Turkey and the development of democracy in the Middle East
Yaşar Yakış
Sunday, 01 February 2015 09:00
The evolution of democracy in the Middle East in its contemporary sense has gone through various stages. The first was the Ottoman period. With the exception of Iran and Morocco, almost all Middle Eastern countries were part of the Ottoman State for centuries. It is reasonable to say, therefore, that both democracy and the absence thereof must have been at comparable levels across the region for centuries, though some areas may have experienced better democracy than others.
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Saturday, January 31, 2015
The US needs Turkey in the war against ISIS | TheHill
The US needs Turkey in the war against ISIS
By Derya Berk
Until the United States realigns its policies in the region and finds ways to empower the Turkish state to continue combating ISIS both militarily and diplomatically, ISIS will continue murdering innocent civilians and journalists.
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By Derya Berk
Until the United States realigns its policies in the region and finds ways to empower the Turkish state to continue combating ISIS both militarily and diplomatically, ISIS will continue murdering innocent civilians and journalists.
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The Peninsula Qatar - Turkey and the Gulf
Turkey and the Gulf
February 01, 2015 - 3:24:41 am
Dr Khalid Al Jaber
Are new steps being taken towards enhancing ties between the Gulf and Turkey? If not, I think it is time to take some serious measures in this direction. The chill in relations between the two sides witnessed in the aftermath of the Arab Spring and the coldness marking the relations due to the crises in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Palestine and more specifically the Gaza Strip, in addition to some economic and investment issues, do not augur well for the region. We can notice that relations on Turkey have formed around two axes – first led by the UAE and Saudi, which is conservative in its approach, and the second by Qatar and Kuwait, which is more flexible, both of which are moving in different directions.
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February 01, 2015 - 3:24:41 am
Dr Khalid Al Jaber
Are new steps being taken towards enhancing ties between the Gulf and Turkey? If not, I think it is time to take some serious measures in this direction. The chill in relations between the two sides witnessed in the aftermath of the Arab Spring and the coldness marking the relations due to the crises in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Palestine and more specifically the Gaza Strip, in addition to some economic and investment issues, do not augur well for the region. We can notice that relations on Turkey have formed around two axes – first led by the UAE and Saudi, which is conservative in its approach, and the second by Qatar and Kuwait, which is more flexible, both of which are moving in different directions.
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Smoking ban extends to public places in Turkey
Smoking ban extends to public places in Turkey
Turkey plans to introduce new measures and limitations on the use of tobacco to tackle smoking addiction in public places, Turkish media reported.
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Turkey plans to introduce new measures and limitations on the use of tobacco to tackle smoking addiction in public places, Turkish media reported.
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The Guide To Know In Istanbul
The Guide To Know In Istanbul
Istanbul is a city that reveals itself in layers. The iconic sights are obviously in the first layer and are automatic experiences in anyone’s initial visit to the city. But this dynamic city of different cultures that puts both history and the cutting edge on view at the same time has so many interesting, hidden pockets that a good guide/organizer is instrumental to seeing it all. That’s where Eda Sokmen and her company Istanbulite come in.
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Istanbul is a city that reveals itself in layers. The iconic sights are obviously in the first layer and are automatic experiences in anyone’s initial visit to the city. But this dynamic city of different cultures that puts both history and the cutting edge on view at the same time has so many interesting, hidden pockets that a good guide/organizer is instrumental to seeing it all. That’s where Eda Sokmen and her company Istanbulite come in.
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Heavy storm in İstanbul cancels 229 domestic and int'l flights
Heavy storm in İstanbul cancels 229 domestic and int'l flights
The Department of Meteorology announced wind speeds of up to 100km/hr in a storm set to heavily impact İstanbul as well as the rest of the Marmara region.
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The Department of Meteorology announced wind speeds of up to 100km/hr in a storm set to heavily impact İstanbul as well as the rest of the Marmara region.
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Turkey, Armenia and the tragedies of wars - Yahoo Maktoob News
Turkey, Armenia and the tragedies of wars
The Battle of Gallipoli was one of the most critical scenes in Turkey's history. Britain and France opened an overseas front in Gallipoli in East Thrace and tried to overcome the Ottomans. The Russian Empire was promised the capital Istanbul by the two of Entente Powers of World War I. It was a fight for the survival of a nation, a struggle for life or death.
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The Battle of Gallipoli was one of the most critical scenes in Turkey's history. Britain and France opened an overseas front in Gallipoli in East Thrace and tried to overcome the Ottomans. The Russian Empire was promised the capital Istanbul by the two of Entente Powers of World War I. It was a fight for the survival of a nation, a struggle for life or death.
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New Greek Defense Minister Prompts Turkey To Scramble Jets
New Greek Defense Minister Prompts Turkey To Scramble Jets
Reuters
Posted: 01/30/2015 12:20 pm EST Updated: 01/30/2015 12:59 pm EST
PANOS KAMMENOS
ATHENS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Greece's new nationalist defense minister prompted Greece's perennial rival Turkey to scramble jets on Friday, just days after he took office, by flying over uninhabited islets off the Turkish coast that nearly triggered a war in 1996.
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Posted: 01/30/2015 12:20 pm EST Updated: 01/30/2015 12:59 pm EST
PANOS KAMMENOS
ATHENS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Greece's new nationalist defense minister prompted Greece's perennial rival Turkey to scramble jets on Friday, just days after he took office, by flying over uninhabited islets off the Turkish coast that nearly triggered a war in 1996.
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How to fight Istanbul rednecks - BLIND SPOT
How to fight Istanbul rednecks
BELGİN AKALTAN - belgin.akaltan@hdn.com.tr
Ha ha… You are naïve. You started reading this thinking there is a way of fighting the rednecks of Istanbul. No darlings, there is no way to fight them. They win all the time. They outnumbered you and me a long time ago… They are everywhere. They have taken the city…
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BELGİN AKALTAN - belgin.akaltan@hdn.com.tr
Ha ha… You are naïve. You started reading this thinking there is a way of fighting the rednecks of Istanbul. No darlings, there is no way to fight them. They win all the time. They outnumbered you and me a long time ago… They are everywhere. They have taken the city…
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Why is Turkey censoring lingerie, antique books? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why is Turkey censoring lingerie, antique books?
When did Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been praised by international media for its democratic reforms during its first few years in power, start to turn into what it is today — a ruthless political machine that cracks down on free speech with increasingly potent tools, insisting on its "unconstitutional" course as was seen in the Jan. 28 debate at the parliament?
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When did Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been praised by international media for its democratic reforms during its first few years in power, start to turn into what it is today — a ruthless political machine that cracks down on free speech with increasingly potent tools, insisting on its "unconstitutional" course as was seen in the Jan. 28 debate at the parliament?
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Turkey’s Central Bank caves on interest rates - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey’s Central Bank caves on interest rates
Exasperated with long-standing political pressure, Turkey’s Central Bank seems to have caved in, moving to meet the demands of the president and the government to lower interest rates.
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Exasperated with long-standing political pressure, Turkey’s Central Bank seems to have caved in, moving to meet the demands of the president and the government to lower interest rates.
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ECtHR: Turkey's violations account for more than the other 46 states combined - CİHAN
ECtHR: Turkey's violations account for more than the other 46 states combined
ISTANBUL - 30.01.2015 17:47:13
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) conducted its annual press conference in Strasbourg on Thursday, where it was revealed that Turkey single-handedly surpassed the remaining 46 states in the Council of Europe (CoE) in terms of cases involving violations of the right to freedom of expression in 2014.
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ISTANBUL - 30.01.2015 17:47:13
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) conducted its annual press conference in Strasbourg on Thursday, where it was revealed that Turkey single-handedly surpassed the remaining 46 states in the Council of Europe (CoE) in terms of cases involving violations of the right to freedom of expression in 2014.
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JOOST LAGENDIJK - Manipulating poisonous myths
Manipulating poisonous myths
Is it because Turkey's negotiations with the European Union are going nowhere so nobody really cares anymore what is being said about that process? Or is it because President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pushed so many other buttons last week -- on the need for Turkey to move to a presidential system, for instance -- so everybody quickly forgot the claims he made about the EU?
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Is it because Turkey's negotiations with the European Union are going nowhere so nobody really cares anymore what is being said about that process? Or is it because President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pushed so many other buttons last week -- on the need for Turkey to move to a presidential system, for instance -- so everybody quickly forgot the claims he made about the EU?
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Friday, January 30, 2015
Victorious Kurds Ask U.S. for Promised Guns - Bloomberg View
Victorious Kurds Ask U.S. for Promised Guns
9 Jan 30, 2015 10:19 AM EST
By Eli Lake
With the victory this week over Islamic State forces at Kobani, Syria, one might think that the U.S. and Iraqi governments would be looking to increase shipments of armaments to the Iraqi Kurdish forces fighting on the ground.
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9 Jan 30, 2015 10:19 AM EST
By Eli Lake
With the victory this week over Islamic State forces at Kobani, Syria, one might think that the U.S. and Iraqi governments would be looking to increase shipments of armaments to the Iraqi Kurdish forces fighting on the ground.
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Financial Mirror dot com - European Citizen's Prize 2014 to Uludağ and Hristofidis
European Citizen's Prize 2014 to Uludağ and Hristofidis
30 January, 2015
Strong support for the peaceful coexistence, mutual understanding and active promotion of the rapprochement of the two communities in Cyprus were at the heart of the Ceremony for the award of the European Citizen's Prize 2014 to the Turkish Cypriot journalist Sevgül Uludağ and the Greek Cypriot poet Mihalis Hristofidis which took place today at the European Union House. The Cypriot winners were nominated by MEPs Takis Hadjigeorgiou (GUE) and Neoklis Sylikiotis (GUE), while the final choice was made by the European Citizen's Prize Chancellery chaired by the EP President Martin Schulz. The two Cypriot winners will also participate in a special ceremony for all winners on February 25 in Brussels.
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30 January, 2015
Strong support for the peaceful coexistence, mutual understanding and active promotion of the rapprochement of the two communities in Cyprus were at the heart of the Ceremony for the award of the European Citizen's Prize 2014 to the Turkish Cypriot journalist Sevgül Uludağ and the Greek Cypriot poet Mihalis Hristofidis which took place today at the European Union House. The Cypriot winners were nominated by MEPs Takis Hadjigeorgiou (GUE) and Neoklis Sylikiotis (GUE), while the final choice was made by the European Citizen's Prize Chancellery chaired by the EP President Martin Schulz. The two Cypriot winners will also participate in a special ceremony for all winners on February 25 in Brussels.
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Woman fires machinegun at Istanbul police post, no casualties: TV | Reuters
Woman fires machinegun at Istanbul police post, no casualties: TV
ISTANBUL Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:12am EST
(Reuters) - A woman opened fire with a machinegun on a police post in Istanbul's central Taksim Square on Friday, Turkey's NTV television reported.
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ISTANBUL Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:12am EST
(Reuters) - A woman opened fire with a machinegun on a police post in Istanbul's central Taksim Square on Friday, Turkey's NTV television reported.
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Turks in Greece hope for more rights from Syriza victory - Daily Sabah
Turks in Greece hope for more rights from Syriza victory
ANADOLU AGENCY
ISTANBUL
While Greeks await an economic resurrection from their newly elected left-wing anti-bailout government, the country's ethnic-Turkish minority is hoping for more rights and "equal citizenship."
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ANADOLU AGENCY
ISTANBUL
While Greeks await an economic resurrection from their newly elected left-wing anti-bailout government, the country's ethnic-Turkish minority is hoping for more rights and "equal citizenship."
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Turkey’s foreign trade deficit drops by 15.4 pct upon fall in oil imports, rise in exports to EU - ECONOMICS
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit drops by 15.4 pct upon fall in oil imports, rise in exports to EU
ISTANBUL – Reuters
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit has fallen 15.4 percent to $84.5 billion in 2014, due to a rise in exports to the EU, dramatic decrease in gold imports and plunging oil prices, according to data released by Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) on Jan. 30.
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ISTANBUL – Reuters
Turkey’s foreign trade deficit has fallen 15.4 percent to $84.5 billion in 2014, due to a rise in exports to the EU, dramatic decrease in gold imports and plunging oil prices, according to data released by Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) on Jan. 30.
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Kobane Residents Flow into Turkey's Largest Refugee Camp — Naharnet
Kobane Residents Flow into Turkey's Largest Refugee Camp
by Naharnet Newsdesk 11 hours ago
With their town liberated but largely destroyed by battles that drove Islamic State jihadists out, thousands of Syrian residents of Kobane are settling into Turkey's newest refugee camp for an indefinite stay.
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by Naharnet Newsdesk 11 hours ago
With their town liberated but largely destroyed by battles that drove Islamic State jihadists out, thousands of Syrian residents of Kobane are settling into Turkey's newest refugee camp for an indefinite stay.
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Turkish President Erdoğan says UK is semi-presidency dominated by Queen - POLITICS
Turkish President Erdoğan says UK is semi-presidency dominated by Queen
ANKARA
Refusing to remain silent on insisting on the need to scrap Turkey’s parliamentary system, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has given clues to his favorite semi-presidency model.
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ANKARA
Refusing to remain silent on insisting on the need to scrap Turkey’s parliamentary system, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has given clues to his favorite semi-presidency model.
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ASCOTT'S FIRST FORAY INTO ISTANBUL
ASCOTT'S FIRST FORAY INTO ISTANBUL
Singapore, 30 January 2015 – CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has secured a contract to manage its first serviced residence in Turkey, Somerset Maslak Istanbul. Ascott’s entry into Turkey will expand the footprint of the world’s largest international serviced residence owner-operator to 90 cities across 25 countries.
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Singapore, 30 January 2015 – CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has secured a contract to manage its first serviced residence in Turkey, Somerset Maslak Istanbul. Ascott’s entry into Turkey will expand the footprint of the world’s largest international serviced residence owner-operator to 90 cities across 25 countries.
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Islamic State was born in 1979 with covert operations in Afghanistan - English pravda.ru
Islamic State was born in 1979 with covert operations in Afghanistan
30.01.2015
Q: Can you give us a history of the Islamic State? How did they rise to power after the [2003] US-NATO invasion of Iraq?
A: You have to go to 1979 when Brzezinski was the National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter, [when he] convinced the president to sign a secret authorization to begin covert operations in Afghanistan, six months before the Soviets arrived around Christmastime of 1979. Known as the Bernard-Lewis Plan, it involved promoting Islamic Fundamentalism all across the Southern tier of the Soviet Union. When the Soviets finally moved in, things became concentrated in building up a radical Islamic terrorist apparatus, sponsored by the US, British, Saudis, French, and Israelis.
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30.01.2015
Q: Can you give us a history of the Islamic State? How did they rise to power after the [2003] US-NATO invasion of Iraq?
A: You have to go to 1979 when Brzezinski was the National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter, [when he] convinced the president to sign a secret authorization to begin covert operations in Afghanistan, six months before the Soviets arrived around Christmastime of 1979. Known as the Bernard-Lewis Plan, it involved promoting Islamic Fundamentalism all across the Southern tier of the Soviet Union. When the Soviets finally moved in, things became concentrated in building up a radical Islamic terrorist apparatus, sponsored by the US, British, Saudis, French, and Israelis.
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Factory production hit by metal workers strike in Turkey | euronews, world news
Factory production hit by metal workers strike in Turkey
By Seamus Kearney
29/01 17:37 CET
Production has been disrupted at more than 20 factories in Turkey because of a metal workers strike.
Unions are demanding a pay rise and uniform salaries for similar jobs across the country.
It is reported that about 10,000 workers took part in the action on Thursday, including many who work for international companies.
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By Seamus Kearney
29/01 17:37 CET
Production has been disrupted at more than 20 factories in Turkey because of a metal workers strike.
Unions are demanding a pay rise and uniform salaries for similar jobs across the country.
It is reported that about 10,000 workers took part in the action on Thursday, including many who work for international companies.
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Thursday, January 29, 2015
Alleged British ISIS fighter captured in İzmir - Daily Sabah
Alleged British ISIS fighter captured in İzmir
DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL
Turkish anti-terror police have detained Cabdiwahb Cige Moxamed, a British national who returned to Turkey after allegedly fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Syria.
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DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL
Turkish anti-terror police have detained Cabdiwahb Cige Moxamed, a British national who returned to Turkey after allegedly fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Syria.
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Turkey Criticized for Pressuring Social Media Users
Turkey Criticized for Pressuring Social Media Users
Dorian Jones
January 29, 2015 4:13 PM
ISTANBUL—
A U.S.-based rights group is expressing concern over Turkish government pressure on social media users. Human Rights Watch released its annual report on Thursday as Turkish Twitter users who are criticizing the government face threats and jail.
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Dorian Jones
January 29, 2015 4:13 PM
ISTANBUL—
A U.S.-based rights group is expressing concern over Turkish government pressure on social media users. Human Rights Watch released its annual report on Thursday as Turkish Twitter users who are criticizing the government face threats and jail.
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Trench Warfare in Turkey | Foreign Policy
Trench Warfare in Turkey
In the country’s Kurdish southeast, a quiet war is raging between local residents and the state.
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In the country’s Kurdish southeast, a quiet war is raging between local residents and the state.
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Turkey's currency stuffed, falls to new low - fastFT: Market-moving news and views, 24 hours a day - FT.com
Turkey's currency stuffed, falls to new low
The Turkish lira has slumped to a new record low versus the dollar as the central bank prepares for an extraordinary meeting to cut rates, after intense pressure from president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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The Turkish lira has slumped to a new record low versus the dollar as the central bank prepares for an extraordinary meeting to cut rates, after intense pressure from president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey’s Yılmaz Erdoğan wins ‘Australian Oscar’ for supporting actor
Turkey’s Yılmaz Erdoğan wins ‘Australian Oscar’ for supporting actor
Turkish actor, screenwriter and filmmaker Yılmaz Erdoğan won the award for best supporting actor on Thursday from the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) for his part in the Russell Crowe movie “The Water Diviner.”
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Turkish actor, screenwriter and filmmaker Yılmaz Erdoğan won the award for best supporting actor on Thursday from the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) for his part in the Russell Crowe movie “The Water Diviner.”
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Turkish retailer takes over Mexx fashion chain, job impact unclear - DutchNews.nl
Turkish retailer takes over Mexx fashion chain, job impact unclear
Business
January 29, 2015
by Hans Olav Lien
Turkish retail company Eroglu Holding has taken over bankrupt Dutch fashion house Mexx, but it is not yet clear what the implications are for jobs, website nu.nl reported on Thursday
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Business
January 29, 2015
by Hans Olav Lien
Turkish retail company Eroglu Holding has taken over bankrupt Dutch fashion house Mexx, but it is not yet clear what the implications are for jobs, website nu.nl reported on Thursday
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Air conditioning Erdoğan’s palace equals wages of 660 village headmen
Air conditioning Erdoğan’s palace equals wages of 660 village headmen
An Ankara branch of the Architects’ Chamber declared that the 1000+ room Presidential Palace Ak Saray’s air conditioning cost equals the wages of 660 village headmen.
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An Ankara branch of the Architects’ Chamber declared that the 1000+ room Presidential Palace Ak Saray’s air conditioning cost equals the wages of 660 village headmen.
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Refugee exits into Syria reopened by Turkey - Daily Sabah
Refugee exits into Syria reopened by Turkey
ANADOLU AGENCY
HATAY, Turkey
Published 21 hours ago
Turkish authorities have re-opened the country's southeastern Cilvegözü border crossing, but only for Syrian refugees to exit through, after a three day-closure following random gunfire from Syria's nearby Bab al-Hawa border crossing.
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ANADOLU AGENCY
HATAY, Turkey
Published 21 hours ago
Turkish authorities have re-opened the country's southeastern Cilvegözü border crossing, but only for Syrian refugees to exit through, after a three day-closure following random gunfire from Syria's nearby Bab al-Hawa border crossing.
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Turkish Lira Slumps to Record Low - WSJ
Turkish Lira Slumps to Record Low
Currency Plunges After Central Bank Warns It May Cut Rates Next Week
By
Yeliz Candemir
ISTANBUL—The Turkish lira sank to a record low against the dollar on Thursday, hit by expectations that the central bank may cut interest rates as soon as next week.
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Currency Plunges After Central Bank Warns It May Cut Rates Next Week
By
Yeliz Candemir
ISTANBUL—The Turkish lira sank to a record low against the dollar on Thursday, hit by expectations that the central bank may cut interest rates as soon as next week.
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Research and Markets: Travel and Tourism Market in Turkey to 2019 | Business Wire
Research and Markets: Travel and Tourism Market in Turkey to 2019
January 29, 2015 10:18 AM Eastern Standard Time
The Turkish travel and tourism sector performed well during the historic period (2010-2014), with growth recorded in both domestic and international tourist volumes. It is expected growth to continue over the forecast period (2015-2019), driven by government initiatives to promote Turkish tourism offerings in key European source markets and emerging markets such as India, growth in business-related tourism and an increase in air traffic.
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January 29, 2015 10:18 AM Eastern Standard Time
The Turkish travel and tourism sector performed well during the historic period (2010-2014), with growth recorded in both domestic and international tourist volumes. It is expected growth to continue over the forecast period (2015-2019), driven by government initiatives to promote Turkish tourism offerings in key European source markets and emerging markets such as India, growth in business-related tourism and an increase in air traffic.
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Turkish pineapple imports growing steadily
Turkish pineapple imports growing steadily
Verita Costa Rica is ready to launch a new pineapple campaign under the slogan "You name it, We do it." at Fruit Logistica Berlin 2015. Worldwide Customers are given the opportunity to promote their own brand on the pineapples, meeting the specifications of a particular market. Turkey is, by far, the most important market for the company, followed by Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.
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Verita Costa Rica is ready to launch a new pineapple campaign under the slogan "You name it, We do it." at Fruit Logistica Berlin 2015. Worldwide Customers are given the opportunity to promote their own brand on the pineapples, meeting the specifications of a particular market. Turkey is, by far, the most important market for the company, followed by Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.
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Erdogan Grooms a New Jihad Generation
Erdogan Grooms a New Jihad Generation
Wednesday, 28 January 2015 09:48 By: Abigail R. Esman
First, he promised to build a new, "religious generation." Now, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be going one step further: creating, too, a new generation for jihad.
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Wednesday, 28 January 2015 09:48 By: Abigail R. Esman
First, he promised to build a new, "religious generation." Now, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be going one step further: creating, too, a new generation for jihad.
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Turkey govt to grow foreign patient numbers , news, Health News, AsiaOne YourHealth
Turkey govt to grow foreign patient numbers
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Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015
Nikkei Asian Review
By Sinan Tavsan
ISTANBUL - Turkey continues to assert its dominance as a major medical tourism destination in West Asia, with a record 360,000 foreign patients visiting the country in 2014 -- up from 308,000 the year before. Government officials and healthcare industry executives also say a further 100,000 foreign patients receive daily treatments in outpatient clinics as well for procedures like hair transplants each year.
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Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015
Nikkei Asian Review
By Sinan Tavsan
ISTANBUL - Turkey continues to assert its dominance as a major medical tourism destination in West Asia, with a record 360,000 foreign patients visiting the country in 2014 -- up from 308,000 the year before. Government officials and healthcare industry executives also say a further 100,000 foreign patients receive daily treatments in outpatient clinics as well for procedures like hair transplants each year.
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Turkey’s panic button project ‘fails’ to save battered women - Al Arabiya News
Turkey’s panic button project ‘fails’ to save battered women
By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Turkey’s pilot “panic button” project which aimed to curb violence against women has largely failed to achieve results, the Turkish Security General Directorate stated in a report this week.
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By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Turkey’s pilot “panic button” project which aimed to curb violence against women has largely failed to achieve results, the Turkish Security General Directorate stated in a report this week.
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Turkey Ready to Join European Union in Two Years, Minister Says / Sputnik International
Turkey Ready to Join European Union in Two Years, Minister Says
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Politics
17:46 28.01.2015(updated 18:16 28.01.2015)
Turkish European Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir said that several EU members are currently in worse economic conditions than Turkey commenting on the country's possible membership in the European Union.
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17:46 28.01.2015(updated 18:16 28.01.2015)
Turkish European Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir said that several EU members are currently in worse economic conditions than Turkey commenting on the country's possible membership in the European Union.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The Turkish Stream: Where to go from here? - CONTRIBUTOR
The Turkish Stream: Where to go from here?
Mehmet Öğütçü / Danila Bochkarev
The landmark agreement on the Turkish Stream reached on Jan. 27 shows Moscow’s determination to avoid Ukrainian transit at all costs and start its implementation without delay.
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Mehmet Öğütçü / Danila Bochkarev
The landmark agreement on the Turkish Stream reached on Jan. 27 shows Moscow’s determination to avoid Ukrainian transit at all costs and start its implementation without delay.
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Kurdish Party Pushes Political Gamble to Run in Turkey Poll
Kurdish Party Pushes Political Gamble to Run in Turkey Poll
Dorian Jones
January 28, 2015 3:45 PM
ISTANBUL—
Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP has announced it will run as a political party instead of fielding candidates as independents in June's general election. But if the party fails to secure the required 10 percent of the vote, it could open the door to the ruling AK party to achieve its goal of securing enough parliamentary seats to change the constitution and introduce a presidential system.
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Dorian Jones
January 28, 2015 3:45 PM
ISTANBUL—
Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP has announced it will run as a political party instead of fielding candidates as independents in June's general election. But if the party fails to secure the required 10 percent of the vote, it could open the door to the ruling AK party to achieve its goal of securing enough parliamentary seats to change the constitution and introduce a presidential system.
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Israel says Turkish criticism inappropriate at Holocaust memorial service - Yahoo News
Israel says Turkish criticism inappropriate at Holocaust memorial service
Reuters
By Ayla Jean Yackley 5 hours ago
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Israel on Wednesday accused a senior Turkish official of "misusing" a Holocaust commemoration to criticize Israeli policy, the latest exchange in a bitter row between the former allies.
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Reuters
By Ayla Jean Yackley 5 hours ago
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Israel on Wednesday accused a senior Turkish official of "misusing" a Holocaust commemoration to criticize Israeli policy, the latest exchange in a bitter row between the former allies.
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Kurdish victory in Kobani a defeat for Turkish policy - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Kurdish victory in Kobani a defeat for Turkish policy
“Kobani is free. Ocalan is next,” thousands of Kurds chanted across Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria when they celebrated the liberation of Kobani on the Syrian-Turkish border after 133 days of bloody war against Islamic State (IS) fighters.The hard-earned victory there is seen as a watershed in the Kurds’ decades-long struggle for ethnic rights. But some analysts say the most immediate winners are the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan, and the losers are not just IS but Turkey as well.
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“Kobani is free. Ocalan is next,” thousands of Kurds chanted across Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria when they celebrated the liberation of Kobani on the Syrian-Turkish border after 133 days of bloody war against Islamic State (IS) fighters.The hard-earned victory there is seen as a watershed in the Kurds’ decades-long struggle for ethnic rights. But some analysts say the most immediate winners are the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its imprisoned leader Abdullah Ocalan, and the losers are not just IS but Turkey as well.
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Erdogan's Africa tour - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan's Africa tour
Just as Kurds were jubilantly celebrating the end of the Islamic State (IS) siege of Kobani, a city which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Oct. 7 to be on the verge of falling, another part of the world — the Horn of Africa countries and especially Somalia — were witnessing a show put on by Turks playing for the leadership of the Muslim world.
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Just as Kurds were jubilantly celebrating the end of the Islamic State (IS) siege of Kobani, a city which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Oct. 7 to be on the verge of falling, another part of the world — the Horn of Africa countries and especially Somalia — were witnessing a show put on by Turks playing for the leadership of the Muslim world.
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Heroin, organized crime and the making of modern Turkey - FOLDED CORNER
Heroin, organized crime and the making of modern Turkey
William Armstrong - williamjohnarmstron[at]gmail.com.tr
‘Heroin, Organized Crime, and the Making of Modern Turkey’ by Ryan Gingeras (Oxford University Press, 290 pages, £65)
On the morning of Nov. 4, 1996, Turkey woke up to news of a car crash near the small town of Susurluk, just south of Istanbul. The accident on a quiet country road seemed ordinary enough, but it was the four passengers inside the new model Mercedes - three dead and one seriously injured – who made national headlines. They included a former beauty pageant winner, an Istanbul police chief, a Kurdish member of parliament, and an ultra-nationalist contract killer who was on Interpol’s red list. The scandal lifted the lid on the murky alliance between the Turkish military, members of the ruling party, security officials, and organized crime, and commanded the news agenda for weeks.
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William Armstrong - williamjohnarmstron[at]gmail.com.tr
‘Heroin, Organized Crime, and the Making of Modern Turkey’ by Ryan Gingeras (Oxford University Press, 290 pages, £65)
On the morning of Nov. 4, 1996, Turkey woke up to news of a car crash near the small town of Susurluk, just south of Istanbul. The accident on a quiet country road seemed ordinary enough, but it was the four passengers inside the new model Mercedes - three dead and one seriously injured – who made national headlines. They included a former beauty pageant winner, an Istanbul police chief, a Kurdish member of parliament, and an ultra-nationalist contract killer who was on Interpol’s red list. The scandal lifted the lid on the murky alliance between the Turkish military, members of the ruling party, security officials, and organized crime, and commanded the news agenda for weeks.
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Erdogan's Saudi Dilemma - US News
Erdogan's Saudi Dilemma
Experts say Ankara will maintain cordial, if not warm, ties with Riyadh, disregarding deep differences over Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Experts say Ankara will maintain cordial, if not warm, ties with Riyadh, disregarding deep differences over Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Erdoğan going to Cuba, no plan to build mosque
Erdoğan going to Cuba, no plan to build mosque
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit Cuba as part of a Latin American tour next month, Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın said at his first press conference at the newly built presidential palace, adding, however, that there is no plan to lay the groundwork to build a mosque there.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will visit Cuba as part of a Latin American tour next month, Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın said at his first press conference at the newly built presidential palace, adding, however, that there is no plan to lay the groundwork to build a mosque there.
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’Armenian genocide’ denial case puts Turkey’s Perinçek against Mrs. Clooney
’Armenian genocide’ denial case puts Turkey’s Perinçek against Mrs. Clooney
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday began hearing an appeal filed by Switzerland against Turkey's Workers' Party (İP) Chairman Doğu Perinçek, who was convicted by a Swiss court of denying Armenian claims of genocide, in a case that pits Turkey against Switzerland and Armenia, which is represented in Strasbourg by Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Wednesday began hearing an appeal filed by Switzerland against Turkey's Workers' Party (İP) Chairman Doğu Perinçek, who was convicted by a Swiss court of denying Armenian claims of genocide, in a case that pits Turkey against Switzerland and Armenia, which is represented in Strasbourg by Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.
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Spain supports Turkey's EU membership | Vestnik Kavkaza
Spain supports Turkey's EU membership
28 January 2015 - 12:00pm
Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation José Manuel García-Margallo during a meeting with Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir in Madrid said that Spain calls on Turkey to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fight against Islamic terrorists, especially against so-called "foreign fighters".
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28 January 2015 - 12:00pm
Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation José Manuel García-Margallo during a meeting with Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir in Madrid said that Spain calls on Turkey to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fight against Islamic terrorists, especially against so-called "foreign fighters".
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EU sympathy for Turkish gov’t all but lost
EU sympathy for Turkish gov’t all but lost
European Parliament member Marietje Schaake expresses that accession talks are only resuming because alternate measures would be worse for Turkish public.
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European Parliament member Marietje Schaake expresses that accession talks are only resuming because alternate measures would be worse for Turkish public.
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Turkey’s ‘national technologies’ vs. Apple - ERSU ABLAK
Turkey’s ‘national technologies’ vs. Apple
It is a common habit of Turkish politicians to talk about incredible “national” technologies. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government holds the national record when it comes to claiming to have invented or built the most national technologies and devices. Ministers have claimed that they will invent or build a “national internet,” a “national chip,” a “national cellphone,” a “national car,” a “national tank,” a “national drone,” a “national Facebook,” a “national Twitter,” a “national YouTube,” a “national plane,” a “national submarine,” a “national war ship,” and many other national technologies or devices.
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It is a common habit of Turkish politicians to talk about incredible “national” technologies. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government holds the national record when it comes to claiming to have invented or built the most national technologies and devices. Ministers have claimed that they will invent or build a “national internet,” a “national chip,” a “national cellphone,” a “national car,” a “national tank,” a “national drone,” a “national Facebook,” a “national Twitter,” a “national YouTube,” a “national plane,” a “national submarine,” a “national war ship,” and many other national technologies or devices.
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VIDEO: Istanbul’s shoeshine boys filmed tricking tourists - LOCAL
VIDEO: Istanbul’s shoeshine boys filmed tricking tourists
A group of shoeshine boys in Istanbul has been caught on camera using a classic trick to swindle foreign tourists.
Turkish broadcaster Show TV revealed on Jan. 27 the trick by shoeshine boys around the iconic Taksim Square, deliberately letting their brushes fall to the ground. When tourists pick up the brush to return it to the shoeshiner, the latter offers to polish his or her shoes for free as a show of gratitude. However, the notorious trick is always concluded with the shoeshine boy demanding money after the job is done.
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A group of shoeshine boys in Istanbul has been caught on camera using a classic trick to swindle foreign tourists.
Turkish broadcaster Show TV revealed on Jan. 27 the trick by shoeshine boys around the iconic Taksim Square, deliberately letting their brushes fall to the ground. When tourists pick up the brush to return it to the shoeshiner, the latter offers to polish his or her shoes for free as a show of gratitude. However, the notorious trick is always concluded with the shoeshine boy demanding money after the job is done.
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Turkish FM urges EU to tighten border controls - POLITICS
Turkish FM urges EU to tighten border controls
Sevil Erkuş - sevil.erkus@hurriyet.com.tr KRAKOW
Concerned about fighters who have been deported to the EU by Ankara, only to return, Turkey’s FM urges the union to tighten border checks
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Sevil Erkuş - sevil.erkus@hurriyet.com.tr KRAKOW
Concerned about fighters who have been deported to the EU by Ankara, only to return, Turkey’s FM urges the union to tighten border checks
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Turkey And Blasphemy
Turkey And Blasphemy
January 29, 2015
A Turkish court has asked US-based social website, Facebook, to locally block access to pages considered blasphemous towards Prophet Muhammad and religion, or face a complete ban in the country. In March 2013, the Turkish government blocked access to Twitter and YouTube, following leaks posted on them of senior officials discussing Turkey’s plans regarding military action in Syria and audio recordings of individuals who are close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Although the country’s Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutuglo, attended the solidarity march in favour of free speech in the wake of the attack on satirical magazine Cherlie Hebdo in Paris, he has defended the court’s verdict since he believes that freedom of express should not be used to insult others’ religion.
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January 29, 2015
A Turkish court has asked US-based social website, Facebook, to locally block access to pages considered blasphemous towards Prophet Muhammad and religion, or face a complete ban in the country. In March 2013, the Turkish government blocked access to Twitter and YouTube, following leaks posted on them of senior officials discussing Turkey’s plans regarding military action in Syria and audio recordings of individuals who are close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Although the country’s Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutuglo, attended the solidarity march in favour of free speech in the wake of the attack on satirical magazine Cherlie Hebdo in Paris, he has defended the court’s verdict since he believes that freedom of express should not be used to insult others’ religion.
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Turkish City Becomes Important Hub for Syrian Refugees - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Ghost Ships: Turkey Becomes Springboard for Syrians Heading to Europe
By SPIEGEL Staff
Turkey has become a hub for human traffickers, with freighters picking up Syrians in the port city and smuggling them on to Europe. It's a lucrative business built on the hardships of others.
The short man told Sherko that he always had to be prepared. That's why Sherko is now sitting on the bed in his fluorescent-lit hotel room in Mersin, a port city on the southern coast of Turkey. He has packed the backpack next to him with the items he needs for his trip to freedom: 10 Snickers bars, canned tuna fish, perfume, a razor, dried figs, dental floss and a sponge for cleaning his shoes.
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By SPIEGEL Staff
Turkey has become a hub for human traffickers, with freighters picking up Syrians in the port city and smuggling them on to Europe. It's a lucrative business built on the hardships of others.
The short man told Sherko that he always had to be prepared. That's why Sherko is now sitting on the bed in his fluorescent-lit hotel room in Mersin, a port city on the southern coast of Turkey. He has packed the backpack next to him with the items he needs for his trip to freedom: 10 Snickers bars, canned tuna fish, perfume, a razor, dried figs, dental floss and a sponge for cleaning his shoes.
More:Turkish City Becomes Important Hub for Syrian Refugees - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Erdogan's Saudi dilemma - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan's Saudi dilemma
The death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has highlighted the importance Turkey attaches to this key Gulf State despite deep political differences between the two countries over issues such as Egypt and Ankara’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood.
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The death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has highlighted the importance Turkey attaches to this key Gulf State despite deep political differences between the two countries over issues such as Egypt and Ankara’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Too soon to say 'mission accomplished' in Kobani: U.S. official - Yahoo News
Too soon to say 'mission accomplished' in Kobani: U.S. official
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kurdish fighters' expulsion of Islamic State forces from the Syrian town of Kobani helped stop the momentum of the Islamist group but is not a significant turning point in the overall campaign, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.
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By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kurdish fighters' expulsion of Islamic State forces from the Syrian town of Kobani helped stop the momentum of the Islamist group but is not a significant turning point in the overall campaign, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.
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Istanbul Municipality launches body for non-Muslim students - LOCAL
Istanbul Municipality launches body for non-Muslim students
ISTANBUL
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's (İBB) Youth Council has established a “minority body” in order to find solutions to the problems of Armenian, Greek and Jewish students and to strengthen dialogue with minority schools.
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ISTANBUL
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's (İBB) Youth Council has established a “minority body” in order to find solutions to the problems of Armenian, Greek and Jewish students and to strengthen dialogue with minority schools.
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Anti-Syrian racism in Turkey | openDemocracy
Anti-Syrian racism in Turkey
Dogus Simsek 27 January 2015
A wave of xenophobia is ruining the lives of Syrian refugees in Turkey where they are seen as criminals, accused of stealing jobs and responsible for anything that goes wrong. Media incitement and state inaction fuel the flames.
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Dogus Simsek 27 January 2015
A wave of xenophobia is ruining the lives of Syrian refugees in Turkey where they are seen as criminals, accused of stealing jobs and responsible for anything that goes wrong. Media incitement and state inaction fuel the flames.
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Crime, mystery and spy novels: Thrillers set in Turkey - Daily Sabah
Crime, mystery and spy novels: Thrillers set in Turkey
LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL
Turkey has long been a destination of intrigue and inspiration for writers, especially for those writing crime, mystery, spy and detective novels
Istanbul's position, straddling two continents where east meets west along with its history of being the capital of one of the most powerful empires in the world, has made the city and the country of Turkey the perfect setting for novels dabbling in intrigue, espionage, mysteries and thrillers. The following is a history of novels in the crime, espionage, murder mystery and thriller genres for which Turkey and Turkish characters play the muse.
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LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL
Turkey has long been a destination of intrigue and inspiration for writers, especially for those writing crime, mystery, spy and detective novels
Istanbul's position, straddling two continents where east meets west along with its history of being the capital of one of the most powerful empires in the world, has made the city and the country of Turkey the perfect setting for novels dabbling in intrigue, espionage, mysteries and thrillers. The following is a history of novels in the crime, espionage, murder mystery and thriller genres for which Turkey and Turkish characters play the muse.
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Erdogan settles in as Turkey's strongman, constitutional change or not | Reuters
Erdogan settles in as Turkey's strongman, constitutional change or not
By Jonny Hogg
ANKARA Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:37am IST
(Reuters) - A grand new palace, toothless opposition and fawning ruling party have helped Tayyip Erdogan craft a powerful role as Turkey's head of state; but elections may yet deny him his goal of a full executive presidency and sow political uncertainty.
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By Jonny Hogg
ANKARA Wed Jan 28, 2015 1:37am IST
(Reuters) - A grand new palace, toothless opposition and fawning ruling party have helped Tayyip Erdogan craft a powerful role as Turkey's head of state; but elections may yet deny him his goal of a full executive presidency and sow political uncertainty.
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UN harshly criticises Turkey for deterioration of human rights
UN harshly criticises Turkey for deterioration of human rights
Diplomats condemn intimidation of journalists, police crackdowns, censorship, interference in judiciary, confiscation of Armenian properties.
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Diplomats condemn intimidation of journalists, police crackdowns, censorship, interference in judiciary, confiscation of Armenian properties.
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Russia's Evolving Energy Strategy And EU's Response To 'Turkish Stream' - Analysis - Eurasia Review
Russia’s Evolving Energy Strategy And EU’s Response To ‘Turkish Stream’ – Analysis
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By Kerim Has*
Russia’s termination of South Stream and proposal for Turkish Stream has appeared as a result and also a necessity given the emerging geopolitical and geo-economic dynamics in Moscow-West relations. In addition to the difficulties faced by Gazprom (which were caused by the Third Energy Package in the European gas market), the Ukraine crisis and tough Western sanctions have required an update in Moscow’s own energy strategy. Moreover, ongoing work on building an EU Energy Union, which would standardize gas prices within the Union, have hastened Gazprom’s strategy.
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By Kerim Has*
Russia’s termination of South Stream and proposal for Turkish Stream has appeared as a result and also a necessity given the emerging geopolitical and geo-economic dynamics in Moscow-West relations. In addition to the difficulties faced by Gazprom (which were caused by the Third Energy Package in the European gas market), the Ukraine crisis and tough Western sanctions have required an update in Moscow’s own energy strategy. Moreover, ongoing work on building an EU Energy Union, which would standardize gas prices within the Union, have hastened Gazprom’s strategy.
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TOKİ refuses to share Ak Saray costs in court
TOKİ refuses to share Ak Saray costs in court
The Housing Development Administration of Turkey (TOKİ) refused to reveal the cost of the new Ak Saray presidential palace on Jan. 15 in defense proceedings in the case concerning the controversial palace, saying disclosure of the cost might adversely affect the country's economy.
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The Housing Development Administration of Turkey (TOKİ) refused to reveal the cost of the new Ak Saray presidential palace on Jan. 15 in defense proceedings in the case concerning the controversial palace, saying disclosure of the cost might adversely affect the country's economy.
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Turkey’s leftists, Kurds celebrate Syriza victory - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey’s leftists, Kurds celebrate Syriza victory
Late at night Jan. 25, more than 500,000 Twitter followers of Selahattin Demirtas, the co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish HDP (People’s Democracy Party) in Turkey, were dumbfounded by seeing him tweet in the Greek Cyrillic alphabet, which is fully incomprehensible to Turks.
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Late at night Jan. 25, more than 500,000 Twitter followers of Selahattin Demirtas, the co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish HDP (People’s Democracy Party) in Turkey, were dumbfounded by seeing him tweet in the Greek Cyrillic alphabet, which is fully incomprehensible to Turks.
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Turkey’s arms procurement raises questions - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey’s arms procurement raises questions
The Executive Committee (EC) of the Defense Industry, the highest decision-making body on arms procurement in Turkey, held its first meeting of 2015 last week under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Ambitious and costly projects approved were trumpeted as further steps toward “new Turkey.”
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The Executive Committee (EC) of the Defense Industry, the highest decision-making body on arms procurement in Turkey, held its first meeting of 2015 last week under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Ambitious and costly projects approved were trumpeted as further steps toward “new Turkey.”
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Recording of Erdoğan telling son to ‘zero’ money authentic, prosecutor says
Recording of Erdoğan telling son to ‘zero’ money authentic, prosecutor says
Public prosecutor Celal Kara, who oversaw the massive corruption investigation that went public on Dec. 17, 2013 and who was suspended two weeks after the operation into the graft suspects, has said that the audio recording of then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asking his son Bilal to “zero” $1 billion in cash that was in their house is authentic.
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Public prosecutor Celal Kara, who oversaw the massive corruption investigation that went public on Dec. 17, 2013 and who was suspended two weeks after the operation into the graft suspects, has said that the audio recording of then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asking his son Bilal to “zero” $1 billion in cash that was in their house is authentic.
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Basci Signals Emergency Interest Rate Cut as Turkey CPI Eases - Bloomberg
Basci Signals Emergency Interest Rate Cut as Turkey CPI Eases
By Onur Ant and Selcuk Gokoluk Jan 27, 2015 7:36 AM ET
Turkey’s Central Bank Governor Erdem Basci said he may convene an emergency monetary policy meeting next week to review interest rates should inflation ease by at least one percentage point in January.
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By Onur Ant and Selcuk Gokoluk Jan 27, 2015 7:36 AM ET
Turkey’s Central Bank Governor Erdem Basci said he may convene an emergency monetary policy meeting next week to review interest rates should inflation ease by at least one percentage point in January.
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Turkey Hosts Holocaust Ceremony for First Time - Global Agenda - News - Arutz Sheva
Turkish Capital Hosts Holocaust Ceremony for First Time
Official ceremony designed to express solidarity with the Jewish community - but is it too little, too late?
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Official ceremony designed to express solidarity with the Jewish community - but is it too little, too late?
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Turkish PM Davutoğlu claims EU 'can’t stomach' Turkey’s strength
Turkish PM Davutoğlu claims EU 'can’t stomach' Turkey’s strength
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu lashed out at the European Union stating “12 years ago the European Union did not take Turkey claiming it was weak, now they are saying Turkey is too strong.”
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu lashed out at the European Union stating “12 years ago the European Union did not take Turkey claiming it was weak, now they are saying Turkey is too strong.”
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Politician takes on Armenia in ‘genocide’ denial case - Daily Sabah
Politician takes on Armenia in ‘genocide’ denial case
YUSUF ZIYA DURMUŞ
ISTANBUL
Turkish opposition Labor Party leader Doğu Perinçek left for Strasbourg yesterday where he will attend an appeal hearing by Armenia over his denial of the Armenian "genocide."
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YUSUF ZIYA DURMUŞ
ISTANBUL
Turkish opposition Labor Party leader Doğu Perinçek left for Strasbourg yesterday where he will attend an appeal hearing by Armenia over his denial of the Armenian "genocide."
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Greece’s Syriza starts afresh with Turkey
Greece’s Syriza starts afresh with Turkey
Following the left-wing Syriza party's election victory on Sunday under the leadership of Alexis Tsipras, the new coalition government is not expected to make any radical policy changes in Greek-Turkish relations and is likely to follow the same policies on Cyprus and the Aegean, while continuing to support Turkey's European Union membership.
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Following the left-wing Syriza party's election victory on Sunday under the leadership of Alexis Tsipras, the new coalition government is not expected to make any radical policy changes in Greek-Turkish relations and is likely to follow the same policies on Cyprus and the Aegean, while continuing to support Turkey's European Union membership.
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Turkish Airlines suspends Istanbul-NYC flights - Daily Sabah
Turkish Airlines suspends Istanbul-NYC flights
ANADOLU AGENCY
ISTANBUL
Turkish Airlines suspended its Istanbul-New York flights on Tuesday because of an expected major snowstorm in the northeast of the U.S., it was announced.
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ANADOLU AGENCY
ISTANBUL
Turkish Airlines suspended its Istanbul-New York flights on Tuesday because of an expected major snowstorm in the northeast of the U.S., it was announced.
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Dig Below the Surface and Draghi Imperils Turkish Growth - Bloomberg
Dig Below the Surface and Draghi Imperils Turkish Growth
By Benjamin Harvey Jan 27, 2015 5:53 AM ET
Turkey’s bond rally and the hope of Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek for a sustained economic boost from European Central Bank stimulus have a hurdle to cross in the weakening euro.
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By Benjamin Harvey Jan 27, 2015 5:53 AM ET
Turkey’s bond rally and the hope of Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek for a sustained economic boost from European Central Bank stimulus have a hurdle to cross in the weakening euro.
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Ankara provided Kobani’s protection
Ankara provided Kobani’s protection
27 January 2015, 12:33 (GMT+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 27
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Ankara provided the necessary support in the fight against the terrorist organization “Islamic State”, the head of the Kurdish administration in northern Iraq, Massoud Barzani said, the news agency Anadolu reported Jan. 27.
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27 January 2015, 12:33 (GMT+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 27
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Ankara provided the necessary support in the fight against the terrorist organization “Islamic State”, the head of the Kurdish administration in northern Iraq, Massoud Barzani said, the news agency Anadolu reported Jan. 27.
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Arrest made in Istanbul murder of Amsterdam crime suspect - NL Times
Arrest made in Istanbul murder of Amsterdam crime suspect
Posted on Jan 27, 2015 by Janene Van Jaarsveldt
The Turkish police have arrested 6 suspects in connection with the assassination of the Dutch-Turkish Ali Akgun, CNN Turkey reports According to CNN, a weapon was also confiscated during raids. It is not yet clear whether this is the murder weapon.
More:Arrest made in Istanbul murder of Amsterdam crime suspect - NL Times
Posted on Jan 27, 2015 by Janene Van Jaarsveldt
The Turkish police have arrested 6 suspects in connection with the assassination of the Dutch-Turkish Ali Akgun, CNN Turkey reports According to CNN, a weapon was also confiscated during raids. It is not yet clear whether this is the murder weapon.
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Turkish FM attends Holocaust Remembrance Day in Auschwitz camp - DIPLOMACY
Turkish FM attends Holocaust Remembrance Day in Auschwitz camp
Sevil Erkuş OSWIECIM, Poland
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu is attending the 70th Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camps in Poland on Jan. 27, along with Deputy Chair of the Association of Turkey’s Jewish Community Joseph Nassi and Istanbul rabbi, Naftali Haleva.
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Sevil Erkuş OSWIECIM, Poland
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu is attending the 70th Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camps in Poland on Jan. 27, along with Deputy Chair of the Association of Turkey’s Jewish Community Joseph Nassi and Istanbul rabbi, Naftali Haleva.
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Ministry reaping yields of card system in tourist areas - TRAVEL
Ministry reaping yields of card system in tourist areas
İSTANBUL
The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry’s move to revamp some of its card systems for Turkey’s most famous sites begins to pay dividends
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İSTANBUL
The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry’s move to revamp some of its card systems for Turkey’s most famous sites begins to pay dividends
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Monday, January 26, 2015
İzmir’s AA+ rating better than the government’s - GİLA BENMAYOR
İzmir’s AA+ rating better than the government’s
İzmir lost to Dubai by a wide margin in its bid to hosit the Expo 2020. However, having lost twice in its Expo ambitions, İzmir is now preparing to open the biggest fair complex in Europe.
More:İzmir’s AA+ rating better than the government’s - GİLA BENMAYOR
İzmir lost to Dubai by a wide margin in its bid to hosit the Expo 2020. However, having lost twice in its Expo ambitions, İzmir is now preparing to open the biggest fair complex in Europe.
More:İzmir’s AA+ rating better than the government’s - GİLA BENMAYOR
Successful Turks I came across in Davos - GİLA BENMAYOR
Successful Turks I came across in Davos
For the last couple of years, I have had a bitter taste in my mouth while returning from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, worrying about Turkey.
More:Successful Turks I came across in Davos - GİLA BENMAYOR
For the last couple of years, I have had a bitter taste in my mouth while returning from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, worrying about Turkey.
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2009 İstanbul voter fraud case plagued with legal loopholes
2009 İstanbul voter fraud case plagued with legal loopholes
As the 2009 case on alleged local election fraud in the ruling AK Party’s victory in İstanbul’s Beylikdüzü town still awaits hearing at the Supreme Court of Appeals then candidate Vecdet Öz remains chasing the case, but even a favorable ruling would not mean justice.
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As the 2009 case on alleged local election fraud in the ruling AK Party’s victory in İstanbul’s Beylikdüzü town still awaits hearing at the Supreme Court of Appeals then candidate Vecdet Öz remains chasing the case, but even a favorable ruling would not mean justice.
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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the U.S., Syria and the Islamic State - The Washington Post
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the U.S., Syria and the Islamic State
“There is no right to insult Islam or Muslims,” Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey’s prime minister, told The Post’s Lally Weymouth. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)
By Lally Weymouth January 23
In a hotel room in Davos, Switzerland, this past week, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu talked about the differences between his country and the United States over how to handle Syria and the Islamic State. Both nations agree that the two crises demand urgent action, but they part ways on priorities and tactics. They almost reached an agreement in December, but the deal fell apart. Davutoglu talked to The Washington Post about what happens next. Edited excerpts follow.
More:Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the U.S., Syria and the Islamic State - The Washington Post
“There is no right to insult Islam or Muslims,” Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey’s prime minister, told The Post’s Lally Weymouth. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)
By Lally Weymouth January 23
In a hotel room in Davos, Switzerland, this past week, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu talked about the differences between his country and the United States over how to handle Syria and the Islamic State. Both nations agree that the two crises demand urgent action, but they part ways on priorities and tactics. They almost reached an agreement in December, but the deal fell apart. Davutoglu talked to The Washington Post about what happens next. Edited excerpts follow.
More:Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the U.S., Syria and the Islamic State - The Washington Post
Spain replaces Netherlands in securing Turkey’s airspace | Politics | Worldbulletin News
Spain replaces Netherlands in securing Turkey’s airspace
The Netherland’s outgoing commander said Dutch patriot anti-ballistic missiles protected Adana around the clock for past 24 months.
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The Netherland’s outgoing commander said Dutch patriot anti-ballistic missiles protected Adana around the clock for past 24 months.
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Turkey's Economic Transition and Transatlantic Relations | Brookings Institution
Turkey's Economic Transition and Transatlantic Relations
February 18, 2015
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
In 2014 the World Bank published two important reports on the Turkish economy. The first report published in the Spring assessed the customs union (CU) between Turkey and the European Union, concluding that both sides had benefitted but the CU was in need of modernization. A second World Bank report focused on Turkey’s emergence over the last two decades as a dynamic, growth-oriented economy and manufacturing and export powerhouse. However, this report also warned that without further reforms, Turkey risks becoming stuck in a “middle income trap”. At a time when concerns are growing about Turkey’s geopolitical orientation, its commitment to the West and its allegiance to liberal democratic values, could Turkey’s ongoing economic transition become a means to re-anchor Turkey to the transatlantic community?
More:Turkey's Economic Transition and Transatlantic Relations | Brookings Institution
February 18, 2015
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Brookings Institution
Washington, DC
In 2014 the World Bank published two important reports on the Turkish economy. The first report published in the Spring assessed the customs union (CU) between Turkey and the European Union, concluding that both sides had benefitted but the CU was in need of modernization. A second World Bank report focused on Turkey’s emergence over the last two decades as a dynamic, growth-oriented economy and manufacturing and export powerhouse. However, this report also warned that without further reforms, Turkey risks becoming stuck in a “middle income trap”. At a time when concerns are growing about Turkey’s geopolitical orientation, its commitment to the West and its allegiance to liberal democratic values, could Turkey’s ongoing economic transition become a means to re-anchor Turkey to the transatlantic community?
More:Turkey's Economic Transition and Transatlantic Relations | Brookings Institution
Leading Turkish Startups to Present at Demo Night Hosted By Istanbul Technical University’s Technology Park, ITU ARI Teknokent, in San Francisco | TriplePoint Newsroom
Leading Turkish Startups to Present at Demo Night Hosted By Istanbul Technical University’s Technology Park, ITU ARI Teknokent, in San Francisco
Turkish startups, Silicon Valley thought leaders to discuss avenues for global entrepreneurship at PARISOMA on February 5
SAN FRANCISCO — January 26, 2015 – Istanbul Technical University’s (ITU) Technology Park, ITU ARI Teknokent and Sente-Advisory Services today announced the upcoming ITU GATE San Francisco Demo Night, How Entrepreneurs from Abroad Are Disrupting the Silicon Valley. Nine successful Turkish startups selected by ITU and ITU ARI Teknokent’s “Entrepreneurship Ecosystem,” a program to promote the nation’s economic development and innovation, will present and discuss their strategies for international growth. The Demo Night will be led by a panel of Silicon Valley thought leaders who will also participate in a discussion moderated by Heather Somerville, business reporter at the San Jose Mercury News.
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Turkish startups, Silicon Valley thought leaders to discuss avenues for global entrepreneurship at PARISOMA on February 5
SAN FRANCISCO — January 26, 2015 – Istanbul Technical University’s (ITU) Technology Park, ITU ARI Teknokent and Sente-Advisory Services today announced the upcoming ITU GATE San Francisco Demo Night, How Entrepreneurs from Abroad Are Disrupting the Silicon Valley. Nine successful Turkish startups selected by ITU and ITU ARI Teknokent’s “Entrepreneurship Ecosystem,” a program to promote the nation’s economic development and innovation, will present and discuss their strategies for international growth. The Demo Night will be led by a panel of Silicon Valley thought leaders who will also participate in a discussion moderated by Heather Somerville, business reporter at the San Jose Mercury News.
More:Leading Turkish Startups to Present at Demo Night Hosted By Istanbul Technical University’s Technology Park, ITU ARI Teknokent, in San Francisco | TriplePoint Newsroom
Turkish Tourism sponsors The New York Times 2015 Travel Show
Turkish Tourism sponsors The New York Times 2015 Travel Show
Monday, 26 January 2015 19:38
Turkish travel and tourism products are promoted at The New York Times Travel Show 2015 which took place January 23 – 25 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York, USA. Turkish travel professionals together with Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry New York Office and Turkish Airlines welcomed trade and public guests throughout the show.
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Monday, 26 January 2015 19:38
Turkish travel and tourism products are promoted at The New York Times Travel Show 2015 which took place January 23 – 25 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York, USA. Turkish travel professionals together with Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry New York Office and Turkish Airlines welcomed trade and public guests throughout the show.
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The politics of preservation | The National
The politics of preservation
January 26, 2015 Updated: January 26, 2015 05:57 PM
Over the course of its long history, the city that is now called Istanbul has served as the urban canvas of some of the great civilisations. Perched at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has had more than 200 different names. With such a vibrant history, the politics of urban preservation can be tricky. Add in 14 million residents and the debate over what to protect, what to create and what to destroy can turn violent.
More:The politics of preservation | The National
January 26, 2015 Updated: January 26, 2015 05:57 PM
Over the course of its long history, the city that is now called Istanbul has served as the urban canvas of some of the great civilisations. Perched at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has had more than 200 different names. With such a vibrant history, the politics of urban preservation can be tricky. Add in 14 million residents and the debate over what to protect, what to create and what to destroy can turn violent.
More:The politics of preservation | The National
How will G20 presidency change Turkey?
How will G20 presidency change Turkey?
26 January 2015, 22:00 (GMT+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 26
By Jamila Jafarova – Trend:
Turkey has become a chairing country of the G20 forum for the first time in the forum's history. The country plans to hold the first meeting of the G20 energy ministers. What does Turkey expect from the G20 presidency?
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26 January 2015, 22:00 (GMT+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 26
By Jamila Jafarova – Trend:
Turkey has become a chairing country of the G20 forum for the first time in the forum's history. The country plans to hold the first meeting of the G20 energy ministers. What does Turkey expect from the G20 presidency?
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Avoiding a Permanent Refugee Trap in Turkey | Brookings Institution
Avoiding a Permanent Refugee Trap in Turkey
There are now some 9 million Syrian refugees and it is estimated that 5,000 additional refugees are created every day. Over 5 million Syrians reside in neighboring countries, principally Jordan (800,000), Lebanon (1.8 million) and Turkey (1.8 million). Europe and the West have been largely closed to these refugees with desperate boat journeys the stuff of daily news items. The crisis is not abating, and with 2 million refugees in Iraq the problem is expanding. What is clear is that many of these refugees are unlikely to be going home soon, if ever.
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There are now some 9 million Syrian refugees and it is estimated that 5,000 additional refugees are created every day. Over 5 million Syrians reside in neighboring countries, principally Jordan (800,000), Lebanon (1.8 million) and Turkey (1.8 million). Europe and the West have been largely closed to these refugees with desperate boat journeys the stuff of daily news items. The crisis is not abating, and with 2 million refugees in Iraq the problem is expanding. What is clear is that many of these refugees are unlikely to be going home soon, if ever.
More:Avoiding a Permanent Refugee Trap in Turkey | Brookings Institution
Turkish PM: Istanbul will get its first new church since 1923 | Julia A. Seymour | Jan. 26, 2015
Turkish PM: Istanbul will get its first new church since 1923
Turkey
By Julia A. Seymour
Posted Jan. 26, 2015, 11:45 a.m.
The Turkish government has promised to allow Christians to build a new church in Istanbul, the first in almost 100 years. But skeptics say laying the first brick could be a long way off. The government made the same promise six years ago, and church leaders are still waiting.
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Turkey
By Julia A. Seymour
Posted Jan. 26, 2015, 11:45 a.m.
The Turkish government has promised to allow Christians to build a new church in Istanbul, the first in almost 100 years. But skeptics say laying the first brick could be a long way off. The government made the same promise six years ago, and church leaders are still waiting.
More:WORLD | Turkish PM: Istanbul will get its first new church since 1923 | Julia A. Seymour | Jan. 26, 2015
Turkey proposes EU pick chapter at random to open
Turkey proposes EU pick chapter at random to open
Turkey's European Union Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkır has said Turkey is ready to open within two months any chapter of the EU acquis to be chosen at random by the 28-nation bloc.
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Turkey's European Union Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkır has said Turkey is ready to open within two months any chapter of the EU acquis to be chosen at random by the 28-nation bloc.
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Kurds Claim Victory in Kobani as Islamic State Advance Is Halted - Businessweek
Kurds Claim Victory in Kobani as Islamic State Advance Is Halted
By Selcan Hacaoglu and Donna Abu-Nasr January 26, 2015
Kurdish fighters claimed victory over Islamic State in Kobani, the Syrian border town where months of urban guerrilla warfare backed by U.S. airstrikes has held up the militant group’s expansion.
More:Kurds Claim Victory in Kobani as Islamic State Advance Is Halted - Businessweek
By Selcan Hacaoglu and Donna Abu-Nasr January 26, 2015
Kurdish fighters claimed victory over Islamic State in Kobani, the Syrian border town where months of urban guerrilla warfare backed by U.S. airstrikes has held up the militant group’s expansion.
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Turkey says respects Greek people’s choice over Syriza win
Turkey says respects Greek people’s choice over Syriza win
In the first comments on the elections in neighboring Greece that gave leftist Syriza party a strong win, Turkey said on Monday that it respects the choice of the Greek people and that it was ready to work with any party that comes to power, especially on the Cyprus problem and tensions in the Aegean.
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In the first comments on the elections in neighboring Greece that gave leftist Syriza party a strong win, Turkey said on Monday that it respects the choice of the Greek people and that it was ready to work with any party that comes to power, especially on the Cyprus problem and tensions in the Aegean.
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Turkey’s Politics of Fatigue - NYTimes.com
Turkey’s Politics of Fatigue
LONDON- Before a recent interview in Istanbul, I was talking to the journalist about Turkish politics. After about 15 minutes, she looked down and lowered her voice, as though confiding a secret: “It is so tiring to be Turkish sometimes.”
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LONDON- Before a recent interview in Istanbul, I was talking to the journalist about Turkish politics. After about 15 minutes, she looked down and lowered her voice, as though confiding a secret: “It is so tiring to be Turkish sometimes.”
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Turkey opens biggest refugee camp for 35,000 from Kobani | Reuters
Turkey opens biggest refugee camp for 35,000 from Kobani
(Reuters) - Turkey opened its biggest refugee camp on Sunday to house 35,000 people fleeing fighting between Kurdish forces and Islamist militants in Syria's Kobani, national disaster management agency AFAD said.
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(Reuters) - Turkey opened its biggest refugee camp on Sunday to house 35,000 people fleeing fighting between Kurdish forces and Islamist militants in Syria's Kobani, national disaster management agency AFAD said.
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Turkish court orders Facebook to block pages insulting Mohammad: media | Reuters
Turkish court orders Facebook to block pages insulting Mohammad: media
ANKARA Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:51am EST
(Reuters) - A Turkish court has ordered Facebook to block a number of pages deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad, threatening to stop access to the whole social networking site if it does not comply, state broadcaster TRT reported.
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ANKARA Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:51am EST
(Reuters) - A Turkish court has ordered Facebook to block a number of pages deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammad, threatening to stop access to the whole social networking site if it does not comply, state broadcaster TRT reported.
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Mass reshuffles await Turkish government | Vestnik Kavkaza
Mass reshuffles await Turkish government
26 January 2015 - 11:22am
The Turkish government will soon undergo the biggest reshuffle in recent times. The initiative will be an element of the fight against theologian Fethullah Gulen’s movement, which is suspected of plotting a coup, Trend reports.
New heads of almost all Turkish state structures will be appointed.
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26 January 2015 - 11:22am
The Turkish government will soon undergo the biggest reshuffle in recent times. The initiative will be an element of the fight against theologian Fethullah Gulen’s movement, which is suspected of plotting a coup, Trend reports.
New heads of almost all Turkish state structures will be appointed.
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US, Turkey relations like old marriage, no longer a love affair, says American analyst - DIPLOMACY
US, Turkey relations like old marriage, no longer a love affair, says American analyst
Cansu Çamlıbel ISTANBUL
Washington reviews its relations with Ankara as divergences in regional policy approaches and Turkish leaders’ anti-U.S. rhetoric disrupts ties between the two allies, a senior American analyst has said.
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Cansu Çamlıbel ISTANBUL
Washington reviews its relations with Ankara as divergences in regional policy approaches and Turkish leaders’ anti-U.S. rhetoric disrupts ties between the two allies, a senior American analyst has said.
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Articles: Let's Talk Turkey
Let's Talk Turkey
By Michael Curtis
The famous economist John Maynard Keynes once remarked, “When my information changes I alter my conclusion.” It is time that the international community should alter its previous conclusions after noticing the startling contrast between accommodating gracious behavior on the part of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and the true face and the churlish and insensitive conduct of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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By Michael Curtis
The famous economist John Maynard Keynes once remarked, “When my information changes I alter my conclusion.” It is time that the international community should alter its previous conclusions after noticing the startling contrast between accommodating gracious behavior on the part of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and the true face and the churlish and insensitive conduct of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey takes a dim view of Obama’s Syria policy | Power Line
Turkey takes a dim view of Obama’s Syria policy
In an interview with Lally Weymouth of the Washington Post, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu offers a devastating critique of President Obama’s Syria policy. Turkey, of course, has its own interests, and on some matters they diverge sharply from America’s.
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In an interview with Lally Weymouth of the Washington Post, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu offers a devastating critique of President Obama’s Syria policy. Turkey, of course, has its own interests, and on some matters they diverge sharply from America’s.
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Sunday, January 25, 2015
Intelligence uncovers ISIS plot to attack consulates - Daily Sabah
Intelligence uncovers ISIS plot to attack consulates
YÜKSEL TEMEL
ISTANBUL
Published 21 hours ago
Turkish intelligence services have discovered a plan by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to attack consulates in Istanbul, and as a result, have stepped up security measures at foreign missions. The militant group active in Iraq and Syria reportedly dispatched a reconnaissance team to Turkey to plan the attacks according to intelligence sources. Targets are said to include U.S., France and Belgian diplomatic missions in Istanbul.
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YÜKSEL TEMEL
ISTANBUL
Published 21 hours ago
Turkish intelligence services have discovered a plan by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to attack consulates in Istanbul, and as a result, have stepped up security measures at foreign missions. The militant group active in Iraq and Syria reportedly dispatched a reconnaissance team to Turkey to plan the attacks according to intelligence sources. Targets are said to include U.S., France and Belgian diplomatic missions in Istanbul.
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Turks unaware of security black holes getting bigger - POLITICS
Turks unaware of security black holes getting bigger
Barçın Yinanç - barcin.yinanc@hdn.com.tr ISTANBUL
Security black holes around Turkey are getting bigger, yet the government is not vocalizing the threat is becoming more serious, warns an analyst. ‘Being Muslim will not protect Turkey from radicalism,’ says security expert Mete Yarar.
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Barçın Yinanç - barcin.yinanc@hdn.com.tr ISTANBUL
Security black holes around Turkey are getting bigger, yet the government is not vocalizing the threat is becoming more serious, warns an analyst. ‘Being Muslim will not protect Turkey from radicalism,’ says security expert Mete Yarar.
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Alarming unemployment figures among university graduates in Turkey - LABOR
Alarming unemployment figures among university graduates in Turkey
MUSTAFA SÖNMEZ - mustafasnmz@hotmail.com
Nearly a quarter of around 3 million unemployed people in Turkey are university graduates, according to official figures that reveal severity of situation
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Nearly a quarter of around 3 million unemployed people in Turkey are university graduates, according to official figures that reveal severity of situation
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Main opposition to meet with Turkey’s religious minority communities’ heads - POLITICS
Main opposition to meet with Turkey’s religious minority communities’ heads
ISTANBUL
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will come together with the leaders of Turkey’s religious minority communities in Istanbul on Jan. 26.
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ISTANBUL
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will come together with the leaders of Turkey’s religious minority communities in Istanbul on Jan. 26.
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Pay your energy bills, government tells Kurdish mayor
Pay your energy bills, government tells Kurdish mayor
Local authorities from the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır in southeast Turkey must repay an outstanding TL 265 million ($113 million) in electricity bill debts to the state, a senior government official said on Sunday, a statement that signals the continuation of lingering tension over illegal power use in the region.
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Local authorities from the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakır in southeast Turkey must repay an outstanding TL 265 million ($113 million) in electricity bill debts to the state, a senior government official said on Sunday, a statement that signals the continuation of lingering tension over illegal power use in the region.
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!f İstanbul 2015 announces eclectic program
!f İstanbul 2015 announces eclectic program
A highly diversified selection of 115 films from 42 countries will be shown in next month's !f İstanbul International Independent Film Festival, whose full program was announced at a Friday night gathering at The Hall club in Beyoğlu.
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A highly diversified selection of 115 films from 42 countries will be shown in next month's !f İstanbul International Independent Film Festival, whose full program was announced at a Friday night gathering at The Hall club in Beyoğlu.
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Terror in Istanbul | Business Line
Terror in Istanbul
KAVITHA RAO
But Erdogan remains in denial
The New Year began badly for Turkey and particularly Istanbul. In the last two weeks, a series of bombs have kept Turkish police guessing. First, a pregnant suicide bomber blew herself up in front of a police station in the tourist hub of Sultanahmet, just a few feet from the Blue Mosque, killing a policeman. She was later discovered to be the wife of a Norwegian ISIS fighter of Chechen origin.
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KAVITHA RAO
But Erdogan remains in denial
The New Year began badly for Turkey and particularly Istanbul. In the last two weeks, a series of bombs have kept Turkish police guessing. First, a pregnant suicide bomber blew herself up in front of a police station in the tourist hub of Sultanahmet, just a few feet from the Blue Mosque, killing a policeman. She was later discovered to be the wife of a Norwegian ISIS fighter of Chechen origin.
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Turkey opens its biggest ever camp for Syrian refugees - Daily Sabah
Turkey opens its biggest ever camp for Syrian refugees
YUSUF ZIYA DURMUŞ
ISTANBUL
Published 3 hours ago
Turkey's state-run Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) opened the country's biggest-ever tent camp for refugees from Syria yesterday in Suruç, a town in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa that was flooded with Syrian Kurds from the town of Kobani besieged by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) last fall.
More:Turkey opens its biggest ever camp for Syrian refugees - Daily Sabah
YUSUF ZIYA DURMUŞ
ISTANBUL
Published 3 hours ago
Turkey's state-run Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) opened the country's biggest-ever tent camp for refugees from Syria yesterday in Suruç, a town in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa that was flooded with Syrian Kurds from the town of Kobani besieged by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) last fall.
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Globes English - Turkish Airlines VP: Israel is our busiest route
Turkish Airlines VP: Israel is our busiest route
Ziya Taskent
25/01/2015, 15:35
Sapir Peretz-Zilberman, Istanbul
Ziya Taskent tells "Globes" that a ninth weekly flight between Tel Aviv and Istanbul will soon be introduced.
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Ziya Taskent
25/01/2015, 15:35
Sapir Peretz-Zilberman, Istanbul
Ziya Taskent tells "Globes" that a ninth weekly flight between Tel Aviv and Istanbul will soon be introduced.
More:Globes English - Turkish Airlines VP: Israel is our busiest route
314 foreign women married with Turkish men in Alanya in 2014
314 foreign women married with Turkish men in Alanya in 2014
Turkey’s popular Mediterranean coastal holiday town of Alanya, is also a destination for foreigners to find their soul mates.
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Turkey’s popular Mediterranean coastal holiday town of Alanya, is also a destination for foreigners to find their soul mates.
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Turkey to tighten grip on Internet
Turkey’s government seeks to gain authority to shut down websites freely
Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:2AM
The Turkish government has prepared a new bill that seeks to broaden state control over the Internet.
Under the bill, which was presented to the parliament on Friday, the prime minister of the country and other cabinet ministers would be able to shut down websites for reasons including “national security” without a court order, Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News reported on Sunday.
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Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:2AM
The Turkish government has prepared a new bill that seeks to broaden state control over the Internet.
Under the bill, which was presented to the parliament on Friday, the prime minister of the country and other cabinet ministers would be able to shut down websites for reasons including “national security” without a court order, Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News reported on Sunday.
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Local ‘guides’ endanger journalists - The Japan News
Local ‘guides’ endanger journalists
Keigo Sakai / The Yomiuri Shimbun
People gather at a border checkpoint in Kilis, southern Turkey, on Saturday.
7:19 am, January 26, 2015
By Keigo Sakai and Hiroshi Mizota / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents KILIS, Turkey — Some local “guides” who offer to act as mediators, helping foreign journalists gather information in areas controlled by the Islamic State, actually help the militant group abduct them.
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Keigo Sakai / The Yomiuri Shimbun
People gather at a border checkpoint in Kilis, southern Turkey, on Saturday.
7:19 am, January 26, 2015
By Keigo Sakai and Hiroshi Mizota / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents KILIS, Turkey — Some local “guides” who offer to act as mediators, helping foreign journalists gather information in areas controlled by the Islamic State, actually help the militant group abduct them.
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Turkey pressures EU with membership ultimatum
Turkey pressures EU with membership ultimatum
24 January 2015 | 22:30 | FOCUS News Agency
Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that if the European Union (EU) is opposed to Islamophobia, it must accept Turkey within its ranks, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
At a press conference during his visit to Djibouti, the Turkish President gave a speech on his opposition to terrorism and mass deaths of Muslims in regional conflicts and civil wars. He announced that Turkey will never tolerate terrorists, who may represent different religions. After this, he sharply changed his rhetoric, focusing on the relations between Turkey and the European Union, according to the publication.
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24 January 2015 | 22:30 | FOCUS News Agency
Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that if the European Union (EU) is opposed to Islamophobia, it must accept Turkey within its ranks, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
At a press conference during his visit to Djibouti, the Turkish President gave a speech on his opposition to terrorism and mass deaths of Muslims in regional conflicts and civil wars. He announced that Turkey will never tolerate terrorists, who may represent different religions. After this, he sharply changed his rhetoric, focusing on the relations between Turkey and the European Union, according to the publication.
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Turkish academics threaten Twitter with legal action - Al Jazeera English
Turkish academics threaten Twitter with legal action
Two professors send notice to US company saying they will take legal action if Twitter keeps blocking tweets in Turkey.
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Two professors send notice to US company saying they will take legal action if Twitter keeps blocking tweets in Turkey.
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Netherlands Opposition Party Has Documents Proving Turkey Sent Arms to Al Qaeda Terrorists in Syria | Global Research
Netherlands Opposition Party Has Documents Proving Turkey Sent Arms to Al Qaeda Terrorists in Syria
By Global Research News
Global Research, January 24, 2015
The Dutch opposition Christian Democratic Party (CDA) announced that it has confidential documents proving that Turkey had sent weapons to al-Qaeda militants in Syria and that it conveyed the documents to the Dutch government, according to a BBC Turkish report published on Sunday.
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By Global Research News
Global Research, January 24, 2015
The Dutch opposition Christian Democratic Party (CDA) announced that it has confidential documents proving that Turkey had sent weapons to al-Qaeda militants in Syria and that it conveyed the documents to the Dutch government, according to a BBC Turkish report published on Sunday.
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Erdoğan to deem EU Islamophobic if Turkey’s bid rejected
Erdoğan to deem EU Islamophobic if Turkey’s bid rejected
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey is testing whether the European Union is really against Islamophobia, implying that the bloc would be Islamophobic if Turkey's bid is rejected.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey is testing whether the European Union is really against Islamophobia, implying that the bloc would be Islamophobic if Turkey's bid is rejected.
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Turkish people are afraid and want the West - VERDA ÖZER
Turkish people are afraid and want the West
The Turkish public does not feel safe and secure. This is what the results of the “Survey of Social-Political Tendencies in Turkey” tell us indirectly. This annual survey has been conducted every year for four years by the Kadir Has University, in order to reflect the changes in public opinion in Turkey. The results of 2014 were presented last week by Rector Prof. Mustafa Aydın.
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The Turkish public does not feel safe and secure. This is what the results of the “Survey of Social-Political Tendencies in Turkey” tell us indirectly. This annual survey has been conducted every year for four years by the Kadir Has University, in order to reflect the changes in public opinion in Turkey. The results of 2014 were presented last week by Rector Prof. Mustafa Aydın.
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If EU opposes Islamophobia, it must accept Turkey as member: Erdoğan - DIPLOMACY
If EU opposes Islamophobia, it must accept Turkey as member: Erdoğan
DJIBOUTI
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that the European Union "must admit Turkey" as a member if it opposes Islamophobia.
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DJIBOUTI
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that the European Union "must admit Turkey" as a member if it opposes Islamophobia.
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"There is a collective will to live together"
"There is a collective will to live together"
Prominent Turkish sociologist Nilufer Gole is a leading authority on Islamic identity and urban Muslim women. In an interview with Ceyda Nurtsch, she explains why freedom of speech is not sacred and why a new society in Europe is inevitable
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Prominent Turkish sociologist Nilufer Gole is a leading authority on Islamic identity and urban Muslim women. In an interview with Ceyda Nurtsch, she explains why freedom of speech is not sacred and why a new society in Europe is inevitable
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"No, nothing has been forgiven!"
"No, nothing has been forgiven!"
The Islamic satirical magazine "Cafcaf" has distanced itself from the worldwide "Je suis Charlie" movement. The magazine's Turkish caricaturists regard their own art as being respectful towards Islam and criticise the portrayal of their religion in the West. By Senada Sokollu in Istanbul
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The Islamic satirical magazine "Cafcaf" has distanced itself from the worldwide "Je suis Charlie" movement. The magazine's Turkish caricaturists regard their own art as being respectful towards Islam and criticise the portrayal of their religion in the West. By Senada Sokollu in Istanbul
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Friday, January 23, 2015
War of words heats up over 'unpaid' power bills in Diyarbakır
War of words heats up over 'unpaid' power bills in Diyarbakır
Private energy firm defends cutting electricity to southern local authority, leaving more than 1.5 million people without power.
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Private energy firm defends cutting electricity to southern local authority, leaving more than 1.5 million people without power.
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Lira Extends Losses After Basci Comments Add to Rate Cut Bets - Businessweek
Lira Extends Losses After Basci Comments Add to Rate Cut Bets
By Constantine Courcoulas January 23, 2015
The Turkish lira fell the most in more than a week as some investors interpreted comments by the head of the central bank as signaling more interest-rate cuts.
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By Constantine Courcoulas January 23, 2015
The Turkish lira fell the most in more than a week as some investors interpreted comments by the head of the central bank as signaling more interest-rate cuts.
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UNDP analysis in Istanbul | Scoop News
UNDP analysis in Istanbul
Saturday, 24 January 2015, 12:14 pm
Press Release: UNDP
New UNDP analysis reveals vulnerabilities and inequalities in the region
Istanbul, 21 January, 2015 -- Developing and transition economies of Europe and Central Asia show disturbingly high poverty levels, even in some upper middle-income countries, according to research released this week by the UN Development Programme’s new Regional Hub in Istanbul.
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Saturday, 24 January 2015, 12:14 pm
Press Release: UNDP
New UNDP analysis reveals vulnerabilities and inequalities in the region
Istanbul, 21 January, 2015 -- Developing and transition economies of Europe and Central Asia show disturbingly high poverty levels, even in some upper middle-income countries, according to research released this week by the UN Development Programme’s new Regional Hub in Istanbul.
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Cold case of the murder of journalist Uğur Mumcu says a lot about Turkey today - MURAT YETKİN
Cold case of the murder of journalist Uğur Mumcu says a lot about Turkey today
Prominent journalist, researcher and writer Uğur Mumcu was killed in Ankara 22 years ago on Jan. 24, 1993. A bomb was planted under his car, which was parked in front of his house, and exploded when he started the engine.
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Prominent journalist, researcher and writer Uğur Mumcu was killed in Ankara 22 years ago on Jan. 24, 1993. A bomb was planted under his car, which was parked in front of his house, and exploded when he started the engine.
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Ethiopia, Turkey vow to boost bilateral ties | Shanghai Daily
Ethiopia, Turkey vow to boost bilateral ties
Jan 23,2015
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday met and held talks with Ethiopia's Prime Ministe Hailemariam Desalegn, pledging to deepen their bilateral relations in different fields.
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Jan 23,2015
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday met and held talks with Ethiopia's Prime Ministe Hailemariam Desalegn, pledging to deepen their bilateral relations in different fields.
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Did the West write Erdogan off for Israel’s sake? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Did the West write Erdogan off for Israel’s sake?
In remarks to journalists last week, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu acknowledged that Turkey’s image in the Western media had turned negative, but argued this was all a plot. “There is an international media network in the world. We are doing our best, but this network has made a decision to finish off Turkey’s success story and demonize President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan. That’s their objective. They have moved against Turkey as if a button was pressed after 2010, that is, after the 'one-minute' incident in Davos.”
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In remarks to journalists last week, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu acknowledged that Turkey’s image in the Western media had turned negative, but argued this was all a plot. “There is an international media network in the world. We are doing our best, but this network has made a decision to finish off Turkey’s success story and demonize President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan. That’s their objective. They have moved against Turkey as if a button was pressed after 2010, that is, after the 'one-minute' incident in Davos.”
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Erdogan stirred, not shaken, by corruption vote - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan stirred, not shaken, by corruption vote
In the Turkish Parliament this week, a majority of deputies from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) voted to prevent four former ministers from being impeached at the Supreme Council on charges of corruption, in a victory for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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In the Turkish Parliament this week, a majority of deputies from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) voted to prevent four former ministers from being impeached at the Supreme Council on charges of corruption, in a victory for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Vancouver Turkish Film Festival 2015: Parents stand by their LGBT children in My Child | Georgia Straight, Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly
Vancouver Turkish Film Festival 2015: Parents stand by their LGBT children in My Child
by Craig Takeuchi on Jan 23, 2015 at 11:55 am
Pinar pressured her son, who was being ridiculed at school, to act more like a male. Nilgül's daughter refused to wear dresses and wanted to play with boys. Ömer noticed his son didn't have any interest in having girlfriends.
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by Craig Takeuchi on Jan 23, 2015 at 11:55 am
Pinar pressured her son, who was being ridiculed at school, to act more like a male. Nilgül's daughter refused to wear dresses and wanted to play with boys. Ömer noticed his son didn't have any interest in having girlfriends.
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Video: Thomson Cruises: Discover Istanbul on the Ancient Wonders cruise - Telegraph
Discover Istanbul on the Ancient Wonders cruise
Locals share what they love most about spice-scented Istanbul. You can discover this ancient Turkish city on Thomson Cruises' Ancient Wonders cruise
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Locals share what they love most about spice-scented Istanbul. You can discover this ancient Turkish city on Thomson Cruises' Ancient Wonders cruise
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Istanbul cops collar suspects in Dutch underground shooting - NL Times
Istanbul cops collar suspects in Dutch underground shooting
Posted on Jan 23, 2015 by Janene Van Jaarsveldt
Several suspects were arrested in Turkey today in connection with the murder of Vedat Sahin. Sahin was shot and killed in Istanbul on December 24th of last year.
The arrests were reported by several Turkish media agencies. The police have arrested 10 suspect. It is unclear what role they may have played in the assassination. The police suspect that several shooters were involved. A number of weapons were seized.
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Posted on Jan 23, 2015 by Janene Van Jaarsveldt
Several suspects were arrested in Turkey today in connection with the murder of Vedat Sahin. Sahin was shot and killed in Istanbul on December 24th of last year.
The arrests were reported by several Turkish media agencies. The police have arrested 10 suspect. It is unclear what role they may have played in the assassination. The police suspect that several shooters were involved. A number of weapons were seized.
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Anthropologist Rejects 'Turk Remains a Turk' Adage; "All Turks aren't monsters" - Hetq - News, Articles, Investigations
Anthropologist Rejects 'Turk Remains a Turk' Adage; "All Turks aren't monsters"
Anna Muradyan
11:33, January 23, 2015
Hetq talks to Salim Aykut Öztürk, working on his PhD in Anthropology at the University College of London on the topic “Armenians between Istanbul and Armenia: An Ethnography of Communal Identity in Transnational Contexts”.
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Anna Muradyan
11:33, January 23, 2015
Hetq talks to Salim Aykut Öztürk, working on his PhD in Anthropology at the University College of London on the topic “Armenians between Istanbul and Armenia: An Ethnography of Communal Identity in Transnational Contexts”.
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Istanbul named best meeting destination
Istanbul named best meeting destination
Created on Friday, 23 January 2015 11:15
Istanbul has won the Meeting Star Award 2014, being named Best Meeting Destination by Kongres Magazine after it visited and evaluated no less than 45 destinations.
Istanbul was judged to be the Best Meeting Destination as part of the Meeting Star Award 2014 after 45 destinations were compared taking into account natural and cultural factors, general and transport infrastructure as well as tourist infrastructure.
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Created on Friday, 23 January 2015 11:15
Istanbul has won the Meeting Star Award 2014, being named Best Meeting Destination by Kongres Magazine after it visited and evaluated no less than 45 destinations.
Istanbul was judged to be the Best Meeting Destination as part of the Meeting Star Award 2014 after 45 destinations were compared taking into account natural and cultural factors, general and transport infrastructure as well as tourist infrastructure.
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Istanbul bourse success: Turkey ‘has all the right pre-requisites’ for high profits in 2015 | World Finance
Istanbul bourse success: Turkey ‘has all the right pre-requisites’ for high profits in 2015
Europe | Inward Investment
Friday, January 23rd, 2015
At the end of 2014, the Istanbul bourse’s main index closed at an all time high, and became the fifth most profitable stock exchange. Will this success continue in 2015? World Finance talks to Ibrahim Turhan, CEO of Borsa Istanbul, to find out.
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Europe | Inward Investment
Friday, January 23rd, 2015
At the end of 2014, the Istanbul bourse’s main index closed at an all time high, and became the fifth most profitable stock exchange. Will this success continue in 2015? World Finance talks to Ibrahim Turhan, CEO of Borsa Istanbul, to find out.
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Little known tale of generous Turkish aid to the Irish during the Great Hunger - IrishCentral.com
Little known tale of generous Turkish aid to the Irish during the Great Hunger
Cathy Hayes @irishcentral January 23,2015 02:05 AM
The often told story of how Turkey was one of the only countries to come to the aid of Ireland during the Great Hunger will be the focus of a new movie, “Famine.”
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Cathy Hayes @irishcentral January 23,2015 02:05 AM
The often told story of how Turkey was one of the only countries to come to the aid of Ireland during the Great Hunger will be the focus of a new movie, “Famine.”
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Turkey 'delighted' with ECB QE: Fin Min
Turkey 'delighted' with ECB QE: Fin Min
Holly Ellyatt
The European Central Bank's (ECB) "big bazooka" of quantitative easing and the decline in the price of oil are the best things that could happen for Turkey, the Turkish finance minister told CNBC.
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Istanbul airport launches biometric entry system | Security Document News
Istanbul airport launches biometric entry system
23/01/15
Passenger gates with biometric fingerprint scanners have been deployed at Istanbul’s main international airport.
The “Biometric Passport Automatic Rader Systema” is expected to reduce the passenger throughput time to just 15 seconds.
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23/01/15
Passenger gates with biometric fingerprint scanners have been deployed at Istanbul’s main international airport.
The “Biometric Passport Automatic Rader Systema” is expected to reduce the passenger throughput time to just 15 seconds.
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Turkey's past and future collide: Why 2015 is a critical year - World - CBC News
Turkey's past and future collide: Why 2015 is a critical year
By Nil Köksal, CBC News Posted: Jan 23, 2015 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 23, 2015 5:00 AM ET
Turkey's past and possible future seem to be picking a fight once again.
Istanbul and Ankara saw major gatherings this week that show the kind of year 2015 will be in Turkey, and why it matters.
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By Nil Köksal, CBC News Posted: Jan 23, 2015 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 23, 2015 5:00 AM ET
Turkey's past and possible future seem to be picking a fight once again.
Istanbul and Ankara saw major gatherings this week that show the kind of year 2015 will be in Turkey, and why it matters.
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Turkish humanitarian initiatives | Vestnik Kavkaza
Turkish humanitarian initiatives
23 January 2015 - 11:59am
By Vestnik Kavkaza
The New York Times reports that President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey would seek the closure of schools in Africa linked to his ally-turned-foe Fethullah Gulen, who is accused in the judiciary and police of seeking to establish a "parallel state" and of orchestrating a corruption investigation targeting Erdogan's inner circle. Followers of Gulen's Hizmet (Service) movement run a network of schools in Turkey and across the world, including in Africa. "They might have established educational institutions, but they will be closed down because the Republic of Turkey education ministry will be providing the needed services for students," he told a news conference in Addis Ababa.
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23 January 2015 - 11:59am
By Vestnik Kavkaza
The New York Times reports that President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey would seek the closure of schools in Africa linked to his ally-turned-foe Fethullah Gulen, who is accused in the judiciary and police of seeking to establish a "parallel state" and of orchestrating a corruption investigation targeting Erdogan's inner circle. Followers of Gulen's Hizmet (Service) movement run a network of schools in Turkey and across the world, including in Africa. "They might have established educational institutions, but they will be closed down because the Republic of Turkey education ministry will be providing the needed services for students," he told a news conference in Addis Ababa.
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Wall Street Journal: EU energy chief plays down practicality of proposed Russia-Turkey pipeline
Wall Street Journal: EU energy chief plays down practicality of proposed Russia-Turkey pipeline
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Jan. 22, 2015, 10:54 p.m. | Ukraine abroad — by Wall Street Journal
Russian plans to build a new pipeline through Turkey and bypass Ukraine as a transit country for shipping gas to the European Union won't work, the EU's energy chief said on Jan. 22.
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Jan. 22, 2015, 10:54 p.m. | Ukraine abroad — by Wall Street Journal
Russian plans to build a new pipeline through Turkey and bypass Ukraine as a transit country for shipping gas to the European Union won't work, the EU's energy chief said on Jan. 22.
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Tourists visiting Turkey increases 5.5 percent in 2014: minister | GlobalPost
Tourists visiting Turkey increases 5.5 percent in 2014: minister
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ANKARA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of tourists visiting Turkey in 2014 increased by 5.5 percent when compared with the previous year, Turksh media reported on Thursday.
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ANKARA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of tourists visiting Turkey in 2014 increased by 5.5 percent when compared with the previous year, Turksh media reported on Thursday.
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Gravestone of Armenian architect Garabet Balyan found at construction site in Istanbul | Public Radio of Armenia
Gravestone of Armenian architect Garabet Balyan found at construction site in Istanbul
18:04, 23 Jan 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
On 6 June 2014, at the opening of the renovated Ortaköy Mosque, Erdogan made a speech in which he praised Nigogos Balyan, the architect of the mosque, and a member of the Balyan family, with the words, “It was an Armenian architect who created this work of art. Our forefathers displayed a different mentality in selecting him, and they gave the job to a competent master.”
The lost gravestone of Garabet Balyan, the architect of the Dolmabahçe Palace, among the symbolic monuments of Istanbul, was discovered at an Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality construction site in Kartal.
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18:04, 23 Jan 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
On 6 June 2014, at the opening of the renovated Ortaköy Mosque, Erdogan made a speech in which he praised Nigogos Balyan, the architect of the mosque, and a member of the Balyan family, with the words, “It was an Armenian architect who created this work of art. Our forefathers displayed a different mentality in selecting him, and they gave the job to a competent master.”
The lost gravestone of Garabet Balyan, the architect of the Dolmabahçe Palace, among the symbolic monuments of Istanbul, was discovered at an Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality construction site in Kartal.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
World’s largest duty free shop to open in Turkey with 120 million euros | Customs Today
World’s largest duty free shop to open in Turkey with 120 million euros
Reported by: `Customs Today Report January 23, 2015
ISTANBUL: The operator of the third Istanbul Bridge has signed an agreement with the German company Heinemann and its Turkish partner Unifree to build the largest duty free shop in Istanbul with an investment of 120 million euros.
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Reported by: `Customs Today Report January 23, 2015
ISTANBUL: The operator of the third Istanbul Bridge has signed an agreement with the German company Heinemann and its Turkish partner Unifree to build the largest duty free shop in Istanbul with an investment of 120 million euros.
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Underwater photography at Istanbul Ataturk airport
Underwater photography at Istanbul Ataturk airport
Thursday, 22 January 2015 22:26
Ali Ethem Keskin and Erkan Balk, two most popular underwater photographers of Turkey, traced the headwaters of Sakarya River and have opened an exhibition at TAV Gallery located at Atatürk Airport.
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Thursday, 22 January 2015 22:26
Ali Ethem Keskin and Erkan Balk, two most popular underwater photographers of Turkey, traced the headwaters of Sakarya River and have opened an exhibition at TAV Gallery located at Atatürk Airport.
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Istanbul Modern welcomes videos less ordinary - CINEMA-TV
Istanbul Modern welcomes videos less ordinary
ISTANBUL
Istanbul Modern is presenting the Artists’ Film International, a program dedicated to moving images through videos, animations and films of visual artists from around the world.
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ISTANBUL
Istanbul Modern is presenting the Artists’ Film International, a program dedicated to moving images through videos, animations and films of visual artists from around the world.
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Four Turkish cities in top 10 for economic performance among world cities - ECONOMICS
Four Turkish cities in top 10 for economic performance among world cities
WASHINGTON
Four Turkish cities entered the list of the world’s top 10 best performing cities economically in 2014, according to a report by the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program.
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WASHINGTON
Four Turkish cities entered the list of the world’s top 10 best performing cities economically in 2014, according to a report by the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program.
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Istanbul airport launches fingerprint scan - Daily Sabah
Istanbul airport launches fingerprint scan
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES
The Biometric Automatic Passage System, which allows travelers to get in and out of Turkey by simply scanning their fingerprints at the airport, was launched at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport yesterday.
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DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES
The Biometric Automatic Passage System, which allows travelers to get in and out of Turkey by simply scanning their fingerprints at the airport, was launched at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport yesterday.
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10 Bizarre Facts About The King Of Turkey's Social Media Imams
King Of Turkey’s Social Media Imams
Ahmet Mahmut Unlu is as flashy and scandalous as he is observant
Turkey’s most popular social media preacher, Ahmet Mahmut Unlu, connects with his flock of almost 2 million Facebook followers and some 120,000 Twitter fans with a mix of religious prescriptions, motor sports-themed selfies and sales pitches for demon-proof scarves.
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Ahmet Mahmut Unlu is as flashy and scandalous as he is observant
Turkey’s most popular social media preacher, Ahmet Mahmut Unlu, connects with his flock of almost 2 million Facebook followers and some 120,000 Twitter fans with a mix of religious prescriptions, motor sports-themed selfies and sales pitches for demon-proof scarves.
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Zombi arrives in Istanbul
Zombi arrives in Istanbul
The first Triotech Interactive Dark Ride attraction in Turkey has been installed at FunLab in Istanbul.
The new attraction - named 'Zombi' - features an animation and gaming system that allows guests to experience a 3D adventure enhanced with 4D effects and interactivity.
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The first Triotech Interactive Dark Ride attraction in Turkey has been installed at FunLab in Istanbul.
The new attraction - named 'Zombi' - features an animation and gaming system that allows guests to experience a 3D adventure enhanced with 4D effects and interactivity.
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Fireworks blast at Istanbul rally — RT In motion
Fireworks blast at Istanbul rally
Riot police dodged fireworks and aimed water cannon at protesters in Istanbul on Wednesday as people protested against the lenient verdict for two police officers. In 2013 the policemen beat to death a 19-year-old Ali Ismail Korkmaz, who took part in Gezi protests in the south-east of Istanbul.
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Riot police dodged fireworks and aimed water cannon at protesters in Istanbul on Wednesday as people protested against the lenient verdict for two police officers. In 2013 the policemen beat to death a 19-year-old Ali Ismail Korkmaz, who took part in Gezi protests in the south-east of Istanbul.
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Turkey: gold in action
Turkey: gold in action
By Alistair Hewitt
Head of Market Intelligence
Turkey, perhaps better than anywhere else, illustrates the broad role gold can play in modern society. At an average of 181 tonnes (t) per annum over the past 10 years, Turkey is the world’s fourth largest consumer of gold accounting for around 6% of global consumer demand, and we estimate that Turkish households have accumulated at least 3,500t of gold “under-the-pillow”.
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By Alistair Hewitt
Head of Market Intelligence
Turkey, perhaps better than anywhere else, illustrates the broad role gold can play in modern society. At an average of 181 tonnes (t) per annum over the past 10 years, Turkey is the world’s fourth largest consumer of gold accounting for around 6% of global consumer demand, and we estimate that Turkish households have accumulated at least 3,500t of gold “under-the-pillow”.
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Tensions flare between Turkey′s Kurds | All media content | DW.DE | 22.01.2015
Tensions flare between Turkey's Kurds
Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast has been rocked by fatal confrontations between Islamist and nationalist Kurds. The violence was sparked by fighting just across the Syrian border, where terror group "Islamic State" is continuing to lay siege to the Kurdish city of Kobani. The clashes are resurrecting decades-old wounds between religious and secular Kurds.
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Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast has been rocked by fatal confrontations between Islamist and nationalist Kurds. The violence was sparked by fighting just across the Syrian border, where terror group "Islamic State" is continuing to lay siege to the Kurdish city of Kobani. The clashes are resurrecting decades-old wounds between religious and secular Kurds.
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Turkey proposes tighter internet law, pursues Twitter critic | Reuters
Turkey proposes tighter internet law, pursues Twitter critic
By Gulsen Solaker and Jonny Hogg
ANKARA Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:10am EST
(Reuters) - Turkey is pressing new legislation allowing ministers to temporarily ban websites and forcing Twitter to block an anonymous whistleblower as part of President Tayyip Erdogan's campaign to bring the internet to heel.
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By Gulsen Solaker and Jonny Hogg
ANKARA Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:10am EST
(Reuters) - Turkey is pressing new legislation allowing ministers to temporarily ban websites and forcing Twitter to block an anonymous whistleblower as part of President Tayyip Erdogan's campaign to bring the internet to heel.
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EU highlights rights principles in face of Turkey’s Twitter curb
EU highlights rights principles in face of Turkey’s Twitter curb
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, stressed on Thursday the principles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, to which Turkey is a party, in response to a court order to remove Twitter posts by dozens of Turkish users.
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The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, stressed on Thursday the principles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, to which Turkey is a party, in response to a court order to remove Twitter posts by dozens of Turkish users.
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10 questions to understand clashes in Turkey’s southeastern Cizre district - POLITICS
10 questions to understand clashes in Turkey’s southeastern Cizre district
Gülden Aydın - ISTANBUL
The Cizre district in the southeastern province of Şırnak has witnessed a series of deadly clashes over the past month, threatening the ongoing Kurdish peace process and becoming a point of bitter dispute between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş.
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Gülden Aydın - ISTANBUL
The Cizre district in the southeastern province of Şırnak has witnessed a series of deadly clashes over the past month, threatening the ongoing Kurdish peace process and becoming a point of bitter dispute between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş.
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Turkish PM says Washington tells Ankara it wants al-Assad to go: Reports - INTERNATIONAL
Turkish PM says Washington tells Ankara it wants al-Assad to go: Reports
LONDON
Speaking to British media, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said Washington is still telling Ankara it wants Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to go, ruling out recent reports suggesting Washington is giving up on its insistence of ousting al-Assad.
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LONDON
Speaking to British media, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said Washington is still telling Ankara it wants Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to go, ruling out recent reports suggesting Washington is giving up on its insistence of ousting al-Assad.
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Turkey: Talking Turkey | The Economist
Talking Turkey
The Turkish prime minister rejects charges of being soft on the Islamic State and authoritarian at home
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The Turkish prime minister rejects charges of being soft on the Islamic State and authoritarian at home
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Turkey's Erdogan seeks closure of Gulen-linked schools in Africa | Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan seeks closure of Gulen-linked schools in Africa
By Aaron Maasho
(Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey would seek the closure of schools in Africa linked to his ally-turned-foe Fethullah Gulen, opening a new front in his battle with the U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
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By Aaron Maasho
(Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey would seek the closure of schools in Africa linked to his ally-turned-foe Fethullah Gulen, opening a new front in his battle with the U.S.-based Muslim cleric.
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Erdogan's solo act - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Erdogan's solo act
Jan. 19 will go down as a milestone in Turkish political history. Even a simple photo of the meeting at the presidential palace speaks volumes: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s first popularly elected president, sits at the head of the table, with Cabinet members lined on both sides.
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Jan. 19 will go down as a milestone in Turkish political history. Even a simple photo of the meeting at the presidential palace speaks volumes: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s first popularly elected president, sits at the head of the table, with Cabinet members lined on both sides.
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After Kobani, where is Islamic State's next target? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
After Kobani, where is Islamic State's next target?
In a newspaper interview in November 2013, Salih Muslim, the co-chairman of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party of Syria (PYD) had predicted: “The situation in Hasakah is sensitive. If pushed, it could lead to Kurdish-Arab clashes.” News reports from the northeast Syria town of Hasakah, which we don’t usually hear much about, proved Muslim’s warnings were on the mark. Clashes that erupted in Hasakah on Jan. 17 between the PYD’s military wing, the People's Defense Units (YPG) and National Defense Forces, an auxiliary of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s army, couldn’t be halted and inflicted casualties on both sides.
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In a newspaper interview in November 2013, Salih Muslim, the co-chairman of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party of Syria (PYD) had predicted: “The situation in Hasakah is sensitive. If pushed, it could lead to Kurdish-Arab clashes.” News reports from the northeast Syria town of Hasakah, which we don’t usually hear much about, proved Muslim’s warnings were on the mark. Clashes that erupted in Hasakah on Jan. 17 between the PYD’s military wing, the People's Defense Units (YPG) and National Defense Forces, an auxiliary of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s army, couldn’t be halted and inflicted casualties on both sides.
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Turkey's 'pink prison' - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey's 'pink prison'
Rosida Koyuncu, 26, is an ex-convict and a homosexual. During 21 months in jail, he was mistreated by prison staff and attacked by fellow inmates. To escape the abuse, he spent five months in solitary confinement, just like dozens of other lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inmates in Turkish prisons. LGBT individuals often end up in solitary confinement after being issued medical reports diagnosing them as sick or when facing the threat of violence and sexual harassment.
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Rosida Koyuncu, 26, is an ex-convict and a homosexual. During 21 months in jail, he was mistreated by prison staff and attacked by fellow inmates. To escape the abuse, he spent five months in solitary confinement, just like dozens of other lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) inmates in Turkish prisons. LGBT individuals often end up in solitary confinement after being issued medical reports diagnosing them as sick or when facing the threat of violence and sexual harassment.
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In first, Turkey to mark international Holocaust memorial day | The Times of Israel
In first, Turkey to mark international Holocaust memorial day
By Judah Ari Gross January 22, 2015, 2:51 pm 3
Turkey will hold its first ever ceremony for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust on January 27, according to a Thursday report.
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By Judah Ari Gross January 22, 2015, 2:51 pm 3
Turkey will hold its first ever ceremony for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust on January 27, according to a Thursday report.
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Roundup: Turkey eyes Istanbul as int'l financial hub | GlobalPost
Roundup: Turkey eyes Istanbul as int'l financial hub
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ANKARA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu wrapped up his visit to Britain on Wednesday by signing an important agreement to help develop Istanbul as an international financial center, a long-term goal announced by Turkey that straddles between Europe and Asia.
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ANKARA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Turkey Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu wrapped up his visit to Britain on Wednesday by signing an important agreement to help develop Istanbul as an international financial center, a long-term goal announced by Turkey that straddles between Europe and Asia.
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Turkey asks states for a list of those likely to cross into Syria
Turkey asks states for a list of those likely to cross into Syria
Thursday, 22 January 2015 10:20
Turkey has asked foreign nations to share the names of nationals they believe may be going to fight in Syria
Turkey has asked concerned States to provide his country with the names of people who are likely to cross into Syria in the framework of intelligence exchange, the Anadolu Agency reported the country's Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgiç saying.
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Thursday, 22 January 2015 10:20
Turkey has asked foreign nations to share the names of nationals they believe may be going to fight in Syria
Turkey has asked concerned States to provide his country with the names of people who are likely to cross into Syria in the framework of intelligence exchange, the Anadolu Agency reported the country's Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgiç saying.
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Turkey Courts High-Speed Traders as Exchange Faces Competition - Bloomberg
Turkey Courts High-Speed Traders as Exchange Faces Competition
By John Detrixhe and Constantine Courcoulas Jan 21, 2015 11:00 PM ET
Turkey’s stock exchange will rev up its trading engine this year with Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.’s help, seeking to court the latest generation of computerized strategies.
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By John Detrixhe and Constantine Courcoulas Jan 21, 2015 11:00 PM ET
Turkey’s stock exchange will rev up its trading engine this year with Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.’s help, seeking to court the latest generation of computerized strategies.
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Chinese and Turkish cities and energy-boom towns dominate list of top economies worldwide | Fox Business
Chinese and Turkish cities and energy-boom towns dominate list of top economies worldwide
Published January 21, 2015
Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Macau, the Chinese territory known for casino gambling, outperformed the rest of the world's major cities economically last year, according to a report out Thursday.
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Published January 21, 2015
Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Macau, the Chinese territory known for casino gambling, outperformed the rest of the world's major cities economically last year, according to a report out Thursday.
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Pantomime warriors serious business for Turkey’s Erdogan | Features | Malay Mail Online
Pantomime warriors serious business for Turkey’s Erdogan
Published: January 22, 2015 01:33 PM
Soldiers from the 16 former Turkish states paraded to welcome Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, January 15, 2015. — AFP file picSoldiers from the 16 former Turkish states paraded to welcome Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, January 15, 2015. — AFP file picISTANBUL, Jan 22 — They have been mocked for looking like extras from a low-budget historical drama and criticised for having only the most tenuous connection with reality.
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Published: January 22, 2015 01:33 PM
Soldiers from the 16 former Turkish states paraded to welcome Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, January 15, 2015. — AFP file picSoldiers from the 16 former Turkish states paraded to welcome Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, January 15, 2015. — AFP file picISTANBUL, Jan 22 — They have been mocked for looking like extras from a low-budget historical drama and criticised for having only the most tenuous connection with reality.
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Power as well as spectacle now concentrated in Erdogan’s palace - FT.com
Power as well as spectacle now concentrated in Erdogan’s palace
Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
Turkey’s president is intent on using all the authority of his office — and more
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Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
Turkey’s president is intent on using all the authority of his office — and more
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