Welcome to Turkey, where a typo in a tweet can land you in prison
Updated by Dara Lind on April 30, 2014, 1:40 p.m. ET @DLind dara@vox.com
In Turkey, mistyping a tweet can get you in prison — at least if you're someone the government wants to send to prison to begin with.
In Turkey in 2012, during a political battle over shutting down private schools, columnist and investigative journalist Onder Aytac published this tweet:
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Germans rank first in Istanbul tourists | Tourism | Daily Sabah
GERMANS RANK FIRST IN ISTANBUL TOURISTS
ISTANBUL—Germans ranked first for tourists visiting the city of Istanbul, according to Istanbul's provincial culture and tourism directorate.
Germans have become accustomed to Turkish culture due to the presence of more than three million Turks since the labor force agreement signed in the 60s. Germans are ranked first for the number of tourists visiting Istanbul in the last three months with around 350,000 citizens, followed by approximately 260,000 Russians and around 213,000 Iranians.
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ISTANBUL—Germans ranked first for tourists visiting the city of Istanbul, according to Istanbul's provincial culture and tourism directorate.
Germans have become accustomed to Turkish culture due to the presence of more than three million Turks since the labor force agreement signed in the 60s. Germans are ranked first for the number of tourists visiting Istanbul in the last three months with around 350,000 citizens, followed by approximately 260,000 Russians and around 213,000 Iranians.
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Erdoğan says some US groups were behind Gezi
Erdoğan says some US groups were behind Gezi
April 29, 2014, Tuesday/ 19:20:35/ TODAY'S ZAMAN
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that the Turkish government has not accused the US government of being the instigator of last year's Gezi protests but that some groups based in the US may have been involved.
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April 29, 2014, Tuesday/ 19:20:35/ TODAY'S ZAMAN
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday that the Turkish government has not accused the US government of being the instigator of last year's Gezi protests but that some groups based in the US may have been involved.
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Gul urges EU to open all chapters in Turkey's EU bid
Gul urges EU to open all chapters in Turkey’s EU bid
Tuesday, 29 April 2014 11:08
Posted by Parvez Jabri
ISLAMABAD: Turkey's President Abdullah Gul called on the European Union to open all the chapters to negotiation in Turkey's EU accession process.
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Tuesday, 29 April 2014 11:08
Posted by Parvez Jabri
ISLAMABAD: Turkey's President Abdullah Gul called on the European Union to open all the chapters to negotiation in Turkey's EU accession process.
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Turkish opposition leader summoned to testify
Turkish opposition leader summoned to testify
April 30, 2014 13:39 GMT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's opposition party has complained of harassment after a prosecutor summoned its leader to testify for alleged "insults," despite a legal immunity that protects legislators from prosecution.
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April 30, 2014 13:39 GMT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's opposition party has complained of harassment after a prosecutor summoned its leader to testify for alleged "insults," despite a legal immunity that protects legislators from prosecution.
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Value of Turkish lira to increase: economist
Value of Turkish lira to increase: economist
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
ANKARA – The value of the lira is expected to increase to about 2.02 TL/$ after inflation peaked in June and Turkey's external trade balance showed signs of improvement, a senior economist has said.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
ANKARA – The value of the lira is expected to increase to about 2.02 TL/$ after inflation peaked in June and Turkey's external trade balance showed signs of improvement, a senior economist has said.
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Turkey's central bank raises inflation target
Turkey’s central bank raises inflation target
Wednesday, 30 April 2014 13:21
Posted by Parvez Jabri
ANKARA: Turkey's central bank has revised its year-end inflation target upwards to 7.6 percent from a previous forecast of 6.6 percent, its governor announced on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, 30 April 2014 13:21
Posted by Parvez Jabri
ANKARA: Turkey's central bank has revised its year-end inflation target upwards to 7.6 percent from a previous forecast of 6.6 percent, its governor announced on Wednesday.
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Turkish Q1 tourism revenues climb 3.4 percent | Reuters
Turkish Q1 tourism revenues climb 3.4 percent
ISTANBUL, April 29 Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:08am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's tourism revenues rose 3.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter to $4.81 billion, the Turkish Statistics Institute said on Tuesday.
Tourism revenues are a valuable source of foreign currency for Turkey, which has a large current account deficit. Tourism revenues in 2013 rose 11.4 percent to $32.3 billion.
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ISTANBUL, April 29 Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:08am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's tourism revenues rose 3.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter to $4.81 billion, the Turkish Statistics Institute said on Tuesday.
Tourism revenues are a valuable source of foreign currency for Turkey, which has a large current account deficit. Tourism revenues in 2013 rose 11.4 percent to $32.3 billion.
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‘Genocide’ in 1915: Law, Language, and Politics | Foreign Policy Journal
‘Genocide’ in 1915: Law, Language, and Politics
by Richard Falk | April 29, 2014
The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the American President, Barack Obama, have both been accused of ‘denialism’ by representatives of the Armenian community in response to their official statements issued to commemorate formally the 99th anniversary of atrocities committed in 1915 against the Armenian minority living in Turkey.
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by Richard Falk | April 29, 2014
The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the American President, Barack Obama, have both been accused of ‘denialism’ by representatives of the Armenian community in response to their official statements issued to commemorate formally the 99th anniversary of atrocities committed in 1915 against the Armenian minority living in Turkey.
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Turkish shares boosted by first-quarter results, lira firm | Reuters
Turkish shares boosted by first-quarter results, lira firm
ISTANBUL, April 29 Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:45pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkish shares rose on Tuesday on a slew of strong first quarter results, while the lira was lifted by greater risk appetite after U.S. sanctions on Russia were less stringent than expected.
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ISTANBUL, April 29 Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:45pm IST
(Reuters) - Turkish shares rose on Tuesday on a slew of strong first quarter results, while the lira was lifted by greater risk appetite after U.S. sanctions on Russia were less stringent than expected.
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Turkey: Spy Agency Law Opens Door to Abuse
Turkey: Spy Agency Law Opens Door to Abuse
Source: Human Rights Watch - Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:54 AM
A new law on Turkey's National Intelligence Agency greatly increases its surveillance powers while threatening journalists who expose its abuses with prison terms. The law would decrease state accountability, media freedom, and the right to privacy. Several of its key provisions should be amended without delay because they violate Turkey's obligations under international human rights law and domestic laws.
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Source: Human Rights Watch - Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:54 AM
A new law on Turkey's National Intelligence Agency greatly increases its surveillance powers while threatening journalists who expose its abuses with prison terms. The law would decrease state accountability, media freedom, and the right to privacy. Several of its key provisions should be amended without delay because they violate Turkey's obligations under international human rights law and domestic laws.
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Turkey rejects German criticism over rights abuses | GlobalPost
Turkey rejects German criticism over rights abuses
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday rejected criticism from Germany's president who said he was "scared" by the Turkey's recent spate of rights abuses.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday rejected criticism from Germany's president who said he was "scared" by the Turkey's recent spate of rights abuses.
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German president 'horrified' by developments in Turkey - CİHAN
German president 'horrified' by developments in Turkey
TR_ANKA - 29.04.2014 09:04:49
German president has said in Ankara he is "horrified" over negative developments in Turkey, criticizing the government for censoring Internet, controlling judiciary and granting wide powers to the spy agency.
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TR_ANKA - 29.04.2014 09:04:49
German president has said in Ankara he is "horrified" over negative developments in Turkey, criticizing the government for censoring Internet, controlling judiciary and granting wide powers to the spy agency.
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Turkish protesters break into Egyptian consulate in Istanbul - CİHAN
Turkish protesters break into Egyptian consulate in Istanbul
TR_ISTA - 29.04.2014 09:49:39
Some Turkish demonstrators broke into the Egyptian consulate in Istanbul on Monday night when hundreds of them were protesting against an Egyptian court's earlier decision to sentence some 683 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death.
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TR_ISTA - 29.04.2014 09:49:39
Some Turkish demonstrators broke into the Egyptian consulate in Istanbul on Monday night when hundreds of them were protesting against an Egyptian court's earlier decision to sentence some 683 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death.
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Magnitude of quake scales with maturity of fault, new study suggests
Magnitude of quake scales with maturity of fault, new study suggests
14 hours ago
The oldest sections of transform faults, such as the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) and the San Andreas Fault, produce the largest earthquakes, putting important limits on the potential seismic hazard for less mature parts of fault zones, according to a new study to be presented today at the Seismological Society of America (SSA) 2014 Annual Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. The finding suggests that maximum earthquake magnitude scales with the maturity of the fault.
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14 hours ago
The oldest sections of transform faults, such as the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) and the San Andreas Fault, produce the largest earthquakes, putting important limits on the potential seismic hazard for less mature parts of fault zones, according to a new study to be presented today at the Seismological Society of America (SSA) 2014 Annual Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. The finding suggests that maximum earthquake magnitude scales with the maturity of the fault.
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Turkish women workers commemorate 1977 Labor Day victims
Turkish women workers commemorate 1977 Labor Day victims
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
ISTANBUL – Women from various Tukish unions and professional organizations paid respect to the 36 people killed during the 1977 Labor Day shootings on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
ISTANBUL – Women from various Tukish unions and professional organizations paid respect to the 36 people killed during the 1977 Labor Day shootings on Tuesday.
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IMF report sees Turkey moving forward despite region
IMF report sees Turkey moving forward despite region
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
ISTANBUL - Other than Russia and Turkey, the 2014 spring report released today in Istanbul from the IMF paints a negative picture of the Eurozone economies' attempts to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
ISTANBUL - Other than Russia and Turkey, the 2014 spring report released today in Istanbul from the IMF paints a negative picture of the Eurozone economies' attempts to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis.
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Clash of the Anatolian Tigers - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Clash of the Anatolian Tigers
In the post-election climate, fears of the Gulen movement seem validated as we observe a gradual, yet drastic shift in the Turkish business alignment map. On April 23, the Capital Markets Board stopped Bank Asia from issuing sukuk (Islamic finance certificate bond) debt. Bloomberg reported on April 26, "The Turkish lender in partnership talks with Qatar Islamic Bank must ask the regulator for permission to issue further sukuk under a 1.25 billion lira ($587 million) debt program.” Asia Bank, the lender, is a member of TUSKON, the Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey, known for its close association with the Gulen movement.
More:Clash of the Anatolian Tigers - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
In the post-election climate, fears of the Gulen movement seem validated as we observe a gradual, yet drastic shift in the Turkish business alignment map. On April 23, the Capital Markets Board stopped Bank Asia from issuing sukuk (Islamic finance certificate bond) debt. Bloomberg reported on April 26, "The Turkish lender in partnership talks with Qatar Islamic Bank must ask the regulator for permission to issue further sukuk under a 1.25 billion lira ($587 million) debt program.” Asia Bank, the lender, is a member of TUSKON, the Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey, known for its close association with the Gulen movement.
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Turkey’s endless Syrian refugee crisis - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey’s endless Syrian refugee crisis
With the Syrian civil war well into its third year, and no end in sight to the bloody conflict that has uprooted millions of people from their towns and villages, Turkey finds itself facing a growing Syrian refugee crisis that analysts are predicting will result in social tensions as patience among Turks starts wearing thin and the limits of people's hospitality are reached.
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With the Syrian civil war well into its third year, and no end in sight to the bloody conflict that has uprooted millions of people from their towns and villages, Turkey finds itself facing a growing Syrian refugee crisis that analysts are predicting will result in social tensions as patience among Turks starts wearing thin and the limits of people's hospitality are reached.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Turkish and Azerbaijani diasporas hold protest in Hague
Turkish and Azerbaijani diasporas hold protest in Hague
Tue 29 April 2014 09:12 GMT | 14:12 Local Time
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Turkish and Azerbaijani diaspora organizations held a protect action outside the House of Representatives of the Dutch parliament against construction of a memorial complex of the so-called ‘Armenian genocide’ in Almelo city, near the Armenian church.
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Tue 29 April 2014 09:12 GMT | 14:12 Local Time
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Turkish and Azerbaijani diaspora organizations held a protect action outside the House of Representatives of the Dutch parliament against construction of a memorial complex of the so-called ‘Armenian genocide’ in Almelo city, near the Armenian church.
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Istanbul’s first King’s Day - TRAVEL
Istanbul’s first King’s Day
WILCO VAN HERPEN
Unlike the usual ‘Queen’s Day’ that is celebrated in the Netherlands, this year was the first ‘King’s Day,’ and even more unusual, it was celebrated in Tarabya, Istanbul, bringing a taste of the Netherlands to the city in between two continents
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WILCO VAN HERPEN
Unlike the usual ‘Queen’s Day’ that is celebrated in the Netherlands, this year was the first ‘King’s Day,’ and even more unusual, it was celebrated in Tarabya, Istanbul, bringing a taste of the Netherlands to the city in between two continents
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US warns Turkey social stability depends on being open to criticisms
US warns Turkey social stability depends on being open to criticisms
April 30, 2014, Wednesday/ 00:01:58/ Deniz Arslan/ Ankara
US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski has urged Turkey to unblock access to YouTube and warned that social stability depends on being open to critical voices and allowing space for groups, from political opposition to non-governmental organizations.
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April 30, 2014, Wednesday/ 00:01:58/ Deniz Arslan/ Ankara
US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski has urged Turkey to unblock access to YouTube and warned that social stability depends on being open to critical voices and allowing space for groups, from political opposition to non-governmental organizations.
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Man charged with homicide in exchange student's death
Man charged with homicide in exchange student's death
David Murray, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune 12:26 a.m. EDT April 29, 2014
MISSOULA, Mont. --- A Missoula man has been charged with one count of deliberate homicide after he allegedly shot and killed a 17-year-old foreign exchange student who had illegally entered his garage.
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David Murray, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune 12:26 a.m. EDT April 29, 2014
MISSOULA, Mont. --- A Missoula man has been charged with one count of deliberate homicide after he allegedly shot and killed a 17-year-old foreign exchange student who had illegally entered his garage.
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Relatives of Cyprus missing urge Turkey to give information about their fate
Relatives of Cyprus missing urge Turkey to give information about their fate
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Tuesday, 29 April, 2014
NICOSIA
According to Sergides, to date, a total of 1073 remains have been exhumed, 491 of which have been identified with the DNA method (366 Greek Cypriots and 125 Turkish Cypriots).
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FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Tuesday, 29 April, 2014
NICOSIA
According to Sergides, to date, a total of 1073 remains have been exhumed, 491 of which have been identified with the DNA method (366 Greek Cypriots and 125 Turkish Cypriots).
More:Relatives of Cyprus missing urge Turkey to give information about their fate
Boeing Delivers Turkish Airlines' 75th Next-Generation 737 - MarketWatch
Boeing Delivers Turkish Airlines' 75th Next-Generation 737
Turkish flag-carrier has unfilled orders for nearly 100 Boeing airplanes, including 737 MAX
ISTANBUL, April 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing BA +0.32% and Turkish Airlines celebrated the Turkish flag-carrier's 75th direct delivery of a Next-Generation 737 airplane. The 737-800 arrived at Turkish Airlines' base at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on Saturday and is the latest addition to the Southern European carrier's growing fleet of more than 100 Boeing airplanes.
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Turkish flag-carrier has unfilled orders for nearly 100 Boeing airplanes, including 737 MAX
ISTANBUL, April 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing BA +0.32% and Turkish Airlines celebrated the Turkish flag-carrier's 75th direct delivery of a Next-Generation 737 airplane. The 737-800 arrived at Turkish Airlines' base at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on Saturday and is the latest addition to the Southern European carrier's growing fleet of more than 100 Boeing airplanes.
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Erdoğan’s “New Turkey”
Erdoğan’s “New Turkey”
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Arzu Geybullayeva | Istanbul
29 April 2014
Erdoğan’s “New Turkey”
While Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan heralds the advent of a new Turkey, his war on social media and new powers granted to intelligence agencies raise fears about freedom of information and the state of democracy in the country
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Arzu Geybullayeva | Istanbul
29 April 2014
Erdoğan’s “New Turkey”
While Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan heralds the advent of a new Turkey, his war on social media and new powers granted to intelligence agencies raise fears about freedom of information and the state of democracy in the country
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BBC News - Turkey to seek cleric Fethullah Gulen's extradition
Turkey to seek cleric Fethullah Gulen's extradition
Turkey is to start extradition proceedings against US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
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Turkey is to start extradition proceedings against US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
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Gov’t unveils strategy to bring presidential system to Turkey - POLITICS
Gov’t unveils strategy to bring presidential system to Turkey
ANKARA
Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has drawn a roadmap on how the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) could amend the Constitution on its own in order to bring in presidential system to Turkey.
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ANKARA
Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has drawn a roadmap on how the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) could amend the Constitution on its own in order to bring in presidential system to Turkey.
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Female inventors from Turkey to race projects - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Female inventors from Turkey to race projects
Erdinç Çelikkan ANKARA / Hürriyet
Three female inventors from Turkey will be competing in Seoul to receive a prize for their inspirational projects, which include manufacturing textile goods from butterfly tissue, a mobile wind turbine that will float on the sea and a needle that does not prick.
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Erdinç Çelikkan ANKARA / Hürriyet
Three female inventors from Turkey will be competing in Seoul to receive a prize for their inspirational projects, which include manufacturing textile goods from butterfly tissue, a mobile wind turbine that will float on the sea and a needle that does not prick.
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Turkey: A 6-year-old girl found tied and slaughtered
Turkey: A 6-year-old girl found tied and slaughtered
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
ANKARA – The dead body of a 6-year-old girl, who went missing Sunday, was found stabbed and tied on Tuesday in Adana, a southern city in Turkey, police confirmed.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
ANKARA – The dead body of a 6-year-old girl, who went missing Sunday, was found stabbed and tied on Tuesday in Adana, a southern city in Turkey, police confirmed.
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Turkish social media on the brink | All media content | DW.DE | 28.04.2014
Turkish social media on the brink
Opponents of the Tayyip Erdogan government in Turkey have long taken to social media to organize protests and spread allegations of high-level corruption. But increasingly the result has been the banning of sites such as YouTube and Twitter.
More:Turkish social media on the brink | All media content | DW.DE | 28.04.2014
Opponents of the Tayyip Erdogan government in Turkey have long taken to social media to organize protests and spread allegations of high-level corruption. But increasingly the result has been the banning of sites such as YouTube and Twitter.
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Istanbul is a special city break with a difference / Sunday World
Istanbul is a special city break with a difference
Monday 28th April 2014
When it comes to city breaks, we Irish tend to opt for tried-and-tested destinations including London, Barcelona, Prague or New York for the odd shopping trip to grab a few Christmas bargains.
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Monday 28th April 2014
When it comes to city breaks, we Irish tend to opt for tried-and-tested destinations including London, Barcelona, Prague or New York for the odd shopping trip to grab a few Christmas bargains.
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Turkish Armenian Journalist Discusses Erdogan Remarks on Genocide - SPIEGEL ONLINE
'A Good Start': Analyzing Erdogan's Genocide Comments
Nearly a hundred years after the mass murder of Armenians by Ottoman soldiers, Turkey's prime minister spoke last week for the first time of the "suffering" of the victims. Turkish-Armenian journalist Hayko Bagdat says Erdogan's words mark a good start.
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Nearly a hundred years after the mass murder of Armenians by Ottoman soldiers, Turkey's prime minister spoke last week for the first time of the "suffering" of the victims. Turkish-Armenian journalist Hayko Bagdat says Erdogan's words mark a good start.
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Turkish Journalist Sentenced to Prison for Insulting Prime Minister in a Tweet
Turkish Journalist Sentenced to Prison for Insulting Prime Minister in a Tweet
A Turkish journalist is going to prison for insulting Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Twitter.
The criminal court in Ankara sentenced Önder Aytaç, a well-known writer and columnist for the opposition newspaper Taraf, to a 10-month prison sentence on Monday for "insulting public officials" — in this case, Erdoğan, according to the BBC.
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A Turkish journalist is going to prison for insulting Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Twitter.
The criminal court in Ankara sentenced Önder Aytaç, a well-known writer and columnist for the opposition newspaper Taraf, to a 10-month prison sentence on Monday for "insulting public officials" — in this case, Erdoğan, according to the BBC.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Istanbul governor admits mishandling Gezi Park protests | Nation | Daily Sabah
ISTANBUL GOVERNOR ADMITS MISHANDLING GEZI PARK PROTESTS
ISTANBUL — Speaking in a televised interview late Sunday, Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu said last summer's Gezi Park protests were unexpectedly large-scale and authorities failed to respond swiftly and get the situation under control.
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ISTANBUL — Speaking in a televised interview late Sunday, Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu said last summer's Gezi Park protests were unexpectedly large-scale and authorities failed to respond swiftly and get the situation under control.
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We will not accept a Turkish EU course 'a la carte', House President says
We will not accept a Turkish EU course 'a la carte', House President says
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Monday, 28 April, 2014
We will not accept a Turkish EU course `a la carte`, House President Yiannakis Omirou has said addressing an event organized in Greece.
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FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Monday, 28 April, 2014
We will not accept a Turkish EU course `a la carte`, House President Yiannakis Omirou has said addressing an event organized in Greece.
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Fenerbahce wrap up 19th league title win in front of 50,000 women and children | Mail Online
Fenerbahce wrap up 19th league title win in front of 50,000 women and children
By Ed Osmond, Reuters
Published: 16:58 EST, 27 April 2014 | Updated: 04:57 EST, 28 April 2014
Fenerbahce clinched their 19th Turkish league title in unusual circumstances as they played out a goalless draw in front of more than 50,000 women and children.
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By Ed Osmond, Reuters
Published: 16:58 EST, 27 April 2014 | Updated: 04:57 EST, 28 April 2014
Fenerbahce clinched their 19th Turkish league title in unusual circumstances as they played out a goalless draw in front of more than 50,000 women and children.
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Sunday, April 27, 2014
Istabul holiday reviewby Sunday Mirror Travel: A city where the past, present and future come together - Mirror Online
Amazing Istanbul is a city where the past, present and future come together
Apr 27, 2014 08:00
By Helen Beatty
Helen Beatty finds out that her London cabbie was correct when he praised the city as one of the greatest on earth
More:Istabul holiday reviewby Sunday Mirror Travel: A city where the past, present and future come together - Mirror Online
Apr 27, 2014 08:00
By Helen Beatty
Helen Beatty finds out that her London cabbie was correct when he praised the city as one of the greatest on earth
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Travelers find Turkish delights in Istanbul » The Commercial Appeal
Travelers find Turkish delights in Istanbul
By Sisi Tang Associated Press
ISTANBUL — Istanbul, the noisy metropolis on the Bosporus Strait lauded by many a travel ranking, has much more to offer than grand mosques and bazaars. Away from the din of typical tourist haunts, a walk around the neighborhoods of Karakoy, Balat and Kuzguncuk will peel back the surface to reveal the city’s multilayered history, and the lifestyles of those who’ve lived it.
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By Sisi Tang Associated Press
ISTANBUL — Istanbul, the noisy metropolis on the Bosporus Strait lauded by many a travel ranking, has much more to offer than grand mosques and bazaars. Away from the din of typical tourist haunts, a walk around the neighborhoods of Karakoy, Balat and Kuzguncuk will peel back the surface to reveal the city’s multilayered history, and the lifestyles of those who’ve lived it.
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Testing Erdoğan's sincerity
Testing Erdoğan's sincerity
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did it again: He has all of us speculating about a statement he made, trying to find out what his real motives are. The latest example of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader's extraordinary ability to set the agenda was his statement on the deportation and killing of hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Armenians, which started on April 24, 1915. It was made one day before the commemoration of these massacres and it caught everybody by surprise because of its timing, tone and content.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did it again: He has all of us speculating about a statement he made, trying to find out what his real motives are. The latest example of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader's extraordinary ability to set the agenda was his statement on the deportation and killing of hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Armenians, which started on April 24, 1915. It was made one day before the commemoration of these massacres and it caught everybody by surprise because of its timing, tone and content.
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
8,500-year-old footprints rewrite İstanbul's history
8,500-year-old footprints rewrite İstanbul's history
A team of archaeologists work at the Yenikapı Marmaray construction site in this 2011 file photo. (Photo: Sunday's Zaman)
April 27, 2014, Sunday/ 04:02:01/ CUMALİ ÖNAL/ ISTANBUL
Archeologists had thought that the history of İstanbul began 2,700 years ago, but 8,500-year-old footprints and graves discovered during excavations along the Marmaray subway route are forcing a rethink of the city's timeline.
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A team of archaeologists work at the Yenikapı Marmaray construction site in this 2011 file photo. (Photo: Sunday's Zaman)
April 27, 2014, Sunday/ 04:02:01/ CUMALİ ÖNAL/ ISTANBUL
Archeologists had thought that the history of İstanbul began 2,700 years ago, but 8,500-year-old footprints and graves discovered during excavations along the Marmaray subway route are forcing a rethink of the city's timeline.
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Turkey's Cyber Vulnerability Raises NATO Concerns | Defense News | defensenews.com
Turkey's Cyber Vulnerability Raises NATO Concerns
Apr. 26, 2014 - 02:34PM |
By BURAK EGE BEKDIL | Comments
ANKARA — A flurry of cyberattacks that has deeply embarrassed the Turkish government in recent months has raised concerns among some NATO officials about vulnerabilities in the country’s cyber defenses, diplomats and analysts said.
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Apr. 26, 2014 - 02:34PM |
By BURAK EGE BEKDIL | Comments
ANKARA — A flurry of cyberattacks that has deeply embarrassed the Turkish government in recent months has raised concerns among some NATO officials about vulnerabilities in the country’s cyber defenses, diplomats and analysts said.
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Turkey may be fined by ECtHR for banning access to Taksim on May 1
Turkey may be fined by ECtHR for banning access to Taksim on May 1
May 1 Labor Day celebrations have been held in Taksim Square in previous years. (Photo: Sunday's Zaman, İsa Şimşek)
April 27, 2014, Sunday/ 00:00:00/ GÜLTEN ÜSTÜNTAĞ/ ANKARA
Though the long-running debate between the government and the workers' unions on permission to use İstanbul's Taksim Square for May Day celebrations has resurfaced, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has already ruled that Taksim Square cannot be closed to peaceful demonstrations.
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May 1 Labor Day celebrations have been held in Taksim Square in previous years. (Photo: Sunday's Zaman, İsa Şimşek)
April 27, 2014, Sunday/ 00:00:00/ GÜLTEN ÜSTÜNTAĞ/ ANKARA
Though the long-running debate between the government and the workers' unions on permission to use İstanbul's Taksim Square for May Day celebrations has resurfaced, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has already ruled that Taksim Square cannot be closed to peaceful demonstrations.
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Turkey, U.S. planning joint operation against ISIL group?
Turkey, U.S. planning joint operation against ISIL group?
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By Paul Iddon
There have been some interesting claims and speculation recently that the United States and Turkey may be planning to take joint action against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighting in Syria.
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By Paul Iddon
There have been some interesting claims and speculation recently that the United States and Turkey may be planning to take joint action against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighting in Syria.
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It’s Official: Erdogan sent Turkish Troops into Syria | Global Research
It’s Official: Erdogan sent Turkish Troops into Syria
By Dr. Christof Lehmann
Global Research, April 26, 2014
Turkish Troops deployed 200 Meters from ISIL Al Qaeda affiliated Mercenaries – Deployment of Mercenaries to Suleyman Shah Tomb an Engineered Pretext for a Turkish Invasion
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By Dr. Christof Lehmann
Global Research, April 26, 2014
Turkish Troops deployed 200 Meters from ISIL Al Qaeda affiliated Mercenaries – Deployment of Mercenaries to Suleyman Shah Tomb an Engineered Pretext for a Turkish Invasion
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Moscow-Ankara: is the Golden Age going on? | Vestnik Kavkaza
Moscow-Ankara: is the Golden Age going on?
Nobody can say whether the stories are connected or not. “It is accepted among turkologists to describe the Russian-Turkish relations of the recent period as a "Golden Age" of Russian-Turkish relations, as there has never been such a level of political, economic and regional interaction in the entire five-hundred-year history of the relations of our countries,” Irina Svistunova, senior research associate of the Russian institute of strategic researches, expert turkologist, told Vestnik Kavkaza. “Of course, the situation in the Middle East has a certain effect on our relationship, but, despite an extensive discussion of this subject in the press, we can witness that the leaders of our countries are making every effort to eliminate the political differences. A task has been set by the leaders of our countries, now it is at the level of 35 billion. If we remember that 10 years ago it made only 3 billion, we will see that progress was considerable. In addition to socio-cultural contacts, the number of Russian tourists visiting Turkey has grown, last year it exceeded 4 million. Russia takes second place for the number of the tourists visiting Turkey. It is a record indicator, and all tendencies remain for growth. Relations are developing in various spheres - economic, political, scientific.”
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Nobody can say whether the stories are connected or not. “It is accepted among turkologists to describe the Russian-Turkish relations of the recent period as a "Golden Age" of Russian-Turkish relations, as there has never been such a level of political, economic and regional interaction in the entire five-hundred-year history of the relations of our countries,” Irina Svistunova, senior research associate of the Russian institute of strategic researches, expert turkologist, told Vestnik Kavkaza. “Of course, the situation in the Middle East has a certain effect on our relationship, but, despite an extensive discussion of this subject in the press, we can witness that the leaders of our countries are making every effort to eliminate the political differences. A task has been set by the leaders of our countries, now it is at the level of 35 billion. If we remember that 10 years ago it made only 3 billion, we will see that progress was considerable. In addition to socio-cultural contacts, the number of Russian tourists visiting Turkey has grown, last year it exceeded 4 million. Russia takes second place for the number of the tourists visiting Turkey. It is a record indicator, and all tendencies remain for growth. Relations are developing in various spheres - economic, political, scientific.”
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Turkish court says calling Erdoğan dictator not a crime - CİHAN
Turkish court says calling Erdoğan dictator not a crime
TR_ISTA - 25.04.2014 18:21:22
A Turkish court in the western province of Sakarya has acquitted a man of charges of insulting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ruling that calling the prime minister a “dictator” is not a crime and falls within freedom of expression.
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TR_ISTA - 25.04.2014 18:21:22
A Turkish court in the western province of Sakarya has acquitted a man of charges of insulting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ruling that calling the prime minister a “dictator” is not a crime and falls within freedom of expression.
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Gauck to focus on freedom in Turkey | Europe | DW.DE | 26.04.2014
Gauck to focus on freedom in Turkey
German President Joachim Gauck will address issues such as the rule-of-law and freedom of speech during his visit to Turkey. But the trip is unlikely to attract much media attention in the country.
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German President Joachim Gauck will address issues such as the rule-of-law and freedom of speech during his visit to Turkey. But the trip is unlikely to attract much media attention in the country.
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Former EU official: Turkey now more important for EU - Trend.Az
Former EU official: Turkey now more important for EU
25 April 2014, 11:00 (GMT+05:00)
The European Union's former enlargement chief, Guenther Verheugen, has called for reviving Turkey's stalled EU membership talks as risks grow of a new division in Europe due to the Ukrainian crisis Anadolu agency reported.
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25 April 2014, 11:00 (GMT+05:00)
The European Union's former enlargement chief, Guenther Verheugen, has called for reviving Turkey's stalled EU membership talks as risks grow of a new division in Europe due to the Ukrainian crisis Anadolu agency reported.
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Armenia brushes off Turkish condolences on First World War killings | GulfNews.com
Armenia brushes off Turkish condolences on First World War killings
Turkey accused of ‘utter denial’ in failing to recognise mass killings as genocide
Yerevan: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian on Thursday accused Turkey of an “utter denial” in failing to recognise First World War mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide, apparently brushing off Ankara’s first ever offer of condolences for the tragedy.
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Turkey accused of ‘utter denial’ in failing to recognise mass killings as genocide
Yerevan: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian on Thursday accused Turkey of an “utter denial” in failing to recognise First World War mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide, apparently brushing off Ankara’s first ever offer of condolences for the tragedy.
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Turkish president approves law widening secret service's powers | Reuters
Turkish president approves law widening secret service's powers
ISTANBUL Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:02pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's president approved a law on Friday boosting the powers of the secret service, in a move critics of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan see as a bid to tighten his control in the country in the face of a challenge to his authority.
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ISTANBUL Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:02pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey's president approved a law on Friday boosting the powers of the secret service, in a move critics of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan see as a bid to tighten his control in the country in the face of a challenge to his authority.
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GENEVA: Turkey drops Euro 2020 final bid, targets 2024 | Soccer | Bradenton Herald
Turkey drops Euro 2020 final bid, targets 2024
By GRAHAM DUNBAR
GENEVA — Giving up its position as clear favorite, Turkey has dropped its bid to host the 2020 European Championship final and semifinals, hoping to instead host Euro 2024 alone.
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR
GENEVA — Giving up its position as clear favorite, Turkey has dropped its bid to host the 2020 European Championship final and semifinals, hoping to instead host Euro 2024 alone.
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"There is a lack of democratic culture in Turkey"
Interview with Elif Shafak
"There is a lack of democratic culture in Turkey"
The Turkish writer Elif Shafak is one of the country's best-selling authors and one of the best known Turkish writers worldwide. In her books, she intertwines sensitive Turkish issues with cosmopolitan stories and Sufism. In this interview, she talks to Ceyda Nurtsch about how she plays with language, the role of fiction and the democratisation of Turkey
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"There is a lack of democratic culture in Turkey"
The Turkish writer Elif Shafak is one of the country's best-selling authors and one of the best known Turkish writers worldwide. In her books, she intertwines sensitive Turkish issues with cosmopolitan stories and Sufism. In this interview, she talks to Ceyda Nurtsch about how she plays with language, the role of fiction and the democratisation of Turkey
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His toughest challenge yet?
Erdogan and the Turkish presidential election
His toughest challenge yet?
Following the ruling AKP's success in March's local elections, attention is now focused on Turkey's presidential election in August. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is widely expected to stand. Dorian Jones considers what this would mean for the Turkish political system and for the country
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His toughest challenge yet?
Following the ruling AKP's success in March's local elections, attention is now focused on Turkey's presidential election in August. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is widely expected to stand. Dorian Jones considers what this would mean for the Turkish political system and for the country
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Halaçoğlu: Erdoğan ineligible to be president - CİHAN
Halaçoğlu: Erdoğan ineligible to be president
TR_ISTA - 25.04.2014 18:12:48
Deputy chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) parliamentary group Yusuf Halaçoğlu repeated his claim on Friday that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cannot run for president because he did not complete four years of university education, although Marmara University has released a copy of the prime minister's diploma.
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TR_ISTA - 25.04.2014 18:12:48
Deputy chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) parliamentary group Yusuf Halaçoğlu repeated his claim on Friday that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cannot run for president because he did not complete four years of university education, although Marmara University has released a copy of the prime minister's diploma.
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Turkey : EU recovery to increase textile exports from Turkey: UTIB - Textile News Turkey
EU recovery to increase textile exports from Turkey: UTIB
April 25, 2014 (Turkey)
Textile exports from Turkey are expected to increase owing to the gradual recovery of the economy of the European Union (EU), as well as entry into newer markets such as the US, South America and North Korea, said Uludag Textile Exporters Association (UTIB) chairman Ibrahim Burkay during the Annual General Meeting of the Bursa Organized Industrial Zone (BSOB) in the Turkish city of Bursa.
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April 25, 2014 (Turkey)
Textile exports from Turkey are expected to increase owing to the gradual recovery of the economy of the European Union (EU), as well as entry into newer markets such as the US, South America and North Korea, said Uludag Textile Exporters Association (UTIB) chairman Ibrahim Burkay during the Annual General Meeting of the Bursa Organized Industrial Zone (BSOB) in the Turkish city of Bursa.
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Honor killings on the rise in Netherlands - NL Times
Honor Killings on the rise in Netherlands
Posted by Maxime Zech on 9:17 CEST, Friday, 25, April, 2014 in Crime | 0 comments
In the last few years, there have been more than 500 reports of honor killing in the Netherlands. In 2013, the number even rose. These incidents take the form of abuse, rape, kidnapping or murder, and are all in the effort to avenge someone.
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Posted by Maxime Zech on 9:17 CEST, Friday, 25, April, 2014 in Crime | 0 comments
In the last few years, there have been more than 500 reports of honor killing in the Netherlands. In 2013, the number even rose. These incidents take the form of abuse, rape, kidnapping or murder, and are all in the effort to avenge someone.
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Turkey’s rise from aid recipient to mega-donor | Al Jazeera America
Turkey’s rise from aid recipient to mega-donor
Feisal Omar / Reuters / Landov
Turkey’s international image has taken a beating of late.
Start with its opposition to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and Egypt’s new military government, add corruption scandals, Twitter and YouTube bans, and aggressive crackdowns on peaceful protesters and the media, and top it off with increasingly bellicose rhetoric from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. You end up with a government that, for many international observers, has about as much appeal as the tear gas it so liberally uses to disperse street demonstrations.
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Feisal Omar / Reuters / Landov
Turkey’s international image has taken a beating of late.
Start with its opposition to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and Egypt’s new military government, add corruption scandals, Twitter and YouTube bans, and aggressive crackdowns on peaceful protesters and the media, and top it off with increasingly bellicose rhetoric from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. You end up with a government that, for many international observers, has about as much appeal as the tear gas it so liberally uses to disperse street demonstrations.
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Thousands sleep at Gallipoli, Turkey, for 99th anniversary of WW1 battle | Mail Online
They will never forget… Thousands sleep on the beach at Gallipoli, Turkey, to commemorate 99th anniversary of one of the fiercest battles of World War One
Thousands of young men and women have spent the night sleeping on the beach at Gallipoli in Turkey to commemorate the 99th anniversary of one of the fiercest battles of the First World War.
Almost a hundred years after Australian and New Zealand soldiers led the
charge in their bloodiest battle on foreign soil, huge crowds gathered
together in their sleeping bags to spend the night on a beach where
large numbers of troops once made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Thousands of young men and women have spent the night sleeping on the beach at Gallipoli in Turkey to commemorate the 99th anniversary of one of the fiercest battles of the First World War.
Almost a hundred years after Australian and New Zealand soldiers led the
charge in their bloodiest battle on foreign soil, huge crowds gathered
together in their sleeping bags to spend the night on a beach where
large numbers of troops once made the ultimate sacrifice.
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More Woes for Turkish Women « Commentary Magazine
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More Woes for Turkish Women
Michael Rubin | @mrubin1971 04.25.2014 - 9:20 AM
Turkey was once a bastion of hope for women in majority Muslim countries. The Turkish government was relatively progressive on women’s issues, not simply in theory but in reality. Turkey was one of the first majority Muslim countries to have a female prime minister and, historically, women were not only parliamentarians but also ministers and held key administrative posts.
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More Woes for Turkish Women
Michael Rubin | @mrubin1971 04.25.2014 - 9:20 AM
Turkey was once a bastion of hope for women in majority Muslim countries. The Turkish government was relatively progressive on women’s issues, not simply in theory but in reality. Turkey was one of the first majority Muslim countries to have a female prime minister and, historically, women were not only parliamentarians but also ministers and held key administrative posts.
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CHP appeals to Parliament to investigate claims of election fraud
CHP appeals to Parliament to investigate claims of election fraud
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has asked Parliament to investigate claims of fraud in the March 30 local elections.
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The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has asked Parliament to investigate claims of fraud in the March 30 local elections.
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Amnesty condemns Turkey Twitter trial | SBS News
Amnesty condemns Turkey Twitter trial
Amnesty International has condemned the trial of 29 people in Turkey over Twitter messages they sent during anti-government protests.
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Amnesty International has condemned the trial of 29 people in Turkey over Twitter messages they sent during anti-government protests.
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Turkey's top judge accuses Erdoğan gov't of ‘corruption of conscience’ - POLITICS
Turkey's top judge accuses Erdoğan gov't of ‘corruption of conscience’
ANKARA
Turkey’s top judge has harshly slammed the government over its interventions into the judiciary and its strongly worded criticisms of the Constitutional Court’s verdicts, accusing it of committing “a corruption of conscience” against justice.
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ANKARA
Turkey’s top judge has harshly slammed the government over its interventions into the judiciary and its strongly worded criticisms of the Constitutional Court’s verdicts, accusing it of committing “a corruption of conscience” against justice.
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Internet Freedom Debate Stokes Rivalry Between Turkey's Top Two | WEMU
Internet Freedom Debate Stokes Rivalry Between Turkey's Top Two
By Peter Kenyon
Originally published on Thu April 24, 2014 7:17 pm
Turkey has seen its share of political controversies lately, including large protests and a government ban of Twitter. Despite that, the ruling party appears to be maintaining its popularity. But now it may face a split in its highest ranks. There's competition brewing between its two main figures: President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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By Peter Kenyon
Originally published on Thu April 24, 2014 7:17 pm
Turkey has seen its share of political controversies lately, including large protests and a government ban of Twitter. Despite that, the ruling party appears to be maintaining its popularity. But now it may face a split in its highest ranks. There's competition brewing between its two main figures: President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Moscow-Ankara: is the Golden Age going on? | Vestnik Kavkaza
Moscow-Ankara: is the Golden Age going on?
25 April 2014 - 10:19am
By Vestnik Kavkaza
The Turkish embassy in Moscow announced new requirements for foreign passports ahead of the May holidays. Neither tourists nor tour operators were ready for this. Previously, Russian foreign passports had to be valid for three months after the end of a trip. Now the term has been prolonged to four months, and the situation is strictly controlled. According to ITAR-TASS, there are several cases when Russian tourists flying to Turkey were not allowed on board. Rospotrebnadzor banned the import of 18.7 million tons of strawberries from Turkey after this.
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25 April 2014 - 10:19am
By Vestnik Kavkaza
The Turkish embassy in Moscow announced new requirements for foreign passports ahead of the May holidays. Neither tourists nor tour operators were ready for this. Previously, Russian foreign passports had to be valid for three months after the end of a trip. Now the term has been prolonged to four months, and the situation is strictly controlled. According to ITAR-TASS, there are several cases when Russian tourists flying to Turkey were not allowed on board. Rospotrebnadzor banned the import of 18.7 million tons of strawberries from Turkey after this.
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Turkey sends tanks and troops into Syria to protect Ottoman tomb | Al Bawaba
Turkey sends tanks and troops into Syria to protect Ottoman tomb
Published April 25th, 2014 - 05:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent troops to Syria to guard the tomb of a Turkish figure in the Arab country, local media report.
Erdogan sent some 300 forces and several armored vehicles to the neighboring country to protect the tomb of Suleyman Shah, who was the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey’s Today Zaman daily said on Wednesday.
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Published April 25th, 2014 - 05:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sent troops to Syria to guard the tomb of a Turkish figure in the Arab country, local media report.
Erdogan sent some 300 forces and several armored vehicles to the neighboring country to protect the tomb of Suleyman Shah, who was the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey’s Today Zaman daily said on Wednesday.
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The dream chasers of Istanbul's islands
The dream chasers of Istanbul's islands
Thursday, April 24, 2014
ISTANBUL – A Turkish island has played host to scenes of almost biblical proportions as thousands of people descended to take part in a very unusual religious festival which sees observant Muslims take part in an Orthodox Christian ritual.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
ISTANBUL – A Turkish island has played host to scenes of almost biblical proportions as thousands of people descended to take part in a very unusual religious festival which sees observant Muslims take part in an Orthodox Christian ritual.
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Eurasia to launch super information highway project - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Eurasia to launch super information highway project
English.news.cn 2014-04-25 07:51:39 [More]
ISTANBUL, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Eurasia plans to launch a Trans- Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM) project this year to boost Internet connection speed and provide qualified Internet services, experts said here on Thursday.
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English.news.cn 2014-04-25 07:51:39 [More]
ISTANBUL, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Eurasia plans to launch a Trans- Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM) project this year to boost Internet connection speed and provide qualified Internet services, experts said here on Thursday.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
Obama avoids using ‘genocide,’ opting for ‘Meds Yeghern’ in April 24 commemoration - INTERNATIONAL
Obama avoids using ‘genocide,’ opting for ‘Meds Yeghern’ in April 24 commemoration
ANKARA
U.S. President Barack Obama has once again avoided using the word “genocide” in his remarks to commemorate the killings of Armenians in 1915, describing it as “Meds Yeghern,” an Armenian term meaning “great calamity.”
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ANKARA
U.S. President Barack Obama has once again avoided using the word “genocide” in his remarks to commemorate the killings of Armenians in 1915, describing it as “Meds Yeghern,” an Armenian term meaning “great calamity.”
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Turkey Reaction To Gul on TIME 100 Notes Absence of Erdogan | TIME.com
Turkey Reaction To Gul on TIME 100 Notes Absence of Erdogan
Karl Vick @karl_vick
10:51 AM ET
First reactions in Turkey to the inclusion of President Abdullah Gul on the 2014 TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people took note of the absence of Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan, the country’s most powerful political figure, from the list. “TIME 100: Gul is there, Erdogan Isn’t,” read the headline on the Hurriyet news site. Said the daily Vatan: “Flash! Gul is on the list, Erdogan doesn’t exist!”
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Karl Vick @karl_vick
10:51 AM ET
First reactions in Turkey to the inclusion of President Abdullah Gul on the 2014 TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people took note of the absence of Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan, the country’s most powerful political figure, from the list. “TIME 100: Gul is there, Erdogan Isn’t,” read the headline on the Hurriyet news site. Said the daily Vatan: “Flash! Gul is on the list, Erdogan doesn’t exist!”
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Beauty and the beast | Business Line
Istanbul’s tulips conceal a changing city
Everybody associates tulips with the Dutch. This makes Turkish people very, very annoyed. As locals never tire of telling you, the tulip actually originated in Istanbul, as early as the 10th century AD, and was exported to Holland in the 16th century.
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Everybody associates tulips with the Dutch. This makes Turkish people very, very annoyed. As locals never tire of telling you, the tulip actually originated in Istanbul, as early as the 10th century AD, and was exported to Holland in the 16th century.
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Ukraine Crisis Impacts Turkey's Economy
Ukraine Crisis Impacts Turkey's Economy
Dorian Jones
April 24, 2014 2:41 PM
ISTANBUL — With the crisis continuing to deepen in Ukraine, concern is growing in neighboring Turkey about the economic fallout, but Ankara also sees opportunities.
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Dorian Jones
April 24, 2014 2:41 PM
ISTANBUL — With the crisis continuing to deepen in Ukraine, concern is growing in neighboring Turkey about the economic fallout, but Ankara also sees opportunities.
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An Escape For L.A.’s Turkish Jewish Community | The Jewish Week
An Escape For L.A.’s Turkish Jewish Community
04/23/14
George Medovoy
Avalon, Catalina Island — It’s no more than a short cruise from busy Los Angeles, but once here, you’ll think you’ve sailed to a far-away paradise.
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04/23/14
George Medovoy
Avalon, Catalina Island — It’s no more than a short cruise from busy Los Angeles, but once here, you’ll think you’ve sailed to a far-away paradise.
More:An Escape For L.A.’s Turkish Jewish Community | The Jewish Week
A new player enters Turkey's social media space | Public Radio International
A new player enters Turkey's social media space
PRI's The World
Producer Claire Lancaster
April 23, 2014 · 5:00 PM EDT
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan picked a fight with the Internet last month, attempting to block Turkish users' access to Twitter after two accounts leaked conversations implicating his family and associates in a corruption scandal.
More:A new player enters Turkey's social media space | Public Radio International
PRI's The World
Producer Claire Lancaster
April 23, 2014 · 5:00 PM EDT
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan picked a fight with the Internet last month, attempting to block Turkish users' access to Twitter after two accounts leaked conversations implicating his family and associates in a corruption scandal.
More:A new player enters Turkey's social media space | Public Radio International
Virgin Mary Monastery to open to tourism - ARCHAEOLOGY
Virgin Mary Monastery to open to tourism
GİRESUN - Doğan News Agency
After Sümela, Turkey’s second largest monastery built out of a mountain, the Virgin Mary Monastery is in Giresun’s Şebinkarahisar district. Restorations on the monastery will be finished this year
More:Virgin Mary Monastery to open to tourism - ARCHAEOLOGY
GİRESUN - Doğan News Agency
After Sümela, Turkey’s second largest monastery built out of a mountain, the Virgin Mary Monastery is in Giresun’s Şebinkarahisar district. Restorations on the monastery will be finished this year
More:Virgin Mary Monastery to open to tourism - ARCHAEOLOGY
Our View: Annan plan: ‘missed’ or ‘last’ opportunity for solution? | Cyprus Mail
Our View: Annan plan: ‘missed’ or ‘last’ opportunity for solution?
TEN YEARS ago today, 76 per cent of Greek Cypriots, heeded the call of their president and voted against the Annan plan that would have re-united the country, ensured the return of many villages and towns to the Greek Cypriot community and paved the way for the withdrawal of Turkish troops. This was the only plan for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem ever drafted, but it did not meet the expectations of the overwhelming majority of Greek Cypriots and their leadership who waged a frenzied campaign against its acceptance.
More:Our View: Annan plan: ‘missed’ or ‘last’ opportunity for solution? | Cyprus Mail
TEN YEARS ago today, 76 per cent of Greek Cypriots, heeded the call of their president and voted against the Annan plan that would have re-united the country, ensured the return of many villages and towns to the Greek Cypriot community and paved the way for the withdrawal of Turkish troops. This was the only plan for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem ever drafted, but it did not meet the expectations of the overwhelming majority of Greek Cypriots and their leadership who waged a frenzied campaign against its acceptance.
More:Our View: Annan plan: ‘missed’ or ‘last’ opportunity for solution? | Cyprus Mail
Deconstructing Turkish PM’s statement on Armenian tragedy - BARÇIN YİNANÇ
Deconstructing Turkish PM’s statement on Armenian tragedy
“The statement was certainly as dramatic and impressive as it was unexpected,” Richard Giragosian told me, speaking about Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s message on the Armenian tragedy.
More:Deconstructing Turkish PM’s statement on Armenian tragedy - BARÇIN YİNANÇ
“The statement was certainly as dramatic and impressive as it was unexpected,” Richard Giragosian told me, speaking about Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s message on the Armenian tragedy.
More:Deconstructing Turkish PM’s statement on Armenian tragedy - BARÇIN YİNANÇ
Erdoğan insists on reducing age of candidacy to 18
Erdoğan insists on reducing age of candidacy to 18
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday he would like to lower the age of candidacy for the Turkish Parliament to 18 from the existing minimum of 25, an idea he first floated in 2012.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday he would like to lower the age of candidacy for the Turkish Parliament to 18 from the existing minimum of 25, an idea he first floated in 2012.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
UPDATE 2-Turkey central bank ignores political pressure for rate cuts in view of high inflation | Reuters
UPDATE 2-Turkey central bank ignores political pressure for rate cuts in view of high inflation
Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:23pm IST
By Seda Sezer and Daren Butler
ISTANBUL, April 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank kept its main interest rates on hold on Thursday, ignoring political pressure for cuts to the extent of saying it will keep monetary policy tight until the inflation outlook improves significantly.
More:UPDATE 2-Turkey central bank ignores political pressure for rate cuts in view of high inflation | Reuters
Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:23pm IST
By Seda Sezer and Daren Butler
ISTANBUL, April 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank kept its main interest rates on hold on Thursday, ignoring political pressure for cuts to the extent of saying it will keep monetary policy tight until the inflation outlook improves significantly.
More:UPDATE 2-Turkey central bank ignores political pressure for rate cuts in view of high inflation | Reuters
Turkey failing to improve on gender equality, NGO - General news - ANSAMed.it
Turkey failing to improve on gender equality, NGO
24 April, 10:49
(ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, APRIL 24 - Turkey failed to improve its gender equality statistics in many areas over the past year, daily Hurriyet reports quoting a recent study from the Association for the Support and Training of Women Candidates (KA.DER).
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24 April, 10:49
(ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, APRIL 24 - Turkey failed to improve its gender equality statistics in many areas over the past year, daily Hurriyet reports quoting a recent study from the Association for the Support and Training of Women Candidates (KA.DER).
More:Turkey failing to improve on gender equality, NGO - General news - ANSAMed.it
An update on the “Twitter Trial” | Human Rights in Turkey
An update on the “Twitter Trial”
Posted on April 23, 2014 by heissenstat
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In a blog posted earlier today, Amnesty International’s Turkey researcher, Andrew Gardner gave an update on the “Twitter Trial” in Izmir.
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In a blog posted earlier today, Amnesty International’s Turkey researcher, Andrew Gardner gave an update on the “Twitter Trial” in Izmir.
More:An update on the “Twitter Trial” | Human Rights in Turkey
Brazil to face Turkey in Istanbul friendly - Sambafoot.com, all About Brazilian Football
Brazil to face Turkey in Istanbul friendly
By Chris Westwood 2014-04-24 15:17:00
Pitch International, the company responsible for organising the Seleção’s friendly matches, have announced that the game will take place on November 12, at a venue yet to be decided.
More:Brazil to face Turkey in Istanbul friendly - Sambafoot.com, all About Brazilian Football
By Chris Westwood 2014-04-24 15:17:00
Pitch International, the company responsible for organising the Seleção’s friendly matches, have announced that the game will take place on November 12, at a venue yet to be decided.
More:Brazil to face Turkey in Istanbul friendly - Sambafoot.com, all About Brazilian Football
Turkey’s Central Bank Plays it Safe and Draws Praise - MoneyBeat - WSJ
Turkey’s Central Bank Plays it Safe and Draws Praise
ISTANBUL–Turkey’s central bank resisted government pressures to loosen up, and kept key interest rates steady at its monthly meeting Thursday. The result: a market rally and a chorus of economists singing Governor Erdem Basci’s praises for bolstering the bank’s credibility.
More:Turkey’s Central Bank Plays it Safe and Draws Praise - MoneyBeat - WSJ
ISTANBUL–Turkey’s central bank resisted government pressures to loosen up, and kept key interest rates steady at its monthly meeting Thursday. The result: a market rally and a chorus of economists singing Governor Erdem Basci’s praises for bolstering the bank’s credibility.
More:Turkey’s Central Bank Plays it Safe and Draws Praise - MoneyBeat - WSJ
Armenian president says Ankara 'denies genocide' but Turkish people not enemy - INTERNATIONAL
Armenian president says Ankara 'denies genocide' but Turkish people not enemy
YEREVAN - Reuters
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan accused Turkey of "utter denial" of what Armenia sees as the genocide of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire 99 years ago, but said his country does not consider Turks its enemy.
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YEREVAN - Reuters
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan accused Turkey of "utter denial" of what Armenia sees as the genocide of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire 99 years ago, but said his country does not consider Turks its enemy.
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Europe counts down to Istanbul Convention on violence against women - West
Europe counts down to Istanbul Convention on violence against women
by Ivano Abbadessa - 04.24.2014 | Print | Share on Facebook | Share on Twitter |
On 1st August 2014 will come into force the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Better known as the “Istanbul Convention”. Thanks to the very recent ratifications of Andorra and Denmark, in fact, the Convention has finally crossed the threshold of 10 endorsements from the signatory States necessary for the entry into force of the treaty. The first European treaty on violence against women and domestic violence, the Convention closes the gap in the protection of fundamental human rights of women by requiring states parties to prevent violence, protect its victims, prosecute the perpetrators, and to co-ordinate any such measures through comprehensive policies.
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by Ivano Abbadessa - 04.24.2014 | Print | Share on Facebook | Share on Twitter |
On 1st August 2014 will come into force the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Better known as the “Istanbul Convention”. Thanks to the very recent ratifications of Andorra and Denmark, in fact, the Convention has finally crossed the threshold of 10 endorsements from the signatory States necessary for the entry into force of the treaty. The first European treaty on violence against women and domestic violence, the Convention closes the gap in the protection of fundamental human rights of women by requiring states parties to prevent violence, protect its victims, prosecute the perpetrators, and to co-ordinate any such measures through comprehensive policies.
More:Europe counts down to Istanbul Convention on violence against women - West
Turkey's first beach library opens in Fethiye park - BOOKS
Turkey's first beach library opens in Fethiye park
MUĞLA - Anadolu Agency
The beach library, which is the first one in Turkey, has opened in Kumburnu Nature Park in the western province of Muğla’s town of Fethiye.
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MUĞLA - Anadolu Agency
The beach library, which is the first one in Turkey, has opened in Kumburnu Nature Park in the western province of Muğla’s town of Fethiye.
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Giving Up the Internet: Still Risky | National Review Online
Giving Up the Internet: Still Risky
Relinquishing control of ICANN to international stakeholders could empower repressive regimes.
Last month, the Turkish government blocked access to Twitter in an attempt to silence its opponents. When critics protested the change via YouTube, the government tried to cut off access to that site as well. Governments like Turkey have no formal role in Internet governance today, so such censorship stops at the border, and citizens can access foreign networks to express their views.
More:Giving Up the Internet: Still Risky | National Review Online
Relinquishing control of ICANN to international stakeholders could empower repressive regimes.
Last month, the Turkish government blocked access to Twitter in an attempt to silence its opponents. When critics protested the change via YouTube, the government tried to cut off access to that site as well. Governments like Turkey have no formal role in Internet governance today, so such censorship stops at the border, and citizens can access foreign networks to express their views.
More:Giving Up the Internet: Still Risky | National Review Online
Erdogan Offers Unexpected Condolences for Armenian Killings
Erdogan Offers Unexpected Condolences for Armenian Killings
Reuters
April 23, 2014 9:21 AM
ANKARA — Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan offered what the government said were unprecedented condolences on Wednesday to the grandchildren of Armenians killed in World War I by Ottoman soldiers.
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Reuters
April 23, 2014 9:21 AM
ANKARA — Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan offered what the government said were unprecedented condolences on Wednesday to the grandchildren of Armenians killed in World War I by Ottoman soldiers.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
New documentary asserts Turkish housekeepers ‘Ain't No Cinderellas!' - CİHAN
New documentary asserts Turkish housekeepers ‘Ain't No Cinderellas!'
TR_ISTA - 22.04.2014 17:17:46
The İstanbul Film Festival's national and international feature film selections have always been the main attraction of the annual event; however, one must not forget that this festival has also served as a launchpad for some of the most thought-provoking local documentaries. One such title offered at this year's festival, which wrapped up its 33rd edition on Sunday, was documentary filmmaker Emel Çelebi's newest effort, “Külkedisi Değiliz” (Ain't No Cinderellas!).
More:New documentary asserts Turkish housekeepers ‘Ain't No Cinderellas!' - CİHAN
TR_ISTA - 22.04.2014 17:17:46
The İstanbul Film Festival's national and international feature film selections have always been the main attraction of the annual event; however, one must not forget that this festival has also served as a launchpad for some of the most thought-provoking local documentaries. One such title offered at this year's festival, which wrapped up its 33rd edition on Sunday, was documentary filmmaker Emel Çelebi's newest effort, “Külkedisi Değiliz” (Ain't No Cinderellas!).
More:New documentary asserts Turkish housekeepers ‘Ain't No Cinderellas!' - CİHAN
Erdogan Attacks 'Parallel State's Blackmail Tapes' - Middle East - News - Israel National News
Erdogan Attacks 'Parallel State's Blackmail Tapes'
By Ari Yashar
First Publish: 4/23/2014, 7:47 AM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday attacked those behind recent leaks as being a "parallel state," and in doing so revealed they hold numerous recordings of key officials in Erdogan's government - including himself.
More:Erdogan Attacks 'Parallel State's Blackmail Tapes' - Middle East - News - Israel National News
By Ari Yashar
First Publish: 4/23/2014, 7:47 AM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday attacked those behind recent leaks as being a "parallel state," and in doing so revealed they hold numerous recordings of key officials in Erdogan's government - including himself.
More:Erdogan Attacks 'Parallel State's Blackmail Tapes' - Middle East - News - Israel National News
Netherlands' King's Day celebrations come to İstanbul
Netherlands' King's Day celebrations come to İstanbul
April 23, 2014, Wednesday/ 17:13:40/ TODAY'S ZAMAN/ ISTANBUL
İstanbul will once more see a series of activities held to boost diplomatic relations between Turkey and the Netherlands when annual celebrations for the latter's King's Day, formerly known as Queen's Day, are brought to the city over the weekend.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
April 23, 2014, Wednesday/ 17:13:40/ TODAY'S ZAMAN/ ISTANBUL
İstanbul will once more see a series of activities held to boost diplomatic relations between Turkey and the Netherlands when annual celebrations for the latter's King's Day, formerly known as Queen's Day, are brought to the city over the weekend.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Turkish Students in Court: Forgive me, I have tweeted / Turkey Breaking News
Turkish Students in Court: Forgive me, I have tweeted / Turkey Breaking News
23 Nisan, 2014 | 14:09
They study, they demonstrate tweet it – now they face three years in prison. In Izmir are 29 young Turks in court because they should have called for protests in the network.
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23 Nisan, 2014 | 14:09
They study, they demonstrate tweet it – now they face three years in prison. In Izmir are 29 young Turks in court because they should have called for protests in the network.
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US Ambassador Ricciardone to keep working on Turkey after retirement - DIPLOMACY
US Ambassador Ricciardone to keep working on Turkey after retirement
Tolga TANIŞ WASHINGTON / Hürriyet
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone will keep working on Turkey and the Middle East after he leaves his post following Turkey's presidential elections scheduled for August, as preparatory to assuming the title of vice president of the Atlantic Council as well as the directorship of the body’s Rafik Hariri Center in late September.
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Tolga TANIŞ WASHINGTON / Hürriyet
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone will keep working on Turkey and the Middle East after he leaves his post following Turkey's presidential elections scheduled for August, as preparatory to assuming the title of vice president of the Atlantic Council as well as the directorship of the body’s Rafik Hariri Center in late September.
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‘Almost one million’ Syrian refugees in Turkey - Al Arabiya News
‘Almost one million’ Syrian refugees in Turkey
Syrian refugee women stand outside their tents at a refugee camp in Nizip in Gaziantep province, near the Turkish-Syrian border March 17, 2014. (Reuters)
AFP, Ankara
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has reached “almost one million,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, while pledging to keep accepting those fleeing the war.
More:‘Almost one million’ Syrian refugees in Turkey - Al Arabiya News
Syrian refugee women stand outside their tents at a refugee camp in Nizip in Gaziantep province, near the Turkish-Syrian border March 17, 2014. (Reuters)
AFP, Ankara
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has reached “almost one million,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, while pledging to keep accepting those fleeing the war.
More:‘Almost one million’ Syrian refugees in Turkey - Al Arabiya News
Controversial Deep Purple Cyprus concert will go ahead, lead singer Gillan confirms
Controversial Deep Purple Cyprus concert will go ahead, lead singer Gillan confirms
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Wednesday, 23 April, 2014
"I don’t wish to interfere in anyone’s affairs and I don’t wish also for any offence to be taken where none is intended.”
More:Controversial Deep Purple Cyprus concert will go ahead, lead singer Gillan confirms
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Wednesday, 23 April, 2014
"I don’t wish to interfere in anyone’s affairs and I don’t wish also for any offence to be taken where none is intended.”
More:Controversial Deep Purple Cyprus concert will go ahead, lead singer Gillan confirms
Three children detained at Children’s Day celebrations after Berkin protest - RIGHTS
Three children detained at Children’s Day celebrations after Berkin protest
ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
Three children were detained by police for shouting the slogan “Berkin Elvan is immortal” in honor of a 15-year-old who was killed by officers during the Gezi Park revolt, at an official celebration for April 23 Children’s Day in Istanbul’s Haliç neighborhood.
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ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
Three children were detained by police for shouting the slogan “Berkin Elvan is immortal” in honor of a 15-year-old who was killed by officers during the Gezi Park revolt, at an official celebration for April 23 Children’s Day in Istanbul’s Haliç neighborhood.
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Istanbul on a Whim | Noelle Reno
Istanbul on a Whim
Posted: 22/04/2014 16:54
When I boarded a 9.30am plane to Istanbul I had only decided to go the night before, at 11.30pm. I do not usually do things like this.
I had a bit of a breakthrough (rather, breakdown) the day before. In short, I had entrusted someone with a crucial part of my career, and after 18 months of waiting for results from the person, he basically split. It dawned on me, "What am I waiting for?!" I'm always waiting on something; a man, a deal, a friend. Not least of all waiting to travel to places I've always wanted to see. Fast forward 10 hours and I'm en route to the land that joins the East and West.
More:Istanbul on a Whim | Noelle Reno
Posted: 22/04/2014 16:54
When I boarded a 9.30am plane to Istanbul I had only decided to go the night before, at 11.30pm. I do not usually do things like this.
I had a bit of a breakthrough (rather, breakdown) the day before. In short, I had entrusted someone with a crucial part of my career, and after 18 months of waiting for results from the person, he basically split. It dawned on me, "What am I waiting for?!" I'm always waiting on something; a man, a deal, a friend. Not least of all waiting to travel to places I've always wanted to see. Fast forward 10 hours and I'm en route to the land that joins the East and West.
More:Istanbul on a Whim | Noelle Reno
Philippines slaps anti-dumping duty on Turkish flour
Philippines slaps anti-dumping duty on Turkish flour
By: Orti Despuez, InterAksyon.com
April 23, 2014 5:27 PM
MANILA - The Philippines will impose higher tariffs on Turkish wheat flour in the next four months after Manila discovered that Ankara was shipping the product here at artificially low prices.
More:Philippines slaps anti-dumping duty on Turkish flour
By: Orti Despuez, InterAksyon.com
April 23, 2014 5:27 PM
MANILA - The Philippines will impose higher tariffs on Turkish wheat flour in the next four months after Manila discovered that Ankara was shipping the product here at artificially low prices.
More:Philippines slaps anti-dumping duty on Turkish flour
‘My family doesn’t let me use Twitter,’ day’s little PM says, making Erdoğan laugh - POLITICS
‘My family doesn’t let me use Twitter,’ day’s little PM says, making Erdoğan laugh
ANKARA
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Cabinet members delegated their seats to children as part of the national Children’s Day tradition on April 23, letting young children take the floor on their behalf.
More:‘My family doesn’t let me use Twitter,’ day’s little PM says, making Erdoğan laugh - POLITICS
ANKARA
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Cabinet members delegated their seats to children as part of the national Children’s Day tradition on April 23, letting young children take the floor on their behalf.
More:‘My family doesn’t let me use Twitter,’ day’s little PM says, making Erdoğan laugh - POLITICS
What would alternatives to Anzac day look like? | Sarah Burnside | Comment is free | theguardian.com
What would alternatives to Anzac day look like?
If we are to have a limited and flawed patriotism, what would it mean for it to focus not on wartime deaths, but on improvements in the lives of ordinary people?
More:What would alternatives to Anzac day look like? | Sarah Burnside | Comment is free | theguardian.com
If we are to have a limited and flawed patriotism, what would it mean for it to focus not on wartime deaths, but on improvements in the lives of ordinary people?
More:What would alternatives to Anzac day look like? | Sarah Burnside | Comment is free | theguardian.com
Istanbul's stunning new airport
Istanbul's stunning new airport
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 7:55 AM
Images for the world's largest airport terminal under one roof have been released.
Terminal One of the Istanbul Grand Airport will stretch to almost one million square meters, featuring a vaulted ceiling whose geometric roof and layout design will reinforce passenger flows.
More:iafrica.com Istanbul's stunning new airport
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 7:55 AM
Images for the world's largest airport terminal under one roof have been released.
Terminal One of the Istanbul Grand Airport will stretch to almost one million square meters, featuring a vaulted ceiling whose geometric roof and layout design will reinforce passenger flows.
More:iafrica.com Istanbul's stunning new airport
Kiwis gather in Turkey ahead of Anzac Day | Stuff.co.nz
Kiwis gather in Turkey ahead of Anzac Day
TONY WRIGHT
Last updated 12:14 22/04/2014
It was a simple matter to find Michael Kenneady and Yvonne Simpson among the crowds of wanderers from a dozen countries: you simply listened out for their accents.
More:Kiwis gather in Turkey ahead of Anzac Day | Stuff.co.nz
TONY WRIGHT
Last updated 12:14 22/04/2014
It was a simple matter to find Michael Kenneady and Yvonne Simpson among the crowds of wanderers from a dozen countries: you simply listened out for their accents.
More:Kiwis gather in Turkey ahead of Anzac Day | Stuff.co.nz
Turkish PM Erdoğan's April 23 statement on Armenian issue (in English) - INTERNATIONAL
Turkish PM Erdoğan's April 23 statement on Armenian issue (in English)
THE MESSAGE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY, RECEP TAYYIP ERDOĞAN ON THE EVENTS OF 1915
(UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION)
“The 24th of April carries a particular significance for our Armenian citizens and for all Armenians around the world, and provides a valuable opportunity to share opinions freely on a historical matter.
More:Turkish PM Erdoğan's April 23 statement on Armenian issue (in English) - INTERNATIONAL
PM Erdoğan stresses 'shared pain' in statement on Armenian issue - DIPLOMACY
PM Erdoğan stresses 'shared pain' in statement on Armenian issue
ANKARA
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has highlighted the "shared pain" endured during the 1915 events in a historic statement April 23 on the Armenian issue, expressing condolences on behalf of the Turkish state to the grandchildren of Armenians who lost their lives "in the context of the early twentieth century."
In a first-of-its-kind statement released by the Prime Minister's Office, Erdoğan said April 24 carries "particular significance for our Armenian citizens and for all Armenians around the world."
The statement has been issued in eight languages other than Turkish, including Eastern and Western Armenian.
More:PM Erdoğan stresses 'shared pain' in statement on Armenian issue - DIPLOMACY
ANKARA
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has highlighted the "shared pain" endured during the 1915 events in a historic statement April 23 on the Armenian issue, expressing condolences on behalf of the Turkish state to the grandchildren of Armenians who lost their lives "in the context of the early twentieth century."
In a first-of-its-kind statement released by the Prime Minister's Office, Erdoğan said April 24 carries "particular significance for our Armenian citizens and for all Armenians around the world."
The statement has been issued in eight languages other than Turkish, including Eastern and Western Armenian.
More:PM Erdoğan stresses 'shared pain' in statement on Armenian issue - DIPLOMACY
Turkey is fun! - BURAK BEKDİL
Turkey is fun!
It will definitely be fun to observe the Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will leave behind. The current “only-Zionists-and-traitors-don’t-love-Erdoğan” feeling may turn into a less tolerable one that illegalizes not loving Zeus’ 21st century Turkish-Islamist reincarnation attempt. But Turkey is always fun.
More:Turkey is fun! - BURAK BEKDİL
It will definitely be fun to observe the Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will leave behind. The current “only-Zionists-and-traitors-don’t-love-Erdoğan” feeling may turn into a less tolerable one that illegalizes not loving Zeus’ 21st century Turkish-Islamist reincarnation attempt. But Turkey is always fun.
More:Turkey is fun! - BURAK BEKDİL
Turkey's child population in decline, study indicates
Turkey's child population in decline, study indicates
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
ANKARA - Turkey is facing the risk of having an aged population in the decades to come, according to a report published by the country's statistics authority, TurkStat.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
ANKARA - Turkey is facing the risk of having an aged population in the decades to come, according to a report published by the country's statistics authority, TurkStat.
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Turkey to mark Sovereignty Day, Children’s Day - LOCAL
Turkey to mark Sovereignty Day, Children’s Day
ANKARA
Ceremonies will be held all over the country today to mark April 23, National Sovereignty Day and Children’s Day, on the 84th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Parliament.
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ANKARA
Ceremonies will be held all over the country today to mark April 23, National Sovereignty Day and Children’s Day, on the 84th anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Parliament.
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Turkish Parliament at the crossroads in its 94th year - MURAT YETKİN
Turkish Parliament at the crossroads in its 94th year
It was April 23, 1920 when the forces of national resistance announced a national Parliament in Ankara.
The resistance, led by Mustafa Kemal, was against the invading Greek, British, French, Italian, Armenian and Georgian armies, as well as the Sultanate in Istanbul. It was not until Istanbul was invaded by the British and French troops on March 16 and they were approved of by Sultan Vahdettin, the last ruler of a nearly six-centuries-long Ottoman dynasty, that the Ankara-based resistance decided to go for an alternative convention. It was only after the fall of Istanbul that a group of members of (the former) Parliament – then dispersed by the occupying troops – left the capital to join the resistance in Ankara. Not only them, but a number of ministers, including Defense Minister Fevzi Çakmak and his Chief of Staff İsmet İnönü, joined the Kemalist forces in Ankara.
More:Turkish Parliament at the crossroads in its 94th year - MURAT YETKİN
It was April 23, 1920 when the forces of national resistance announced a national Parliament in Ankara.
The resistance, led by Mustafa Kemal, was against the invading Greek, British, French, Italian, Armenian and Georgian armies, as well as the Sultanate in Istanbul. It was not until Istanbul was invaded by the British and French troops on March 16 and they were approved of by Sultan Vahdettin, the last ruler of a nearly six-centuries-long Ottoman dynasty, that the Ankara-based resistance decided to go for an alternative convention. It was only after the fall of Istanbul that a group of members of (the former) Parliament – then dispersed by the occupying troops – left the capital to join the resistance in Ankara. Not only them, but a number of ministers, including Defense Minister Fevzi Çakmak and his Chief of Staff İsmet İnönü, joined the Kemalist forces in Ankara.
More:Turkish Parliament at the crossroads in its 94th year - MURAT YETKİN
Tourists flocking to see locations of TV productions - CINEMA-TV
Tourists flocking to see locations of TV productions
İZMİR - Cihan News Agency
Films and TV dramas shot in Turkey are attracting a new breed of tourist that wants to sample the atmosphere of places portrayed on the screen, according to an academic of tourism management
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İZMİR - Cihan News Agency
Films and TV dramas shot in Turkey are attracting a new breed of tourist that wants to sample the atmosphere of places portrayed on the screen, according to an academic of tourism management
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Store gallery: The Zorlu Center is the new face of Istanbul | Store Gallery | Retail Week
Store gallery: The Zorlu Center is the new face of Istanbul
22 April, 2014 | By John Ryan
Istanbul is a source of retail inspiration, with The Zorlu Center and Istiklal Street providing a contrast that echoes the city’s location.
More:Store gallery: The Zorlu Center is the new face of Istanbul | Store Gallery | Retail Week
22 April, 2014 | By John Ryan
Istanbul is a source of retail inspiration, with The Zorlu Center and Istiklal Street providing a contrast that echoes the city’s location.
More:Store gallery: The Zorlu Center is the new face of Istanbul | Store Gallery | Retail Week
Turkish opposition appeals to top court for re-run of Ankara vote
Turkish opposition appeals to top court for re-run of Ankara vote
Reuters, 22/04 10:53 CET
ANKARA (Reuters) – The candidate for Turkey’s main opposition party has asked the Constitutional Court to order a re-run of a contested mayoral ballot in the capital Ankara, where he lost to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party.
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Reuters, 22/04 10:53 CET
ANKARA (Reuters) – The candidate for Turkey’s main opposition party has asked the Constitutional Court to order a re-run of a contested mayoral ballot in the capital Ankara, where he lost to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party.
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125 Swedish UN-veterans to return to Cyprus 40 years after 1974 invasion
125 Swedish UN-veterans to return to Cyprus 40 years after 1974 invasion
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Tuesday, 22 April, 2014
The Swedish Contingent took over responsibility for Famagusta District in April 1974, many of whom are now returning for the first time since the conflict
More:125 Swedish UN-veterans to return to Cyprus 40 years after 1974 invasion
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Tuesday, 22 April, 2014
The Swedish Contingent took over responsibility for Famagusta District in April 1974, many of whom are now returning for the first time since the conflict
More:125 Swedish UN-veterans to return to Cyprus 40 years after 1974 invasion
Cyprus talks re-started - will the new hopes survive the old methods? | TransConflict
Cyprus talks re-started – will the new hopes survive the old methods?
April 22, 2014 7:53 am
Though peace talks have restarted in Cyprus with an air of cautious optimism, a satisfactory and sustainable peace settlement needs to be based a collaboration between leaders, civil society and the wider public.
More:Cyprus talks re-started - will the new hopes survive the old methods? | TransConflict
April 22, 2014 7:53 am
Though peace talks have restarted in Cyprus with an air of cautious optimism, a satisfactory and sustainable peace settlement needs to be based a collaboration between leaders, civil society and the wider public.
More:Cyprus talks re-started - will the new hopes survive the old methods? | TransConflict
Blind wins Istanbul's Golden Tulip | News | Screen
Blind wins Istanbul's Golden Tulip
21 April, 2014 | By Edna Fainaru
I am not him wins best film in Turkish competition.
Blind [pictured] by Norway’s Eskil Vogt, the story of a married woman losing her sight and battling with the real and imaginary demons of her condition, won the Golden Tulip at the 33rd Istanbul International Film Festival. The jury — presided over by Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and including British producer Lynda Myles from the National Film & TV School, Turkish actress Defne Halman, French director Philippe Leguay and Romanian writer/director Razvan Radulescu — added a special jury prize for Poland’s Papusza, written and directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze.
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21 April, 2014 | By Edna Fainaru
I am not him wins best film in Turkish competition.
Blind [pictured] by Norway’s Eskil Vogt, the story of a married woman losing her sight and battling with the real and imaginary demons of her condition, won the Golden Tulip at the 33rd Istanbul International Film Festival. The jury — presided over by Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and including British producer Lynda Myles from the National Film & TV School, Turkish actress Defne Halman, French director Philippe Leguay and Romanian writer/director Razvan Radulescu — added a special jury prize for Poland’s Papusza, written and directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze.
More:Blind wins Istanbul's Golden Tulip | News | Screen
Turkish businessman of Armenian origin elected head of US-Turkey bilateral chamber - BUSINESS
Turkish businessman of Armenian origin elected head of US-Turkey bilateral chamber
NEW YORK - Hürriyet
A Turkish businessman of Armenian origin has been elected as the new head of Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI), which is based in New York.
Aret Taşçıyan, a veteran businessman who currently holds a position as the U.S. representative of OMNI Limited, one of the most important companies in sea transportation and marine insurance, was elected by a 12-7 vote during TACCI’s latest general assembly.
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NEW YORK - Hürriyet
A Turkish businessman of Armenian origin has been elected as the new head of Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI), which is based in New York.
Aret Taşçıyan, a veteran businessman who currently holds a position as the U.S. representative of OMNI Limited, one of the most important companies in sea transportation and marine insurance, was elected by a 12-7 vote during TACCI’s latest general assembly.
More:Turkish businessman of Armenian origin elected head of US-Turkey bilateral chamber - BUSINESS
How pistachios can become a new form of energy - NDTVCooks.com
How pistachios can become a new form of energy
AFP, Updated: April 21, 2014 12:32 IST
How pistachios can become a new form of energy Pistachios are already a key ingredient in Turkish baklava, but the country may now have found a new way to exploit the nuts known as "green gold" - by using their shells to heat a new eco-city. Officials are currently examining plans to build the country's first ecological city with buildings both private and public heated by burning pistachio shells.
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AFP, Updated: April 21, 2014 12:32 IST
How pistachios can become a new form of energy Pistachios are already a key ingredient in Turkish baklava, but the country may now have found a new way to exploit the nuts known as "green gold" - by using their shells to heat a new eco-city. Officials are currently examining plans to build the country's first ecological city with buildings both private and public heated by burning pistachio shells.
More:How pistachios can become a new form of energy - NDTVCooks.com
Drought in Turkey may prompt electricity imports from Bulgaria, Georgia and Iran | The Sofia Globe
Drought in Turkey may prompt electricity imports from Bulgaria, Georgia and Iran
Written by Independent Balkan News Agency on April 22, 2014 in Bulgaria - Comments Off
Drought that has left water levels in reservoirs running seriously low, especially in eastern and south-eastern Anatolia, may prompt Turkey to import electricity from Bulgaria, Iran and Georgia to prevent power cuts this summer, according to Bulgarian and Turkish media reports.
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Written by Independent Balkan News Agency on April 22, 2014 in Bulgaria - Comments Off
Drought that has left water levels in reservoirs running seriously low, especially in eastern and south-eastern Anatolia, may prompt Turkey to import electricity from Bulgaria, Iran and Georgia to prevent power cuts this summer, according to Bulgarian and Turkish media reports.
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Monday, April 21, 2014
Cyprus accord 'possible this year' - International / News / The Courier
Cyprus accord 'possible this year'
By Press Association, 22 April 2014 3.00am. Updated: 3.35am.
A deal to end the 40-year-old Cyprus conflict could happen this year, t he Turkish Cypriot leader has said.
Dervis Eroglu said negotiations with Greek Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades on reunifying Cyprus, which resumed in February after a 20-month stalemate, could produce results.
More:Cyprus accord 'possible this year' - International / News / The Courier
By Press Association, 22 April 2014 3.00am. Updated: 3.35am.
A deal to end the 40-year-old Cyprus conflict could happen this year, t he Turkish Cypriot leader has said.
Dervis Eroglu said negotiations with Greek Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades on reunifying Cyprus, which resumed in February after a 20-month stalemate, could produce results.
More:Cyprus accord 'possible this year' - International / News / The Courier
'Even Pulitzer winners would be jailed' in Turkey with intel law - RIGHTS
'Even Pulitzer winners would be jailed' in Turkey with intel law
Cansu Çamlıbel ISTANBUL / Hürriyet
A new law increasing the power and immunity of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) will have a deeply injurious effect on a variety of societal freedoms, including freedom of the press, according to Human Rights Watch.
More:'Even Pulitzer winners would be jailed' in Turkey with intel law - RIGHTS
Cansu Çamlıbel ISTANBUL / Hürriyet
A new law increasing the power and immunity of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) will have a deeply injurious effect on a variety of societal freedoms, including freedom of the press, according to Human Rights Watch.
More:'Even Pulitzer winners would be jailed' in Turkey with intel law - RIGHTS
More than 14,000 children missing in 5 years in Turkey: Report - LOCAL
More than 14,000 children missing in 5 years in Turkey: Report
Meltem Özgenç ANKARA / Hürriyet
Over 14,000 children have gone missing in the past five years alone in Turkey, the Gendarmerie General Command has said, noting that many children are kidnapped for their organs, labor or fighting potential.
More:More than 14,000 children missing in 5 years in Turkey: Report - LOCAL
Meltem Özgenç ANKARA / Hürriyet
Over 14,000 children have gone missing in the past five years alone in Turkey, the Gendarmerie General Command has said, noting that many children are kidnapped for their organs, labor or fighting potential.
More:More than 14,000 children missing in 5 years in Turkey: Report - LOCAL
Let’s Sin (Itirazim Var): Istanbul Review - The Hollywood Reporter
Let’s Sin (Itirazim Var): Istanbul Review
2:55 PM PDT 4/21/2014 by Clarence Tsui
Just a year after winning the Istanbul International Film Festival's top prize with the black-and-white rural superhero film Thou Gil'st the Even, Turkish filmmaker Onur Unlu has swiftly returned to the event with yet another of his outlandish takes on genre cinema. Mixing comedy with noir, Let's Sin revolves around an irreverent imam who goes to absurd extremes to investigate a fatal shooting inside his mosque.
More:Let’s Sin (Itirazim Var): Istanbul Review - The Hollywood Reporter
2:55 PM PDT 4/21/2014 by Clarence Tsui
Just a year after winning the Istanbul International Film Festival's top prize with the black-and-white rural superhero film Thou Gil'st the Even, Turkish filmmaker Onur Unlu has swiftly returned to the event with yet another of his outlandish takes on genre cinema. Mixing comedy with noir, Let's Sin revolves around an irreverent imam who goes to absurd extremes to investigate a fatal shooting inside his mosque.
More:Let’s Sin (Itirazim Var): Istanbul Review - The Hollywood Reporter
Eyes locked on critical cabinet meeting - CİHAN
Eyes locked on critical cabinet meeting
TR_ANKA - 21.04.2014 15:31:12
Cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, which is seen as a critical event ahead of May 1, Labor Day and presidential elections.
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TR_ANKA - 21.04.2014 15:31:12
Cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, which is seen as a critical event ahead of May 1, Labor Day and presidential elections.
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Erdoğan's bid to create de facto presidential system to lead tension
Erdoğan's bid to create de facto presidential system to lead tension
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended a groundbreaking ceremony of the Eurasia Tunnel on Saturday.
April 20, 2014, Sunday/ 19:14:32/ AYDIN ALBAYRAK/ ANKARA
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's intention to de facto convert Turkey's parliamentarian system to a presidential one without changing the Constitution is sure to cause political tension, analysts have said.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended a groundbreaking ceremony of the Eurasia Tunnel on Saturday.
April 20, 2014, Sunday/ 19:14:32/ AYDIN ALBAYRAK/ ANKARA
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's intention to de facto convert Turkey's parliamentarian system to a presidential one without changing the Constitution is sure to cause political tension, analysts have said.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Gul will not play Medvedev to Erdogan’s Putin - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Gul will not play Medvedev to Erdogan’s Putin
While most Western, Christian countries took a break over the Easter holidays, Turkey experienced another dramatic development. One sentence in a statement President Abdullah Gul made in the midwestern provincial capital of Kutahya hit the national agenda like a bomb. “Under the present conditions, I do not have any plans to get involved in politics,” Gul announced on April 18. The actual meaning of what he said is open to interpretation.
More:Gul will not play Medvedev to Erdogan’s Putin - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
While most Western, Christian countries took a break over the Easter holidays, Turkey experienced another dramatic development. One sentence in a statement President Abdullah Gul made in the midwestern provincial capital of Kutahya hit the national agenda like a bomb. “Under the present conditions, I do not have any plans to get involved in politics,” Gul announced on April 18. The actual meaning of what he said is open to interpretation.
More:Gul will not play Medvedev to Erdogan’s Putin - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
US rules against Mexico, Turkey in steel dispute - San Jose Mercury News
US rules against Mexico, Turkey in steel dispute
Hope Yen Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's administration on Monday sided with American steel producers in a politically charged international trade dispute, ruling that imported steel reinforcing bar from Mexico and Turkey unfairly undercuts U.S. prices.
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Hope Yen Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's administration on Monday sided with American steel producers in a politically charged international trade dispute, ruling that imported steel reinforcing bar from Mexico and Turkey unfairly undercuts U.S. prices.
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Turkey eases way for mega-projects with state guarantee - FT.com
Turkey eases way for mega-projects with state guarantee
By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul and Funja Guler in Ankara
Turkey has increased state guarantees to smooth the way for infrastructure mega-projects, while trying to choke off corruption allegations related to the building sector.
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By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul and Funja Guler in Ankara
Turkey has increased state guarantees to smooth the way for infrastructure mega-projects, while trying to choke off corruption allegations related to the building sector.
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Turkey Bolsters Building Project Financing - WSJ.com
Turkey Bolsters Building Project Financing
By Yeliz Candemir, Emre Peker and Kerim Karakaya
ISTANBUL--Turkey will provide Treasury guarantees to private borrowers for the first time as it seeks to support construction companies struggling to raise financing and to realize the government's ambitious economic plans.
As part of the new government policy, which went into effect Saturday, the Treasury is allowed to take over company debt in state-auctioned infrastructure projects that cost a minimum 1 billion liras ($469 million). The minimum drops to 500 million liras for public-private partnerships in health and education investments.
More:Turkey Bolsters Building Project Financing - WSJ.com
By Yeliz Candemir, Emre Peker and Kerim Karakaya
ISTANBUL--Turkey will provide Treasury guarantees to private borrowers for the first time as it seeks to support construction companies struggling to raise financing and to realize the government's ambitious economic plans.
As part of the new government policy, which went into effect Saturday, the Treasury is allowed to take over company debt in state-auctioned infrastructure projects that cost a minimum 1 billion liras ($469 million). The minimum drops to 500 million liras for public-private partnerships in health and education investments.
More:Turkey Bolsters Building Project Financing - WSJ.com
Turkey adds 13 sites to UNESCO tentative list
Turkey adds 13 sites to UNESCO tentative list
April 21, 2014, Monday/ 17:36:04/ FATİH ATEŞ/ ADANA
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has accepted 13 additions to Turkey's tentative list, including the ancient Cilician city of Anazarbus, paving the way for their nomination for UNESCO's World Heritage List.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
April 21, 2014, Monday/ 17:36:04/ FATİH ATEŞ/ ADANA
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has accepted 13 additions to Turkey's tentative list, including the ancient Cilician city of Anazarbus, paving the way for their nomination for UNESCO's World Heritage List.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Turkish Parliament celebrates 94th inauguration
Turkish Parliament celebrates 94th inauguration
Monday, April 21, 2014
ANKARA - The Turkish Parliament, which was inaugurated on April 23, 1920, will convene on Wednesday with a special agenda to celebrate the anniversary of its 94th inauguration.
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Monday, April 21, 2014
ANKARA - The Turkish Parliament, which was inaugurated on April 23, 1920, will convene on Wednesday with a special agenda to celebrate the anniversary of its 94th inauguration.
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Deal's off: Kurdish insurgents streaming back into Turkey - World Tribune | World Tribune
Deal’s off: Kurdish insurgents streaming back into Turkey
Special to WorldTribune.com
ANKARA — Turkey’s intelligence community has determined that Kurdish insurgents returned from their bases in Iraq and Syria.
More:Deal's off: Kurdish insurgents streaming back into Turkey - World Tribune | World Tribune
Special to WorldTribune.com
ANKARA — Turkey’s intelligence community has determined that Kurdish insurgents returned from their bases in Iraq and Syria.
More:Deal's off: Kurdish insurgents streaming back into Turkey - World Tribune | World Tribune
30 million tulips in İstanbul, 70 million in Konya
30 million tulips in İstanbul, 70 million in Konya
A worker in a tulip field in the Cumra district of Konya province. (Photo: Today's Zaman, Sevgi Korkut)
April 21, 2014, Monday/ 19:40:21
It's tulip time in İstanbul. From Silivri all the way to Tuzla, millions of tulips in a broad range of colors have burst open. Parks such as Emirgan, Göztepe and Gülhane are overflowing with visitors wanting to delight in the beautiful vistas of colorful beds of tulips.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
A worker in a tulip field in the Cumra district of Konya province. (Photo: Today's Zaman, Sevgi Korkut)
April 21, 2014, Monday/ 19:40:21
It's tulip time in İstanbul. From Silivri all the way to Tuzla, millions of tulips in a broad range of colors have burst open. Parks such as Emirgan, Göztepe and Gülhane are overflowing with visitors wanting to delight in the beautiful vistas of colorful beds of tulips.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Turkey : Fibre2fashion exhibits at Turkish Clothing Machinery fair - Apparel News Turkey
Fibre2fashion exhibits at Turkish Clothing Machinery fair
April 21, 2014 (Turkey)
After participating in the just concluded and successful trade fair - 11th Istanbul International Thread Fair and Texpo Eurasia 2014 in Turkey, the fibre2fashion team returns to Turkey to partake at the Clothing Machinery 2014 fair at Hall 5 Booth No:513 A.
More:Turkey : Fibre2fashion exhibits at Turkish Clothing Machinery fair - Apparel News Turkey
April 21, 2014 (Turkey)
After participating in the just concluded and successful trade fair - 11th Istanbul International Thread Fair and Texpo Eurasia 2014 in Turkey, the fibre2fashion team returns to Turkey to partake at the Clothing Machinery 2014 fair at Hall 5 Booth No:513 A.
More:Turkey : Fibre2fashion exhibits at Turkish Clothing Machinery fair - Apparel News Turkey
Cohn-Bendit says those who are not named traitors by Erdoğan are not democrats - CİHAN
Cohn-Bendit says those who are not named traitors by Erdoğan are not democrats
TR_ISTA - 21.04.2014 18:23:19
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, the leader of the Greens in the European Parliament, has lambasted Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his policies enacted since Dec. 17, 2013, warning that Turkey is heading toward an “Erdoğan-type authoritarianism.”
More:Cohn-Bendit says those who are not named traitors by Erdoğan are not democrats - CİHAN
TR_ISTA - 21.04.2014 18:23:19
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, the leader of the Greens in the European Parliament, has lambasted Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his policies enacted since Dec. 17, 2013, warning that Turkey is heading toward an “Erdoğan-type authoritarianism.”
More:Cohn-Bendit says those who are not named traitors by Erdoğan are not democrats - CİHAN
Iraq-Turkey pipeline unusable due to persistent attacks: Turkish minister - chicagotribune.com
Iraq-Turkey pipeline unusable due to persistent attacks: Turkish minister
Reuters
2:46 a.m. CDT, April 21, 2014
ANKARA (Reuters) - An oil pipeline carrying crude from Iraq's Kirkuk oil fields to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan is unusable because of persistent militant attacks, Turkey's energy minister said on Monday.
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Reuters
2:46 a.m. CDT, April 21, 2014
ANKARA (Reuters) - An oil pipeline carrying crude from Iraq's Kirkuk oil fields to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan is unusable because of persistent militant attacks, Turkey's energy minister said on Monday.
More:Iraq-Turkey pipeline unusable due to persistent attacks: Turkish minister - chicagotribune.com
Borsa Istanbul world's hottest stock market in March
Borsa Istanbul world’s hottest stock market in March
Monday, 21 April 2014 12:08
ISLAMABAD: Turkey's sole stock exchange 'Borsa Istanbul' became the best performing stock market across the world during March 2014, garnering a profit of 11.5 percent for investors compared to a month earlier.
More:Borsa Istanbul world's hottest stock market in March
Monday, 21 April 2014 12:08
ISLAMABAD: Turkey's sole stock exchange 'Borsa Istanbul' became the best performing stock market across the world during March 2014, garnering a profit of 11.5 percent for investors compared to a month earlier.
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Erdoğan's policies lead to Turkey's isolation - CİHAN
Erdoğan's policies lead to Turkey's isolation
TR_ISTA - 21.04.2014 10:40:49
In a recent visit to Turkey, US Assistant Secretary of State Douglas Frantz got together with Turkish reporters and nongovernmental organizations. According to reports, Frantz addressed the Turkish government during these talks: “Do not punish those who use Twitter and other social media websites legally. Do not go after those publishing documents. Instead, go after those who leaked them.
More:Erdoğan's policies lead to Turkey's isolation - CİHAN
TR_ISTA - 21.04.2014 10:40:49
In a recent visit to Turkey, US Assistant Secretary of State Douglas Frantz got together with Turkish reporters and nongovernmental organizations. According to reports, Frantz addressed the Turkish government during these talks: “Do not punish those who use Twitter and other social media websites legally. Do not go after those publishing documents. Instead, go after those who leaked them.
More:Erdoğan's policies lead to Turkey's isolation - CİHAN
TUR - Iniguez declares Turkish basketball among best in the world | FIBA.COM
TUR - Iniguez declares Turkish basketball among best in the world
ISTANBUL (TKBL/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Fenerbahce head coach Roberto Iniguez believes women's basketball in Turkey is now among the best on the planet and another reason to celebrate the country hosting the FIBA World Championship for Women later this year.
More:TUR - Iniguez declares Turkish basketball among best in the world | FIBA.COM
ISTANBUL (TKBL/FIBA World Championship for Women) - Fenerbahce head coach Roberto Iniguez believes women's basketball in Turkey is now among the best on the planet and another reason to celebrate the country hosting the FIBA World Championship for Women later this year.
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Criticism over existing attitudes in Turkey toward women in the workplace
Criticism over existing attitudes in Turkey toward women in the workplace
Turkish women constitute only a quarter of the country’s 27 million-strong working population, new figures have shown, prompting calls for a change in social attitudes.
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Turkish women constitute only a quarter of the country’s 27 million-strong working population, new figures have shown, prompting calls for a change in social attitudes.
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Turkish artists condemn Erdogan re-election - The Art Newspaper
Turkish artists condemn Erdogan re-election
Artistic community expresses concern at censorship and crackdown on personal freedom
By Gareth Harris. Web only
Published online: 21 April 2014
The artist Ali Kazma has written an essay entitled “Something Rotten in the Republic of Turkey”
Turkish artists and dealers continue to speak out against the censorship of social media by the country’s government after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan swept to victory in elections in late March.
More:Turkish artists condemn Erdogan re-election - The Art Newspaper
Artistic community expresses concern at censorship and crackdown on personal freedom
By Gareth Harris. Web only
Published online: 21 April 2014
The artist Ali Kazma has written an essay entitled “Something Rotten in the Republic of Turkey”
Turkish artists and dealers continue to speak out against the censorship of social media by the country’s government after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan swept to victory in elections in late March.
More:Turkish artists condemn Erdogan re-election - The Art Newspaper
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Foreign Minister Davutoğlu emerges as strong PM candidate - POLITICS
Foreign Minister Davutoğlu emerges as strong PM candidate
Ömer Şahin ANKARA / Radikal
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has emerged as a strong potential candidate for the prime ministry, after President Abdullah Gül’s recent statement appearing to distance him from the role.
More:Foreign Minister Davutoğlu emerges as strong PM candidate - POLITICS
Ömer Şahin ANKARA / Radikal
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has emerged as a strong potential candidate for the prime ministry, after President Abdullah Gül’s recent statement appearing to distance him from the role.
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Polarization in Turkish politics bars daring steps on Armenian tragedy - DIPLOMACY
Polarization in Turkish politics bars daring steps on Armenian tragedy
ISTANBUL
Turkey’s society and government are ready for bold steps about the Armenian issue, but the country’s polarized environment do not permit a rational debate, says a former diplomat and board member of Turkey’s top business group. The Armenian diaspora’s efforts are counterproductive, adds Volkan Vural
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ISTANBUL
Turkey’s society and government are ready for bold steps about the Armenian issue, but the country’s polarized environment do not permit a rational debate, says a former diplomat and board member of Turkey’s top business group. The Armenian diaspora’s efforts are counterproductive, adds Volkan Vural
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Hey! Tayyip! Leave them bureaucrats alone! - EMRE DELİVELİ
Hey! Tayyip! Leave them bureaucrats alone!
The Central Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday is likely to be a non-event.
While he implied that reserve management policies could be used early in the month, Gov. Erdem Başçı said, in his speech at the Bank’s General Assembly on April 17, that macro-prudential easing was the banking regulator’s responsibility, signaling that reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) would not be changed.
More:Hey! Tayyip! Leave them bureaucrats alone! - EMRE DELİVELİ
The Central Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday is likely to be a non-event.
While he implied that reserve management policies could be used early in the month, Gov. Erdem Başçı said, in his speech at the Bank’s General Assembly on April 17, that macro-prudential easing was the banking regulator’s responsibility, signaling that reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) would not be changed.
More:Hey! Tayyip! Leave them bureaucrats alone! - EMRE DELİVELİ
Turkish Cypriots would reject annexation by Turkey, says Talat
Turkish Cypriots would reject annexation by Turkey, says Talat
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Sunday, 20 April, 2014
Former Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat has said that if the Turkish Cypriots were asked if they would like to be annexed by Turkey, 80 percent of them would say “no”.
More:Turkish Cypriots would reject annexation by Turkey, says Talat
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Sunday, 20 April, 2014
Former Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat has said that if the Turkish Cypriots were asked if they would like to be annexed by Turkey, 80 percent of them would say “no”.
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Hard choices for Erdogan as he mulls candidacy for president - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Hard choices for Erdogan as he mulls candidacy for president
You have to hand it to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He is not one to mince his words whether he is hurling invective at his enemies or laying his future political intentions on the line.
More:Hard choices for Erdogan as he mulls candidacy for president - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
You have to hand it to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He is not one to mince his words whether he is hurling invective at his enemies or laying his future political intentions on the line.
More:Hard choices for Erdogan as he mulls candidacy for president - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdoğan 'becomes first prime minister to sue state in history' - POLITICS
Erdoğan 'becomes first prime minister to sue state in history'
ANKARA
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made an application to the Constitutional Court on April 18 over the failure to implement court rulings requesting the removal of content violating his rights, according to a senior official from his office. Erdoğan is seeking 50,000 Turkish Liras in compensation, Reuters reported.
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ANKARA
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made an application to the Constitutional Court on April 18 over the failure to implement court rulings requesting the removal of content violating his rights, according to a senior official from his office. Erdoğan is seeking 50,000 Turkish Liras in compensation, Reuters reported.
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New Procurement Management To Broaden Turk PM's Power | Defense News | defensenews.com
New Procurement Management To Broaden Turk PM's Power
Apr. 20, 2014 - 11:49AM |
By BURAK EGE BEKDIL
ANKARA — The signature policy of Turkey’s outgoing procurement chief of “aggressively going national as much as possible” may gain pace under his successor, but Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authority on major decisions likely will also rise, officials, analysts and industry sources agree.
More:New Procurement Management To Broaden Turk PM's Power | Defense News | defensenews.com
Apr. 20, 2014 - 11:49AM |
By BURAK EGE BEKDIL
ANKARA — The signature policy of Turkey’s outgoing procurement chief of “aggressively going national as much as possible” may gain pace under his successor, but Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s authority on major decisions likely will also rise, officials, analysts and industry sources agree.
More:New Procurement Management To Broaden Turk PM's Power | Defense News | defensenews.com
Spoken Word builds an artist community in İstanbul
Spoken Word builds an artist community in İstanbul
April 20, 2014, Sunday/ 20:00:51 / ISTANBUL
Spoken word night proceeds with a mix of singers, poets, guitar players and writers. Each with their own style, the performers interact easily with the audience. In fact, the audience is as big a part of the experience as the performers; the group has a real generosity towards performers
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
April 20, 2014, Sunday/ 20:00:51 / ISTANBUL
Spoken word night proceeds with a mix of singers, poets, guitar players and writers. Each with their own style, the performers interact easily with the audience. In fact, the audience is as big a part of the experience as the performers; the group has a real generosity towards performers
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Turkey seeks gas discount from Russia, Gazprom says “no”
Turkey seeks gas discount from Russia, Gazprom says “no”
20 April 2014 | 01:51 | FOCUS News Agency
Turkey seeks gas discount from Russia, Gazprom says “no”Picture: AFP
Sofia. Turkey will seek a discount in the price of gas it is buying from Russia during planned talks next week, when the deputy head of state-controlled Gazprom Alexander Medvedev will visit Ankara,
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20 April 2014 | 01:51 | FOCUS News Agency
Turkey seeks gas discount from Russia, Gazprom says “no”Picture: AFP
Sofia. Turkey will seek a discount in the price of gas it is buying from Russia during planned talks next week, when the deputy head of state-controlled Gazprom Alexander Medvedev will visit Ankara,
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Istanbul, Turkey: The city of delight
Istanbul, Turkey: The city of delight
Date
April 19, 2014
Named the No. 1 destination for 2014, Istanbul's complexities are hard to resist, writes Lee Tulloch.
In a passage that runs off Istanbul's main shopping promenade, Istiklal Avenue, there's a fashionable little store that sells T-shirts emblazoned with the message, "Istanbul. They call it chaos. We call it home."
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Date
April 19, 2014
Named the No. 1 destination for 2014, Istanbul's complexities are hard to resist, writes Lee Tulloch.
In a passage that runs off Istanbul's main shopping promenade, Istiklal Avenue, there's a fashionable little store that sells T-shirts emblazoned with the message, "Istanbul. They call it chaos. We call it home."
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
Intoxicating Istanbul
Intoxicating Istanbul
Date
April 20, 2014
Tatyana Leonov
It’s easy to get infatuated with a city that’s both old and new, religious and secular, European and Asian.
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Date
April 20, 2014
Tatyana Leonov
It’s easy to get infatuated with a city that’s both old and new, religious and secular, European and Asian.
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'Journalism should provide voice to the voiceless'
'Journalism should provide voice to the voiceless'
In this July 12, 2013 file photo, hundreds of journalists stage a rally to protest mistreatment and police crackdown on some reporters during Gezi protests in June.
One of the world's leading journalism schools, the Florida-based Poynter Institute, which has a reputation for providing high-quality online training in journalism, is offering its first Turkish-language program for journalists. With the project, supported by the US Consulate in İstanbul, interested journalists will have the opportunity to attend courses online and up to 20 of them will have the chance to receive scholarships for on-site training in Florida.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
In this July 12, 2013 file photo, hundreds of journalists stage a rally to protest mistreatment and police crackdown on some reporters during Gezi protests in June.
One of the world's leading journalism schools, the Florida-based Poynter Institute, which has a reputation for providing high-quality online training in journalism, is offering its first Turkish-language program for journalists. With the project, supported by the US Consulate in İstanbul, interested journalists will have the opportunity to attend courses online and up to 20 of them will have the chance to receive scholarships for on-site training in Florida.
More:Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news
Twitter freezes two Turkish accounts
Twitter freezes two Turkish accounts
Saturday, April 19, 2014
ANKARA – Twitter has withheld two Turkish accounts accused of violating personal rights and privacy.
The Bascalan and Haramzadeler333 Twitter accounts were suspended on Saturday, five days after a team of senior officials from Twitter’s management visited Turkey.
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
ANKARA – Twitter has withheld two Turkish accounts accused of violating personal rights and privacy.
The Bascalan and Haramzadeler333 Twitter accounts were suspended on Saturday, five days after a team of senior officials from Twitter’s management visited Turkey.
More:Twitter freezes two Turkish accounts
Turkish Law Gives Spy Agency Controversial Powers
Turkish Law Gives Spy Agency Controversial Powers
Dorian Jones
April 18, 2014
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s parliament has approved legislation to bolster the powers of the country’s intelligence service, which the government claims is necessary to modernize and deal with new threats the country faces. But opponents say the measure will deepen a trend towards greater authoritarianism by the government.
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Dorian Jones
April 18, 2014
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s parliament has approved legislation to bolster the powers of the country’s intelligence service, which the government claims is necessary to modernize and deal with new threats the country faces. But opponents say the measure will deepen a trend towards greater authoritarianism by the government.
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Turkey mulls leaving World Wide Web, minister says - RIGHTS
Turkey mulls leaving World Wide Web, minister says
Nuray Babacan - Ankara
Lütfi Elvan, Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication, has said Turkey may leave the World Wide Web (www) to establish its own "ttt" protocol amid the Turkish government's efforts to rein in global websites including Twitter and YouTube.
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Nuray Babacan - Ankara
Lütfi Elvan, Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication, has said Turkey may leave the World Wide Web (www) to establish its own "ttt" protocol amid the Turkish government's efforts to rein in global websites including Twitter and YouTube.
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Gone 'The Other and the Unknown' (Gittiler 'Sair ve Mechul'): Istanbul Review - The Hollywood Reporter
Kenan Korkmaz's sophomore effort looks at the lives of two Assyrian siblings contending with being part of an ethnic minority at home and abroad.
Gloom, doom and furrowed brows permeate Gone 'The Other and the Unknown', Turkish director Kenan Korkmaz's second feature about modern-day Assyrians, a stateless people whose existence are mostly marginalized in nearly all the host countries they live in. Dedicating one hour each to a pair of siblings who has chosen different futures – one stayed in their hometown in southwestern Turkey, another upped roots and moved to Sweden – Korkmaz's film boasts of poetic visuals oozing solemnity and sadness, but was undermined by a heavy-handed approach in pushing many a melodramatic tropes about the forced acclimatization and repression of ethnic minorities by dominant social groups.
More:Gone 'The Other and the Unknown' (Gittiler 'Sair ve Mechul'): Istanbul Review - The Hollywood Reporter
Gloom, doom and furrowed brows permeate Gone 'The Other and the Unknown', Turkish director Kenan Korkmaz's second feature about modern-day Assyrians, a stateless people whose existence are mostly marginalized in nearly all the host countries they live in. Dedicating one hour each to a pair of siblings who has chosen different futures – one stayed in their hometown in southwestern Turkey, another upped roots and moved to Sweden – Korkmaz's film boasts of poetic visuals oozing solemnity and sadness, but was undermined by a heavy-handed approach in pushing many a melodramatic tropes about the forced acclimatization and repression of ethnic minorities by dominant social groups.
More:Gone 'The Other and the Unknown' (Gittiler 'Sair ve Mechul'): Istanbul Review - The Hollywood Reporter
Double standard for press freedom in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Double standard for press freedom in Turkey
Press freedom in Turkey is an important and equally complex matter, which I have reported on previously in an Al-Monitor article. The complexity of the problem stems from the complexity of Turkey’s political system. Some analysts see Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government as the only obstacle to press freedom in the country, arguing that the authoritarian government wants to have only docile media and suppresses critical voices. No doubt, there are cases of government interference in press freedom, but a recent incident demonstrates how complicated the situation actually is.
More:Double standard for press freedom in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Press freedom in Turkey is an important and equally complex matter, which I have reported on previously in an Al-Monitor article. The complexity of the problem stems from the complexity of Turkey’s political system. Some analysts see Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government as the only obstacle to press freedom in the country, arguing that the authoritarian government wants to have only docile media and suppresses critical voices. No doubt, there are cases of government interference in press freedom, but a recent incident demonstrates how complicated the situation actually is.
More:Double standard for press freedom in Turkey - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is Turkey reverting to a 'muhaberat' state? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is Turkey reverting to a 'muhaberat' state?
Is Turkey becoming an intelligence state? Is the country reverting to the era of the "supreme national chief"? These questions are frequently asked nowadays. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan — who has not hesitated to punish judges, prosecutors and police who he accused of being part of a "parallel state" — now wants to increase his operational powers internally and abroad with a new National Intelligence Organization (MIT) law that would also reinforce his immunity. For the opposition, this is called a "muhaberat," or intelligence, state.
More:Is Turkey reverting to a 'muhaberat' state? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is Turkey becoming an intelligence state? Is the country reverting to the era of the "supreme national chief"? These questions are frequently asked nowadays. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan — who has not hesitated to punish judges, prosecutors and police who he accused of being part of a "parallel state" — now wants to increase his operational powers internally and abroad with a new National Intelligence Organization (MIT) law that would also reinforce his immunity. For the opposition, this is called a "muhaberat," or intelligence, state.
More:Is Turkey reverting to a 'muhaberat' state? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is fate of Kurdish issue tied to Erdogan's future? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is fate of Kurdish issue tied to Erdogan's future?
Despite sending strong signals that he intends to run for the Turkish presidency in August, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again asserted that he remains undecided. He gathered his party’s lawmakers on April 16 to discuss the matter and announced, “I have not made my decision yet.” He added, “And I don’t approve of announcing names [for the presidential bid] at this point. There will be no chaos in the party if I decide to run or choose to stay [as the prime minister]. The most important thing is the institutional structure of our party.”
More:Is fate of Kurdish issue tied to Erdogan's future? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Despite sending strong signals that he intends to run for the Turkish presidency in August, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again asserted that he remains undecided. He gathered his party’s lawmakers on April 16 to discuss the matter and announced, “I have not made my decision yet.” He added, “And I don’t approve of announcing names [for the presidential bid] at this point. There will be no chaos in the party if I decide to run or choose to stay [as the prime minister]. The most important thing is the institutional structure of our party.”
More:Is fate of Kurdish issue tied to Erdogan's future? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Govt arm to invest RM4.5bil to manage hospitals in Turkey - Nation | The Star Online
Govt arm to invest RM4.5bil to manage hospitals in Turkey
by wani muthiah
ANKARA: Government investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd has committed to invest US$1.4bil (RM4.5bil) to manage 20 hospitals in Turkey beginning next year.
“The market value of the US$1.4bil invested by Khazanah is about US$2bil (RM6.4bil).
More:Govt arm to invest RM4.5bil to manage hospitals in Turkey - Nation | The Star Online
by wani muthiah
ANKARA: Government investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd has committed to invest US$1.4bil (RM4.5bil) to manage 20 hospitals in Turkey beginning next year.
“The market value of the US$1.4bil invested by Khazanah is about US$2bil (RM6.4bil).
More:Govt arm to invest RM4.5bil to manage hospitals in Turkey - Nation | The Star Online
Turkish PM: new elex law may have no threshold - Trend.Az
Turkish PM: new elex law may have no threshold
The Turkish government is working on a new election law dividing the country into 550 single member districts, the prime minister said Anadolu Agency reported
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The Turkish government is working on a new election law dividing the country into 550 single member districts, the prime minister said Anadolu Agency reported
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Kidnapped French journalists found on Turkey's Syrian border | Reuters
Kidnapped French journalists found on Turkey's Syrian border
ISTANBUL Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:38am EDT
(Reuters) - Four French journalists held hostage in Syria since June were found by Turkish soldiers on its border with Syria on Saturday, Turkish media reported, and French President Francois Hollande said the four were in good health.
More:Kidnapped French journalists found on Turkey's Syrian border | Reuters
ISTANBUL Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:38am EDT
(Reuters) - Four French journalists held hostage in Syria since June were found by Turkish soldiers on its border with Syria on Saturday, Turkish media reported, and French President Francois Hollande said the four were in good health.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Turkey’s Battle With Twitter - NYTimes.com
Turkey’s Battle With Twitter
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the combative prime minister of Turkey, has called
Twitter “the worst menace to society,” and he seems intent on
intimidating its users.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the combative prime minister of Turkey, has called
Twitter “the worst menace to society,” and he seems intent on
intimidating its users.
More:Turkey’s Battle With Twitter - NYTimes.com
Turkish Premier, Putin Analyze Tartar Situation in Crimea
Turkish Premier, Putin Analyze Tartar Situation in Crimea
Ankara, Apr 18.- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin analyzed the situation of the Tartar minority in Crimea, the press highlighted today.
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Ankara, Apr 18.- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin analyzed the situation of the Tartar minority in Crimea, the press highlighted today.
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Time to heal the Turkish Armed Forces - AHU ÖZYURT
Time to heal the Turkish Armed Forces
After months of silence, Turkey’s silent powerhouse has gradually shown signs of opening itself up to the public again. Last week, the Turkish Air Force War College in Istanbul hosted academics and Air Force commanders from more than 30 countries in the first International Air Warfare History Symposium. Before that, the Navy twice invited journalists to its base in Gölcük. First, for the sending of African Mission Group ships and afterwards for a press visit for the submarines. So what is really going on behind closed doors in the Turkish General Staff?
More:Time to heal the Turkish Armed Forces - AHU ÖZYURT
After months of silence, Turkey’s silent powerhouse has gradually shown signs of opening itself up to the public again. Last week, the Turkish Air Force War College in Istanbul hosted academics and Air Force commanders from more than 30 countries in the first International Air Warfare History Symposium. Before that, the Navy twice invited journalists to its base in Gölcük. First, for the sending of African Mission Group ships and afterwards for a press visit for the submarines. So what is really going on behind closed doors in the Turkish General Staff?
More:Time to heal the Turkish Armed Forces - AHU ÖZYURT
UPDATE 1-Erdogan challenges social media in top Turkish court | Reuters
UPDATE 1-Erdogan challenges social media in top Turkish court
Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:45pm EDT
By Orhan Coskun
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan applied to Turkey's constitutional court on Friday to challenge the alleged violation of his and his family's rights by social media, a senior official in his office told Reuters.
More:UPDATE 1-Erdogan challenges social media in top Turkish court | Reuters
Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:45pm EDT
By Orhan Coskun
(Reuters) - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan applied to Turkey's constitutional court on Friday to challenge the alleged violation of his and his family's rights by social media, a senior official in his office told Reuters.
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Do women vote in Turkey? - BLIND SPOT
Do women vote in Turkey?
BELGİN AKALTAN - belgin.akaltan@hdn.com.tr
There are two Turkeys as this last local elections have once more shown us. In one, of coruse, women vote. In the other Turkey, unfortunately, men vote on behalf of women...
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BELGİN AKALTAN - belgin.akaltan@hdn.com.tr
There are two Turkeys as this last local elections have once more shown us. In one, of coruse, women vote. In the other Turkey, unfortunately, men vote on behalf of women...
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