"Turkey appoints new military chief
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Turkey's former army chief — a secular general and a strong advocate of NATO — will be the country's next military commander, the military said Monday.
Gen. Ilker Basbug, 65, will replace the current chief, Gen. Yasar Buyukanit at the end of August, it said."
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Monday, August 04, 2008
Turkey’s Choice: Tutelary regime or full-fledged reforms?
"Turkey’s Choice: Tutelary regime or full-fledged reforms?
The Constitutional Court did not ban the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party), but 10 of the 11 members of the court found it at fault to a degree. Four members of the top court said state subsidies to the party should be cut and six members voted for a ban. Only the president of the court, Haşim Kılıç, voted not in favor of any sanctions against the AK Party."
More:Turkey’s Choice: Tutelary regime or full-fledged reforms?
The Constitutional Court did not ban the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party), but 10 of the 11 members of the court found it at fault to a degree. Four members of the top court said state subsidies to the party should be cut and six members voted for a ban. Only the president of the court, Haşim Kılıç, voted not in favor of any sanctions against the AK Party."
More:Turkey’s Choice: Tutelary regime or full-fledged reforms?
Fatih Cekirge: Time for Turkey to focus on local elections and constitution
"Fatih Cekirge: Time for Turkey to focus on local elections and constitution
Seven months remain until the local elections... If we start the count down from today and exclude summer’s hottest month August and September, the month of Ramadan, then only five months remain until the elections to be held in March, 2009."
More:Fatih Cekirge: Time for Turkey to focus on local elections and constitution
Seven months remain until the local elections... If we start the count down from today and exclude summer’s hottest month August and September, the month of Ramadan, then only five months remain until the elections to be held in March, 2009."
More:Fatih Cekirge: Time for Turkey to focus on local elections and constitution
XING have finished the integration of Turkey cember
"XING have finished the integration of Turkey cember
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YAccording to foreign media reports, Europe’s leading professional business social network providers XING AG has completed XING platform (www.xing.com) and cember.net the integration work. Now all the members are XING cember.net of an extended family network, they can continue to use all the original cember.net services, and also can enjoy a variety of other XING power. XING platform from around the world have more than 190 countries and more than 600 million business people, this large group of professionals for the new Turkish users with a more international cooperation is possible and potential business opportunities."
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This article is provided by SK Net Service Company Ltd
YAccording to foreign media reports, Europe’s leading professional business social network providers XING AG has completed XING platform (www.xing.com) and cember.net the integration work. Now all the members are XING cember.net of an extended family network, they can continue to use all the original cember.net services, and also can enjoy a variety of other XING power. XING platform from around the world have more than 190 countries and more than 600 million business people, this large group of professionals for the new Turkish users with a more international cooperation is possible and potential business opportunities."
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Will Cyprus unification happen on time?
"Will Cyprus unification happen on time?
By: Milan Rokos, 04. 08. 2008, More by this author:
The 34-year history of the conflict between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots will enter a new phase Sept. 3. The leaders of both island communities will re-enter talks about island’s unification that were suspended after the failure of then-U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan’s plan in 2004."
More:Will Cyprus unification happen on time?
By: Milan Rokos, 04. 08. 2008, More by this author:
The 34-year history of the conflict between Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots will enter a new phase Sept. 3. The leaders of both island communities will re-enter talks about island’s unification that were suspended after the failure of then-U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan’s plan in 2004."
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Turkey's ruling AKP under fire for regulations on Quran courses
"Turkey's ruling AKP under fire for regulations on Quran courses
A former deputy from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) criticized the government for reducing the penalty for opening illegal Quran courses after the collapse of a dormitory used by an illegal course heightened the debate on religious education in the country."
More:Turkey's ruling AKP under fire for regulations on Quran courses
A former deputy from Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) criticized the government for reducing the penalty for opening illegal Quran courses after the collapse of a dormitory used by an illegal course heightened the debate on religious education in the country."
More:Turkey's ruling AKP under fire for regulations on Quran courses
Turkish lira firms to January levels, inflation eyed | Reuters
"Turkish lira firms to January levels, inflation eyed
Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:00pm IST
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira firmed to its strongest level since January 15 on Monday at 1.1495 against the dollar as analysts revised their expectations for July inflation."
More:Turkish lira firms to January levels, inflation eyed | Reuters
Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:00pm IST
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's lira firmed to its strongest level since January 15 on Monday at 1.1495 against the dollar as analysts revised their expectations for July inflation."
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Turkey's July inflation likely to hit 4-year record due to energy costs
"Turkey's July inflation likely to hit 4-year record due to energy costs
Turkey's inflation for July is likely to hit a four-year high due to surging energy costs, according to recent surveys. The Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) in Ankara will announce the figures at 5:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Monday."
More:Turkey's July inflation likely to hit 4-year record due to energy costs
Turkey's inflation for July is likely to hit a four-year high due to surging energy costs, according to recent surveys. The Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) in Ankara will announce the figures at 5:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Monday."
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Turkish plan to renovate Szigetvar Castle splits Hungary
"Turkish plan to renovate Szigetvar Castle splits Hungary
Monday, August 4, 2008
One group of Hungarians argues Szigetvar Castle is a symbol of their nation and history, while others say it is business and the ancient castle belongs to Hungarians even if Turks operate it, according to BBC journalist Tarık Demirkan"
More:Turkish plan to renovate Szigetvar Castle splits Hungary - Turkish Daily News Aug 04, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
One group of Hungarians argues Szigetvar Castle is a symbol of their nation and history, while others say it is business and the ancient castle belongs to Hungarians even if Turks operate it, according to BBC journalist Tarık Demirkan"
More:Turkish plan to renovate Szigetvar Castle splits Hungary - Turkish Daily News Aug 04, 2008
Turks granted EU status on the pitch
"Turks granted EU status on the pitch
Monday, August 4, 2008
Villarreal's Turkish striker has won a legal battle that will grant him the same rights as a player with European Union citizenship, making way for the elimination of foreign player restrictions for Turkish players in EU countries."
More:Turks granted EU status on the pitch - Turkish Daily News Aug 04, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Villarreal's Turkish striker has won a legal battle that will grant him the same rights as a player with European Union citizenship, making way for the elimination of foreign player restrictions for Turkish players in EU countries."
More:Turks granted EU status on the pitch - Turkish Daily News Aug 04, 2008
Armenian Department to Open at Turkish University
"Armenian Department to Open at Turkish University
04.08.08 13:10
Turkey, Ankara, 4 August / corr. Trend News A.Alasgarov / The Turkish High Certifying Commission granted permission to the university of Nevshehir city to open the Armenian Language and Literature Department after coordinating it with the Turkish Foreign Ministry. The permission was granted at the appeal by professor Metin Hulagu, the dean of the Literature faculty of this university, Habertimi information agency reported."
More:Trend News : Armenian Department to Open at Turkish University
04.08.08 13:10
Turkey, Ankara, 4 August / corr. Trend News A.Alasgarov / The Turkish High Certifying Commission granted permission to the university of Nevshehir city to open the Armenian Language and Literature Department after coordinating it with the Turkish Foreign Ministry. The permission was granted at the appeal by professor Metin Hulagu, the dean of the Literature faculty of this university, Habertimi information agency reported."
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Speculation hurts raisin producers
"Speculation hurts raisin producers
Monday, August 4, 2008
Turkey’s raisin producers, losing ground in external markets due to speculative prices, decide to take joint action. Sector representatives submit a written undertaking to make all commercial transactions at the İzmir Mercantile Exchange, or İTB"
More:Speculation hurts raisin producers - Turkish Daily News Aug 04, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Turkey’s raisin producers, losing ground in external markets due to speculative prices, decide to take joint action. Sector representatives submit a written undertaking to make all commercial transactions at the İzmir Mercantile Exchange, or İTB"
More:Speculation hurts raisin producers - Turkish Daily News Aug 04, 2008
The funerals of the little ones
"The funerals of the little ones
Monday, August 4, 2008
These funerals are of the little girls who were at 12 or younger; little girls who were enrolled by their parents to a Koranic course. They had to wear headscarves at the age of 12"
More:The funerals of the little ones - Turkish Daily News Aug 04, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
These funerals are of the little girls who were at 12 or younger; little girls who were enrolled by their parents to a Koranic course. They had to wear headscarves at the age of 12"
More:The funerals of the little ones - Turkish Daily News Aug 04, 2008
Firefighters tackle fifth day of Turkey forest blaze | Environment | Reuters
"Firefighters tackle fifth day of Turkey forest blaze
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Firefighters in Turkey's top tourist destination fought on Monday to control a blaze that has devastated thousands of hectares of woodland."
More:Firefighters tackle fifth day of Turkey forest blaze | Environment | Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Firefighters in Turkey's top tourist destination fought on Monday to control a blaze that has devastated thousands of hectares of woodland."
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Summer School Popular in Turkey
"Summer School Popular in Turkey
Istanbul-based Today’s Zaman of 3 August 2008 carries an article signed by Ş. Kulu concerning the increasing popularity of summer programs. Overall, the situation in Turkey doesn’t seem to be different from what we have elsewhere. My comments in []. Summarized excerpts:
Numerous universities in Turkey offer courses for their students in the summer months. Although some students find it torturous to bear sweltering heat along with intensive courses, summer school is regarded as a savior for most students who either want to pass their classes or shorten their time at university."
More:ARMENIA: HIGHER EDUCATION & SCIENCES: Summer School Popular in Turkey
Istanbul-based Today’s Zaman of 3 August 2008 carries an article signed by Ş. Kulu concerning the increasing popularity of summer programs. Overall, the situation in Turkey doesn’t seem to be different from what we have elsewhere. My comments in []. Summarized excerpts:
Numerous universities in Turkey offer courses for their students in the summer months. Although some students find it torturous to bear sweltering heat along with intensive courses, summer school is regarded as a savior for most students who either want to pass their classes or shorten their time at university."
More:ARMENIA: HIGHER EDUCATION & SCIENCES: Summer School Popular in Turkey
Turkish courts show Solomonic wisdom
"Turkish courts show Solomonic wisdom
The Gazette
Published: 5 hours ago
Turkey's highest court has made a sensible decision in rejecting a suit, brought by the country's chief prosecutor, to ban the ruling Justice and Development Party. Outlawing the party would have meant banning dozens of politicians including - preposterously - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul."
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The Gazette
Published: 5 hours ago
Turkey's highest court has made a sensible decision in rejecting a suit, brought by the country's chief prosecutor, to ban the ruling Justice and Development Party. Outlawing the party would have meant banning dozens of politicians including - preposterously - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul."
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Turkey Signs Deal With S. Korea for Altay Tank Project
"Turkey Signs Deal With S. Korea for Altay Tank Project
03-Aug-2008 17:36 EDT
Turkey’s tank fleet is currently made up of American M-48s and M-60s, some of which have been modernized with Israeli cooperation into M-60 Sabra tanks, plus a large contingent of German Leopard 1s and Leopard 2s. That is hardy surprising; America and Germany are Turkey’s 2 most important geopolitical relationships, and this is reflected in Turkey’s choice of defense industry partners. The country’s industrial offset requirements ensure that these manufacturers have a long history of local partnerships to draw upon."
More:Turkey Signs Deal With S. Korea for Altay Tank Project
03-Aug-2008 17:36 EDT
Turkey’s tank fleet is currently made up of American M-48s and M-60s, some of which have been modernized with Israeli cooperation into M-60 Sabra tanks, plus a large contingent of German Leopard 1s and Leopard 2s. That is hardy surprising; America and Germany are Turkey’s 2 most important geopolitical relationships, and this is reflected in Turkey’s choice of defense industry partners. The country’s industrial offset requirements ensure that these manufacturers have a long history of local partnerships to draw upon."
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Talat expects progress in Cyprus this year
"Talat expects progress in Cyprus this year
By Cemil Aybar in Northern Cyprus
The Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has said that he expects upcoming negotiations process to yield a positive outcome by the end of this year.
“I expect important progress to be achieved by the end of this year and a solution by the beginning of 2009” he said, adding that there was sufficient accumulation of work carried out on the Cyprus Issue in order to achieve that goal."
More: Famagusta Gazette
By Cemil Aybar in Northern Cyprus
The Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has said that he expects upcoming negotiations process to yield a positive outcome by the end of this year.
“I expect important progress to be achieved by the end of this year and a solution by the beginning of 2009” he said, adding that there was sufficient accumulation of work carried out on the Cyprus Issue in order to achieve that goal."
More: Famagusta Gazette
Gurhan's Ads Get Midas Touch
"Gurhan's Ads Get Midas Touch
Gurhan's Ads Get Midas Touch
By Sophia Chabbott
From WWD Issue 08/04/2008
Gurhan is the latest designer to move behind the camera by beginning to shoot his company’s advertising campaigns.
“I’ve been practicing photography since the beginning out of necessity, now it’s a hobby,” said Gurhan, who goes by only one name and will introduce a new campaign that he photographed himself this fall."
More:Gurhan's Ads Get Midas Touch - Markets News - WWD.com
Gurhan's Ads Get Midas Touch
By Sophia Chabbott
From WWD Issue 08/04/2008
Gurhan is the latest designer to move behind the camera by beginning to shoot his company’s advertising campaigns.
“I’ve been practicing photography since the beginning out of necessity, now it’s a hobby,” said Gurhan, who goes by only one name and will introduce a new campaign that he photographed himself this fall."
More:Gurhan's Ads Get Midas Touch - Markets News - WWD.com
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Bahraini King Due In Turkey
"Bahraini King Due In Turkey
Published: 8/3/2008
ANKARA - Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa is set to pay a two day visit to the Turkish capital, Ankara, on August 4-5, as the formal guest of Turkish President Abdullah Gul."
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Published: 8/3/2008
ANKARA - Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa is set to pay a two day visit to the Turkish capital, Ankara, on August 4-5, as the formal guest of Turkish President Abdullah Gul."
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A European Court Greenlights Turkish Sportspeople's E.U. Status
"A European Court Greenlights Turkish Sportspeople's E.U. Status
Published: 8/3/2008
MADRID - A European court has ruled to determine 'the European Union status' of Turkish and other international sportspeople practicing in EU countries, a Spanish sportive lawyer said on Saturday."
More:A European Court Greenlights Turkish Sportspeople's E.U. Status
Published: 8/3/2008
MADRID - A European court has ruled to determine 'the European Union status' of Turkish and other international sportspeople practicing in EU countries, a Spanish sportive lawyer said on Saturday."
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Farm lady sells livestock to watch Turkish soap
"Farm lady sells livestock to watch Turkish soap
By Ali Fahhoul
NAJRAN – Smitten by the hugely popular Turkish soap operas, a Saudi farm lady sold the entire herd of her livestock to avoid distractions while the shows were on.
The old lady said she could not watch the TV series with concentration because in between she had to milk the sheep and attend to them. So she decided to sell the livestock.
The mania for “Noor” and “Sanawat Ad-Daya’a” gripped the Saudi homes so much so that Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh termed them as “evil” and “un-Islamic.”"
More:Saudi Gazette - Farm lady sells livestock to watch Turkish soap
By Ali Fahhoul
NAJRAN – Smitten by the hugely popular Turkish soap operas, a Saudi farm lady sold the entire herd of her livestock to avoid distractions while the shows were on.
The old lady said she could not watch the TV series with concentration because in between she had to milk the sheep and attend to them. So she decided to sell the livestock.
The mania for “Noor” and “Sanawat Ad-Daya’a” gripped the Saudi homes so much so that Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh termed them as “evil” and “un-Islamic.”"
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: No welcome – now the Turks don't even want to join Europe - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Commentators - The Independent
"Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: No welcome – now the Turks don't even want to join Europe
Europe had the chance to end the chasm between Islam and the West. It chose to be bigoted
Monday, 4 August 2008
Just back from Dalyan in Turkey, a place of such natural beauty and human kindness you almost cry with relief and released joy. A lush river full of fat turtles and thin, dancing water snakes runs through the smallish town (only a hamlet when we last stopped over 15 years ago), making its way to the Aegean/Mediterranean seas, warm and playful. Although tourism is changing the nature of Dalyan, nobody hassles you and you don't begrudge the inhabitants the economic surge delivered by delighted visitors."
More:Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: No welcome – now the Turks don't even want to join Europe - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Commentators - The Independent
Europe had the chance to end the chasm between Islam and the West. It chose to be bigoted
Monday, 4 August 2008
Just back from Dalyan in Turkey, a place of such natural beauty and human kindness you almost cry with relief and released joy. A lush river full of fat turtles and thin, dancing water snakes runs through the smallish town (only a hamlet when we last stopped over 15 years ago), making its way to the Aegean/Mediterranean seas, warm and playful. Although tourism is changing the nature of Dalyan, nobody hassles you and you don't begrudge the inhabitants the economic surge delivered by delighted visitors."
More:Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: No welcome – now the Turks don't even want to join Europe - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Commentators - The Independent
And the winning country this week is … Turkey. | Perspectives
"And the winning country this week is … Turkey.
It’s been a rough time for country funds (and many other types of funds).
Rolling up the world, including the US, other developed markets and the emerging markets (proxy VT), the past week saw a negative 0.58% return."
More:And the winning country this week is … Turkey. | Perspectives
It’s been a rough time for country funds (and many other types of funds).
Rolling up the world, including the US, other developed markets and the emerging markets (proxy VT), the past week saw a negative 0.58% return."
More:And the winning country this week is … Turkey. | Perspectives
‘Ice warrior’ poised to repel rise of Islamic rule in Turkey - Times Online
"‘Ice warrior’ poised to repel rise of Islamic rule in Turkey
Jon Swain in Istanbul
Turkey calls itself a democracy but the military has always hovered in the wings. Military coups have removed elected governments from power three times in the past 50 years.
As a result, Turks know the commander of the armed forces has the fate of their nation in his hands every bit as much as any elected prime minister. "
More:‘Ice warrior’ poised to repel rise of Islamic rule in Turkey - Times Online
Jon Swain in Istanbul
Turkey calls itself a democracy but the military has always hovered in the wings. Military coups have removed elected governments from power three times in the past 50 years.
As a result, Turks know the commander of the armed forces has the fate of their nation in his hands every bit as much as any elected prime minister. "
More:‘Ice warrior’ poised to repel rise of Islamic rule in Turkey - Times Online
Gulfnews: Turkey can bridge the US-Iran divide
"Turkey can bridge the US-Iran divide
By Manik Mehta, Special to Gulf News
Published: August 03, 2008, 23:35
Turkey's relations with the US went through a rollercoaster, last October, when the US Congress passed a resolution on Armenia, describing the killings of Armenians during the First World War in the Ottoman empire as 'genocide'. This had angered Istanbul which was already riled by the war in Iraq from where the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) launched attacks on Turkey."
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By Manik Mehta, Special to Gulf News
Published: August 03, 2008, 23:35
Turkey's relations with the US went through a rollercoaster, last October, when the US Congress passed a resolution on Armenia, describing the killings of Armenians during the First World War in the Ottoman empire as 'genocide'. This had angered Istanbul which was already riled by the war in Iraq from where the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) launched attacks on Turkey."
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Turk electricity output rises 58 pct in six years
"Turk electricity output rises 58 pct in six years
Turkey's electricity production increased for 58 percent within the last six years, and the average capacity of the power plants rose to 78 percent from previous 35 percent, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said on Sunday."
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Turkey's electricity production increased for 58 percent within the last six years, and the average capacity of the power plants rose to 78 percent from previous 35 percent, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said on Sunday."
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Union outrage after Turk hospital admits 27 babies die
"Union outrage after Turk hospital admits 27 babies die
Twenty-seven newborn babies have died over the past 15 days at a state hospital in Ankara, doctors said Sunday as trade unions blamed poor sanitary conditions for the deaths."
More:Union outrage after Turk hospital admits 27 babies die
Twenty-seven newborn babies have died over the past 15 days at a state hospital in Ankara, doctors said Sunday as trade unions blamed poor sanitary conditions for the deaths."
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Exxon Mobil in talks with Turkey for Black Sea oil
"Exxon Mobil in talks with Turkey for Black Sea oil
Exxon Mobil is among the companies that seek to co-operate with Turkish Petroleum Corporation in the oil exploring studies at Black Sea, a company executive told Anatolian Agency on Sunday."
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Exxon Mobil is among the companies that seek to co-operate with Turkish Petroleum Corporation in the oil exploring studies at Black Sea, a company executive told Anatolian Agency on Sunday."
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IGI, Istanbul Diamond Exchange to Offer Diamond Grading Courses
"IGI, Istanbul Diamond Exchange to Offer Diamond Grading Courses
(August 3, '08, 6:04 IDEX Online Staff Reporter)
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) and the Istanbul Diamond Exchange will offer IGI diamond grading courses for Turkish jewelers, as part of a cooperative education agreement.
The first IGI course will take place in the new offices of the Istanbul Diamond Exchange August 18-22. The courses will be given in Turkish and will be fully equipped with gemological necessities, including 100 diamonds."
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(August 3, '08, 6:04 IDEX Online Staff Reporter)
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) and the Istanbul Diamond Exchange will offer IGI diamond grading courses for Turkish jewelers, as part of a cooperative education agreement.
The first IGI course will take place in the new offices of the Istanbul Diamond Exchange August 18-22. The courses will be given in Turkish and will be fully equipped with gemological necessities, including 100 diamonds."
More:News Room - Full Article
Turkey and IMF expected to start studies on the new deal on August 8
"Turkey and IMF expected to start studies on the new deal on August 8
Turkey and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are expected to start the works on the details of the precautionary stand-by deal on August 8 after the Fund has finalizes its assessment on the post-program studies and the report, state-run Anatolian Agency reported on Sunday."
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Turkey and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are expected to start the works on the details of the precautionary stand-by deal on August 8 after the Fund has finalizes its assessment on the post-program studies and the report, state-run Anatolian Agency reported on Sunday."
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AFP: Istanbul bomber watched carnage: report
"Istanbul bomber watched carnage: report
ISTANBUL (AFP) — An alleged Kurdish militant charged with two deadly blasts in Istanbul has confessed to detonating the bombs and watching the ensuing carnage, the mass-circulation Hurriyet daily reported Sunday.
Police have concluded that the July 27 attacks, which claimed 17 lives, were staged by the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday, as he announced the arrest of several suspects."
More:AFP: Istanbul bomber watched carnage: report
ISTANBUL (AFP) — An alleged Kurdish militant charged with two deadly blasts in Istanbul has confessed to detonating the bombs and watching the ensuing carnage, the mass-circulation Hurriyet daily reported Sunday.
Police have concluded that the July 27 attacks, which claimed 17 lives, were staged by the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday, as he announced the arrest of several suspects."
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In statement, US official 'holds Ottomans responsible' for crimes against Armenians
"In statement, US official 'holds Ottomans responsible' for crimes against Armenians
ÜMİT ENGİNSOY
WASHINGTON - Turkish Daily News
In new correspondence with the U.S. Congress on World War I-era killings of Armenians in the Ottoman empire, U.S. President George W. Bush's administration has continued to avoid using the word "genocide," but also says it holds Ottoman officials responsible for crimes against Armenians."
More:In statement, US official 'holds Ottomans responsible' for crimes against Armenians - Turkish Daily News Aug 02, 2008
ÜMİT ENGİNSOY
WASHINGTON - Turkish Daily News
In new correspondence with the U.S. Congress on World War I-era killings of Armenians in the Ottoman empire, U.S. President George W. Bush's administration has continued to avoid using the word "genocide," but also says it holds Ottoman officials responsible for crimes against Armenians."
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Camper & Nicholsons Marinas receive handover of Turkish site « Marine BizTV
"Camper & Nicholsons Marinas receive handover of Turkish site
The handover of Cesme Marina located in the Izmir peninsula has taken place – with the Turkish Government officially passing the facility onto Camper & Nicholsons Marinas.
The marina is currently being redeveloped to bring it up to the standards you would expect from one of the world’s most prestigious yachting business names. Cesme Marina, situated in the Aegean Sea, offers one of the world’s most beautiful cruising grounds. Currently undergoing redevelopment, the marina is set in a natural harbour and presently offers 180 berths up to 30m in length. When complete in Spring 2009, capacity will be increased to 375 berths and will accommodate yachts up to 60m in length. All marine technical facilities will be provided and services will include fuel as well as fresh water and electricity."
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The handover of Cesme Marina located in the Izmir peninsula has taken place – with the Turkish Government officially passing the facility onto Camper & Nicholsons Marinas.
The marina is currently being redeveloped to bring it up to the standards you would expect from one of the world’s most prestigious yachting business names. Cesme Marina, situated in the Aegean Sea, offers one of the world’s most beautiful cruising grounds. Currently undergoing redevelopment, the marina is set in a natural harbour and presently offers 180 berths up to 30m in length. When complete in Spring 2009, capacity will be increased to 375 berths and will accommodate yachts up to 60m in length. All marine technical facilities will be provided and services will include fuel as well as fresh water and electricity."
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Turk lira's weekly climb at two-year high after top court's AKP verdict
"Turk lira's weekly climb at two-year high after top court's AKP verdict
Turkish lira had its biggest weekly gain against the U.S. dollar in more than two years after the Constitutional Court rejected a case to ban Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP)."
More:Turk lira's weekly climb at two-year high after top court's AKP verdict
Turkish lira had its biggest weekly gain against the U.S. dollar in more than two years after the Constitutional Court rejected a case to ban Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP)."
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How I Made It: Mehmet Mustafoglu - Los Angeles Times
"How I Made It: Mehmet Mustafoglu
Coming from Cyprus, he rose through the oil industry to become a professional investor and advisor.
By Utku Cakirozer, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
August 3, 2008
The gig: Chairman of TransGlobal Financial Corp., a private equity firm investing in and advising clients on emerging growth companies in such areas as healthcare, waste management and energy. Chairman, Vortex Resources Corp., an energy company."
More:How I Made It: Mehmet Mustafoglu - Los Angeles Times
Coming from Cyprus, he rose through the oil industry to become a professional investor and advisor.
By Utku Cakirozer, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
August 3, 2008
The gig: Chairman of TransGlobal Financial Corp., a private equity firm investing in and advising clients on emerging growth companies in such areas as healthcare, waste management and energy. Chairman, Vortex Resources Corp., an energy company."
More:How I Made It: Mehmet Mustafoglu - Los Angeles Times
The Experience of the Early Turkish Immigrants in the USA
"The Experience of the Early Turkish Immigrants in the USA
The Experience of the Early Turkish Immigrants in the USA: Memory, Conflict and Cooperation
Sedat Işçi (Ege University, Izmir)
In my presentation, as the title suggests, I shall deal with some sites or contexts in which memory is produced and I shall mainly foreground two works that are related to the early Turkish immigrants in America, namely Frank Ahmet's The Ottoman Turk’s Immigrant Experience and Doctor Fuad Umay's Turks in America."
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The Experience of the Early Turkish Immigrants in the USA: Memory, Conflict and Cooperation
Sedat Işçi (Ege University, Izmir)
In my presentation, as the title suggests, I shall deal with some sites or contexts in which memory is produced and I shall mainly foreground two works that are related to the early Turkish immigrants in America, namely Frank Ahmet's The Ottoman Turk’s Immigrant Experience and Doctor Fuad Umay's Turks in America."
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Saturday, August 02, 2008
Turkey: A battle in the war of elites
"Turkey: A battle in the war of elites
Mushtak Parker | Arab News
The decision on Wednesday by Turkey’s Constitutional Court, the country’s highest judicial authority, not to ban the ruling AK Party, or the Justice and Development Party, headed by Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan, came as a relief to liberal democrats the world over."
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Mushtak Parker | Arab News
The decision on Wednesday by Turkey’s Constitutional Court, the country’s highest judicial authority, not to ban the ruling AK Party, or the Justice and Development Party, headed by Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan, came as a relief to liberal democrats the world over."
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Wildfires blacken 25,000 acres in Turkey - UPI.com
"Wildfires blacken 25,000 acres in Turkey
Published: Aug. 2, 2008 at 8:03 PM
KARATAS, Turkey, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Wildfires have blackened 25,000 acres in Turkey's prime tourism region, leaving at least one person dead, authorities said Saturday.
Dozens of people were left homeless in Antalya province, where flames destroyed about 60 homes in the village of Karatas, Environmental Minister Veysel Eroglu told the Hurriyet news agency."
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Published: Aug. 2, 2008 at 8:03 PM
KARATAS, Turkey, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Wildfires have blackened 25,000 acres in Turkey's prime tourism region, leaving at least one person dead, authorities said Saturday.
Dozens of people were left homeless in Antalya province, where flames destroyed about 60 homes in the village of Karatas, Environmental Minister Veysel Eroglu told the Hurriyet news agency."
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Editorial - Democracy’s Close Call in Turkey - Editorial - NYTimes.com
"Democracy’s Close Call in Turkey
Turkey narrowly averted an incalculable disaster last week. The Constitutional Court turned back a state prosecutor’s request to dissolve the ruling Justice and Development Party and ban 71 of its leading figures from politics for five years, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul."
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Turkey narrowly averted an incalculable disaster last week. The Constitutional Court turned back a state prosecutor’s request to dissolve the ruling Justice and Development Party and ban 71 of its leading figures from politics for five years, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul."
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Here Are Some Things That We Recommend Before You Visit Turkey : Travel Blog
"Here Are Some Things That We Recommend Before You Visit Turkey
By Guy Morris | August 2, 2008
by Guy Morris
Located on 2 continents, Turkey is a unique country. While the most of it is geographically located in West Asia (also popularly known as the Middle East), a part of Turkey also happens to fall in Europe. Though the official language of the country is Turkish it is a land of many languages like Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian and Greek."
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By Guy Morris | August 2, 2008
by Guy Morris
Located on 2 continents, Turkey is a unique country. While the most of it is geographically located in West Asia (also popularly known as the Middle East), a part of Turkey also happens to fall in Europe. Though the official language of the country is Turkish it is a land of many languages like Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian and Greek."
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‘Ice warrior’ poised to repel rise of Islamic rule in Turkey - Times Online
"‘Ice warrior’ poised to repel rise of Islamic rule in Turkey
Jon Swain in Istanbul
Turkey calls itself a democracy but the military has always hovered in the wings. Military coups have removed elected governments from power three times in the past 50 years.
As a result, Turks know the commander of the armed forces has the fate of their nation in his hands every bit as much as any elected prime minister. "
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Jon Swain in Istanbul
Turkey calls itself a democracy but the military has always hovered in the wings. Military coups have removed elected governments from power three times in the past 50 years.
As a result, Turks know the commander of the armed forces has the fate of their nation in his hands every bit as much as any elected prime minister. "
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Turkey says PKK responsible for Istanbul blasts
"Turkey says PKK responsible for Istanbul blasts
Turkey's interior minister said on Saturday PKK terrorists were responsible for the twin bomb attacks in Istanbul last week which killed 17 people and all those involved in the attack had been caught."
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Turkey's interior minister said on Saturday PKK terrorists were responsible for the twin bomb attacks in Istanbul last week which killed 17 people and all those involved in the attack had been caught."
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Turkish minister says suspects in Istanbul bombing have been arrested
"Turkish minister says suspects in Istanbul bombing have been arrested
August 02, 2008 11:41 EDT
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's interior minister says authorities have arrested suspects in last weekend's deadly bombings in Istanbul."
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August 02, 2008 11:41 EDT
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's interior minister says authorities have arrested suspects in last weekend's deadly bombings in Istanbul."
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Turkish forest fires coming under control
"Turkish forest fires coming under control
Published: Saturday 02 August 2008 15:29 UTC
Last updated: Saturday 02 August 2008 15:43 UTC
Turkish fire-fighters have almost succeeded in bringing the forest fires in the coastal province of Antalya under control. The fires have killed at least one person, burned down 60 houses and destroyed 10,000 hectares of a nature reserve. The Turkish authorities have arranged emergency accommodation for villagers forced to flee their homes. Despite the ferocity of the blaze, tourists on the local beaches have been unaffected by the flames."
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Published: Saturday 02 August 2008 15:29 UTC
Last updated: Saturday 02 August 2008 15:43 UTC
Turkish fire-fighters have almost succeeded in bringing the forest fires in the coastal province of Antalya under control. The fires have killed at least one person, burned down 60 houses and destroyed 10,000 hectares of a nature reserve. The Turkish authorities have arranged emergency accommodation for villagers forced to flee their homes. Despite the ferocity of the blaze, tourists on the local beaches have been unaffected by the flames."
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Turkish police seize 207 kgs of heroin in E province_English_Xinhua
"Turkish police seize 207 kgs of heroin in E province
www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-02 22:52:17
ANKARA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police seized 207 kilograms of heroin in Dogubayazit town in the country's eastern province of Agri on Saturday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported."
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www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-02 22:52:17
ANKARA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police seized 207 kilograms of heroin in Dogubayazit town in the country's eastern province of Agri on Saturday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported."
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Turkey’s Gul urges more reform
"Turkey’s Gul urges more reform
Turkey's president urges period of reflection after country’s ruling party escaped ban.
ANKARA - President Abdullah Gul urged a period of reflection on Turkey's warring political parties in an interview Saturday, after a court ruling this week spared the governing party from being banned."
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Turkey's president urges period of reflection after country’s ruling party escaped ban.
ANKARA - President Abdullah Gul urged a period of reflection on Turkey's warring political parties in an interview Saturday, after a court ruling this week spared the governing party from being banned."
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The AK Parti Emboldened
"The AK Parti Emboldened
Filed under: AK Parti, Europe, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey — Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief on August 1, 2008 @ 9:00 pm CEST
Not long after Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled that the AK Parti should not be closed down, despite its anti-secular agenda, I published a post arguing that Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his fellow AKP leaders should be careful in the coming months and years; the AKP will be closed down, I wrote, if they make more ‘mistakes’ / act too often in breach with the constitution."
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Filed under: AK Parti, Europe, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey — Michael van der Galien, Editor-in-Chief on August 1, 2008 @ 9:00 pm CEST
Not long after Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled that the AK Parti should not be closed down, despite its anti-secular agenda, I published a post arguing that Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his fellow AKP leaders should be careful in the coming months and years; the AKP will be closed down, I wrote, if they make more ‘mistakes’ / act too often in breach with the constitution."
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EU supports a changing Turkey
"EU supports a changing Turkey
August 02 2008 at 02:19PM
Berlin - European Union chiefs called on Turkey to push ahead with pro-EU reforms after the country's Islamist-rooted ruling party narrowly escaped being outlawed, a German newspaper reported on Saturday."
More:News - World: EU supports a changing Turkey
August 02 2008 at 02:19PM
Berlin - European Union chiefs called on Turkey to push ahead with pro-EU reforms after the country's Islamist-rooted ruling party narrowly escaped being outlawed, a German newspaper reported on Saturday."
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Turkish Music Culture and Examples
"Turkish Music Culture and Examples
Turkish Music Culture
Turkey’s cultural fabric is made up of a rich combination of diverse cultures rooted deeply in history. By virtue of its geographical position, Turkey lies at the axis of the cultures of the East, the West, the Middle Eastern, the Mediterranean and Islam. Anatolia is one of the world’s oldest human habitats – hosts of civilizations have called it home – and it enjoys a unique cultural richness with its thousands of years of history. Anatolia’s cultural variety is so rich that we can see great cultural differences even in areas geographically quite close to each other."
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Turkish Music Culture
Turkey’s cultural fabric is made up of a rich combination of diverse cultures rooted deeply in history. By virtue of its geographical position, Turkey lies at the axis of the cultures of the East, the West, the Middle Eastern, the Mediterranean and Islam. Anatolia is one of the world’s oldest human habitats – hosts of civilizations have called it home – and it enjoys a unique cultural richness with its thousands of years of history. Anatolia’s cultural variety is so rich that we can see great cultural differences even in areas geographically quite close to each other."
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Book review: Byzantine Crimes
"Byzantine Crimes
A journalist investigates the American arrest of her former Turkish lover.
Maureen Freely is best known as the English translator of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk, but visitors to Istanbul may well recognize her as the daughter of John Freely, an American academic who has lived in Istanbul since the early 1960s and has written many useful guides to the city and its Ottoman past. "
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A journalist investigates the American arrest of her former Turkish lover.
Maureen Freely is best known as the English translator of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk, but visitors to Istanbul may well recognize her as the daughter of John Freely, an American academic who has lived in Istanbul since the early 1960s and has written many useful guides to the city and its Ottoman past. "
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Prosecutor Says No Need For Special Laws To Protect Atatürk
"Prosecutor Says No Need For Special Laws To Protect Atatürk
Beyoğlu Prosecutor Muzaffer Yalçın let go Nuray Canan Bezirgan and Kevser Çakır, who were accused of insulting Atatürk. He says not liking Atatürk will not diminish his value."
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Beyoğlu Prosecutor Muzaffer Yalçın let go Nuray Canan Bezirgan and Kevser Çakır, who were accused of insulting Atatürk. He says not liking Atatürk will not diminish his value."
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Trend News : Turkish Government to Pay Compensations to Istanbul Terrorist Attack Victims
"Turkish Government to Pay Compensations to Istanbul Terrorist Attack Victims
02.08.08 14:56
Turkey, Ankara, 2 August / corr. Trend News A.Aleskerov / Families of victims, who died in a terrorism act in a densely populated Gungeren district in Istanbul, will be paid pecuniary compensations. The decision was taken by the Cabinet of Ministers, which has already allocated the relevant sum, a governmental official said to NTV channel."
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02.08.08 14:56
Turkey, Ankara, 2 August / corr. Trend News A.Aleskerov / Families of victims, who died in a terrorism act in a densely populated Gungeren district in Istanbul, will be paid pecuniary compensations. The decision was taken by the Cabinet of Ministers, which has already allocated the relevant sum, a governmental official said to NTV channel."
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Turkish Cypriot-Israeli relations getting stronger
"Turkish Cypriot-Israeli relations getting stronger
01.08.2008
Chamber of Commerce evaluates their to Israel
The good business relations and business connections among the Turkish Cypriot and Israeli business people are expected to gain momentum as a result of their recent Israel visit."
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01.08.2008
Chamber of Commerce evaluates their to Israel
The good business relations and business connections among the Turkish Cypriot and Israeli business people are expected to gain momentum as a result of their recent Israel visit."
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Turkish government to allow private companies to import natural gas
"Turkish government to allow private companies to import natural gas
Turkish government considers to allow the private companies to import natural gas to tackle the rapid increase in the prices, state-run Anatolian Agency reported on Saturday."
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Turkish government considers to allow the private companies to import natural gas to tackle the rapid increase in the prices, state-run Anatolian Agency reported on Saturday."
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How the West was won from the Byzantine Empire
"How the West was won from the Byzantine Empire
Saturday, August 2, 2008
The reign (and fall) of the Byzantine Empire was a hot theme in Turkish cinema for two decades starting from the1950s, with Byzantine being the ultimate enemy in an Istanbul recreated to suit the historically inaccurate stories"
More:How the West was won from the Byzantine Empire - Turkish Daily News Aug 02, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
The reign (and fall) of the Byzantine Empire was a hot theme in Turkish cinema for two decades starting from the1950s, with Byzantine being the ultimate enemy in an Istanbul recreated to suit the historically inaccurate stories"
More:How the West was won from the Byzantine Empire - Turkish Daily News Aug 02, 2008
PKK terrorist killed five village guards in Turkey
"PKK terrorist killed five village guards in Turkey
Five government-paid village guards were killed Saturday when PKK terrorists opened fire on them in Turkey's southeastern province of Sirnak, news agencies reported on Saturday."
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Five government-paid village guards were killed Saturday when PKK terrorists opened fire on them in Turkey's southeastern province of Sirnak, news agencies reported on Saturday."
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Foreign banks unwilling to provide loans
"Foreign banks unwilling to provide loans
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Due to their increasing costs and balance sheet losses, international credit agencies are not willing to provide financing to countries with high current account deficits, such as Turkey"
More:Foreign banks unwilling to provide loans - Turkish Daily News Aug 02, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Due to their increasing costs and balance sheet losses, international credit agencies are not willing to provide financing to countries with high current account deficits, such as Turkey"
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Plunging necklines mix business with media
"Plunging necklines mix business with media
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Panelists at an international conference attended by Turkey’s largest women’s organizations last month objected to such headlines in Turkish newspapers as “Women are dumb” or “Single woman buys flat… how?”. They sought strategies to deconstruct the media’s misperception of women. Elele magazine fanned the flames of the debate by giving voice to figures from academia and film to writers and editors"
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
Panelists at an international conference attended by Turkey’s largest women’s organizations last month objected to such headlines in Turkish newspapers as “Women are dumb” or “Single woman buys flat… how?”. They sought strategies to deconstruct the media’s misperception of women. Elele magazine fanned the flames of the debate by giving voice to figures from academia and film to writers and editors"
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'Troya' takes the world stage
"'Troya' takes the world stage
Saturday, August 2, 2008
According to the art director of ‘Troya,’ Mustafa Erdoğan, foreigners should come to Istanbul or Antalya to watch the show, just like Turks went to London to watch ‘Cats.’ This is what brings long-term success to the entertainment industry in a country"
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
According to the art director of ‘Troya,’ Mustafa Erdoğan, foreigners should come to Istanbul or Antalya to watch the show, just like Turks went to London to watch ‘Cats.’ This is what brings long-term success to the entertainment industry in a country"
More:'Troya' takes the world stage - Turkish Daily News Aug 02, 2008
Legal gap encourages illegal Koran courses - Turkish Daily News Aug 02, 2008
"Legal gap encourages illegal Koran courses
Saturday, August 2, 2008
A legal gap in the supervision of Koran courses and the ineffectiveness of financial sanctions for illegal Koran centers encourage the opening and running of illegal Koran schools, an education expert and former Republican People's Party, or CHP, deputy has claimed in the wake of the collapse of a girls' dormitory in Konya."
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
A legal gap in the supervision of Koran courses and the ineffectiveness of financial sanctions for illegal Koran centers encourage the opening and running of illegal Koran schools, an education expert and former Republican People's Party, or CHP, deputy has claimed in the wake of the collapse of a girls' dormitory in Konya."
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Turkish report: Forest fire nears ancient theater
"Turkish report: Forest fire nears ancient theater
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - State-run media say a forest fire along Turkey's Mediterranean coast is approaching ruins of the ancient Greek city of Aspendos, a popular tourist attraction. No casualties are reported.
A first-response government agency based in Istanbul says firefighter aircraft were trying to get the blaze under control. It said it was not clear what caused the fire."
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ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - State-run media say a forest fire along Turkey's Mediterranean coast is approaching ruins of the ancient Greek city of Aspendos, a popular tourist attraction. No casualties are reported.
A first-response government agency based in Istanbul says firefighter aircraft were trying to get the blaze under control. It said it was not clear what caused the fire."
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Forest fires destroy 10,000 hectares in Turkey's Antalya, one dead
"Forest fires destroy 10,000 hectares in Turkey's Antalya, one dead
A villager burnt to death and dozens were left homeless as a major forest fire raged Saturday in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, Turkey's main tourist hub, officials and media reports said."
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A villager burnt to death and dozens were left homeless as a major forest fire raged Saturday in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, Turkey's main tourist hub, officials and media reports said."
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Turkish PM's initial step to be cabinet reshuffle after court ruling
"Turkish PM's initial step to be cabinet reshuffle after court ruling
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is expected to shuffle the cabinet after the Constitutional Court's ruling on the closure case, as an initial step to realize his vow of a 'fresh start.'"
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is expected to shuffle the cabinet after the Constitutional Court's ruling on the closure case, as an initial step to realize his vow of a 'fresh start.'"
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JS Online: Intriguing Istanbul
"Intriguing Istanbul
Former capital of empires spiced with history
By WHITNEY WEST
Special to the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Aug. 2, 2008
The dolmu — a shared taxi — careens through narrow streets, past cars parked on sidewalks and pedestrians venturing cautiously out into the street because of the lack of walkways. After numerous twists and turns — the city isn’t on anything resembling a grid, so streets spiral off in every direction — the vehicle screeches to a halt."
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Former capital of empires spiced with history
By WHITNEY WEST
Special to the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Aug. 2, 2008
The dolmu — a shared taxi — careens through narrow streets, past cars parked on sidewalks and pedestrians venturing cautiously out into the street because of the lack of walkways. After numerous twists and turns — the city isn’t on anything resembling a grid, so streets spiral off in every direction — the vehicle screeches to a halt."
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Turkey's Islamists Inspire a New Climate of Fear - WSJ.com
"Turkey's Islamists
Inspire a New
Climate of Fear
By ZEYNO BARAN
August 2, 2008; Page A11
Istanbul
This week's verdict by Turkey's Constitutional Court -- which rejected an attempt to ban the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) for undermining the country's secular foundations -- has been hailed by the U.S. and the EU as a great step forward for democracy and rule of law. Fair enough. Banning a party that last year renewed its mandate in office with 47% of the vote would have been a huge setback for Turkey. But that doesn't mean we should all sigh with relief and conclude that liberal democracy is flourishing under the Islamic-oriented AKP's rule."
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Inspire a New
Climate of Fear
By ZEYNO BARAN
August 2, 2008; Page A11
Istanbul
This week's verdict by Turkey's Constitutional Court -- which rejected an attempt to ban the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) for undermining the country's secular foundations -- has been hailed by the U.S. and the EU as a great step forward for democracy and rule of law. Fair enough. Banning a party that last year renewed its mandate in office with 47% of the vote would have been a huge setback for Turkey. But that doesn't mean we should all sigh with relief and conclude that liberal democracy is flourishing under the Islamic-oriented AKP's rule."
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Friday, August 01, 2008
Great Moral Victory for Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya
"Turkey - Great Moral Victory for Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya
Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
July 31, 2008
The world mass media reported falsely on the recent developments in Turkey; announcing that the Constitutional Court ruled yesterday against closing the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is utterly false."
More:American Chronicle | Turkey - Great Moral Victory for Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya
Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
July 31, 2008
The world mass media reported falsely on the recent developments in Turkey; announcing that the Constitutional Court ruled yesterday against closing the governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) is utterly false."
More:American Chronicle | Turkey - Great Moral Victory for Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya
Insider trading in Turkey?
"Insider trading in Turkey?
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 3:52pm
Turkey's top court announced today that the ruling AK Party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not, in fact, violating the fiercely secular constitution. Instead, Erdogan got off with a warning and the party's state funding was cut in half. Six of 11 justices ruled against the AKP, but luckily for Erdogan, seven votes were required to give him the boot. Close call."
More:Insider trading in Turkey? | FP Passport
Wed, 07/30/2008 - 3:52pm
Turkey's top court announced today that the ruling AK Party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not, in fact, violating the fiercely secular constitution. Instead, Erdogan got off with a warning and the party's state funding was cut in half. Six of 11 justices ruled against the AKP, but luckily for Erdogan, seven votes were required to give him the boot. Close call."
More:Insider trading in Turkey? | FP Passport
Merkel relieved after Turkish ruling party escapes ban : Europe World
"Merkel relieved after Turkish ruling party escapes ban
Posted : Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:15:01 GMT
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan she was relieved that his ruling party had escaped a constitutional ban, her spokesman said Thursday in Berlin. The proposed ban on his AKP group failed by a slender margin to win confirmation Wednesday in an Ankara court."
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Posted : Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:15:01 GMT
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan she was relieved that his ruling party had escaped a constitutional ban, her spokesman said Thursday in Berlin. The proposed ban on his AKP group failed by a slender margin to win confirmation Wednesday in an Ankara court."
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Zakaria: Islamic world should learn from Turkey court ruling - CNN.com
"Zakaria: Islamic world should learn from Turkey court ruling
Editor's note: Fareed Zakaria is a preeminent foreign affairs analyst and hosts "Fareed Zakaria: GPS" on CNN at 1 p.m. ET Sunday.
Fareed Zakaria says the decison by a Turkish court clears a great obstacle to the nation's development.
Fareed Zakaria says the decison by a Turkish court clears a great obstacle to the nation's development.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Turkey's top court has narrowly rejected calls for the party and its leaders, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, to be banned from politics."
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Editor's note: Fareed Zakaria is a preeminent foreign affairs analyst and hosts "Fareed Zakaria: GPS" on CNN at 1 p.m. ET Sunday.
Fareed Zakaria says the decison by a Turkish court clears a great obstacle to the nation's development.
Fareed Zakaria says the decison by a Turkish court clears a great obstacle to the nation's development.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Turkey's top court has narrowly rejected calls for the party and its leaders, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, to be banned from politics."
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Turkey: the Neocon nightmare?
"Turkey: the Neocon nightmare?
If you follow (even a little) the general neoconservative thinking on Middle East transformation, you know that Turkey has long been the linchpin ally in the region. No surprise there -- Turkey is a democracy, is secular, yet has a majority Muslim population and prefers a moderate approach to, well, most everything."
More:Gainesaying ...: Turkey: the Neocon nightmare?
If you follow (even a little) the general neoconservative thinking on Middle East transformation, you know that Turkey has long been the linchpin ally in the region. No surprise there -- Turkey is a democracy, is secular, yet has a majority Muslim population and prefers a moderate approach to, well, most everything."
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Iraqi Kurdish Paper Interviews Turkoman Front Official
"Iraqi Kurdish Paper Interviews Turkoman Front Official
By: iStockAnalyst Friday, August 01, 2008 9:54 AM
Text of interview by Abdullah and Yasin entitled: "Head of Turkoman Front media Narmin Al-Mufti says: We will never recognize the Kurdistan Region Government and we let the Kurdish leadership know that we would rather be part of China than Kurdistan"; published by Iraqi Pro-Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) weekly newspaper Chawder on 28 July"
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By: iStockAnalyst Friday, August 01, 2008 9:54 AM
Text of interview by Abdullah and Yasin entitled: "Head of Turkoman Front media Narmin Al-Mufti says: We will never recognize the Kurdistan Region Government and we let the Kurdish leadership know that we would rather be part of China than Kurdistan"; published by Iraqi Pro-Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) weekly newspaper Chawder on 28 July"
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Akp 'conditionally' Off The Hook
"Akp 'conditionally' Off The Hook
Published: 8/1/2008
Whatever lies behind the Constitutional Court’s decision, a major political and economic crisis with ramifications for Turkey’s international relations has been averted"
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Published: 8/1/2008
Whatever lies behind the Constitutional Court’s decision, a major political and economic crisis with ramifications for Turkey’s international relations has been averted"
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A Cloud over Turkey's Economy Recedes
"A Cloud over Turkey's Economy Recedes
The decision by Turkey's top court not to close down the ruling AK Party brings relief to the country's businesses and to foreign investors
by Michael Kuser
Anxiety has been running high throughout Turkey, as well as around the world, over a closely watched court case challenging the legality of the ruling AK Party, whose members include both Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "
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The decision by Turkey's top court not to close down the ruling AK Party brings relief to the country's businesses and to foreign investors
by Michael Kuser
Anxiety has been running high throughout Turkey, as well as around the world, over a closely watched court case challenging the legality of the ruling AK Party, whose members include both Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "
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FTN - Kas, Turkey Selected World’s Sexiest Beach
"Kas, Turkey Selected World’s Sexiest Beach
Written by Ozgur Tore
Friday, 01 August 2008
Concierge.com, the online destination for inspired travel, announced Kaş, Turkey has the world’s sexiest beach in 2008.
According to the World’s Sexiest Beaches in 2008, Turkey’s quiet pleasant town; Kaş with its blue sea and narrow streets scented with jasmine flowers and beautiful beaches has awarded with the grand prize having world’s sexiest beaches.
Concierge.com reported:
kas.jpgBring the heat: Do you daydream of the old world Mediterranean? The ancient architecture, the sagas of wars over beautiful women, the ... togas? Look and you'll find it in southwest Turkey, rife with historic seaside towns and Roman ruins along the sea. Imagine the private recreations: 'You, Venus; me, Adonis.'"
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Written by Ozgur Tore
Friday, 01 August 2008
Concierge.com, the online destination for inspired travel, announced Kaş, Turkey has the world’s sexiest beach in 2008.
According to the World’s Sexiest Beaches in 2008, Turkey’s quiet pleasant town; Kaş with its blue sea and narrow streets scented with jasmine flowers and beautiful beaches has awarded with the grand prize having world’s sexiest beaches.
Concierge.com reported:
kas.jpgBring the heat: Do you daydream of the old world Mediterranean? The ancient architecture, the sagas of wars over beautiful women, the ... togas? Look and you'll find it in southwest Turkey, rife with historic seaside towns and Roman ruins along the sea. Imagine the private recreations: 'You, Venus; me, Adonis.'"
More:FTN - Kas, Turkey Selected World’s Sexiest Beach
Turkey's Taylan confident of retaining weightlifting champion at Beijing Olympics_English_Xinhua
"Turkey's Taylan confident of retaining weightlifting champion at Beijing Olympics
www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-01 17:33:03
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Turkish weightlifter Nurcan Taylan has set her sight on retain her title at the Beijing Olympics, her coach said here on Friday.
'Gold, silver, bronze medals... they are all possible as Thailand, China and Turkey are all very strong in the women's 48kg event,' said Taylan's coach Osman Nuri Vural ."
More:Turkey's Taylan confident of retaining weightlifting champion at Beijing Olympics_English_Xinhua
www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-01 17:33:03
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Turkish weightlifter Nurcan Taylan has set her sight on retain her title at the Beijing Olympics, her coach said here on Friday.
'Gold, silver, bronze medals... they are all possible as Thailand, China and Turkey are all very strong in the women's 48kg event,' said Taylan's coach Osman Nuri Vural ."
More:Turkey's Taylan confident of retaining weightlifting champion at Beijing Olympics_English_Xinhua
New radio station for Turkish listeners in UK and Europe launches
"New radio station for Turkish listeners in UK and Europe launches
August 1st, 2008 - 10:23 UTC by Andy Sennitt
Dem Radio logoA new internet and satellite based radio station was launched this week, catering for the Turkish speaking communities in the UK and Europe. DEM Radio, part of the DEM Media Group, is currently undergoing test transmissions via the Internet and the Turksat satellite, and hopes to begin broadcasting in earnest on 1 September."
More:New radio station for Turkish listeners in UK and Europe launches
August 1st, 2008 - 10:23 UTC by Andy Sennitt
Dem Radio logoA new internet and satellite based radio station was launched this week, catering for the Turkish speaking communities in the UK and Europe. DEM Radio, part of the DEM Media Group, is currently undergoing test transmissions via the Internet and the Turksat satellite, and hopes to begin broadcasting in earnest on 1 September."
More:New radio station for Turkish listeners in UK and Europe launches
METALLICA Show In Istanbul Injects Millions Into Turkish Economy
"METALLICA Show In Istanbul Injects Millions Into Turkish Economy; Video Reports Available
Posted on Friday, August 01, 2008 at 06:33:55 EST
The following report is courtesy of Demet Cengiz from Turkish Daily News:
Prominent heavy metal band METALLICA created a giant economy while mesmerizing over 40,000 people at its third Turkey concert in Istanbul's Ali Sami Yen Stadium last Sunday."
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Posted on Friday, August 01, 2008 at 06:33:55 EST
The following report is courtesy of Demet Cengiz from Turkish Daily News:
Prominent heavy metal band METALLICA created a giant economy while mesmerizing over 40,000 people at its third Turkey concert in Istanbul's Ali Sami Yen Stadium last Sunday."
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Turkish markets down on profit-taking post-ruling | Reuters
"Turkish markets down on profit-taking post-ruling
Fri Aug 1, 2008 3:47pm IST
By Thomas Grove
ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Turkish stocks and the lira eased on profit taking on Friday following gains earlier in the week when foreign investors poured into the market on the back of easing political uncertainty after a key court ruling."
More:Turkish markets down on profit-taking post-ruling | Reuters
Fri Aug 1, 2008 3:47pm IST
By Thomas Grove
ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Turkish stocks and the lira eased on profit taking on Friday following gains earlier in the week when foreign investors poured into the market on the back of easing political uncertainty after a key court ruling."
More:Turkish markets down on profit-taking post-ruling | Reuters
Turkey's military to name new chief of staff - International Herald Tribune
"Turkey's military to name new chief of staff
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Turkey's prime minister, defense minister and military commanders are meeting to appoint a new military chief of staff.
The four-day gathering began Friday at the armed forces headquarters in Ankara."
More:Turkey's military to name new chief of staff - International Herald Tribune
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Turkey's prime minister, defense minister and military commanders are meeting to appoint a new military chief of staff.
The four-day gathering began Friday at the armed forces headquarters in Ankara."
More:Turkey's military to name new chief of staff - International Herald Tribune
Turkey increases gas price nearly 20 pct -Botas | Markets | Reuters
"Turkey increases gas price nearly 20 pct -Botas
ANKARA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Turkey raised its natural gas prices by nearly 20 percent on Friday in line with a new cost-based pricing mechanism, state pipeline company Botas said, announcing a move likely to increase already high inflation."
mORE:Turkey increases gas price nearly 20 pct -Botas | Markets | Reuters
ANKARA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Turkey raised its natural gas prices by nearly 20 percent on Friday in line with a new cost-based pricing mechanism, state pipeline company Botas said, announcing a move likely to increase already high inflation."
mORE:Turkey increases gas price nearly 20 pct -Botas | Markets | Reuters
With its nose bloodied, democratic Turkey needs our support « Greater Surbiton
"With its nose bloodied, democratic Turkey needs our support
Yesterday, Turkish democracy received a bloody nose, but not a knock-out blow. Turkey’s constitutional court voted six to five in favour of banning the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) - to which Turkish President Abdullah Gul also belongs - and banning its leading figures from politics. The court vote fell short of the seven-vote majority needed for a ban. Nevertheless, the court voted to cut the AKP’s state funding. Hasim Kilic, the court chairman and chief justice, described the ruling as a ’serious warning’ to the AKP: ‘I hope the party in question will evaluate this outcome very well and get the message it should get,’ he said; ‘The verdict on cutting treasury aid has been given because of members who decided that the party was the hub of anti-secular activities’, although ‘not seriously enough’ to ban the party."
mORE:With its nose bloodied, democratic Turkey needs our support « Greater Surbiton
Yesterday, Turkish democracy received a bloody nose, but not a knock-out blow. Turkey’s constitutional court voted six to five in favour of banning the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) - to which Turkish President Abdullah Gul also belongs - and banning its leading figures from politics. The court vote fell short of the seven-vote majority needed for a ban. Nevertheless, the court voted to cut the AKP’s state funding. Hasim Kilic, the court chairman and chief justice, described the ruling as a ’serious warning’ to the AKP: ‘I hope the party in question will evaluate this outcome very well and get the message it should get,’ he said; ‘The verdict on cutting treasury aid has been given because of members who decided that the party was the hub of anti-secular activities’, although ‘not seriously enough’ to ban the party."
mORE:With its nose bloodied, democratic Turkey needs our support « Greater Surbiton
Nobody conspires against Turkey:
"Nobody conspires against Turkey:
Letters to the editor
Thursday, July 31, 2008
As a foreigner living his fifth year in Turkey, I was grateful for Mustafa Akyol's excellent criticism pointed out in his article, 'Why the CIA funds me and other nonsense.' (July 24)
I came to Turkey from Finland in 2004 to teach at the Boğaziçi University (BU) and I lectured on sociology and comparative education to over 1,500 Turkish students until January when I left to work for a private company as consultant in EU/WB development aid projects in Turkey. I was astonished how the great majority of my students were reflecting exactly the mentality of criticizing the leading political party for destroying Turkey and turning it into a religious state (with the help of evil foreign powers, of course)."
mORE:Internation Musing: Istanbul, Athens, Amsterdam, Patra, Utrecht, Thessaloniki and Cary, NC - USA: Nobody conspires against Turkey:
Letters to the editor
Thursday, July 31, 2008
As a foreigner living his fifth year in Turkey, I was grateful for Mustafa Akyol's excellent criticism pointed out in his article, 'Why the CIA funds me and other nonsense.' (July 24)
I came to Turkey from Finland in 2004 to teach at the Boğaziçi University (BU) and I lectured on sociology and comparative education to over 1,500 Turkish students until January when I left to work for a private company as consultant in EU/WB development aid projects in Turkey. I was astonished how the great majority of my students were reflecting exactly the mentality of criticizing the leading political party for destroying Turkey and turning it into a religious state (with the help of evil foreign powers, of course)."
mORE:Internation Musing: Istanbul, Athens, Amsterdam, Patra, Utrecht, Thessaloniki and Cary, NC - USA: Nobody conspires against Turkey:
A triumph for Turkey - and its allies
"A triumph for Turkey - and its allies
By M K Bhadrakumar
The Israelis are expected to know something extra about their tough neighborhood that we do not know. In all probability, the two Israeli officials - Shalom Turjeman and Yoram Turbowitz - knew when they set out for Ankara on Tuesday that Turkey's government was far from dysfunctional or was going to be in any danger of extinction within the next 24 hours."
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By M K Bhadrakumar
The Israelis are expected to know something extra about their tough neighborhood that we do not know. In all probability, the two Israeli officials - Shalom Turjeman and Yoram Turbowitz - knew when they set out for Ankara on Tuesday that Turkey's government was far from dysfunctional or was going to be in any danger of extinction within the next 24 hours."
mORE:Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs
Akfen grabs 100-million-euro loan for hotel investment
"Akfen grabs 100-million-euro loan for hotel investment
Friday, August 1, 2008
A Turkish real estate company that has signed an agreement with a French hotel chain for the construction of 50 hotels in different cities of Turkey within 10 years, has now signed a credit-granting agreement with two Turkish banks worth 100 million euros."
More:Akfen grabs 100-million-euro loan for hotel investment - Turkish Daily News Aug 01, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
A Turkish real estate company that has signed an agreement with a French hotel chain for the construction of 50 hotels in different cities of Turkey within 10 years, has now signed a credit-granting agreement with two Turkish banks worth 100 million euros."
More:Akfen grabs 100-million-euro loan for hotel investment - Turkish Daily News Aug 01, 2008
Turkish forest fires threaten ancient sites | Environment | Reuters
"Turkish forest fires threaten ancient sites
By Thomas Grove
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish fire fighters backed by a dozen aircraft struggled on Friday to extinguish fires engulfing woodlands in the coastal tourism province of Antalya and threatening sites of ancient culture, authorities said."
More:Turkish forest fires threaten ancient sites | Environment | Reuters
By Thomas Grove
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish fire fighters backed by a dozen aircraft struggled on Friday to extinguish fires engulfing woodlands in the coastal tourism province of Antalya and threatening sites of ancient culture, authorities said."
More:Turkish forest fires threaten ancient sites | Environment | Reuters
Sixteen students killed in Turk dormitory collapse - swissinfo
"Sixteen students killed in Turk dormitory collapse
Rescue workers search for victims among the wreckage of a girls' school dormitory in Konya
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By Umit Bektas
BALCILAR, Turkey (Reuters) - A gas explosion killed at least 16 female students and injured 27 others, wrecking a dormitory at a girls' school in southern Turkey on Friday, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said."
More:Sixteen students killed in Turk dormitory collapse - swissinfo
Rescue workers search for victims among the wreckage of a girls' school dormitory in Konya
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By Umit Bektas
BALCILAR, Turkey (Reuters) - A gas explosion killed at least 16 female students and injured 27 others, wrecking a dormitory at a girls' school in southern Turkey on Friday, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said."
More:Sixteen students killed in Turk dormitory collapse - swissinfo
Historic travel book to be exhibited at Istanbul Modern - Turkish Daily News Aug 01, 2008
"Historic travel book to be exhibited at Istanbul Modern
Friday, August 1, 2008
The �Seyahatname� exhibition of travel books will be on display at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art in 2010. �Seyahatame� is a book reflecting the Ottoman Empire's relations with other states and describing foreign cultures of cities that travelers visited."
More:Historic travel book to be exhibited at Istanbul Modern - Turkish Daily News Aug 01, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
The �Seyahatname� exhibition of travel books will be on display at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art in 2010. �Seyahatame� is a book reflecting the Ottoman Empire's relations with other states and describing foreign cultures of cities that travelers visited."
More:Historic travel book to be exhibited at Istanbul Modern - Turkish Daily News Aug 01, 2008
EU commissioner for enlargement urges Turkey to step up with reforms - Bulgaria and the World news
"EU commissioner for enlargement urges Turkey to step up with reforms
11:54 Fri 01 Aug 2008 - Spasena Baramova
In a telephone interview with Reuters on July 30 2008, European Union commissioner for enlargement Olli Rehn called on the Turkish government to step up with social and economic reforms to meet EU standards and atone for time wasted resulting from political instability over the past two years.
Rehn's appeal came after Turkey's constitutional court decided, on July 30, not to disband the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party, as requested by the country's chief prosecutor in March on accusations of being a focal point of anti-secular activities."
More:EU commissioner for enlargement urges Turkey to step up with reforms - Bulgaria and the World news
11:54 Fri 01 Aug 2008 - Spasena Baramova
In a telephone interview with Reuters on July 30 2008, European Union commissioner for enlargement Olli Rehn called on the Turkish government to step up with social and economic reforms to meet EU standards and atone for time wasted resulting from political instability over the past two years.
Rehn's appeal came after Turkey's constitutional court decided, on July 30, not to disband the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party, as requested by the country's chief prosecutor in March on accusations of being a focal point of anti-secular activities."
More:EU commissioner for enlargement urges Turkey to step up with reforms - Bulgaria and the World news
Turkish Lira Forecast Raised by Deutsche Bank on Court Decision
"Turkish Lira Forecast Raised by Deutsche Bank on Court Decision
By Justin Carrigan
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG, the world's biggest currency trader, raised its forecast for the lira against the dollar after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party escaped a constitutional ban."
More:Business News: Turkish Lira Forecast Raised by Deutsche Bank on Court Decision
By Justin Carrigan
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG, the world's biggest currency trader, raised its forecast for the lira against the dollar after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party escaped a constitutional ban."
More:Business News: Turkish Lira Forecast Raised by Deutsche Bank on Court Decision
Turkey on a tightrope, but has not fallen
"Turkey on a tightrope, but has not fallen
IT’S NOT just Tayyip Erdogan and Abdullah Gul who are breathing a sigh of relief at the Turkish Constitutional Court’s decision not to ban their AK party, and them personally, from politics. Many in Turkey – and not just the 47 per cent of the population who voted for the AKP – will be grateful that a plunge into uncertainty has been avoided.
Here in Cyprus, the wide coverage given to the story is an indication of the concern its impact could have had on efforts to reunify the island. A ban on the AKP, which has shown considerable pragmatism on Cyprus, and a parallel resurgence of the military-backed nationalist secular elite, would have dashed hopes of Turkey endorsing the slightest compromise on Cyprus."
More: Cyprus-mail
IT’S NOT just Tayyip Erdogan and Abdullah Gul who are breathing a sigh of relief at the Turkish Constitutional Court’s decision not to ban their AK party, and them personally, from politics. Many in Turkey – and not just the 47 per cent of the population who voted for the AKP – will be grateful that a plunge into uncertainty has been avoided.
Here in Cyprus, the wide coverage given to the story is an indication of the concern its impact could have had on efforts to reunify the island. A ban on the AKP, which has shown considerable pragmatism on Cyprus, and a parallel resurgence of the military-backed nationalist secular elite, would have dashed hopes of Turkey endorsing the slightest compromise on Cyprus."
More: Cyprus-mail
Cyprus welcomes AKP reprieve in Turkey
"Cyprus welcomes AKP reprieve in Turkey
By Jean Christou
CYPRUS yesterday welcomed a decision in Turkey not to ban the ruling AKP party, saying it would bode better for new Cyprus negotiations due to get underway next month.
Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou said the outcome of the month-long political crisis in Turkey, which could have seriously impacted on Cyprus, was positive.
Speaking after a meeting with the heads of the diplomatic missions in Nicosia, Kyprianou said any political crisis in Turkey that could result in the strengthening of the military establishment would hinder the process for the solution of the Cyprus problem."
More: Cyprus-mail
By Jean Christou
CYPRUS yesterday welcomed a decision in Turkey not to ban the ruling AKP party, saying it would bode better for new Cyprus negotiations due to get underway next month.
Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou said the outcome of the month-long political crisis in Turkey, which could have seriously impacted on Cyprus, was positive.
Speaking after a meeting with the heads of the diplomatic missions in Nicosia, Kyprianou said any political crisis in Turkey that could result in the strengthening of the military establishment would hinder the process for the solution of the Cyprus problem."
More: Cyprus-mail
Country at a crossroads
"Country at a crossroads
Turkey: The nation that straddles Europe and Asia is also torn between secular and Islamic views of government, between cultural stability and terrorist violence. The direction Turkey takes will say much about the future of both regions | Jill Nelson"
More:WORLD Magazine | Today's News, Christian Views
Turkey: The nation that straddles Europe and Asia is also torn between secular and Islamic views of government, between cultural stability and terrorist violence. The direction Turkey takes will say much about the future of both regions | Jill Nelson"
More:WORLD Magazine | Today's News, Christian Views
Turkey concerned about Iraq Kirkuk issue | Iraq News | Alsumaria Iraqi Satellite TV Network
"Turkey concerned about Iraq Kirkuk issue
Friday, August 01, 2008 07:50 GMT
Kirkuk issue takes the upper hand in Iraq’s politics while Turkey has showed interest in the issue after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki received a phone call from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who expressed his concern over Kurds demand to join Kirkuk to Kurdistan. Erdogan wished Iraqi leaders would agree on a provincial law that satisfies all parties noting that the submitted proposal stipulating to give 32% for each main component and 4% for Chaldeans and Assyrians in Kirkuk is a good proposal supported by Turkey. A presidential statement explained that President Talabani explained to Erdogan that developments do not implicate that Kirkuk has joined the region but is seen as a warning of joining the city into the region if no agreement is reached on the provincial election law between Kurdistan Alliance and other parties in the central parliament."
More:Turkey concerned about Iraq Kirkuk issue | Iraq News | Alsumaria Iraqi Satellite TV Network
Friday, August 01, 2008 07:50 GMT
Kirkuk issue takes the upper hand in Iraq’s politics while Turkey has showed interest in the issue after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki received a phone call from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who expressed his concern over Kurds demand to join Kirkuk to Kurdistan. Erdogan wished Iraqi leaders would agree on a provincial law that satisfies all parties noting that the submitted proposal stipulating to give 32% for each main component and 4% for Chaldeans and Assyrians in Kirkuk is a good proposal supported by Turkey. A presidential statement explained that President Talabani explained to Erdogan that developments do not implicate that Kirkuk has joined the region but is seen as a warning of joining the city into the region if no agreement is reached on the provincial election law between Kurdistan Alliance and other parties in the central parliament."
More:Turkey concerned about Iraq Kirkuk issue | Iraq News | Alsumaria Iraqi Satellite TV Network
Erdoğan Declares Theirs Is Atatürk’s Road
"Erdoğan Declares Theirs Is Atatürk’s Road
Speaking following the decision of the Constitutional Court, President of the Justice and Development Party Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tries to emphasize that they are not anti-secular, but on the contrary, their road is Atatürk’s road."
More:Bianet :: Erdoğan Declares Theirs Is Atatürk’s Road
Speaking following the decision of the Constitutional Court, President of the Justice and Development Party Recep Tayyip Erdoğan tries to emphasize that they are not anti-secular, but on the contrary, their road is Atatürk’s road."
More:Bianet :: Erdoğan Declares Theirs Is Atatürk’s Road
For the first time we did not act like Turks
"For the first time we did not act like Turks
Friday, August 1, 2008
Few people believed that the Constitutional Court would reach such a reasonable decision. The court has surprised most of us, proving that Turkey has changed"
More:For the first time we did not act like Turks - Turkish Daily News Aug 01, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Few people believed that the Constitutional Court would reach such a reasonable decision. The court has surprised most of us, proving that Turkey has changed"
More:For the first time we did not act like Turks - Turkish Daily News Aug 01, 2008
Turkey's Ziraat profit falls, upbeat outlook
"Turkey's Ziraat profit falls, upbeat outlook
* Reuters
* , Friday August 1 2008
By Hatice Aydogdu
ANKARA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Turkish state-owned lender Ziraat Bank, slated for privatisation, posted a net profit of 1.111 billion lira ($955 million) in the first half, down 15 percent year-on-year, the general manager told Reuters on Friday."
More:Business Feed Article | Business | guardian.co.uk
* Reuters
* , Friday August 1 2008
By Hatice Aydogdu
ANKARA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Turkish state-owned lender Ziraat Bank, slated for privatisation, posted a net profit of 1.111 billion lira ($955 million) in the first half, down 15 percent year-on-year, the general manager told Reuters on Friday."
More:Business Feed Article | Business | guardian.co.uk
'Edge' tackles Turkish-German conflict | Philadelphia Daily News | 08/01/2008
"'Edge' tackles Turkish-German conflict
By WESLEY MORRIS
The Boston Globe
In just a couple of movies, 34-year-old Fatih Akin has become the most exciting of Europe's young directors, reinvigorating the melodrama with a furious kind of identity politics. Like 'Head-On,' his 2004 wrecking-ball romance, Akin's new 'The Edge of Heaven' is perched along the fault line of the current Turkish-German situation. And the more determined he is here to examine the chasm between the two sides, the wider and deeper the movie gets."
More:'Edge' tackles Turkish-German conflict | Philadelphia Daily News | 08/01/2008
By WESLEY MORRIS
The Boston Globe
In just a couple of movies, 34-year-old Fatih Akin has become the most exciting of Europe's young directors, reinvigorating the melodrama with a furious kind of identity politics. Like 'Head-On,' his 2004 wrecking-ball romance, Akin's new 'The Edge of Heaven' is perched along the fault line of the current Turkish-German situation. And the more determined he is here to examine the chasm between the two sides, the wider and deeper the movie gets."
More:'Edge' tackles Turkish-German conflict | Philadelphia Daily News | 08/01/2008
Cyprus wedding unites both sides
"Cyprus wedding unites both sides
By Cemil Aybar in Northern Cyprus
A host of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot politicians and luminaries attended the wedding of Aysenur Talat, the daughter of Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Al Talat last night.
The service was held in Kyrenia, with well wishers from both sides of the divide attending the event at the Crystal Cove Hotel.
Guests included US Ambassador Ronald Schlicher, UN Chief of Mission Taye Brook Zerihoun, DISY Leader Nicos Anastassiadies and former Cyprus Foreign Minister Nicos Rolandis."
More: Famagusta-Gazette
By Cemil Aybar in Northern Cyprus
A host of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot politicians and luminaries attended the wedding of Aysenur Talat, the daughter of Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Al Talat last night.
The service was held in Kyrenia, with well wishers from both sides of the divide attending the event at the Crystal Cove Hotel.
Guests included US Ambassador Ronald Schlicher, UN Chief of Mission Taye Brook Zerihoun, DISY Leader Nicos Anastassiadies and former Cyprus Foreign Minister Nicos Rolandis."
More: Famagusta-Gazette
Report: Deadly dorm collapse in central Turkey - CNN.com
"Report: Deadly dorm collapse in central Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A three-story girl's dormitory collapsed in central Turkey early Friday, killing 13 students and injuring at least 20, a local emergency services official said. An estimated six other students were still under the rubble."
More:Report: Deadly dorm collapse in central Turkey - CNN.com
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A three-story girl's dormitory collapsed in central Turkey early Friday, killing 13 students and injuring at least 20, a local emergency services official said. An estimated six other students were still under the rubble."
More:Report: Deadly dorm collapse in central Turkey - CNN.com
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