Iraq-Turkey Ties Improve
By: Sami Kohen Posted on October 31.
Until a couple of months ago, Turkey and Iraq were at loggerheads. A crude verbal duel was being fought between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iraqi counterpart Nouri al-Maliki. The persistent tension between Ankara and Baghdad was unsettling.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Bridging the Turkey-EU Divide – Part 1
Bridging the Turkey-EU Divide
Part 1
By Edward L. Winkfield and Samuel C. Baxter
The many differences between the European Union and Turkey will soon be overridden by one motivating factor.
SBy all accounts, it should not work. Turkey—a 99.8 percent Muslim nation—has a running bid to join the European Union. Everything seems to be against these two entities working closely together.
History: The Ottoman Turks overran the Roman Empire’s eastern capital of Constantinople in 1453.
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Part 1
By Edward L. Winkfield and Samuel C. Baxter
The many differences between the European Union and Turkey will soon be overridden by one motivating factor.
SBy all accounts, it should not work. Turkey—a 99.8 percent Muslim nation—has a running bid to join the European Union. Everything seems to be against these two entities working closely together.
History: The Ottoman Turks overran the Roman Empire’s eastern capital of Constantinople in 1453.
More:Bridging the Turkey-EU Divide – Part 1
New Kurdish Party Could Impact Local Turkish Elections - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
New Kurdish Party Could Impact Local Turkish Elections
By: Orhan Kemal Cengiz for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 31.
At a party convention in Ankara on Oct. 27, participants shouted intriguing chants. One of them — “Everywhere is Taksim, everywhere is resistance” — was the hallmark slogan of the protests that broke out in Istanbul on May 30 over the cutting of trees at Gezi Park and then spread nationwide.
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By: Orhan Kemal Cengiz for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 31.
At a party convention in Ankara on Oct. 27, participants shouted intriguing chants. One of them — “Everywhere is Taksim, everywhere is resistance” — was the hallmark slogan of the protests that broke out in Istanbul on May 30 over the cutting of trees at Gezi Park and then spread nationwide.
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Turkish airlines given extra 14 flight slots | Business Recorder
Turkish airlines given extra 14 flight slots
November 01, 2013
IQBAL MIRZA
At a time when national carrier Pakistan International Airlines is in bad shape, immensely under pressure of huge debts and losses, the government is extending favours to foreign carriers without any justification, according to aviation experts here. According to reliable information, 14 flights slots to Turkish Airlines (TK) from northern Pakistan Lahore and Islamabad to Istanbul would further hurt the bruised PIA.
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November 01, 2013
IQBAL MIRZA
At a time when national carrier Pakistan International Airlines is in bad shape, immensely under pressure of huge debts and losses, the government is extending favours to foreign carriers without any justification, according to aviation experts here. According to reliable information, 14 flights slots to Turkish Airlines (TK) from northern Pakistan Lahore and Islamabad to Istanbul would further hurt the bruised PIA.
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Istanbul’s peerless history and beauty | Arab News — Saudi Arabia News, Middle East News, Opinion, Economy and more.
Istanbul’s peerless history and beauty
Farouk Luqman
MY visit to Turkey in the late eighties coincided with the country’s general elections to choose a new ruling party and prime minister. Turgot Ozal’s new Motherland Party surprised the country and Europe by winning the elections and receiving a mandate to form the government. I was staying at the Hilton facing the Bosphorus, the sea border between Turkey and Europe.
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Farouk Luqman
MY visit to Turkey in the late eighties coincided with the country’s general elections to choose a new ruling party and prime minister. Turgot Ozal’s new Motherland Party surprised the country and Europe by winning the elections and receiving a mandate to form the government. I was staying at the Hilton facing the Bosphorus, the sea border between Turkey and Europe.
More:Istanbul’s peerless history and beauty | Arab News — Saudi Arabia News, Middle East News, Opinion, Economy and more.
Syria: Israeli warplanes strike Syria, U.S. says
Israeli warplanes attacked a shipment of Russian missiles inside a Syrian government stronghold, officials said Thursday, a development that threatened to add another explosive layer to regional tensions from the Syrian civil war.
An Obama administration official confirmed the Israeli airstrike overnight, but provided no details. Another security official said the attack occurred late Wednesday in the Syrian port city of Latakia and that the target was Russian-made SA-125 missiles.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the attack. There was no immediate confirmation from Syria.
Read more: Israeli warplanes strike Syria, U.S. says - World - CBC News
An Obama administration official confirmed the Israeli airstrike overnight, but provided no details. Another security official said the attack occurred late Wednesday in the Syrian port city of Latakia and that the target was Russian-made SA-125 missiles.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the attack. There was no immediate confirmation from Syria.
Read more: Israeli warplanes strike Syria, U.S. says - World - CBC News
Fixing a broken Turkish democracy | openDemocracy
Fixing a broken Turkish democracy
Sarphan Uzunoğlu 30 October 2013
The Democracy Package will only have a short term effect on Turkish democracy and will be incapable of tackling the main problems in our society.
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Sarphan Uzunoğlu 30 October 2013
The Democracy Package will only have a short term effect on Turkish democracy and will be incapable of tackling the main problems in our society.
More:Fixing a broken Turkish democracy | openDemocracy
Ataturk Centennial Work Chases $100 Billion in Financing - Bloomberg
Ataturk Centennial Work Chases $100 Billion in Financing
By Ercan Ersoy - Oct 31, 2013 11:56 AM ET
Turkey is planning $100 billion of infrastructure projects over the next five years, with 70 percent of the spending dependent on financing by domestic banks, according to the nation’s largest lender.
More:Ataturk Centennial Work Chases $100 Billion in Financing - Bloomberg
By Ercan Ersoy - Oct 31, 2013 11:56 AM ET
Turkey is planning $100 billion of infrastructure projects over the next five years, with 70 percent of the spending dependent on financing by domestic banks, according to the nation’s largest lender.
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US officials prepare for Ankara visits
US officials prepare for Ankara visits
ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News
Sevil Erkuş Sevil Erkuş sevil.kucukkosum@hdn.com.tr
Turkey and the United States are intensifying political dialogue as bilateral visits between the capitals gain momentum.
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ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News
Sevil Erkuş Sevil Erkuş sevil.kucukkosum@hdn.com.tr
Turkey and the United States are intensifying political dialogue as bilateral visits between the capitals gain momentum.
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Erdogan slams European Union
Erdogan slams European Union
Thu 31 October 2013 06:00 GMT | 11:00 Local Time
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Keeping Turkey out of the European Union is against logic, reason and historical truths, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
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Thu 31 October 2013 06:00 GMT | 11:00 Local Time
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Keeping Turkey out of the European Union is against logic, reason and historical truths, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
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Ottoman Dream Come True: Train Links East And West In Istanbul : Parallels : NPR
Ottoman Dream Come True: Train Links East And West In Istanbul
by
October 30, 2013 4:14 PM
The Marmaray Project, Turkey's new underwater rail link between the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, is . It's the first of its kind, a modern feat of engineering that realizes the 150-year-old dream of an Ottoman sultan.
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by
October 30, 2013 4:14 PM
The Marmaray Project, Turkey's new underwater rail link between the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, is . It's the first of its kind, a modern feat of engineering that realizes the 150-year-old dream of an Ottoman sultan.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
World Bank opens Islamic finance centre in Istanbul | Business Standard
World Bank opens Islamic finance centre in Istanbul
World Bank launched Islamic Finance Development Centre in collaboration with Turkish government Wednesday.
The centre is expected to share information on the development of Islamic finance, to give consultancy service on Islamic finance, and play the role in strengthening the institutional infrastructure
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World Bank launched Islamic Finance Development Centre in collaboration with Turkish government Wednesday.
The centre is expected to share information on the development of Islamic finance, to give consultancy service on Islamic finance, and play the role in strengthening the institutional infrastructure
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Istanbul’s Galata tower turns pink for breast cancer awareness month
Istanbul’s Galata tower turns pink for breast cancer awareness month
ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
Galata tower, one of Istanbul’s most iconic structures, was lit pink on Oct. 30 as part of the events marking breast cancer awareness month. The MEMEDER association on breast cancer, which organized the event, also distributed pink wristlets reading “early detection saves lives.”
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ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
Galata tower, one of Istanbul’s most iconic structures, was lit pink on Oct. 30 as part of the events marking breast cancer awareness month. The MEMEDER association on breast cancer, which organized the event, also distributed pink wristlets reading “early detection saves lives.”
More:HEALTH - Istanbul’s Galata tower turns pink for breast cancer awareness month
Unearthed Hittite artifacts in Istanbul break new ground
Unearthed Hittite artifacts in Istanbul break new ground
Ömer ERBİL ISTANBUL - Radikal
Traces of the Hurrian civilization discovered in excavations in the ancient city of Bathonea in Istanbul’s Küçükçekmece river basin are being hailed as the year’s most important discovery as they provide the first ever proof that the Hittites came to Europe and civilisations’ long history
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Ömer ERBİL ISTANBUL - Radikal
Traces of the Hurrian civilization discovered in excavations in the ancient city of Bathonea in Istanbul’s Küçükçekmece river basin are being hailed as the year’s most important discovery as they provide the first ever proof that the Hittites came to Europe and civilisations’ long history
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Femen makes tense debut in Turkey, artist withdraws support - General news - ANSAMed.it
Femen makes tense debut in Turkey, artist withdraws support
Rift over words considered insulting to religion
30 October, 18:13
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, OCTOBER 30 - The bare-breasted protestors of Femen, a group created in Ukraine and now present in Europe and the Middle East, made a tense debut Wednesday in Turkey.
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Rift over words considered insulting to religion
30 October, 18:13
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, OCTOBER 30 - The bare-breasted protestors of Femen, a group created in Ukraine and now present in Europe and the Middle East, made a tense debut Wednesday in Turkey.
More:Femen makes tense debut in Turkey, artist withdraws support - General news - ANSAMed.it
Electricity failure in Turkey tunnel just day after opening
Electricity failure in Turkey tunnel just day after opening
Rail passengers have to walk on tracks to exit 13.6-kilometre undersea tunnel in Istanbul before services resume within few minutes.
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Rail passengers have to walk on tracks to exit 13.6-kilometre undersea tunnel in Istanbul before services resume within few minutes.
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Sunset on Turkey’s boom? - 30 Oct 2013 - Financial Director Feature
Sunset on Turkey’s boom?
Turkey looks like a good prospect for UK exporters but economists expect trouble ahead if the government stays on its current course, finds Gavin Hinks
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Turkey looks like a good prospect for UK exporters but economists expect trouble ahead if the government stays on its current course, finds Gavin Hinks
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Sunset on Turkey’s boom?
Sunset on Turkey’s boom?
Turkey looks like a good prospect for UK exporters but economists expect trouble ahead if the government stays on its current course, finds Gavin Hinks
More:Sunset on Turkey’s boom? - 30 Oct 2013 - Financial Director Feature
Turkey looks like a good prospect for UK exporters but economists expect trouble ahead if the government stays on its current course, finds Gavin Hinks
More:Sunset on Turkey’s boom? - 30 Oct 2013 - Financial Director Feature
Turkey: 5th Izmir Economic Congress starting today - Economy - ANSAMed.it
Turkey: 5th Izmir Economic Congress starting today
30 October, 11:19
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, OCTOBER 30 - The 5th Izmir Economic Congress is starting today, 30 October, and it's main theme is "Turkish Economy in the light of the Global Economic Restructuring", as Anadolu Agency reports.
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30 October, 11:19
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, OCTOBER 30 - The 5th Izmir Economic Congress is starting today, 30 October, and it's main theme is "Turkish Economy in the light of the Global Economic Restructuring", as Anadolu Agency reports.
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Turkish stocks at 5-week high as U.S. stimulus seen holding | Reuters
Turkish stocks at 5-week high as U.S. stimulus seen holding
ISTANBUL | Wed Oct 30, 2013 5:02am EDT
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Turkey's main stock index reached its highest level in almost six weeks on Wednesday as markets expected no change in the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus policy and ahead of a slew of third-quarter results due after the close.
More:Turkish stocks at 5-week high as U.S. stimulus seen holding | Reuters
ISTANBUL | Wed Oct 30, 2013 5:02am EDT
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Turkey's main stock index reached its highest level in almost six weeks on Wednesday as markets expected no change in the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus policy and ahead of a slew of third-quarter results due after the close.
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Turkey launches undersea commuter train - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Turkey launches undersea commuter train
English.news.cn 2013-10-30 07:30:33
ISTANBUL, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkey officially launched an undersea commuter train connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul on Tuesday.
President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the inauguration together with more than 10,000 people besides the Bosporus strait.
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English.news.cn 2013-10-30 07:30:33
ISTANBUL, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkey officially launched an undersea commuter train connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul on Tuesday.
President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the inauguration together with more than 10,000 people besides the Bosporus strait.
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MURAT YETKİN - Turkish Republic at a crossroads on its 90th birthday
Turkish Republic at a crossroads on its 90th birthday
Turkey is celebrating its 90th birthday today, Oct. 29, as its region passes through yet more turmoil.
The gap between East and West is widening as the European Union calls for more advanced standards of politics and economy by learning through crises, while the Islamic political scene shows worrying signs of more sectarian and ethnic conflicts in the near future. Such developments taking place along Turkey's western and western (and southeastern) borders are causing pains and seem to be dragging the country into a morass.
More:MURAT YETKİN - Turkish Republic at a crossroads on its 90th birthday
Turkey is celebrating its 90th birthday today, Oct. 29, as its region passes through yet more turmoil.
The gap between East and West is widening as the European Union calls for more advanced standards of politics and economy by learning through crises, while the Islamic political scene shows worrying signs of more sectarian and ethnic conflicts in the near future. Such developments taking place along Turkey's western and western (and southeastern) borders are causing pains and seem to be dragging the country into a morass.
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Istanbul Offers an Unexpected Hipster’s Hangout - CraveOnline
Istanbul Offers an Unexpected Hipster’s Hangout
Only the 360 Restaurant and Bar high atop Istanbul offers a complete, wraparound view of the great city and surrounding sea scape.
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Only the 360 Restaurant and Bar high atop Istanbul offers a complete, wraparound view of the great city and surrounding sea scape.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
LOCAL - Court releases 19 detained during Ankara protests
Court releases 19 detained during Ankara protests
ANKARA
An Ankara court released 19 people detained by the police on Oct. 28 during the protests of the trial in the killing of Gezi demonstrator Ethem Sarısülük by a local police officer at the beginning of June, Anadolu Agency reported.
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ANKARA
An Ankara court released 19 people detained by the police on Oct. 28 during the protests of the trial in the killing of Gezi demonstrator Ethem Sarısülük by a local police officer at the beginning of June, Anadolu Agency reported.
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I disregard resignation calls from marginal groups: Turkish chief of general staff
I disregard resignation calls from marginal groups: Turkish chief of general staff
ANKARA
Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel has dismissed calls for his resignation made by retired generals recently convicted in the "Balyoz" (Sledgehammer) coup plot case.
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ANKARA
Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel has dismissed calls for his resignation made by retired generals recently convicted in the "Balyoz" (Sledgehammer) coup plot case.
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World’s first trans-continental tunnel opens in Istanbul | euronews, world news
World’s first trans-continental tunnel opens in Istanbul
29/10 18:41 CET
Istanbul has celebrated the 90th anniversary of the founding of the modern Turkish republic by opening the world’s first trans-continental tunnel.
More:World’s first trans-continental tunnel opens in Istanbul | euronews, world news
29/10 18:41 CET
Istanbul has celebrated the 90th anniversary of the founding of the modern Turkish republic by opening the world’s first trans-continental tunnel.
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NATO needs to be concerned about Turkey's shift from secularism - UPI.com
NATO needs to talk Turkey
By JAMES ZUMWALT, UPI Outside View Commentator | Oct. 29, 2013 | 12:04 AM
Despite U.S. President Barack Obama's "good friendship" with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country's leadership continues down a worrisome path that should give NATO members pause to question Ankara's allegiance. A most disturbing disclosure by Turkey, only recently revealed, has undermined the United States' ability to accurately evaluate Iran's nuclear arms program.
More:NATO needs to be concerned about Turkey's shift from secularism - UPI.com
By JAMES ZUMWALT, UPI Outside View Commentator | Oct. 29, 2013 | 12:04 AM
Despite U.S. President Barack Obama's "good friendship" with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country's leadership continues down a worrisome path that should give NATO members pause to question Ankara's allegiance. A most disturbing disclosure by Turkey, only recently revealed, has undermined the United States' ability to accurately evaluate Iran's nuclear arms program.
More:NATO needs to be concerned about Turkey's shift from secularism - UPI.com
Is Yoga Halal for Turks? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is Yoga Halal for Turks?
By: Pinar Tremblay for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 28.
Print and social media boomed with news on Oct. 25 that Turkish Interior Ministry sought the official opinion of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (DRA) on whether yoga is caiz (not explicitly forbidden by Islam). News reports suggested that the cause of the inquiry was the Interior Ministry’s desire to provide yoga classes for the overstressed police force. The DRA replied as long as yoga was practiced as a sport activity it was permissible, but if it has a “religious mission” it could be objectionable.
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By: Pinar Tremblay for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 28.
Print and social media boomed with news on Oct. 25 that Turkish Interior Ministry sought the official opinion of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (DRA) on whether yoga is caiz (not explicitly forbidden by Islam). News reports suggested that the cause of the inquiry was the Interior Ministry’s desire to provide yoga classes for the overstressed police force. The DRA replied as long as yoga was practiced as a sport activity it was permissible, but if it has a “religious mission” it could be objectionable.
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Violent clashes as police officer's trial begins | Herald Scotland
Violent clashes as police officer's trial begins
ANKARA
Tuesday 29 October 2013
TURKISH police have fired water cannon and tear gas to break up a protest by around 2000 people outside an Ankara court over the handling of the trial of a policeman accused of killing a demonstrator earlier this year.
More:Violent clashes as police officer's trial begins | Herald Scotland
ANKARA
Tuesday 29 October 2013
TURKISH police have fired water cannon and tear gas to break up a protest by around 2000 people outside an Ankara court over the handling of the trial of a policeman accused of killing a demonstrator earlier this year.
More:Violent clashes as police officer's trial begins | Herald Scotland
SEMİH İDİZ - Erdoğan stirs the Balkan cauldron
Erdoğan stirs the Balkan cauldron
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made it apparent after coming to power that he does not like diplomacy or diplomats. Whether it is diplomatic or not, he likes to speak openly and his supporters love him for it. The problem is that the world turns on diplomacy. This, however, has not prevented him from putting his foot in it and making the administration of a coherent foreign policy more difficult for Ankara.
More:SEMİH İDİZ - Erdoğan stirs the Balkan cauldron
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made it apparent after coming to power that he does not like diplomacy or diplomats. Whether it is diplomatic or not, he likes to speak openly and his supporters love him for it. The problem is that the world turns on diplomacy. This, however, has not prevented him from putting his foot in it and making the administration of a coherent foreign policy more difficult for Ankara.
More:SEMİH İDİZ - Erdoğan stirs the Balkan cauldron
Tunnel vision: the €3bn project to join Europe and Asia that has split Turkey - Europe - World - The Independent
Tunnel vision: the €3bn project to join Europe and Asia that has split Turkey
After long delays a 150-year plan to connect Istanbul’s twin coasts is finally ready - albeit with only three of its planned 37 stations. But could this unpopular project trigger further protests?
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After long delays a 150-year plan to connect Istanbul’s twin coasts is finally ready - albeit with only three of its planned 37 stations. But could this unpopular project trigger further protests?
More:Tunnel vision: the €3bn project to join Europe and Asia that has split Turkey - Europe - World - The Independent
Sultan’s dream comes true: Istanbul tunnel connects Asia and Europe - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page
Sultan’s dream comes true: Istanbul tunnel connects Asia and Europe
Monday, 28 October 2013
Over 150 years ago, Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I sketched a drawing of building an underwater tunnel to connect his vast empire to Europe.
However, the lack of technology and financing at the time prevented him from fulfilling his vision.
More:Sultan’s dream comes true: Istanbul tunnel connects Asia and Europe - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page
Monday, 28 October 2013
Over 150 years ago, Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I sketched a drawing of building an underwater tunnel to connect his vast empire to Europe.
However, the lack of technology and financing at the time prevented him from fulfilling his vision.
More:Sultan’s dream comes true: Istanbul tunnel connects Asia and Europe - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page
Erdogan: 'Kosovo Is Turkey' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan: 'Kosovo Is Turkey'
By: Yavuz Baydar for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 28.
In a recent article, "Turkey's Lost Illusions," adviser and professor Dominique Moisi wrote that Turkey is now more in search of itself than it is of Europe. According to him, the end of the Soviet-era was a wake-up call for Turkey to revive a long-lost dream of (re)shaping its neighborhood under the banner of neo-Ottomanism. The endeavor, recently encapsulated in the foreign policy slogan of "zero problems with neighbors" turns out to have been an unsuccesful exercise based on costly trial and error.
More:Erdogan: 'Kosovo Is Turkey' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
By: Yavuz Baydar for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 28.
In a recent article, "Turkey's Lost Illusions," adviser and professor Dominique Moisi wrote that Turkey is now more in search of itself than it is of Europe. According to him, the end of the Soviet-era was a wake-up call for Turkey to revive a long-lost dream of (re)shaping its neighborhood under the banner of neo-Ottomanism. The endeavor, recently encapsulated in the foreign policy slogan of "zero problems with neighbors" turns out to have been an unsuccesful exercise based on costly trial and error.
More:Erdogan: 'Kosovo Is Turkey' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Istanbul rail tunnel links Europe and Asian | euronews, economy
Istanbul rail tunnel links Europe and Asian
28/10 18:03 CET
East meets West as Turkey connects the European and Asian part of Istanbul with a rail tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait, the busy shipping channel linking the Marmara and Black Seas
More:Istanbul rail tunnel links Europe and Asian | euronews, economy
28/10 18:03 CET
East meets West as Turkey connects the European and Asian part of Istanbul with a rail tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait, the busy shipping channel linking the Marmara and Black Seas
More:Istanbul rail tunnel links Europe and Asian | euronews, economy
Riot occurs at one of Turkish women's prisons - Trend.Az
Riot occurs at one of Turkish women's prisons
Photo: Riot occurs at one of Turkish women's prisons / Incident
29 October 2013, 09:43 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 29 / Trend R. Hafizoglu /
A riot broke out at one of the women's prisons in the Turkish province of Mus, CNN Turk TV channel reported today.
According to the TV channel, the cause of the riot was the deterioration of prisoners' conditions. It is also reported that the prisoners set fire to one of the cells as a sign of protest. Seven people were injured.
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Photo: Riot occurs at one of Turkish women's prisons / Incident
29 October 2013, 09:43 (GMT+04:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 29 / Trend R. Hafizoglu /
A riot broke out at one of the women's prisons in the Turkish province of Mus, CNN Turk TV channel reported today.
According to the TV channel, the cause of the riot was the deterioration of prisoners' conditions. It is also reported that the prisoners set fire to one of the cells as a sign of protest. Seven people were injured.
More:Riot occurs at one of Turkish women's prisons - Trend.Az
Tens of thousands mark Republic Day with alternative rally in Ankara
Tens of thousands mark Republic Day with alternative rally in Ankara
ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News
Tens of thousands of people gather in Ankara for the main opposition party-led rally, while official ceremonies held across Turkey to mark Republic Day
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ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News
Tens of thousands of people gather in Ankara for the main opposition party-led rally, while official ceremonies held across Turkey to mark Republic Day
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Transforming mental health care in Turkey
Transforming mental health care in Turkey
29-10-2013
Yanki Travel
Large-scale transformation efforts in the field of mental health care in Turkey were highlighted through a conference held in Ankara, Turkey on 2–3 October 2013. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Health in partnership with WHO, within the scope of the project “Promoting services for people with disabilities” funded by the European Union (EU) and the Government of Turkey.
More:WHO/Europe | Transforming mental health care in Turkey
29-10-2013
Yanki Travel
Large-scale transformation efforts in the field of mental health care in Turkey were highlighted through a conference held in Ankara, Turkey on 2–3 October 2013. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Health in partnership with WHO, within the scope of the project “Promoting services for people with disabilities” funded by the European Union (EU) and the Government of Turkey.
More:WHO/Europe | Transforming mental health care in Turkey
Viessmann unveils new green facility in Turkey
Viessmann unveils new green facility in Turkey
Viessmann Group recently opened a new production plant in Turkey, which was constructed entirely from environmentally-friendly, low-pollution and recyclable materials.
More:Viessmann unveils new green facility in Turkey
Viessmann Group recently opened a new production plant in Turkey, which was constructed entirely from environmentally-friendly, low-pollution and recyclable materials.
More:Viessmann unveils new green facility in Turkey
'Turkey and Germany need nuclear power' | Environment | DW.DE | 29.10.2013
'Turkey and Germany need nuclear power'
Germany is making a mistake in turning its back on nuclear power, says Turkish energy expert Hüseyin Bagci. He believes nuclear power offers Turkey freedom from dependence on imported oil and gas.
More:'Turkey and Germany need nuclear power' | Environment | DW.DE | 29.10.2013
Germany is making a mistake in turning its back on nuclear power, says Turkish energy expert Hüseyin Bagci. He believes nuclear power offers Turkey freedom from dependence on imported oil and gas.
More:'Turkey and Germany need nuclear power' | Environment | DW.DE | 29.10.2013
Turkish Republic celebrates 90th anniversary
Turkish Republic celebrates 90th anniversary
ANKARA, October 29. (AA). The celebration of Turkey's Republic Day began on Tuesday with a ceremony at the Anitkabir mausoleum of founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in capital Ankara.
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ANKARA, October 29. (AA). The celebration of Turkey's Republic Day began on Tuesday with a ceremony at the Anitkabir mausoleum of founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in capital Ankara.
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Remembering Atatürk: Turkey’s Founding Father Appeared on TIME’s 4th Issue | TIME.com
Remembering Atatürk: Turkey’s Founding Father Appeared on TIME’s 4th Issue
By Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoorOct. 29, 2013
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish republic, which emerged out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire as a sovereign, independent nation thanks in large part to the leadership of one man: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Nine decades ago, too, a new American newsweekly had started shaking up New York’s media scene. TIME’s fourth-ever issue placed “Mustapha Kemal Pasha” — he had yet to win his sobriquet “Ataturk,” or “father of the Turks” — on its March 24 cover, hailing him as the “Emancipator of Turkey” who had “lifted the people out of the slough of servile submission to alien authority, brought them to a realization of their inherent qualities and to an independence of thought and action.”
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By Ishaan Tharoor @ishaantharoorOct. 29, 2013
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish republic, which emerged out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire as a sovereign, independent nation thanks in large part to the leadership of one man: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Nine decades ago, too, a new American newsweekly had started shaking up New York’s media scene. TIME’s fourth-ever issue placed “Mustapha Kemal Pasha” — he had yet to win his sobriquet “Ataturk,” or “father of the Turks” — on its March 24 cover, hailing him as the “Emancipator of Turkey” who had “lifted the people out of the slough of servile submission to alien authority, brought them to a realization of their inherent qualities and to an independence of thought and action.”
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8 Odes to Atatürk, Founder of the Turkish Republic | TIME.com
8 Odes to Atatürk, Founder of the Turkish Republic
By Nate Rawlings @naterawlingsOct. 29, 2013
The modern Republic of Turkey is 90 years old. Here’s what notable people have shared about the man credited with its founding, and who served as its first president — Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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By Nate Rawlings @naterawlingsOct. 29, 2013
The modern Republic of Turkey is 90 years old. Here’s what notable people have shared about the man credited with its founding, and who served as its first president — Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
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Monday, October 28, 2013
That report and women
That report and women
By Aylin Kocaman , Posted on » Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The much-awaited EU Turkish progress report has been published every year since 1998. It was thought of as a report that measured the democratisation in Turkey, but over time, Turkish people lost that excitement. A Turkey that was a member of the Customs Union represented an economic advantage for Europe, but they did not want a Turkey that was a member of the European Union.
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By Aylin Kocaman , Posted on » Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The much-awaited EU Turkish progress report has been published every year since 1998. It was thought of as a report that measured the democratisation in Turkey, but over time, Turkish people lost that excitement. A Turkey that was a member of the Customs Union represented an economic advantage for Europe, but they did not want a Turkey that was a member of the European Union.
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Turkey at 90, a guarantee for regional security
Turkey at 90, a guarantee for regional security
LIAM FOX
The Republic Day holiday reminds us of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s historic achievement in transforming his nation into a secular, democratic state. It is one of the most brilliant and significant stories of the 20th century and its impact is being felt ever more widely today. Turkey now stands as a prosperous and vibrant state at the global crossroads. It has an indispensable role in energy security, as an increasingly important economic player and as a strategic security partner.
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LIAM FOX
The Republic Day holiday reminds us of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s historic achievement in transforming his nation into a secular, democratic state. It is one of the most brilliant and significant stories of the 20th century and its impact is being felt ever more widely today. Turkey now stands as a prosperous and vibrant state at the global crossroads. It has an indispensable role in energy security, as an increasingly important economic player and as a strategic security partner.
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Turkish President Gül praises Atatürk for Republic Day
Turkish President Gül praises Atatürk for Republic Day
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
President Abdullah Gül said yesterday that an unprecedented struggle by the Turkish nation, led by the modern Republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, made today’s Turkey possible.
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
President Abdullah Gül said yesterday that an unprecedented struggle by the Turkish nation, led by the modern Republic’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, made today’s Turkey possible.
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MURAT YETKİN - Turkish Republic at a crossroads on its 90th birthday
Turkish Republic at a crossroads on its 90th birthday
Turkey is celebrating its 90th birthday today, Oct. 29, as its region passes through yet more turmoil.
The gap between East and West is widening as the European Union calls for more advanced standards of politics and economy by learning through crises, while the Islamic political scene shows worrying signs of more sectarian and ethnic conflicts in the near future. Such developments taking place along Turkey's western and western (and southeastern) borders are causing pains and seem to be dragging the country into a morass.
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Turkey is celebrating its 90th birthday today, Oct. 29, as its region passes through yet more turmoil.
The gap between East and West is widening as the European Union calls for more advanced standards of politics and economy by learning through crises, while the Islamic political scene shows worrying signs of more sectarian and ethnic conflicts in the near future. Such developments taking place along Turkey's western and western (and southeastern) borders are causing pains and seem to be dragging the country into a morass.
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Turkish dramas discussed in Sweden
Turkish dramas discussed in Sweden
STOCKHOLM - Anadolu Agency
The Institute for Turkish Studies, which was recently opened at Stockholm University, organized a panel discussion during the weekend on the impact of Turkish TV series in foreign countries
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STOCKHOLM - Anadolu Agency
The Institute for Turkish Studies, which was recently opened at Stockholm University, organized a panel discussion during the weekend on the impact of Turkish TV series in foreign countries
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Turkey in Disarray | Allan Topol
Turkey in Disarray
Posted: 10/28/2013 3:23 pm
Three years ago, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and his country were soaring. The Turkish economy was booming and a model for growth and expansion. Erdogan, spurned by the EU for membership, was looking east. Never modest, he saw himself as the leader of the Islamic Middle East, on the cusp of recreating the Ottoman Empire.
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Posted: 10/28/2013 3:23 pm
Three years ago, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and his country were soaring. The Turkish economy was booming and a model for growth and expansion. Erdogan, spurned by the EU for membership, was looking east. Never modest, he saw himself as the leader of the Islamic Middle East, on the cusp of recreating the Ottoman Empire.
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Turkey police fire tear gas to disperse court protesters - FOCUS Information Agency
Turkey police fire tear gas to disperse court protesters
28 October 2013 | 15:47 | FOCUS News Agency
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Ankara. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Monday to disperse around 2,000 people protesting at a court's refusal to detain a policeman accused of killing a demonstrator during the popular unrest in June, AFP reported.
A police officer identified only as Ahmet S. is on trial accused of shooting to death 26-year-old Ethem Sarisuluk during mass anti-government street protests in Ankara in June
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28 October 2013 | 15:47 | FOCUS News Agency
Home / Southeast Europe and Balkans
Ankara. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas Monday to disperse around 2,000 people protesting at a court's refusal to detain a policeman accused of killing a demonstrator during the popular unrest in June, AFP reported.
A police officer identified only as Ahmet S. is on trial accused of shooting to death 26-year-old Ethem Sarisuluk during mass anti-government street protests in Ankara in June
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Turkish FM says Erdogan's statement was "misinterpreted"
Turkish FM says Erdogan's statement was "misinterpreted"
Source: B92, Tanjug
ANKARA, BELGRADE -- Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday that the statement made by Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Kosovo was "misinterpreted and taken out of context."
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Source: B92, Tanjug
ANKARA, BELGRADE -- Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday that the statement made by Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Kosovo was "misinterpreted and taken out of context."
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Court decision triggers tensions at trial of slain Gezi protester’s murder in Ankara
Court decision triggers tensions at trial of slain Gezi protester’s murder in Ankara
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Hüseyin Hayatsever Hüseyin Hayatsever huseyin.hayatsever@hdn.com.tr
Tensions rose inside and outside an Ankara courthouse Oct. 28 during the postponed first hearing of a case into the killing of Gezi demonstrator Ethem Sarısülük by a local police officer at the beginning of June.
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Hüseyin Hayatsever Hüseyin Hayatsever huseyin.hayatsever@hdn.com.tr
Tensions rose inside and outside an Ankara courthouse Oct. 28 during the postponed first hearing of a case into the killing of Gezi demonstrator Ethem Sarısülük by a local police officer at the beginning of June.
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AFP: Turkey to open first sea tunnel to ever link two continents
Turkey to open first sea tunnel to ever link two continents
By Philippe Alfroy (AFP) – 14 hours ago
Istanbul — Turkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects.
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By Philippe Alfroy (AFP) – 14 hours ago
Istanbul — Turkey will on Tuesday unveil the world's first sea tunnel connecting two continents, fulfilling a sultan's dream 150 years ago, but also fuelling recent anti-government sentiment for such mega projects.
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Turkey: headscarved MPs set to enter Parliament - Politics - ANSAMed.it
Turkey: headscarved MPs set to enter Parliament
28 October, 12:39
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, OCTOBER 28 - The Turkish Parliament will either experience 'déjà vu' with tension, or will mark a milestone by allowing women wearing headscarves to enter, with more than one female deputy having announced that they will be wearing headscarves when they come to Parliament this week. The outcome, as daily Hurriyet reports, will depend on the reaction of the opposition parties, particularly the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
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28 October, 12:39
(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, OCTOBER 28 - The Turkish Parliament will either experience 'déjà vu' with tension, or will mark a milestone by allowing women wearing headscarves to enter, with more than one female deputy having announced that they will be wearing headscarves when they come to Parliament this week. The outcome, as daily Hurriyet reports, will depend on the reaction of the opposition parties, particularly the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
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Turkish Gaullism and the China deal - HispanicBusiness.com
Turkish Gaullism and the China deal
October 28, 2013
ISTANBUL (CIHAN)- It is no secret that Washington is seriously concerned about Turkey's decision to build a missile defense system with a Chinese firm. Turkish officials said in September that Turkey is likely to choose the FD-2000 missile defense system from the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC), which is under US sanctions for violations of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has also voiced concern about Turkey buying a system that is not compatible with those of other members. The technical rationale behind Ankara's choice is that the Chinese company will be more generous than Western ones in sharing technology with Turkey.
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October 28, 2013
ISTANBUL (CIHAN)- It is no secret that Washington is seriously concerned about Turkey's decision to build a missile defense system with a Chinese firm. Turkish officials said in September that Turkey is likely to choose the FD-2000 missile defense system from the China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC), which is under US sanctions for violations of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has also voiced concern about Turkey buying a system that is not compatible with those of other members. The technical rationale behind Ankara's choice is that the Chinese company will be more generous than Western ones in sharing technology with Turkey.
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Stray shell from Syria kills man in Turkey: sources | Reuters
Stray shell from Syria kills man in Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey | Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:50am EDT
(Reuters) - A 35-year-old man was killed in the southeastern Turkish town of Ceylanpinar early on Monday when a stray mortar shell fired across the border from Syria struck a house near the frontier, security sources said.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey | Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:50am EDT
(Reuters) - A 35-year-old man was killed in the southeastern Turkish town of Ceylanpinar early on Monday when a stray mortar shell fired across the border from Syria struck a house near the frontier, security sources said.
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Istanbul is a delight for the senses | Metro News
Istanbul is a delight for the senses
Monday 28 Oct 2013 6:00 am
Occupying a deep, natural harbour on the Bosphorus Strait, which divides the Mediterranean from the Black Sea, it’s easy to see why Istanbul was at the centre of the world’s greatest empires. The relevance of this for the modern visitor is that the city is a hotchpotch of architecture, religion and – importantly – areas. Most of the major tourist sites are in the Old City of Sultanahmet, including the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and the Blue Mosque. This area is buzzing by day and sleepier at night, when the action moves to Beyoglu, a cool district with shops, eateries and a thriving rooftop bar scene. For up-and-coming edge, try Cihangir or Karakoy – neighbourhoods of artisan street cafés, crumbling buildings and old men selling baklava to hip twenty-somethings. Luxury nightclubs cluster along the Bosphorus – Reina, Supperclub and Sortie all attract clients in yachts – and if this all gets too much, escape to The Princes Islands. The car-free archipelago is 45 minutes away by ferry and has relaxed beach clubs and a back-to-nature appeal.
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Monday 28 Oct 2013 6:00 am
Occupying a deep, natural harbour on the Bosphorus Strait, which divides the Mediterranean from the Black Sea, it’s easy to see why Istanbul was at the centre of the world’s greatest empires. The relevance of this for the modern visitor is that the city is a hotchpotch of architecture, religion and – importantly – areas. Most of the major tourist sites are in the Old City of Sultanahmet, including the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace and the Blue Mosque. This area is buzzing by day and sleepier at night, when the action moves to Beyoglu, a cool district with shops, eateries and a thriving rooftop bar scene. For up-and-coming edge, try Cihangir or Karakoy – neighbourhoods of artisan street cafés, crumbling buildings and old men selling baklava to hip twenty-somethings. Luxury nightclubs cluster along the Bosphorus – Reina, Supperclub and Sortie all attract clients in yachts – and if this all gets too much, escape to The Princes Islands. The car-free archipelago is 45 minutes away by ferry and has relaxed beach clubs and a back-to-nature appeal.
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Two Turkish Airlines planes collide at Istanbul airport - Trend.Az
Two Turkish Airlines planes collide at Istanbul airport
Photo: Two Turkish Airlines planes collide at Istanbul airport / Incident
28 October 2013, 10:06 (GMT+04:00)
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Two planes belonging to Turkish Airlines collided at Istanbul airport named after Ataturk, CNN Turk TV channel reported on Monday.
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Photo: Two Turkish Airlines planes collide at Istanbul airport / Incident
28 October 2013, 10:06 (GMT+04:00)
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Two planes belonging to Turkish Airlines collided at Istanbul airport named after Ataturk, CNN Turk TV channel reported on Monday.
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Japanese PM Leaves for Turkey on Economic Cooperation
Japanese PM Leaves for Turkey on Economic Cooperation
2013-10-28 13:55:02
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday kicked off his second trip to Turkey to bolster bilateral economic relations, continuing to carry out the country's economic diplomacy.
Abe aims to export Japan's nuclear power reactors to Ankara during the visit, which follows one in May when the two countries signed an accord for peaceful use of atomic power, according to local media.
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2013-10-28 13:55:02
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday kicked off his second trip to Turkey to bolster bilateral economic relations, continuing to carry out the country's economic diplomacy.
Abe aims to export Japan's nuclear power reactors to Ankara during the visit, which follows one in May when the two countries signed an accord for peaceful use of atomic power, according to local media.
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Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines put deeper cooperation plans on hold - ch-aviation.ch
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines put deeper cooperation plans on hold
28OCT2013
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int'l) will not deepen their relationship with Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Atatürk) for the time being, Chief Financial Officer, Simone Menne, has been quoted by aero.de as saying.
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28OCT2013
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int'l) will not deepen their relationship with Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Atatürk) for the time being, Chief Financial Officer, Simone Menne, has been quoted by aero.de as saying.
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Turkey wants more democracy: Survey
Turkey wants more democracy: Survey
ISTANBUL – Radikal
The Turkish government’s recently unveiled “democracy package” is deemed "sufficient" by only 48 percent of the country, according to a poll, while respondents are divided over a question of whether the country is getting better or worse.
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ISTANBUL – Radikal
The Turkish government’s recently unveiled “democracy package” is deemed "sufficient" by only 48 percent of the country, according to a poll, while respondents are divided over a question of whether the country is getting better or worse.
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EMRE DELİVELİ - The Great Purge in Turkish economic policymaking
The Great Purge in Turkish economic policymaking
During the Great Purge from 1936 to 1939, many Soviet officials were summarily executed or sent to Gulag labor camps, as portrayed in Nikita Mikhalkov’s Oscar-winning movie “Burnt by the Sun.” A similar purge has gathered pace in Turkish economic policymaking.
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During the Great Purge from 1936 to 1939, many Soviet officials were summarily executed or sent to Gulag labor camps, as portrayed in Nikita Mikhalkov’s Oscar-winning movie “Burnt by the Sun.” A similar purge has gathered pace in Turkish economic policymaking.
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Serena Williams Defeats Li Na to Win WTA Championships - All China Women's Federation
Serena Williams Defeats Li Na to Win WTA Championships
October 28, 2013
Editor:Liu Yunting
Serena Williams of United States won her final match of WTA tennis championships against Li Na of China at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 27, 2013.
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October 28, 2013
Editor:Liu Yunting
Serena Williams of United States won her final match of WTA tennis championships against Li Na of China at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 27, 2013.
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Helen Keller story inspires Turkish film
Helen Keller story inspires Turkish film
Emrah GÜLER ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
This week’s Turkish release ‘Benim Dünyam’ (My World) is a remake of the 2005 Indian film ‘Black,’ a story based on the life of Helen Keller, a deaf and blind girl and activist, and her relation with her teacher
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Emrah GÜLER ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
This week’s Turkish release ‘Benim Dünyam’ (My World) is a remake of the 2005 Indian film ‘Black,’ a story based on the life of Helen Keller, a deaf and blind girl and activist, and her relation with her teacher
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Istanbul Book Fair to host China as a guest of honor
Istanbul Book Fair to host China as a guest of honor
27 Oct 2013 10:40
The 32nd International Istanbul Book Fair will be held between Nov. 2 and 10 this year at the TÜYAP Fair and Convention Center, Büyükçekmece. China will be the guest of honor of the festival.
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27 Oct 2013 10:40
The 32nd International Istanbul Book Fair will be held between Nov. 2 and 10 this year at the TÜYAP Fair and Convention Center, Büyükçekmece. China will be the guest of honor of the festival.
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Turkish Polyclinic for Syrian Refugees at No Cost - Health - Health & Science - OnIslam.net
Turkish Polyclinic for Syrian Refugees at No Cost
Spacious and clean, the Polyclinic provides health care to a vulnerable Syrian refugee population. Run by Dr. Hassan Najjar, it is located in the Turkish border town of Reyhanlı. A mostly Alawite town, it can make for rough medicine at times.
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Spacious and clean, the Polyclinic provides health care to a vulnerable Syrian refugee population. Run by Dr. Hassan Najjar, it is located in the Turkish border town of Reyhanlı. A mostly Alawite town, it can make for rough medicine at times.
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Fiat's Turkey JV to start production of new model in 2015
Fiat's Turkey JV to start production of new model in 2015
October 27, 2013 06:01 CET
Fiat's Turkish joint venture plans to start manufacturing a new passenger car in the second half of 2015, according to a statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
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October 27, 2013 06:01 CET
Fiat's Turkish joint venture plans to start manufacturing a new passenger car in the second half of 2015, according to a statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
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Marmaray tunnel project to be opened tomorrow
Marmaray tunnel project to be opened tomorrow
ANKARA/ISTANBUL
The European and Asian sides of Istanbul are to be connected for the first time with a railway tunnel constructed under the Bosphorus tomorrow, the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Republic by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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ANKARA/ISTANBUL
The European and Asian sides of Istanbul are to be connected for the first time with a railway tunnel constructed under the Bosphorus tomorrow, the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Republic by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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PKK leader Öcalan hands over legacy to umbrella party of leftist-Kurdish alliance
PKK leader Öcalan hands over legacy to umbrella party of leftist-Kurdish alliance
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Hüseyin Hayatsever Hüseyin Hayatsever huseyin.hayatsever@hdn.com.tr
The jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan has declared the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) - an umbrella party encompassing the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and a number of leftist parties - as the inheritor of the “historical legacy of [my] revolutionary struggle.”
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Hüseyin Hayatsever Hüseyin Hayatsever huseyin.hayatsever@hdn.com.tr
The jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan has declared the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) - an umbrella party encompassing the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and a number of leftist parties - as the inheritor of the “historical legacy of [my] revolutionary struggle.”
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Serena Williams vs. Li Na in WTA Istanbul 2013 Finale
Serena Williams vs. Li Na in WTA Istanbul 2013 Finale
Sunday, October 27th, 2013 at 4:49 am , filed under Other Tournaments, Scores & Schedule, Serena Williams by Davis Robinson
Serena Williams’s 17-time Grand Slam champion and former French Open champion Li Na will clash in the 2013 WTA Championships finale, the match will kick off on Sunday 27th October, 2013 at 15:05 GMT at the Sinan Erdem Dome.
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Sunday, October 27th, 2013 at 4:49 am , filed under Other Tournaments, Scores & Schedule, Serena Williams by Davis Robinson
Serena Williams’s 17-time Grand Slam champion and former French Open champion Li Na will clash in the 2013 WTA Championships finale, the match will kick off on Sunday 27th October, 2013 at 15:05 GMT at the Sinan Erdem Dome.
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Saturday, October 26, 2013
Creator of doner kebab dies in Berlin aged 80 - The Scotsman
Creator of doner kebab dies in Berlin aged 80
KADIR Nurman, the Turkish immigrant credited with creating the doner kebab, has died in Germany at the age of 80.
Nurman, who emigrated to Germany in 1960, set up a stall in West Berlin in 1972, selling grilled meat and salad inside a flat bread.
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KADIR Nurman, the Turkish immigrant credited with creating the doner kebab, has died in Germany at the age of 80.
Nurman, who emigrated to Germany in 1960, set up a stall in West Berlin in 1972, selling grilled meat and salad inside a flat bread.
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Turkey Blames 'US Bureaucracy' For Delays in Utility Helo Deal | Defense News | defensenews.com
Turkey Blames 'US Bureaucracy' For Delays in Utility Helo Deal
Oct. 26, 2013 - 11:24AM |
By BURAK EGE BEKDIL | Comments
ANKARA — In May, Turkey’s procurement office made an unusual announcement: Turkey “ had come very close to signing a $3.5 billion contract with Sikorsky Aircraft for the co-production of scores of utility helicopters.”
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Oct. 26, 2013 - 11:24AM |
By BURAK EGE BEKDIL | Comments
ANKARA — In May, Turkey’s procurement office made an unusual announcement: Turkey “ had come very close to signing a $3.5 billion contract with Sikorsky Aircraft for the co-production of scores of utility helicopters.”
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Prensa Latina News Agency - Turkey Will Take Precautions against Spying, Says President
Turkey Will Take Precautions against Spying, Says President
Ankara, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Wednesday they will take the necessary precautions against spying in the event of foreign powers' eavesdropping, while the opposition claims investigations on U.S. security's activities in the country.
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Ankara, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Wednesday they will take the necessary precautions against spying in the event of foreign powers' eavesdropping, while the opposition claims investigations on U.S. security's activities in the country.
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Kosovo is not Turkey, Erdogan will fail with new Ottoman Empire – Heinz-Christian Strache – InSerbia News
Kosovo is not Turkey, Erdogan will fail with new Ottoman Empire – Heinz-Christian Strache
Turkey is not Kosovo, Kosovo is not Turkey, said the leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) Heinz-Christian Strache regarding the statement by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey is not Kosovo, Kosovo is not Turkey, said the leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) Heinz-Christian Strache regarding the statement by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Istanbul - where history meets magic - Your Middle East
Istanbul - where history meets magic
I love Istanbul because it stands against what is portrayed of East and West today: two different worlds, far away from understanding each other, writes Aslihan Agaoglu about her hometown.
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I love Istanbul because it stands against what is portrayed of East and West today: two different worlds, far away from understanding each other, writes Aslihan Agaoglu about her hometown.
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LOCAL - Riot police break up ODTÜ protest in Ankara, 24 students forming human chain detained
Riot police break up ODTÜ protest in Ankara, 24 students forming human chain detained
ANKARA - Doğan News Agency
Riot police in Ankara have broken up a protest by students who gathered today in the city’s central Kızılay square to denounce the clear-cutting of trees to make way for a controversial road that will pass through the campus of Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ).
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ANKARA - Doğan News Agency
Riot police in Ankara have broken up a protest by students who gathered today in the city’s central Kızılay square to denounce the clear-cutting of trees to make way for a controversial road that will pass through the campus of Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ).
More:LOCAL - Riot police break up ODTÜ protest in Ankara, 24 students forming human chain detained
FEMEN opens Turkey office
FEMEN opens Turkey office
ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News
Activist group FEMEN has opened a Turkey branch, announcing the news via its social media accounts accompanied by an image of a woman with a Turkish flag painted on her bare breasts.
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ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News
Activist group FEMEN has opened a Turkey branch, announcing the news via its social media accounts accompanied by an image of a woman with a Turkish flag painted on her bare breasts.
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Turkey: Made in China? US warns Turkey its missile deal with Beijing may be incompatible with NATO
Washington is talking to Ankara over a $3.4 billion Turkish-Chinese
deal, in which the two countries agreed to co-produce a long-range air
and missile defense system. The US claims the outcome may not be
compatible with the existing NATO defense network.
In a surprise move for its NATO allies, Turkey announced in September it was going to award a new missile defense contract to China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp (CPMIEC).
The Chinese defense firm, which has been sanctioned by the US for alleged violations of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Non-proliferation Act, has been chosen to co-produce the FD-2000 system with Turkish specialists. CPMIEC claims the system not only beats in price, but also comes up to the quality of its rivals – the Russian S-300, the French-Italian Eurosam SAMP/T, and the American Patriots.
Now the US has started “expert discussions” with Turkey regarding the defense tender, according to US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone quoted by Reuters.
“We are very concerned about the prospective deal with the sanctioned Chinese firm. Yes this is a commercial decision, it is Turkey’s sovereign right, but we are concerned about what it means for allied air defense,” Ricciardone told reporters on Thursday.
EU-Digest
In a surprise move for its NATO allies, Turkey announced in September it was going to award a new missile defense contract to China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp (CPMIEC).
The Chinese defense firm, which has been sanctioned by the US for alleged violations of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Non-proliferation Act, has been chosen to co-produce the FD-2000 system with Turkish specialists. CPMIEC claims the system not only beats in price, but also comes up to the quality of its rivals – the Russian S-300, the French-Italian Eurosam SAMP/T, and the American Patriots.
Now the US has started “expert discussions” with Turkey regarding the defense tender, according to US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone quoted by Reuters.
“We are very concerned about the prospective deal with the sanctioned Chinese firm. Yes this is a commercial decision, it is Turkey’s sovereign right, but we are concerned about what it means for allied air defense,” Ricciardone told reporters on Thursday.
EU-Digest
Friday, October 25, 2013
AFP: Feared hostage drama in Germany ends without bloodshed
Feared hostage drama in Germany ends without bloodshed
Berlin — German police Friday ended a tense overnight stand-off when they arrested a Turkish man who had threatened to set ablaze his fast-food restaurant filled with a dozen people.
The people holed up with the restaurant owner included his wife and five children, and it was unclear whether they were there voluntarily or kept against their will, police said later.
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Berlin — German police Friday ended a tense overnight stand-off when they arrested a Turkish man who had threatened to set ablaze his fast-food restaurant filled with a dozen people.
The people holed up with the restaurant owner included his wife and five children, and it was unclear whether they were there voluntarily or kept against their will, police said later.
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Aphrodite head found in ancient Hierapolis
Aphrodite head found in ancient Hierapolis
DENİZLİ - Anadolu Agency
The head of an Aphrodite sculpture has been found during excavations at the Plutonium Inn in the ancient city of Hierapolis, according to the leader of the dig team. “We found a Dionysus sculpture. This sculpture has a body but no head; this is why the head of Aphrodite is very unique,” said the Italian head of the excavation team, Professor Francesco D’Andria. “It was made in the Hellenistic era; its face and hair show the Hellenistic style. It has holes for earrings.”
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DENİZLİ - Anadolu Agency
The head of an Aphrodite sculpture has been found during excavations at the Plutonium Inn in the ancient city of Hierapolis, according to the leader of the dig team. “We found a Dionysus sculpture. This sculpture has a body but no head; this is why the head of Aphrodite is very unique,” said the Italian head of the excavation team, Professor Francesco D’Andria. “It was made in the Hellenistic era; its face and hair show the Hellenistic style. It has holes for earrings.”
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MURAT YETKİN - Erdoğan’s ‘dictator’ challenge and Turkish elections
Erdoğan’s ‘dictator’ challenge and Turkish elections
Addressing the provincial leaders of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) on Oct. 25, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan took an unexpected defensive position, with a challenge unusual to even an outspoken politician like himself.
More:MURAT YETKİN - Erdoğan’s ‘dictator’ challenge and Turkish elections
Addressing the provincial leaders of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) on Oct. 25, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan took an unexpected defensive position, with a challenge unusual to even an outspoken politician like himself.
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Turkish delight: What makes a sex shop halal? - Comment - Voices - The Independent
Turkish delight: What makes a sex shop halal?
'We don't sell vibrators, because they are not approved by Islam... Some scholars say it's forbidden, other says it's discouraged'
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'We don't sell vibrators, because they are not approved by Islam... Some scholars say it's forbidden, other says it's discouraged'
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Customs Union plagued by infighting as it flirts with Turkey - BUSINESS NEW EUROPE
Customs Union plagued by infighting as it flirts with Turkey
Ben Aris in Moscow
October 25, 2013
With only a month to go before the EU’s crucial Vilnius summit where Ukraine is expected to turn its back on Russia once and for all, the members of the Russian-led Customs Union held their own summit on October 25. The meeting was full of spice, peppered with infighting and claims that Turkey is mulling membership.
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Ben Aris in Moscow
October 25, 2013
With only a month to go before the EU’s crucial Vilnius summit where Ukraine is expected to turn its back on Russia once and for all, the members of the Russian-led Customs Union held their own summit on October 25. The meeting was full of spice, peppered with infighting and claims that Turkey is mulling membership.
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China, Turkey pledge to build Silk Road economic belt - Xinhua | English.news.cn
China, Turkey pledge to build Silk Road economic belt
ANKARA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Turkish leaders have pledged to enhance cooperation to jointly build a Silk Road economic belt.
Liu Qibao, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), who is heading a CPC delegation here, met Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Thursday.
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ANKARA, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Turkish leaders have pledged to enhance cooperation to jointly build a Silk Road economic belt.
Liu Qibao, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), who is heading a CPC delegation here, met Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Thursday.
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Turkey - Will Turkey expel Dutch newspaper correspondent?
Turkey - Will Turkey expel Dutch newspaper correspondent?
Source: Reporters Without Borders - Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:48 AM
Reporters Without Borders calls on the Turkish authorities to quickly clarify the situation of Bram Vermeulen, a well-known reporter for the Dutch liberal daily NRC Handelsblad, who is having difficulty extending his residence permit in Turkey. Vermeulen has been based in Turkey since 2009.
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Source: Reporters Without Borders - Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:48 AM
Reporters Without Borders calls on the Turkish authorities to quickly clarify the situation of Bram Vermeulen, a well-known reporter for the Dutch liberal daily NRC Handelsblad, who is having difficulty extending his residence permit in Turkey. Vermeulen has been based in Turkey since 2009.
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Slow Fish Istanbul | Food For Thought | Slow Food International - Good, Clean and Fair food.
Slow Fish Istanbul
Turkey - 25 Oct 13 - Michèle Mesmain
While the city outside was celebrating the Bayram festival last week, the grounds of Istanbul’s Bosphorus University were filling with a diverse range of people. An Albanian chef, a Bulgarian Greenpeace activist and a representative from the Turkish Ministry of Fisheries met with a former-illegal fisher turned campaigner and a wise-beyond-his-years Greek teenage harpoon fisher, along with hundreds of others. All were there to tackle the same problem: how to guarantee a future for our oceans, and to the fishers and communities that rely on their sustainability.
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Turkey - 25 Oct 13 - Michèle Mesmain
While the city outside was celebrating the Bayram festival last week, the grounds of Istanbul’s Bosphorus University were filling with a diverse range of people. An Albanian chef, a Bulgarian Greenpeace activist and a representative from the Turkish Ministry of Fisheries met with a former-illegal fisher turned campaigner and a wise-beyond-his-years Greek teenage harpoon fisher, along with hundreds of others. All were there to tackle the same problem: how to guarantee a future for our oceans, and to the fishers and communities that rely on their sustainability.
More:Slow Fish Istanbul | Food For Thought | Slow Food International - Good, Clean and Fair food.
Turkey: progress, frustration on EU bid - World - NZ Herald News
Turkey: progress, frustration on EU bid
11:11 PM Friday Oct 25, 2013
ISTANBUL (AP) The Turkish minister for European Union affairs, Egemen Bagis, says the EU decision to open a new area of discussion on Turkey's membership bid is a positive sign. But he is blasting other member countries for blocking further talks, particularly Cyprus.
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11:11 PM Friday Oct 25, 2013
ISTANBUL (AP) The Turkish minister for European Union affairs, Egemen Bagis, says the EU decision to open a new area of discussion on Turkey's membership bid is a positive sign. But he is blasting other member countries for blocking further talks, particularly Cyprus.
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28.5 million tourists visit Turkey - eTurboNews.com
28.5 million tourists visit Turkey
Oct 24, 2013
Among the countries sending visitors to Turkey, Germany was ranked number one with 3.9 million visitors while Russia followed with 3.8 million and England with 2.1 million. In the first nine months, Europeans and former Soviet Union countries made up 79 percent of total tourists. Out of 28.5 million tourists, 15 million were Europeans and 7 million were from former Soviet Union countries.
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Oct 24, 2013
Among the countries sending visitors to Turkey, Germany was ranked number one with 3.9 million visitors while Russia followed with 3.8 million and England with 2.1 million. In the first nine months, Europeans and former Soviet Union countries made up 79 percent of total tourists. Out of 28.5 million tourists, 15 million were Europeans and 7 million were from former Soviet Union countries.
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Turkey not planning alcohol ban | Vestnik Kavkaza
Turkey not planning alcohol ban
25 October 2013 - 12:25pm
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said that Ankara was not planning an alcohol ban, something he said had never even been adopted in the Ottoman Empire,1news.az reports.
He reminded that Murad IV had tried to adopt a ban on alcohol, but had scrapped the idea eventually. Babacan reminded that the alcohol ban in the US had had a negative impact. The Turkish government had no scheduled talks on alcohol prohibition, he concluded.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said that Ankara was not planning an alcohol ban, something he said had never even been adopted in the Ottoman Empire,1news.az reports.
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25 October 2013 - 12:25pm
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said that Ankara was not planning an alcohol ban, something he said had never even been adopted in the Ottoman Empire,1news.az reports.
He reminded that Murad IV had tried to adopt a ban on alcohol, but had scrapped the idea eventually. Babacan reminded that the alcohol ban in the US had had a negative impact. The Turkish government had no scheduled talks on alcohol prohibition, he concluded.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said that Ankara was not planning an alcohol ban, something he said had never even been adopted in the Ottoman Empire,1news.az reports.
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Turkey open to other bids if China defense deal fails | Reuters
Turkey open to other bids if China defense deal fails
ANKARA | Fri Oct 25, 2013 5:15am EDT
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Turkey would be open to new offers for a missile defense system if a deal agreed with a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions falls through, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Friday as saying.
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ANKARA | Fri Oct 25, 2013 5:15am EDT
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Turkey would be open to new offers for a missile defense system if a deal agreed with a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions falls through, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Friday as saying.
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Turkey’s Deputy PM attacks Mid East Technical University over mass protests - FOCUS Information Agency
Turkey’s Deputy PM attacks Mid East Technical University over mass protests
25 October 2013 | 10:19 | FOCUS News Agency
Ankara. Mass protests of student from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara against the government’s plan to build a motorway through the university campus and the respective planned tree felling (similar to the Gezi cause) entered into the Majlis CNN Turk reported.
The opposition unanimously determined the case as “absolute lawlessness”.
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25 October 2013 | 10:19 | FOCUS News Agency
Ankara. Mass protests of student from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara against the government’s plan to build a motorway through the university campus and the respective planned tree felling (similar to the Gezi cause) entered into the Majlis CNN Turk reported.
The opposition unanimously determined the case as “absolute lawlessness”.
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Dutch MPs Irritate Turkish Minister - NL Times
Dutch MPs Irritate Turkish Minister
Posted by Radjin Persad on 4:31 CEST, Friday, 25, October, 2013 in Politics | 0 comments
Dutch MPs have, during a visit to Turkey, asked the Turkish government to do an independent investigation, if violence was used by the Turkish police against protesters.
This week a group of MPs visited Turkey to see about the progress of the country with the preparations of becoming a member of the EU.
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Posted by Radjin Persad on 4:31 CEST, Friday, 25, October, 2013 in Politics | 0 comments
Dutch MPs have, during a visit to Turkey, asked the Turkish government to do an independent investigation, if violence was used by the Turkish police against protesters.
This week a group of MPs visited Turkey to see about the progress of the country with the preparations of becoming a member of the EU.
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Serena makes last four in Istanbul - Hastings and St. Leonards Observer
Serena makes last four in Istanbul
Updated on the 25 October
Serena Williams became the first player to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Championships with another dominant display in Istanbul.
The world number one went into the end-of-season tournament as the hot favourite to retain her title and three comfortable round-robin victories have only enhanced her status.
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Updated on the 25 October
Serena Williams became the first player to reach the semi-finals of the WTA Championships with another dominant display in Istanbul.
The world number one went into the end-of-season tournament as the hot favourite to retain her title and three comfortable round-robin victories have only enhanced her status.
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Turkey's Independent Media Under Severe Attack | Yavuz Baydar
Turkey's Independent Media Under Severe Attack
Posted: 10/24/2013 2:08 pm
When visiting Warsaw at the end of September for an OSCE conference to address the issue of media ownership and transparency in Turkey, I had a disturbing déjà vu.
Déjà vu started with a colleague, pointing me out that there was a Turkish official delegation there. I shrugged: it was very usual. But, rather soon, when I was met with their suspicious glances, and not casual, friendly salutes, I sensed something was wrong.
More:Turkey's Independent Media Under Severe Attack | Yavuz Baydar
Posted: 10/24/2013 2:08 pm
When visiting Warsaw at the end of September for an OSCE conference to address the issue of media ownership and transparency in Turkey, I had a disturbing déjà vu.
Déjà vu started with a colleague, pointing me out that there was a Turkish official delegation there. I shrugged: it was very usual. But, rather soon, when I was met with their suspicious glances, and not casual, friendly salutes, I sensed something was wrong.
More:Turkey's Independent Media Under Severe Attack | Yavuz Baydar
Is Turkey Being Excluded From the Middle East Equation? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is Turkey Being Excluded From the Middle East Equation?
By: Fuat Keyman Translated from Milliyet (Turkey).
With the Gezi Park events, the coup in Egypt, the Syrian crisis and the use of chemical weapons, the G-20 summit and the UN General Assembly, we observed a serious rupture and lack of confidence between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the West. A negative perception of Turkey prevails in the West.
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By: Fuat Keyman Translated from Milliyet (Turkey).
With the Gezi Park events, the coup in Egypt, the Syrian crisis and the use of chemical weapons, the G-20 summit and the UN General Assembly, we observed a serious rupture and lack of confidence between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the West. A negative perception of Turkey prevails in the West.
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Official Gezi Party founded after summer protests
Official Gezi Party founded after summer protests
ISTANBUL
A political party inspired by the summer’s Gezi Park protests across Turkey has been officially established.
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ISTANBUL
A political party inspired by the summer’s Gezi Park protests across Turkey has been officially established.
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US says it has begun talks with Turkey amid concern about defense deal with Chinese company - The Washington Post
US says it has begun talks with Turkey amid concern about defense deal with Chinese company
By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2:02 PM
ISTANBUL — The U.S. says it has begun consultations with Turkey as Ankara considers a deal for a missile defense system with a Chinese company sanctioned by Washington.
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By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2:02 PM
ISTANBUL — The U.S. says it has begun consultations with Turkey as Ankara considers a deal for a missile defense system with a Chinese company sanctioned by Washington.
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Lingerie brand’s store lower shutter during mall opening ceremony with PM Erdoğan in attendance
Lingerie brand’s store lower shutter during mall opening ceremony with PM Erdoğan in attendance
ANKARA – Hürriyet
The widely renowned lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret lowered its shop-front shutter store during today’s opening of Ankara’s spic and span shopping mall, Next Level. The ceremony was attended to by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, among other distinguished guests.
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ANKARA – Hürriyet
The widely renowned lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret lowered its shop-front shutter store during today’s opening of Ankara’s spic and span shopping mall, Next Level. The ceremony was attended to by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, among other distinguished guests.
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Istanbul to Host World Petroleum Congress - NationalJournal.com
Istanbul to Host World Petroleum Congress
By Alex Brown
Despite a late push by Texas politicians, Istanbul narrowly edged Houston on Wednesday for the right to host the World Petroleum Congress, Fuel Fix reports.
Had Houston hosted the 2017 event, it would have been the first U.S. city to do so in 30 years. Istanbul captured 55 percent of the final vote to Houston's 45 percent. The vote on hosting rights for the "oil-and-gas Olympics" took place in Calgary, Alberta.
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By Alex Brown
Despite a late push by Texas politicians, Istanbul narrowly edged Houston on Wednesday for the right to host the World Petroleum Congress, Fuel Fix reports.
Had Houston hosted the 2017 event, it would have been the first U.S. city to do so in 30 years. Istanbul captured 55 percent of the final vote to Houston's 45 percent. The vote on hosting rights for the "oil-and-gas Olympics" took place in Calgary, Alberta.
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Bishop allowed to travel to Turkish Cyprus, worship at monastery : News Headlines - Catholic Culture
Bishop allowed to travel to Turkish Cyprus, worship at monastery
CWN - October 23, 2013
For the first time in 18 months, a bishop of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus has been allowed to worship in the portion of his diocese that lies in Turkish Cyprus.
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CWN - October 23, 2013
For the first time in 18 months, a bishop of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus has been allowed to worship in the portion of his diocese that lies in Turkish Cyprus.
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Turkey on Defensive Over Hamas - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey on Defensive Over Hamas
By: Semih Idiz for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 23.
A story in the Israeli press claiming that Turkey is obstructing efforts to secure Palestinian reconciliation has added fresh fuel to the belief in Turkish government circles that there is an international campaign to isolate Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government diplomatically.
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By: Semih Idiz for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 23.
A story in the Israeli press claiming that Turkey is obstructing efforts to secure Palestinian reconciliation has added fresh fuel to the belief in Turkish government circles that there is an international campaign to isolate Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government diplomatically.
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Syrians stranded in Istanbul putting down roots out of necessity - European News | Latest News from Across Europe | The Irish Times - Thu, Oct 24, 2013
Syrians stranded in Istanbul putting down roots out of necessity
Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 07:11
At the southwest corner of the looming Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, a small corner of Syria has recently sprung up.
Bab al-Hara, named after the hugely popular Syrian television series meaning “gate of the neighbourhood”, has just opened under new ownership.
More:Syrians stranded in Istanbul putting down roots out of necessity - European News | Latest News from Across Europe | The Irish Times - Thu, Oct 24, 2013
Thu, Oct 24, 2013, 07:11
At the southwest corner of the looming Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, a small corner of Syria has recently sprung up.
Bab al-Hara, named after the hugely popular Syrian television series meaning “gate of the neighbourhood”, has just opened under new ownership.
More:Syrians stranded in Istanbul putting down roots out of necessity - European News | Latest News from Across Europe | The Irish Times - Thu, Oct 24, 2013
Turkey: From Taksim Square to the Fed 'Taper' | Nathan Gardels
Turkey: From Taksim Square to the Fed 'Taper'
Posted: 10/23/2013 5:24 pm
First the Taksim Square protests. Now the great "taper" that will raise global interest rates and jam growth in the emerging economies such as Turkey.
Many argue that much of Turkey's growth in recent years, like that of Indonesia, India or Brazil, has been fueled by low interest rates that have resulted from the expansive monetary policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve -- the world's central bank.
More:Turkey: From Taksim Square to the Fed 'Taper' | Nathan Gardels
Posted: 10/23/2013 5:24 pm
First the Taksim Square protests. Now the great "taper" that will raise global interest rates and jam growth in the emerging economies such as Turkey.
Many argue that much of Turkey's growth in recent years, like that of Indonesia, India or Brazil, has been fueled by low interest rates that have resulted from the expansive monetary policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve -- the world's central bank.
More:Turkey: From Taksim Square to the Fed 'Taper' | Nathan Gardels
Turkish jets intercept Russian military plane
Turkish jets intercept Russian military plane
ANKARA - Agence France-Presse
Turkish fighter jets intercepted a Russian military plane in international airspace over the Black Sea, the military said Oct. 23, without elaborating further.
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ANKARA - Agence France-Presse
Turkish fighter jets intercepted a Russian military plane in international airspace over the Black Sea, the military said Oct. 23, without elaborating further.
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Fugitive suspect in Hrant Dink murder case captured in Istanbul
Fugitive suspect in Hrant Dink murder case captured in Istanbul
ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
Erhan Tuncel, the suspected instigator of the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, has been captured in Istanbul’s Kumburgaz district in a villa where he was hiding out, after having spent 38 days on the run.
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ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
Erhan Tuncel, the suspected instigator of the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, has been captured in Istanbul’s Kumburgaz district in a villa where he was hiding out, after having spent 38 days on the run.
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Ankara students revive dormant Turkish protest movement
Ankara students revive dormant Turkish protest movement
Thursday, 24 October 2013 09:34
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui
ANKARA: Four months after protests against the planned redevelopment of an Istanbul park devolved into a violent national uproar against the government, Turkish students are taking to the streets once again to fight an all-too-familiar scheme.
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Thursday, 24 October 2013 09:34
Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui
ANKARA: Four months after protests against the planned redevelopment of an Istanbul park devolved into a violent national uproar against the government, Turkish students are taking to the streets once again to fight an all-too-familiar scheme.
More:Ankara students revive dormant Turkish protest movement
Young Turkish Jews emigrating due to anti-Semitism, tensions with Israel - Jewish World Features Israel News | Haaretz
Young Turkish Jews emigrating due to anti-Semitism, tensions with Israel
A senior member of the Turkish Jewish community in Israel tells the Hurriyet Daily that young people back home feel targeted by the Turkish government and bothered by the experience of being 'othered.'
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A senior member of the Turkish Jewish community in Israel tells the Hurriyet Daily that young people back home feel targeted by the Turkish government and bothered by the experience of being 'othered.'
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Turkey in China missile talks, Nato objects | News24
Turkey in China missile talks, Nato objects
2013-10-23 12:44
Ankara - The Turkish prime minister on Wednesday defended a controversial decision to enter talks with China to buy Turkey's first long-range anti-missile system, but said no deal had yet been finalised.
More:Turkey in China missile talks, Nato objects | News24
2013-10-23 12:44
Ankara - The Turkish prime minister on Wednesday defended a controversial decision to enter talks with China to buy Turkey's first long-range anti-missile system, but said no deal had yet been finalised.
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Turkey PM defends Chinese missile choice but says deal not final - Region - World - Ahram Online
Turkey PM defends Chinese missile choice but says deal not final
Turkish prime minister defends controversial decision to enter talks with China to buy country's first long-range anti-missile system, but says no deal has yet been finalised
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Turkish prime minister defends controversial decision to enter talks with China to buy country's first long-range anti-missile system, but says no deal has yet been finalised
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EU revives membership talks with Turkey
EU revives membership talks with Turkey
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - Brussels—The European Union will launch a new round of accession talks with Turkey next month following a three-year hiatus after Germany dropped opposition prompted by Ankara’s crackdown on street protests.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - Brussels—The European Union will launch a new round of accession talks with Turkey next month following a three-year hiatus after Germany dropped opposition prompted by Ankara’s crackdown on street protests.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Turkey: From Taksim Square to the Fed 'Taper' | Nathan Gardels
Turkey: From Taksim Square to the Fed 'Taper'
Posted: 10/23/2013 5:24 pm
First the Taksim Square protests. Now the great "taper" that will raise global interest rates and jam growth in the emerging economies such as Turkey.
Many argue that much of Turkey's growth in recent years, like that of Indonesia, India or Brazil, has been fueled by low interest rates that have resulted from the expansive monetary policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve -- the world's central bank.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:24 pm
First the Taksim Square protests. Now the great "taper" that will raise global interest rates and jam growth in the emerging economies such as Turkey.
Many argue that much of Turkey's growth in recent years, like that of Indonesia, India or Brazil, has been fueled by low interest rates that have resulted from the expansive monetary policies of the U.S. Federal Reserve -- the world's central bank.
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What trees tell us about Turkey’s future | The World
What trees tell us about Turkey’s future
October 23, 2013 12:47 pm by Daniel Dombey
Four months ago demonstrations about trees in Istanbul’s Gezi Park grew into mass protests against the rule of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Now trees – or, put another way, the polarised politics of big development projects – have sprouted up once again on Turkey’s agenda. Here are five reasons why.
More:What trees tell us about Turkey’s future | The World
October 23, 2013 12:47 pm by Daniel Dombey
Four months ago demonstrations about trees in Istanbul’s Gezi Park grew into mass protests against the rule of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Now trees – or, put another way, the polarised politics of big development projects – have sprouted up once again on Turkey’s agenda. Here are five reasons why.
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EU to relaunch membership talks with Turkey
EU to relaunch membership talks with Turkey
23.10.13 @ 09:21
By Nikolaj Nielsen
BRUSSELS - The stalled EU membership talks with Turkey are set for relaunch after member states agreed accession negotiations would recommence on 5 November.
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23.10.13 @ 09:21
By Nikolaj Nielsen
BRUSSELS - The stalled EU membership talks with Turkey are set for relaunch after member states agreed accession negotiations would recommence on 5 November.
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Peru, Turkey launch free trade negotiations
Peru, Turkey launch free trade negotiations
Lima, Oct. 23 (ANDINA). Peru and Turkey have agreed to formally start talks aimed at forging a "comprehensive" free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
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Lima, Oct. 23 (ANDINA). Peru and Turkey have agreed to formally start talks aimed at forging a "comprehensive" free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
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Business opportunities with a Turkish aroma: Baden-Baden Turkish Evening - Insurance - All about the Romanian insurance market - 1asig.ro
Business opportunities with a Turkish aroma: Baden-Baden Turkish Evening
The professionals interested in the business opportunities offered by the Turkish market gathered on the 22nd of October at the Baden-Baden Turkish Evening, organized by LOCKTON Re and Istanbul Underwriting Center. During this event, a new special issue of INSURANCE Profile Turkey, a Media XPRIMM publication, was launched. The publication outlines the key points of the Turkey economy and of the local insurance market evolution for 2012 and 1H /2013.
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The professionals interested in the business opportunities offered by the Turkish market gathered on the 22nd of October at the Baden-Baden Turkish Evening, organized by LOCKTON Re and Istanbul Underwriting Center. During this event, a new special issue of INSURANCE Profile Turkey, a Media XPRIMM publication, was launched. The publication outlines the key points of the Turkey economy and of the local insurance market evolution for 2012 and 1H /2013.
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Turkey Donated $850,000 in Aid to Gaza Strip | Washington Free Beacon
Turkey Donated $850,000 in Aid to Gaza Strip
BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff
October 23, 2013 12:39 pm
Turkey has reportedly donated $850,000 in aid to Palestinians in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, according to Turkish media reports.
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BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff
October 23, 2013 12:39 pm
Turkey has reportedly donated $850,000 in aid to Palestinians in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, according to Turkish media reports.
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Dozens charged over Turkey bombing that killed 52: report - FOCUS Information Agency
Dozens charged over Turkey bombing that killed 52: report
23 October 2013 | 21:19 | FOCUS News Agency
Home / Southeast Europe and Balkans
Ankara. Turkish prosecutors have charged 33 people suspected of involvement in a May bomb attack that left 52 dead in a small border town and that Ankara has blamed on the Syrian secret service, AFP reported.
Prosecutors in the southern city of Adana are seeking life sentences for the suspects, two of whom are Syrian, after charging them with "murder with the use of explosive device", the Dogan news agency reported on Wednesday.
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23 October 2013 | 21:19 | FOCUS News Agency
Home / Southeast Europe and Balkans
Ankara. Turkish prosecutors have charged 33 people suspected of involvement in a May bomb attack that left 52 dead in a small border town and that Ankara has blamed on the Syrian secret service, AFP reported.
Prosecutors in the southern city of Adana are seeking life sentences for the suspects, two of whom are Syrian, after charging them with "murder with the use of explosive device", the Dogan news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Turkish Low-Coster Forces Rivals to React | Business | The Moscow Times
Turkey-Hungry Russians Get Cheap Flight Tickets
23 October 2013 | Issue 5241
By Lena Smirnova
Competitors' ticket prices are falling due to Turkish low-coster Pegasus Airlines' addition of Moscow and Sochi routes this month, the carrier's commercial director said Wednesday.
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23 October 2013 | Issue 5241
By Lena Smirnova
Competitors' ticket prices are falling due to Turkish low-coster Pegasus Airlines' addition of Moscow and Sochi routes this month, the carrier's commercial director said Wednesday.
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AFP: Turkish central bank holds rates as crunch eases
Turkish central bank holds rates as crunch eases
By Fulya Ozerkan (AFP) – 5 hours ago
Ankara — Turkey on Wednesday kept its key overnight rate at 7.75 percent, holding to a promise not to raise rates in defence of the lira and helped by perceptions that US monetary stimulus will remain in place for some time.
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By Fulya Ozerkan (AFP) – 5 hours ago
Ankara — Turkey on Wednesday kept its key overnight rate at 7.75 percent, holding to a promise not to raise rates in defence of the lira and helped by perceptions that US monetary stimulus will remain in place for some time.
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Muslims Open 'Halal' Sex Shop in Turkey
Muslims Open 'Halal' Sex Shop in Turkey
By Katherine Weber, Christian Post Reporter
October 23, 2013|12:44 pm
A Turkish businessman has opened the country's first online sex shop catering to Muslims by selling products in a less-explicit manner that secular online sex stores. Along with selling merchandise, the website also reportedly offers advice for Muslims, such as information on how to have "halal sex," or sex that is lawful under Islam's Sharia law.
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By Katherine Weber, Christian Post Reporter
October 23, 2013|12:44 pm
A Turkish businessman has opened the country's first online sex shop catering to Muslims by selling products in a less-explicit manner that secular online sex stores. Along with selling merchandise, the website also reportedly offers advice for Muslims, such as information on how to have "halal sex," or sex that is lawful under Islam's Sharia law.
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Cinema: 'Kismet' looks at impact of Turkish soaps on women - Culture - ANSAMed.it
Cinema: 'Kismet' looks at impact of Turkish soaps on women
Greek-Cypriot docu analysis effects on social,religious life
(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, OCTOBER 23 - Turkish soap operas have millions of fans all across the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa and this is a well-known fact. But what remains largely unexplored, as daily Kathimerini notes, is how they have affected the social and religious lives of Muslim women, especially in the Arab world, and changed the way they see themselves and their role in society. The impact of Turkish soaps on Muslim women is the subject of a new Greek-Cypriot documentary by Nina Maria Paschalidou, which will be competing at the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) from November 20 to December 1, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) reported. "Kismet" was filmed in Turkey, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria and Greece.
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Greek-Cypriot docu analysis effects on social,religious life
(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, OCTOBER 23 - Turkish soap operas have millions of fans all across the Balkans, the Middle East and North Africa and this is a well-known fact. But what remains largely unexplored, as daily Kathimerini notes, is how they have affected the social and religious lives of Muslim women, especially in the Arab world, and changed the way they see themselves and their role in society. The impact of Turkish soaps on Muslim women is the subject of a new Greek-Cypriot documentary by Nina Maria Paschalidou, which will be competing at the International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) from November 20 to December 1, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) reported. "Kismet" was filmed in Turkey, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria and Greece.
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Aegean village under protection at cost of local’s torment
Aegean village under protection at cost of local’s torment
İZMİR - Anadolu Agency
İzmir’s Ildırı village is located in the once ancient Roman city of Erythrai and was declared as an archaeological area in 1985. Consequently, villagers’ inability to make the slightest repair or renovation to their homes, due to the threat of severe punishments, has seen them complain en masse
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İZMİR - Anadolu Agency
İzmir’s Ildırı village is located in the once ancient Roman city of Erythrai and was declared as an archaeological area in 1985. Consequently, villagers’ inability to make the slightest repair or renovation to their homes, due to the threat of severe punishments, has seen them complain en masse
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SERKAN DEMİRTAŞ - Civil society in Erdoğan’s world: Modern bandits
Civil society in Erdoğan’s world: Modern bandits
Good news came from Luxembourg on the morning of Oct. 22, as the EU agreed to revive membership talks with Turkey and hold an intergovernmental conference on Nov. 5 for the opening of Chapter 22 (regional development) after a three year break.
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Good news came from Luxembourg on the morning of Oct. 22, as the EU agreed to revive membership talks with Turkey and hold an intergovernmental conference on Nov. 5 for the opening of Chapter 22 (regional development) after a three year break.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey: Galatasaray beats Copenhagen 3-1 | Soccer | Bradenton Herald
Galatasaray beats Copenhagen 3-1
The Associated Press
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Goals by Felipe Melo, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba gave Galatasaray a convincing 3-1 win over Copenhagen in Group B of the Champions League on Wednesday.
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The Associated Press
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Goals by Felipe Melo, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba gave Galatasaray a convincing 3-1 win over Copenhagen in Group B of the Champions League on Wednesday.
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EUROPE - Turkish children face unjust practices in Europe: Report
Turkish children face unjust practices in Europe: Report
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
European youth bureaus are acting as tools of assimilation by seperating Turkish children from their families and cultural pasts, according to a recent parliamentary commission report
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
European youth bureaus are acting as tools of assimilation by seperating Turkish children from their families and cultural pasts, according to a recent parliamentary commission report
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Dutch journalist claims he will be banned from Turkey as of 2014
Dutch journalist claims he will be banned from Turkey as of 2014
ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News
Sevim Songün Demirezen Sevim Songün Demirezen sevim.songun@hurriyet.com.tr
A Dutch journalist claimed he was blacklisted and told by the authorities that he will not be able to get a new press card as of 2014 and will not be able to enter the country as a tourist either, due to security-related concerns.
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ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News
Sevim Songün Demirezen Sevim Songün Demirezen sevim.songun@hurriyet.com.tr
A Dutch journalist claimed he was blacklisted and told by the authorities that he will not be able to get a new press card as of 2014 and will not be able to enter the country as a tourist either, due to security-related concerns.
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Insight: French investigation into Kurdish murders eyes Turkey connections - chicagotribune.com
Insight: French investigation into Kurdish murders eyes Turkey connections
October 23, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) - French investigators trying to solve the murder of three Kurdish activists in Paris have collected evidence about the chief suspect's connections to Turkey, four sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.
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October 23, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) - French investigators trying to solve the murder of three Kurdish activists in Paris have collected evidence about the chief suspect's connections to Turkey, four sources with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.
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Saudi Arabia: Riyadh-U.S. split over Iran, Syria deepens - but in the long-run could be benificial for US
Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief has said the kingdom will make a “major shift” in relations with the United States in protest at its perceived inaction over the Syria war and its overtures to Iran, a source close to Saudi policy said Tuesday.
Prince Bandar bin Sultan told European diplomats that Washington had failed to act effectively on the Syrian crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was growing closer to Tehran, and had failed to back Saudi support for Bahrain when it crushed an anti-government revolt in 2011, the source said.
It was not immediately clear if Prince Bandar’s reported statements had the full backing of King Abdullah.
“The shift away from the U.S. is a major one,” the source close to Saudi policy said. “Saudi doesn’t want to find itself any longer in a situation where it is dependent.”
The United States and Saudi Arabia have been allies since the kingdom was declared in 1932, giving Riyadh a powerful military protector and Washington secure oil supplies.
Note EU-Digest: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States are among the most undemocratic States in the Middle East and this move by the US might eventually provide them with more credibility around the world in the long-run.
Read more: Riyadh-U.S. split over Iran, Syria deepens | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
Prince Bandar bin Sultan told European diplomats that Washington had failed to act effectively on the Syrian crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was growing closer to Tehran, and had failed to back Saudi support for Bahrain when it crushed an anti-government revolt in 2011, the source said.
It was not immediately clear if Prince Bandar’s reported statements had the full backing of King Abdullah.
“The shift away from the U.S. is a major one,” the source close to Saudi policy said. “Saudi doesn’t want to find itself any longer in a situation where it is dependent.”
The United States and Saudi Arabia have been allies since the kingdom was declared in 1932, giving Riyadh a powerful military protector and Washington secure oil supplies.
Note EU-Digest: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States are among the most undemocratic States in the Middle East and this move by the US might eventually provide them with more credibility around the world in the long-run.
Read more: Riyadh-U.S. split over Iran, Syria deepens | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
Perceptions of the political parties in the Netherlands about Turkey's accession to EU?, 23 October 2013
Perceptions of the political parties in the Netherlands about Turkey's accession to EU?
23 October 2013
JTW, Tibor Hargitai
Across the European Union, Turkey has been voiced as moving away from Europe and orienting itself towards the Middle East. While that might be true to some extent, it might be interesting to know that the Europeans think of Turkey’s accession to the EU.
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23 October 2013
JTW, Tibor Hargitai
Across the European Union, Turkey has been voiced as moving away from Europe and orienting itself towards the Middle East. While that might be true to some extent, it might be interesting to know that the Europeans think of Turkey’s accession to the EU.
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If Turkey meets its obligations, Cyprus will respond accordingly, says FM
If Turkey meets its obligations, Cyprus will respond accordingly, says FM
If Turkey meets its obligations, then Cyprus will respond accordingly, Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Tuesday.
In a written statement, Kasoulides notes that the EU General Affairs Council, which took place in Luxembourg, decided to proceed with opening Chapter 22 of Turkey’s EU accession course, which relates to regional policy and the coordination of structural instruments.
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If Turkey meets its obligations, then Cyprus will respond accordingly, Cyprus’ Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Tuesday.
In a written statement, Kasoulides notes that the EU General Affairs Council, which took place in Luxembourg, decided to proceed with opening Chapter 22 of Turkey’s EU accession course, which relates to regional policy and the coordination of structural instruments.
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Protesters refuse to leave Istanbul park despite PM's pledge - Ft. Bragg Advocate-News
Protesters refuse to leave Istanbul park despite PM's pledge
By Ayla Jean Yackley and Seda Sezer, Reuters
Updated: 06/15/2013 08:48:50 AM PDT
ISTANBUL — Turkish protesters defied government calls to leave an Istanbul park on Saturday after more than two weeks of occupation, despite a promise by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to hold a vote on plans to redevelop the site.
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By Ayla Jean Yackley and Seda Sezer, Reuters
Updated: 06/15/2013 08:48:50 AM PDT
ISTANBUL — Turkish protesters defied government calls to leave an Istanbul park on Saturday after more than two weeks of occupation, despite a promise by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to hold a vote on plans to redevelop the site.
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Jewish youth leaving Turkey due to political strains
Jewish youth leaving Turkey due to political strains
JERUSALEM – Hürriyet Daily News
Young Turkish Jews are increasingly deciding to emigrate from the country, prompted by perceptions of rising anti-Semitism and deteriorating relations with Israel, says a community figure
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JERUSALEM – Hürriyet Daily News
Young Turkish Jews are increasingly deciding to emigrate from the country, prompted by perceptions of rising anti-Semitism and deteriorating relations with Israel, says a community figure
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Work starts for Ankara’s huge gov’t-led hospital
Work starts for Ankara’s huge gov’t-led hospital
ANKARA
The foundation laying ceremony for Etlik City Hospital has been made in Ankara as part of the government-led city hospitals project aimed at modernizing health services through public-private partnerships.
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ANKARA
The foundation laying ceremony for Etlik City Hospital has been made in Ankara as part of the government-led city hospitals project aimed at modernizing health services through public-private partnerships.
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Turkish police disperse environmentalists in Istanbul - CNN.com
Turkish police disperse environmentalists in Istanbul
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
updated 4:04 PM EDT, Tue October 22, 2013
Istanbul (CNN) -- Police used water cannons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators gathered Tuesday in Istanbul's main commercial street to protest the building of a road through a university forest in the Turkish capital city of Ankara.
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By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
updated 4:04 PM EDT, Tue October 22, 2013
Istanbul (CNN) -- Police used water cannons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators gathered Tuesday in Istanbul's main commercial street to protest the building of a road through a university forest in the Turkish capital city of Ankara.
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Turkey Launches Project To Increase Economic Opportunities For Women, With Support From Sweden And World Bank Eurasia Review
Turkey Launches Project To Increase Economic Opportunities For Women, With Support From Sweden And World Bank
By Eurasia Review
October 22, 2013
The Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Policy/Women’s Status Directorate General, the Government of Sweden [Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency (SIDA)] and the World Bank (WB) launched Tuesday a project to support increasing access of women to economic opportunities in Turkey.
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By Eurasia Review
October 22, 2013
The Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Policy/Women’s Status Directorate General, the Government of Sweden [Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency (SIDA)] and the World Bank (WB) launched Tuesday a project to support increasing access of women to economic opportunities in Turkey.
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Serena Joins Band on Stage in Turkey
Video: Serena Joins Band on Stage in Turkey
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 /by Jonathan Scott
The top eight stars on the WTA tour are in Istanbul, Turkey, this week for the season-ending championships. One of them is known to be a sure-fire karaoke star, and the leaders of the house band at the event's opening party apparently knew that. See Serena Williams awkwardly take the stage here:
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 /by Jonathan Scott
The top eight stars on the WTA tour are in Istanbul, Turkey, this week for the season-ending championships. One of them is known to be a sure-fire karaoke star, and the leaders of the house band at the event's opening party apparently knew that. See Serena Williams awkwardly take the stage here:
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From Istanbul (not Constantinople) - The Daily Barometer: Sports
From Istanbul (not Constantinople)
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 8:38 pm | Updated: 9:34 pm, Mon Oct 21, 2013.
By Sarah Kerrigan | 0 comments
Freshman Lila Toner has had to adjust to new life at Oregon State since being recruited from Istanbul, Turkey
The road to Oregon State was not an easy one for freshman volleyball player Lila Toner. Her recruitment, commitment and arrival to Corvallis all happened in under a two-month period prior to the start of the season.
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Posted: Monday, October 21, 2013 8:38 pm | Updated: 9:34 pm, Mon Oct 21, 2013.
By Sarah Kerrigan | 0 comments
Freshman Lila Toner has had to adjust to new life at Oregon State since being recruited from Istanbul, Turkey
The road to Oregon State was not an easy one for freshman volleyball player Lila Toner. Her recruitment, commitment and arrival to Corvallis all happened in under a two-month period prior to the start of the season.
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Turkey And The West: A Nation's Quest For A Modern Identity - All News Is Global
Turkey And The West: A Nation's Quest For A Modern Identity
Ayse Hur (2013-10-21)
ISTANBUL — The Republican era of Turkey began with the rejection of the Ottoman past by those destined to fill the ranks of the civilian and military cadres under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. This new establishment was keen on modernization and Westernization, with the ultimate goal of creating a modern nation-state from the remnants of an empire.
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Ayse Hur (2013-10-21)
ISTANBUL — The Republican era of Turkey began with the rejection of the Ottoman past by those destined to fill the ranks of the civilian and military cadres under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. This new establishment was keen on modernization and Westernization, with the ultimate goal of creating a modern nation-state from the remnants of an empire.
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Turkish police fire smoke grenades at students in Ankara
Turkish police fire smoke grenades at students in Ankara
Source: Reuters - Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:41 PM
Hundreds of students and protesters demonstrated in Ankara against reconstruction plans that includes part of the Middle East Technical University (METU) campus on Monday, as riot police used smoke grenades and water cannon to disperse the crowd.
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Source: Reuters - Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:41 PM
Hundreds of students and protesters demonstrated in Ankara against reconstruction plans that includes part of the Middle East Technical University (METU) campus on Monday, as riot police used smoke grenades and water cannon to disperse the crowd.
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Turkey's Akbank plans to issue bonds worth up to $3 bln | Reuters
Turkey's Akbank plans to issue bonds worth up to $3 bln
ISTANBUL | Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:09am EDT
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Turkish lender Akbank said on Tuesday it plans to issue bonds worth up to $3 billion.
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ISTANBUL | Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:09am EDT
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Turkish lender Akbank said on Tuesday it plans to issue bonds worth up to $3 billion.
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ISTANBUL: Galatasaray gets win for Besiktas fans' violence | National Sports | Merced Sun-Star
Galatasaray gets win for Besiktas fans' violence
Published: October 22, 2013 Updated 1 hour ago
The Associated Press
ISTANBUL — Turkish champion Galatasaray has been awarded a 3-0 win after rival Besiktas fans invaded the pitch and forced a league match to be abandoned.
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Published: October 22, 2013 Updated 1 hour ago
The Associated Press
ISTANBUL — Turkish champion Galatasaray has been awarded a 3-0 win after rival Besiktas fans invaded the pitch and forced a league match to be abandoned.
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Outlawed PKK threatens new fight in Turkey
Outlawed PKK threatens new fight in Turkey
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants could halt the peace process and re-enter Turkey from northern Iraq, a senior leader of the group said at Qandil Mountains, threatening to “rekindle an insurgency unless Ankara resuscitates the peace process soon,” according to Reuters.
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The outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants could halt the peace process and re-enter Turkey from northern Iraq, a senior leader of the group said at Qandil Mountains, threatening to “rekindle an insurgency unless Ankara resuscitates the peace process soon,” according to Reuters.
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Turkey: EU should engage in self-appraisal - World - NZ Herald News
Turkey: EU should engage in self-appraisal
12:43 AM Wednesday Oct 23, 2013
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkey's prime minister has questioned the EU's right to evaluate his country, responding to critical comments in a recent union report.
In an address to his party's legislators on Tuesday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said some European countries should save their appraisals for their own often negative approach to Turkey's membership or for what he called their indifference to events in Syria and Egypt.
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12:43 AM Wednesday Oct 23, 2013
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkey's prime minister has questioned the EU's right to evaluate his country, responding to critical comments in a recent union report.
In an address to his party's legislators on Tuesday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said some European countries should save their appraisals for their own often negative approach to Turkey's membership or for what he called their indifference to events in Syria and Egypt.
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Turkish Airlines in talks on 2020-2023 plane order plans | Reuters
Turkish Airlines in talks on 2020-2023 plane order plans
By Evrim Ergin
ISTANBUL | Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:05am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkish Airlines (THYAO.IS) is in talks with plane manufacturers over orders for 2020-2023, having placed orders for 274 planes up to 2020, the company's chairman Hamdi Topcu said on Tuesday.
More:Turkish Airlines in talks on 2020-2023 plane order plans | Reuters
By Evrim Ergin
ISTANBUL | Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:05am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkish Airlines (THYAO.IS) is in talks with plane manufacturers over orders for 2020-2023, having placed orders for 274 planes up to 2020, the company's chairman Hamdi Topcu said on Tuesday.
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Claire Sadar: Turkey is losing the Syrian War - Your Middle East
Claire Sadar: Turkey is losing the Syrian War
“From the beginning it was also almost impossible for Turkey to see a positive or even neutral outcome from the war”
Banner Icon War in Syria No matter who gets involved or which side ultimately prevails, Turkey will still be among the losers of the Syrian war, writes Claire Sadar.
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“From the beginning it was also almost impossible for Turkey to see a positive or even neutral outcome from the war”
Banner Icon War in Syria No matter who gets involved or which side ultimately prevails, Turkey will still be among the losers of the Syrian war, writes Claire Sadar.
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Turkish parliament criticises the Netherlands on fostering children
Turkish parliament criticises the Netherlands on fostering children
Tuesday 22 October 2013
The Turkish parliament’s human rights committee has issued a highly criticial report on youth services in the Netherlands, saying the authorities are too quick to take children away from their parents, the Volkskrant reports on Tuesday.
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Tuesday 22 October 2013
The Turkish parliament’s human rights committee has issued a highly criticial report on youth services in the Netherlands, saying the authorities are too quick to take children away from their parents, the Volkskrant reports on Tuesday.
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Turkey’s D-Smart snags Sony output deal / TBI Vision
Turkey’s D-Smart snags Sony output deal
by TBI reporter
October 22, 2013
BlacklistTurkish pay TV platform D-Smart has agreed a multiyear content deal with Sony Pictures Television.
The Dogan TV-owned pay TV operator will get a raft of SPT TV series and movie titles under the terms of the deal in the first pay TV window.
The Turkish company gets pay TV and digital rights to the SPT content, allowing it to show SPT movies and series on TV and to connected computers and mobile devices.
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by TBI reporter
October 22, 2013
BlacklistTurkish pay TV platform D-Smart has agreed a multiyear content deal with Sony Pictures Television.
The Dogan TV-owned pay TV operator will get a raft of SPT TV series and movie titles under the terms of the deal in the first pay TV window.
The Turkish company gets pay TV and digital rights to the SPT content, allowing it to show SPT movies and series on TV and to connected computers and mobile devices.
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EU re-starts talks with Turkey | European Voice
EU re-starts talks with Turkey
By Andrew Gardner - Today, 11:27 CET
Three-year hiatus in accession talks will formally end on 5 November.
The European Union's member states today agreed to resume membership talks with Turkey, deciding to end a three-year freeze in talks despite the government's violent crackdown on nationwide protests this spring.
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By Andrew Gardner - Today, 11:27 CET
Three-year hiatus in accession talks will formally end on 5 November.
The European Union's member states today agreed to resume membership talks with Turkey, deciding to end a three-year freeze in talks despite the government's violent crackdown on nationwide protests this spring.
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EU ministers set date for Turkey accession talks | News | DW.DE | 22.10.2013
EU ministers set date for Turkey accession talks
EU foreign ministers have green-lighted the resumption of talks with candidate state Turkey. Negotiations have been stalled for three years by political tensions and, more recently, violent crackdowns on protesters.
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EU foreign ministers have green-lighted the resumption of talks with candidate state Turkey. Negotiations have been stalled for three years by political tensions and, more recently, violent crackdowns on protesters.
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Monday, October 21, 2013
Travel: Istanbul, Turkey - The Scotsman
Travel: Istanbul, Turkey
by David Robinson
Something happens to taxi drivers in Istanbul, around 6 o’clock in the morning. The roads are clear, all of them, even the narrow lanes leading up to Sultanahmet Square. In the city centre, cleaners are getting the trams ready for the day, and the first of the day’s ferries, all lit up and all but empty, is crossing the Bosphorus from Asia.
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by David Robinson
Something happens to taxi drivers in Istanbul, around 6 o’clock in the morning. The roads are clear, all of them, even the narrow lanes leading up to Sultanahmet Square. In the city centre, cleaners are getting the trams ready for the day, and the first of the day’s ferries, all lit up and all but empty, is crossing the Bosphorus from Asia.
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Turkey cuts compulsory military service | GlobalPost
Turkey cuts compulsory military service
Turkey's Islamic-rooted government will reduce compulsory military service to 12 months from next year, the deputy prime minister said on Monday.
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Turkey's Islamic-rooted government will reduce compulsory military service to 12 months from next year, the deputy prime minister said on Monday.
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Women's Outerwear in Turkey - New Report Available
Women's Outerwear in Turkey - New Report Available
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/21/2013 -- In 2012, women's outerwear registered positive value and volume growth for the third consecutive year, following the end of recession. The increasing employment rate among women and growing consumer confidence as a result of the recovering Turkish economy helped the category to record nearly 2% volume growth on average, between 2009 and 2012. More importantly, the category recorded even higher growth in constant value terms due to increasing unit prices.
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Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/21/2013 -- In 2012, women's outerwear registered positive value and volume growth for the third consecutive year, following the end of recession. The increasing employment rate among women and growing consumer confidence as a result of the recovering Turkish economy helped the category to record nearly 2% volume growth on average, between 2009 and 2012. More importantly, the category recorded even higher growth in constant value terms due to increasing unit prices.
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ODTÜ shows no lesson learned: EU envoy
ODTÜ shows no lesson learned: EU envoy
ANKARA
The debate over a controversial road construction on the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) campus shows that “some people have not learned their lessons,” according to the outgoing EU ambassador to Turkey.
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ANKARA
The debate over a controversial road construction on the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) campus shows that “some people have not learned their lessons,” according to the outgoing EU ambassador to Turkey.
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Turkey houses over 600,000 Syrian refugees | Vestnik Kavkaza
Turkey houses over 600,000 Syrian refugees
21 October 2013 - 3:00pm
Mustafa Aydogdu, spokesman of the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate of Turkey (AFAD), said that there were over 600,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey, only 201,000 of whom were living in camps, ITAR-TASS reports.
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21 October 2013 - 3:00pm
Mustafa Aydogdu, spokesman of the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate of Turkey (AFAD), said that there were over 600,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey, only 201,000 of whom were living in camps, ITAR-TASS reports.
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Turkish Intelligence Chief Both Iconoclast and Target - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish Intelligence Chief Both Iconoclast and Target
By: Rasim Ozan Kutahyali for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 21.
The name of Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s intelligence chief, is appearing in reputable American newspapers in extremely negative contexts.
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By: Rasim Ozan Kutahyali for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 21.
The name of Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s intelligence chief, is appearing in reputable American newspapers in extremely negative contexts.
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'US canceled deal to supply Turkey with drones' | The Times of Israel
‘US canceled deal to supply Turkey with drones’
Report in Turkish daily claims Ankara’s exposure of Iranian assets working with Mossad prompted Congress to rescind agreement
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Report in Turkish daily claims Ankara’s exposure of Iranian assets working with Mossad prompted Congress to rescind agreement
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Turkey's first online Islamic sex shop opens | News , Middle East | THE DAILY STAR
Turkey's first online Islamic sex shop opens
October 21, 2013 01:15 PM
ANKARA: An online Islamic sex shop selling condoms, massage oils and perfumes has been launched in Turkey, becoming the first of its kind in the predominantly Muslim country.
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October 21, 2013 01:15 PM
ANKARA: An online Islamic sex shop selling condoms, massage oils and perfumes has been launched in Turkey, becoming the first of its kind in the predominantly Muslim country.
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Turkish markets firmer, eye c.bank meeting | Reuters
Turkish markets firmer, eye c.bank meeting
ISTANBUL | Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:41am EDT
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Turkey's financial markets rose on Monday after a week-long holiday with investor attention focused on Wednesday's central bank meeting where interest rates were expected to be left on hold.
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ISTANBUL | Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:41am EDT
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Turkey's financial markets rose on Monday after a week-long holiday with investor attention focused on Wednesday's central bank meeting where interest rates were expected to be left on hold.
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Turkey: A House Divided :: Gatestone Institute
Turkey: A House Divided
by Robert Ellis
October 21, 2013 at 3:00 am
The EU Commission's progress report deals with a polarized society and a government that takes repressive measures against citizens who assert their democratic rights.
There is no doubt that the Gezi Park demonstrations in May and June, which spread to most of Turkey, represent a seismic change in Turkish society and have opened up fault lines which earlier may not have been apparent. What began as a demonstration against the "development" of a small park in the center of Istanbul ended as a widespread protest against the AKP government -- and particularly Prime Minister Erdoğan's authoritarian rule.
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by Robert Ellis
October 21, 2013 at 3:00 am
The EU Commission's progress report deals with a polarized society and a government that takes repressive measures against citizens who assert their democratic rights.
There is no doubt that the Gezi Park demonstrations in May and June, which spread to most of Turkey, represent a seismic change in Turkish society and have opened up fault lines which earlier may not have been apparent. What began as a demonstration against the "development" of a small park in the center of Istanbul ended as a widespread protest against the AKP government -- and particularly Prime Minister Erdoğan's authoritarian rule.
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Sunday, October 20, 2013
Turkey waits for more Hollywood productions
Turkey waits for more Hollywood productions
ANTALYA- Anadolu Agency
Producer Zeynep Santıroğlu Sutherland thinks Turkey has great potential in the film industry. According to her, many Hollywood production films can be shot in Turkey if the state gives incentives
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ANTALYA- Anadolu Agency
Producer Zeynep Santıroğlu Sutherland thinks Turkey has great potential in the film industry. According to her, many Hollywood production films can be shot in Turkey if the state gives incentives
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Germany gives green light to open new chapter in Turkey's EU bid
Germany gives green light to open new chapter in Turkey's EU bid
ANKARA - Hürriyet
Germany has given the green light for the opening of the 22nd chapter in the EU accession negotiations, daily Hürriyet reported Oct. 20.
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ANKARA - Hürriyet
Germany has given the green light for the opening of the 22nd chapter in the EU accession negotiations, daily Hürriyet reported Oct. 20.
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Turkey must show allegiance to west as doubts rise over ties - FT.com
Turkey must show allegiance to west as doubts rise over ties
By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
Has Turkey, a member of Nato for 61 years, parted company with the west? It is a question Turkey’s allies have begun to face.
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By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
Has Turkey, a member of Nato for 61 years, parted company with the west? It is a question Turkey’s allies have begun to face.
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Turkey Prefers Stalemate With Israel - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey Prefers Stalemate With Israel
By: Tulin Daloglu for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 18.
Since David Ignatius of The Washington Post broke the story on Oct. 16 that Turkey revealed to Iran the identities of as many as 10 Iranians working for the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad, there seems no doubt on the Turkish side that Ignatius is being used against Turkey by Israel or pro-Israel US government officials to establish a conspiracy to degrade its credibility and cut short its rising star as a pivotal player influencing regional dynamics.
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By: Tulin Daloglu for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on October 18.
Since David Ignatius of The Washington Post broke the story on Oct. 16 that Turkey revealed to Iran the identities of as many as 10 Iranians working for the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad, there seems no doubt on the Turkish side that Ignatius is being used against Turkey by Israel or pro-Israel US government officials to establish a conspiracy to degrade its credibility and cut short its rising star as a pivotal player influencing regional dynamics.
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Turkey Readjusts North Syria Strategy - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey Readjusts North Syria Strategy
By: Sami Kohen Translated from Milliyet (Turkey).
The Turkish army’s firing of four artillery rounds at positions of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham [ISIS] in the Aazaz area in northern Syria signals a major readjustment of Ankara’s regional strategy.
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By: Sami Kohen Translated from Milliyet (Turkey).
The Turkish army’s firing of four artillery rounds at positions of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham [ISIS] in the Aazaz area in northern Syria signals a major readjustment of Ankara’s regional strategy.
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4 questions we'd like to see answered at Webit, Turkey's biggest tech conference | Wamda.com
4 questions we'd like to see answered at Webit, Turkey's biggest tech conference
by wamda, October 20, 2013
On the heels of Webrazzi, Istanbul’s cozy, startup-focused tech conference, comes Webit, which will bring over 8,000 attendees to Istanbul on November 6th and 7th to discuss major tech industries in both developed and emerging markets.
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by wamda, October 20, 2013
On the heels of Webrazzi, Istanbul’s cozy, startup-focused tech conference, comes Webit, which will bring over 8,000 attendees to Istanbul on November 6th and 7th to discuss major tech industries in both developed and emerging markets.
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Can Turkey's successful economic model be replicated? | Al Bawaba
Can Turkey's successful economic model be replicated?
Published October 20th, 2013 - 09:59 GMT via SyndiGate.info
I visited Turkey during Eid holidays and indeed I was astonished with the quantum leaps of economic growth and public service quality improvement the country had witnessed in the last few decades. As a matter of fact, at least in Istanbul that I saw, I think the improvement in the last decades in the living quality, unemployment records, urban and economic growth far exceeded several major European cities.
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Published October 20th, 2013 - 09:59 GMT via SyndiGate.info
I visited Turkey during Eid holidays and indeed I was astonished with the quantum leaps of economic growth and public service quality improvement the country had witnessed in the last few decades. As a matter of fact, at least in Istanbul that I saw, I think the improvement in the last decades in the living quality, unemployment records, urban and economic growth far exceeded several major European cities.
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