What are you doing tonight? If you're staying home you won't be alone.
So says the folks at CivicScience, a polling and data gathering firm in Pittsburgh which polled a large sample of people over the weekend.
- Some 33% of us have no plans, with 38% of us staying home tonight. Only 3% are hosting a party. Fourteen percent of us will be attending a party.
- Will we be watching TV? Some 37% say they won't be, with 35% watching a variety of New Year's Eve shows.
- And the party pooping continues. Some 64% of those polled say they have no family gathering on New Year's Day.
Read more: What are we doing New Year's Eve? Not much
Monday, December 31, 2012
Turkey accuses EU of bigotry, says its reforms are ignored | Reuters
Turkey accuses EU of bigotry, says its reforms are ignored
By Daren Butler
ISTANBUL | Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:26am EST
(Reuters) - Turkey accused the European Union of bias and bigoted attitudes towards the EU candidate country on Monday and blamed it for undermining the Turkish public's trust in the bloc.
More:Turkey accuses EU of bigotry, says its reforms are ignored | Reuters
By Daren Butler
ISTANBUL | Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:26am EST
(Reuters) - Turkey accused the European Union of bias and bigoted attitudes towards the EU candidate country on Monday and blamed it for undermining the Turkish public's trust in the bloc.
More:Turkey accuses EU of bigotry, says its reforms are ignored | Reuters
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Turkey's Erdogan tells refugees Syrian rebirth near | Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan tells refugees Syrian rebirth near
(Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told a crowd of thousands of Syrian refugees on Sunday their country was preparing for a "sacred birth" that would replace President Bashar al-Assad with the will of the Syrian people.
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(Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told a crowd of thousands of Syrian refugees on Sunday their country was preparing for a "sacred birth" that would replace President Bashar al-Assad with the will of the Syrian people.
More:Turkey's Erdogan tells refugees Syrian rebirth near | Reuters
Official: Turkey in talks with jailed Kurdish rebel leader | Fox News
Official: Turkey in talks with jailed Kurdish rebel leader
Published December 30, 2012
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey is holding talks with the Kurdish rebels' jailed leader to press the autonomy-seeking guerrilla group to relinquish arms and end its decades-long conflict, a senior official was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Published December 30, 2012
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey is holding talks with the Kurdish rebels' jailed leader to press the autonomy-seeking guerrilla group to relinquish arms and end its decades-long conflict, a senior official was quoted as saying on Sunday.
More:Official: Turkey in talks with jailed Kurdish rebel leader | Fox News
German-Turkish-Armenian Project Dramatizes Search for Identity
German-Turkish-Armenian Project Dramatizes Search for Identity
Arts | December 29, 2012 3:55 pm
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
BERLIN — Her name is Sabiha, the same name as the favorite adopted daughter of Kemal Mustafa (Atatürk), who as a female pilot was a symbol for her nation. But this Sabiha is German, and lives with her immigrant mother, whom she calls Anne — “mother” in Turkish. This Sabiha, we learn from her best friend (actually soul mate), also named Anne, is 150-percent German, and only learns Turkish when she attends university. She soon feels drawn to Turkish nationalist circles, and even participates in nationalist demonstrations, honoring Talaat Pasha, for example.
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Arts | December 29, 2012 3:55 pm
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach
BERLIN — Her name is Sabiha, the same name as the favorite adopted daughter of Kemal Mustafa (Atatürk), who as a female pilot was a symbol for her nation. But this Sabiha is German, and lives with her immigrant mother, whom she calls Anne — “mother” in Turkish. This Sabiha, we learn from her best friend (actually soul mate), also named Anne, is 150-percent German, and only learns Turkish when she attends university. She soon feels drawn to Turkish nationalist circles, and even participates in nationalist demonstrations, honoring Talaat Pasha, for example.
More:German-Turkish-Armenian Project Dramatizes Search for Identity
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Iran Sanctions Drive Up Turkish Energy Costs - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Iran Sanctions Drive Up Turkish Energy Costs
By: Guven Sak. posted on Fri, Dec 28.
On November 20, the United States added another element to its sanctions against Iran. It now includes a ban on selling precious metals to the country. That bodes ill for Turkey, which was paying for its gas purchases with gold. Does this now mean that the problem is solved? I do not think so. It cannot end without securing energy for Turkey. Grapes are eaten one by one as an Arabic proverb says. Turkish-Iranian economic relations are not based on ideology, but on mutual dependence. That means that they fulfill an economic need and cannot be extinguished by law alone.
More:Iran Sanctions Drive Up Turkish Energy Costs - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
By: Guven Sak. posted on Fri, Dec 28.
On November 20, the United States added another element to its sanctions against Iran. It now includes a ban on selling precious metals to the country. That bodes ill for Turkey, which was paying for its gas purchases with gold. Does this now mean that the problem is solved? I do not think so. It cannot end without securing energy for Turkey. Grapes are eaten one by one as an Arabic proverb says. Turkish-Iranian economic relations are not based on ideology, but on mutual dependence. That means that they fulfill an economic need and cannot be extinguished by law alone.
More:Iran Sanctions Drive Up Turkish Energy Costs - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey's EU Bid Faces Opportunities And Challenges In 2013 - Analysis Eurasia Review
Turkey’s EU Bid Faces Opportunities And Challenges In 2013 – Analysis
By: SETimes
December 29, 2012
By Menekse Tokyay
Developments in Turkey and the EU could present fresh opportunities for Ankara’s accession bid in 2013, provided that each side is ready to address long-term challenges together.
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By: SETimes
December 29, 2012
By Menekse Tokyay
Developments in Turkey and the EU could present fresh opportunities for Ankara’s accession bid in 2013, provided that each side is ready to address long-term challenges together.
More:Turkey's EU Bid Faces Opportunities And Challenges In 2013 - Analysis Eurasia Review
What next for Turkey's application to join the European project? - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 29, 2012
What next for Turkey's application to join the European project?
PAMELA NEWENHAM
Turkey will be glad to see the end of the Cypriot EU presidency. As Ireland assumes the rotating presidency in January, there are expectations it will create an opportunity to open a new page in Turkey-EU relations.
More:What next for Turkey's application to join the European project? - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 29, 2012
PAMELA NEWENHAM
Turkey will be glad to see the end of the Cypriot EU presidency. As Ireland assumes the rotating presidency in January, there are expectations it will create an opportunity to open a new page in Turkey-EU relations.
More:What next for Turkey's application to join the European project? - The Irish Times - Sat, Dec 29, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
UNHCR - Syrian refugees get chance to attend Turkish universities
Syrian refugees get chance to attend Turkish universities
News Stories, 28 December 2012
ADIYAMAN REFUGEE CAMP, Turkey, Dec 27 (UNHCR) – Syrian refugee sisters Tamara and Eilada may have lost their home and most of their possessions, but not their hope for an education and a productive future.
More:UNHCR - Syrian refugees get chance to attend Turkish universities
News Stories, 28 December 2012
ADIYAMAN REFUGEE CAMP, Turkey, Dec 27 (UNHCR) – Syrian refugee sisters Tamara and Eilada may have lost their home and most of their possessions, but not their hope for an education and a productive future.
More:UNHCR - Syrian refugees get chance to attend Turkish universities
Turkey kicks off aid campaign for Syrian refugees - Politics - 27/12/2012
Turkey kicks off aid campaign for Syrian refugees
27/12/2012
ANKARA, Dec 27 (KUNA) -- Turkish civil society organizations, officials, institutions and unions will join government starting on Thursday an aid campaign for Syrians in refugee camps in Turkey, one day following Turkish religious organizations launched a similar campaign.
More:KUNA : Turkey kicks off aid campaign for Syrian refugees - Politics - 27/12/2012
27/12/2012
ANKARA, Dec 27 (KUNA) -- Turkish civil society organizations, officials, institutions and unions will join government starting on Thursday an aid campaign for Syrians in refugee camps in Turkey, one day following Turkish religious organizations launched a similar campaign.
More:KUNA : Turkey kicks off aid campaign for Syrian refugees - Politics - 27/12/2012
Mass fight occurs in Istanbul because of Russian citizen - Trend.Az
Mass fight occurs in Istanbul because of Russian citizen
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.28 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
Mass fight took place in Istanbul because of a Russian citizen, as a result three people were seriously injured, CNN Turk TV channel reported on Friday.
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Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.28 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
Mass fight took place in Istanbul because of a Russian citizen, as a result three people were seriously injured, CNN Turk TV channel reported on Friday.
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Turkey’s New Thinking on Iraqi Kurdistan - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey’s New Thinking on Iraqi Kurdistan
By: Semih Idiz. posted on Thu, Dec 27.
The idea of an independent Kurdistan bordering Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast, which has been wracked with separatist violence from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for over quarter of a century, would have raised official hackles only a few years back.
More:Turkey’s New Thinking on Iraqi Kurdistan - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
By: Semih Idiz. posted on Thu, Dec 27.
The idea of an independent Kurdistan bordering Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast, which has been wracked with separatist violence from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for over quarter of a century, would have raised official hackles only a few years back.
More:Turkey’s New Thinking on Iraqi Kurdistan - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Human Rights Watch: Turkey yet to investigate killing of Kurds - UPI.com
Turkey yet to investigate killing of Kurds
Published: Dec. 27, 2012 at 1:41 PM
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The Turkish government has yet to open an investigation into an airstrike that killed 34 Kurdish men and boys, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
More:Human Rights Watch: Turkey yet to investigate killing of Kurds - UPI.com
Published: Dec. 27, 2012 at 1:41 PM
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The Turkish government has yet to open an investigation into an airstrike that killed 34 Kurdish men and boys, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
More:Human Rights Watch: Turkey yet to investigate killing of Kurds - UPI.com
Car Crash: Ferrari 458 Italia Wrecked in Istanbul
Car Crash: Ferrari 458 Italia Wrecked in Istanbul
Istanbul was the scene for a Ferrari 458 Italia crash weekend before last. This particular prancing horse lost control at high speed and hit a barrier and a light pole. Apparently, as a result of the accident, an iron bar became embedded into the windscreen.
More:Car Crash: Ferrari 458 Italia Wrecked in Istanbul
Istanbul was the scene for a Ferrari 458 Italia crash weekend before last. This particular prancing horse lost control at high speed and hit a barrier and a light pole. Apparently, as a result of the accident, an iron bar became embedded into the windscreen.
More:Car Crash: Ferrari 458 Italia Wrecked in Istanbul
Tunisia sends humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey
Tunisia sends humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey
Thursday, 27 December 2012 12:40
Tunisia sends humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in TurkeyThe Tunisian government has sent humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey. The consignment was sent on the direct orders of President Moncef Marzouki and a similar aid flight is being prepared to go to Jordan.
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Thursday, 27 December 2012 12:40
Tunisia sends humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in TurkeyThe Tunisian government has sent humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey. The consignment was sent on the direct orders of President Moncef Marzouki and a similar aid flight is being prepared to go to Jordan.
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Turkish Kurds Want Accountability for Mistaken Air Strike
Turkish Kurds Want Accountability for Mistaken Air Strike
Dorian Jones
December 27, 2012
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — This Friday marks the first anniversary of the killing of 34 Kurdish smugglers by a mistaken Turkish air strike. The incident remains contentious in Turkey, with pressure both nationally and internationally on the government to punish those responsible.
More:Turkish Kurds Want Accountability for Mistaken Air Strike
Dorian Jones
December 27, 2012
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — This Friday marks the first anniversary of the killing of 34 Kurdish smugglers by a mistaken Turkish air strike. The incident remains contentious in Turkey, with pressure both nationally and internationally on the government to punish those responsible.
More:Turkish Kurds Want Accountability for Mistaken Air Strike
Turkey in 2023 will be a member of the EU
Turkey in 2023 will be a member of the EU
DR. AKKAN SUVER
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We are on the eve of a new year. Turkey is drawing raising figures in many areas as a result of its general direction, especially internal politics, general economic performance and the implementation of consistent policies. At the end of 2012, the economic data that are being declared about Turkey’s economy indicate various aspects. On one hand, the raise in the credit ratings and decrease in inflation reduced the current account deficit, improved expectations, and lowered interest rates and finally improved industrial production. On the other hand, there is the interrupted budget balance, slowed development rate and increase in unemployment. The implemented economic policies reduced the current account deficit and through reduced risks increases in the credit ratings are observed, but the fact remains that a recession in the capacity to create employment is being experienced as well.
More:CONTRIBUTOR - Turkey in 2023 will be a member of the EU
DR. AKKAN SUVER
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We are on the eve of a new year. Turkey is drawing raising figures in many areas as a result of its general direction, especially internal politics, general economic performance and the implementation of consistent policies. At the end of 2012, the economic data that are being declared about Turkey’s economy indicate various aspects. On one hand, the raise in the credit ratings and decrease in inflation reduced the current account deficit, improved expectations, and lowered interest rates and finally improved industrial production. On the other hand, there is the interrupted budget balance, slowed development rate and increase in unemployment. The implemented economic policies reduced the current account deficit and through reduced risks increases in the credit ratings are observed, but the fact remains that a recession in the capacity to create employment is being experienced as well.
More:CONTRIBUTOR - Turkey in 2023 will be a member of the EU
PM: Turkey to continue supporting Syrian refugees - Trend.Az
PM: Turkey to continue supporting Syrian refugees
27 December 2012, 10:39 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.27 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
Turkey will continue to provide all possible support to Syrian refugees, Anadolu agency quotes Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Thursday.
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27 December 2012, 10:39 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.27 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
Turkey will continue to provide all possible support to Syrian refugees, Anadolu agency quotes Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Thursday.
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The EU enlargement and Turkey | euronews, u talk
The EU enlargement and Turkey
28/12 13:37 CET
Question from Onur in Turkey: “Hello my name is Onur. With the economic crisis the process of EU enlargement has slowed. Will the EU continue to accept new members in the future? What consequences could this have for Turkey?”
More:The EU enlargement and Turkey | euronews, u talk
28/12 13:37 CET
Question from Onur in Turkey: “Hello my name is Onur. With the economic crisis the process of EU enlargement has slowed. Will the EU continue to accept new members in the future? What consequences could this have for Turkey?”
More:The EU enlargement and Turkey | euronews, u talk
Thursday, December 27, 2012
News Analysis: Turkey bid for EU membership faces tough talks - Xinhua | English.news.cn
News Analysis: Turkey bid for EU membership faces tough talks
English.news.cn 2012-12-27 17:45:53
ANKARA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Turkey-European Union (EU) membership talks are expected to pick up speed beginning 2013 during Irish presidency of the EU Council following two and half year hiatus with no progress on negotiations.
More:News Analysis: Turkey bid for EU membership faces tough talks - Xinhua | English.news.cn
English.news.cn 2012-12-27 17:45:53
ANKARA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Turkey-European Union (EU) membership talks are expected to pick up speed beginning 2013 during Irish presidency of the EU Council following two and half year hiatus with no progress on negotiations.
More:News Analysis: Turkey bid for EU membership faces tough talks - Xinhua | English.news.cn
China Sunergy (CSUN) Sets Up New Manufacturing Facility In Istanbul, Turkey | iStockAnalyst.com
China Sunergy (CSUN) Sets Up New Manufacturing Facility In Istanbul, Turkey
December 27, 2012 08:08 AM
(By Balaseshan) China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN : 1.37, -0.1), a solar cell and module manufacturer, said it has set up a new manufacturing facility in Istanbul, Turkey with local partner Seul Energy Investment Corp.
More:China Sunergy (CSUN) Sets Up New Manufacturing Facility In Istanbul, Turkey | iStockAnalyst.com
December 27, 2012 08:08 AM
(By Balaseshan) China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CSUN : 1.37, -0.1), a solar cell and module manufacturer, said it has set up a new manufacturing facility in Istanbul, Turkey with local partner Seul Energy Investment Corp.
More:China Sunergy (CSUN) Sets Up New Manufacturing Facility In Istanbul, Turkey | iStockAnalyst.com
Turkey set to export electricity to Syria: minister
Turkey set to export electricity to Syria: minister
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey will provide neighboring Syria with electricity if asked but the deteriorating situation there makes such a move unlikely, the energy minister said on Wednesday.
More:ENERGY - Turkey set to export electricity to Syria: minister
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey will provide neighboring Syria with electricity if asked but the deteriorating situation there makes such a move unlikely, the energy minister said on Wednesday.
More:ENERGY - Turkey set to export electricity to Syria: minister
Turkey lags far behind in spending on culture, arts
Turkey lags far behind in spending on culture, arts
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Direct public spending on culture is only 10 euros per capita in Turkey, way below European countries, shows a recent report by İKSV, which calls on urgent action to support cultural activities
More:ECONOMICS - Turkey lags far behind in spending on culture, arts
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Direct public spending on culture is only 10 euros per capita in Turkey, way below European countries, shows a recent report by İKSV, which calls on urgent action to support cultural activities
More:ECONOMICS - Turkey lags far behind in spending on culture, arts
Turkey: Why Prime Minister Erdogan Riles Against Ottoman Soap Opera | TIME.com
Why Is Turkey’s Prime Minister at War with a Soap Opera?
By Piotr ZalewskiDec. 26, 201238
Crammed with trinkets, eunuchs, wine, giggly harem girls, seduction and intrigue, Magnificent Century — a Turkish soap opera based on the life and reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the 16th century Ottoman sultan — might at times appear gaudy, predictable and rife with historical inaccuracies. To the show’s estimated 150 million viewers, spread across Turkey, the Balkans and the Middle East, however, it’s nothing more than good entertainment. To Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, though, it’s blasphemy.
More:Turkey: Why Prime Minister Erdogan Riles Against Ottoman Soap Opera | TIME.com
By Piotr ZalewskiDec. 26, 201238
Crammed with trinkets, eunuchs, wine, giggly harem girls, seduction and intrigue, Magnificent Century — a Turkish soap opera based on the life and reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the 16th century Ottoman sultan — might at times appear gaudy, predictable and rife with historical inaccuracies. To the show’s estimated 150 million viewers, spread across Turkey, the Balkans and the Middle East, however, it’s nothing more than good entertainment. To Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, though, it’s blasphemy.
More:Turkey: Why Prime Minister Erdogan Riles Against Ottoman Soap Opera | TIME.com
Turkish movies top box office hits
Turkish movies top box office hits
İZMİR- Anatolia News Agency
Turkish movies in 2012 topped the list of most-watched films in Turkey, according to data from the nation’s Box Office. Turkey’s most watched film of 2012 was “Fetih 1453” (Conquest 1453), drawing an audience of 6.5 million people in 2012. The movie hit the silver screen Feb. 16 and stayed in theaters for 41 weeks to reach a revenue total of 55.7 million Turkish Liras.
More:CINEMA-TV - Turkish movies top box office hits
İZMİR- Anatolia News Agency
Turkish movies in 2012 topped the list of most-watched films in Turkey, according to data from the nation’s Box Office. Turkey’s most watched film of 2012 was “Fetih 1453” (Conquest 1453), drawing an audience of 6.5 million people in 2012. The movie hit the silver screen Feb. 16 and stayed in theaters for 41 weeks to reach a revenue total of 55.7 million Turkish Liras.
More:CINEMA-TV - Turkish movies top box office hits
Turkey's facial hair implants growing as men shell out for virile image | World news | The Guardian
Turkey's facial hair implants growing as men shell out for virile image
Transplant 'tourism' keeps Istanbul cosmetic surgeons and tour agencies busy providing means to manly beards and whiskers
More:Turkey's facial hair implants growing as men shell out for virile image | World news | The Guardian
Transplant 'tourism' keeps Istanbul cosmetic surgeons and tour agencies busy providing means to manly beards and whiskers
More:Turkey's facial hair implants growing as men shell out for virile image | World news | The Guardian
Citizen journalism: Indonesian Cultural Day in Istanbul
Citizen journalism: Indonesian Cultural Day in Istanbul
The Indonesian Students Association (PPI) in Istanbul held a cultural day to introduce Indonesia to its hosts. Supported by the Indonesian Consulate General in the city, the event was organized at Istanbul Technical University.
More:Citizen journalism: Indonesian Cultural Day in Istanbul | The Jakarta Post
The Indonesian Students Association (PPI) in Istanbul held a cultural day to introduce Indonesia to its hosts. Supported by the Indonesian Consulate General in the city, the event was organized at Istanbul Technical University.
More:Citizen journalism: Indonesian Cultural Day in Istanbul | The Jakarta Post
EU commissioner urges new momentum in relations with Turkey - Trend.Az
EU commissioner urges new momentum in relations with Turkey
27 December 2012, 05:40 (GMT+04:00)
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Füle has urged both the European Union and Turkey to make every effort for the tentative new momentum to become a reality and to sustain such momentum through concrete steps.
More:EU commissioner urges new momentum in relations with Turkey - Trend.Az
27 December 2012, 05:40 (GMT+04:00)
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Füle has urged both the European Union and Turkey to make every effort for the tentative new momentum to become a reality and to sustain such momentum through concrete steps.
More:EU commissioner urges new momentum in relations with Turkey - Trend.Az
Chinese cave art at Istanbul exhibition
Chinese cave art at Istanbul exhibition
ISTANBUL
İstanbul’s Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSFAU) Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center hosts art from the Dunhuang Grottoes at an exhibition titled, “The Colors of Dunhuang: The Magic Gateway to the Silk Road.” Part of China’s world cultural heritage, the pieces are being displayed in Europe for the first time in this exhibition.
More:EXHIBITIONS - Chinese cave art at Istanbul exhibition
ISTANBUL
İstanbul’s Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSFAU) Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center hosts art from the Dunhuang Grottoes at an exhibition titled, “The Colors of Dunhuang: The Magic Gateway to the Silk Road.” Part of China’s world cultural heritage, the pieces are being displayed in Europe for the first time in this exhibition.
More:EXHIBITIONS - Chinese cave art at Istanbul exhibition
Handimals come to Istanbul
Handimals come to Istanbul
ISTANBUL
“Handimals,” an exhibit by Italian artist Daniele Guido, who supports endangered animals by painting animal figures on hands, will come to Istanbul’s Beylikdüzü Migros Shopping Mall between Jan. 2 and 15, 2013. It will be the artist’s first exhibition in Turkey.
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ISTANBUL
“Handimals,” an exhibit by Italian artist Daniele Guido, who supports endangered animals by painting animal figures on hands, will come to Istanbul’s Beylikdüzü Migros Shopping Mall between Jan. 2 and 15, 2013. It will be the artist’s first exhibition in Turkey.
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More ambition for Europe and Turkey - FT.com
More ambition for Europe and Turkey
Revitalised membership talks would benefit both parties
Turkey’s accession negotiations with the EU started in October 2005, were partly suspended in December 2006 and slowed to a halt four years later. The receding prospect of EU membership has served the short-term interests of certain political leaders in Ankara and western European capitals. But in the long run it will benefit neither Turkey nor the EU. Each side should treat 2013 as an opportunity to rebuild a relationship vitally important for the prosperity and security of Europe and its neighbourhood.
More:More ambition for Europe and Turkey - FT.com
Revitalised membership talks would benefit both parties
Turkey’s accession negotiations with the EU started in October 2005, were partly suspended in December 2006 and slowed to a halt four years later. The receding prospect of EU membership has served the short-term interests of certain political leaders in Ankara and western European capitals. But in the long run it will benefit neither Turkey nor the EU. Each side should treat 2013 as an opportunity to rebuild a relationship vitally important for the prosperity and security of Europe and its neighbourhood.
More:More ambition for Europe and Turkey - FT.com
Ankara pleased with Kerry’s nomination for secretary of state post
Ankara pleased with Kerry’s nomination for secretary of state post
Ankara has welcomed the nomination of John Kerry as the next US secretary of state, expecting that the veteran senator will act as a pragmatic and conciliatory politician.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has sent a message to Kerry congratulating him on the nomination. The foreign minister also said he was looking forward to meeting Kerry in his new position.
oreAnkara pleased with Kerry’s nomination for secretary of state post
Ankara has welcomed the nomination of John Kerry as the next US secretary of state, expecting that the veteran senator will act as a pragmatic and conciliatory politician.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has sent a message to Kerry congratulating him on the nomination. The foreign minister also said he was looking forward to meeting Kerry in his new position.
oreAnkara pleased with Kerry’s nomination for secretary of state post
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Kevin McKiernan: Obama and the Kurdish Question: Drones Are Not the Answer
Obama and the Kurdish Question: Drones Are Not the Answer
Posted: 12/26/2012 7:05 am
The role of the Obama administration in suppressing the long-running Kurdish uprising in Turkey is largely unknown. But a few weeks ago a U.S. diplomat dropped an intriguing clue. Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., Obama's ambassador to Turkey, revealed that the U.S. had secretly offered Turkey what was, in effect, a bin Laden-style assassination of the top leadership of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), the rebels who have been fighting the U.S.-equipped Turkish army since 1984.
More:Kevin McKiernan: Obama and the Kurdish Question: Drones Are Not the Answer
Posted: 12/26/2012 7:05 am
The role of the Obama administration in suppressing the long-running Kurdish uprising in Turkey is largely unknown. But a few weeks ago a U.S. diplomat dropped an intriguing clue. Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., Obama's ambassador to Turkey, revealed that the U.S. had secretly offered Turkey what was, in effect, a bin Laden-style assassination of the top leadership of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), the rebels who have been fighting the U.S.-equipped Turkish army since 1984.
More:Kevin McKiernan: Obama and the Kurdish Question: Drones Are Not the Answer
Ankara Drops Its Objections To NATO-Israel Cooperation - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
By: Tulin Daloglu. posted on Wed, Dec 26.
So much for a “principled policy” for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s stand against the Jewish state! Ankara decided on Friday, Dec. 21 to step back from its opposition to cooperation between NATO and Israel.
More:Ankara Drops Its Objections To NATO-Israel Cooperation - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
So much for a “principled policy” for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s stand against the Jewish state! Ankara decided on Friday, Dec. 21 to step back from its opposition to cooperation between NATO and Israel.
More:Ankara Drops Its Objections To NATO-Israel Cooperation - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
TURKEY: Syrian refugees choosing to work risk exploitation | Syria | Conflict | Economy | Migration | Refugees/IDPs
TURKEY: Syrian refugees choosing to work risk exploitation
Photo: Jodi Hilton/IRIN
Many Syrians in Turkey prefer to live outside the refugee camps
ISTANBUL, 26 December 2012 (IRIN) - The ruinous state of the Syrian economy after 18 months of civil war has left few options for young men trying to support their families without taking up arms. Many see escaping to Turkey to find illegal work as their only choice. But it is a choice that comes with a price.
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Photo: Jodi Hilton/IRIN
Many Syrians in Turkey prefer to live outside the refugee camps
ISTANBUL, 26 December 2012 (IRIN) - The ruinous state of the Syrian economy after 18 months of civil war has left few options for young men trying to support their families without taking up arms. Many see escaping to Turkey to find illegal work as their only choice. But it is a choice that comes with a price.
More:IRIN Middle East | TURKEY: Syrian refugees choosing to work risk exploitation | Syria | Conflict | Economy | Migration | Refugees/IDPs
France may approve unblocking chapters for Turkey's EU bid - Trend.Az
France may approve unblocking chapters for Turkey's EU bid
France may approve unblocking chapters for Turkey's EU bid
26 December 2012, 09:00 (GMT+04:00)
EU heavyweight France, currently blocking five chapters in the EU acquis communautaire for Turkey, has given positive signals in its recent messages to the EU community that it will lift its block on some chapters in an effort to revitalize stagnant Turkey-EU ties, Today's Zaman reported.
More:France may approve unblocking chapters for Turkey's EU bid - Trend.Az
France may approve unblocking chapters for Turkey's EU bid
26 December 2012, 09:00 (GMT+04:00)
EU heavyweight France, currently blocking five chapters in the EU acquis communautaire for Turkey, has given positive signals in its recent messages to the EU community that it will lift its block on some chapters in an effort to revitalize stagnant Turkey-EU ties, Today's Zaman reported.
More:France may approve unblocking chapters for Turkey's EU bid - Trend.Az
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Touring Turkey's Synagogues – Forward.com
Touring Turkey's Synagogues
Davening on the Bosphorus and Beyond
Leon Elnekave, the affable leader of the dwindling Jewish community of Bursa, Turkey’s old Ottoman capital, met my wife and me on a narrow, cobbled lane and unlocked the black wrought iron gate to the 500-year-old Gerush Synagogue. As he led us into the landscaped courtyard, my wife, Sallie, suddenly began to cry. “I don’t know what it is,” she said, “but I feel like I’ve been here before.” An odd reaction, I thought to myself, for an American woman who converted to Judaism from Presbyterianism in middle age. But immersing yourself in a mystical place like this can provoke unexpected emotions.
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Davening on the Bosphorus and Beyond
Leon Elnekave, the affable leader of the dwindling Jewish community of Bursa, Turkey’s old Ottoman capital, met my wife and me on a narrow, cobbled lane and unlocked the black wrought iron gate to the 500-year-old Gerush Synagogue. As he led us into the landscaped courtyard, my wife, Sallie, suddenly began to cry. “I don’t know what it is,” she said, “but I feel like I’ve been here before.” An odd reaction, I thought to myself, for an American woman who converted to Judaism from Presbyterianism in middle age. But immersing yourself in a mystical place like this can provoke unexpected emotions.
More:Touring Turkey's Synagogues – Forward.com
Attempt at Dexter-like murder rocks five-star hotel in Istanbul
Attempt at Dexter-like murder rocks five-star hotel in Istanbul
ISTANBUL
The staff of a five-star hotel in Istanbul stopped a man from killing his girlfriend in a plot similar to that of the famous TV serial, Dexter, daily Hurriyet has reported.
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ISTANBUL
The staff of a five-star hotel in Istanbul stopped a man from killing his girlfriend in a plot similar to that of the famous TV serial, Dexter, daily Hurriyet has reported.
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Istanbul Options, Futures Market to Boost Volume: Vice Chairman - Businessweek
Istanbul Options, Futures Market to Boost Volume: Vice Chairman
By Taylan Bilgic on December 25, 2012
Turkey’s futures and options market will attract more foreign investment and trading volume will eventually match that of the Istanbul Stock Exchange (XU100) spot market, bourse Vice Chairman Mustafa Kemal Yilmaz said.
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By Taylan Bilgic on December 25, 2012
Turkey’s futures and options market will attract more foreign investment and trading volume will eventually match that of the Istanbul Stock Exchange (XU100) spot market, bourse Vice Chairman Mustafa Kemal Yilmaz said.
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Turkey Hopeful during Ireland's EU Presidency, 25 December 2012 Tuesday 14:17
Turkey Hopeful during Ireland's EU Presidency
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
EU Minister Bagis said Turkey was hopeful its bid to join the European Union would accelerate during Ireland's presidency of the EU.
DUBLIN -- Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said Turkey was hopeful its bid to join the European Union would accelerate during Ireland's presidency of the EU in the first half of next year.
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Tuesday, 25 December 2012
EU Minister Bagis said Turkey was hopeful its bid to join the European Union would accelerate during Ireland's presidency of the EU.
DUBLIN -- Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said Turkey was hopeful its bid to join the European Union would accelerate during Ireland's presidency of the EU in the first half of next year.
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Turkey Tourist Arrivals Rise In November
Turkey Tourist Arrivals Rise In November
12/25/2012 9:11 AM ET
The number of visitors to Turkey increased at a faster pace in November, data released by the Ministry of Tourism showed Tuesday.
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12/25/2012 9:11 AM ET
The number of visitors to Turkey increased at a faster pace in November, data released by the Ministry of Tourism showed Tuesday.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee to Turkey following attack on bakery
Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee to Turkey following attack on bakery
By Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press December 24, 2012
ANKARA, Turkey - Hundreds of Syrians crossed into Turkey on Monday, a day after an airstrike reportedly targeted a bakery and killed scores of people in a rebel-held Syrian town, a Turkish government official said.
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By Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press December 24, 2012
ANKARA, Turkey - Hundreds of Syrians crossed into Turkey on Monday, a day after an airstrike reportedly targeted a bakery and killed scores of people in a rebel-held Syrian town, a Turkish government official said.
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Police Violence Gets Punished in Istanbul - Bianet
Police Violence Gets Punished in Istanbul
An Istanbul court ruled prison sentences to 6 police officers and suspended their professional licenses for assaulting a driver after a minor traffic accident.
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An Istanbul court ruled prison sentences to 6 police officers and suspended their professional licenses for assaulting a driver after a minor traffic accident.
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New 'Party of God' Will Divide Kurdish, Turkish Islamists
New 'Party of God' Will Divide
Kurdish, Turkish Islamists
By: Kadri Gursel. posted on Sun, Dec 23.
A new party was established in Turkey, called Hur Dava Partisi, on Dec. 17. Its abbreviated name is more interesting, made up of the first syllables in the Turkish words hur (free), dava (cause) and parti to read "Huda-Par.” Huda is Persian-origin word used both in Turkish and Kurdish meaning "God." You can therefore think of this party’s name as the “Party of God,” just like Hezbollah.
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Kurdish, Turkish Islamists
By: Kadri Gursel. posted on Sun, Dec 23.
A new party was established in Turkey, called Hur Dava Partisi, on Dec. 17. Its abbreviated name is more interesting, made up of the first syllables in the Turkish words hur (free), dava (cause) and parti to read "Huda-Par.” Huda is Persian-origin word used both in Turkish and Kurdish meaning "God." You can therefore think of this party’s name as the “Party of God,” just like Hezbollah.
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Turkish nationals granted 3-month visa-free stay in some EU states
Turkish nationals granted 3-month visa-free stay in some EU states
Turkish nationals granted 3-month visa-free stay in some EU states
December 24, 2012 - 18:28 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Commission has decided to grant residence permits of up to three months to Turkish nationals providing services in three European countries - Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, according to Today's Zaman.
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Turkish nationals granted 3-month visa-free stay in some EU states
December 24, 2012 - 18:28 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Commission has decided to grant residence permits of up to three months to Turkish nationals providing services in three European countries - Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, according to Today's Zaman.
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Syrian refugee camp in Turkey catches fire, leaving injured - Trend.Az
Syrian refugee camp in Turkey catches fire, leaving injured
Syrian refugee camp in Turkey catches fire, leaving injured
24 December 2012, 11:30 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.24 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
Fire broke out in the Syrian refugee camp in the Ceylanpınar district of the Turkish Hatay Province, Anadolu Agency reported on Monday.
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Syrian refugee camp in Turkey catches fire, leaving injured
24 December 2012, 11:30 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.24 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
Fire broke out in the Syrian refugee camp in the Ceylanpınar district of the Turkish Hatay Province, Anadolu Agency reported on Monday.
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Firm Ready to Break Ground for Istanbul Finance Center, 24 December 2012 Monday 9:38
Firm Ready to Break Ground for Istanbul Finance Center
Monday, 24 December 2012
Construction on Istanbul’s first global finance center will begin next month and is planned to be completed in 2016, according to Ali Ağaoğlu, the contractor of the project and one of the leading actors in Turkey’s recent real estate sector boom. Nearly 8.5 million cubic meters of soil will be dug out and nearly 7.5 million cubic meters of it reused, said Ağaoğlu, a rising star in the local construction sector with several projects, at a press event on Dec. 22 in the northwestern province of Bursa.
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Monday, 24 December 2012
Construction on Istanbul’s first global finance center will begin next month and is planned to be completed in 2016, according to Ali Ağaoğlu, the contractor of the project and one of the leading actors in Turkey’s recent real estate sector boom. Nearly 8.5 million cubic meters of soil will be dug out and nearly 7.5 million cubic meters of it reused, said Ağaoğlu, a rising star in the local construction sector with several projects, at a press event on Dec. 22 in the northwestern province of Bursa.
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Incident: THY A320 at Istanbul on Dec 23rd 2012, dropped engine cowl
Incident: THY A320 at Istanbul on Dec 23rd 2012, dropped engine cowl
By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Dec 24th 2012 09:45Z, last updated Monday, Dec 24th 2012 09:45Z
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration TC-JPN performing flight TK-1825 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Dusseldorf (Germany) with 130 passengers, was departing Istanbul Ataturk Airport's runway 35R when parts of the right hand engine cowling (V2527) departed the engine. The crew levelled off at 8000 feet and returned to Istanbul for a safe landing on ruway 35R about 40 minutes after departure.
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By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Dec 24th 2012 09:45Z, last updated Monday, Dec 24th 2012 09:45Z
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration TC-JPN performing flight TK-1825 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Dusseldorf (Germany) with 130 passengers, was departing Istanbul Ataturk Airport's runway 35R when parts of the right hand engine cowling (V2527) departed the engine. The crew levelled off at 8000 feet and returned to Istanbul for a safe landing on ruway 35R about 40 minutes after departure.
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Historic education building in Istanbul damaged by flames
Historic education building in Istanbul damaged by flames
ISTANBUL
A fire broke out at the Istanbul Education Department’s historic building in the Cağaloğlu neighborhood of Fatih early this morning, causing damage, Doğan news agency has reported.
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ISTANBUL
A fire broke out at the Istanbul Education Department’s historic building in the Cağaloğlu neighborhood of Fatih early this morning, causing damage, Doğan news agency has reported.
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
13 vacationers missing while skiing near Istanbul rescued -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 -- English Window to China New
13 vacationers missing while skiing near Istanbul rescued
ANKARA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen vacationers from Turkey's largest city of Istanbul who have been reported missing in Bolu province close to Istanbul were found by search and rescue teams on Sunday, local newspaper Today's Zaman reported.
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ANKARA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen vacationers from Turkey's largest city of Istanbul who have been reported missing in Bolu province close to Istanbul were found by search and rescue teams on Sunday, local newspaper Today's Zaman reported.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
Ireland’s EU Term Presidency: Turkish Restart for More Chapters , 22 December 2012 Saturday 12:17
Ireland’s EU Term Presidency: Turkish Restart for More Chapters
Ireland will take over the next half-year term presidency of the Council of European Union which has already brought about a wide-range of discussions and optimistic commentaries with respect to Turkey’s recently stagnant relations with EU. A good majority of people from the Turkish side take this as good news, a positive change in the face of restructuring EU’s decision making bodies. Turkish EU Minister and the Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış has so far made good remarks on the new stage of Turkey-EU integration talks that will assumedly follow a different path than negotiations during the preceding term under the Greek Cypriot presidency. He referred to the time period from 1st January onwards as a critical juncture and a historical turning point in regard to Turkey’s accession process for full membership in the EU.
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Ireland will take over the next half-year term presidency of the Council of European Union which has already brought about a wide-range of discussions and optimistic commentaries with respect to Turkey’s recently stagnant relations with EU. A good majority of people from the Turkish side take this as good news, a positive change in the face of restructuring EU’s decision making bodies. Turkish EU Minister and the Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış has so far made good remarks on the new stage of Turkey-EU integration talks that will assumedly follow a different path than negotiations during the preceding term under the Greek Cypriot presidency. He referred to the time period from 1st January onwards as a critical juncture and a historical turning point in regard to Turkey’s accession process for full membership in the EU.
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Turkey Needs 'Zero Problems' With Its Own Kurds First - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey Needs 'Zero Problems' With Its Own Kurds First
By: Kadri Gursel. posted on Fri, Dec 21.
Anyone who follows Turkey’s new foreign policy and the diplomacy of its founder, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, is surely aware of the concept of “Zero problems with neighbors.” Ahmet Davutoglu is the godfather of the idea. He has the copyright to it.
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By: Kadri Gursel. posted on Fri, Dec 21.
Anyone who follows Turkey’s new foreign policy and the diplomacy of its founder, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, is surely aware of the concept of “Zero problems with neighbors.” Ahmet Davutoglu is the godfather of the idea. He has the copyright to it.
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Istanbul's special mission in facilitating Turkey's EU integration | Egemen Bağış | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Istanbul's special mission in facilitating Turkey's EU integration
The city represents Turkey's harmony and diversity, reflecting a centuries-old interaction between cultures and religions
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The city represents Turkey's harmony and diversity, reflecting a centuries-old interaction between cultures and religions
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Hands-off style of exploring Istanbul is ancient history (gallery) | cleveland.com
Hands-off style of exploring Istanbul is ancient history (gallery)
ISTANBUL — That museum-schooled "look, don’t touch" detachment from the artifacts of history won’t get you anywhere in a place like Istanbul, an intricate, crafted quilt of multilayered pasts and a thronging, multicultural present.
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ISTANBUL — That museum-schooled "look, don’t touch" detachment from the artifacts of history won’t get you anywhere in a place like Istanbul, an intricate, crafted quilt of multilayered pasts and a thronging, multicultural present.
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Turkish Jews under Surveillance - Erdogan Alleges “Dual Loyalty” > New English Review
Turkish Jews under Surveillance - Erdogan Alleges “Dual Loyalty”
Turkey's Chief Rabbi , Istanbul Governor and Jewish Community Leaders
International Holocaust Day, January 2012
Turkey’s Jews are threatened with accusations of “dual loyalty”, a classic antisemitic canard. The Erdogan regime is trying in absentia Israeli military involved with the Mavi Mamara incident off Gaza. You may recall the tearful visit of Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to a hospital in Gaza City during the rocket attacks against Israel in Operation Pillar of Defense, a demonstration of solidarity with Hamas. The AKP government of PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan is allied with Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt, Qatar and Hamas in Gaza. Turkey’s support of opposition to Syria’s embattled Bashar al Assad is a reflection of Sunni Supremacist objectives for the region. The rise of Islamic antisemitism by the Erdogan regime could end the centuries old comity with Turkey’s remaining 20,000 Jews.
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Turkey's Chief Rabbi , Istanbul Governor and Jewish Community Leaders
International Holocaust Day, January 2012
Turkey’s Jews are threatened with accusations of “dual loyalty”, a classic antisemitic canard. The Erdogan regime is trying in absentia Israeli military involved with the Mavi Mamara incident off Gaza. You may recall the tearful visit of Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to a hospital in Gaza City during the rocket attacks against Israel in Operation Pillar of Defense, a demonstration of solidarity with Hamas. The AKP government of PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan is allied with Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt, Qatar and Hamas in Gaza. Turkey’s support of opposition to Syria’s embattled Bashar al Assad is a reflection of Sunni Supremacist objectives for the region. The rise of Islamic antisemitism by the Erdogan regime could end the centuries old comity with Turkey’s remaining 20,000 Jews.
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Syrian refugees in Turkey exceed 200,000 - China.org.cn
Syrian refugees in Turkey exceed 200,000
The number of Syrians fleeing clashes in their country and residing in Turkey has exceeded 200, 000, an official of the Syrian National Council's Executive Committee said Saturday.
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The number of Syrians fleeing clashes in their country and residing in Turkey has exceeded 200, 000, an official of the Syrian National Council's Executive Committee said Saturday.
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Germany calls for renewed vigour in Turkey EU membership talks | Reuters
Germany calls for renewed vigour in Turkey EU membership talks
Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks as he delivers joint statements to the media with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman (not seen) in Jerusalem November 19, 2012. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
BERLIN | Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:35pm GMT
(Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Friday the current stand-still in negotiations over Turkey's bid to join the European Union was unsatisfactory and the new year offered an opportunity to tackle outstanding issues with renewed vigour.
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Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle speaks as he delivers joint statements to the media with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman (not seen) in Jerusalem November 19, 2012. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
BERLIN | Fri Dec 21, 2012 3:35pm GMT
(Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Friday the current stand-still in negotiations over Turkey's bid to join the European Union was unsatisfactory and the new year offered an opportunity to tackle outstanding issues with renewed vigour.
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Turkish Trade Ties With Iraqi Kurds Anger Baghdad
Turkish Trade Ties With Iraqi Kurds Anger Baghdad
Dorian Jones
December 20, 2012
ISTANBUL — Despite warnings from both the United States and Iraq, Turkish companies, backed by the government, are forging ahead with direct energy agreements with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. The deepening trade ties come as relations remain strained between Ankara and Baghdad.
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Dorian Jones
December 20, 2012
ISTANBUL — Despite warnings from both the United States and Iraq, Turkish companies, backed by the government, are forging ahead with direct energy agreements with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. The deepening trade ties come as relations remain strained between Ankara and Baghdad.
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Thin trading as Istanbul single-stock futures market debuts | Reuters
Thin trading as Istanbul single-stock futures market debuts
ISTANBUL | Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:16am EST
Dec 21 (Reuters) - Turkey's single-stock futures and options market started with thin trading at its debut on Friday because infrastructure in most brokerages were not ready for the launch and because of holiday-thinned interest abroad.
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ISTANBUL | Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:16am EST
Dec 21 (Reuters) - Turkey's single-stock futures and options market started with thin trading at its debut on Friday because infrastructure in most brokerages were not ready for the launch and because of holiday-thinned interest abroad.
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Helicopter makes incredible emergency landing on Istanbul sidewalk
Helicopter makes incredible emergency landing on Istanbul sidewalk
ISTANBUL
A helicopter has made an emergency landing on a coastal sidewalk due to the harsh weather conditions in Sarıyer, the northernmost district of Istanbul on the European side, daily Hürriyet has reported.
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ISTANBUL
A helicopter has made an emergency landing on a coastal sidewalk due to the harsh weather conditions in Sarıyer, the northernmost district of Istanbul on the European side, daily Hürriyet has reported.
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Sea crossings cancelled in Istanbul - Trend.Az
Sea crossings cancelled in Istanbul
Sea crossings cancelled in Istanbul
21 December 2012, 10:02 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.21 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
Sea crossings were cancelled in Istanbul due to bad weather, the Sabah newspaper reported on Friday.
According to the report, sea crossings may be canceled tomorrow as well, if the bad weather will continue.
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Sea crossings cancelled in Istanbul
21 December 2012, 10:02 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.21 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /
Sea crossings were cancelled in Istanbul due to bad weather, the Sabah newspaper reported on Friday.
According to the report, sea crossings may be canceled tomorrow as well, if the bad weather will continue.
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Bringing Turkey back to the EU debate | EurActiv
Bringing Turkey back to the EU debate
Shunned by the EU with membership talks effectively blocked, Turkey feels empowered. It is no longer on the European periphery, but at the centre of its own world, aruge Nathalie Tocci and Dimitar Bechev.
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Shunned by the EU with membership talks effectively blocked, Turkey feels empowered. It is no longer on the European periphery, but at the centre of its own world, aruge Nathalie Tocci and Dimitar Bechev.
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Snow caught Istanbul by surprise, says mayor
Snow caught Istanbul by surprise, says mayor
ISTANBUL
Istanbul was beset by weather-related problems Dec. 20 due to a radical drop in temperature, as well as earlier-than-expected snowfall, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Kadir Topbaş has said.
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ISTANBUL
Istanbul was beset by weather-related problems Dec. 20 due to a radical drop in temperature, as well as earlier-than-expected snowfall, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Kadir Topbaş has said.
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ISTANBUL 2020 HAILS TURKEY'S AMBITIOUS TRANSPORT VISION
ISTANBUL 2020 HAILS TURKEY'S AMBITIOUS TRANSPORT VISION
12/21/2012
Istanbul; 20 December 2012: Turkey's ambitious infrastructure development will accelerate in 2013 according to the Istanbul 2020 Bid Committee, as news of Turkish Airlines' and Pegasus Airlines’ global expansion strategies arrives on the heels of the latest plans for a new international airport in Istanbul and a third bridge across the Bosphorus.
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12/21/2012
Istanbul; 20 December 2012: Turkey's ambitious infrastructure development will accelerate in 2013 according to the Istanbul 2020 Bid Committee, as news of Turkish Airlines' and Pegasus Airlines’ global expansion strategies arrives on the heels of the latest plans for a new international airport in Istanbul and a third bridge across the Bosphorus.
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Turkish refugee camps house 138,000 Syrians: Voice of Russia
Turkish refugee camps house 138,000 Syrians
The Voice of Russia talked about the problem of Syrian refugees flooding Turkey with Volkan Goerendag, refugee rights coordinator from Amnesty International Turkey.
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The Voice of Russia talked about the problem of Syrian refugees flooding Turkey with Volkan Goerendag, refugee rights coordinator from Amnesty International Turkey.
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Turkish Trade Ties With Iraqi Kurds Anger Baghdad
Turkish Trade Ties With Iraqi Kurds Anger Baghdad
Dorian Jones
December 20, 2012
ISTANBUL — Despite warnings from both the United States and Iraq, Turkish companies, backed by the government, are forging ahead with direct energy agreements with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. The deepening trade ties come as relations remain strained between Ankara and Baghdad.
More:Turkish Trade Ties With Iraqi Kurds Anger Baghdad
Dorian Jones
December 20, 2012
ISTANBUL — Despite warnings from both the United States and Iraq, Turkish companies, backed by the government, are forging ahead with direct energy agreements with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. The deepening trade ties come as relations remain strained between Ankara and Baghdad.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Istanbul - Forty Years Unchanged
Istanbul - Forty Years Unchanged
Friday, 21 December 2012 00:00
We have written much about the changes in Turkey over the past 40 years, but there is one small corner of Istanbul that has not changed one iota.
Nowadays Istiklal, as many readers will know, is a happening street. Pedestrianised apart from a vintage tram, it is the street that never sleeps.
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Friday, 21 December 2012 00:00
We have written much about the changes in Turkey over the past 40 years, but there is one small corner of Istanbul that has not changed one iota.
Nowadays Istiklal, as many readers will know, is a happening street. Pedestrianised apart from a vintage tram, it is the street that never sleeps.
More:Fethiye Times.com | Istanbul - Forty Years Unchanged
Wyndham Opens New Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey
Wyndham Opens New Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey
Search ASIA Travel Tips .com Send to Friend ASIA Travel Tips.com Latest Travel News Friday, 21 December 2012
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has opened a new hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.
The newly constructed, 210-room Wyndham Istanbul Kalamis Marina, located on the Asian coast of Istanbul, is the first upscale Wyndham hotel in Turkey.
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Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has opened a new hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.
The newly constructed, 210-room Wyndham Istanbul Kalamis Marina, located on the Asian coast of Istanbul, is the first upscale Wyndham hotel in Turkey.
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Have divine question? Ask an English-speaking imam in Istanbul
Have divine question? Ask an English-speaking imam in Istanbul
ISTANBUL - Doğan News Agency
Istanbul’s Fatih Municipality and Religious Affairs Office have begun a new project to teach imams (Islamic clergymen) English. The project mainly aims to enable imams to communicate with tourists visiting mosques.
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ISTANBUL - Doğan News Agency
Istanbul’s Fatih Municipality and Religious Affairs Office have begun a new project to teach imams (Islamic clergymen) English. The project mainly aims to enable imams to communicate with tourists visiting mosques.
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Transportation Upgrades Boost Istanbul 2020 Bid
Transportation Upgrades Boost Istanbul 2020 Bid
Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:38am EST GB Staff
Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines global expansion strategies, arriving on the news that there are plans for a new international airport in Istanbul, and a third bridge across the Bosphorus, have boosted Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:38am EST GB Staff
Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines global expansion strategies, arriving on the news that there are plans for a new international airport in Istanbul, and a third bridge across the Bosphorus, have boosted Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
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Turkish minister makes historic visit to Armenian school - TURKEY - FRANCE 24
Turkish minister makes historic visit to Armenian school
Turkey’s Education Minister Ömer Dinçer made a landmark visit to an Armenian school in the city of Istanbul, becoming the first minister from his department to do so in the history of the Turkish Republic.
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Turkey’s Education Minister Ömer Dinçer made a landmark visit to an Armenian school in the city of Istanbul, becoming the first minister from his department to do so in the history of the Turkish Republic.
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Snow Disrupted Air Travel in Istanbul
A number of flights have been delayed due to heavy snowfall at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul.
While plains are being washed with anti-icing, water-alcohol mixture, snow plowers are also constantly working in the airport apron. In case of icing, the landing fields have been closed and controled by the teams of General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI).
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While plains are being washed with anti-icing, water-alcohol mixture, snow plowers are also constantly working in the airport apron. In case of icing, the landing fields have been closed and controled by the teams of General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI).
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Today I'd go ... to Istanbul, Turkey
Today I'd go ... to Istanbul, Turkey
Every Thursday I write about a place that I would love to go.
Intrepid Vacations just unveiled an air-inclusive deal offering big savings to Istanbul, Turkey. The deal, valid for travel through March 10, is just $1,054 a person, departing from New York. And now I want to go there!
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Intrepid Vacations just unveiled an air-inclusive deal offering big savings to Istanbul, Turkey. The deal, valid for travel through March 10, is just $1,054 a person, departing from New York. And now I want to go there!
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Iraq, Kurds, Turks and oil: A tortuous triangle | The Economist
A tortuous triangle
The governments of Turkey, Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan play a dangerous game
Dec 22nd 2012 | ERBIL | from the print edition
SNAKING their way from Kirkuk, a city 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Baghdad, through Kurdistan and across Turkey’s eastern region of Anatolia to the Mediterranean are pipes that once carried 1.6m barrels a day (b/d) of Iraqi oil to the global market and yielded fat transit fees to Turkey along the way. The infrastructure underpinned the two countries’ mutual dependence. But nowadays the balance of power has shifted. A third party, the Iraqi Kurds, has changed it. It is unclear who will emerge on top. But Iraq’s central government in Baghdad is on the defensive.
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The governments of Turkey, Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan play a dangerous game
Dec 22nd 2012 | ERBIL | from the print edition
SNAKING their way from Kirkuk, a city 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Baghdad, through Kurdistan and across Turkey’s eastern region of Anatolia to the Mediterranean are pipes that once carried 1.6m barrels a day (b/d) of Iraqi oil to the global market and yielded fat transit fees to Turkey along the way. The infrastructure underpinned the two countries’ mutual dependence. But nowadays the balance of power has shifted. A third party, the Iraqi Kurds, has changed it. It is unclear who will emerge on top. But Iraq’s central government in Baghdad is on the defensive.
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Ergenekon trial grows bigger amid protests
Ergenekon trial grows bigger amid protests
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Erdem Güneş Erdem Güneş erdem.gunes@hdn.com.tr
Despite protests both inside and outside the courthouse, the court hearing the Ergenekon coup plot case agreed to merge another indictment with the ongoing case yesterday.
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Erdem Güneş Erdem Güneş erdem.gunes@hdn.com.tr
Despite protests both inside and outside the courthouse, the court hearing the Ergenekon coup plot case agreed to merge another indictment with the ongoing case yesterday.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
A deadly year for press freedom
A new report by Reporters Without Borders reveals the bleak dangers that journalists are faced with in their daily work. With 141 people killed, 2012 has been one of the worst years for press freedom in a long time.
"2012 was an extremely deadly year," says Ulrike Gruska of Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The organization's just-published annual report shows a total of 141 journalists, bloggers and media workers were killed because of their work. Of these, six were media employees and 47 were bloggers - the report describes these as "citizen journalists." In addition, 88 professional journalists were killed in the course of their duties - more than at any time since the introduction of the RSF annual reports in 1995.
2012 was particularly dangerous for citizen journalists, bloggers and Internet reporters. Five died in 2011 - but in 2012 there were 47 deaths around the world, 44 in Syria alone. "In Syria, many people have tried to break through the regime's information blockade," Gruska said, "by getting information out of the country, whether in the form of blogs and video messages or mobile phone videos. And we had to rely on this heavily in our Syria coverage in Germany because there were hardly any professional journalists on the ground."
Reporters Without Borders also counts Brazil among the most dangerous countries - even though it is the venue for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games in 2016. Five reporters have died here - two were apparently murdered because they were researching cases of drug smuggling.
At present, 193 journalists are in prisons worldwide, 70 in Turkey alone. In the case of 42 of them, RSF is sure that there is a connection with their profession. China also imprisons professional and citizen journalists - at present there are about 100 behind bars, most of whom have been there for many years are are living in inhumane conditions. Often corrupt regional officials are behind the judgments, to get rid of their harshest critics.
Read more: A deadly year for press freedom | World | DW.DE | 19.12.2012
"2012 was an extremely deadly year," says Ulrike Gruska of Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The organization's just-published annual report shows a total of 141 journalists, bloggers and media workers were killed because of their work. Of these, six were media employees and 47 were bloggers - the report describes these as "citizen journalists." In addition, 88 professional journalists were killed in the course of their duties - more than at any time since the introduction of the RSF annual reports in 1995.
2012 was particularly dangerous for citizen journalists, bloggers and Internet reporters. Five died in 2011 - but in 2012 there were 47 deaths around the world, 44 in Syria alone. "In Syria, many people have tried to break through the regime's information blockade," Gruska said, "by getting information out of the country, whether in the form of blogs and video messages or mobile phone videos. And we had to rely on this heavily in our Syria coverage in Germany because there were hardly any professional journalists on the ground."
Reporters Without Borders also counts Brazil among the most dangerous countries - even though it is the venue for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games in 2016. Five reporters have died here - two were apparently murdered because they were researching cases of drug smuggling.
At present, 193 journalists are in prisons worldwide, 70 in Turkey alone. In the case of 42 of them, RSF is sure that there is a connection with their profession. China also imprisons professional and citizen journalists - at present there are about 100 behind bars, most of whom have been there for many years are are living in inhumane conditions. Often corrupt regional officials are behind the judgments, to get rid of their harshest critics.
Read more: A deadly year for press freedom | World | DW.DE | 19.12.2012
Penn Museum researcher helps empower Turkish women | Penn Current
Penn Museum researcher helps empower Turkish women
By Katherine Unger Baillie
Gordian Museum Turkey
Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann
For the past several years, Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann, right, a research scholar at the Penn Museum, has been helping women in a Turkish village set up a women’s cooperative market.
The Turkish archaeological site of Gordion is best known for the “Midas Tomb”—a dome of earth built to house the remains of an ancient notable who, until recently, was believed to be Phyrgian King Midas, famed for his wealth. (More recent dating suggests the tomb, constructed around 750 B.C.E., was actually dedicated to a predecessor of Midas.)
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By Katherine Unger Baillie
Gordian Museum Turkey
Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann
For the past several years, Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann, right, a research scholar at the Penn Museum, has been helping women in a Turkish village set up a women’s cooperative market.
The Turkish archaeological site of Gordion is best known for the “Midas Tomb”—a dome of earth built to house the remains of an ancient notable who, until recently, was believed to be Phyrgian King Midas, famed for his wealth. (More recent dating suggests the tomb, constructed around 750 B.C.E., was actually dedicated to a predecessor of Midas.)
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Turkey, Tajikistan eye energy cooperation
Turkey, Tajikistan eye energy cooperation
ANKARA
Turkey is willing to improve energy cooperation with Tajikistan, President Abdullah Gül said yesterday, highlighting Ankara’s interest in the Central Asian country’s rich water sources and mines.
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ANKARA
Turkey is willing to improve energy cooperation with Tajikistan, President Abdullah Gül said yesterday, highlighting Ankara’s interest in the Central Asian country’s rich water sources and mines.
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Turkish Intelligence Service Targets Jewish Population - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish Intelligence Service
By: Tulin Daloglu. Posted on Wed, Dec 19.
The deteriorating relationship between Turkey and Israel has generated unprecedented and disquieting accusations against Turkey’s Jews. There is a growing tendency in this country — encouraged by the ruling Islamist government — that demonizes Jews and triggers anti-Semitism, consciously or not.
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By: Tulin Daloglu. Posted on Wed, Dec 19.
The deteriorating relationship between Turkey and Israel has generated unprecedented and disquieting accusations against Turkey’s Jews. There is a growing tendency in this country — encouraged by the ruling Islamist government — that demonizes Jews and triggers anti-Semitism, consciously or not.
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Turkey slammed for blocking Google Sites | New Europe
Turkey slammed for blocking Google Sites
Article | December 19, 2012 - 12:28am | By Stanislava Gaydazhieva
The European Court of Human Rights has delivered a decision on 18 December that Turkey violated the European provision on freedom of expression by blocking access to all sites hosted by the Google Sites service.
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Article | December 19, 2012 - 12:28am | By Stanislava Gaydazhieva
The European Court of Human Rights has delivered a decision on 18 December that Turkey violated the European provision on freedom of expression by blocking access to all sites hosted by the Google Sites service.
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Event on Azerbaijani-Turkish relations held in Ankara
Event on Azerbaijani-Turkish relations held in Ankara
Wed 19 December 2012 07:00 GMT | -1:00 Local Time
Azerbaijani Students and Alumni International Forum held a conference on ‘Turkish-Azerbaijani history’ at the Azerbaijani embassy in Ankara on 18 December.
According to the news service for the Azerbaijani embassy, the event was attended by rector of one of the influential universities of Turkey-Hajeteppe University, professor Murat Tunjer, officials of the embassy, Azerbaijani students in Ankara and media representatives.
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Wed 19 December 2012 07:00 GMT | -1:00 Local Time
Azerbaijani Students and Alumni International Forum held a conference on ‘Turkish-Azerbaijani history’ at the Azerbaijani embassy in Ankara on 18 December.
According to the news service for the Azerbaijani embassy, the event was attended by rector of one of the influential universities of Turkey-Hajeteppe University, professor Murat Tunjer, officials of the embassy, Azerbaijani students in Ankara and media representatives.
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Holidays in Istanbul, Turkey: Dancing, sightseeing, shopping and feasting make this Istanbul getaway a real Turkish delight - Mirror Online
Get a bellyfull in enchanting Istanbul: Dancing, history and eastern promise
19 Dec 2012 08:14
Dancing, sightseeing, shopping and feasting make this Istanbul getaway a real Turkish delight
Three young belly dancers sashay towards us, sculpted bodies glistening as they gyrate to the music. One is a handsome young man who with a haughty flick of his head commands me to give him my hands.
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19 Dec 2012 08:14
Dancing, sightseeing, shopping and feasting make this Istanbul getaway a real Turkish delight
Three young belly dancers sashay towards us, sculpted bodies glistening as they gyrate to the music. One is a handsome young man who with a haughty flick of his head commands me to give him my hands.
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Portuguese PM vows to fully support Turkey's EU membership - Globaltimes.cn
Portuguese PM vows to fully support Turkey's EU membership
Xinhua | 2012-12-19 10:36:45
By Agencies
Visiting Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said Tuesday that his country fully supports Turkey's European Union (EU) membership, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Coelho made the remarks at a joint conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Turkish capital of Ankara after their official talks.
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Xinhua | 2012-12-19 10:36:45
By Agencies
Visiting Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said Tuesday that his country fully supports Turkey's European Union (EU) membership, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Coelho made the remarks at a joint conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Turkish capital of Ankara after their official talks.
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Initiative Kicks Off to Integrate Biking to Istanbul Commute - Bianet
Initiative Kicks Off to Integrate Biking to Istanbul Commute
Bikelab İstanbul, an initiative to safely integrate bikes into Istanbul's commute alternatives, has been launched today with a series of workshops.
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Bikelab İstanbul, an initiative to safely integrate bikes into Istanbul's commute alternatives, has been launched today with a series of workshops.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Turkey sees France unblocking two EU chapters - Yahoo! News
Turkey sees France unblocking two EU chapters
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Turkey is hopeful France will unblock talks over EU membership on at least two policy chapters in the coming months ahead of a visit by President Francois Hollande, Ankara's EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis said on Tuesday.
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Turkey is hopeful France will unblock talks over EU membership on at least two policy chapters in the coming months ahead of a visit by President Francois Hollande, Ankara's EU Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis said on Tuesday.
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Istanbul Road, Bridge Tender Goes to Three-member Consortium, 18 December 2012 Tuesday 9:10
Istanbul Road, Bridge Tender Goes to Three-member Consortium
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
A consortium of Koç, Ülker and UEM won a tender today for the privatization of Istanbul’s highways and bridges for $5.72 billion, according to Anatolia news agency.
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012
A consortium of Koç, Ülker and UEM won a tender today for the privatization of Istanbul’s highways and bridges for $5.72 billion, according to Anatolia news agency.
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Ankara Proposes New Syria Plan to Russia
Ankara Proposes New Syria Plan to Russia
Local Editor
Erdogan-PutinA Turkish newspaper reported Monday that Turkey has made a new proposal to Russia, which calls for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to step down in the first three months of 2013 and for the transition process to be undertaken by the so-called “Syrian National Coalition”, which was lately recognized as the sole representative of Syrians by Arab and Western states.
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Local Editor
Erdogan-PutinA Turkish newspaper reported Monday that Turkey has made a new proposal to Russia, which calls for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to step down in the first three months of 2013 and for the transition process to be undertaken by the so-called “Syrian National Coalition”, which was lately recognized as the sole representative of Syrians by Arab and Western states.
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Turkish and Cypriot Relations Sour Due to New Gas Field
Turkish and Cypriot Relations Sour Due to New Gas Field
By Charles Kennedy | Mon, 17 December 2012 22:54
The Aphrodite natural gas field was discovered last year in deep waters just of the southwest coast of Cyprus, about 20 miles west of the Leviathan field discovered in Israeli waters the year before. An initial study of the area by Noble Energy suggests that it may contain five to eight trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
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By Charles Kennedy | Mon, 17 December 2012 22:54
The Aphrodite natural gas field was discovered last year in deep waters just of the southwest coast of Cyprus, about 20 miles west of the Leviathan field discovered in Israeli waters the year before. An initial study of the area by Noble Energy suggests that it may contain five to eight trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
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Istanbul Jewelry Show March
Istanbul Jewelry Show March — A Premiere Marketplace For Conducting Business And
ISTANBUL, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The world jewelry and watch industry will gather at the most important event of the year at Istanbul Jewelry Show March on 21-24 March 2013 in 5 halls of Istanbul Fair Center (CNR Expo). Gold jewelry, diamond jewelry, all kinds of precious and semi-precious stones & pearls, silver jewelry, mountings, watches & clocks, machinery, tools & equipments, display units, packaging, security devices and softwares will be displayed just for industry professionals.
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ISTANBUL, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The world jewelry and watch industry will gather at the most important event of the year at Istanbul Jewelry Show March on 21-24 March 2013 in 5 halls of Istanbul Fair Center (CNR Expo). Gold jewelry, diamond jewelry, all kinds of precious and semi-precious stones & pearls, silver jewelry, mountings, watches & clocks, machinery, tools & equipments, display units, packaging, security devices and softwares will be displayed just for industry professionals.
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Turkey's Foreign Policy Straddles East and West - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey's Foreign Policy
Straddles East and West
By: . Posted on Mon, Dec 17.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan must have been surprised upon hearing remarks by the Nobel Committee last week relating to his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as the European Union was being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Straddles East and West
By: . Posted on Mon, Dec 17.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan must have been surprised upon hearing remarks by the Nobel Committee last week relating to his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as the European Union was being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Istanbul commemorates Rumi in special ceremony
Istanbul commemorates Rumi in special ceremony
The Sufi mystic Mevlana Muhammad Jelaluddin Rumi is commemorated every December in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, where his tomb is located. But Istanbul was also home to a commemoration ceremony for Rumi over the weekend, marking the first time the cultural capital of Turkey hosted the Sufi event that attracts spectators from around the world annually.
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The Sufi mystic Mevlana Muhammad Jelaluddin Rumi is commemorated every December in the Central Anatolian province of Konya, where his tomb is located. But Istanbul was also home to a commemoration ceremony for Rumi over the weekend, marking the first time the cultural capital of Turkey hosted the Sufi event that attracts spectators from around the world annually.
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Elif Batuman: A Women’s Theatre in Rural Turkey : The New Yorker
Stage Mothers
A women’s theatre in rural Turkey.
by Elif Batuman December 24, 2012
December 24, 2012 Issue
ABSTRACT: LETTER FROM ARSLANKÖY about the Arslanköy Women’s Theatre Group, an all-female theatre group, based in rural Turkey, which is writing and performing plays. Ümmiye Koçak, who is now in her mid-fifties, was a forty-four-year-old farmworker with a primary-school education when she caught the theatre bug from a school play that a local school principal, Hüseyin Arslanköylü, had staged the previous year.
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A women’s theatre in rural Turkey.
by Elif Batuman December 24, 2012
December 24, 2012 Issue
ABSTRACT: LETTER FROM ARSLANKÖY about the Arslanköy Women’s Theatre Group, an all-female theatre group, based in rural Turkey, which is writing and performing plays. Ümmiye Koçak, who is now in her mid-fifties, was a forty-four-year-old farmworker with a primary-school education when she caught the theatre bug from a school play that a local school principal, Hüseyin Arslanköylü, had staged the previous year.
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Turkey investigating at least five local Jews it claims aided IDF in Mavi Marmara affair | The Times of Israel
Turkey investigating at least five local Jews it claims aided IDF in Mavi Marmara affair
Representative of Turkish immigrants accuses Ankara of using Jewish community as leverage against Israel
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Representative of Turkish immigrants accuses Ankara of using Jewish community as leverage against Israel
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Ankara says Assad should resign by 2013 - Israel News, Ynetnews
Ankara says Assad should resign by 2013
Published: 12.17.12, 11:40 / Israel News
A Turkish newspaper reported that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a recommendation to Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to solve the Syrian crisis. According to the equation, Syrian President Bashar Assad will resign within the first three months of 2013.
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Published: 12.17.12, 11:40 / Israel News
A Turkish newspaper reported that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a recommendation to Russian President Vladimir Putin on how to solve the Syrian crisis. According to the equation, Syrian President Bashar Assad will resign within the first three months of 2013.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Exclusive: Istanbul is ready to host the Olympics, says FINA vice-President - insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News
Exclusive: Istanbul is ready to host the Olympics, says FINA vice-President
Sunday, 16 December 2012
By Emily Goddard at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul
fina istanbul 2012December 16 - There is no question that Istanbul is ready to host the Olympics, FINA vice-president Dale Neuburger has said as he threw his support behind the Turkish city's bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Sunday, 16 December 2012
By Emily Goddard at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul
fina istanbul 2012December 16 - There is no question that Istanbul is ready to host the Olympics, FINA vice-president Dale Neuburger has said as he threw his support behind the Turkish city's bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Mayan apocalypse: Turkish village becomes latest doomsday hotspot - Telegraph
Mayan apocalypse: Turkish village becomes latest doomsday hotspot
A Turkish village has become the latest apocalypse hotspot, with believers of the Mayan calendar prediction that the world will end on December 21 flooding into the area.
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A Turkish village has become the latest apocalypse hotspot, with believers of the Mayan calendar prediction that the world will end on December 21 flooding into the area.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Turkey seizes drugs, guns, ammo in raid on Kurdish rebels | Reuters
Turkey seizes drugs, guns, ammo in raid on Kurdish rebels
By Seyhmus Cakan
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey | Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:13pm GMT
(Reuters) - Turkish security forces backed by helicopters seized an estimated $22.5 million worth of marijuana along with guns and fertilizer in a swoop against suspected Kurdish militants on Saturday, officials said.
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By Seyhmus Cakan
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey | Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:13pm GMT
(Reuters) - Turkish security forces backed by helicopters seized an estimated $22.5 million worth of marijuana along with guns and fertilizer in a swoop against suspected Kurdish militants on Saturday, officials said.
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Istanbul travel - travel | Stuff.co.nz
Turkey trip leads to new life
MUHANAD ALNAHAS
Last updated 05:00 16/12/2012
turkey
JULIAN FINNEY/GETTY
A visit lead to a new life abroad for Muhanad Alnahas.
Why did you move to Istanbul?
I came to Turkey more than three years ago. I was always interested in Turkish culture and history and wanted to have a closer look. I live in Istanbul but I spent almost six months in Ankara, where I met my Turkish wife, Filiz.
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MUHANAD ALNAHAS
Last updated 05:00 16/12/2012
turkey
JULIAN FINNEY/GETTY
A visit lead to a new life abroad for Muhanad Alnahas.
Why did you move to Istanbul?
I came to Turkey more than three years ago. I was always interested in Turkish culture and history and wanted to have a closer look. I live in Istanbul but I spent almost six months in Ankara, where I met my Turkish wife, Filiz.
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APA - Istanbul hosts BSEC Council of Foreign Ministers' meeting - PHOTO
Istanbul hosts BSEC Council of Foreign Ministers' meeting - PHOTO
[ 15 December 2012 15:39 ]
Istanbul. Mayis Alizadeh – APA. The 27th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) has started in Istanbul.
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[ 15 December 2012 15:39 ]
Istanbul. Mayis Alizadeh – APA. The 27th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) has started in Istanbul.
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Meeting the 'other me' in Istanbul: readers' travel writing competition 2012 | Travel | The Guardian
Meeting the 'other me' in Istanbul: readers' travel writing competition 2012
In Istanbul, Matt Stanley, winner of the encounter category, meets his alter ego, a free-spirited French Canadian backpacker, and they get up to all sorts. Well, at least Jacques does
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In Istanbul, Matt Stanley, winner of the encounter category, meets his alter ego, a free-spirited French Canadian backpacker, and they get up to all sorts. Well, at least Jacques does
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Turkey: Becoming a Facial Hair Hub | EurasiaNet.org
Turkey: Becoming a Facial Hair Hub
Health tourism can be a hairy business anywhere, but for Turkey this is literally the case. Hair transplants have been a cornerstone of the country’s billion-dollar-plus medical-tourism market for more than a decade. But recently, a growing number of medical tourists, especially Middle Eastern men, have been traveling to Turkey specifically for facial hair implants.
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Health tourism can be a hairy business anywhere, but for Turkey this is literally the case. Hair transplants have been a cornerstone of the country’s billion-dollar-plus medical-tourism market for more than a decade. But recently, a growing number of medical tourists, especially Middle Eastern men, have been traveling to Turkey specifically for facial hair implants.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Turkey’s Long Road
Turkey’s Long Road
Author:
Halil Senturk
A review of Turkey and Europe: Challenges and Opportunities. Edited By: Adam Szymanski. Publisher: The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Warsaw, 2012.
Turkey, geographically, politically and culturally, is a complicated country that has a number of problems including the Kurdish issue, the rise of political Islam, democratisation, economy, civil-military relations and disputes with neighbouring countries. In addition, relations between the European Union and Turkey contain numerous controversial issues such as Cyprus, religion, democracy, economy and Turkish foreign policy. Conversely, due to its strategic location and cultural heritage, Turkey can provide many advantages to the members of the EU in terms of economy and energy.
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Author:
Halil Senturk
A review of Turkey and Europe: Challenges and Opportunities. Edited By: Adam Szymanski. Publisher: The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Warsaw, 2012.
Turkey, geographically, politically and culturally, is a complicated country that has a number of problems including the Kurdish issue, the rise of political Islam, democratisation, economy, civil-military relations and disputes with neighbouring countries. In addition, relations between the European Union and Turkey contain numerous controversial issues such as Cyprus, religion, democracy, economy and Turkish foreign policy. Conversely, due to its strategic location and cultural heritage, Turkey can provide many advantages to the members of the EU in terms of economy and energy.
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Event in memory of Heydar Aliyev held in Ankara
Event in memory of Heydar Aliyev held in Ankara
Fri 14 December 2012 07:56 GMT | 2:56 Local Time
A conference on 'Culture and art in the world of Heydar Aliyev' was held at the Bilkent hotel in Ankara.
The event was organized by the Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey, presidium of the Bilkent university of Vagf of the Turkish-Azerbaijani friendship, cooperation and solidarity.
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Fri 14 December 2012 07:56 GMT | 2:56 Local Time
A conference on 'Culture and art in the world of Heydar Aliyev' was held at the Bilkent hotel in Ankara.
The event was organized by the Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey, presidium of the Bilkent university of Vagf of the Turkish-Azerbaijani friendship, cooperation and solidarity.
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Americans extend gold tally in Istanbul - SuperSport - Aquatics
Americans extend gold tally in Istanbul
13 December 2012, 19:58
Matthew Grevers and Olivia Smoliga won men's and women's 100-metre backstroke and Ryan Lochte anchored a relay victory on Thursday at the short-course world championships in Istanbul, raising the US team's leading tally of gold medals to six.
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13 December 2012, 19:58
Matthew Grevers and Olivia Smoliga won men's and women's 100-metre backstroke and Ryan Lochte anchored a relay victory on Thursday at the short-course world championships in Istanbul, raising the US team's leading tally of gold medals to six.
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DISY bid to axe free healthcare to Turkish Cypriots - Cyprus Mail
DISY bid to axe free healthcare to Turkish Cypriots
By George Psyllides Published on December 14, 2012
OPPOSITION parties DISY and DIKO yesterday submitted draft legislation that would effectively end free health care for Turkish Cypriots and allowances paid to asylum seekers.
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By George Psyllides Published on December 14, 2012
OPPOSITION parties DISY and DIKO yesterday submitted draft legislation that would effectively end free health care for Turkish Cypriots and allowances paid to asylum seekers.
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Turkey's Most Overlooked City: Izmir : Condé Nast Traveler
Turkey's Most Overlooked City: Izmir
Most visitors to the spectacular ruins of Ephesus fly into Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city—and hightail it out of town as fast as possible. Shame on them. And on me. Two years ago, when I wrote the Iconic Itinerary: Turkey, I suggested that daytrippers to the ancient Roman metropolis overnight nearby in the postage-stamp size village of Sirence, with its sweet old farmhouses and vine-covered fields.
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Most visitors to the spectacular ruins of Ephesus fly into Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city—and hightail it out of town as fast as possible. Shame on them. And on me. Two years ago, when I wrote the Iconic Itinerary: Turkey, I suggested that daytrippers to the ancient Roman metropolis overnight nearby in the postage-stamp size village of Sirence, with its sweet old farmhouses and vine-covered fields.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Ankara prosecutor's office: The cause of death of Turgut Ozal was not defined
Ankara prosecutor's office: The cause of death of Turgut Ozal was not defined
[ 13 December 2012 21:11 ]
Baku-APA. Ankara Prosecutor's Office issued an official report on the results of the forensic examination of the remains of the late Turkish President Turgut Ozal, APA reports quoting Turkish media.
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[ 13 December 2012 21:11 ]
Baku-APA. Ankara Prosecutor's Office issued an official report on the results of the forensic examination of the remains of the late Turkish President Turgut Ozal, APA reports quoting Turkish media.
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Ankara summit: joint investigative commission formed | The News Tribe
Ankara summit: joint investigative commission formed
By Web Desk Dec 12th, 2012 ( No Comment )
Ankara: A joint statement of the trilateral seventh summit underway at Turkish capital was issued on Wednesday.
The summit consented formation of a joint commission that will investigate the cause of attack on a Afghan intelligence officer. It was also decided on the occasion that the three sides will continue holding joint military exercise. They also decided that cross-border infiltration and coordination in this regard will be improved will be stopped.
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By Web Desk Dec 12th, 2012 ( No Comment )
Ankara: A joint statement of the trilateral seventh summit underway at Turkish capital was issued on Wednesday.
The summit consented formation of a joint commission that will investigate the cause of attack on a Afghan intelligence officer. It was also decided on the occasion that the three sides will continue holding joint military exercise. They also decided that cross-border infiltration and coordination in this regard will be improved will be stopped.
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News period begins in Turkey-EU relations
News period begins in Turkey-EU relations
Thu 13 December 2012 06:30 GMT | 1:30 Local Time
Enlargement decisions stress Turkey's dynamic economy and strategic position.
The word 'accession' has been used for the first time in five years in the Turkey paragraph of the enlargement decisions the EU foreign ministers have approved of at their meeting in Brussels.
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Thu 13 December 2012 06:30 GMT | 1:30 Local Time
Enlargement decisions stress Turkey's dynamic economy and strategic position.
The word 'accession' has been used for the first time in five years in the Turkey paragraph of the enlargement decisions the EU foreign ministers have approved of at their meeting in Brussels.
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Chilly ties of EU, Turkey seeing thaw
Chilly ties of EU, Turkey seeing thaw
BRUSSELS / ANKARA
Turkish-EU relations might be warming up just in time for winter after a recent European Union enlargement report section on Turkey mentioned the term “accession” for the first time in five years.
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BRUSSELS / ANKARA
Turkish-EU relations might be warming up just in time for winter after a recent European Union enlargement report section on Turkey mentioned the term “accession” for the first time in five years.
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European Banking Union: In cautionary move, Europe centralizes bank oversight
European Union finance ministers reached an agreement early Thursday to create a single supervisor for their banks - one of the most significant transfers of authority from national governments to regional authorities since the creation of the euro currency.
Under the deal, banks with more than $39 billion in assets supervised or those that represent a significant proportion of their national economies will be placed under the oversight of the European Central Bank.
The deal gives the ECB broad powers, including the ability to grant and withdraw banking licenses, investigate institutions, and financially sanction banks that don't follow the rules.
But perhaps most important is that it paves the way for Europe's rescue fund to directly rescue the continent's troubled banks.
"It's real progress that opens up interesting possibilities," said French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici, without giving a specific date for when the first banks could seek direct aid.
Read more: In cautionary move, Europe centralizes bank oversight - CBS News
Under the deal, banks with more than $39 billion in assets supervised or those that represent a significant proportion of their national economies will be placed under the oversight of the European Central Bank.
The deal gives the ECB broad powers, including the ability to grant and withdraw banking licenses, investigate institutions, and financially sanction banks that don't follow the rules.
But perhaps most important is that it paves the way for Europe's rescue fund to directly rescue the continent's troubled banks.
"It's real progress that opens up interesting possibilities," said French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici, without giving a specific date for when the first banks could seek direct aid.
Read more: In cautionary move, Europe centralizes bank oversight - CBS News
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Three presidents hold talks in Ankara before the start of 7th Trilateral summit | The Nation
Three presidents hold talks in Ankara before the start of 7th Trilateral summit
By: NNI | December 12, 2012, 6:08 pm . 3
Presidents Asif Ali Zardari‚ Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Turkish President Abdullah Gul held talks at the presidential palace in Ankara before the start of 7th Trilateral summit.
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By: NNI | December 12, 2012, 6:08 pm . 3
Presidents Asif Ali Zardari‚ Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Turkish President Abdullah Gul held talks at the presidential palace in Ankara before the start of 7th Trilateral summit.
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Turkey's Problem With Media Freedom - Eugen Tomiuc - The Atlantic
Turkey's Problem With Media Freedom
By Eugen Tomiuc
Dec 12 2012, 11:08 AM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says a record 232 journalists are currently imprisoned around the world, with Turkey being the worst offender. In a report released December 11, the U.S.-based media watchdog says 49 journalists are behind bars in Turkey -- a NATO member and EU candidate country -- compared with 45 in Iran and 32 in China.
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By Eugen Tomiuc
Dec 12 2012, 11:08 AM ET
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says a record 232 journalists are currently imprisoned around the world, with Turkey being the worst offender. In a report released December 11, the U.S.-based media watchdog says 49 journalists are behind bars in Turkey -- a NATO member and EU candidate country -- compared with 45 in Iran and 32 in China.
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Syrian refugees in Turkey exceed 137,000: Minister
Syrian refugees in Turkey exceed 137,000: Minister
ANKARA
The number of Syrians who have crossed into Turkey to flee the deadly violence that has engulfed their home country for the last 20 months has exceeded 137,000, Interior Minister Beşir Atalay announced on Dec. 12.
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ANKARA
The number of Syrians who have crossed into Turkey to flee the deadly violence that has engulfed their home country for the last 20 months has exceeded 137,000, Interior Minister Beşir Atalay announced on Dec. 12.
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KUNA : EU recognizes Turkey''s important regional role - Politics - 12/12/2012
EU recognizes Turkey''s important regional role
BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The European Union has acknowledged "the important regional role of Turkey and its active involvement in its wider neighbourhood and welcomes the intensification of the regular political dialogue between the EU and Turkey. " The EU General Affairs Council which met in Brussels Tuesday in a statement last night said "the EU remains committed to the further enhancement of the existing political dialogue with Turkey on foreign policy issues of common interest, such as the developments in North Africa, the Syrian crisis and the Middle East, the Gulf, the Western Balkans, Afghanistan/Pakistan, the Southern Caucasus and the Horn of Africa." "The Council recognises Turkey's role on Syria, in particular with regard to support provided to Syrians fleeing violence across the border," noted the statement.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The European Union has acknowledged "the important regional role of Turkey and its active involvement in its wider neighbourhood and welcomes the intensification of the regular political dialogue between the EU and Turkey. " The EU General Affairs Council which met in Brussels Tuesday in a statement last night said "the EU remains committed to the further enhancement of the existing political dialogue with Turkey on foreign policy issues of common interest, such as the developments in North Africa, the Syrian crisis and the Middle East, the Gulf, the Western Balkans, Afghanistan/Pakistan, the Southern Caucasus and the Horn of Africa." "The Council recognises Turkey's role on Syria, in particular with regard to support provided to Syrians fleeing violence across the border," noted the statement.
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EU Ministers urge Turkey to normalize its relations with the Republic of Cyprus
EU Ministers urge Turkey to normalize its relations with the Republic of Cyprus
12 December, 2012
The EU Council of Ministers has urged Turkey to avoid any kind of threat or action directed against a Member State, to normalise its relations with the Republic of Cyprus and to implement the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement towards all Member States.
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12 December, 2012
The EU Council of Ministers has urged Turkey to avoid any kind of threat or action directed against a Member State, to normalise its relations with the Republic of Cyprus and to implement the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement towards all Member States.
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Turkish Deputy Premier Meets with Dutch Foreign, Trade Ministers, 12 December 2012 Wednesday 9:36
Turkish Deputy Premier Meets with Dutch Foreign, Trade Ministers
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Turkish Deputy PM Ali Babacan met separately with Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans and Foreign Trade and Development Minister Lilianne Ploumen.
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Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Turkish Deputy PM Ali Babacan met separately with Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans and Foreign Trade and Development Minister Lilianne Ploumen.
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Kenya: Turkish Airline Lifts Kenya Tourism
Kenya: Turkish Airline Lifts Kenya Tourism
By Humphrey Liloba, 11 December 2012
Nairobi — Kenya's limping tourism industry witnessed a boost Wednesday with the arrival of the first Turkish Airlines aircraft to signal the start of direct flights between Kenya and Turkey.
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By Humphrey Liloba, 11 December 2012
Nairobi — Kenya's limping tourism industry witnessed a boost Wednesday with the arrival of the first Turkish Airlines aircraft to signal the start of direct flights between Kenya and Turkey.
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Gary Kent: Exploring the Erbil-Baghdad Ankara Triangle
Exploring the Erbil-Baghdad Ankara Triangle
Next year's 10th anniversary of the Iraq war may focus on the feebleness so far of federalism and the country possibly breaking up without the urgent resolution of the tensions between the autonomous Kurdistan Region and Baghdad that have recently put tanks and artillery on their internal borders.
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Next year's 10th anniversary of the Iraq war may focus on the feebleness so far of federalism and the country possibly breaking up without the urgent resolution of the tensions between the autonomous Kurdistan Region and Baghdad that have recently put tanks and artillery on their internal borders.
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U.S. intel report sees Kurdistan dividing Turkey | GantDaily.com
U.S. intel report sees Kurdistan dividing Turkey
Dec 11th, 2012 @ 04:48 pm › AHN
Washington, DC, United States (4E) – A U.S. intelligence report released Tuesday predicted the division of Turkey with the formation of a Kurdish state in the Middle East.
The National Intelligence Council’s Office of the Director of National Intelligence report called “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds” said the division may happen until 2030.
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Dec 11th, 2012 @ 04:48 pm › AHN
Washington, DC, United States (4E) – A U.S. intelligence report released Tuesday predicted the division of Turkey with the formation of a Kurdish state in the Middle East.
The National Intelligence Council’s Office of the Director of National Intelligence report called “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds” said the division may happen until 2030.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Turkey: Kurds may secede by 2030, US report - Syria - ANSAMed.it
Turkey: Kurds may secede by 2030, US report
If Kurdish state arises, US National Intelligence Council
11 December, 20:14
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, DECEMBER 11 - Turkey's Kurdish regions might secede by 2030, should an independent Kurdish state arise in the Middle East, Hurriyet online daily quoted a US National Intelligence Council report as saying Tuesday.
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If Kurdish state arises, US National Intelligence Council
11 December, 20:14
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, DECEMBER 11 - Turkey's Kurdish regions might secede by 2030, should an independent Kurdish state arise in the Middle East, Hurriyet online daily quoted a US National Intelligence Council report as saying Tuesday.
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Istanbul : Memories and the City
Istanbul : Memories and the City
William Armstrong
I first read Orhan Pamuk’s childhood memoir of Istanbul three years ago, during a brief spell living in Ankara and before even having visited the city in question. It didn’t make much of an impression on me at the time, which is perhaps surprising as I was surely ripe to be wooed by it – surrounded as I was by the imagination-sapping ordinariness of Ankara. Still, its merits became more apparent to me on second reading, after having lived in Istanbul for almost three years.
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William Armstrong
I first read Orhan Pamuk’s childhood memoir of Istanbul three years ago, during a brief spell living in Ankara and before even having visited the city in question. It didn’t make much of an impression on me at the time, which is perhaps surprising as I was surely ripe to be wooed by it – surrounded as I was by the imagination-sapping ordinariness of Ankara. Still, its merits became more apparent to me on second reading, after having lived in Istanbul for almost three years.
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In Istanbul, Profiteroles Make Way for Shopping Malls | EurasiaNet.org
In Istanbul, Profiteroles Make Way for Shopping Malls
December 11, 2012 - 4:43pm, by Yigal Schleifer
In the end, history, nostalgia and Istanbulites love for cream puffs covered in goopy chocolate sauce were not enough to stand up to the forces of development that have been rapidly changing the face of Turkey's largest city. This week, after a drawn out legal battle, the classic and well-loved sweets shop Inci -- which has long claimed to be the birthplace of the profiterole -- was finally shut down and evicted from the historic building it was housed in, which is set to be "restored" and turned into a shopping mall.
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December 11, 2012 - 4:43pm, by Yigal Schleifer
In the end, history, nostalgia and Istanbulites love for cream puffs covered in goopy chocolate sauce were not enough to stand up to the forces of development that have been rapidly changing the face of Turkey's largest city. This week, after a drawn out legal battle, the classic and well-loved sweets shop Inci -- which has long claimed to be the birthplace of the profiterole -- was finally shut down and evicted from the historic building it was housed in, which is set to be "restored" and turned into a shopping mall.
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South Korean JV Gets $960 Million Loan for Istanbul Tunnel - Businessweek
South Korean JV Gets $960 Million Loan for Istanbul Tunnel
By Ercan Ersoy on December 11, 2012
A joint venture group led by South Korean contractors got a $960 million loan to help finance a subsea road tunnel in Istanbul.
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By Ercan Ersoy on December 11, 2012
A joint venture group led by South Korean contractors got a $960 million loan to help finance a subsea road tunnel in Istanbul.
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Cyprus marks EU Nobel win - Cyprus Mail
Cyprus marks EU Nobel win
Published on December 11, 2012
NEARLY 200 schoolchildren from Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot and international schools as well as members of bi-communal youth organisations came together yesterday at EU House in Nicosia to celebrate the award of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the EU and watch live the Awards Ceremony from Oslo.
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Published on December 11, 2012
NEARLY 200 schoolchildren from Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot and international schools as well as members of bi-communal youth organisations came together yesterday at EU House in Nicosia to celebrate the award of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the EU and watch live the Awards Ceremony from Oslo.
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Turkey's Ergenekon conspiracy trial approaches endgame - Yahoo! News
Turkey's Ergenekon conspiracy trial approaches endgame
By Daren Butler | Reuters – 5 hrs ago
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's decade-old battle with secularist opponents in Turkey is approaching a decisive moment as nearly 300 people charged with attempting the violent overthrow of his government prepare their final defenses.
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By Daren Butler | Reuters – 5 hrs ago
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's decade-old battle with secularist opponents in Turkey is approaching a decisive moment as nearly 300 people charged with attempting the violent overthrow of his government prepare their final defenses.
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Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey Meet in Ankara
Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey Meet in Ankara
Islamabad, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari and of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, will meet Tuesday and Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey, in a trilateral meeting with their counterpart in that country, Gul Abdullah.
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Islamabad, Dec 11 (Prensa Latina) The president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari and of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, will meet Tuesday and Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey, in a trilateral meeting with their counterpart in that country, Gul Abdullah.
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Turkey's Distinctive Brew - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Turkey's Distinctive Brew
Soner Cagaptay
The Atlantic
December 11, 2012
Don't look to Ankara to be a model for the new Islamist governments of the Arab Spring.
It is 5 a.m. in Istanbul, and I am looking for coffee. Having arrived in Istanbul's old city the night before and seriously jetlagged, I decided to walk into the Eyup quarter, which hosts Istanbul's most sacred mosque, Eyup Sultan. I hoped the revered shrine, which attracts early morning worshippers, would have an open coffee shop nearby, and I was right. As prayers ended, I watched Eyup's worshipers flow from the mosque, sipping a bland cup of instant coffee, unaware I was about to be treated to an experience of cultural flavor unique to Turkey.
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Soner Cagaptay
The Atlantic
December 11, 2012
Don't look to Ankara to be a model for the new Islamist governments of the Arab Spring.
It is 5 a.m. in Istanbul, and I am looking for coffee. Having arrived in Istanbul's old city the night before and seriously jetlagged, I decided to walk into the Eyup quarter, which hosts Istanbul's most sacred mosque, Eyup Sultan. I hoped the revered shrine, which attracts early morning worshippers, would have an open coffee shop nearby, and I was right. As prayers ended, I watched Eyup's worshipers flow from the mosque, sipping a bland cup of instant coffee, unaware I was about to be treated to an experience of cultural flavor unique to Turkey.
More:Turkey's Distinctive Brew - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Turkey’s ladies move up
Turkey’s ladies move up
Unbeaten run on home ice earns promotion to Division II
IZMIR, Turkey – Turkey has won the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Qualification tournament, defeating Bulgaria 4-3 and Ireland 7-1 on home ice over the weekend.
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Unbeaten run on home ice earns promotion to Division II
IZMIR, Turkey – Turkey has won the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Qualification tournament, defeating Bulgaria 4-3 and Ireland 7-1 on home ice over the weekend.
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Turkey: Beautiful Marmaris hopes to lead the ‘healing waters’ market
Turkey: Beautiful Marmaris hopes to lead the ‘healing waters’ market
11 December, 2012 | 16:46
Works have been launched to bring the healing thermal water of Muğla’s İçmeler district in paradise-on earth- Marmaris into the tourism sector. The water is believed to cure some women’s diseases as well as smooth wrinkles and celluloid, nightmare of women.
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11 December, 2012 | 16:46
Works have been launched to bring the healing thermal water of Muğla’s İçmeler district in paradise-on earth- Marmaris into the tourism sector. The water is believed to cure some women’s diseases as well as smooth wrinkles and celluloid, nightmare of women.
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Karzai off to Ankara for trilateral summit
Karzai off to Ankara for trilateral summit
Posted on 2012-12-11 16:16:11
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday flew to Ankara for participating in the seventh trilateral summit among Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey, the Presidential Palace in Kabul said.
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Posted on 2012-12-11 16:16:11
KABUL (PAN): President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday flew to Ankara for participating in the seventh trilateral summit among Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey, the Presidential Palace in Kabul said.
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Kurdish War: Secrets Within Secrets
Secrets Within Secrets
Next Article → COUNTER-TERRORISM: Death To The Immortal Smart Phones
December 11, 2012: Turkey’s minister of European Union affairs challenged members of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) to condemn the terrorism of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The government minister made the argument that if the BDP’s members of parliament wish to be taken as serious political leaders in a democracy they must condemn the PKK’s terrorist acts. The challenge by Turkey’s EU minster follows a series of government statements that it may seek to end the immunity from prosecution parliamentary members enjoy if they do not renounce terrorism. Members of parliament are subject to investigation during their terms but they are immune from criminal prosecution unless the parliament votes to end an individual’s immunity.
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Next Article → COUNTER-TERRORISM: Death To The Immortal Smart Phones
December 11, 2012: Turkey’s minister of European Union affairs challenged members of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) to condemn the terrorism of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The government minister made the argument that if the BDP’s members of parliament wish to be taken as serious political leaders in a democracy they must condemn the PKK’s terrorist acts. The challenge by Turkey’s EU minster follows a series of government statements that it may seek to end the immunity from prosecution parliamentary members enjoy if they do not renounce terrorism. Members of parliament are subject to investigation during their terms but they are immune from criminal prosecution unless the parliament votes to end an individual’s immunity.
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Istanbul a building phase for SA swimming - SuperSport - Aquatics
Istanbul a building phase for SA swimming
11 December 2012, 14:11
The Fina World Short Course Championships in Istanbul will serve as a building phase for the South African team when it starts on Wednesday.
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11 December 2012, 14:11
The Fina World Short Course Championships in Istanbul will serve as a building phase for the South African team when it starts on Wednesday.
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Banco Popular Says First Branch in Turkey Is ‘Top’ Priority - Bloomberg
Banco Popular Says First Branch in Turkey Is ‘Top’ Priority
By Sibel Akbay - Dec 11, 2012 6:05 AM ET
Banco Popular Espanol SA, Spain’s sixth-biggest lender, is focused on opening a branch in Turkey, said Juan Echanojauregui, head of international banking.
Establishing the first branch in the country is “top of the list” of Banco Popular’s priorities, Echanojauregui said at news conference in Istanbul today.
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By Sibel Akbay - Dec 11, 2012 6:05 AM ET
Banco Popular Espanol SA, Spain’s sixth-biggest lender, is focused on opening a branch in Turkey, said Juan Echanojauregui, head of international banking.
Establishing the first branch in the country is “top of the list” of Banco Popular’s priorities, Echanojauregui said at news conference in Istanbul today.
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Montenegro takes partnership in organization of "Travel Turkey" tourism fair
Montenegro takes partnership in organization of "Travel Turkey" tourism fair
Balkans.com Business News Correspondent - 11.12.2012
Montenegro was a partner country of the International Tourism Fair “Travel Turkey 2012“ which was held in Izmir - the “pearl of the Aegean sea ” from 6th December – 9th December 2012.
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Balkans.com Business News Correspondent - 11.12.2012
Montenegro was a partner country of the International Tourism Fair “Travel Turkey 2012“ which was held in Izmir - the “pearl of the Aegean sea ” from 6th December – 9th December 2012.
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Turkey Current Account Gap Narrows for 12th Month on Imports - Bloomberg
Turkey Current Account Gap Narrows for 12th Month on Imports
By David Neylan - Dec 11, 2012 5:41 AM ET
Turkey’s current-account deficit narrowed for the 12th straight month in October as slowing economic growth curbed demand for imported goods and gold sales to Iran and the U.A.E. boosted exports.
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By David Neylan - Dec 11, 2012 5:41 AM ET
Turkey’s current-account deficit narrowed for the 12th straight month in October as slowing economic growth curbed demand for imported goods and gold sales to Iran and the U.A.E. boosted exports.
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German Parliament Set to Debate Turkey Missile Deployment, 11 December 2012 Tuesday 9:30
Batteries would have arrived in Turkey in first few days of 2013.
ANKARA -- Germany's national assembly, Bundestag, is expected to hold a voting on deployment of air-defense missile batteries in Turkey against possible threat from Syria, German sources familiar to matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told The Anadolu Agency.
The deployment of two Patriot batteries along with an estimated 400 German soldiers along Turkey's border with Syria got a green light last week from the German Cabinet as part of a NATO request to help Ankara boost its air-defense capabilities to shoot down any missiles which might be fired from across the Syrian border.
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ANKARA -- Germany's national assembly, Bundestag, is expected to hold a voting on deployment of air-defense missile batteries in Turkey against possible threat from Syria, German sources familiar to matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told The Anadolu Agency.
The deployment of two Patriot batteries along with an estimated 400 German soldiers along Turkey's border with Syria got a green light last week from the German Cabinet as part of a NATO request to help Ankara boost its air-defense capabilities to shoot down any missiles which might be fired from across the Syrian border.
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Syriacs to build new church in Istanbul
Syriacs to build new church in Istanbul
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey’s Syriac community is granted land in Istanbul on which to construct its first official church in the city, but the move has become the subject of controversy after Catholics said the parcel in question legally belongs to them. Father Simonelli says they will take the issue to the court
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey’s Syriac community is granted land in Istanbul on which to construct its first official church in the city, but the move has become the subject of controversy after Catholics said the parcel in question legally belongs to them. Father Simonelli says they will take the issue to the court
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Turkish fans riot at wheelchair basketball game - Sport - NZ Herald News
Turkish fans riot at wheelchair basketball game
7:43 AM Tuesday Dec 11, 2012
Turkish police fired teargas at a wheelchair basketball game after fights broke out between rival fans who also injured several athletes and trashed their wheelchairs, Turkish media reported today.
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7:43 AM Tuesday Dec 11, 2012
Turkish police fired teargas at a wheelchair basketball game after fights broke out between rival fans who also injured several athletes and trashed their wheelchairs, Turkish media reported today.
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Ankara wants to flirt with both Arbil and Baghdad
Ankara wants to flirt with both Arbil and Baghdad
“You know, they call this place Kurdistan,” said the businessman from Turkey whom I met on an Arbil–Istanbul flight, as I kept referring to the region as “northern Iraq.”
Old habits die hard. Interestingly enough, while the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) image that it would shed some old habits in the sphere of fundamental rights and freedoms has been short-lived; the one place that remains an area where the ruling party can quickly kill old habits is the economic sphere. There is no red line for the AKP if economic gain is in the picture. That’s why the AKP government has fast reversed Turkey’s old paranoia about the possibility of the creation of an independent state by Iraqi Kurds.
More:BARÇIN YİNANÇ - Ankara wants to flirt with both Arbil and Baghdad
“You know, they call this place Kurdistan,” said the businessman from Turkey whom I met on an Arbil–Istanbul flight, as I kept referring to the region as “northern Iraq.”
Old habits die hard. Interestingly enough, while the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) image that it would shed some old habits in the sphere of fundamental rights and freedoms has been short-lived; the one place that remains an area where the ruling party can quickly kill old habits is the economic sphere. There is no red line for the AKP if economic gain is in the picture. That’s why the AKP government has fast reversed Turkey’s old paranoia about the possibility of the creation of an independent state by Iraqi Kurds.
More:BARÇIN YİNANÇ - Ankara wants to flirt with both Arbil and Baghdad
Abbas Arrives in Ankara
Abbas Arrives in Ankara
ANKARA, December 10, 2012 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Monday arrived in Ankara on a three-day official visit during which he will meet several Turkish senior officials.
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ANKARA, December 10, 2012 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Monday arrived in Ankara on a three-day official visit during which he will meet several Turkish senior officials.
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Istanbul Organizers Reveal Special Perfume for the Championships | SWIMSWAM
Istanbul Organizers Reveal Special Perfume for the Championships
We know what you’re going to say. You’re all going to roll your eyes and groan that there has to be an official perfume for the World Championships, named “Istanbul Memory,” and how cheesy that is. It’s incredibly cheesy, actually, that’s true.
But here’s the tail end of that goat: swimming has dipped its toes into the realm of overcommercializing.
More:Istanbul Organizers Reveal Special Perfume for the Championships | SWIMSWAM
We know what you’re going to say. You’re all going to roll your eyes and groan that there has to be an official perfume for the World Championships, named “Istanbul Memory,” and how cheesy that is. It’s incredibly cheesy, actually, that’s true.
But here’s the tail end of that goat: swimming has dipped its toes into the realm of overcommercializing.
More:Istanbul Organizers Reveal Special Perfume for the Championships | SWIMSWAM
FIC extends 24Kitchen to Turkey | News | C21Media
FIC extends 24Kitchen to Turkey
Fox International Channels (FIC) is continuing to roll out its dedicated food network 24Kitchen in Europe with a launch in Turkey.
The food-focused lifestyle channel launched in the Netherlands last October as a partnership between FIC and Dutch prodco Jan Dekker Holdings. It later opened in Portugal and recently agreed a carriage deal in Angola.
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Fox International Channels (FIC) is continuing to roll out its dedicated food network 24Kitchen in Europe with a launch in Turkey.
The food-focused lifestyle channel launched in the Netherlands last October as a partnership between FIC and Dutch prodco Jan Dekker Holdings. It later opened in Portugal and recently agreed a carriage deal in Angola.
More:FIC extends 24Kitchen to Turkey | News | C21Media
What happened to democracy in Turkey? A beacon of hope in the Middle East is plunging into twilight - Comment - Voices - The Independent
What happened to democracy in Turkey? A beacon of hope in the Middle East is plunging into twilight
Our writer, who has worked for the UN from New York to Kabul, says the country's leaders once set a forward-looking example, but are now undermining their inheritance
More:What happened to democracy in Turkey? A beacon of hope in the Middle East is plunging into twilight - Comment - Voices - The Independent
Our writer, who has worked for the UN from New York to Kabul, says the country's leaders once set a forward-looking example, but are now undermining their inheritance
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Alienation of Turkey's Kurds - Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production
Alienation of Turkey's Kurds
10/12/2012
ISTANBUL (CIHAN)- The most radical and unflinching steps so far to tackle the century-old Kurdish issue on the basis of mutual understanding have been taken indisputably by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Since its coming to power in 2002, the AKP has been not only a party for all downtrodden social groups, but also a pro-Kurdish party. Except for the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), which pursued its policies under the armed tutelage of the terrorist organization Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the AKP has been the only political party that could appeal to Kurdish voters. As a ruling party which has removed the majority of obstacles facing the use of the Kurdish language and which lends sincere support to boosting the welfare, rights and freedoms of our Kurdish citizens, the AKP has been able to secure the level of electoral support in the Kurdish-dominated eastern and southeaster provinces which it could not muster in the western provinces of the country.
More:Alienation of Turkey's Kurds - Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production
10/12/2012
ISTANBUL (CIHAN)- The most radical and unflinching steps so far to tackle the century-old Kurdish issue on the basis of mutual understanding have been taken indisputably by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Since its coming to power in 2002, the AKP has been not only a party for all downtrodden social groups, but also a pro-Kurdish party. Except for the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), which pursued its policies under the armed tutelage of the terrorist organization Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the AKP has been the only political party that could appeal to Kurdish voters. As a ruling party which has removed the majority of obstacles facing the use of the Kurdish language and which lends sincere support to boosting the welfare, rights and freedoms of our Kurdish citizens, the AKP has been able to secure the level of electoral support in the Kurdish-dominated eastern and southeaster provinces which it could not muster in the western provinces of the country.
More:Alienation of Turkey's Kurds - Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production
Memorial in Memory of 8 Turkish Citizens Killed during WWII Opens in Germany, 10 December 2012 Monday 11:42
Memorial in Memory of 8 Turkish Citizens Killed during WWII Opens in Germany
Monday, 10 December 2012
Memorial in memory of 8 Turkish citizens killed in a concentration camp in Germany during World War II opened with a ceremony.
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Monday, 10 December 2012
Memorial in memory of 8 Turkish citizens killed in a concentration camp in Germany during World War II opened with a ceremony.
More:Memorial in Memory of 8 Turkish Citizens Killed during WWII Opens in Germany, 10 December 2012 Monday 11:42
Senior Turkish MP: Tehran, Ankara Able to Settle Syrian Crisis
Senior Turkish MP: Tehran, Ankara Able to Settle Syrian Crisis
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Turkish legislator blasted the trans-regional states for their interference in Syria's internal affairs, and said the current crisis in the Muslim country can be settled only through cooperation among its neighbors, specially between Tehran and Ankara.
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TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Turkish legislator blasted the trans-regional states for their interference in Syria's internal affairs, and said the current crisis in the Muslim country can be settled only through cooperation among its neighbors, specially between Tehran and Ankara.
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New Era in Turkey-EU Relations with Ireland, 10 December 2012 Monday 13:36
New Era in Turkey-EU Relations with Ireland
Monday, 10 December 2012
Ireland Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton said during Irish presidency they could open at least one chapter regarding the EU negotiation process with Turkey.
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Monday, 10 December 2012
Ireland Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton said during Irish presidency they could open at least one chapter regarding the EU negotiation process with Turkey.
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Investor Sees Kurdish Oil as Turkey’s Chance since Ottomans, 10 December 2012 Monday 10:34
Investor Sees Kurdish Oil as Turkey’s Chance since Ottomans
Monday, 10 December 2012
Genel Enerji President Mehmet Sepil thinks the opportunities in northern Iraq are the best they have been since Ottoman times and does not believe that the recent political tension between Baghdad, Arbil and Ankara will affect efforts to explore and produce oil and gas in the region.
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Monday, 10 December 2012
Genel Enerji President Mehmet Sepil thinks the opportunities in northern Iraq are the best they have been since Ottoman times and does not believe that the recent political tension between Baghdad, Arbil and Ankara will affect efforts to explore and produce oil and gas in the region.
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Investor sees Kurdish oil as Turkey’s chance since Ottomans
Investor sees Kurdish oil as Turkey’s chance since Ottomans
ARBIL
The president of the largest independent energy company in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region says prospects for natural resources are the best economic opportunity in the region since the times of the Ottoman Empire, denying that political tension will affect exploration efforts
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ARBIL
The president of the largest independent energy company in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region says prospects for natural resources are the best economic opportunity in the region since the times of the Ottoman Empire, denying that political tension will affect exploration efforts
More:ENERGY - Investor sees Kurdish oil as Turkey’s chance since Ottomans
Turkey: Economics and energy interests ease old cross-border tensions - FT.com
Turkey: Economics and energy interests ease old cross-border tensions
By Simeon Kerr in Erbil
The ballroom of Erbil’s top hotel was packed last month as the great and the good of Kurdish society came to celebrate Turkey’s national day. Ministers swapped gossip with oil barons over kebabs as they relished Ankara’s hospitality.
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By Simeon Kerr in Erbil
The ballroom of Erbil’s top hotel was packed last month as the great and the good of Kurdish society came to celebrate Turkey’s national day. Ministers swapped gossip with oil barons over kebabs as they relished Ankara’s hospitality.
More:Turkey: Economics and energy interests ease old cross-border tensions - FT.com
Turkey does its Utmost for Syrians, 10 December 2012 Monday 9:43
Turkey does its Utmost for Syrians
Monday, 10 December 2012
President Gul reiterated that UN should play a more active role regarding the Syrian issue.
ANKARA -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul has said that Turkey has been extending a great assistance to Syrians who had to leave their country.
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Monday, 10 December 2012
President Gul reiterated that UN should play a more active role regarding the Syrian issue.
ANKARA -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul has said that Turkey has been extending a great assistance to Syrians who had to leave their country.
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Sunday, December 09, 2012
Istanbul home to Afro-Asian parrot species
Istanbul home to Afro-Asian parrot species
ISTANBUL - Doğan News Agency
The number of “Psittacula” ringed-necked parakeets is increasing every day in Istanbul. The parakeets, which were first brought to Istanbul by animal sellers and are said to have settled in the city after escaping from their cages, have acclimatized to the local climate and can mostly be seen in green neighborhoods such as Sultanahmet, Yeşilköy and Florya.
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ISTANBUL - Doğan News Agency
The number of “Psittacula” ringed-necked parakeets is increasing every day in Istanbul. The parakeets, which were first brought to Istanbul by animal sellers and are said to have settled in the city after escaping from their cages, have acclimatized to the local climate and can mostly be seen in green neighborhoods such as Sultanahmet, Yeşilköy and Florya.
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Turkey: Economics and energy interests ease old cross-border tensions - FT.com
Turkey: Economics and energy interests ease old cross-border tensions
By Simeon Kerr in Erbil
The ballroom of Erbil’s top hotel was packed last month as the great and the good of Kurdish society came to celebrate Turkey’s national day. Ministers swapped gossip with oil barons over kebabs as they relished Ankara’s hospitality.
More:Turkey: Economics and energy interests ease old cross-border tensions - FT.com
By Simeon Kerr in Erbil
The ballroom of Erbil’s top hotel was packed last month as the great and the good of Kurdish society came to celebrate Turkey’s national day. Ministers swapped gossip with oil barons over kebabs as they relished Ankara’s hospitality.
More:Turkey: Economics and energy interests ease old cross-border tensions - FT.com
Turkish justice system cast into major doubt
Turkish justice system cast into major doubt
Sunday 09 December 2012
by David Morgan
Grave concerns are mounting over a mass trial of lawyers in Istanbul who are being charged and tried for terrorism offences.
The 47 lawyers in the dock had represented Kurdish leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party Abdullah Ocalan (pictured) who has been in jail since 1999.
More:Turkish justice system cast into major doubt / Features / Home - Morning Star
Sunday 09 December 2012
by David Morgan
Grave concerns are mounting over a mass trial of lawyers in Istanbul who are being charged and tried for terrorism offences.
The 47 lawyers in the dock had represented Kurdish leader and founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party Abdullah Ocalan (pictured) who has been in jail since 1999.
More:Turkish justice system cast into major doubt / Features / Home - Morning Star
Kurdish mayor among dozens detained in Turkey on militant links - Yahoo! News
Kurdish mayor among dozens detained in Turkey on militant links
Reuters – Sat, Dec 8, 2012
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish police arrested dozens of Kurdish activists and politicians on Saturday, including a provincial mayor, in their latest push against alleged supporters of armed militants.
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Reuters – Sat, Dec 8, 2012
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish police arrested dozens of Kurdish activists and politicians on Saturday, including a provincial mayor, in their latest push against alleged supporters of armed militants.
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Turkish cinema asks: Which human rights?
Turkish cinema asks: Which human rights?
Emrah Güler ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Celebrating global Human Rights Day, the Hürriyet Daily News takes a look at human rights violations in recent history with a brief journey through Turkish cinema. Hunger strikes, political prisoners, war in southeastern Turkey and disappearances in custody are some of the subjects of these films
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Emrah Güler ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Celebrating global Human Rights Day, the Hürriyet Daily News takes a look at human rights violations in recent history with a brief journey through Turkish cinema. Hunger strikes, political prisoners, war in southeastern Turkey and disappearances in custody are some of the subjects of these films
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Turkey arrests officials from legal pro-Kurdish BDP
Turkey arrests officials from legal pro-Kurdish BDP
Sun Dec 9, 2012 2:16PM GMT
Turkish security forces have arrested tens of activists and politicians in the southeastern part of the country as part of Ankara's crackdown on pro-Kurdish activists.
According to the police, the arrests were made in three southeastern cities on Saturday and that most of the detainees were local officials from the legal pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and other civic groups.
More:PressTV - Turkey arrests officials from legal pro-Kurdish BDP
Sun Dec 9, 2012 2:16PM GMT
Turkish security forces have arrested tens of activists and politicians in the southeastern part of the country as part of Ankara's crackdown on pro-Kurdish activists.
According to the police, the arrests were made in three southeastern cities on Saturday and that most of the detainees were local officials from the legal pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and other civic groups.
More:PressTV - Turkey arrests officials from legal pro-Kurdish BDP
In Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again : NPR
In Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again
by Peter Kenyon
December 9, 2012
Construction of much-needed transit projects was halted when astonishing archaeological treasures began turning up. Now, archaeologists are poring over a stunning trove of artifacts, including some three dozen Byzantine-era ships. This story originally aired on Dec. 3, 2012 All Things Considered.
More:In Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again : NPR
by Peter Kenyon
December 9, 2012
Construction of much-needed transit projects was halted when astonishing archaeological treasures began turning up. Now, archaeologists are poring over a stunning trove of artifacts, including some three dozen Byzantine-era ships. This story originally aired on Dec. 3, 2012 All Things Considered.
More:In Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again : NPR
Atatürk monument will not be removed from square, Istanbul mayor says
Atatürk monument will not be removed from square, Istanbul mayor says
ISTANBUL
The Atatürk monument in Istanbul’s Kadıköy Square will not be removed in line with an upcoming regeneration project, Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş has said, daily Hürriyet reported today.
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ISTANBUL
The Atatürk monument in Istanbul’s Kadıköy Square will not be removed in line with an upcoming regeneration project, Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş has said, daily Hürriyet reported today.
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Two officers wounded in police station attack in Istanbul
Two officers wounded in police station attack in Istanbul
Two police officers were slightly wounded last night in an attack on a police station in Yenibosna district of Istanbul.
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Two police officers were slightly wounded last night in an attack on a police station in Yenibosna district of Istanbul.
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Netherlands to send Patriot missiles to Turkey | Business Standard
Netherlands to send Patriot missiles to Turkey
IANS / The Hague December 08, 2012, 08:15
Last month, Turkey issued a request to NATO countries for the deployment of Patriot (Phased Array Tracking to Intercept On Target) missile systems. The Netherlands will send two batteries of Patriots, accompanied by 360 Dutch soldiers, Xinhua quoted Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans as saying.
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IANS / The Hague December 08, 2012, 08:15
Last month, Turkey issued a request to NATO countries for the deployment of Patriot (Phased Array Tracking to Intercept On Target) missile systems. The Netherlands will send two batteries of Patriots, accompanied by 360 Dutch soldiers, Xinhua quoted Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans as saying.
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