Turkey says rebels will win in Syria
Ankara
May 8, 2012
TURKEY'S prime minister has met Syrian refugees for the first time since his country opened its doors to tens of thousands of those fleeing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Turkey bans players, officials over match fixing but clears clubs - chicagotribune.com
Turkey bans players, officials over match fixing but clears clubs
David O'Byrne dpa
2:10 p.m. CDT, May 7, 2012
ISTANBUL —
Turkey's Football Federation (TFF) announced early Monday that it had issued bans of between one and three years to two players and eight club officials alleged to have been involved in match fixing but had cleared 16 clubs facing the same allegations.
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David O'Byrne dpa
2:10 p.m. CDT, May 7, 2012
ISTANBUL —
Turkey's Football Federation (TFF) announced early Monday that it had issued bans of between one and three years to two players and eight club officials alleged to have been involved in match fixing but had cleared 16 clubs facing the same allegations.
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Monday, May 07, 2012
Cycling through Turkey to Athens
Cycling through Turkey to Athens
By Jeremy Lee
Our regular Dartmoor correspondent Michael Greenham is currently cycling through Turkey on his way to Athens.
It's a long way from Michael Greenham's farm in Dartmoor to the hills of Turkey, but Michael is no stranger to travel, or bicycles, and is currently cycling through Turkey making his way to Athens.
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By Jeremy Lee
Our regular Dartmoor correspondent Michael Greenham is currently cycling through Turkey on his way to Athens.
It's a long way from Michael Greenham's farm in Dartmoor to the hills of Turkey, but Michael is no stranger to travel, or bicycles, and is currently cycling through Turkey making his way to Athens.
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Turkey to adopt its first law on refugees
Turkey to adopt its first law on refugees
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Sevil Küçükkoşum Sevil Küçükkoşum sevil.kucukkosum@tdn.com.tr
Aiming to adhere to EU norms, Turkey is set to adopt its first ever refugee and migration law. The draft bill, submitted to Parliament last week, has been welcomed by civic society and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Sevil Küçükkoşum Sevil Küçükkoşum sevil.kucukkosum@tdn.com.tr
Aiming to adhere to EU norms, Turkey is set to adopt its first ever refugee and migration law. The draft bill, submitted to Parliament last week, has been welcomed by civic society and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Turkish clubs cleared in match-fixing probe
Turkish clubs cleared in match-fixing probe
ISTANBUL: The Turkish football federation has cleared 16 clubs suspected of involvement in a match-fixing scandal but said that it has still taken action against 10 players and officials.
“It was decided that there was no cause to apply sanctions since the elements constituting disciplinary infringement did not materialise,” the federation said on its web site late Sunday.The clubs involved included Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor.
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ISTANBUL: The Turkish football federation has cleared 16 clubs suspected of involvement in a match-fixing scandal but said that it has still taken action against 10 players and officials.
“It was decided that there was no cause to apply sanctions since the elements constituting disciplinary infringement did not materialise,” the federation said on its web site late Sunday.The clubs involved included Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor.
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Turkish Lira Weakens to Two-Week Low on European Election Result - Bloomberg
Turkish Lira Weakens to Two-Week Low on European Election Result
By Selcuk Gokoluk - May 7, 2012 11:56 AM ET
The lira headed for the weakest close in almost two weeks after French and Greek election results raised concern the European debt crisis may worsen, reducing risk appetite for emerging-market currencies.
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By Selcuk Gokoluk - May 7, 2012 11:56 AM ET
The lira headed for the weakest close in almost two weeks after French and Greek election results raised concern the European debt crisis may worsen, reducing risk appetite for emerging-market currencies.
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Eating your way across Turkey
Eating your way across Turkey
2012-05-07 15:56:39
The ancient crossroads of the East and West, Turkey has a distinct style of cuisine drawing from both Mediterranean and the Middle East influences. Local recipes date back to the Ottoman Empire, when thousands of chefs working under the sultans would take part in competitions reminiscent of Iron Chef to perfect one dish at a time.
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2012-05-07 15:56:39
The ancient crossroads of the East and West, Turkey has a distinct style of cuisine drawing from both Mediterranean and the Middle East influences. Local recipes date back to the Ottoman Empire, when thousands of chefs working under the sultans would take part in competitions reminiscent of Iron Chef to perfect one dish at a time.
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Why Turkey should be thankful to Sarkozy?
Why Turkey should be thankful to Sarkozy?
Although Turkey, both at the level of the state establishment and the people in the street, is happy to say goodbye to Nicolas Sarkozy, the government may not immediately reverse its decision to partially suspend bilateral ties with France, which was made in response to Sarkozy’s obsession with stigmatizing Turks using the Armenian issue.
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Although Turkey, both at the level of the state establishment and the people in the street, is happy to say goodbye to Nicolas Sarkozy, the government may not immediately reverse its decision to partially suspend bilateral ties with France, which was made in response to Sarkozy’s obsession with stigmatizing Turks using the Armenian issue.
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Turkish middle class 'loves malls'
Turkish middle class 'loves malls'
ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Most members of Turkey’s middle class adhere to conservative religious values and are very fond of shopping in malls, according to a recent survey conducted by a polling company.
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ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Most members of Turkey’s middle class adhere to conservative religious values and are very fond of shopping in malls, according to a recent survey conducted by a polling company.
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Famous TV star Beren Saat, dream woman for Arab men
Famous TV star Beren Saat, dream woman for Arab men
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The popularity of Turkish TV series is rising every day in Arabic-speaking countries, and Turkish actresses are often the main attraction in a series. Beren Saat, who plays the role of Bihter in “Aşk-ı Memnu” (Forbidden Love) and that of Fatmagül in “Fatmagül’ün suçu ne?” (What is Fatmagül’s fault?), is currently the most popular Turkish actress in the Arab world.
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
The popularity of Turkish TV series is rising every day in Arabic-speaking countries, and Turkish actresses are often the main attraction in a series. Beren Saat, who plays the role of Bihter in “Aşk-ı Memnu” (Forbidden Love) and that of Fatmagül in “Fatmagül’ün suçu ne?” (What is Fatmagül’s fault?), is currently the most popular Turkish actress in the Arab world.
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Two detained Turkish journalists appear in video - CNN.com
Two detained Turkish journalists appear in video
By Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert, CNN
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Two Turkish journalists who were feared dead after being missing for nearly two months in Syria appeared in a video released by a Turkish charity organization negotiating for their release.
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By Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert, CNN
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Two Turkish journalists who were feared dead after being missing for nearly two months in Syria appeared in a video released by a Turkish charity organization negotiating for their release.
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Turkish ex-army chief absent as coup plot trials merged - CNBC
Turkish ex-army chief absent as coup plot trials merged
Published: Monday, 7 May 2012 | 9:08 AM ET
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former Turkish armed forces commander General Ilker Basbug failed to appear among defendants in a mass trial over suspected coup conspiracies, witnesses said, in an apparent protest at the merging of his case with other coup investigations.
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former Turkish armed forces commander General Ilker Basbug failed to appear among defendants in a mass trial over suspected coup conspiracies, witnesses said, in an apparent protest at the merging of his case with other coup investigations.
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2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four social media channels
2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four social media channels
Social Media in Final FourThe Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four will once again offer fans in Istanbul and around the globe the ultimate fan experience. Through multiple social media channels designed to enhance the enjoyment of the Final Four games and surrounding activities, you can expect to feel closer to the action than ever before whether singing at Sinan Erdem Arena, partying at the Devotion Fan Zone in Taksim Square or enjoying crystal clear streaming or HQ broadcasting of the games in your own living room. Through Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more, you can connect directly with the stars on the court – and enjoy behind-the-scenes details, photos, instant game stats and analysis. Plus, everyone will have chances to compete to win special Euroleague prizes.
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Social Media in Final FourThe Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four will once again offer fans in Istanbul and around the globe the ultimate fan experience. Through multiple social media channels designed to enhance the enjoyment of the Final Four games and surrounding activities, you can expect to feel closer to the action than ever before whether singing at Sinan Erdem Arena, partying at the Devotion Fan Zone in Taksim Square or enjoying crystal clear streaming or HQ broadcasting of the games in your own living room. Through Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more, you can connect directly with the stars on the court – and enjoy behind-the-scenes details, photos, instant game stats and analysis. Plus, everyone will have chances to compete to win special Euroleague prizes.
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Turkcell Receives Investor Relations Global Ranking ("IRGR") Award for its Online Annual Report - MarketWatch
Turkcell Receives Investor Relations Global Ranking ("IRGR") Award for its Online Annual Report
ISTANBUL, May 7, 2012
Turkcell TKC +0.08% (ise:TCELL), the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, has been honored for having the Most Improved Online Annual Report in Europe by the 2012 Investor Relations Global Rankings ("IRGR").
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ISTANBUL, May 7, 2012
Turkcell TKC +0.08% (ise:TCELL), the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, has been honored for having the Most Improved Online Annual Report in Europe by the 2012 Investor Relations Global Rankings ("IRGR").
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Players banned in Turkish match-fixing probe - chicagotribune.com
Players banned in Turkish match-fixing probe
Reuters
3:41 a.m. CDT, May 7, 2012
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's football disciplinary committee left leading clubs unpunished on Monday over match-fixing allegations, imposing bans of between one and three years on 10 players and officials in a move that will be closely scrutinised by UEFA.
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Reuters
3:41 a.m. CDT, May 7, 2012
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's football disciplinary committee left leading clubs unpunished on Monday over match-fixing allegations, imposing bans of between one and three years on 10 players and officials in a move that will be closely scrutinised by UEFA.
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Passenger traffic at Turkish Istanbul Ataturk Airport recorded 21% y/y growth
Passenger traffic at Turkish Istanbul Ataturk Airport recorded 21% y/y growth
Erste - 07.05.2012
The State Airport Authority (DHMI) released air traffic data regarding all airports in Turkey for April 2012. The total number of passengers grew 11% y/y in April 2012, with passengers in domestic lines up 14% y/y and international lines up 7% y/y. We observe a slowdown in international passenger growth in April 2012 in airports other than Istanbul Ataturk. In particular, a 17% y/y decline in Antalya Airport's international arrivals/departures negatively impacted the consolidated figures. With the addition of the April 2012 figures, total passenger growth in the first four months of 2012 was realized at 12%, in line with our full-year growth assumption of at least 10%. Air traffic movement (ATM) growth of 5% lagged behind passenger growth of 11% (which is an early indicator of better load factors) in April 2012. YTD, the ATM growth of 7% is also lower than the passenger growth of 12%.
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Erste - 07.05.2012
The State Airport Authority (DHMI) released air traffic data regarding all airports in Turkey for April 2012. The total number of passengers grew 11% y/y in April 2012, with passengers in domestic lines up 14% y/y and international lines up 7% y/y. We observe a slowdown in international passenger growth in April 2012 in airports other than Istanbul Ataturk. In particular, a 17% y/y decline in Antalya Airport's international arrivals/departures negatively impacted the consolidated figures. With the addition of the April 2012 figures, total passenger growth in the first four months of 2012 was realized at 12%, in line with our full-year growth assumption of at least 10%. Air traffic movement (ATM) growth of 5% lagged behind passenger growth of 11% (which is an early indicator of better load factors) in April 2012. YTD, the ATM growth of 7% is also lower than the passenger growth of 12%.
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Turkish federation clears all 16 soccer teams of charges of match-fixing - The Washington Post
Turkish federation clears all 16 soccer teams of charges of match-fixing
By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, May 7, 3:56 AM
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s soccer federation has cleared all 16 Turkish teams, including Fenerbahce, of involvement in an alleged match-fixing scandal, but it also banned two players for several years and imposed disciplinary measures on eight players or club officials.
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By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, May 7, 3:56 AM
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s soccer federation has cleared all 16 Turkish teams, including Fenerbahce, of involvement in an alleged match-fixing scandal, but it also banned two players for several years and imposed disciplinary measures on eight players or club officials.
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Turkish mayor visits Israel, dreams joint projects
Turkish mayor visits Israel, dreams joint projects
By TOVAH LAZAROFF
05/07/2012 05:29
He is 1 of 37 mayors from 28 countries in Israel for a four-day conference organized by American Council for World Jewry.
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By TOVAH LAZAROFF
05/07/2012 05:29
He is 1 of 37 mayors from 28 countries in Israel for a four-day conference organized by American Council for World Jewry.
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Paet Takes a Nordic Walk in Istanbul to Promote Healthy Lifestyle | Politics | News | ERR
Paet Takes a Nordic Walk in Istanbul to Promote Healthy Lifestyle
Published: 11:59
Humanitarian Aid to be Sent to Somalia, South Sudan 07.05.2012 12:09
On May 6, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Turkey's Minister of European Affairs Egemen Bagis participated in the Nordic walking event held on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, which is the 2012 European capital of sports, to raise public awareness of fitness activities.
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Published: 11:59
Humanitarian Aid to be Sent to Somalia, South Sudan 07.05.2012 12:09
On May 6, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Turkey's Minister of European Affairs Egemen Bagis participated in the Nordic walking event held on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, which is the 2012 European capital of sports, to raise public awareness of fitness activities.
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Your victory is near, PM tells Syrians in Turkey
Your victory is near, PM tells Syrians in Turkey
Özgür Ekşi GAZİANTEP - Hürriyet Daily News
Visiting a border camp in the southern Gaziantep province which shelters Syrians who fled violence in their country, PM Erdoğan strongly challenges the al-Assad regime and delivers a message of support to migrants
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Özgür Ekşi GAZİANTEP - Hürriyet Daily News
Visiting a border camp in the southern Gaziantep province which shelters Syrians who fled violence in their country, PM Erdoğan strongly challenges the al-Assad regime and delivers a message of support to migrants
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Heavy Metal Music Unites Jews And Muslims Across Middle East - OpEd
Heavy Metal Music Unites Jews And Muslims Across Middle East – OpEd
May 7, 2012
By Roi Ben-Yehuda
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel’s relationship with the Arab and Muslim world has drastically deteriorated, an Israeli heavy metal band has been uniting thousands of Jews and Muslims across the Middle East.
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May 7, 2012
By Roi Ben-Yehuda
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel’s relationship with the Arab and Muslim world has drastically deteriorated, an Israeli heavy metal band has been uniting thousands of Jews and Muslims across the Middle East.
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Kurdish Female Migrants Meet Isolation in Istanbul | Womens eNews
Kurdish Female Migrants Meet Isolation in Istanbul
By Jennifer Hattam
Monday, May 7, 2012
Life isn't easy for the female migrants continually flowing into Istanbul from Turkey's Kurdish region. Those who are illiterate or unable to speak Turkish can face particularly intense isolation from basic services.
ISTANBUL, Turkey (WOMENSENEWS)--Sosin and her family moved from rural Turkey to Istanbul, the country's largest city, and for four years she did not leave the house, not even to buy food for her children.
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By Jennifer Hattam
Monday, May 7, 2012
Life isn't easy for the female migrants continually flowing into Istanbul from Turkey's Kurdish region. Those who are illiterate or unable to speak Turkish can face particularly intense isolation from basic services.
ISTANBUL, Turkey (WOMENSENEWS)--Sosin and her family moved from rural Turkey to Istanbul, the country's largest city, and for four years she did not leave the house, not even to buy food for her children.
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Sunday, May 06, 2012
TASTE OF THE PAST - Birth and childhood in Ottoman times
Birth and childhood in Ottoman times
NIKI GAMM
What little is known about Ottoman babies and children comes from traditions that rarely changed until the 20th century and from the imperial dynasty, which had a penchant for recording everything
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NIKI GAMM
What little is known about Ottoman babies and children comes from traditions that rarely changed until the 20th century and from the imperial dynasty, which had a penchant for recording everything
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YUSUF KANLI - After 40 years…
After 40 years…
Forty years ago yesterday, early in the morning on May 6, 1972. In this land. Three young sons in their early twenties were hanged in a prison garden. They were Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan, who proudly declared at that bizarre mock trial that other than being patriots they had committed no crime.
Why were they hanged? Did they kill anyone? No. Did they embezzle a lira from the coffers of the state? No. Did they distribute alms from state coffers to their fans? No. Did their fathers obtain them “unfit for military service” documents on grounds they had “testicular cancer” but they later fathered three kids? No. They were leftists. They were patriots. They were opponents of the military coup. They were against Turkey’s NATO membership as well as the fashionable “strategic partnership” relations with Washington.
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Forty years ago yesterday, early in the morning on May 6, 1972. In this land. Three young sons in their early twenties were hanged in a prison garden. They were Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan, who proudly declared at that bizarre mock trial that other than being patriots they had committed no crime.
Why were they hanged? Did they kill anyone? No. Did they embezzle a lira from the coffers of the state? No. Did they distribute alms from state coffers to their fans? No. Did their fathers obtain them “unfit for military service” documents on grounds they had “testicular cancer” but they later fathered three kids? No. They were leftists. They were patriots. They were opponents of the military coup. They were against Turkey’s NATO membership as well as the fashionable “strategic partnership” relations with Washington.
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Executed student leaders remembered
Executed student leaders remembered
ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Leaders of the 1968 student movements who were executed by the military junta in 1972 were commemorated yesterday on the 40th anniversary of their execution.
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ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Leaders of the 1968 student movements who were executed by the military junta in 1972 were commemorated yesterday on the 40th anniversary of their execution.
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A Kurdish Majority In Turkey Within One Generation? - International Business Times
A Kurdish Majority In Turkey Within One Generation?
Analysis
By Palash R. Ghosh: Subscribe to Palash's RSS feed
May 6, 2012 1:32 PM EDT
Turkey is emerging as an economic superpower in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East with greater influence in regional politics. Promoting itself as a “model Muslim democracy,” and widely admired by other Middle Eastern nations, Turkey now faces a novel problem that Europe has long contended with: a falling birth rate.
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Analysis
By Palash R. Ghosh: Subscribe to Palash's RSS feed
May 6, 2012 1:32 PM EDT
Turkey is emerging as an economic superpower in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East with greater influence in regional politics. Promoting itself as a “model Muslim democracy,” and widely admired by other Middle Eastern nations, Turkey now faces a novel problem that Europe has long contended with: a falling birth rate.
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VOLLEYBALL - Turkish women book a place in London
Turkish women book a place in London
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey’s national women’s volleyball team secured a place at the 2012 London Olympics with a comfortable 25-22, 25-22, 25-20 victory over Poland yesterday, in the final of the European qualification tournament.
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ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey’s national women’s volleyball team secured a place at the 2012 London Olympics with a comfortable 25-22, 25-22, 25-20 victory over Poland yesterday, in the final of the European qualification tournament.
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Turkish journalists in Syria to be freed
Turkish journalists in Syria to be freed
Sunday, May 06, 2012
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Two Turkish journalists who were detained while covering the Syrian uprising two months ago are expected to be released in a few days, one of their colleagues said yesterday.
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Sunday, May 06, 2012
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Two Turkish journalists who were detained while covering the Syrian uprising two months ago are expected to be released in a few days, one of their colleagues said yesterday.
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Final Four week begins with Istanbul ready!
Final Four week begins with Istanbul ready!
Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four 2012 IstanbulThe countdown to a champion is underway at the start of the week that will see the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four bring basketball at its finest to beautiful Istanbul, Turkey! Already, the venue for the biggest weekend in the world of basketball, state-of-the-art Sinan Erdem Arena, is decked out in Turkish Airlines Euroleague colors and ready to receive the Final Four teams: CSKA Moscow, F.C. Barcelona Regal, Olympiacos Piraeus and defending champion Panathinaikos Athens. Turkish Airlines Euroleague planes are scheduled to pick up all four teams - in Moscow, Barcelona and Athens - on Wednesday to carry them to Istanbul in time for official charity events, press conferences and practices on Thursday. Then, of course, unparalleled basketball action begins with the semifinals on Friday.
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Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four 2012 IstanbulThe countdown to a champion is underway at the start of the week that will see the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four bring basketball at its finest to beautiful Istanbul, Turkey! Already, the venue for the biggest weekend in the world of basketball, state-of-the-art Sinan Erdem Arena, is decked out in Turkish Airlines Euroleague colors and ready to receive the Final Four teams: CSKA Moscow, F.C. Barcelona Regal, Olympiacos Piraeus and defending champion Panathinaikos Athens. Turkish Airlines Euroleague planes are scheduled to pick up all four teams - in Moscow, Barcelona and Athens - on Wednesday to carry them to Istanbul in time for official charity events, press conferences and practices on Thursday. Then, of course, unparalleled basketball action begins with the semifinals on Friday.
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Alresalah Press - Demos Staged in Turkey Near the Israeli Embassy
Demos Staged in Turkey Near the Israeli Embassy
Ankara (Alresalah.ps) -- Dozens of Palestinians demonstrated yesterday, Saturday, steps away from the Israeli embassy in Ankara in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger-strikers.
Many Turks, along with Arabs, took part in the demo, holding both the Palestinian and Turkish flags under the supervision of the Turkish police.
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Ankara (Alresalah.ps) -- Dozens of Palestinians demonstrated yesterday, Saturday, steps away from the Israeli embassy in Ankara in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger-strikers.
Many Turks, along with Arabs, took part in the demo, holding both the Palestinian and Turkish flags under the supervision of the Turkish police.
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The cultural and tourism benefits of student exchange - University World News
The cultural and tourism benefits of student exchange
Lorraine Brown and Gurhan Aktas06 May 2012 Issue No:220
A growing segment of the international student market is made up of exchange students who undertake a course of assessed study at an overseas university, usually for a period of one semester or a year. Exchange students have been identified as a segment of the international student market that has significant growth potential.
...We studied the experience of Turkish students who were about to embark on a European exchange programme...
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Lorraine Brown and Gurhan Aktas06 May 2012 Issue No:220
A growing segment of the international student market is made up of exchange students who undertake a course of assessed study at an overseas university, usually for a period of one semester or a year. Exchange students have been identified as a segment of the international student market that has significant growth potential.
...We studied the experience of Turkish students who were about to embark on a European exchange programme...
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Turkey and Poland to battle for ticket to make it to London 2012
Turkey and Poland to battle for ticket to make it to London 2012
May 5, 2012
Ankara, Turkey – Turkey and Poland are the finalists of the European qualification tournament that will come to a close on Sunday in Ankara to see the winner advance to the 2012 Olympics scheduled for late July in London. The side coming out on top will be Europe’s second representative at the Olympics after Italy qualified already this past November by winning the FIVB World Cup in Japan.
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May 5, 2012
Ankara, Turkey – Turkey and Poland are the finalists of the European qualification tournament that will come to a close on Sunday in Ankara to see the winner advance to the 2012 Olympics scheduled for late July in London. The side coming out on top will be Europe’s second representative at the Olympics after Italy qualified already this past November by winning the FIVB World Cup in Japan.
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Arts in Turkey under pressure from conservative government - The Denver Post
Arts in Turkey under pressure from conservative government
Posted: 05/06/2012 01:00:00 AM MDT
By Selcan Hacaoglu
The Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey — In a recent play in Turkey, two actors wore trench coats in their roles as assassins posing as perverts planning to flash girls near a school.
The scene and its themes of nudity and sexual depravity are at the center of a debate over freedom of expression in Turkish arts, where the Islamic-rooted ruling party has become increasingly critical of plays and television shows deemed to violate moral or religious values.
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Posted: 05/06/2012 01:00:00 AM MDT
By Selcan Hacaoglu
The Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey — In a recent play in Turkey, two actors wore trench coats in their roles as assassins posing as perverts planning to flash girls near a school.
The scene and its themes of nudity and sexual depravity are at the center of a debate over freedom of expression in Turkish arts, where the Islamic-rooted ruling party has become increasingly critical of plays and television shows deemed to violate moral or religious values.
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Saturday, May 05, 2012
'Fatima' Fans in Suspense for Series' Surprise Ending | Al Bawaba
'Fatima' Fans in Suspense for Series' Surprise Ending
Published May 5th, 2012 - 22:15 GMT
Speculation on how the popular series Fatima ends are rife and a hot-topic on the Twittersphere. But it seems that the writers are not giving much away. But we can expect a surprise twist, insiders confirm. The series is set to wrap up in an unexpected way...
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Published May 5th, 2012 - 22:15 GMT
Speculation on how the popular series Fatima ends are rife and a hot-topic on the Twittersphere. But it seems that the writers are not giving much away. But we can expect a surprise twist, insiders confirm. The series is set to wrap up in an unexpected way...
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How Does the New Turkey Think?
Soner Cagaptay May 5th 2012
Turkey has changed so drastically in the past decade that it has become largely unrecognizable. For starters, the country has experienced a sort of economic miracle, nearly tripling its economic output in the past decade and subsequently joining the ranks of the elite G-20 club. Politically, too, Turkey has undergone a complete transformation: The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won three consecutive elections since 2002, with increasing majorities. The AKP, representing a brand of Islam-based social conservativism, has since replaced Turkey’s former secularist elites.
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How Does the New Turkey Think?
Soner Cagaptay May 5th 2012
Turkey has changed so drastically in the past decade that it has become largely unrecognizable. For starters, the country has experienced a sort of economic miracle, nearly tripling its economic output in the past decade and subsequently joining the ranks of the elite G-20 club. Politically, too, Turkey has undergone a complete transformation: The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won three consecutive elections since 2002, with increasing majorities. The AKP, representing a brand of Islam-based social conservativism, has since replaced Turkey’s former secularist elites.
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Rotana announces the signing of its first management agreement in Turkey | Rotana Hotels | AMEinfo.com
Rotana announces the signing of its first management agreement in Turkey
United Arab Emirates: 5 hours, 13 minutes ago
Rotana, the hotel management company in the Middle East and Africa announced the signing of its first agreement in Iskenderun, Turkey, with Rhossos Tourism and Hospitality Ltd to manage the city resort 300-room Rhossos Rotana Resort and Serviced Apartments.
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United Arab Emirates: 5 hours, 13 minutes ago
Rotana, the hotel management company in the Middle East and Africa announced the signing of its first agreement in Iskenderun, Turkey, with Rhossos Tourism and Hospitality Ltd to manage the city resort 300-room Rhossos Rotana Resort and Serviced Apartments.
More:Rotana announces the signing of its first management agreement in Turkey | Rotana Hotels | AMEinfo.com
Turkey: PKK kills soldiers, police in pair of attacks
Turkey: PKK kills soldiers, police in pair of attacks
3:00 p.m. CDT, May 4, 2012
ISTANBUL —
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and two police injured Friday in a pair of attacks by Kurdish rebels in eastern Turkey, according to news reports.
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants attacked government forces in Tuncel province and Sirnak near the Syrian border.
More:Turkey: PKK kills soldiers, police in pair of attacks - chicagotribune.com
3:00 p.m. CDT, May 4, 2012
ISTANBUL —
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and two police injured Friday in a pair of attacks by Kurdish rebels in eastern Turkey, according to news reports.
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants attacked government forces in Tuncel province and Sirnak near the Syrian border.
More:Turkey: PKK kills soldiers, police in pair of attacks - chicagotribune.com
Some 600 Blackhawks to be “made in Turkey”
Some 600 Blackhawks to be “made in Turkey”
May 5, 2012 - 20:07 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey and the U.S. are seeking to sell some 600 “made in Turkey” Blackhawk helicopters to third countries, according to Francis J. Ricciardone, the U.S. ambassador to Ankara.
More:Some 600 Blackhawks to be “made in Turkey” - PanARMENIAN.Net
May 5, 2012 - 20:07 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey and the U.S. are seeking to sell some 600 “made in Turkey” Blackhawk helicopters to third countries, according to Francis J. Ricciardone, the U.S. ambassador to Ankara.
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Grid of semifinals determined in Ankara, hosts Turkey to play reigning world champions
Grid of semifinals determined in Ankara, hosts Turkey to play reigning world champions
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
May 5, 2012
Ankara, Turkey – The hosts of Turkey will be playing the 2010 world champions of Russia in Saturday’s semifinals of the European Olympic qualifier which is taking place this week at Baskent volleyball hall in Ankara while Poland and the 2011 European silver medalists of Germany will highlight the second game.
More:Grid of semifinals determined in Ankara, hosts Turkey to play reigning world champions
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
May 5, 2012
Ankara, Turkey – The hosts of Turkey will be playing the 2010 world champions of Russia in Saturday’s semifinals of the European Olympic qualifier which is taking place this week at Baskent volleyball hall in Ankara while Poland and the 2011 European silver medalists of Germany will highlight the second game.
More:Grid of semifinals determined in Ankara, hosts Turkey to play reigning world champions
Does Europe need Turkey? | The Upcoming
Does Europe need Turkey?
There is much discussion about whether Europe needs Turkey, but the question could easily be reversed: does Turkey need Europe anymore?
Turkey’s membership to the European Union has been a debated topic for long time, but is again on the agenda as the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU approaches. From 1st July, Turkey-EU relations will be put to the test for six months as Ankara has already stated its intention to boycott the presidency because of unsolved disputes.
More:Does Europe need Turkey? | The Upcoming
There is much discussion about whether Europe needs Turkey, but the question could easily be reversed: does Turkey need Europe anymore?
Turkey’s membership to the European Union has been a debated topic for long time, but is again on the agenda as the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU approaches. From 1st July, Turkey-EU relations will be put to the test for six months as Ankara has already stated its intention to boycott the presidency because of unsolved disputes.
More:Does Europe need Turkey? | The Upcoming
Working mum: Neslihan Darnel shows how to combine a full time job with a healthy family life
Working mum: Neslihan Darnel shows how to combine a full time job with a healthy family life
May 5, 2012
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish volleyball star Neslihan Darnel took time out of Turkey’s CEV Women’s Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament campaign in Ankara on Friday to explain what it means to be a working mother and how challenging it is to combine her hard and intense professional career with her family life.
More:Working mum: Neslihan Darnel shows how to combine a full time job with a healthy family life
May 5, 2012
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish volleyball star Neslihan Darnel took time out of Turkey’s CEV Women’s Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament campaign in Ankara on Friday to explain what it means to be a working mother and how challenging it is to combine her hard and intense professional career with her family life.
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Turkey court gives Ferguson time to settle – media | Firstpost
Turkey court gives Ferguson time to settle – media
by FP Staff May 5, 2012
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court trying British duchess Sarah Ferguson for secretly filming the treatment of mentally handicapped children adjourned after opening on Friday to give time for an out-of-court settlement, Turkish media said.
More:Turkey court gives Ferguson time to settle – media | Firstpost
by FP Staff May 5, 2012
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court trying British duchess Sarah Ferguson for secretly filming the treatment of mentally handicapped children adjourned after opening on Friday to give time for an out-of-court settlement, Turkish media said.
More:Turkey court gives Ferguson time to settle – media | Firstpost
Friday, May 04, 2012
Turkish team meets Punjab chief minister
Turkish team meets Punjab chief minister
May 05, 2012
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan and Turkey have great potential of investment in various sectors and both the countries should exchange technology and technical expertise.
He was talking to a delegation of power generation companies of Turkey here on Friday.
More:Turkish team meets Punjab chief minister | Business Recorder
May 05, 2012
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan and Turkey have great potential of investment in various sectors and both the countries should exchange technology and technical expertise.
He was talking to a delegation of power generation companies of Turkey here on Friday.
More:Turkish team meets Punjab chief minister | Business Recorder
Almost a Turkish Soap Opera: Yonka's Story Wins Best Short Competition :: Wire Service Canada
Press Release: Almost a Turkish Soap Opera: Yonka's Story Wins Best Short Competition
Submitted by arnb on May 04, 2012 - 12:53 PM | Bookmark and Share |
Canadian based film production, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera: Yonka's Story has won an Award of Merit in the Short Film category from the Best Shorts Competition. The award was given for Sababa Emporium Film Productions' exciting and insightful drama, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera: Yonka's Story, which depicts the trials of a Turkish born woman raised in Vancouver, Canada arranged to marry her cousin from Istanbul, Turkey for her personal reasons only to find that her new husband has an agenda of his own.
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Submitted by arnb on May 04, 2012 - 12:53 PM | Bookmark and Share |
Canadian based film production, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera: Yonka's Story has won an Award of Merit in the Short Film category from the Best Shorts Competition. The award was given for Sababa Emporium Film Productions' exciting and insightful drama, Almost a Turkish Soap Opera: Yonka's Story, which depicts the trials of a Turkish born woman raised in Vancouver, Canada arranged to marry her cousin from Istanbul, Turkey for her personal reasons only to find that her new husband has an agenda of his own.
More:Almost a Turkish Soap Opera: Yonka's Story Wins Best Short Competition :: Wire Service Canada
Turks need two wins for London 2012 trip
Turks need two wins for London 2012 trip
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey’s national women’s volleyball team will try to maintain its form when it rolls into the semifinals of the European qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
More:VOLLEYBALL - Turks need two wins for London 2012 trip
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey’s national women’s volleyball team will try to maintain its form when it rolls into the semifinals of the European qualification for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Antalya too costly for local tourists, Aegean preferred
Antalya too costly for local tourists, Aegean preferred
ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Local tourists have made early bookings in hotels on Turkey’s Aegean coast rather than along the southern Mediterranean coast in Antalya, Turkey’s most popular tourist destination, after hotels there raised their prices by 20 percent this year, according to news portal Habertürk.
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ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Local tourists have made early bookings in hotels on Turkey’s Aegean coast rather than along the southern Mediterranean coast in Antalya, Turkey’s most popular tourist destination, after hotels there raised their prices by 20 percent this year, according to news portal Habertürk.
More:TOURISM - Antalya too costly for local tourists, Aegean preferred
Economy puts Istanbul in Olympics race
Economy puts Istanbul in Olympics race
Turkey hopes its 8% economic growth rate will help it fend off competitors for hosting the 2020 Games.
The London Olympics may be just a couple of months away now, but already the race to host the 2020 Games is heating up.
After four failed bids, Turkey is hoping its economic growth rate of eight per cent will propel Istanbul to be the host city for the 2020 Olympic Games.
More:Economy puts Istanbul in Olympics race - Europe - Al Jazeera English
Turkey hopes its 8% economic growth rate will help it fend off competitors for hosting the 2020 Games.
The London Olympics may be just a couple of months away now, but already the race to host the 2020 Games is heating up.
After four failed bids, Turkey is hoping its economic growth rate of eight per cent will propel Istanbul to be the host city for the 2020 Olympic Games.
More:Economy puts Istanbul in Olympics race - Europe - Al Jazeera English
Istanbul's Matzo Factory is setting for 4 young Turkish-Jewish Artists
Istanbul's Matzo Factory is setting for 4 young Turkish-Jewish Artists
THE NEW YORKER
By Elif Batuman
"Untitled Machine" by Sibel Horada
TURKEY - A lot of people don’t know that, for nearly thirty years, Istanbul had its own working matzo factory, or that Istanbul still has its own non-working matzo factory. Known in Turkish as the “doughless oven,” located in Galata, on the northern bank of the Golden Horn, it has been given over to the arts.
More:ALPHA OMEGA ARTS: Istanbul's Matzo Factory is setting for 4 young Turkish-Jewish Artists
THE NEW YORKER
By Elif Batuman
"Untitled Machine" by Sibel Horada
TURKEY - A lot of people don’t know that, for nearly thirty years, Istanbul had its own working matzo factory, or that Istanbul still has its own non-working matzo factory. Known in Turkish as the “doughless oven,” located in Galata, on the northern bank of the Golden Horn, it has been given over to the arts.
More:ALPHA OMEGA ARTS: Istanbul's Matzo Factory is setting for 4 young Turkish-Jewish Artists
Philips inks $17 million deal with Turkish hospital
Philips inks $17 million deal with Turkish hospital
May 04, 2012
by Brendon Nafziger , DOTmed News Associate Editor
Royal Philips Electronics said Thursday it inked a 13 million euro ($17 million) deal to install equipment, including a SPECT-CT scanner and an MRI-HIFU device, in a new 500-bed Turkish hospital. The Dutch electronics giant hailed the deal with Istanbul-based Medipol University Hospital as the biggest of its kind for any single hospital in Turkey.
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May 04, 2012
by Brendon Nafziger , DOTmed News Associate Editor
Royal Philips Electronics said Thursday it inked a 13 million euro ($17 million) deal to install equipment, including a SPECT-CT scanner and an MRI-HIFU device, in a new 500-bed Turkish hospital. The Dutch electronics giant hailed the deal with Istanbul-based Medipol University Hospital as the biggest of its kind for any single hospital in Turkey.
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Turkey imports 14.6 bln USD of energy in Q1 Anadolu Agency
Turkey imports 14.6 bln USD of energy in Q1
03 May 2012 13:10
Turkey imported 14.6 billion USD of energy in the first quarter of 2012.
According to figures of Turkey's statistics authority, TurkStat, Turkey imported 4.692 billion USD of energy in January, 4.605 billion USD in February and 5.336 billion USD of energy in March.
In total, Turkey imported 14.6 billion USD of energy in the first quarter of 2012, which indicated a 25 percent year-on-year rise. This figure was only 11.7 billion USD in the same quarter of 2011.
Turkey imported 1.387 million tons of crude oil in January, 1.318 million tons in February, 1.709 million tons in March. Turkey's total crude oil import in the first quarter reached 4.415 million tons.
More:Turkey imports 14.6 bln USD of energy in Q1 Anadolu Agency
03 May 2012 13:10
Turkey imported 14.6 billion USD of energy in the first quarter of 2012.
According to figures of Turkey's statistics authority, TurkStat, Turkey imported 4.692 billion USD of energy in January, 4.605 billion USD in February and 5.336 billion USD of energy in March.
In total, Turkey imported 14.6 billion USD of energy in the first quarter of 2012, which indicated a 25 percent year-on-year rise. This figure was only 11.7 billion USD in the same quarter of 2011.
Turkey imported 1.387 million tons of crude oil in January, 1.318 million tons in February, 1.709 million tons in March. Turkey's total crude oil import in the first quarter reached 4.415 million tons.
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Lira Gains First Time in 3 Days After Bank Halts Cheaper Funding - Bloomberg
Lira Gains First Time in 3 Days After Bank Halts Cheaper Funding
By Selcuk Gokoluk - May 4, 2012 4:12 AM ET
The lira strengthened for the first time in three days and bond yields climbed after the Turkish central bank withheld funding at its lowest rate for the first time since April 17.
The currency appreciated 0.3 percent to 1.7586 per dollar at 10:15 a.m. in Istanbul, increasing the weekly gain to 0.1 percent. The yield on two-year benchmark debt erased earlier losses, rising 5 basis points, or 0.05 percentage point, to 9.38 percent. The bank today offered 3 billion liras in its one-week repo auction, with the borrowing cost to be decided at the sale.
More:Lira Gains First Time in 3 Days After Bank Halts Cheaper Funding - Bloomberg
By Selcuk Gokoluk - May 4, 2012 4:12 AM ET
The lira strengthened for the first time in three days and bond yields climbed after the Turkish central bank withheld funding at its lowest rate for the first time since April 17.
The currency appreciated 0.3 percent to 1.7586 per dollar at 10:15 a.m. in Istanbul, increasing the weekly gain to 0.1 percent. The yield on two-year benchmark debt erased earlier losses, rising 5 basis points, or 0.05 percentage point, to 9.38 percent. The bank today offered 3 billion liras in its one-week repo auction, with the borrowing cost to be decided at the sale.
More:Lira Gains First Time in 3 Days After Bank Halts Cheaper Funding - Bloomberg
The Success of Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence - NYTimes.com
A Kaleidoscope of Charms
By ANDREW FINKEL
Orhan Pamuk reflected in a display at the Museum of Innocence in Istanbul on April 27.Jodi Hilton for The New York TimesOrhan Pamuk reflected in a display at the Museum of Innocence in Istanbul on April 27.
ISTANBUL — “We are all diminished by the success of our friends” is a saying that lies at the bedrock of the politics of envy. If true, it means that I, along with fellow squad members of my high school junior-varsity basketball team, have every reason to feel just a few centimeters high. Only one of us, Orhan Pamuk, has gone on to win a Nobel Prize.
More:The Success of Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence - NYTimes.com
By ANDREW FINKEL
Orhan Pamuk reflected in a display at the Museum of Innocence in Istanbul on April 27.Jodi Hilton for The New York TimesOrhan Pamuk reflected in a display at the Museum of Innocence in Istanbul on April 27.
ISTANBUL — “We are all diminished by the success of our friends” is a saying that lies at the bedrock of the politics of envy. If true, it means that I, along with fellow squad members of my high school junior-varsity basketball team, have every reason to feel just a few centimeters high. Only one of us, Orhan Pamuk, has gone on to win a Nobel Prize.
More:The Success of Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence - NYTimes.com
Turkish Exporters Target Oil Producing Countries
Turkish Exporters Target Oil Producing Countries
Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM) Chairman Mehmet Buyukeksi said that Turkish exporters should see oil producing countries as target markets.
More:Turkish Exporters Target Oil Producing Countries, 4 May 2012 Friday 13:36
Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM) Chairman Mehmet Buyukeksi said that Turkish exporters should see oil producing countries as target markets.
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Folli, Koc seal Greek-Turkish island marina deal | Reuters
Folli, Koc seal Greek-Turkish island marina deal
ATHENS | Fri May 4, 2012 6:59am EDT
May 4 (Reuters) - Greece's luxury retailer Folli Follie and Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding have teamed up to operate a small marina on the Greek island of Lesbos, in a rare instance of cooperation between the long-standing rivals.
More:Folli, Koc seal Greek-Turkish island marina deal | Reuters
ATHENS | Fri May 4, 2012 6:59am EDT
May 4 (Reuters) - Greece's luxury retailer Folli Follie and Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding have teamed up to operate a small marina on the Greek island of Lesbos, in a rare instance of cooperation between the long-standing rivals.
More:Folli, Koc seal Greek-Turkish island marina deal | Reuters
Turkey imports 14.6 bln USD of energy in Q1 Anadolu Agency
Turkey imports 14.6 bln USD of energy in Q1
03 May 2012 13:10
ANKARA
Turkey imported 14.6 billion USD of energy in the first quarter of 2012.
According to figures of Turkey's statistics authority, TurkStat, Turkey imported 4.692 billion USD of energy in January, 4.605 billion USD in February and 5.336 billion USD of energy in March.
In total, Turkey imported 14.6 billion USD of energy in the first quarter of 2012, which indicated a 25 percent year-on-year rise. This figure was only 11.7 billion USD in the same quarter of 2011.
More:Turkey imports 14.6 bln USD of energy in Q1 Anadolu Agency
03 May 2012 13:10
ANKARA
Turkey imported 14.6 billion USD of energy in the first quarter of 2012.
According to figures of Turkey's statistics authority, TurkStat, Turkey imported 4.692 billion USD of energy in January, 4.605 billion USD in February and 5.336 billion USD of energy in March.
In total, Turkey imported 14.6 billion USD of energy in the first quarter of 2012, which indicated a 25 percent year-on-year rise. This figure was only 11.7 billion USD in the same quarter of 2011.
More:Turkey imports 14.6 bln USD of energy in Q1 Anadolu Agency
Turkish women claim home victory at the European Olympic Qualifiers
Turkish women claim home victory at the European Olympic Qualifiers – Volleyball news
Turkish women claim home victory at the European Olympic Qualifiers – Volleyball news
Women’s volleyball teams from Turkey and Bulgaria met in the European Olympic Qualifiers on Tuesday, May 1.
Turks hosted the match and took full advantage of familiar conditions. They displayed incredible action on the net and won the match by posting 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-15). A large number of local fans witnessed the thrilling volleyball action at the Baskent Hall in TVF Complex, Ankara. The home audience seemed totally delighted by the convincing win of their team in the first match of qualifying phase.
More:Turkish women claim home victory at the European Olympic Qualifiers – Volleyball news | bettor.com
Turkish women claim home victory at the European Olympic Qualifiers – Volleyball news
Women’s volleyball teams from Turkey and Bulgaria met in the European Olympic Qualifiers on Tuesday, May 1.
Turks hosted the match and took full advantage of familiar conditions. They displayed incredible action on the net and won the match by posting 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-15). A large number of local fans witnessed the thrilling volleyball action at the Baskent Hall in TVF Complex, Ankara. The home audience seemed totally delighted by the convincing win of their team in the first match of qualifying phase.
More:Turkish women claim home victory at the European Olympic Qualifiers – Volleyball news | bettor.com
Turkey Adopts Legislation Raising Extent Of Land Foreigners Can Buy
Turkey Adopts Legislation Raising Extent Of Land Foreigners Can Buy
5/4/2012 2:12 AM ET
(RTTNews) - The Turkish Parliament on Thursday passed a bill raising the limit from 2.5 to 30 hectares land that foreigners can buy in Turkey.
The new law, which was discussed and approved in the Parliament, amends title deed laws and changes the current reciprocity requirement, which dictates that citizens of 89 countries currently do not have the right to own property in Turkey because Turkish nationals are not entitled to own property in those countries. Among these countries are Russia, the Gulf States and the Turkic republics of Central Asia.
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5/4/2012 2:12 AM ET
(RTTNews) - The Turkish Parliament on Thursday passed a bill raising the limit from 2.5 to 30 hectares land that foreigners can buy in Turkey.
The new law, which was discussed and approved in the Parliament, amends title deed laws and changes the current reciprocity requirement, which dictates that citizens of 89 countries currently do not have the right to own property in Turkey because Turkish nationals are not entitled to own property in those countries. Among these countries are Russia, the Gulf States and the Turkic republics of Central Asia.
More:Turkey Adopts Legislation Raising Extent Of Land Foreigners Can Buy
PKK militants kill three Turkish soldiers
PKK militants kill three Turkish soldiers - officials
Fri May 4, 2012 7:49am GMT
TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants opened fire on Turkish troops who were carrying out a raid against suspected militant hideouts in eastern Turkey, killing three soldiers, security officials said on Friday.
More:PKK militants kill three Turkish soldiers - officials | World | Reuters
Fri May 4, 2012 7:49am GMT
TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants opened fire on Turkish troops who were carrying out a raid against suspected militant hideouts in eastern Turkey, killing three soldiers, security officials said on Friday.
More:PKK militants kill three Turkish soldiers - officials | World | Reuters
Arab Spring’s model is Turkey - BostonHerald.com
Arab Spring’s model is Turkey
Competing interests in nation’s balance
By Rachelle G. Cohen
Friday, May 4, 2012 - Updated 4 hours ago
Today in a southern corner of Turkey eight refugee camps are home to some 25,000 Syrians who have fled the violence that has already killed more than 9,000 of their countrymen.
More:Arab Spring’s model is Turkey - BostonHerald.com
Competing interests in nation’s balance
By Rachelle G. Cohen
Friday, May 4, 2012 - Updated 4 hours ago
Today in a southern corner of Turkey eight refugee camps are home to some 25,000 Syrians who have fled the violence that has already killed more than 9,000 of their countrymen.
More:Arab Spring’s model is Turkey - BostonHerald.com
Upstate yogurt entrepreneur tastes success - chicagotribune.com
Upstate yogurt entrepreneur tastes success
4:55 a.m. CDT, May 3, 2012
ALBANY —
A Turkish immigrant who five years ago started making Greek-style yogurt in an aging plant in Chenango County on Wednesday was named the nation's top entrepreneur by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
More:Upstate yogurt entrepreneur tastes success - chicagotribune.com
4:55 a.m. CDT, May 3, 2012
ALBANY —
A Turkish immigrant who five years ago started making Greek-style yogurt in an aging plant in Chenango County on Wednesday was named the nation's top entrepreneur by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
More:Upstate yogurt entrepreneur tastes success - chicagotribune.com
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Orinda couple visit underwater city in Turkey - San Jose Mercury News
Orinda couple visit underwater city in Turkey
By Nancy D. Brown
It wasn't the melting of polar ice caps that caused the flooding of Kekova, Turkey, as was the basis of Kevin Costner's "Waterwold" movie. It was a volcano eruption that caused the sea level to rise, flooding the city.
That's what Jon and Lisa Steele learned as they kayaked over the underwater city with Guide Güvenç Duman from Ekomarin Sea Kayak Center. To celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary, the Orinda couple had traveled to Turkey with Sacramento friends Todd and Betsy Stone. Turkey was high on everyone's bucket list as it offered dramatic landscape, interesting culture, intriguing food, hospitable people and history.
More:Orinda couple visit underwater city in Turkey - San Jose Mercury News
By Nancy D. Brown
It wasn't the melting of polar ice caps that caused the flooding of Kekova, Turkey, as was the basis of Kevin Costner's "Waterwold" movie. It was a volcano eruption that caused the sea level to rise, flooding the city.
That's what Jon and Lisa Steele learned as they kayaked over the underwater city with Guide Güvenç Duman from Ekomarin Sea Kayak Center. To celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary, the Orinda couple had traveled to Turkey with Sacramento friends Todd and Betsy Stone. Turkey was high on everyone's bucket list as it offered dramatic landscape, interesting culture, intriguing food, hospitable people and history.
More:Orinda couple visit underwater city in Turkey - San Jose Mercury News
Reference book introduces historical Istanbul buildings in English
Reference book introduces historical Istanbul buildings in English
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
New book published by Yapıkredi, reveals 201 characteristic buildings in Istanbul, that has affected the cultural heritage in the city. The existence of buildings is necessary to understand and recognize Istanbul, says Engin Yenal, the writer
More:BOOKS - Reference book introduces historical Istanbul buildings in English
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
New book published by Yapıkredi, reveals 201 characteristic buildings in Istanbul, that has affected the cultural heritage in the city. The existence of buildings is necessary to understand and recognize Istanbul, says Engin Yenal, the writer
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Flooding out terror? Turkey’s Ilisu dam project
Flooding out terror? Turkey’s Ilisu dam project
Editor's Note: Soner Cagaptay is a senior fellow and Altay Sedat Otun is a research intern at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
By Soner Cagaptay and Altay Sedat Otun - Special to CNN
You may have heard of dams being built for water management purposes or electricity production, but probably not one being built for counter-terrorism purposes. Turkey’s proposed Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River would satisfy just that end.
More:Flooding out terror? Turkey’s Ilisu dam project – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs
Editor's Note: Soner Cagaptay is a senior fellow and Altay Sedat Otun is a research intern at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
By Soner Cagaptay and Altay Sedat Otun - Special to CNN
You may have heard of dams being built for water management purposes or electricity production, but probably not one being built for counter-terrorism purposes. Turkey’s proposed Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River would satisfy just that end.
More:Flooding out terror? Turkey’s Ilisu dam project – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs
Turkey: a success story of tripartite coexistence - The Nation
Turkey: a success story of tripartite coexistence
Imtiyaz Yusuf
Special to The Nation May 4, 2012 1:00 am
It is generally thought that Islam, secularism and democracy are incompatible.
Such a biased view is based on hearsay rather than study of political history in the Muslim world. Muslim societies have been engaging in the debate about the relationship between politics and religion since their early history.
The history of Turkey since the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 is a good illustration of a Muslim country grappling with such issues as republicanism, the power of the military, secularism and the role of religion in socio-political space. The current Turkish political scenario where an Islamist party leads the government in a secular state presents a good example for other Muslim countries.
More:Turkey: a success story of tripartite coexistence - The Nation
Imtiyaz Yusuf
Special to The Nation May 4, 2012 1:00 am
It is generally thought that Islam, secularism and democracy are incompatible.
Such a biased view is based on hearsay rather than study of political history in the Muslim world. Muslim societies have been engaging in the debate about the relationship between politics and religion since their early history.
The history of Turkey since the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 is a good illustration of a Muslim country grappling with such issues as republicanism, the power of the military, secularism and the role of religion in socio-political space. The current Turkish political scenario where an Islamist party leads the government in a secular state presents a good example for other Muslim countries.
More:Turkey: a success story of tripartite coexistence - The Nation
Lira Fluctuates as the Inflation Rate in Turkey Rises Above 11% - Businessweek
Lira Fluctuates as the Inflation Rate in Turkey Rises Above 11%
By Selcuk Gokoluk on May 03, 2012
The lira fluctuated between gains and losses after the inflation rate rose to the highest in 3 1/2 years.
The Turkish currency appreciated as much as 0.3 percent to 1.7559 per dollar, paring an earlier depreciation of 0.2 percent. It traded less than 0.1 percent weaker at 1.7618 per dollar by 5:49 p.m. in Istanbul. The central bank is due to publish its assessment on the latest inflation data tomorrow.
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By Selcuk Gokoluk on May 03, 2012
The lira fluctuated between gains and losses after the inflation rate rose to the highest in 3 1/2 years.
The Turkish currency appreciated as much as 0.3 percent to 1.7559 per dollar, paring an earlier depreciation of 0.2 percent. It traded less than 0.1 percent weaker at 1.7618 per dollar by 5:49 p.m. in Istanbul. The central bank is due to publish its assessment on the latest inflation data tomorrow.
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Turkey angry at S&P for downgrading ratings - Boston.com
Turkey angry at S&P for downgrading ratings
May 3, 2012
ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey's prime minister is accusing the Standard & Poor's ratings agency of bias for downgrading Turkey's long-term rating from positive to stable , while lifting Greece's credit grade out of default.
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May 3, 2012
ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey's prime minister is accusing the Standard & Poor's ratings agency of bias for downgrading Turkey's long-term rating from positive to stable , while lifting Greece's credit grade out of default.
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Turkey's Kurds Aim for Decentralised Government
Turkey's Kurds Aim for Decentralised Government
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Turkey's Kurdish movement leaders are urging the Turkish government to recognise fundamental minority rights and bring about a solution to the decades-old Kurdish problem while drafting the country's new constitution, but the government seems to be ignoring their proposals on how to achieve that goal.
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Thursday, 3 May 2012
Turkey's Kurdish movement leaders are urging the Turkish government to recognise fundamental minority rights and bring about a solution to the decades-old Kurdish problem while drafting the country's new constitution, but the government seems to be ignoring their proposals on how to achieve that goal.
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Turkey and the Raters: The Love Story Continues
Turkey and the Raters: The Love Story Continues
By Joe Parkinson
It’s no secret that there’s little love lost between Turkey’s policy makers and ratings firms.
Turkish cabinet ministers and central-bank officials have long bemoaned raters’ stance on Europe’s fastest-growing economy, stressing that Turkey’s credit rating – which all three big firms rank below investment grade – is too low. Ankara has repeatedly fulminated against Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, hurling accusations of an anti-Turkish bias in their sovereign-ratings analysis. After Fitch lowered Turkey’s outlook in November, Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said the company couldn’t be independent since it was 60% owned by French investors.
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By Joe Parkinson
It’s no secret that there’s little love lost between Turkey’s policy makers and ratings firms.
Turkish cabinet ministers and central-bank officials have long bemoaned raters’ stance on Europe’s fastest-growing economy, stressing that Turkey’s credit rating – which all three big firms rank below investment grade – is too low. Ankara has repeatedly fulminated against Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, hurling accusations of an anti-Turkish bias in their sovereign-ratings analysis. After Fitch lowered Turkey’s outlook in November, Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said the company couldn’t be independent since it was 60% owned by French investors.
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Opulent lives of the Ottoman sultans
Opulent lives of the Ottoman sultans
2012-05-03 19:51
Coffee should be as dark as hell, as strong as death and as sweet as love.
It’s no wonder this famous coffee-themed proverb is from Turkey. After all, the world’s first coffeehouse was established in the 17th century Istanbul, during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman sultans’ love for coffee was notorious; they had at least six maids serving the beverage, using some of the most expensive burners, pots and cups ― all made of silver and diamonds.
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2012-05-03 19:51
Coffee should be as dark as hell, as strong as death and as sweet as love.
It’s no wonder this famous coffee-themed proverb is from Turkey. After all, the world’s first coffeehouse was established in the 17th century Istanbul, during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman sultans’ love for coffee was notorious; they had at least six maids serving the beverage, using some of the most expensive burners, pots and cups ― all made of silver and diamonds.
More: The Korea Herald
Turkey’s growing pharmaceutical sector becoming investor hotspot
Turkey’s growing pharmaceutical sector becoming investor hotspot
Hurriyet / Ekonomist (Magazine) - Turkey’s growing pharmaceutical sector—6th in Europe and 14th in the world in size—has made it to the headlines of global business publications with last week’s acquisition of local generics manufacturer Mustafa Nevzat by US biotech giant Amgen. Although shadowed by the sum of the deal between Amgen and Mustafa Nevzat, reaching USD 700 million for 95.6 percent of shares, Turkey’s pharma sector has attracted a series of transactions by foreign drugmakers in the last 10 years seeking growth in a market that is experiencing a rapid expansion on the back of a high performing economy.
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Hurriyet / Ekonomist (Magazine) - Turkey’s growing pharmaceutical sector—6th in Europe and 14th in the world in size—has made it to the headlines of global business publications with last week’s acquisition of local generics manufacturer Mustafa Nevzat by US biotech giant Amgen. Although shadowed by the sum of the deal between Amgen and Mustafa Nevzat, reaching USD 700 million for 95.6 percent of shares, Turkey’s pharma sector has attracted a series of transactions by foreign drugmakers in the last 10 years seeking growth in a market that is experiencing a rapid expansion on the back of a high performing economy.
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'Israel spied on Turkish Air Force training flights'
'Israel spied on Turkish Air Force training flights'
By JPOST.COM STAFF
05/03/2012 03:52
Turkish paper claims Ankara initiates program to encrypt communications between fighter jet pilots after Israeli wiretapping discovered.
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By JPOST.COM STAFF
05/03/2012 03:52
Turkish paper claims Ankara initiates program to encrypt communications between fighter jet pilots after Israeli wiretapping discovered.
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Armenians launch large campaign against Turkey
Armenians launch large campaign against Turkey
U.S. Armenians have launched one of their largest donation campaigns to “help bring down Ankara’s last firewalls against the justice Turkey owes the Armenian nation,” the biggest and most influential U.S. Armenian group said on the weekend.
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U.S. Armenians have launched one of their largest donation campaigns to “help bring down Ankara’s last firewalls against the justice Turkey owes the Armenian nation,” the biggest and most influential U.S. Armenian group said on the weekend.
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Turkey: 'Made in Italy' allied with 'Anatolian Tigers'
Turkey: 'Made in Italy' allied with 'Anatolian Tigers'
Italian business in Instanbul to explore new opportunities
02 May, 20:44
(by Francesco Cerri) (ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, MAY 2 - It may not be the new promised land for Italy's entrepreneurs, but Turkey resembles one in many ways: it is enjoying a GDP growth rate of 8.5%; it is already the world's 16th largest economy and it aims to be 8th within the coming decade by arriving at pro-capita earnings of 25,000 euros; the country also plans to invest hundreds of billions in its own infrastructure between now and 2023.
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Italian business in Instanbul to explore new opportunities
02 May, 20:44
(by Francesco Cerri) (ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, MAY 2 - It may not be the new promised land for Italy's entrepreneurs, but Turkey resembles one in many ways: it is enjoying a GDP growth rate of 8.5%; it is already the world's 16th largest economy and it aims to be 8th within the coming decade by arriving at pro-capita earnings of 25,000 euros; the country also plans to invest hundreds of billions in its own infrastructure between now and 2023.
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Turkey: Twitter Cuts Two Ways | EurasiaNet.org
Turkey: Twitter Cuts Two Ways
May 2, 2012 - 4:11pm, by Dorian Jones
Social media has been a boon for democratization forces around the world, most notably in the Middle East and North Africa. But a recent tragedy in Turkey helps highlights the fact that social media also has a potentially dark side for democratization efforts.
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May 2, 2012 - 4:11pm, by Dorian Jones
Social media has been a boon for democratization forces around the world, most notably in the Middle East and North Africa. But a recent tragedy in Turkey helps highlights the fact that social media also has a potentially dark side for democratization efforts.
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Turkish Inflation to Hit 3 1/2-Year High on Energy, Survey Shows
Turkish Inflation to Hit 3 1/2-Year High on Energy, Survey Shows
By Emre Peker - May 2, 2012 10:22 AM ET
Turkey’s inflation rate probably rose to a three-and-a-half-year high last month on rising energy costs, a survey of economists showed.
Inflation accelerated to 11 percent, the highest since October 2008, from 10.4 percent the previous month, according to the median estimate of seven economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Estimates ranged from 10.6 percent to 11.3 percent. The figures will be announced by the government statistics office in Ankara at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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By Emre Peker - May 2, 2012 10:22 AM ET
Turkey’s inflation rate probably rose to a three-and-a-half-year high last month on rising energy costs, a survey of economists showed.
Inflation accelerated to 11 percent, the highest since October 2008, from 10.4 percent the previous month, according to the median estimate of seven economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Estimates ranged from 10.6 percent to 11.3 percent. The figures will be announced by the government statistics office in Ankara at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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Turkey arts under pressure from conservative gov't
Turkey arts under pressure from conservative gov't
SELCAN HACAOGLU, Associated Press
Updated 12:17 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2012
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a recent play in Turkey, two actors wore trench coats in their role as assassins posing as perverts planning to flash girls near a school.
The scene and its themes of nudity and sexual depravity are at the center of a debate over freedom of expression in Turkish arts, where the Islamic-rooted ruling party has become increasingly critical of plays and television shows deemed to violate moral or religious values.
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SELCAN HACAOGLU, Associated Press
Updated 12:17 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2012
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a recent play in Turkey, two actors wore trench coats in their role as assassins posing as perverts planning to flash girls near a school.
The scene and its themes of nudity and sexual depravity are at the center of a debate over freedom of expression in Turkish arts, where the Islamic-rooted ruling party has become increasingly critical of plays and television shows deemed to violate moral or religious values.
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Turkey arts under pressure from conservative gov't
Turkey arts under pressure from conservative gov't
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The scene and its themes of nudity and sexual depravity are at the center of a debate over freedom of expression in Turkish arts, where the Islamic-rooted ruling party has become increasingly critical of plays and television shows deemed to violate moral or religious values.
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ANKARA, Turkey — In a recent play in Turkey, two actors wore trench coats in their role as assassins posing as perverts planning to flash girls near a school.
The scene and its themes of nudity and sexual depravity are at the center of a debate over freedom of expression in Turkish arts, where the Islamic-rooted ruling party has become increasingly critical of plays and television shows deemed to violate moral or religious values.
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Hundreds Of Kids Hospitalized In Turkey, Milk Poisoning Suspected
Hundreds Of Kids Hospitalized In Turkey, Milk Poisoning Suspected
5/2/2012 8:43 AM ET
(RTTNews) - Some 300 school students from Turkey's four provinces were hospitalized on Wednesday with suspected milk poisoning after the government recently started providing free milk to seven million schoolchildren across the country.
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5/2/2012 8:43 AM ET
(RTTNews) - Some 300 school students from Turkey's four provinces were hospitalized on Wednesday with suspected milk poisoning after the government recently started providing free milk to seven million schoolchildren across the country.
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Spare Backup to Open Turkish Market for Mobile Backup, Security and Parental Controls - Business Review Europe
Spare Backup to Open Turkish Market for Mobile Backup, Security and Parental Controls
MINDEN, Nev., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spare Backup, Inc. (OTCBB: SPBU), a carrier and manufacturer agnostic provider of data backup and security software for smartphones, tablets and PCs, announced today that it has expanded the territory of one of its major European distribution partners to include the country of Turkey. Spare Backup and its partner have targeted major warrantee and insurance providers as well as large mobile telecommunications companies servicing the more than 60 million mobile customers in Turkey.
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MINDEN, Nev., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spare Backup, Inc. (OTCBB: SPBU), a carrier and manufacturer agnostic provider of data backup and security software for smartphones, tablets and PCs, announced today that it has expanded the territory of one of its major European distribution partners to include the country of Turkey. Spare Backup and its partner have targeted major warrantee and insurance providers as well as large mobile telecommunications companies servicing the more than 60 million mobile customers in Turkey.
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Turkish beauty magazine ties Muslim veil to glamor
Turkish beauty magazine ties Muslim veil to glamor
Wednesday, 02 May 2012
By AFP
ISTANBUL
Can the Muslim headscarf be synonymous with glamor?
Turkey’s first fashion magazine for conservative Islamic women looks set to win the challenge.
In less than a year since it was launched last June, the monthly Ala -- meaning “beauty” -- has become a mainstream glossy.
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012
By AFP
ISTANBUL
Can the Muslim headscarf be synonymous with glamor?
Turkey’s first fashion magazine for conservative Islamic women looks set to win the challenge.
In less than a year since it was launched last June, the monthly Ala -- meaning “beauty” -- has become a mainstream glossy.
More:Turkish beauty magazine ties Muslim veil to glamor
Turks Protest Erdogan's Re-Islamification Program
Turks Protest Erdogan's Re-Islamification Program
by Ali Uyanik
May 2, 2012 at 3:00 am
Erdogan's AKP officials, however, alleging that a 15-year statute of limitations had expired, announced in mid-March, that they would not prosecute the accused perpetrators of the Sivas atrocity. Erdogan appears prepared to employ any form of demagoguery to stigmatize the minority community of the secularist Alevis.
Much of the world appears seduced by the claims to Islamic moderation of Turkey's Justice and Development Party (known as AKP), led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But Turkish citizens and immigrants in Western Europe seem to be expressing increasing dissatisfaction with the government's policies on religion, the future of the country's secular institutions, and an apparent disregard for the rights of minorities.More:Turks Protest Erdogan's Re-Islamification Program :: Gatestone Institute
by Ali Uyanik
May 2, 2012 at 3:00 am
Erdogan's AKP officials, however, alleging that a 15-year statute of limitations had expired, announced in mid-March, that they would not prosecute the accused perpetrators of the Sivas atrocity. Erdogan appears prepared to employ any form of demagoguery to stigmatize the minority community of the secularist Alevis.
Much of the world appears seduced by the claims to Islamic moderation of Turkey's Justice and Development Party (known as AKP), led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But Turkish citizens and immigrants in Western Europe seem to be expressing increasing dissatisfaction with the government's policies on religion, the future of the country's secular institutions, and an apparent disregard for the rights of minorities.More:Turks Protest Erdogan's Re-Islamification Program :: Gatestone Institute
Bosch to Build $300 Million Engine Plant in Turkey, Dunya Says
Bosch to Build $300 Million Engine Plant in Turkey, Dunya Says
By Ercan Ersoy - May 2, 2012 2:05 AM ET
Robert Bosch GmbH, the world’s largest auto-parts maker, will build a car engine production plant in the Turkish capital of Ankara for as much as $300 million, Dunya said, without saying where it got the information.
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By Ercan Ersoy - May 2, 2012 2:05 AM ET
Robert Bosch GmbH, the world’s largest auto-parts maker, will build a car engine production plant in the Turkish capital of Ankara for as much as $300 million, Dunya said, without saying where it got the information.
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Turkish superstars to promote Istanbul festival in Dubai
Turkish superstars to promote Istanbul festival in Dubai
Istanbul Shopping Festival will be held in Dubai from June 9 to 29
By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief
Published: 11:28 May 2, 2012
Manama: Turkish stars will fly to Dubai to help promote the Istanbul Shopping Festival to be held in the cosmopolitan city from June 9 to 29.
Kivanç Tatlitug whose fame as romantic Mohannad in a Turkish drama captured the hearts of women across the Arab world and created a wave of regional interest in his homeland will be in Dubai on May 8 and will take part in a press conference, Turkish sources told Gulf News.
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Istanbul Shopping Festival will be held in Dubai from June 9 to 29
By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief
Published: 11:28 May 2, 2012
Manama: Turkish stars will fly to Dubai to help promote the Istanbul Shopping Festival to be held in the cosmopolitan city from June 9 to 29.
Kivanç Tatlitug whose fame as romantic Mohannad in a Turkish drama captured the hearts of women across the Arab world and created a wave of regional interest in his homeland will be in Dubai on May 8 and will take part in a press conference, Turkish sources told Gulf News.
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Tourism Trend: Number of Armenians visiting Turkey increases
Tourism Trend: Number of Armenians visiting Turkey increases
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The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey has reported that March of this year showed a 13 percent increase in the number of Armenians visiting Turkey.
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The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey has reported that March of this year showed a 13 percent increase in the number of Armenians visiting Turkey.
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3 PKK Members Killed In Eastern Turkey
3 PKK Members Killed In Eastern Turkey
ANKARA, May 2 (Bernama) -- Three members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in clashes with the Turkish security forces in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency quoted local media as saying.
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ANKARA, May 2 (Bernama) -- Three members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in clashes with the Turkish security forces in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency quoted local media as saying.
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Baku, Ankara weighing gas transit projects - UPI.com
Baku, Ankara weighing gas transit projects
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 2 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan and Turkey aim to sign off on a proposed natural gas corridor for European consumers by the end of June, an Azeri energy executive said.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 2 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan and Turkey aim to sign off on a proposed natural gas corridor for European consumers by the end of June, an Azeri energy executive said.
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Global Trends 2030 Report Says Turkey to Be One of Influential Countries, 2 May 2012 Wednesday 13:24
Global Trends 2030 Report Says Turkey to Be One of Influential Countries
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
EU Global Trends Report said "Turkey will take an influential role in the globalising world by 2030."
According to "Global Trends 2030" report, Turkey will thrive. According to EU experts, Turkey will be taking its place in the globalising world by 2030 but there are doubts over Turkey's full membership to the European Union.
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Wednesday, 2 May 2012
EU Global Trends Report said "Turkey will take an influential role in the globalising world by 2030."
According to "Global Trends 2030" report, Turkey will thrive. According to EU experts, Turkey will be taking its place in the globalising world by 2030 but there are doubts over Turkey's full membership to the European Union.
More:Global Trends 2030 Report Says Turkey to Be One of Influential Countries, 2 May 2012 Wednesday 13:24
Turkey and Eastern Europe draw Indian tourists
Turkey and Eastern Europe draw Indian tourists
Well-heeled Indian travellers are looking at alternatives to popular destinations abroad.
Though the South East Asian circuit — Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore — continues to remain popular, along with London and Paris, Indians are now looking for newer destinations, Nikhil Ganju, country manager of TripAdvisor India, told mediapersons here on Tuesday.
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Well-heeled Indian travellers are looking at alternatives to popular destinations abroad.
Though the South East Asian circuit — Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore — continues to remain popular, along with London and Paris, Indians are now looking for newer destinations, Nikhil Ganju, country manager of TripAdvisor India, told mediapersons here on Tuesday.
More:The Hindu : States / Karnataka : Turkey and Eastern Europe draw Indian tourists
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Turkey to help Kyrgyz improve cattle breeds - Central Asia Online
Turkey to help Kyrgyz improve cattle breeds
By Asker Sultanov and Staff
PETROVKA, Kyrgyzstan – Turkish Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Mehdi Eker April 28-30 led a delegation to Kyrgyzstan to discuss agricultural co-operation opportunities, according to the Kyrgyz government press office.
More:Turkey to help Kyrgyz improve cattle breeds - Central Asia Online
By Asker Sultanov and Staff
PETROVKA, Kyrgyzstan – Turkish Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Mehdi Eker April 28-30 led a delegation to Kyrgyzstan to discuss agricultural co-operation opportunities, according to the Kyrgyz government press office.
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S&P pours cold water on Turkey
S&P pours cold water on Turkey
May 1, 2012 8:08 pm by Daniel Dombey
It looks like a case of good news, bad news for the Turkish economy.
First the good news. On Monday, the country posted a hefty improvement (ie reduction) in its trade deficit, raising hopes that its gargantuan current account deficit could be soon under control.
More:S&P pours cold water on Turkey | beyondbrics | News and views on emerging markets from the Financial Times – FT.com
May 1, 2012 8:08 pm by Daniel Dombey
It looks like a case of good news, bad news for the Turkish economy.
First the good news. On Monday, the country posted a hefty improvement (ie reduction) in its trade deficit, raising hopes that its gargantuan current account deficit could be soon under control.
More:S&P pours cold water on Turkey | beyondbrics | News and views on emerging markets from the Financial Times – FT.com
Turkish computer hackers fake Fabio Bilica's transfer to Mallorca - Goal.com
Turkish computer hackers fake Fabio Bilica's transfer to Mallorca
The Brazilian defender was reported to be leaving Turkey for the Spanish side at the end of the season, but it has now been revealed it was an internet joke by hackers
More:Turkish computer hackers fake Fabio Bilica's transfer to Mallorca - Goal.com
The Brazilian defender was reported to be leaving Turkey for the Spanish side at the end of the season, but it has now been revealed it was an internet joke by hackers
More:Turkish computer hackers fake Fabio Bilica's transfer to Mallorca - Goal.com
Turkish rakı takes the stage in Europe
Turkish rakı takes the stage in Europe
Garip Yorgancıoğlu, the CEO of Mey İçki, which was sold to the British alcoholic drinks giant Diageo for 1.5 million euros about a year ago, is engaged in an ambitious and difficult attempt. He has rolled up his sleeves to promote and popularize both the Turkish drink rakı and the specific drinking culture in Turkish watering holes, called “meyhane.”
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Garip Yorgancıoğlu, the CEO of Mey İçki, which was sold to the British alcoholic drinks giant Diageo for 1.5 million euros about a year ago, is engaged in an ambitious and difficult attempt. He has rolled up his sleeves to promote and popularize both the Turkish drink rakı and the specific drinking culture in Turkish watering holes, called “meyhane.”
More:GİLA BENMAYOR - Turkish rakı takes the stage in Europe
Israel downgrades warning on travel to Turkey
Israel downgrades warning on travel to Turkey
May 1, 2012
Israel on Tuesday downgraded a warning for its citizens against travel to Turkey, citing an "updated assessment" of threats without giving further details.
The Israeli National Security Council had warned in March of an imminent danger of attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Turkey.
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May 1, 2012
Israel on Tuesday downgraded a warning for its citizens against travel to Turkey, citing an "updated assessment" of threats without giving further details.
The Israeli National Security Council had warned in March of an imminent danger of attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Turkey.
More:Lebanon news - NOW Lebanon -Israel downgrades warning on travel to Turkey
Living History in Istanbul’s Old City
Living History in Istanbul’s Old City
May 01, 2012
Istanbul is the only city in the world that sits on two continents — Europe and Asia. As Turkey’s biggest city, it is every bit the modern metropolis, with constant traffic by bridge and ferry over the Bosphorus Strait that connects East and West. But it is the city’s history that tourists come to experience, and they know just where to find it: Istanbul’s Old City, Sultanahmet.
More:Living History in Istanbul’s Old City | The Jakarta Globe
May 01, 2012
Istanbul is the only city in the world that sits on two continents — Europe and Asia. As Turkey’s biggest city, it is every bit the modern metropolis, with constant traffic by bridge and ferry over the Bosphorus Strait that connects East and West. But it is the city’s history that tourists come to experience, and they know just where to find it: Istanbul’s Old City, Sultanahmet.
More:Living History in Istanbul’s Old City | The Jakarta Globe
TÜSİAD will keep speaking up, Turkey's top boss says
TÜSİAD will keep speaking up, Turkey's top boss says
Ezgi Başaran ISTANBUL / Radikal
The Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) is not the sort of organization to bow to political pressure when expressing its views, as its members are fully aware that that would not benefit the country, according to the institution’s leader Ümit Boyner.
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Ezgi Başaran ISTANBUL / Radikal
The Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) is not the sort of organization to bow to political pressure when expressing its views, as its members are fully aware that that would not benefit the country, according to the institution’s leader Ümit Boyner.
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Labor Day to be marked in separate meetings around Turkey
Labor Day to be marked in separate meetings around Turkey
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Unions fail to agree on a joint declaration to be read at the rally to mark the Labor Day, leading to seperate marches in three cities. The biggest march is expected in Istanbul, where 14,000 police officers will be on duty
More:LOCAL - Labor Day to be marked in separate meetings around Turkey
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Unions fail to agree on a joint declaration to be read at the rally to mark the Labor Day, leading to seperate marches in three cities. The biggest march is expected in Istanbul, where 14,000 police officers will be on duty
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Erdogan's Turkey and the Objective Rule of Law
Erdogan's Turkey and the Objective Rule of Law
Edward A. Turzanski
A 16th-century English proverb holds that "turnabout is fair play." That may be true for election campaigns, sporting contests, business disputes, even war. But it should have no place in the objective rule of law. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's five-year-long campaign of investigation and imprisonment of alleged coup plotters is a case in point.
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Edward A. Turzanski
A 16th-century English proverb holds that "turnabout is fair play." That may be true for election campaigns, sporting contests, business disputes, even war. But it should have no place in the objective rule of law. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's five-year-long campaign of investigation and imprisonment of alleged coup plotters is a case in point.
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Turkish state to support law on copyright
Turkish state to support law on copyright
ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency
The copyright regulatory body of Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced soon-to-be actualized legal modifications which are expected to eradicate notoriously unfair practices in the television and broadcasting business.
More:RIGHTS - Turkish state to support law on copyright
ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency
The copyright regulatory body of Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced soon-to-be actualized legal modifications which are expected to eradicate notoriously unfair practices in the television and broadcasting business.
More:RIGHTS - Turkish state to support law on copyright
Turkish Police Brace For Huge May Day Rally On 35th Anniversary of Taksim Massacre - International Business Times
Turkish Police Brace For Huge May Day Rally On 35th Anniversary of Taksim Massacre
By Palash R. Ghosh: Subscribe to Palash's RSS feed
April 30, 2012 3:20 PM EDT
Turkish police and government are bracing for massive May Day rallies on Tuesday, with an expected contingent of 14,000 police officers to be deployed in Istanbul to ensure security.
More:Turkish Police Brace For Huge May Day Rally On 35th Anniversary of Taksim Massacre - International Business Times
By Palash R. Ghosh: Subscribe to Palash's RSS feed
April 30, 2012 3:20 PM EDT
Turkish police and government are bracing for massive May Day rallies on Tuesday, with an expected contingent of 14,000 police officers to be deployed in Istanbul to ensure security.
More:Turkish Police Brace For Huge May Day Rally On 35th Anniversary of Taksim Massacre - International Business Times
Blogger baffled by prep sports history in Turkey
Blogger baffled by prep sports history in Turkey
By Rusty Bryan
Published: May 1, 2012
Regular readers of this space won’t be surprised to learn that the one who blogs here mangled the facts in an earlier posting about the Ankara Sports Association soccer tournament, played last weekend in the Turkish capital.
More:Blogger baffled by prep sports history in Turkey - Europesports Blog - Stripes
By Rusty Bryan
Published: May 1, 2012
Regular readers of this space won’t be surprised to learn that the one who blogs here mangled the facts in an earlier posting about the Ankara Sports Association soccer tournament, played last weekend in the Turkish capital.
More:Blogger baffled by prep sports history in Turkey - Europesports Blog - Stripes
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