17, 2012
Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu said that the European Union is preparing to commit a 'second mistake' by letting the Republic of Cyprus’s hold the EU presidency.
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Eroglu accused the EU of preventing the solution by accepting Cyprus as its member and alleged that Russia, China and France are not helpful for the solution by “being guardian of the Greek Cypriots”.
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Sun, Jun 17, 2012
Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu said that the European Union is preparing to commit a 'second mistake' by letting the Republic of Cyprus’s hold the EU presidency.
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13 Inmates Killed in Turkish Prison Fire - ABC News
13 Inmates Killed in Turkish Prison Fire
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey June 17, 2012 (AP)
Inmates in a prison in southeast Turkey set mattresses and blankets alight, starting a fire that killed 13 prisoners, authorities said Sunday.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the inmates set their bedding on fire following a fight that broke out inside a ward housing 18 prisoners late on Saturday. Five of the inmates in the prison in the mostly-Kurdish and Arabic-speaking city of Sanliurfa were hospitalized but none was in serious condition.
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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey June 17, 2012 (AP)
Inmates in a prison in southeast Turkey set mattresses and blankets alight, starting a fire that killed 13 prisoners, authorities said Sunday.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the inmates set their bedding on fire following a fight that broke out inside a ward housing 18 prisoners late on Saturday. Five of the inmates in the prison in the mostly-Kurdish and Arabic-speaking city of Sanliurfa were hospitalized but none was in serious condition.
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Istanbul – a model of hospitality | TwoCircles.net
Istanbul – a model of hospitality
Submitted by admin on 17 June 2012 - 9:59am
By Misbahuddin Mirza
“Could you slow down? Please?” I asked the cab driver as he started racing down the freeway, leading away from the Istanbul airport, as if someone had just waved the Indy 500’s start of race flag at him. The driver acknowledged my request, but, made no attempt to slow down. As the distance between my cab and the car in front of it started disappearing at an alarming rate, I resumed fidgeting nervously with my seat belt, hoping desperately for it to click in place, so that I may at least survive what looked like an unavoidable crash. I started visualizing the next day’s newspaper headlines, ‘Why on earth would a senior engineer trained in the US sit unbuckled in the front seat of a cab?’
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Submitted by admin on 17 June 2012 - 9:59am
By Misbahuddin Mirza
“Could you slow down? Please?” I asked the cab driver as he started racing down the freeway, leading away from the Istanbul airport, as if someone had just waved the Indy 500’s start of race flag at him. The driver acknowledged my request, but, made no attempt to slow down. As the distance between my cab and the car in front of it started disappearing at an alarming rate, I resumed fidgeting nervously with my seat belt, hoping desperately for it to click in place, so that I may at least survive what looked like an unavoidable crash. I started visualizing the next day’s newspaper headlines, ‘Why on earth would a senior engineer trained in the US sit unbuckled in the front seat of a cab?’
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Coming soon: Flights to Turkey from IAH
Coming soon: Flights to Turkey from IAH
Saturday, June 16, 2012
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It looks like a new airline is coming to Houston. Soon, you'll be able to able to fly directly to Istanbul from Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Turkish Airlines will offer flights to Istanbul four times a week -- Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It looks like a new airline is coming to Houston. Soon, you'll be able to able to fly directly to Istanbul from Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Turkish Airlines will offer flights to Istanbul four times a week -- Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
More:Coming soon: Flights to Turkey from IAH | abc13.com
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Policeman shot dead in Istanbul attack: official - FOCUS Information Agency
Policeman shot dead in Istanbul attack: official
16 June 2012 | 16:51 | FOCUS News Agency
Home / Southeast Europe and Balkans
Istanbul. A Turkish policeman was shot dead and another was wounded after unknown assailants opened fire on the officers in Istanbul, the city's police chief said Saturday, cited by AFP.
The attack occurred in the populous neighborhood of Gaziosmanpasa, located on the European side of Istanbul, police chief Huseyin Capkin told the Anatolia news agency.
Both victims were rushed to hospital, where one died and the other was still receiving treatment, the NTV news channel reported.
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16 June 2012 | 16:51 | FOCUS News Agency
Home / Southeast Europe and Balkans
Istanbul. A Turkish policeman was shot dead and another was wounded after unknown assailants opened fire on the officers in Istanbul, the city's police chief said Saturday, cited by AFP.
The attack occurred in the populous neighborhood of Gaziosmanpasa, located on the European side of Istanbul, police chief Huseyin Capkin told the Anatolia news agency.
Both victims were rushed to hospital, where one died and the other was still receiving treatment, the NTV news channel reported.
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Turkey, Saudi Discuss Long-Term Oil Purchase
Turkey, Saudi Discuss Long-Term Oil Purchase
ISTANBUL--Turkey has started talks with Saudi Arabia about long-term oil purchases, Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Tuesday, appearing to mark Ankara's latest move to reduce its reliance on Iranian oil as regional tensions have seen the neighbors' policies diverge.
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ISTANBUL--Turkey has started talks with Saudi Arabia about long-term oil purchases, Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Tuesday, appearing to mark Ankara's latest move to reduce its reliance on Iranian oil as regional tensions have seen the neighbors' policies diverge.
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Turkey defeats Cuba 3-1 in Pool H of Women World Grand Prix – Volleyball news | bettor.com
Turkey defeats Cuba 3-1 in Pool H of Women World Grand Prix – Volleyball news
With the Pool H match of the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Grand Prix taking place in Belgrade, Serbia, the Turkish side met with their Cuban counter parts on June 15, 2012.
It was the second match of the Pool and ended up with the Turkish emerging as victors by 3-1.
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With the Pool H match of the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Grand Prix taking place in Belgrade, Serbia, the Turkish side met with their Cuban counter parts on June 15, 2012.
It was the second match of the Pool and ended up with the Turkish emerging as victors by 3-1.
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