PKK fighters in warning to Turkish government
In exclusive report, armed group tells Al Jazeera they will be back to fight if Ankara reneges on peace agreement.
Last Modified: 31 May 2013 18:06
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters have been withdrawing from Turkey under a peace process between their jailed leader and the government.
The fighters began leaving their positions in southeast Turkey on May 8 after a ceasefire declared by Abdullah Ocalan in March to end a conflict that has killed an estimated 40,000 people.
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Reports claim Al Nusrah Front members in Turkey were planning sarin gas attacks - Threat Matrix
Reports claim Al Nusrah Front members in Turkey were planning sarin gas attacks
By Karen HodgsonMay 31, 2013 10:15 AM
On May 30, the Turkish media reported that 12 individuals from the al Qaeda-linked Al Nusrah Front had been captured in antiterror operations in Adana, along with a total of two kilos (4,5 lb) of sarin gas. Five of the 12 suspects were later released; the interrogation of the other seven is ongoing.
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By Karen HodgsonMay 31, 2013 10:15 AM
On May 30, the Turkish media reported that 12 individuals from the al Qaeda-linked Al Nusrah Front had been captured in antiterror operations in Adana, along with a total of two kilos (4,5 lb) of sarin gas. Five of the 12 suspects were later released; the interrogation of the other seven is ongoing.
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Turkish Police, Anti-Government Protesters Clash : The Two-Way : NPR
Turkish Police, Anti-Government Protesters Clash
by
May 31, 2013 4:14 PM
"Thousands of demonstrators massed on streets surrounding Istanbul's central Taksim Square, long a venue for political unrest, while protests erupted in the capital Ankara and the Aegean coastal city of Izmir."
, quoting an AFP photographer, says that more than 100 people were injured, and the . At least 60 people were arrested, the Qatar-based news agency says.
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by
May 31, 2013 4:14 PM
"Thousands of demonstrators massed on streets surrounding Istanbul's central Taksim Square, long a venue for political unrest, while protests erupted in the capital Ankara and the Aegean coastal city of Izmir."
, quoting an AFP photographer, says that more than 100 people were injured, and the . At least 60 people were arrested, the Qatar-based news agency says.
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Report: Court to hear case at center of Istanbul protests - CNN.com
Report: Court to hear case at center of Istanbul protests
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
updated 5:13 PM EDT, Fri May 31, 2013
Istanbul (CNN) -- A district court said it has agreed to hear a case against the rebuilding of historic barracks -- a project that has been one of the catalysts for days of protests in the city, Turkey's semi-official Anadolu news agency reported Friday.
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By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
updated 5:13 PM EDT, Fri May 31, 2013
Istanbul (CNN) -- A district court said it has agreed to hear a case against the rebuilding of historic barracks -- a project that has been one of the catalysts for days of protests in the city, Turkey's semi-official Anadolu news agency reported Friday.
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Istanbul Park Protest Turns on Government - WSJ.com
Istanbul Park Protest Turns on Government
By EMRE PEKER And JOE PARKINSON
ISTANBUL—Turkish police repeatedly fired tear gas at thousands of protesters around Istanbul's main square on Friday, as four days of increasingly heavy-handed attempts to shutter a small protest to save a downtown park evolved into a broader demonstration against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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By EMRE PEKER And JOE PARKINSON
ISTANBUL—Turkish police repeatedly fired tear gas at thousands of protesters around Istanbul's main square on Friday, as four days of increasingly heavy-handed attempts to shutter a small protest to save a downtown park evolved into a broader demonstration against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Police Attack Protesters in Istanbul’s Taksim Square - NYTimes.com
Peaceful Protest Over Istanbul Park Turns Violent as Police Crack Down
ISTANBUL — Police officers attacked a group of peaceful demonstrators on Friday in Istanbul’s Taksim Square with water cannons and tear gas, sending scores of people, protesters and tourists alike, scurrying into shops and luxury hotels and turning the center of this city into a battle zone at the height of tourist season.
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ISTANBUL — Police officers attacked a group of peaceful demonstrators on Friday in Istanbul’s Taksim Square with water cannons and tear gas, sending scores of people, protesters and tourists alike, scurrying into shops and luxury hotels and turning the center of this city into a battle zone at the height of tourist season.
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The Barbie-Like Women of Turkey's Creationist TV | @pritheworld
The Barbie-Like Women of Turkey's Creationist TV
Turkey’s Islamic creationist guru Adnan Oktar is a regular fixture on his TV channel A9 – for hours and hours, day after day. Today, as he often does, Oktar is talking about one of his many exhibitions of fossils that he says disproves evolution.
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Turkey’s Islamic creationist guru Adnan Oktar is a regular fixture on his TV channel A9 – for hours and hours, day after day. Today, as he often does, Oktar is talking about one of his many exhibitions of fossils that he says disproves evolution.
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Protests Show Turks Can't Tolerate Erdogan Anymore - Aaron Stein - The Atlantic
Protests Show Turks Can't Tolerate Erdogan Anymore
The Turkish leader's opponents lacked a unifying way to denounce his "Ottomania" and heavy-handed leadership. Until now.
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The Turkish leader's opponents lacked a unifying way to denounce his "Ottomania" and heavy-handed leadership. Until now.
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Turkey protests spread from Istanbul to Ankara | euronews, world news
Turkey protests spread from Istanbul to Ankara
31/05 19:36 CET
Police in the Turkish capital Ankara used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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31/05 19:36 CET
Police in the Turkish capital Ankara used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to reach the headquarters of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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Turkey: Istanbul clashes rage as violence spreads to Ankara– video | World news | guardian.co.uk
Turkey: Istanbul clashes rage as violence spreads to Ankara– video
Police and protesters clash on the streets of Ankara on Friday, after days of violence in Istanbul. Tear gas and smoke bombs go off on the streets of Istanbul as a protest over plans to build on a park in the centre turns violent. Clashes escalated in the early hours of Friday when police carried out a dawn raid on a sit-in in the Taksim Square park
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Police and protesters clash on the streets of Ankara on Friday, after days of violence in Istanbul. Tear gas and smoke bombs go off on the streets of Istanbul as a protest over plans to build on a park in the centre turns violent. Clashes escalated in the early hours of Friday when police carried out a dawn raid on a sit-in in the Taksim Square park
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Russia playing out its Caucasus politics in Turkey, say activists - The National
Russia playing out its Caucasus politics in Turkey, say activists
Thomas Seibert
Jun 1, 2013
ISTANBUL // When a pro-Chechen activist in Ankara opened the door of his office to a visitor one evening last week, he was shot several times from close range by an unknown assailant and died on the spot.
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Thomas Seibert
Jun 1, 2013
ISTANBUL // When a pro-Chechen activist in Ankara opened the door of his office to a visitor one evening last week, he was shot several times from close range by an unknown assailant and died on the spot.
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Street Clashes Rock Istanbul, Turkish Government - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Street Clashes Rock Istanbul,
Turkish Government
By: Yavuz Baydar for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 31.
Despite the astonishing, far-reaching changes that Turkey has undergone in recent years, thickening clouds of anxiety are hovering over the country.
The apprehension has little to do with the economy. The negative energy emanating from Syria has a partial impact. The jitters in public sentiment stem essentially from increasingly pronounced links between politics and religion, interventions in lifestyles and the negligence of the demands of various social groups.
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Turkish Government
By: Yavuz Baydar for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 31.
Despite the astonishing, far-reaching changes that Turkey has undergone in recent years, thickening clouds of anxiety are hovering over the country.
The apprehension has little to do with the economy. The negative energy emanating from Syria has a partial impact. The jitters in public sentiment stem essentially from increasingly pronounced links between politics and religion, interventions in lifestyles and the negligence of the demands of various social groups.
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Istanbul park protests sow the seeds of a Turkish spring | Richard Seymour | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Istanbul park protests sow the seeds of a Turkish spring
This morning, Turkish police surrounded protesters in Taksim Gezi park, the central square in Istanbul, blocked all exits and attacked them with chemical sprays and teargas.
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This morning, Turkish police surrounded protesters in Taksim Gezi park, the central square in Istanbul, blocked all exits and attacked them with chemical sprays and teargas.
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PKK-Turkey truce rekindles fresh hope | GulfNews.com
PKK-Turkey truce rekindles fresh hope
Erdogan is aware of the fact that the ongoing ethnic and sectarian struggle in the area may well spill over into his own country
By Mohammad Akef Jamal | Special to Gulf News
Published: 20:00 May 31, 2013
Gulf News
The call extended by Abdullah Ocalan, chairman of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), to his party members to cease all military operations crowned efforts to resolve the Kurdish question that is threatening Turkish national security.
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Erdogan is aware of the fact that the ongoing ethnic and sectarian struggle in the area may well spill over into his own country
By Mohammad Akef Jamal | Special to Gulf News
Published: 20:00 May 31, 2013
Gulf News
The call extended by Abdullah Ocalan, chairman of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), to his party members to cease all military operations crowned efforts to resolve the Kurdish question that is threatening Turkish national security.
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FTA with Turkey becomes uncertain :: Financial Express :: Financial Newspaper of Bangladesh
FTA with Turkey becomes uncertain
Published : Saturday, 01 June 2013
Signing of a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and Turkey has become uncertain as Dhaka is going slow on it, a Turkish government official said.
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Published : Saturday, 01 June 2013
Signing of a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and Turkey has become uncertain as Dhaka is going slow on it, a Turkish government official said.
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Turkey police clash with Istanbul Gezi Park protesters
Turkey police clash with Istanbul Gezi Park protesters
Dozens of people have been arrested after Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon against protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul.
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Dozens of people have been arrested after Turkish police used tear gas and water cannon against protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul.
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#OccupyGezi Protests: Police Attack Peaceful Protesters In Istanbul
#OccupyGezi Protests: Police Attack Peaceful Protesters In Istanbul
Turkish police reportedly used tear gas and high-pressure water hoses early Friday morning to disperse hundreds of people protesting the destruction of Istanbul's Gezi Park. Many of the protesters had been sleeping in the park to challenge the bulldozing of trees to make way for a new development, including the construction of a shopping mall.
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Turkish police reportedly used tear gas and high-pressure water hoses early Friday morning to disperse hundreds of people protesting the destruction of Istanbul's Gezi Park. Many of the protesters had been sleeping in the park to challenge the bulldozing of trees to make way for a new development, including the construction of a shopping mall.
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Turkey ready to deliver Turkmen gas to Europe
Turkey ready to deliver Turkmen gas to Europe
ASHGABAT - Reuters
Turkey is ready to deliver Turkmenistan’s natural gas to consumers in Europe, Turkish President Abdullah Gül said yesterday, supporting the Central Asian nation’s plans to build alternative pipelines and ease dependence on exports to Russia.
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ASHGABAT - Reuters
Turkey is ready to deliver Turkmenistan’s natural gas to consumers in Europe, Turkish President Abdullah Gül said yesterday, supporting the Central Asian nation’s plans to build alternative pipelines and ease dependence on exports to Russia.
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Tunisia: Marzouki Reiterates Nation's Consideration to Turkey for Its Economic Aid
Tunisia: Marzouki Reiterates Nation's Consideration to Turkey for Its Economic Aid
30 May 2013
Ankara — Caretaker president Moncef Marzouki reiterated on Wednesday Tunisia's consideration for Turkey's constant economic aid in this delicate stage.
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30 May 2013
Ankara — Caretaker president Moncef Marzouki reiterated on Wednesday Tunisia's consideration for Turkey's constant economic aid in this delicate stage.
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Turkey alcohol laws could pull the plug on Istanbul nightlife | World news | guardian.co.uk
Turkey alcohol laws could pull the plug on Istanbul nightlife
In the Siirci bar in a backstreet of Istanbul's bustling Beyoglu district, a few patrons are enjoying a cold beer. Flyers for LBGT rights and environmentalist demonstrations are scattered on a small table with feminist magazines stacked alongside.
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In the Siirci bar in a backstreet of Istanbul's bustling Beyoglu district, a few patrons are enjoying a cold beer. Flyers for LBGT rights and environmentalist demonstrations are scattered on a small table with feminist magazines stacked alongside.
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New bridge linking Europe and Asia embodies Turkey's rise - Chicago Tribune
New bridge linking Europe and Asia embodies Turkey's rise
May 29, 2013|Daren Butler and Evrim Ergin | Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey launched construction on Wednesday of a third bridge linking its European and Asian shores, the latest in a slew of multi-billion dollar projects that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sees as embodying its emergence as a major power.
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May 29, 2013|Daren Butler and Evrim Ergin | Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey launched construction on Wednesday of a third bridge linking its European and Asian shores, the latest in a slew of multi-billion dollar projects that Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sees as embodying its emergence as a major power.
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Giant projects encourage local tourism investments
Giant projects encourage local tourism investments
ISTANBUL
Giant infrastructure projects adds to the value of Istanbul, watering the mouths of real estate and tourism investors in Turkey, sectors’ professionals say during a prominent tourism organization
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ISTANBUL
Giant infrastructure projects adds to the value of Istanbul, watering the mouths of real estate and tourism investors in Turkey, sectors’ professionals say during a prominent tourism organization
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Asil Nadir's request to serve out jail term in Turkey rejected by Justice Secretary amid fears he would not complete sentence | Mail Online
Asil Nadir's request to serve out jail term in Turkey rejected by Justice Secretary amid fears he would not complete sentence
PUBLISHED: 20:07 EST, 30 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:11 EST, 31 May 2013
Asil Nadir's bid to be transferred to a Turkish jail has failed over fears he would not serve his full sentence abroad, it was reported last night.
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PUBLISHED: 20:07 EST, 30 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:11 EST, 31 May 2013
Asil Nadir's bid to be transferred to a Turkish jail has failed over fears he would not serve his full sentence abroad, it was reported last night.
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Turkey arrests Syrian Nusra Front militants -media
Turkey arrests Syrian Nusra Front militants -media
Source: Reuters - Thu, 30 May 2013 06:56 PM
ANKARA, May 30 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have arrested a group of Syria's al Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front militants who allegedly had been planning an attack inside Turkey and were in possession of the nerve agent sarin, local media reported on Thursday.
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Source: Reuters - Thu, 30 May 2013 06:56 PM
ANKARA, May 30 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have arrested a group of Syria's al Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front militants who allegedly had been planning an attack inside Turkey and were in possession of the nerve agent sarin, local media reported on Thursday.
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Regional developments moving in Israel's favor - Globes
Regional developments moving in Israel's favor
The upheaval in the Middle East is the greatest since World War I - and is sidelining the Palestinian issue.
30 May 13 21:12, Norman Bailey
The Iran of the Shah was friendly to Israel, but the theocracy that overthrew it is not. The Turkey of the Ataturk secularists was friendly to Israel, but the Turkey of the Islamists is not. The Egypt of Mubarak was friendly to Israel, but the government of the Muslim Brotherhood is not.
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The upheaval in the Middle East is the greatest since World War I - and is sidelining the Palestinian issue.
30 May 13 21:12, Norman Bailey
The Iran of the Shah was friendly to Israel, but the theocracy that overthrew it is not. The Turkey of the Ataturk secularists was friendly to Israel, but the Turkey of the Islamists is not. The Egypt of Mubarak was friendly to Israel, but the government of the Muslim Brotherhood is not.
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Turkish foreign minister arrives at Syria opposition talks - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page
Turkish foreign minister arrives at Syria opposition talks
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
AFP, Istanbul
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived Wednesday at a stalled meeting of Syria’s divided opposition in Istanbul, in what is likely an effort to push for more progress at talks deadlocked by infighting.
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Wednesday, 29 May 2013
AFP, Istanbul
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived Wednesday at a stalled meeting of Syria’s divided opposition in Istanbul, in what is likely an effort to push for more progress at talks deadlocked by infighting.
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Turkey international arrivals Istanbul 2020: one of the ten richest, most modern and influential ...
Istanbul 2020: one of the ten richest, most modern and influential countries in the world
By Mario Masciullo, eTN Correspondent | May 30, 2013
The Turkish response to the economic crisis is to rely on the growth of international arrivals. This sector rose 22% in the first quarter of 2012 to 4 million tourists of which 86,174 were Italians (an increase of 29% compared to 2012). Over 6.5 thousand of them were interested in the cultural sites of Istanbul, Izmir, ancient Smyrna, and the archaeological sites of Ephesus and Pergamum.
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By Mario Masciullo, eTN Correspondent | May 30, 2013
The Turkish response to the economic crisis is to rely on the growth of international arrivals. This sector rose 22% in the first quarter of 2012 to 4 million tourists of which 86,174 were Italians (an increase of 29% compared to 2012). Over 6.5 thousand of them were interested in the cultural sites of Istanbul, Izmir, ancient Smyrna, and the archaeological sites of Ephesus and Pergamum.
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Police try to break up Istanbul project protest - CNN.com
Police try to break up Istanbul shopping project protest
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
Istanbul (CNN) -- Despite repeated police efforts to disperse them, thousands held a sit-in for a third consecutive night in the city's main commercial district to protest a government-backed shopping center project.
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By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
Istanbul (CNN) -- Despite repeated police efforts to disperse them, thousands held a sit-in for a third consecutive night in the city's main commercial district to protest a government-backed shopping center project.
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Why Turkey is Essential for the Syrian Opposition - Erin Banco - The Atlantic
Why Turkey is Essential for the Syrian Opposition
Rebel fighters rely on the country for support and weapons, but it may no longer be a secure option.
ANTAKYA, Turkey--The buildings hit by bombs lay in heaps of rubble on the ground. Construction workers climb surrounding buildings, replacing the windows blown out by the blast. It has been almost two weeks since the bombings in Reyhanli, Turkey that killed more than 50 people. Clean-up efforts are underway, but the incident added to the increasing tensions in the country, which opposition soldiers hiding out in Turkey say could change the dynamic of their operations.
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Rebel fighters rely on the country for support and weapons, but it may no longer be a secure option.
ANTAKYA, Turkey--The buildings hit by bombs lay in heaps of rubble on the ground. Construction workers climb surrounding buildings, replacing the windows blown out by the blast. It has been almost two weeks since the bombings in Reyhanli, Turkey that killed more than 50 people. Clean-up efforts are underway, but the incident added to the increasing tensions in the country, which opposition soldiers hiding out in Turkey say could change the dynamic of their operations.
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Islamic politics and intimate life in Turkey
Islamic politics and intimate life in Turkey
ROGER FRIEDL / JANET AFARY
A kiss is a verb in the language of love. The conflict that recently exploded in an Ankara subway station was more than a rear-guard action by secular republicans who fear the growing regulation of private vices. It also exposes an internal contradiction in the mechanisms of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) hegemony, a conflict between love and the very liberalism upon which the Islamic nationalist regime depends.
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ROGER FRIEDL / JANET AFARY
A kiss is a verb in the language of love. The conflict that recently exploded in an Ankara subway station was more than a rear-guard action by secular republicans who fear the growing regulation of private vices. It also exposes an internal contradiction in the mechanisms of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) hegemony, a conflict between love and the very liberalism upon which the Islamic nationalist regime depends.
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Bares wind farm helps solve energy riddle in Turkey
Bares wind farm helps solve energy riddle in Turkey
30/05/2013 19:10 (23:25 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- Capable of producing 143 megawatts of power, the EBRD-financed Bares wind farm will boost the amount of electricity generated by wind in Turkey by 8 per cent. Producing that amount of power from fossil-fuel based alternatives would create 317,000 tons of CO2 emissions a year, which is equivalent to the emissions of 75,000 cars, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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30/05/2013 19:10 (23:25 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- Capable of producing 143 megawatts of power, the EBRD-financed Bares wind farm will boost the amount of electricity generated by wind in Turkey by 8 per cent. Producing that amount of power from fossil-fuel based alternatives would create 317,000 tons of CO2 emissions a year, which is equivalent to the emissions of 75,000 cars, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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Turkish Parliament opens way to oil market liberalization
Turkish Parliament opens way to oil market liberalization
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
A petroleum market draft code has passed into law in General Assembly of the Parliament despite the opposition’s outcry over the measures which diminishes the role of state-owned TPAO in the market
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
A petroleum market draft code has passed into law in General Assembly of the Parliament despite the opposition’s outcry over the measures which diminishes the role of state-owned TPAO in the market
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Leaders meet for dinner - Cyprus Mail
Leaders meet for dinner
Published on May 30, 2013
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu were meeting on Thursday night for dinner at the UNFICYP Chief of Mission’s residence in the UN controlled-buffer zone in Nicosia. .
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Published on May 30, 2013
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu were meeting on Thursday night for dinner at the UNFICYP Chief of Mission’s residence in the UN controlled-buffer zone in Nicosia. .
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Istanbul Park Civil Unrest:Turkish environmentalists needs the support of the Western media / Turkey News
Istanbul Park Civil Unrest:Turkish environmentalists needs the support of the Western media / Turkey News
30 May, 2013 | 22:29
On the third day of civil resistance in Istanbul’s Taksim Square the fight against police brutality and tear gas, but the young activist who need more support, Istanbul is heritage of the world do not let the destroy last green central park.
More:Istanbul Park Civil Unrest:Turkish environmentalists needs the support of the Western media / Turkey News
30 May, 2013 | 22:29
On the third day of civil resistance in Istanbul’s Taksim Square the fight against police brutality and tear gas, but the young activist who need more support, Istanbul is heritage of the world do not let the destroy last green central park.
More:Istanbul Park Civil Unrest:Turkish environmentalists needs the support of the Western media / Turkey News
Turkish police 'arrest 12 terror suspects' in raids
Turkish police 'arrest 12 terror suspects' in raids
Turkish police have arrested 12 people suspected of links to a terrorist organisation, an official says.
Adana provincial governor Huseyin Avni Cos refused to name the organisation, but media reports linked the men to the Syrian jihadist Al-Nusra Front.
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Turkish police have arrested 12 people suspected of links to a terrorist organisation, an official says.
Adana provincial governor Huseyin Avni Cos refused to name the organisation, but media reports linked the men to the Syrian jihadist Al-Nusra Front.
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Solve politicial deadlock: Ankara to Turkish Cyprus
Solve politicial deadlock: Ankara to Turkish Cyprus
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Selim Akan Selim Akan selim.akan@hdn.com.tr
EU Minister Egemen Bağış has said Turkey is unsatisfied with the political crisis in Turkish Cyprus and has urged its solution as soon as possible, amid growing public discontent with the administration.
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Selim Akan Selim Akan selim.akan@hdn.com.tr
EU Minister Egemen Bağış has said Turkey is unsatisfied with the political crisis in Turkish Cyprus and has urged its solution as soon as possible, amid growing public discontent with the administration.
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Sudan Courts Turkey to Invest in Pharmaceutical Industry
Sudan Courts Turkey to Invest in Pharmaceutical Industry
Economic relations with Turkey are remarkably developing and growing in all fields, Ali Abdul-Rasoul, Minister for Finance and National Economy, affirmed while meeting the visiting Turkish minister for energy and natural resources, Taner Y?ld?z and his accompanying delegation.
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Economic relations with Turkey are remarkably developing and growing in all fields, Ali Abdul-Rasoul, Minister for Finance and National Economy, affirmed while meeting the visiting Turkish minister for energy and natural resources, Taner Y?ld?z and his accompanying delegation.
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Turkey finds sarin gas in homes of suspected Syrian Islamists – reports — RT News
Turkey finds sarin gas in homes of suspected Syrian Islamists – reports
Published time: May 30, 2013 16:56
Turkish security forces found a 2kg cylinder with sarin gas after searching the homes of Syrian militants from the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front who were previously detained, Turkish media reports. The gas was reportedly going to be used in a bomb
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Published time: May 30, 2013 16:56
Turkish security forces found a 2kg cylinder with sarin gas after searching the homes of Syrian militants from the Al-Qaeda linked Al-Nusra Front who were previously detained, Turkish media reports. The gas was reportedly going to be used in a bomb
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Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo make 1st public presentations of 2020 Olympic bids - The Washington Post
Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo make 1st public presentations of 2020 Olympic bids
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Less than four months before the IOC vote, the three cities vying for the 2020 Olympics took their campaign to a key international audience on Thursday — with each claiming to be the safest and most financially secure choice at a time of global uncertainty.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Less than four months before the IOC vote, the three cities vying for the 2020 Olympics took their campaign to a key international audience on Thursday — with each claiming to be the safest and most financially secure choice at a time of global uncertainty.
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Bangkok ranked world's top travel spot | Reuters
Bangkok ranked world's top travel spot
NEW YORK | Wed May 29, 2013 5:33pm EDT
(Reuters) - Bangkok has edged out London as the world's most popular air travel destination, becoming the first Asian city to earn the distinction, according to a ranking by the MasterCard Index of Global Destination Cities.
The Thai capital headed the 2013 list based on total projected visits by foreigners, followed by London, Paris, Singapore and New York. Istanbul and Dubai showed the strongest expected growth in the number of visitors.
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NEW YORK | Wed May 29, 2013 5:33pm EDT
(Reuters) - Bangkok has edged out London as the world's most popular air travel destination, becoming the first Asian city to earn the distinction, according to a ranking by the MasterCard Index of Global Destination Cities.
The Thai capital headed the 2013 list based on total projected visits by foreigners, followed by London, Paris, Singapore and New York. Istanbul and Dubai showed the strongest expected growth in the number of visitors.
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Istanbul Taksim Gezi Park has nothing to do with trees | libcom.org
Istanbul Taksim Gezi Park has nothing to do with trees
Istanbul's central area of Taksim is currently the size of a fledging 'occupy movement' as people react to this morning's 5am teargassing of protestors opposed to unchecked gentrification in the historic city.
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Istanbul's central area of Taksim is currently the size of a fledging 'occupy movement' as people react to this morning's 5am teargassing of protestors opposed to unchecked gentrification in the historic city.
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Turkey’s Kurdish Policies Complicate Ties With Iran, Iraq - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey’s Kurdish Policies Complicate Ties With Iran, Iraq
By: Fehim Taştekin for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 30.
Turkey, once a shining star, with its foreign policy focused on image-building mediation roles, adopted an interventionist stance in the Syrian crisis and went from a “zero problems with neighbors” policy to “zero neighbors.” Ankara’s only consolation is its deepening ties with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq that both sides refer to as “strategic relations.” Without a doubt, their annual volume of trade, which has reached $9 billion, lends the impression of strategic depth, but the springtime weather along the Ankara-Erbil axis remains a bit unstable.
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By: Fehim Taştekin for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 30.
Turkey, once a shining star, with its foreign policy focused on image-building mediation roles, adopted an interventionist stance in the Syrian crisis and went from a “zero problems with neighbors” policy to “zero neighbors.” Ankara’s only consolation is its deepening ties with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq that both sides refer to as “strategic relations.” Without a doubt, their annual volume of trade, which has reached $9 billion, lends the impression of strategic depth, but the springtime weather along the Ankara-Erbil axis remains a bit unstable.
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Turkey's military returns fire after shots fired from Syria | Fox News
Turkey's military returns fire after shots fired from Syria
Published May 30, 2013
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's military says it has returned fire after shots were fired at an armored personnel carrier from across the border with Syria.
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Published May 30, 2013
Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's military says it has returned fire after shots were fired at an armored personnel carrier from across the border with Syria.
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Russian contractor to hold tenders for Turkish nuclear plant | Reuters
Russian contractor to hold tenders for Turkish nuclear plant
ANKARA | Thu May 30, 2013 8:42am EDT
May 30 (Reuters) - Atomstroyexport, the main contractor chosen by Russia's Rosatom to build Turkey's first nuclear plant, is planning to hold engineering procurement and construction tenders for the $20 billion power plant in September, an industry source familiar with the project said.
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ANKARA | Thu May 30, 2013 8:42am EDT
May 30 (Reuters) - Atomstroyexport, the main contractor chosen by Russia's Rosatom to build Turkey's first nuclear plant, is planning to hold engineering procurement and construction tenders for the $20 billion power plant in September, an industry source familiar with the project said.
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Turkey returns fire after troops shot at from Syria | Reuters
Turkey returns fire after troops shot at from Syria
ANKARA | Thu May 30, 2013 8:50pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkish troops fired into Syria after one of its armoured vehicles patrolling the border came under fire from unidentified gunmen, the Turkish military said on Thursday.
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ANKARA | Thu May 30, 2013 8:50pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkish troops fired into Syria after one of its armoured vehicles patrolling the border came under fire from unidentified gunmen, the Turkish military said on Thursday.
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EatingAsia: Road Tripping in Turkey, or How to Self-Drive and Survive
Road Tripping in Turkey, or How to Self-Drive and Survive
I cannot overstate how much we love road-tripping in Turkey. As far as we're concerned, if you've got the time and can swing it financially, driving yourself is the only way to travel in what could easily be one of the world's most road-trippable countries.
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I cannot overstate how much we love road-tripping in Turkey. As far as we're concerned, if you've got the time and can swing it financially, driving yourself is the only way to travel in what could easily be one of the world's most road-trippable countries.
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Istanbul police uses tear gas and burned tents of Taksim park protesters / Turkey News
Istanbul police uses tear gas and burned tents of Taksim park protesters / Turkey News
30 May, 2013 | 13:29
Istanbul-Police-Burned-Taksim-Park-Protesters-Tents
Istanbul police cruelty knows no bounds, in the early morning hours in order to protect the civilians Taksim park tree and police burned their tents.
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30 May, 2013 | 13:29
Istanbul-Police-Burned-Taksim-Park-Protesters-Tents
Istanbul police cruelty knows no bounds, in the early morning hours in order to protect the civilians Taksim park tree and police burned their tents.
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New EBRD-financedTurkish wind farm to boost electricity generated by wind by 8 per cent
New EBRD-financedTurkish wind farm to boost electricity generated by wind by 8 per cent
Balkans.com Business News Correspondent - 30.05.2013
Turkey’s energy conundrum goes like this: How do you satisfy a rapidly-growing demand for electricity without increasing your reliance on expensive energy imports or putting an excessive burden on the environment?
A windswept corner of rural western Turkey holds part of the answer. Fifty-two wind turbines strung along a series of hilltops close to the city of Balikesir constitute the biggest wind farm in the country.
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Balkans.com Business News Correspondent - 30.05.2013
Turkey’s energy conundrum goes like this: How do you satisfy a rapidly-growing demand for electricity without increasing your reliance on expensive energy imports or putting an excessive burden on the environment?
A windswept corner of rural western Turkey holds part of the answer. Fifty-two wind turbines strung along a series of hilltops close to the city of Balikesir constitute the biggest wind farm in the country.
More:New EBRD-financedTurkish wind farm to boost electricity generated by wind by 8 per cent
Probe ordered into ‘suspicious’ land deal - Cyprus Mail
Probe ordered into ‘suspicious’ land deal
By George Psyllides Published on May 30, 2013
THE cabinet decided yesterday to investigate the suspicious sale of Turkish Cypriot land under the previous administration’s watch, a case that has sparked a row with the opposition.
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By George Psyllides Published on May 30, 2013
THE cabinet decided yesterday to investigate the suspicious sale of Turkish Cypriot land under the previous administration’s watch, a case that has sparked a row with the opposition.
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Turkey’s Future In Europe - Analysis Eurasia Review
Turkey’s Future In Europe – Analysis
May 30, 2013
By TransConflict
With a relative thaw in relations between Ankara and Paris on EU accession, prospects look better for Turkey’s EU membership, though significant challenges remain.
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May 30, 2013
By TransConflict
With a relative thaw in relations between Ankara and Paris on EU accession, prospects look better for Turkey’s EU membership, though significant challenges remain.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
EU should redefine PKK’s terrorist organization status after process: BDP co-chair
EU should redefine PKK’s terrorist organization status after process: BDP co-chair
BRUSSELS - Anatolia News Agency
If the ongoing peace process is successful, there will be no need to keep the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on the list of terrorist organizations, the co-chair of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Selahattin Demirtaş said in Brussels May 29. “If the violence ends, the weapons end, it is not necessary to define [the PKK] as a terrorist organization. Quite on the contrary, this can put the process at risk,” Demirtaş said following a meeting with the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and the head of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee Hélène Flautre. “The [terrorist organizations] list should be reviewed in order to support and facilitate the transition of PKK militants to a normal life or to politics.”
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BRUSSELS - Anatolia News Agency
If the ongoing peace process is successful, there will be no need to keep the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on the list of terrorist organizations, the co-chair of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Selahattin Demirtaş said in Brussels May 29. “If the violence ends, the weapons end, it is not necessary to define [the PKK] as a terrorist organization. Quite on the contrary, this can put the process at risk,” Demirtaş said following a meeting with the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and the head of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee Hélène Flautre. “The [terrorist organizations] list should be reviewed in order to support and facilitate the transition of PKK militants to a normal life or to politics.”
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Turkish FM arrives at Syria opposition talks in Istanbul - Region - World - Ahram Online
Turkish FM arrives at Syria opposition talks in Istanbul
Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, arrives at Istanbul meeting convened by Syria's divided opposition
AFP , Wednesday 29 May 2013
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived Wednesday at a stalled meeting of Syria's divided opposition in Istanbul, in what is likely an effort to push for more progress at talks deadlocked by infighting.
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Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's foreign minister, arrives at Istanbul meeting convened by Syria's divided opposition
AFP , Wednesday 29 May 2013
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived Wednesday at a stalled meeting of Syria's divided opposition in Istanbul, in what is likely an effort to push for more progress at talks deadlocked by infighting.
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Turkey steps up Islamic finance push as sensitivities ease | Reuters
MIDEAST MONEY-Turkey steps up Islamic finance push as sensitivities ease
By Nevzat Devranoglu
ISTANBUL | Wed May 29, 2013 7:30pm IST
May 29 (Reuters) - When Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan came to power a decade ago it would have been almost unthinkable for his government to issue an Islamic bond, given accusations it was seeking to erode Turkey's secular status.
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By Nevzat Devranoglu
ISTANBUL | Wed May 29, 2013 7:30pm IST
May 29 (Reuters) - When Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan came to power a decade ago it would have been almost unthinkable for his government to issue an Islamic bond, given accusations it was seeking to erode Turkey's secular status.
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The role of Turkey in the US-NATO-Israeli war on Syria : Indybay
The role of Turkey in the US-NATO-Israeli war on Syria
by Cem Ertür
When the U.S. and its allies launched the covert war on Syria in 2011, they were expecting that either Syria’s political establishment would collapse within a short duration or they would find a way to ignite an open war. As Syria’s leaders and people proved to be exceptionally resilient, increasingly more brutal means have been deployed to tear the country apart. Being at the forefront of this covert war in every respect, Turkey has been thoroughly complicit in monumental war crimes committed against the neighbouring people of Syria.
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by Cem Ertür
When the U.S. and its allies launched the covert war on Syria in 2011, they were expecting that either Syria’s political establishment would collapse within a short duration or they would find a way to ignite an open war. As Syria’s leaders and people proved to be exceptionally resilient, increasingly more brutal means have been deployed to tear the country apart. Being at the forefront of this covert war in every respect, Turkey has been thoroughly complicit in monumental war crimes committed against the neighbouring people of Syria.
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Turkey’s Foreign-Aid Priority Is Central Asia - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey’s Foreign-Aid Priority Is Central Asia
By: Tulin Daloglu for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 29.
Despite the prolonged European economic crisis, Turkey is comparatively doing well and free from any significant monetary turmoil. The Turkish International Development and Cooperation Agency (TIKA) continue to break its own records, conducting activities in 100 countries, where the total of its assistance has reached 1.5 billion US dollars in 2012. But the bulk of TIKA’s projects are not in the Middle East, where Turkey’s new foreign policy is receiving the most attention to mixed reactions.
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By: Tulin Daloglu for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 29.
Despite the prolonged European economic crisis, Turkey is comparatively doing well and free from any significant monetary turmoil. The Turkish International Development and Cooperation Agency (TIKA) continue to break its own records, conducting activities in 100 countries, where the total of its assistance has reached 1.5 billion US dollars in 2012. But the bulk of TIKA’s projects are not in the Middle East, where Turkey’s new foreign policy is receiving the most attention to mixed reactions.
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Turkish foreign minister joins push to solve Syria opposition crisis | Reuters
Turkish foreign minister joins push to solve Syria opposition crisis
ISTANBUL | Wed May 29, 2013 11:58am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu joined senior Arab and Western envoys on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to solve a crisis in Syria's opposition which threatens to derail a planned peace conference.
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ISTANBUL | Wed May 29, 2013 11:58am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu joined senior Arab and Western envoys on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to solve a crisis in Syria's opposition which threatens to derail a planned peace conference.
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Anadolu Hayat Falls Most in 10 Months on Draft: Istanbul Mover - Bloomberg
Anadolu Hayat Falls Most in 10 Months on Draft: Istanbul Mover
By Taylan Bilgic - May 29, 2013 11:41 AM ET
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik AS (ANHYT), the Turkish insurer owned by the country’s biggest bank, declined the most in almost 10 months after the government proposed removing a requirement for borrowers to have insurance.
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By Taylan Bilgic - May 29, 2013 11:41 AM ET
Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik AS (ANHYT), the Turkish insurer owned by the country’s biggest bank, declined the most in almost 10 months after the government proposed removing a requirement for borrowers to have insurance.
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Turkey to attend 2015 Europalia Festival as guest country
Turkey to attend 2015 Europalia Festival as guest country
ANKARA - Turkey will attend the 25th Europalia International Arts Festival as guest country in 2015, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
Turkish Foreign Ministry stated that the Europalia International Arts Festival invited Turkey to hold its 25th event together on its 45th foundation anniversary in 2015, which Turkey accepted.
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ANKARA - Turkey will attend the 25th Europalia International Arts Festival as guest country in 2015, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
Turkish Foreign Ministry stated that the Europalia International Arts Festival invited Turkey to hold its 25th event together on its 45th foundation anniversary in 2015, which Turkey accepted.
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Turkey's Kurdish Arithmetic - Forbes
Turkey's Kurdish Arithmetic
English: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip E...
Of all the variables that dictate the fate of nations, demography might just be the most decisive. The pace of populations—how they grow, change and decline—helps shape a country’s political outlook, its internal makeup, and its place in the world. It can also provide useful insights into a nation’s foreign policy priorities.
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English: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip E...
Of all the variables that dictate the fate of nations, demography might just be the most decisive. The pace of populations—how they grow, change and decline—helps shape a country’s political outlook, its internal makeup, and its place in the world. It can also provide useful insights into a nation’s foreign policy priorities.
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Turkey to establish first Kurdish-language university | General | World Bulletin
Turkey to establish first Kurdish-language university
The Mesopotamia Foundation will establish Turkey’s first Kurdish-language university in Diyarbakir.
The formation of the Mesopotamia Foundation, which will establish Turkey’s first Kurdish-language university, was approved.
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The Mesopotamia Foundation will establish Turkey’s first Kurdish-language university in Diyarbakir.
The formation of the Mesopotamia Foundation, which will establish Turkey’s first Kurdish-language university, was approved.
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Analysis: Turkey edging closer to Syria war | GlobalPost
Analysis: Turkey edging closer to Syria war
Analysis: By taking on the regime of Syria's Bashar al Assad, Turkey threatens to further ignite the regional conflagrations already kindled by the country's destabilizing and widening civil war.
REYHANLI, Turkey — With bombs in its cities, refugees on its borders, and Syrian rebels operating from its soil, Turkey is on the verge of entering into a full-scale conflict with its war-wracked neighbor.
But by taking on the regime of Syria’s Bashar al Assad — a brutal dictator with Russian backing and a core of staunch supporters inside Syria — Turkey threatens to further ignite the regional conflagrations already kindled by the country’s destabilizing and widening civil war.
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Analysis: By taking on the regime of Syria's Bashar al Assad, Turkey threatens to further ignite the regional conflagrations already kindled by the country's destabilizing and widening civil war.
REYHANLI, Turkey — With bombs in its cities, refugees on its borders, and Syrian rebels operating from its soil, Turkey is on the verge of entering into a full-scale conflict with its war-wracked neighbor.
But by taking on the regime of Syria’s Bashar al Assad — a brutal dictator with Russian backing and a core of staunch supporters inside Syria — Turkey threatens to further ignite the regional conflagrations already kindled by the country’s destabilizing and widening civil war.
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Solingen victims remembered 20 years on | News | DW.DE | 29.05.2013
Solingen victims remembered 20 years on
Twenty years after a racially-motivated act of arson killed five young Turkish girls and women in the German town of Solingen, a memorial has been held for the victims. Members of the victims' family took part.
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Twenty years after a racially-motivated act of arson killed five young Turkish girls and women in the German town of Solingen, a memorial has been held for the victims. Members of the victims' family took part.
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After Obama Meeting, Turkey's Erdogan Recalibrates Syria Policy
After Obama Meeting, Turkey's Erdogan Recalibrates Syria Policy
By Yigal Schleifer, on 29 May 2013, Briefing
Prior to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mid-May visit to Washington, the expectation among many observers was that the Turkish leader would be coming to the White House to press a reluctant President Barack Obama to commit to supporting more forceful—that is, military—action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. However, Erdogan’s trip played out quite differently. Rather than Erdogan convincing Obama to change positions, it was the U.S. president who got the normally strong-willed Turkish prime minister to soften his tone and publicly support the Geneva II process, Washington’s effort to convene an international conference next month on solving the conflict in Syria, which Erdogan had previously dismissed.
More:WPR Article | After Obama Meeting, Turkey's Erdogan Recalibrates Syria Policy
By Yigal Schleifer, on 29 May 2013, Briefing
Prior to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mid-May visit to Washington, the expectation among many observers was that the Turkish leader would be coming to the White House to press a reluctant President Barack Obama to commit to supporting more forceful—that is, military—action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. However, Erdogan’s trip played out quite differently. Rather than Erdogan convincing Obama to change positions, it was the U.S. president who got the normally strong-willed Turkish prime minister to soften his tone and publicly support the Geneva II process, Washington’s effort to convene an international conference next month on solving the conflict in Syria, which Erdogan had previously dismissed.
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Ankara hosts event over Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Heydar Aliyev's anniversaries - AzerNews
Ankara hosts event over Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Heydar Aliyev's anniversaries
29 May 2013, 11:39 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan`s embassy in the Turkish capital of Ankara has organized a reception and a solemn event marking the 95th anniversary of the establishment of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev.
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29 May 2013, 11:39 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan`s embassy in the Turkish capital of Ankara has organized a reception and a solemn event marking the 95th anniversary of the establishment of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the 90th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev.
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Turkey and Syria’s Kurds Edging Toward an Uneasy Peace? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey and Syria’s Kurds Edging Toward an Uneasy Peace?
By: Amberin Zaman for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 28.
As debate continues over Turkey’s controversial Syrian policy, its uneasy relationship with Syria’s Kurds, a crucial element in the equation, goes largely unnoticed. Deadly clashes between the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the most powerful Syrian Kurdish group, and jihadist militias in the mostly Kurdish Syrian towns of Afrin and Tir Tamar that erupted on May 25, will likely change this. Media outlets sympathetic to the PYD suggest that Turkey, together with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), its chief Iraqi Kurdish ally, are prodding the conflict.
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By: Amberin Zaman for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 28.
As debate continues over Turkey’s controversial Syrian policy, its uneasy relationship with Syria’s Kurds, a crucial element in the equation, goes largely unnoticed. Deadly clashes between the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the most powerful Syrian Kurdish group, and jihadist militias in the mostly Kurdish Syrian towns of Afrin and Tir Tamar that erupted on May 25, will likely change this. Media outlets sympathetic to the PYD suggest that Turkey, together with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), its chief Iraqi Kurdish ally, are prodding the conflict.
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Eating Your Way Through Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar - Destination News - etravelblackboardasia.com
Eating Your Way Through Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
When visiting the ancient and fascinating city of Istanbul, the Grand Bazaar is often tops on most visitors’ must-see list. One of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, the labyrinthine market houses thousands of shops and kiosks selling everything from gold to clothing, household items, spices and trinkets. Visiting the Bazaar is a feast for the senses — not the least of which is the sense of taste.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
When visiting the ancient and fascinating city of Istanbul, the Grand Bazaar is often tops on most visitors’ must-see list. One of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world, the labyrinthine market houses thousands of shops and kiosks selling everything from gold to clothing, household items, spices and trinkets. Visiting the Bazaar is a feast for the senses — not the least of which is the sense of taste.
More:Eating Your Way Through Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar - Destination News - etravelblackboardasia.com
Turkey, Iran Struggle To Keep Up Appearances - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey, Iran Struggle To Keep Up Appearances
By: Semih Idiz for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 28.
The pretense of good ties Ankara and Tehran have been trying to maintain despite the deepening of the Syrian crisis — in which the two countries are supporting opposite sides — has started to shatter. Iran is also expressing dissatisfaction over Turkey’s peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which involves militants from the group moving out of Turkey into northern Iraq. While Turkey’s ties with Tehran become more confrontational, Ankara’s new regional enemy is turning out to be the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah.
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Turkey's economy is thriving in a dangerous neighbourhood | Jeffrey Sachs | Business | guardian.co.uk
Turkey's economy is thriving in a dangerous neighbourhood
There is nothing flashy about Turkey's rise, which has been based on fundamentals, rather than bubbles or resource discoveries
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There is nothing flashy about Turkey's rise, which has been based on fundamentals, rather than bubbles or resource discoveries
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Turkey inaugurates construction of 3rd bridge over Bosporus
Turkey inaugurates construction of 3rd bridge over Bosporus
ISTANBUL — Turkey has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a third bridge over the Bosporus Strait connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul.
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ISTANBUL — Turkey has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a third bridge over the Bosporus Strait connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul.
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Turkish President Gül welcomes the EU's Syria arms decision , 29 May 2013
Turkish President Gül welcomes the EU's Syria arms decision
29 May 2013
ANKARA -- Turkish President Abdullah Gül welcomed yesterday the EU decision to lift the arms embargo on the Syrian opposition.
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29 May 2013
ANKARA -- Turkish President Abdullah Gül welcomed yesterday the EU decision to lift the arms embargo on the Syrian opposition.
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Fenerbahçe coach Aykut Kocaman resigns from post
Fenerbahçe coach Aykut Kocaman resigns from post
ISTANBUL
Fenerbahçe coach Aykut Kocaman has submitted his resignation to the club’s board once again, Turkish media has reported.
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ISTANBUL
Fenerbahçe coach Aykut Kocaman has submitted his resignation to the club’s board once again, Turkish media has reported.
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Greek-Turkish Relationships and Tourism | Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece
Greek-Turkish Relationships and Tourism
By Nicky Mariam Onti on May 29, 2013 in News, Tourism
Hellas-TurkeyDuring an event held in Thessaloniki, the Minister Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Greek Embassy in Ankara, Charalambos Kounalakis, argued that Greek investments in Turkey promote visitors to Greece, based on evidence. Tourism is only a parameter of the bilateral cooperation, which is reflected as well in the activation of Greek companies of interest (approximately 500) in Turkey, in areas such as banking, food and energy. The approximately 250 businesses are located in the city of Istanbul. Of these, many remain dormant and about 60 are considered the most important.
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By Nicky Mariam Onti on May 29, 2013 in News, Tourism
Hellas-TurkeyDuring an event held in Thessaloniki, the Minister Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs at the Greek Embassy in Ankara, Charalambos Kounalakis, argued that Greek investments in Turkey promote visitors to Greece, based on evidence. Tourism is only a parameter of the bilateral cooperation, which is reflected as well in the activation of Greek companies of interest (approximately 500) in Turkey, in areas such as banking, food and energy. The approximately 250 businesses are located in the city of Istanbul. Of these, many remain dormant and about 60 are considered the most important.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Istanbul gets its own Disneyland on the Golden Horn
Istanbul gets its own Disneyland on the Golden Horn
ISTANBUL
A theme park inspired by the world-famous Disneyland opens its doors in Istanbul. The project, located on 600,000 square meters of land, is set to employ 4,000 people
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ISTANBUL
A theme park inspired by the world-famous Disneyland opens its doors in Istanbul. The project, located on 600,000 square meters of land, is set to employ 4,000 people
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How a Smartphone Got Me Through Istanbul | Travel Technology | TechNewsDaily.com
How a Smartphone Got Me Through Istanbul
by Sean Captain, TechNewsDaily Managing Editor
May 28 2013 06:49 PM ET
In mid-May, I satisfied a hankering of many years to see Istanbul — ancient city, capital of three empires, link between continents. It's also crowded, chaotic, poorly labeled and short of people who speak English.
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by Sean Captain, TechNewsDaily Managing Editor
May 28 2013 06:49 PM ET
In mid-May, I satisfied a hankering of many years to see Istanbul — ancient city, capital of three empires, link between continents. It's also crowded, chaotic, poorly labeled and short of people who speak English.
More:How a Smartphone Got Me Through Istanbul | Travel Technology | TechNewsDaily.com
ISTANBUL: Russia pledges missiles to Assad as Britain, France threaten to send arms to Syria rebels | World | ADN.com
Russia pledges missiles to Assad as Britain, France threaten to send arms to Syria rebels
More:ISTANBUL: Russia pledges missiles to Assad as Britain, France threaten to send arms to Syria rebels | World | ADN.com
By Roy Gutman and Sheera Frenkel — McClatchy Foreign Staff
ISTANBUL — Russia on Tuesday confirmed that it would ship advanced anti-aircraft missiles to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, provoking Israel to threaten military action if the new weapons are delivered and drawing condemnation from the United States.
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EU-DIGEST: World's Happiest Countries: Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index and Turkey lowest- by Andy Reinhard
World's Happiest Countries: Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index and Turkey lowest- by Andy Reinhard
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the latest institution to jump into the happiness-rating business with its new Better Life Initiative, a detailed survey of 24 indicators in 11 categories--ranging from civic engagement to environmental quality--across its 34 member states plus Brazil and Russia.
When all of the categories are weighted equally, the top-performing country in the world is Australia, cited for its strong community spirit and high level of life satisfaction. The lowest-ranked country among those studied was Turkey, whose weak scores on the same two criteria dragged it below Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. The US placed 3rd after Norway.
More:EU-DIGEST: World's Happiest Countries: Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index and Turkey lowest- by Andy Reinhard
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the latest institution to jump into the happiness-rating business with its new Better Life Initiative, a detailed survey of 24 indicators in 11 categories--ranging from civic engagement to environmental quality--across its 34 member states plus Brazil and Russia.
When all of the categories are weighted equally, the top-performing country in the world is Australia, cited for its strong community spirit and high level of life satisfaction. The lowest-ranked country among those studied was Turkey, whose weak scores on the same two criteria dragged it below Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. The US placed 3rd after Norway.
More:EU-DIGEST: World's Happiest Countries: Australia Tops OECD Better Life Index and Turkey lowest- by Andy Reinhard
Turkey wants to be included in EU-US trade deal
Turkey wants to be included in EU-US trade deal
28.05.13 @ 11:20
Turkey wants to be included in an upcoming EU-US free trade deal, amid fears its EU accession process might take too long to complete.
"We think Turkey should be part of all free trade agreements being signed, otherwise it creates unfair competition against Turkey," Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday (27 May) in Brussels after meeting with the Irish EU presidency and the EU's enlargement commissioner.
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28.05.13 @ 11:20
Turkey wants to be included in an upcoming EU-US free trade deal, amid fears its EU accession process might take too long to complete.
"We think Turkey should be part of all free trade agreements being signed, otherwise it creates unfair competition against Turkey," Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday (27 May) in Brussels after meeting with the Irish EU presidency and the EU's enlargement commissioner.
More:EUobserver.com / Enlargement / Turkey wants to be included in EU-US trade deal
Ankara Demonizes Hezbollah - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Ankara Demonizes Hezbollah
By: Kadri Gursel for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 28.
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The entry of the military forces of Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah into open battle alongside the Baath regime to take back the Syrian town of Qusair from the rebels and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's May 25 declaration that “This is our battle” created much indignation in Ankara.
More:Ankara Demonizes Hezbollah - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
By: Kadri Gursel for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on May 28.
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The entry of the military forces of Lebanon’s Shiite Hezbollah into open battle alongside the Baath regime to take back the Syrian town of Qusair from the rebels and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's May 25 declaration that “This is our battle” created much indignation in Ankara.
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Anti-alcohol bill leaves many Turks dispirited
Anti-alcohol bill leaves many Turks dispirited
By Jacob Resneck, Special to USA TODAY3:45 p.m. EDT May 28, 2013
ISTANBUL — Turkey is about to enact the strictest alcohol laws in the republic's 89-year history in a move that some Turks complain is part of a creeping Islamist agenda.
More:Anti-alcohol bill leaves many Turks dispirited
By Jacob Resneck, Special to USA TODAY3:45 p.m. EDT May 28, 2013
ISTANBUL — Turkey is about to enact the strictest alcohol laws in the republic's 89-year history in a move that some Turks complain is part of a creeping Islamist agenda.
More:Anti-alcohol bill leaves many Turks dispirited
Madrid plays sports card, Istanbul highlights economy - chicagotribune.com
Madrid plays sports card, Istanbul highlights economy
8:32 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2013
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Madrid 2020 bid officials played up the city's ready sports facilities while Istanbul highlighted the strength of the Turkish economy on Tuesday as the cities prepared for this week's pitch to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
More:Madrid plays sports card, Istanbul highlights economy - chicagotribune.com
8:32 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2013
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Madrid 2020 bid officials played up the city's ready sports facilities while Istanbul highlighted the strength of the Turkish economy on Tuesday as the cities prepared for this week's pitch to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Alcohol ban is a sign of postmodern authoritarianism, Turkish media warns
Alcohol ban is a sign of postmodern authoritarianism, Turkish media warns
bne - 28.05.2013
Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman worries that new restrictions imposed on the sale and advertising of alcohol diminish the autonomy of society and revive the old interventionist state.
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bne - 28.05.2013
Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman worries that new restrictions imposed on the sale and advertising of alcohol diminish the autonomy of society and revive the old interventionist state.
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Lack of cancer drugs in Turkey leads to black market boom
Lack of cancer drugs in Turkey leads to black market boom
Beijing, Tue, 28 May 2013 ANI
Beijing, May 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Shortages of cancer medicine in Turkey has led to a booming black market, as Turkish health ministry and drug companies are at odds over pricing policies, Turkish media reported on Tuesday.
Cancer drugs are not available on the market, mainly because of the wrong price policies imposed by the Health Ministry, according to the Turkish Pharmacologists Association (TEB), Turkey's daily Radikal reported.
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Beijing, Tue, 28 May 2013 ANI
Beijing, May 28 (Xinhua-ANI): Shortages of cancer medicine in Turkey has led to a booming black market, as Turkish health ministry and drug companies are at odds over pricing policies, Turkish media reported on Tuesday.
Cancer drugs are not available on the market, mainly because of the wrong price policies imposed by the Health Ministry, according to the Turkish Pharmacologists Association (TEB), Turkey's daily Radikal reported.
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Obama, Erdogan discuss Syrian regime change - News-Sentinel.com
Obama, Erdogan discuss Syrian regime change
By Ron Coody
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 12:01 am
Recently, upon entering my apartment complex in Istanbul I noticed the security guards intently watching something on their cell phones.
More:Obama, Erdogan discuss Syrian regime change - News-Sentinel.com
By Ron Coody
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - 12:01 am
Recently, upon entering my apartment complex in Istanbul I noticed the security guards intently watching something on their cell phones.
More:Obama, Erdogan discuss Syrian regime change - News-Sentinel.com
Syrian National Coalition on brink of collapse - The National
Syrian National Coalition on brink of collapse
Phil Sands
May 28, 2013 Updated five hours ago
ISTANBUL // Attempts to revitalise the opposition Syrian National Coalition and widen its narrow support base were in disarray yesterday after efforts to significantly expand its membership stalled.
More:Syrian National Coalition on brink of collapse - The National
Phil Sands
May 28, 2013 Updated five hours ago
ISTANBUL // Attempts to revitalise the opposition Syrian National Coalition and widen its narrow support base were in disarray yesterday after efforts to significantly expand its membership stalled.
More:Syrian National Coalition on brink of collapse - The National
‘Creating votes for north election’ - Cyprus Mail
‘Creating votes for north election’
By Stefanos Evripidou Published on May 28, 2013
A NUMBER of Turkish Cypriot unions have voiced concern about the increasing number of Turkish nationals being granted ‘citizenship’ of the breakaway regime in the north, creating a new pool of voters ahead of ‘parliamentary’ elections on July 28.
More:‘Creating votes for north election’ - Cyprus Mail
By Stefanos Evripidou Published on May 28, 2013
A NUMBER of Turkish Cypriot unions have voiced concern about the increasing number of Turkish nationals being granted ‘citizenship’ of the breakaway regime in the north, creating a new pool of voters ahead of ‘parliamentary’ elections on July 28.
More:‘Creating votes for north election’ - Cyprus Mail
Turkish bank shares fall on overdraft interest rate cap | Reuters
Turkish bank shares fall on overdraft interest rate cap
ISTANBUL | Mon May 27, 2013 8:30am EDT
May 27 (Reuters) - Turkish banking shares fell on Monday after the central bank halved the maximum monthly interest rate that banks can charge on overdrafts.
More:Turkish bank shares fall on overdraft interest rate cap | Reuters
ISTANBUL | Mon May 27, 2013 8:30am EDT
May 27 (Reuters) - Turkish banking shares fell on Monday after the central bank halved the maximum monthly interest rate that banks can charge on overdrafts.
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The Surprises of Turkish Gastronomy | Food For Thought | Slow Food International - Good, Clean and Fair food.
The Surprises of Turkish Gastronomy
Turkey - 28 May 13
Thinking of Turkish food, the first images that come to mind are probably meze, the thousand different small plates for sharing, or the great variety of börek (pastries made with yufka, phyllo dough) or the omnipresent kebabs. Rarely do we think of cheese, and at most we might think only of something white and brined, similar to feta. But we would be doing a great disservice to Turkish gastronomy.
More:The Surprises of Turkish Gastronomy | Food For Thought | Slow Food International - Good, Clean and Fair food.
Turkey - 28 May 13
Thinking of Turkish food, the first images that come to mind are probably meze, the thousand different small plates for sharing, or the great variety of börek (pastries made with yufka, phyllo dough) or the omnipresent kebabs. Rarely do we think of cheese, and at most we might think only of something white and brined, similar to feta. But we would be doing a great disservice to Turkish gastronomy.
More:The Surprises of Turkish Gastronomy | Food For Thought | Slow Food International - Good, Clean and Fair food.
EU-Turkey: Brussels, new start for adhesion process - Turkey - ANSAMed.it
EU-Turkey: Brussels, new start for adhesion process
Davutoglu, strategic for us, visas also liberalized
27 May, 15:10
(by Chiara Spegni) (ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, MAY 27 - After a three-year-long freeze, relations between Ankara and Brussels are improving and negotiations on the adhesion process and the acceleration of a road map for the liberalization of visas should resume in June.
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Davutoglu, strategic for us, visas also liberalized
27 May, 15:10
(by Chiara Spegni) (ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS, MAY 27 - After a three-year-long freeze, relations between Ankara and Brussels are improving and negotiations on the adhesion process and the acceleration of a road map for the liberalization of visas should resume in June.
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Ky. Voices: Plenty to talk about: Turkey, a longtime ally, feeling neglected | Op-Ed | Kentucky.com
Ky. Voices: Plenty to talk about: Turkey, a longtime ally, feeling neglected
More:Ky. Voices: Plenty to talk about: Turkey, a longtime ally, feeling neglected | Op-Ed | Kentucky.com
By Robert Olson
Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the United States this month and his discussions with President Barack Obama fell far short of meeting the challenges Turkey is confronting.
The visit also confirms that Turkey and other Middle East countries, including those that have strong relations with the U.S., are increasingly compelled to pursue their national security challenges with like-minded regional states.
The visit also confirms that Turkey and other Middle East countries, including those that have strong relations with the U.S., are increasingly compelled to pursue their national security challenges with like-minded regional states.
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Turkey presents Prophet's sayings for the 21st century - The Times of India
Turkey presents Prophet's sayings for the 21st century
Reuters | May 28, 2013, 09.47 AM IST
ANKARA: Scholars around the Muslim world were alarmed five years ago by news reports that Turkey planned a new, possibly heretical compilation of the Prophet Muhammad's sayings that might scrap those it thought were out of date.
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Reuters | May 28, 2013, 09.47 AM IST
ANKARA: Scholars around the Muslim world were alarmed five years ago by news reports that Turkey planned a new, possibly heretical compilation of the Prophet Muhammad's sayings that might scrap those it thought were out of date.
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SEMİH İDİZ - A kiss is not just a kiss in Turkey
A kiss is not just a kiss in Turkey
Anyone who has watched the classic film “Casablanca,” and only the most deprived of unfortunates must not have until now, know these lyrics by heart:
You must remember this,
A kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by…
More:SEMİH İDİZ - A kiss is not just a kiss in Turkey
Anyone who has watched the classic film “Casablanca,” and only the most deprived of unfortunates must not have until now, know these lyrics by heart:
You must remember this,
A kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by…
More:SEMİH İDİZ - A kiss is not just a kiss in Turkey
Monday, May 27, 2013
Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines pull out of Jerusalem tourism summit - UPI.com
Jordanian,Turkish airlines nix summit
Published: May 27, 2013 at 7:13 AM
JERUSALEM, May 27 (UPI) -- Jordan and Turkey's national airlines have withdrawn from the Second International Jerusalem Tourism Summit, Israeli officials said.
The airlines apparently faced pressure after being identified as sponsors of the tourism summit in online ads, Ynetnews.com reported. The summit opens Tuesday in Jerusalem and each of the companies had agreed to pay some $8,000 toward the event, the website said.
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Published: May 27, 2013 at 7:13 AM
JERUSALEM, May 27 (UPI) -- Jordan and Turkey's national airlines have withdrawn from the Second International Jerusalem Tourism Summit, Israeli officials said.
The airlines apparently faced pressure after being identified as sponsors of the tourism summit in online ads, Ynetnews.com reported. The summit opens Tuesday in Jerusalem and each of the companies had agreed to pay some $8,000 toward the event, the website said.
More:Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines pull out of Jerusalem tourism summit - UPI.com
Turkey likely to move ahead on EU path in June | Reuters
Turkey likely to move ahead on EU path in June
BRUSSELS | Mon May 27, 2013 5:45pm BST
(Reuters) - Turkey is likely to take a long-awaited step on its path towards European Union entry next month, EU officials said on Monday, after France eased its opposition to Ankara's accession talks.
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BRUSSELS | Mon May 27, 2013 5:45pm BST
(Reuters) - Turkey is likely to take a long-awaited step on its path towards European Union entry next month, EU officials said on Monday, after France eased its opposition to Ankara's accession talks.
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Istanbul to welcome poets from the world
Istanbul to welcome poets from the world
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The Institute for History and Social Sciences will hold the eighth International Poetistanbul (ŞiirIstanbul) Festival from June 1 to 4 in the city.
The festival has so far hosted 181 renowned poets from 67 countries as well as more than 300 Turkish poets. The poets read their poems in historical places of multicultural and multireligious Istanbul, a city with a history of being the capital of two empires, and the guest poets have left Istanbul with poetic and nostalgic memories.
More:BOOKS - Istanbul to welcome poets from the world
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The Institute for History and Social Sciences will hold the eighth International Poetistanbul (ŞiirIstanbul) Festival from June 1 to 4 in the city.
The festival has so far hosted 181 renowned poets from 67 countries as well as more than 300 Turkish poets. The poets read their poems in historical places of multicultural and multireligious Istanbul, a city with a history of being the capital of two empires, and the guest poets have left Istanbul with poetic and nostalgic memories.
More:BOOKS - Istanbul to welcome poets from the world
EU says Turkey must do more on accession talks
EU says Turkey must do more on accession talks
May 27, 2013 02:47 PM
BRUSSELS: Turkey's efforts to join the EU are going nowhere because Ankara has failed to live up to its obligations for change and reform, the EU said Monday.
More:EU says Turkey must do more on accession talks | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
May 27, 2013 02:47 PM
BRUSSELS: Turkey's efforts to join the EU are going nowhere because Ankara has failed to live up to its obligations for change and reform, the EU said Monday.
More:EU says Turkey must do more on accession talks | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
Turkey Rues Half-Century Wait for EU as Entry Talks Restart - Bloomberg
Turkey Rues Half-Century Wait for EU as Entry Talks Restart
By James G. Neuger - May 27, 2013 7:36 AM ET
Turkey voiced disappointment with the dawdling pace of its bid to join the European Union after the EU moved to restart entry talks following a three-year hiatus.
“With one flower, spring doesn’t come,” Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters in Brussels today. “With this speed, we might have to wait another half century to complete the process.”
More:Turkey Rues Half-Century Wait for EU as Entry Talks Restart - Bloomberg
By James G. Neuger - May 27, 2013 7:36 AM ET
Turkey voiced disappointment with the dawdling pace of its bid to join the European Union after the EU moved to restart entry talks following a three-year hiatus.
“With one flower, spring doesn’t come,” Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters in Brussels today. “With this speed, we might have to wait another half century to complete the process.”
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WE WILL RESPOND TO BORDER BLASTS: ERDOGAN
WE WILL RESPOND TO BORDER BLASTS: ERDOGAN
Muslim World
Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 13 May said Turkey would “not refrain” from responding to twin car bombings it has blamed on Syria but also said the government would be cautious and not be drawn into its neighbour’s civil war. Saturday’s powerful bombings at a border town that is a main hub for Syrian refugees and rebels, was the bloodiest attack in Turkey in recent years. It escalated tensions between the two former allies and raised fears the conflict in Syria could engulf Turkey.
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Muslim World
Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 13 May said Turkey would “not refrain” from responding to twin car bombings it has blamed on Syria but also said the government would be cautious and not be drawn into its neighbour’s civil war. Saturday’s powerful bombings at a border town that is a main hub for Syrian refugees and rebels, was the bloodiest attack in Turkey in recent years. It escalated tensions between the two former allies and raised fears the conflict in Syria could engulf Turkey.
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Turkey Stresses Interest in Reinforcing Cooperation with Sudan
Turkey Stresses Interest in Reinforcing Cooperation with Sudan
Khartoum - The First Vice President (FVP) Ali Osman Mohammed Taha commended the developed status of the Sudanese Turkish relations especially in the energy field.
This came into light in a meeting yesterday at the Republican Palace with the Turkish minister of energy and natural resources Taner Yildiz who is on a visit to the country in response to an invitation by the Sudanese ministry of mining.
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Khartoum - The First Vice President (FVP) Ali Osman Mohammed Taha commended the developed status of the Sudanese Turkish relations especially in the energy field.
This came into light in a meeting yesterday at the Republican Palace with the Turkish minister of energy and natural resources Taner Yildiz who is on a visit to the country in response to an invitation by the Sudanese ministry of mining.
More:Sudan Vision Daily - Details
Bulgaria's Ex PM Meets with EU, US, Turkey Ambassadors - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria's Ex PM Meets with EU, US, Turkey Ambassadors
Diplomacy | May 27, 2013, Monday| 590 views
The leader of the center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party GERB and former Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, will meet with ambassadors from the European Union, the US, and Turkey.
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Diplomacy | May 27, 2013, Monday| 590 views
The leader of the center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party GERB and former Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, will meet with ambassadors from the European Union, the US, and Turkey.
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Olympics Features: Istanbul 2020 is set for SportAccord 2013 in St Petersburg
Istanbul 2020 is set for SportAccord 2013 in St Petersburg
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications
(SFC) The Istanbul bid to host the 2020 summer Games is set to take off for the St Petersburg SportAccord Convention led by Hasan Arat and supported by a senior delegation.
Actually the two cities share a sister city alliance boding well for the Istanbul bid for the Games.
More:Olympics Features: Istanbul 2020 is set for SportAccord 2013 in St Petersburg
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications
(SFC) The Istanbul bid to host the 2020 summer Games is set to take off for the St Petersburg SportAccord Convention led by Hasan Arat and supported by a senior delegation.
Actually the two cities share a sister city alliance boding well for the Istanbul bid for the Games.
More:Olympics Features: Istanbul 2020 is set for SportAccord 2013 in St Petersburg
‘Ottoman recipes lost’ says cuisine expert
‘Ottoman recipes lost’ says cuisine expert
KAYSERİ - Anatolia News Agency
Around 4,000 recipes out of the total 6,000 recipes of the Ottoman cuisine have been lost, Federation of Restaurateurs head Aykut Yenice has said.
More:EATERY - ‘Ottoman recipes lost’ says cuisine expert
KAYSERİ - Anatolia News Agency
Around 4,000 recipes out of the total 6,000 recipes of the Ottoman cuisine have been lost, Federation of Restaurateurs head Aykut Yenice has said.
More:EATERY - ‘Ottoman recipes lost’ says cuisine expert
Park Art Istanbul opens in Kadıköy
Park Art Istanbul opens in Kadıköy
Park Art Istanbul, the largest art gallery of Istanbul’s Kadıköy district, has opened its doors with British artist Azim Colin Looker’s “Glittering images of Shamanic Journeys” exhibition. The gallery’s mission is to open space for artists who produce contemporary and universal artworks.
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Park Art Istanbul, the largest art gallery of Istanbul’s Kadıköy district, has opened its doors with British artist Azim Colin Looker’s “Glittering images of Shamanic Journeys” exhibition. The gallery’s mission is to open space for artists who produce contemporary and universal artworks.
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Poor transparency shadows Turkey’s Syria refugee policy
Poor transparency shadows Turkey’s Syria refugee policy
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey has nothing to hide in its policy toward Syrian refugees, but the lack of transparency is overshadowing an open-door policy that the country should be proud of, says the head of an NGO. Serious problems are looming unless Turkey displays better governance on the issue, says Taner Kılıç
More:MIDEAST - Poor transparency shadows Turkey’s Syria refugee policy
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey has nothing to hide in its policy toward Syrian refugees, but the lack of transparency is overshadowing an open-door policy that the country should be proud of, says the head of an NGO. Serious problems are looming unless Turkey displays better governance on the issue, says Taner Kılıç
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Hezbollah should change name to 'Party of Satan': Turkish official - Region - World - Ahram Online
Hezbollah should change name to 'Party of Satan': Turkish official
Deputy Turkish FM Bekir Bozdağ says Lebanese-Shia resistance movement Hezbollah – 'Party of God' in Arabic – should change name to 'Party of Satan' for supporting Syrian government
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Deputy Turkish FM Bekir Bozdağ says Lebanese-Shia resistance movement Hezbollah – 'Party of God' in Arabic – should change name to 'Party of Satan' for supporting Syrian government
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Turkey open to pipeline offers from Cyprus, Israel, Iraq
Turkey open to pipeline offers from Cyprus, Israel, Iraq
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Israeli and Greek Cypriot officials and representatives of Turkish Cyprus all agree on the reality that natural gas produced in the eastern Mediterranean will get its utmost feasibility by a pipeline passing through Turkey, Energy Minister Taner Yıldız tells the Daily News
More:ENERGY - Turkey open to pipeline offers from Cyprus, Israel, Iraq
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Israeli and Greek Cypriot officials and representatives of Turkish Cyprus all agree on the reality that natural gas produced in the eastern Mediterranean will get its utmost feasibility by a pipeline passing through Turkey, Energy Minister Taner Yıldız tells the Daily News
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Is AKP changing its election plans?
Is AKP changing its election plans?
Göksel Bozkurt Göksel Bozkurt goksel.bozkurt@hurriyet.com.tr
After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during his U.S. trip that “three ballot boxes might be set up” in 2014, possible scenarios started spurting from Ankara. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Hüseyin Çelik has said there could be local elections in March 2014, presidential elections in August, and a constitutional referendum in November.
More:ANKARA WHISPERS - Is AKP changing its election plans?
Göksel Bozkurt Göksel Bozkurt goksel.bozkurt@hurriyet.com.tr
After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during his U.S. trip that “three ballot boxes might be set up” in 2014, possible scenarios started spurting from Ankara. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman Hüseyin Çelik has said there could be local elections in March 2014, presidential elections in August, and a constitutional referendum in November.
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The Kurdish momentum in the Middle East | JPost | Israel News
The Kurdish momentum in the Middle East
By OFRA BENGIO
05/26/2013 23:19
The Kurds are now on the map, but much depends on them if they manage to use momentum to alter the geopolitical map to their own advantage.
More:The Kurdish momentum in the Middle East | JPost | Israel News
By OFRA BENGIO
05/26/2013 23:19
The Kurds are now on the map, but much depends on them if they manage to use momentum to alter the geopolitical map to their own advantage.
More:The Kurdish momentum in the Middle East | JPost | Israel News
11 killed as Syria rebels, Kurds clash: Watchdog - Region - World - Ahram Online
11 killed as Syria rebels, Kurds clash: Watchdog
Fighting between Syrian Kurdish militants and rebels near the Syrian-Turkish border kills 11
AFP , Sunday 26 May 2013
Kurdish militants battled rebels in northern Syria on Sunday near the border with Turkey a day after deadly clashes killed 11 insurgents, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
More:11 killed as Syria rebels, Kurds clash: Watchdog - Region - World - Ahram Online
Fighting between Syrian Kurdish militants and rebels near the Syrian-Turkish border kills 11
AFP , Sunday 26 May 2013
Kurdish militants battled rebels in northern Syria on Sunday near the border with Turkey a day after deadly clashes killed 11 insurgents, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
More:11 killed as Syria rebels, Kurds clash: Watchdog - Region - World - Ahram Online
Turk says Istanbul’s Olympic bid is about building bridges
Turk says Istanbul’s Olympic bid is about building bridges
PARIS: Istanbul winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games would help bridge the gap between different cultures and religions, said the bid’s chief executive Hasan Arat.
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PARIS: Istanbul winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games would help bridge the gap between different cultures and religions, said the bid’s chief executive Hasan Arat.
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Union of Turkish Bar Associations selects new President
Union of Turkish Bar Associations selects new President
ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency
Metin Feyzioğlu has been selected as the new President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations May 26, following its general congress held over the weekend.
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ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency
Metin Feyzioğlu has been selected as the new President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations May 26, following its general congress held over the weekend.
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EU free trade deals pose serious obstacle to Ankara's economic ambitions:.
EU free trade deals pose serious obstacle to Ankara's economic ambitions
By Fulya OZERKAN – ANKARA
‘Let's dump customs union in trash bin’
Frustrated with the slow progress of its bid to join the EU, the rash of free trade pacts Brussels is negotiating that leave Turkey out in the cold has Ankara threatening to tear up its customs union agreement.
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By Fulya OZERKAN – ANKARA
‘Let's dump customs union in trash bin’
Frustrated with the slow progress of its bid to join the EU, the rash of free trade pacts Brussels is negotiating that leave Turkey out in the cold has Ankara threatening to tear up its customs union agreement.
More:.:Middle East Online::EU free trade deals pose serious obstacle to Ankara's economic ambitions:.
Islamists attack Turkey 'kissing protest' | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
Islamists attack Turkey 'kissing protest'
May 26, 2013 01:23 PM
ANKARA: Islamists attacked a group of kissing couples who locked lips in a Turkish metro station to protest a morality campaign by the authorities in Ankara, the local press reported on Sunday.
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May 26, 2013 01:23 PM
ANKARA: Islamists attacked a group of kissing couples who locked lips in a Turkish metro station to protest a morality campaign by the authorities in Ankara, the local press reported on Sunday.
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
In Turkey, the Foça Earth Market Turns One
From April 12 to 14, the town of Foça, on the Aegean coast of Turkey, a few kilometers from Izmir, celebrated its first anniversary of joining the network of Earth Markets with Terra Madre Foça'da, three days of events dedicated to good, clean and fair food.
"We needed an event to promote our ideas and the Slow Food philosophy," Gul Girismen told us. The leader of the Slow Food Foça Zeytindaliı Convivium continued: "Everyone keeps thinking of our market as an ‘organic market.' That's why we wanted to make it clear that ours is much more than a market of ecologically ‘clean' products. With the market, we are protecting our gastronomic traditions, adding value to many women's homemade products and contributing to the local economy of the surrounding small villages." Many different vegetables, herbs and lettuces are on sale at the market, all of excellent quality, as well as bread, preserves, mushrooms, cheese, milk, yogurt and flowers. Taste education activities and seed exchanges are also held at the market.
More than 20 producers from all over Anatolia participated in Terra Madre Foça'da (Terra Madre Foça in Turkish), bringing products like cheese from Kars, a town on the slopes of Mount Ararat famous for its aged cheeses and wide pastures, and wines from Bozcaada, an enchanting Aegean island that guards the entrance to the Dardanelles strait, where the winemaking tradition is rooted in the history and mythology of an ancient past. There was also apple vinegar, wild lavender jam, extra-virgin olive oil and sourdough bread, representing the inexhaustible cornucopia of Turkey's gastronomic riches.
Read more: In Turkey, the Foça Earth Market Turns One | News and Event | Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity
"We needed an event to promote our ideas and the Slow Food philosophy," Gul Girismen told us. The leader of the Slow Food Foça Zeytindaliı Convivium continued: "Everyone keeps thinking of our market as an ‘organic market.' That's why we wanted to make it clear that ours is much more than a market of ecologically ‘clean' products. With the market, we are protecting our gastronomic traditions, adding value to many women's homemade products and contributing to the local economy of the surrounding small villages." Many different vegetables, herbs and lettuces are on sale at the market, all of excellent quality, as well as bread, preserves, mushrooms, cheese, milk, yogurt and flowers. Taste education activities and seed exchanges are also held at the market.
More than 20 producers from all over Anatolia participated in Terra Madre Foça'da (Terra Madre Foça in Turkish), bringing products like cheese from Kars, a town on the slopes of Mount Ararat famous for its aged cheeses and wide pastures, and wines from Bozcaada, an enchanting Aegean island that guards the entrance to the Dardanelles strait, where the winemaking tradition is rooted in the history and mythology of an ancient past. There was also apple vinegar, wild lavender jam, extra-virgin olive oil and sourdough bread, representing the inexhaustible cornucopia of Turkey's gastronomic riches.
Read more: In Turkey, the Foça Earth Market Turns One | News and Event | Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity
LOCAL - Istanbul gets its minor Disney by Golden horn
Istanbul gets its minor Disney by Golden horn
ISTANBUL
A theme park inspired by the world-famous Disneyland opens its doors in Istanbul. The project on 600,000 square meter land is set to employ 4,000
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ISTANBUL
A theme park inspired by the world-famous Disneyland opens its doors in Istanbul. The project on 600,000 square meter land is set to employ 4,000
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Investment Opportunities in Duqm to Be Reviewed in Istanbul
ONA NEWS: Investment Opportunities in Duqm to Be Reviewed in Istanbul
Istanbul, May 26 (ONA) --- The Special Economic Zone Authority of Duqm (SEZAD) will organize tomorrow (Monday) a promotional campaign at the Turkish capital, Istanbul during which SEZAD will highlight the investment opportunities in Duqm.
The Sultanate's delegation will be led by Yahya bin Said al-Jabri, SEZAD Chairman. The delegation will comprise a number of officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman Drydock Company, Duqm Port Company, Omran Company and Oman Oil Company (OOC).
Istanbul, May 26 (ONA) --- The Special Economic Zone Authority of Duqm (SEZAD) will organize tomorrow (Monday) a promotional campaign at the Turkish capital, Istanbul during which SEZAD will highlight the investment opportunities in Duqm.
The Sultanate's delegation will be led by Yahya bin Said al-Jabri, SEZAD Chairman. The delegation will comprise a number of officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman Drydock Company, Duqm Port Company, Omran Company and Oman Oil Company (OOC).
Turkish view on opportunities for European agriculture - News - Farming Life
Turkish view on opportunities for European agriculture
Published on 26/05/2013 09:37
Farming Life’s Richard Halleron spent most of this week in Turkey. While there he had the opportunity of interviewing one of that country’s most influential agri -business women.
Zeynep Erkunt Armagan is managing director of Erkunt Tractors, one of Turkey’s largest farm machinery manufacturers.
More:Turkish view on opportunities for European agriculture - News - Farming Life
Published on 26/05/2013 09:37
Farming Life’s Richard Halleron spent most of this week in Turkey. While there he had the opportunity of interviewing one of that country’s most influential agri -business women.
Zeynep Erkunt Armagan is managing director of Erkunt Tractors, one of Turkey’s largest farm machinery manufacturers.
More:Turkish view on opportunities for European agriculture - News - Farming Life
A depressing dialogue over lunch - Cyprus Mail
A depressing dialogue over lunch
By Hermes Solomon Published on May 26, 2013
AT A RECENT luncheon of Turkish and Greek Cypriot couples I heard Mr M, retired professor and now novelist and TV personality in the north say, “What a disappointment Mr A has turned out to be....so soon and so tragically. The man has no idea of leadership. Does anyone know his game plan concerning future Cyprob talks? I certainly don’t...”
More:A depressing dialogue over lunch - Cyprus Mail
By Hermes Solomon Published on May 26, 2013
AT A RECENT luncheon of Turkish and Greek Cypriot couples I heard Mr M, retired professor and now novelist and TV personality in the north say, “What a disappointment Mr A has turned out to be....so soon and so tragically. The man has no idea of leadership. Does anyone know his game plan concerning future Cyprob talks? I certainly don’t...”
More:A depressing dialogue over lunch - Cyprus Mail
Turkish Airlines plane lands in Malta for first time - maltatoday.com.mt
Turkish Airlines plane lands in Malta for first time
Turkish Airlines, ranked the best airline in Europe adds its 226th destination with the addition of Malta.
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Turkish Airlines, ranked the best airline in Europe adds its 226th destination with the addition of Malta.
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Decoding Erdogan’s visit to Washington | New Europe
Decoding Erdogan’s visit to Washington
By Ian O. Lesser | May 25, 2013 - 3:35pm
BRUSSELS - The visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the United States has been animated by the deepening crisis in Syria and its mounting costs for Turkey and the region.
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By Ian O. Lesser | May 25, 2013 - 3:35pm
BRUSSELS - The visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the United States has been animated by the deepening crisis in Syria and its mounting costs for Turkey and the region.
More:Decoding Erdogan’s visit to Washington | New Europe
Turkey fears being left out in the cold by EU free trade deals
Turkey fears being left out in the cold by EU free trade deals
Sunday, 26 May 2013 10:50
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui
ANKARA: Frustrated with the slow progress of its bid to join the EU, the rash of free trade pacts Brussels is negotiating that leave Turkey out in the cold has Ankara threatening to tear up its customs union agreement.
Analysts warn that such free trade deals that exclude Turkey are getting to be a big headache and pose a serious obstacle to Ankara's ambition to jump from the world's 17th to 10th largest economy in a decade.
More:Turkey fears being left out in the cold by EU free trade deals
Sunday, 26 May 2013 10:50
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui
ANKARA: Frustrated with the slow progress of its bid to join the EU, the rash of free trade pacts Brussels is negotiating that leave Turkey out in the cold has Ankara threatening to tear up its customs union agreement.
Analysts warn that such free trade deals that exclude Turkey are getting to be a big headache and pose a serious obstacle to Ankara's ambition to jump from the world's 17th to 10th largest economy in a decade.
More:Turkey fears being left out in the cold by EU free trade deals
Turkey Kissing Protest Held In Subway As Couples Defy Ban On Public Displays Of Affection (PHOTOS)
Turkey Kissing Protest Held In Subway As Couples Defy Ban On Public Displays Of Affection (PHOTOS)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Dozens of couples have locked lips at a subway stop in Turkey's capital, Ankara, to protest subway authorities' admonishment of a couple that kissed in public.
More:Turkey Kissing Protest Held In Subway As Couples Defy Ban On Public Displays Of Affection (PHOTOS)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Dozens of couples have locked lips at a subway stop in Turkey's capital, Ankara, to protest subway authorities' admonishment of a couple that kissed in public.
More:Turkey Kissing Protest Held In Subway As Couples Defy Ban On Public Displays Of Affection (PHOTOS)
PKK Withdrawal Adds Tension to Turkey-Iraq Ties | Foreign Policy Journal
PKK Withdrawal Adds Tension to Turkey-Iraq Ties
by Alakbar Raufoglu
May 26, 2013
Tension between Turkey and Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government over Ankara’s burgeoning ties with the oil-reach autonomous Kurdistan region and long support for Sunni-led anti-government protests in Baghdad seems to have gained a new dimension as Iraqi officials reject pleas to shelter the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in their territory, something that might harm the ongoing peace process next door.
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by Alakbar Raufoglu
May 26, 2013
Tension between Turkey and Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government over Ankara’s burgeoning ties with the oil-reach autonomous Kurdistan region and long support for Sunni-led anti-government protests in Baghdad seems to have gained a new dimension as Iraqi officials reject pleas to shelter the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in their territory, something that might harm the ongoing peace process next door.
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MURAT YETKİN - What does Erdoğan want from the Turkish media?
What does Erdoğan want from the Turkish media?
“Freedom of Press and Expression in Turkey” was the title of a detailed report released by the Center for American Progress on May 14, just two days before Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. In the report, which mentioned the problem of journalists in prison and “subtle censorship” despite constitutional protection over the media, Obama and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry were invited to raise the importance of the issue during their meetings with Erdoğan and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.
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“Freedom of Press and Expression in Turkey” was the title of a detailed report released by the Center for American Progress on May 14, just two days before Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. In the report, which mentioned the problem of journalists in prison and “subtle censorship” despite constitutional protection over the media, Obama and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry were invited to raise the importance of the issue during their meetings with Erdoğan and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.
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Trucks - negotiations continue in Istanbul - Standart
Trucks - negotiations continue in Istanbul
(Sofia, May 24) - BASAT is pleased with the results achieved in the negotiations between the transport ministers of Bulgaria and Turkey Christian Krastev and Binali Yildirim on their recent meeting in Leipzig, deputy chairman Petko Angelov told Standart.
More:Bulgaria - Trucks - negotiations continue in Istanbul - Standart
(Sofia, May 24) - BASAT is pleased with the results achieved in the negotiations between the transport ministers of Bulgaria and Turkey Christian Krastev and Binali Yildirim on their recent meeting in Leipzig, deputy chairman Petko Angelov told Standart.
More:Bulgaria - Trucks - negotiations continue in Istanbul - Standart
Turkish couples kiss in subway in protest - Acadiana's Multi-Media News Station
Turkish couples kiss in subway in protest
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Dozens of couples have locked lips at a subway stop in Turkey's capital, Ankara, to protest subway authorities' admonishment of a couple that kissed in public.
Turkish media say that, earlier in the week, Ankara subway officials made an announcement asking passengers "to act in accordance with moral rules" after security cameras spotted the couple kissing.
More:Turkish couples kiss in subway in protest - Acadiana's Multi-Media News Station
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Dozens of couples have locked lips at a subway stop in Turkey's capital, Ankara, to protest subway authorities' admonishment of a couple that kissed in public.
Turkish media say that, earlier in the week, Ankara subway officials made an announcement asking passengers "to act in accordance with moral rules" after security cameras spotted the couple kissing.
More:Turkish couples kiss in subway in protest - Acadiana's Multi-Media News Station
Turkish PM urges citizens to welcome Syrians despite attack | Oman Observer
Turkish PM urges citizens to welcome Syrians despite attack
Sun, 26 May 2013
ANKARA — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday visited his country's volatile border with war-torn Syria, urging citizens to keep welcoming refugees after deadly bombings early this month fuelled local resentment. "We should help our brothers in need. They are here because they believe in us and they have confidence in us," he told residents of Reyhanli, a small south-eastern border town where 51 people were killed and about 100 injured in twin car bombings on May 11.
More:Turkish PM urges citizens to welcome Syrians despite attack | Oman Observer
Sun, 26 May 2013
ANKARA — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday visited his country's volatile border with war-torn Syria, urging citizens to keep welcoming refugees after deadly bombings early this month fuelled local resentment. "We should help our brothers in need. They are here because they believe in us and they have confidence in us," he told residents of Reyhanli, a small south-eastern border town where 51 people were killed and about 100 injured in twin car bombings on May 11.
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Sudanese Turkish Relations Witness a Great Development
Sudanese Turkish Relations Witness a Great Development
Turkey has historical ties with Sudan that date back to the Ottoman period. Ankara recognize the government in Khartoum after independence in 1956 and soon established an embassy in Khartoum, while Sudan put an embassy in Ankara much later . The two countries began signing trade, cultural and technical cooperation agreement in the 1980s, a trend those countries. They established an inter parliamentary friendship group in 1999.
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Turkey has historical ties with Sudan that date back to the Ottoman period. Ankara recognize the government in Khartoum after independence in 1956 and soon established an embassy in Khartoum, while Sudan put an embassy in Ankara much later . The two countries began signing trade, cultural and technical cooperation agreement in the 1980s, a trend those countries. They established an inter parliamentary friendship group in 1999.
More:Sudan Vision Daily - Details
Turkey's late-night alcohol ban sends mixed signals | Big News Network
Turkey's late-night alcohol ban sends mixed signals
Big News Network (UPI) Saturday 25th May, 2013
ANKARA, Turkey -- As widely expected, Turkey's ban on late-night alcohol sales sent mixed signals about its perceived link to the politics of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Big News Network (UPI) Saturday 25th May, 2013
ANKARA, Turkey -- As widely expected, Turkey's ban on late-night alcohol sales sent mixed signals about its perceived link to the politics of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Baghdad refuses to allow entry of PKK fighters from Turkey
Baghdad refuses to allow entry of PKK fighters from Turkey
BAGHDAD Iraq’s central government said on Thursday it would not accept armed groups entering its territory as Kurdish militants began withdrawing from Turkey under a peace deal, but Baghdad has no control over its northern border which is run by Iraqi Kurds.
More:Oman Tribune - the edge of knowledge
BAGHDAD Iraq’s central government said on Thursday it would not accept armed groups entering its territory as Kurdish militants began withdrawing from Turkey under a peace deal, but Baghdad has no control over its northern border which is run by Iraqi Kurds.
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Q&A: On Turkey’s proposed alcohol restrictions - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page
Q&A: On Turkey’s proposed alcohol restrictions
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Protesters drink alcohol as they demonstrate in Ankara against restrictions on alcohol sales. (File
The Associated Press, ANKARA -
A look at legislation passed in Turkey’s parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country.
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Saturday, 25 May 2013
Protesters drink alcohol as they demonstrate in Ankara against restrictions on alcohol sales. (File
The Associated Press, ANKARA -
A look at legislation passed in Turkey’s parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country.
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Istanbul Waste Management Consensus signed
Istanbul Waste Management Consensus signed
F.P. Report
LAHORE: Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC), along with more than other sixty countries from across the globe, has signed a consensus named 'Istanbul Waste Management Consensus' in the International Waste Management Conference which was held and concluded in Turkey.
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F.P. Report
LAHORE: Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC), along with more than other sixty countries from across the globe, has signed a consensus named 'Istanbul Waste Management Consensus' in the International Waste Management Conference which was held and concluded in Turkey.
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ANCA testimony to call for conditions in Turkey Trade Deal | Public Radio of Armenia
ANCA testimony to call for conditions in Turkey Trade Deal
13:46 25.05.2013
ANCA, Turkey, US
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Government Affairs Director Kate Nahapetian will testify this coming week before the U.S. International Trade Commission in support of strict rule-of-law conditions on any new American trade agreements involving Turkey.
More:ANCA testimony to call for conditions in Turkey Trade Deal | Public Radio of Armenia
13:46 25.05.2013
ANCA, Turkey, US
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Government Affairs Director Kate Nahapetian will testify this coming week before the U.S. International Trade Commission in support of strict rule-of-law conditions on any new American trade agreements involving Turkey.
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Turkish FM: 'Plan B' for Syria if Geneva meeting fails | The Times of Israel
Turkish FM: ‘Plan B’ for Syria if Geneva meeting fails
Ahmet Davutoglu says alternative plan devised with US should transitional solution efforts break down next month
More:Turkish FM: 'Plan B' for Syria if Geneva meeting fails | The Times of Israel
Ahmet Davutoglu says alternative plan devised with US should transitional solution efforts break down next month
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Iraq vows to halt oil sales from KRG to Turkey, 25 May 2013
Iraq vows to halt oil sales from KRG to Turkey
25 May 2013
SYDNEY -- Iraq vowed to take legal action against companies to halt crude oil sales from the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to Turkey once again on May 24.
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25 May 2013
SYDNEY -- Iraq vowed to take legal action against companies to halt crude oil sales from the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to Turkey once again on May 24.
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
As Syrian Conflict Intensifies, Turkey Fears Renewed Civil Violence | KGOU
As Syrian Conflict Intensifies, Turkey Fears Renewed Civil Violence
By Hallie Arias and Suzette Grillot
After decades of fighting, the conflict between the Kurdish nationalist group the PKK and the Turkish government finally drew to a close with a ceasefire in March.
More:As Syrian Conflict Intensifies, Turkey Fears Renewed Civil Violence | KGOU
By Hallie Arias and Suzette Grillot
After decades of fighting, the conflict between the Kurdish nationalist group the PKK and the Turkish government finally drew to a close with a ceasefire in March.
More:As Syrian Conflict Intensifies, Turkey Fears Renewed Civil Violence | KGOU
Arat: Istanbul bid to host the 2020 Olympic is about building bridges
Arat: Istanbul bid to host the 2020 Olympic is about building bridges
PARIS: Istanbul winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games would help bridge the gap between different cultures and religions, the bid's chief executive Hasan Arat told AFP.
Arat, a former top level basketball player turned successful businessman, is the frontman for what is Istanbul's strongest bid yet of the five times they have tried to host the quadrennial sporting extravaganza.
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PARIS: Istanbul winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games would help bridge the gap between different cultures and religions, the bid's chief executive Hasan Arat told AFP.
Arat, a former top level basketball player turned successful businessman, is the frontman for what is Istanbul's strongest bid yet of the five times they have tried to host the quadrennial sporting extravaganza.
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Turkish anti-alcohol law adopted | New Europe
Turkish anti-alcohol law adopted
By Karafillis Giannoulis | May 24, 2013 - 2:58pm
On 24 May, the Turkish anti-alcohol law was adopted by the national Parliament. According to critics, the adoption of the law is a sign of increasing conservative policies followed by the Turkish government.
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By Karafillis Giannoulis | May 24, 2013 - 2:58pm
On 24 May, the Turkish anti-alcohol law was adopted by the national Parliament. According to critics, the adoption of the law is a sign of increasing conservative policies followed by the Turkish government.
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50 years later, Turkey and the European Union today. | YERELCE
50 years later, Turkey and the European Union today.
Posted on 24 May 2013 by redaksiyon
Laying the groundwork to build a new and
stronger bridges.
van rompuy
***
It’s a pleasure to be here in Ankara, and a privilege to speak at this important venue for international and economic debate. I should like to thank the President of TOBB for his kind invitation.
This is my fourth visit to Turkey – and the first one to Ankara in my official, European capacity. I have very good memories of my first three visits to your country, back in 1976 and 1998, to Istanbul, at-the-time as a private visitor, overwhelmed by the encounter between East and West, and also once to Izmir and Efes, admiring the remains of Ancient Greek and Roman civilisation.
More:50 years later, Turkey and the European Union today. | YERELCE
Posted on 24 May 2013 by redaksiyon
Laying the groundwork to build a new and
stronger bridges.
van rompuy
***
It’s a pleasure to be here in Ankara, and a privilege to speak at this important venue for international and economic debate. I should like to thank the President of TOBB for his kind invitation.
This is my fourth visit to Turkey – and the first one to Ankara in my official, European capacity. I have very good memories of my first three visits to your country, back in 1976 and 1998, to Istanbul, at-the-time as a private visitor, overwhelmed by the encounter between East and West, and also once to Izmir and Efes, admiring the remains of Ancient Greek and Roman civilisation.
More:50 years later, Turkey and the European Union today. | YERELCE
Van Rompuy endorses restart of EU-Turkey talks
Van Rompuy endorses restart of EU-Turkey talks
24.05.13 @ 09:27
By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS - European Council chief Herman Van Rompuy has repeated his invitation for Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to come to Brussels to mark the restart of EU entry talks.
More:EUobserver.com / Enlargement / Van Rompuy endorses restart of EU-Turkey talks
24.05.13 @ 09:27
By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS - European Council chief Herman Van Rompuy has repeated his invitation for Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to come to Brussels to mark the restart of EU entry talks.
More:EUobserver.com / Enlargement / Van Rompuy endorses restart of EU-Turkey talks
Weaker scrap prices in Turkish market witnessed again on EU sales - Metals | Platts News Article & Story
Weaker scrap prices in Turkish market witnessed again on EU sales
London (Platts)--24May2013/255 pm EDT/1855 GMT
Turkish scrap import figures fell again this week with Benelux cargoes settled with steelmakers and cargoes from the US also understood to have been sold at weaker prices to a major electric arc furnace in North Turkey, market participants said Friday.
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London (Platts)--24May2013/255 pm EDT/1855 GMT
Turkish scrap import figures fell again this week with Benelux cargoes settled with steelmakers and cargoes from the US also understood to have been sold at weaker prices to a major electric arc furnace in North Turkey, market participants said Friday.
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Turkey puts a new paradigm in play
Turkey puts a new paradigm in play
By Omer Aslan
Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing.
A new paradigm is in play in Turkey as the "Kurdish peace process" gains traction and Turkey's willing involvement in the Syrian crisis continues. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government seeks to turn the tables on what many see as major regional crisis into an opportunity not to be missed for Turkey's momentous renewal; a "new Turkey" for a "new Middle East".
More:Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs
By Omer Aslan
Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing.
A new paradigm is in play in Turkey as the "Kurdish peace process" gains traction and Turkey's willing involvement in the Syrian crisis continues. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government seeks to turn the tables on what many see as major regional crisis into an opportunity not to be missed for Turkey's momentous renewal; a "new Turkey" for a "new Middle East".
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Rick Steves: Istanbul Has Its Act Together
Istanbul Has Its Act Together
Posted: 05/24/2013 2:29 pm
While I was in Cairo, I kept thinking the Egyptians should check out Istanbul. Both are megacities with over 10 million people. Both come from a poor and chaotic recent history. While Cairo struggles, Istanbul is zooming ahead. Just driving into town from the airport, I noticed landscaping along the highway (with fences to keep people out of the new gardens) and a clear delineation between people and traffic zones. While the architecture was still ramshackle/charming, there was almost no litter. It felt like northern Europe from a tidy point of view.
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Posted: 05/24/2013 2:29 pm
While I was in Cairo, I kept thinking the Egyptians should check out Istanbul. Both are megacities with over 10 million people. Both come from a poor and chaotic recent history. While Cairo struggles, Istanbul is zooming ahead. Just driving into town from the airport, I noticed landscaping along the highway (with fences to keep people out of the new gardens) and a clear delineation between people and traffic zones. While the architecture was still ramshackle/charming, there was almost no litter. It felt like northern Europe from a tidy point of view.
More:Rick Steves: Istanbul Has Its Act Together
As Syrian war shuts down trade routes, Turkish business improvises - The Washington Post
As Syrian war shuts down trade routes, Turkish business improvises
By Kevin Sullivan, Published: May 24 E-mail the writer
ISKENDERUN, Turkey — The Nissos Rodos, a 630-foot ferry, used to cruise the Greek islands, moving tourists from one sunny paradise to the next. Business dried up when the Greek economic crisis hit three years ago. But then came the war in Syria, creating new opportunity.
More:As Syrian war shuts down trade routes, Turkish business improvises - The Washington Post
By Kevin Sullivan, Published: May 24 E-mail the writer
ISKENDERUN, Turkey — The Nissos Rodos, a 630-foot ferry, used to cruise the Greek islands, moving tourists from one sunny paradise to the next. Business dried up when the Greek economic crisis hit three years ago. But then came the war in Syria, creating new opportunity.
More:As Syrian war shuts down trade routes, Turkish business improvises - The Washington Post
Iraq vows to halt oil sales from KRG to Turkey
Iraq vows to halt oil sales from KRG to Turkey
SYDNEY - Reuters
Iraq vowed to take legal action against companies to halt crude oil sales from the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to Turkey once again on May 24.
More:ENERGY - Iraq vows to halt oil sales from KRG to Turkey
SYDNEY - Reuters
Iraq vowed to take legal action against companies to halt crude oil sales from the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to Turkey once again on May 24.
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Eastern city sets sights on tourist development
Eastern city sets sights on tourist development
ADIYAMAN - Anatolia News Agency
Adıyaman, a significant historical and cultural center in Turkey, is being promoted with various documentaries. After the latest restorations, the area expects to attract more tourists
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ADIYAMAN - Anatolia News Agency
Adıyaman, a significant historical and cultural center in Turkey, is being promoted with various documentaries. After the latest restorations, the area expects to attract more tourists
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Friday, May 24, 2013
ANKARA, Turkey: Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions
Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions
By SUZAN FRAZER— Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey — A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country.
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By SUZAN FRAZER— Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey — A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but secular country.
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Ankara locals set to hold ‘kissing protest’ at metro
Ankara locals set to hold ‘kissing protest’ at metro
Ankara residents have started a social media campaign against a “moral warning” in the local metro system. Residents will gather May 25 at 6:30 p.m. at a central metro station for a protest campaign called “We are kissing at the Kurtuluş metro.”
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Ankara residents have started a social media campaign against a “moral warning” in the local metro system. Residents will gather May 25 at 6:30 p.m. at a central metro station for a protest campaign called “We are kissing at the Kurtuluş metro.”
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Turkey fully booked for congresses until 2019
Turkey fully booked for congresses until 2019
ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey has reached its full capacity for congress tourism events until the year 2019, according to Association of Turkish Travel Insurance (TURSAB) Chairman Başaran Ulusoy.
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ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey has reached its full capacity for congress tourism events until the year 2019, according to Association of Turkish Travel Insurance (TURSAB) Chairman Başaran Ulusoy.
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Turkey builds wall at Syria border crossing after bombs - chicagotribune.com
Turkey builds wall at Syria border crossing after bombs
11:09 a.m. CDT, May 24, 2013
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is constructing 2.5-km-long (1.5 mile) twin walls at a border crossing with Syria to increase security at the frontier following three deadly bombings this year.
The concrete walls will be built on either side of the road leading from the Turkish side of the crossing at Cilvegozu to the Syrian border gate and will be topped with barbed wire, the Turkish Customs Ministry said in a statement.
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11:09 a.m. CDT, May 24, 2013
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is constructing 2.5-km-long (1.5 mile) twin walls at a border crossing with Syria to increase security at the frontier following three deadly bombings this year.
The concrete walls will be built on either side of the road leading from the Turkish side of the crossing at Cilvegozu to the Syrian border gate and will be topped with barbed wire, the Turkish Customs Ministry said in a statement.
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Smell of Turkish coffee in European streets
Smell of Turkish coffee in European streets
'Mobile Turkish Coffee House' started to fill streets of Europe with the smell of Turkish coffee.
21 Mayıs 2013 Salı - 10:34
TIMETURK / News Center
After impressing its tasters in the U.S., the "Mobile Turkish Coffee House" aims to reach 10 thousand Europeans during its European tour.
In the scope of promoting the Turkish culture in the U.S., the mobile coffee house was established last year and had visited several US cities before it arrived at Holland's capital, Amsterdam.
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'Mobile Turkish Coffee House' started to fill streets of Europe with the smell of Turkish coffee.
21 Mayıs 2013 Salı - 10:34
TIMETURK / News Center
After impressing its tasters in the U.S., the "Mobile Turkish Coffee House" aims to reach 10 thousand Europeans during its European tour.
In the scope of promoting the Turkish culture in the U.S., the mobile coffee house was established last year and had visited several US cities before it arrived at Holland's capital, Amsterdam.
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Istanbul's Top Street Foods | Culinary Backstreets
Istanbul’s Top Street Foods
May 24, 2013, by Istanbul Eats, Comments 0
As rapidly as Istanbul marches toward its modern destiny, street food in this city is still served the old-fashioned way, by boisterous ustas with a good pitch and, sometimes, a really good product. When the bars close, hungry Istanbulites cruise the streets looking for the gas lamp of a rice cart or listening for the call of a sucuk griller, on whom they pounce in a feeding frenzy. As informal as the dining may be, there is an irreplaceable human element – respect – at street food stalls and carts around the city. We like to celebrate these tasty Istanbul street eats and support the ustas who serve them, because, to us, there is no kebab without a real, live kebapçı serving it.
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May 24, 2013, by Istanbul Eats, Comments 0
As rapidly as Istanbul marches toward its modern destiny, street food in this city is still served the old-fashioned way, by boisterous ustas with a good pitch and, sometimes, a really good product. When the bars close, hungry Istanbulites cruise the streets looking for the gas lamp of a rice cart or listening for the call of a sucuk griller, on whom they pounce in a feeding frenzy. As informal as the dining may be, there is an irreplaceable human element – respect – at street food stalls and carts around the city. We like to celebrate these tasty Istanbul street eats and support the ustas who serve them, because, to us, there is no kebab without a real, live kebapçı serving it.
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European energy exchanges compete for Turkish growth | Reuters
European energy exchanges compete for Turkish growth
ISTANBUL | Tue May 21, 2013 12:30pm EDT
May 21 (Reuters) - European energy exchanges ICE Endex and EEX are competing for a slice of Turkey's booming power market as the country prepares to open its first electricity exchange, executives from the companies said on Tuesday.
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ISTANBUL | Tue May 21, 2013 12:30pm EDT
May 21 (Reuters) - European energy exchanges ICE Endex and EEX are competing for a slice of Turkey's booming power market as the country prepares to open its first electricity exchange, executives from the companies said on Tuesday.
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Sukru Celik: Turkey is a crucial destination for EU scrap exports
Sukru Celik: Turkey is a crucial destination for EU scrap exports
Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:03:54 (GMT+2)
Speaking at SteelOrbis Market Talks Meeting held in Istanbul on May 22, Turkey director of Belgian Scrap Terminal NV, Sukru Celik, discussed the Turkish steel industry and in particular its scrap imports in relation to Turkey's current account deficit which had hit a record level of $77 billion in 2011. Noting that the steel industry is one of the most important industrial sectors in Turkey, Mr. Celik stated that Turkish producers have to import scrap for their arc furnace steel production. Disagreeing with the idea that the country's steel industry increases Turkey's current account deficit, he said that steel scrap imports ultimately have a positive effect on the current account deficit as opposed to having to import finished steel products which would lead to a greater deficit.
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:03:54 (GMT+2)
Speaking at SteelOrbis Market Talks Meeting held in Istanbul on May 22, Turkey director of Belgian Scrap Terminal NV, Sukru Celik, discussed the Turkish steel industry and in particular its scrap imports in relation to Turkey's current account deficit which had hit a record level of $77 billion in 2011. Noting that the steel industry is one of the most important industrial sectors in Turkey, Mr. Celik stated that Turkish producers have to import scrap for their arc furnace steel production. Disagreeing with the idea that the country's steel industry increases Turkey's current account deficit, he said that steel scrap imports ultimately have a positive effect on the current account deficit as opposed to having to import finished steel products which would lead to a greater deficit.
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Van Rompuy sees 'concrete steps' in Turkey's EU bid - Public Service Europe
Van Rompuy sees 'concrete steps' in Turkey's EU bid
by Daniel Mason
24 May 2013
There should soon be "concrete steps" forward in Turkey's stalled application to join the European Union, the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, predicted in a speech to business leaders in Ankara yesterday. He also claimed that one of the main roadblocks in the accession process, the Cyprus dispute, could be overcome by taking inspiration from the post-war reconciliation of Germany and France.
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by Daniel Mason
24 May 2013
There should soon be "concrete steps" forward in Turkey's stalled application to join the European Union, the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, predicted in a speech to business leaders in Ankara yesterday. He also claimed that one of the main roadblocks in the accession process, the Cyprus dispute, could be overcome by taking inspiration from the post-war reconciliation of Germany and France.
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Turkey April Tourist Arrivals Rise At Slower Rate
Turkey April Tourist Arrivals Rise At Slower Rate
5/24/2013 6:00 AM ET
Foreign tourist arrivals in Turkey increased at a notably slower pace in April, preliminary data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Friday.
The number of foreign tourists visiting the country increased 13.02 percent from last year to around 2.45 million in April, which was markedly slower than the 26.06 percent growth recorded in March and February's 27.15 percent.
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5/24/2013 6:00 AM ET
Foreign tourist arrivals in Turkey increased at a notably slower pace in April, preliminary data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism showed Friday.
The number of foreign tourists visiting the country increased 13.02 percent from last year to around 2.45 million in April, which was markedly slower than the 26.06 percent growth recorded in March and February's 27.15 percent.
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Ankara threatens to step into Turkcell standoff - BUSINESS NEW EUROPE
Ankara threatens to step into Turkcell standoff
May 24, 2013
Turkey on May 23 threatened again to intervene in the long-standing ownership spat at mobile operator Turkcell. The claim from Ankara that it may step in came a day after the company failed to hold its AGM due to the standoff.
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May 24, 2013
Turkey on May 23 threatened again to intervene in the long-standing ownership spat at mobile operator Turkcell. The claim from Ankara that it may step in came a day after the company failed to hold its AGM due to the standoff.
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New Bridge Between Turkey and Greece | Greek Reporter Europe
New Bridge Between Turkey and Greece
By A. Papapostolou on May 23, 2013 in news, Turkey
sinoraelladasAnkara and Athens have initiated efforts to build a new bridge between Turkey and Greece to ease traffic, Anatolia news agency reported quoting Turkish Deputy Minister of Customs and Trade, Fatih Metin.
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By A. Papapostolou on May 23, 2013 in news, Turkey
sinoraelladasAnkara and Athens have initiated efforts to build a new bridge between Turkey and Greece to ease traffic, Anatolia news agency reported quoting Turkish Deputy Minister of Customs and Trade, Fatih Metin.
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Istanbul city breaks: Cafe's restaurants and things to do in Turkey's city on the Bosphorus - Mirror Online
Turkish delights: Istan-brill breaks in the city where East meets West
24 May 2013 09:30
It's Sunday morning... I’m walking down a traffic-free street in the Taksim district of Istanbul. The shops are open and the place is awash with people enjoying themselves.
Cute, old-fashioned, single-carriage trams are trundling down the middle of the road. Last night one had a live jazz band on board – “to help people feel happy” our guide told us.
More:Istanbul city breaks: Cafe's restaurants and things to do in Turkey's city on the Bosphorus - Mirror Online
24 May 2013 09:30
It's Sunday morning... I’m walking down a traffic-free street in the Taksim district of Istanbul. The shops are open and the place is awash with people enjoying themselves.
Cute, old-fashioned, single-carriage trams are trundling down the middle of the road. Last night one had a live jazz band on board – “to help people feel happy” our guide told us.
More:Istanbul city breaks: Cafe's restaurants and things to do in Turkey's city on the Bosphorus - Mirror Online
Officer in custody over leaks on Reyhanlı attack
Officer in custody over leaks on Reyhanlı attack
ANKARA
A gendarmerie officer suspected of leaking secret documents to a Turkish hacker group has been taken into custody, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesman Hüseyin Çelik has said as the prime minister called on the media to act in a sensitive manner in such issues.
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ANKARA
A gendarmerie officer suspected of leaking secret documents to a Turkish hacker group has been taken into custody, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesman Hüseyin Çelik has said as the prime minister called on the media to act in a sensitive manner in such issues.
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Turkish government to sign agreements for oil and gas with Kurdi
Turkish government to sign agreements for oil and gas with Kurdistan
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Friday, 24 May 2013
Shafaq News reported that Turkish government announced that it is about to sign commercial contracts this year with international companies operating in Kurdistan region for joint exploration of oil.
Turkish Energy Minister, Mr Taner Yildiz said in an interview after returning from the United States with Prime Minister Mr Tayyip Erdogan briefed by Shafaq News, said that his country looks forward to sign commercial contracts this year with Russian and American companies operate in northern Iraq for the joint exploration for oil and gas.
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Friday, 24 May 2013
Shafaq News reported that Turkish government announced that it is about to sign commercial contracts this year with international companies operating in Kurdistan region for joint exploration of oil.
Turkish Energy Minister, Mr Taner Yildiz said in an interview after returning from the United States with Prime Minister Mr Tayyip Erdogan briefed by Shafaq News, said that his country looks forward to sign commercial contracts this year with Russian and American companies operate in northern Iraq for the joint exploration for oil and gas.
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