UEFA to withhold prize money from Turkish club
The UEFA announced that the prize money of six clubs taking part in European football competitions, including Turkey's Trabzonspor, will be temporarily withheld for failure to comply with financial requirements.
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
Suspect Killed After Rocket Attack in Ankara - ABC News
Suspect Killed After Rocket Attack in Ankara
ISTANBUL September 21, 2013 (AP)
Associated Press
Turkish authorities say they killed a suspected assailant and injured another after a rocket attack on two police buildings in Ankara.
State-run Anadoglu press agency says the rockets, launched late Friday, damaged one of the buildings but no one was injured.
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ISTANBUL September 21, 2013 (AP)
Associated Press
Turkish authorities say they killed a suspected assailant and injured another after a rocket attack on two police buildings in Ankara.
State-run Anadoglu press agency says the rockets, launched late Friday, damaged one of the buildings but no one was injured.
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Turkish main opposition leader slams government’s foreign policy in anti-war rally - FOCUS Information Agency
Turkish main opposition leader slams government’s foreign policy in anti-war rally
21 September 2013 | 08:20 | FOCUS News Agency
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Ankara. Turkish main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu slammed the government’s foreign policy at a peace meeting in Adana on Sept. 20, particularly the position taken by Ankara on the Syrian crisis and the latest developments in Egypt, Hurriyet reported.
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21 September 2013 | 08:20 | FOCUS News Agency
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Ankara. Turkish main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu slammed the government’s foreign policy at a peace meeting in Adana on Sept. 20, particularly the position taken by Ankara on the Syrian crisis and the latest developments in Egypt, Hurriyet reported.
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‘Fantastic’ Turkish films come to screen
‘Fantastic’ Turkish films come to screen
ISTANBUL
Organized by the Ankara Short Filmmakers Association, the Fantasturka Turkish Films Festival opened on Sept. 19 at the Majestic Movie Theater in Beyoğlu with one of the latest examples of fantasy Turkish cinema, Can Evrenol’s short film “Baskın” (Raid).
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ISTANBUL
Organized by the Ankara Short Filmmakers Association, the Fantasturka Turkish Films Festival opened on Sept. 19 at the Majestic Movie Theater in Beyoğlu with one of the latest examples of fantasy Turkish cinema, Can Evrenol’s short film “Baskın” (Raid).
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Ambassador: Turkey will prevent Armenia's holding of 100th anniversary of so-called ‘Armenian genocide’ - Trend.Az
Ambassador: Turkey will prevent Armenia's holding of 100th anniversary of so-called ‘Armenian genocide’
20 September 2013, 14:37 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 20 / Trend E. Mehdiyev /
Turkey will take all necessary measures to prevent activities in connection with the 100th anniversary of the so-called 'Armenian genocide' to be held by Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ismail Alper Joshgun told media today.
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20 September 2013, 14:37 (GMT+05:00)
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 20 / Trend E. Mehdiyev /
Turkey will take all necessary measures to prevent activities in connection with the 100th anniversary of the so-called 'Armenian genocide' to be held by Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ismail Alper Joshgun told media today.
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Thinking Out Loud: Turkish Coffee
Turkish Coffee
I have recently become a big fan of Turkish coffee. Oh, I like coffee of all kinds: French press brewed, espresso, cold-brewed iced, coffee with chicory, name it. Except instant. Never, ever, ever instant, which if I believed in such things I would think was a sign of the anti-Christ. I don't but I can't think of a better analogy.
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I have recently become a big fan of Turkish coffee. Oh, I like coffee of all kinds: French press brewed, espresso, cold-brewed iced, coffee with chicory, name it. Except instant. Never, ever, ever instant, which if I believed in such things I would think was a sign of the anti-Christ. I don't but I can't think of a better analogy.
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It's Afghanistan Again in a Turkish Town | www.iede.co.uk
It's Afghanistan Again in a Turkish Town
Saturday, September 21, 2013 - 11:14Inter Press Service
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey, Sep 21 (IPS) - People run back home at dusk, just when the shooting intensifies. To Sha Mehmed the experience is familiar. He was 11 when he left his native Afghan village to settle in this small Turkish town on the border with Syria.
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Saturday, September 21, 2013 - 11:14Inter Press Service
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey, Sep 21 (IPS) - People run back home at dusk, just when the shooting intensifies. To Sha Mehmed the experience is familiar. He was 11 when he left his native Afghan village to settle in this small Turkish town on the border with Syria.
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Ankara Police Buildings Attacked by Rocket Fire — Naharnet
Ankara Police Buildings Attacked by Rocket Fire
Police headquarters building came under attack from rocket fire in the Turkish capital Ankara on Friday, however there were no victims, the Dogan news agency reported.
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Police headquarters building came under attack from rocket fire in the Turkish capital Ankara on Friday, however there were no victims, the Dogan news agency reported.
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Ankara police headquarters attacked by rocket fire: report | Fox News
Ankara police headquarters attacked by rocket fire: report
Published September 20, 2013
ANKARA (AFP) – A police headquarters building came under attack from rocket fire in the Turkish capital Ankara on Friday, however there were no victims, the Dogan news agency reported.
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Published September 20, 2013
ANKARA (AFP) – A police headquarters building came under attack from rocket fire in the Turkish capital Ankara on Friday, however there were no victims, the Dogan news agency reported.
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Friday, September 20, 2013
Treasury to sue Gezi protesters for damage to public property
Treasury to sue Gezi protesters for damage to public property
ANKARA – Hürriyet
Protesters who damaged public property during the summer’s Gezi Park protests in Istanbul will stand trial upon a demand from lawyers of the treasury. Similar cases are also on the way, with the Security General Directorate and municipalities prepared to file similar complaints.
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ANKARA – Hürriyet
Protesters who damaged public property during the summer’s Gezi Park protests in Istanbul will stand trial upon a demand from lawyers of the treasury. Similar cases are also on the way, with the Security General Directorate and municipalities prepared to file similar complaints.
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Russia Rescues Turkey From Chemical Threat - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Russia Rescues Turkey From Chemical Threat
By: Kadri Gursel for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on September 20.
Ankara is not satisfied with the US-Russia accord formulated to eliminate the Syrian Baath regime's chemical weapons. Ankara’s disappointment with the accord — reached on Sept. 14 in Geneva between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry — was expressed in a statement made by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu that same day.
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By: Kadri Gursel for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse Posted on September 20.
Ankara is not satisfied with the US-Russia accord formulated to eliminate the Syrian Baath regime's chemical weapons. Ankara’s disappointment with the accord — reached on Sept. 14 in Geneva between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry — was expressed in a statement made by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu that same day.
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Turkish lost assets momentum in financial markets
Turkish lost assets momentum in financial markets
Friday, 20 September 2013 21:08
Posted by Muhammad Iqbal
ISTANBUL: Turkish financial markets lost momentum on Friday after the US Federal Reserve prompted the biggest daily gains for the lira and Istanbul stocks in more than three years in the previous session.
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Friday, 20 September 2013 21:08
Posted by Muhammad Iqbal
ISTANBUL: Turkish financial markets lost momentum on Friday after the US Federal Reserve prompted the biggest daily gains for the lira and Istanbul stocks in more than three years in the previous session.
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Istanbul Biennial: best of times, worst of times - FT.com
Istanbul Biennial: best of times, worst of times
By Rachel Spence
‘bangbangbang’ (2013) by Ayse Erkmen
When a country is in the throes of political crisis, what position should its cultural guardians take? To ignore the situation smacks of fiddling while Rome burns. To embrace it is to risk myriad ignominies.
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By Rachel Spence
‘bangbangbang’ (2013) by Ayse Erkmen
When a country is in the throes of political crisis, what position should its cultural guardians take? To ignore the situation smacks of fiddling while Rome burns. To embrace it is to risk myriad ignominies.
More:Istanbul Biennial: best of times, worst of times - FT.com
Turkey Lira Trims Biggest Weekly Gain in 20 Months as Bonds Drop - Bloomberg
Turkey Lira Trims Biggest Weekly Gain in 20 Months as Bonds Drop
By Taylan Bilgic - Sep 20, 2013 3:09 PM GMT+0200
Turkey’s lira weakened the most in a week, paring the biggest weekly gain since January 2012, as the nation’s two-year bonds fell amid declines in emerging-market assets.
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By Taylan Bilgic - Sep 20, 2013 3:09 PM GMT+0200
Turkey’s lira weakened the most in a week, paring the biggest weekly gain since January 2012, as the nation’s two-year bonds fell amid declines in emerging-market assets.
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With Neighbors Like These - NYTimes.com
With Neighbors Like These
By ANDREW FINKEL
ISTANBUL — If countries had mission statements, Turkey’s would be the 1931 dictum of its founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk: “Peace at home, peace in the world.” It appears on public monuments everywhere.
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By ANDREW FINKEL
ISTANBUL — If countries had mission statements, Turkey’s would be the 1931 dictum of its founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk: “Peace at home, peace in the world.” It appears on public monuments everywhere.
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Al-Qaeda group and FSA declare truce as Turkey keeps Syria border gate closed
Al-Qaeda group and FSA declare truce as Turkey keeps Syria border gate closed
KİLİS / AZAZ
Turkey has temporarily closed its Öncüpınar border gate in the southeastern province of Kilis, after fighting between Syrian rebels and an al-Qaeda front group in the northern town of Azaz.
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KİLİS / AZAZ
Turkey has temporarily closed its Öncüpınar border gate in the southeastern province of Kilis, after fighting between Syrian rebels and an al-Qaeda front group in the northern town of Azaz.
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Turkish pianist Fazıl Say sentenced to 10 months in prison for blasphemy in retrial
Turkish pianist Fazıl Say sentenced to 10 months in prison for blasphemy in retrial
ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison for blasphemy in April, was again sentenced to 10 months by an Istanbul court today in a retrial.
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ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency
World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison for blasphemy in April, was again sentenced to 10 months by an Istanbul court today in a retrial.
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PM Victor Ponta in Ankara: 'Europe needs Turkey as Turkey needs Europe' | ACTMedia
PM Victor Ponta in Ankara: 'Europe needs Turkey as Turkey needs Europe'
Friday, September 20, 2013
Premier Victor Ponta on Thursday assured his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Romania's 'absolute and unconditional' support for the process of Turkey's integration into the EU.
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Friday, September 20, 2013
Premier Victor Ponta on Thursday assured his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Romania's 'absolute and unconditional' support for the process of Turkey's integration into the EU.
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Police clash with protesters at Ankara University - HURRIYET DAILY NEWS - FRANCE 24
Police clash with protesters at Ankara University
Police in Turkey used tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators protesting over a road project at an Ankara university Friday. The disputed project includes plans to construct a road through the university’s campus.
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Police in Turkey used tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators protesting over a road project at an Ankara university Friday. The disputed project includes plans to construct a road through the university’s campus.
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Romantic intrigue complicates wiretapping scandal at Turkish prime ministry institution
Romantic intrigue complicates wiretapping scandal at Turkish prime ministry institution
ANKARA
Twelve people have been detained in three different cities as part of an operation launched concerning illegal wiretapping at a prime ministry institution in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
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ANKARA
Twelve people have been detained in three different cities as part of an operation launched concerning illegal wiretapping at a prime ministry institution in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
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