The Bridge of Jewellery Trade Istanbul Jewelry Show March 2012 Opens its Doors
ISTANBUL, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The jewellery industry will gather for 34th time at the region's prime event - ISTANBUL JEWELRY SHOW - at the CNR Expo, from today till 25 March 2012.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
12 killed in massive operation on Kurdish rebels in Turkey
12 killed in massive operation on Kurdish rebels in Turkey
March 22, 2012 01:36 PM
Agence France Presse
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Six Kurdish rebels and six police officers have been killed over the past two days in a massive operation on Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey, local security sources told AFP on Thursday.
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March 22, 2012 01:36 PM
Agence France Presse
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Six Kurdish rebels and six police officers have been killed over the past two days in a massive operation on Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey, local security sources told AFP on Thursday.
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Turkey Lifts Tariffs on Sabic Chemical Imports, Al-Watan Reports - Bloomberg
Turkey Lifts Tariffs on Sabic Chemical Imports, Al-Watan Reports
By Wael Mahdi - Mar 22, 2012 7:14 AM ET
Turkey has decided to lift tariffs on products from Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), the world’s largest petrochemical maker, Al-Watan reported, citing Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, the deputy oil minister.
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By Wael Mahdi - Mar 22, 2012 7:14 AM ET
Turkey has decided to lift tariffs on products from Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), the world’s largest petrochemical maker, Al-Watan reported, citing Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, the deputy oil minister.
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Turkey's foreign policy pivot - Wire - Lifestyle - bellinghamherald.com
Turkey's foreign policy pivot
By SONER CAGAPTAY - Los Angeles Times
Turkey's foreign policy has come full circle in the last year. Far from confronting Washington on a range of issues, Ankara is embracing its membership in NATO while working closely with Washington on Middle East issues, including Iran and coordinating Syria policy. What has changed?
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By SONER CAGAPTAY - Los Angeles Times
Turkey's foreign policy has come full circle in the last year. Far from confronting Washington on a range of issues, Ankara is embracing its membership in NATO while working closely with Washington on Middle East issues, including Iran and coordinating Syria policy. What has changed?
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Turkey, Azerbaijan Increase Cooperation
Turkey, Azerbaijan Increase Cooperation
By Dorian Jones, VOA, Istanbul
Turkey and its neighbor, Azerbaijan, are increasing diplomatic and economic cooperation following the collapse of rapprochement efforts between Turkey and Azerbaijan's rival, Armenia. Turkey is increasingly aligning itself with its Azerbaijani neighbor.
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By Dorian Jones, VOA, Istanbul
Turkey and its neighbor, Azerbaijan, are increasing diplomatic and economic cooperation following the collapse of rapprochement efforts between Turkey and Azerbaijan's rival, Armenia. Turkey is increasingly aligning itself with its Azerbaijani neighbor.
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Kurd militants threaten Turkey if it enters Syria | Reuters
Kurd militants threaten Turkey if it enters Syria
By Jon Hemming
ANKARA | Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:57pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkish Kurd militants threatened on Thursday to turn all Kurdish populated areas into a "war zone" if Turkish troops entered Syria, a sign the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which has allies in Syria may be taking sides in the conflict there.
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By Jon Hemming
ANKARA | Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:57pm EDT
(Reuters) - Turkish Kurd militants threatened on Thursday to turn all Kurdish populated areas into a "war zone" if Turkish troops entered Syria, a sign the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) which has allies in Syria may be taking sides in the conflict there.
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AFP: Asil Nadir trial halted
Asil Nadir trial halted
(AFP) – 6 hours ago
LONDON — Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir's trial was adjourned Thursday after the ex-fugitive's wife was injured in a horse-riding accident in Hyde Park.
The Old Bailey trial was abandoned for the day to allow the 70-year-old businessman to be at his wife's bedside.
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(AFP) – 6 hours ago
LONDON — Turkish-Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir's trial was adjourned Thursday after the ex-fugitive's wife was injured in a horse-riding accident in Hyde Park.
The Old Bailey trial was abandoned for the day to allow the 70-year-old businessman to be at his wife's bedside.
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Olympics Features: Turkey: UEFA 2020 or Istanbul Olympics 2020?
Turkey: UEFA 2020 or Istanbul Olympics 2020?
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications
TAMPA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaking up at the UEFA Congress taking place in Istanbul and remarked that he would like to see the European Championships for 2020 in the city.
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LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications
TAMPA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaking up at the UEFA Congress taking place in Istanbul and remarked that he would like to see the European Championships for 2020 in the city.
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Turkey provides innovative language hotline for medical tourists
TURKEY: Innovative language hotline for medical tourists
The Turkish health ministry has launched a hotline that will break the language barrier for tourists seeking medical treatment, using a teleconference system that will allow patients to speak to doctors through translators over the phone.
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The Turkish health ministry has launched a hotline that will break the language barrier for tourists seeking medical treatment, using a teleconference system that will allow patients to speak to doctors through translators over the phone.
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Conflict in Syria bleeds to Turkish border town - The National
Conflict in Syria bleeds to Turkish border town
Thomas Seibert
Mar 23, 2012
ANTAKYA, TURKEY // Looking across the empty chairs in his restaurant, Metin Tansal recalled when visitors from Syria packed his tables.
"They used to come by the bus loads," Mr Tansal said about tourists visiting Antakya, capital of the Turkish province of Hatay on the Syrian border.
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Thomas Seibert
Mar 23, 2012
ANTAKYA, TURKEY // Looking across the empty chairs in his restaurant, Metin Tansal recalled when visitors from Syria packed his tables.
"They used to come by the bus loads," Mr Tansal said about tourists visiting Antakya, capital of the Turkish province of Hatay on the Syrian border.
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AFP: Survival of Syria regime 'almost impossible': Turkey
Survival of Syria regime 'almost impossible': Turkey
(AFP) – 3 hours ago
VIENNA — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad blew his chances of survival by failing to implement democratic reforms at the early stages of the Arab Spring, Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday.
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(AFP) – 3 hours ago
VIENNA — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad blew his chances of survival by failing to implement democratic reforms at the early stages of the Arab Spring, Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday.
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Turkey's EU Minister Says Neither Turkey Nor The EU Can Exclude Each Other, 22 March 2012 Thursday 16:58
Turkey's EU Minister Says Neither Turkey Nor The EU Can Exclude Each Other
Thursday, 22 March 2012
ISTANBUL (A.A) - Turkey's European Union Minister Egemen Bagis on Thursday said neither the European Union nor Turkey could afford to shut their doors on each other, adding relations were too complicated to cross off.
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Thursday, 22 March 2012
ISTANBUL (A.A) - Turkey's European Union Minister Egemen Bagis on Thursday said neither the European Union nor Turkey could afford to shut their doors on each other, adding relations were too complicated to cross off.
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Istanbul 'first' for Edinburgh Airport
Istanbul 'first' for Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh Airport described the new service as a "significant development"
Edinburgh Airport has announced Scotland's first direct service to Istanbul.
The new service by Turkish Airlines will run four times a week from 16 July.
The route will open up connections to a range of global destinations including Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Bangkok, Johannesburg, Shanghai and Delhi.
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Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh Airport described the new service as a "significant development"
Edinburgh Airport has announced Scotland's first direct service to Istanbul.
The new service by Turkish Airlines will run four times a week from 16 July.
The route will open up connections to a range of global destinations including Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Bangkok, Johannesburg, Shanghai and Delhi.
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Turkey Stocks: Akfen, Boyner, Cimsa, Fenerbahce Move in Istanbul - Bloomberg
Turkey Stocks: Akfen, Boyner, Cimsa, Fenerbahce Move in Istanbul
By Benjamin Harvey - Mar 22, 2012 12:36 PM ET
Turkey’s benchmark ISE National 100 Index (XU100) retreated 0.5 percent to 61,786.74 at the close in Istanbul, declining for a third day.
The following stocks were active. Stock symbols are in parentheses.
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By Benjamin Harvey - Mar 22, 2012 12:36 PM ET
Turkey’s benchmark ISE National 100 Index (XU100) retreated 0.5 percent to 61,786.74 at the close in Istanbul, declining for a third day.
The following stocks were active. Stock symbols are in parentheses.
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UEFA congress begins in Istanbul | TwoCircles.net
UEFA congress begins in Istanbul
Submitted by admin4 on 22 March 2012 - 7:12pm
By IANS,
Istanbul : The 36th Congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) began in Istanbul Thursday with participation of representatives from 53 member associations.
FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter, UEFA President Michel Platini and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are among those present at the meeting.
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Submitted by admin4 on 22 March 2012 - 7:12pm
By IANS,
Istanbul : The 36th Congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) began in Istanbul Thursday with participation of representatives from 53 member associations.
FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter, UEFA President Michel Platini and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are among those present at the meeting.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
What Scares Turkey’s Women? - The Daily Beast
What Scares Turkey’s Women?
Mar 21, 2012 7:34 PM EDT
A Pennsylvania-based imam’s anti-feminist message is spreading in the U.S. and in his home country. Margaret Spiegelman reports.
No sooner were Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener released from prison than a death warning arrived. The two Turkish journalists were among more than a hundred members of their profession who were freed last week after their cases drew serious attention in the Western press. Sik and Sener spent the past year in jail on terrorism charges. They had dared to investigate the Gülen movement, a transnational network of schools, media outlets, and other businesses run by followers of the imam Fethullah Gülen. At least that was how Sik accounted for his arrest. “Those who touch [the Gülenists] burn!” he said at the time.
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Mar 21, 2012 7:34 PM EDT
A Pennsylvania-based imam’s anti-feminist message is spreading in the U.S. and in his home country. Margaret Spiegelman reports.
No sooner were Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener released from prison than a death warning arrived. The two Turkish journalists were among more than a hundred members of their profession who were freed last week after their cases drew serious attention in the Western press. Sik and Sener spent the past year in jail on terrorism charges. They had dared to investigate the Gülen movement, a transnational network of schools, media outlets, and other businesses run by followers of the imam Fethullah Gülen. At least that was how Sik accounted for his arrest. “Those who touch [the Gülenists] burn!” he said at the time.
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Education Ministry Allows Non-Turkish Citizens To Attend Minority Schools
Education Ministry Allows Non-Turkish Citizens To Attend Minority Schools
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 16:23
The Education Ministry has changed a regulation to allow children from Armenian, Greek and Jewish minority groups who are not Turkish citizens to be educated in minority schools.
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 16:23
The Education Ministry has changed a regulation to allow children from Armenian, Greek and Jewish minority groups who are not Turkish citizens to be educated in minority schools.
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Turkey tightens security measures on Syrian border to prevent PKK entry - Trend
Turkey tightens security measures on Syrian border to prevent PKK entry
22 March 2012, 02:23 (GMT+04:00)
Turkish border security units and gendarmerie forces stationed along the country's border with Syria have tightened security measures in the region to prevent Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists from entering Turkey along with hundreds of Syrian refugees escaping from their country every day, Today's Zaman reported.
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22 March 2012, 02:23 (GMT+04:00)
Turkish border security units and gendarmerie forces stationed along the country's border with Syria have tightened security measures in the region to prevent Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists from entering Turkey along with hundreds of Syrian refugees escaping from their country every day, Today's Zaman reported.
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Shunned by US, Turkey looks for alternative oil
Shunned by US, Turkey looks for alternative oil
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Excluded from a US list of countries that will be exempted from the petrol embargo on Iran, Turkey is seeking to buy oil from Libya and Saudi Arabia. ‘We have to replace the supply,’ says Turkish Energy Minister Yıldız
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Excluded from a US list of countries that will be exempted from the petrol embargo on Iran, Turkey is seeking to buy oil from Libya and Saudi Arabia. ‘We have to replace the supply,’ says Turkish Energy Minister Yıldız
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Turkish journalists fear war on media amid crackdown - Washington Times
Turkish journalists fear war on media amid crackdown
With nearly 100 in jail, fear for democracy rises
By Ben Birnbaum
The Washington Times
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Many Turkish journalists fear the Islamist-rooted government is waging war against the media, with about 100 reporters in prison and thousands afraid to write freely.
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With nearly 100 in jail, fear for democracy rises
By Ben Birnbaum
The Washington Times
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Many Turkish journalists fear the Islamist-rooted government is waging war against the media, with about 100 reporters in prison and thousands afraid to write freely.
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