Turkish firms eye Bosnian energy
SARAJEVO - Anatolia News Agency
Leading Turkish energy sector companies are planning to make investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is rich in renewable energy potential and water resources.
Several Turkish companies have decided to invest in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian Minister of Energy, Mining and Industry, Erdal Trhulj, paid a visit to Turkey at the beginning of the month, during which he met with Energy Minister Taner Yıldız and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, said Edhem Bicakcic, the director-general of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Electricity Company (EPBIH), speaking to Anatolia news agency on Aug. 17.
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Turkey: Ankara Getting Sucked into the Region's Sectarian Divide? | EurasiaNet.org
Turkey: Ankara Getting Sucked into the Region's Sectarian Divide?
August 17, 2012 - 4:13pm, by Yigal Schleifer
The recent kidnapping of a Turkish businessman in Lebanon by a powerful Shiite clan retaliating for the abduction of one of its own by members of the opposition Free Syrian Army near Damascus is bad news for Ankara on several fronts. On the most basic level, it demonstrates that holding a Turkish passport no longer an indication that its bearer is somehow removed from or able to hover above the Middle East's current troubles. Quite the opposite -- it now appears that being Turkish makes one a major target. As Today's Zaman reports, the Turkish citizen kidnapped on Wednesday by the Lebanese Meqdad clan appears to have been abducted specifically because of Ankara's support for the FSA, which was responsible for detaining one of the clan's senior members, Hassan al-Meqdad. From TZ's report:
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August 17, 2012 - 4:13pm, by Yigal Schleifer
The recent kidnapping of a Turkish businessman in Lebanon by a powerful Shiite clan retaliating for the abduction of one of its own by members of the opposition Free Syrian Army near Damascus is bad news for Ankara on several fronts. On the most basic level, it demonstrates that holding a Turkish passport no longer an indication that its bearer is somehow removed from or able to hover above the Middle East's current troubles. Quite the opposite -- it now appears that being Turkish makes one a major target. As Today's Zaman reports, the Turkish citizen kidnapped on Wednesday by the Lebanese Meqdad clan appears to have been abducted specifically because of Ankara's support for the FSA, which was responsible for detaining one of the clan's senior members, Hassan al-Meqdad. From TZ's report:
More:Turkey: Ankara Getting Sucked into the Region's Sectarian Divide? | EurasiaNet.org
Friday, August 17, 2012
2012 Chess Olympiad starts soon in Istanbul - St. Louis Beacon
2012 Chess Olympiad starts soon in Istanbul
In On Chess
7:32 am on Fri, 08.17.12
The 2012 Summer Olympics have ended, but the 40th World Chess Olympiad is right around the corner, beginning Aug. 28 in Istanbul, Turkey. The United States will be a contender in both the open and women’s competition in this biennial event dating back to 1927.
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In On Chess
7:32 am on Fri, 08.17.12
The 2012 Summer Olympics have ended, but the 40th World Chess Olympiad is right around the corner, beginning Aug. 28 in Istanbul, Turkey. The United States will be a contender in both the open and women’s competition in this biennial event dating back to 1927.
More:2012 Chess Olympiad starts soon in Istanbul - St. Louis Beacon
Turkey's Guler buys majority stake in Credit Agricole Cheuvreux Turkey Unit | Reuters
Turkey's Guler buys majority stake in Credit Agricole Cheuvreux Turkey Unit
ISTANBUL | Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:21pm IST
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Guler Yatirim Holding , a Turkish investment group, is to buy a 54.7 percent stake in the Turkish securities unit of French bank Credit Agricole, the company said on Friday in a brief statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
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ISTANBUL | Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:21pm IST
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Guler Yatirim Holding , a Turkish investment group, is to buy a 54.7 percent stake in the Turkish securities unit of French bank Credit Agricole, the company said on Friday in a brief statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
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Turkey Not to Import GM Organisms : News : Food World News
Turkey Not to Import GM Organisms
Dec 31, 1969 07:00 PM EST | By Sharon Robinson
The United States of America is not the only place where the people are vocal about not wanting genetically modified food on their plates. Turkey has just the joined the ranks of the nations against GM food.
More:Turkey Not to Import GM Organisms : News : Food World News
Dec 31, 1969 07:00 PM EST | By Sharon Robinson
The United States of America is not the only place where the people are vocal about not wanting genetically modified food on their plates. Turkey has just the joined the ranks of the nations against GM food.
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Turks urged to avoid travel to Lebanon
Turks urged to avoid travel to Lebanon
August 17, 2012 14:27 GMT
2012-08-17T14:12:00
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey is advising its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Lebanon following the kidnapping of two Turkish nationals there.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday also urged Turks already in Lebanon to take "all kinds of precautions" for their safety.
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August 17, 2012 14:27 GMT
2012-08-17T14:12:00
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey is advising its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Lebanon following the kidnapping of two Turkish nationals there.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday also urged Turks already in Lebanon to take "all kinds of precautions" for their safety.
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Survey: Turks in Germany Willing to Integrate but More Religious - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Young Turks Increasingly Favor Integration and Religion
Hardly a year goes by in Germany without a shrill debate on immigration and Islam. Despite the public hand-wringing, however, those in the country with a Turkish background are increasingly eager to integrate, according to a new survey. But younger Turks are also becoming more religious.
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Hardly a year goes by in Germany without a shrill debate on immigration and Islam. Despite the public hand-wringing, however, those in the country with a Turkish background are increasingly eager to integrate, according to a new survey. But younger Turks are also becoming more religious.
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The D-Hotel Maris, Turkey: Hotel review | Metro.co.uk
The D-Hotel Maris is helping Turkey shift from a tacky resort to a posh one
A new modern Turkish hotel means a previously tacky part of the Aegean coast has moved away from package holidays to cater for more appreciative tourists.
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A new modern Turkish hotel means a previously tacky part of the Aegean coast has moved away from package holidays to cater for more appreciative tourists.
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Turkey’s Kurds: Violent times | The Economist
Turkey’s Kurds
Violent times
A worrying escalation of violence in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east
Aug 18th 2012 | ANKARA
ON AUGUST 12th rebels from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) kidnapped Huseyin Aygun, a prominent opposition MP, as he toured the mainly Kurdish eastern province of Tunceli. He was released 48 hours later, but the rebels got their desired publicity by abducting an MP right under the authorities’ noses. “They did it for propaganda purpose, they did me no harm,” declared Mr Aygun before passing on his captors’ “desire for peace”.
More:Turkey’s Kurds: Violent times | The Economist
Violent times
A worrying escalation of violence in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish south-east
Aug 18th 2012 | ANKARA
ON AUGUST 12th rebels from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) kidnapped Huseyin Aygun, a prominent opposition MP, as he toured the mainly Kurdish eastern province of Tunceli. He was released 48 hours later, but the rebels got their desired publicity by abducting an MP right under the authorities’ noses. “They did it for propaganda purpose, they did me no harm,” declared Mr Aygun before passing on his captors’ “desire for peace”.
More:Turkey’s Kurds: Violent times | The Economist
Istanbul Alcohol Ban Divides Secular, Religious Residents, 17 August 2012 Friday 11:50
Istanbul Alcohol Ban Divides Secular, Religious Residents
Friday, 17 August 2012
by Dorian Jones, VOA News
ISTANBUL — A last-minute decision to ban alcohol at an international rock festival in Istanbul has provoked a heated debate between religious and secular residents. The debate is taking place during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, traditionally a testing time for the diverse city, famed for both its historical mosques and vibrant nightlife. The controversy also reveals wider concerns for the future of the city.
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Friday, 17 August 2012
by Dorian Jones, VOA News
ISTANBUL — A last-minute decision to ban alcohol at an international rock festival in Istanbul has provoked a heated debate between religious and secular residents. The debate is taking place during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, traditionally a testing time for the diverse city, famed for both its historical mosques and vibrant nightlife. The controversy also reveals wider concerns for the future of the city.
More:Istanbul Alcohol Ban Divides Secular, Religious Residents, 17 August 2012 Friday 11:50
Alawites in Syria and Alevis in Turkey: Crucial Differences :: Gatestone Institute
Alawites in Syria and Alevis in Turkey: Crucial Differences
by Stephen Schwartz
August 17, 2012 at 4:30 am
Most significant is the political difference. Alawites support a brutal dictatorship, while Turkish and Kurdish Alevis defend electoral democracy.
Sectarian differences, threatening to ensnare Muslims outside Syria's borders, have emerged as a key aspect of the horrific bloodshed there. Since February 2011 the Syrian protestors, mainly following Sunni Islam, have mobilized against the Baathist government of Bashar Al-Assad, as a further chapter in the "Arab Spring." As of the end of July 2012, fatalities in the Syrian fighting are estimated at more than 20,000.
More:Alawites in Syria and Alevis in Turkey: Crucial Differences :: Gatestone Institute
by Stephen Schwartz
August 17, 2012 at 4:30 am
Most significant is the political difference. Alawites support a brutal dictatorship, while Turkish and Kurdish Alevis defend electoral democracy.
Sectarian differences, threatening to ensnare Muslims outside Syria's borders, have emerged as a key aspect of the horrific bloodshed there. Since February 2011 the Syrian protestors, mainly following Sunni Islam, have mobilized against the Baathist government of Bashar Al-Assad, as a further chapter in the "Arab Spring." As of the end of July 2012, fatalities in the Syrian fighting are estimated at more than 20,000.
More:Alawites in Syria and Alevis in Turkey: Crucial Differences :: Gatestone Institute
Ramadan Chronicles: the Netherlands - by Ajmal Haniftahmas
The Netherlands has long been known as the European multicultural and
liberal gateway. As Europe’s growing immigrant populations spark
debate over culture, religion and nationalism, so too does it inspire
multiculturalism and understanding. Ramadan is the largest challenge of
the year for Muslim athletes living in non-Muslim nations as they must
cope with being match-fit while abstaining from rehydrating and eating
during the day.
I am a football referee and to keep up with the matches I must be in top shape. I train every week, and Ramadan is in itself also a form of training. This month gives me the strength I need to do well in life, except it is up to me to follow the ‘training’ properly.
My family and I came to Holland after fleeing Afghanistan in 1998, I was ten. The biggest difference I can remember is that back home fasting in Afghanistan is as common and prevalent as Christmas is in the West. Whether you are on the bus, visiting someone or just walking outside, everyone around you is participating in the fast. This actually makes it easier because you are not constantly reminded of it. Having everyone around you eat and drink all the time is such a temptation, which makes it much harder for me, but it also sharpens your resolve and strengthens you mentally.
There are so many Muslims here in Holland that people are generally aware of Ramadan. With my work and schooling, the Dutch are very respectful about the whole thing. The fact that I am fasting is taken into consideration and it shows they respect us. To me Ramadan is not that time of year where you simply cannot eat or drink during the day. Ramadan is the engine that drives you through the next 11 months, that gives you the will-power to resist temptations and succeed throughout the rest of the year.
Read more: Ramadan Chronicles: Netherlands - Daily News Egypt
I am a football referee and to keep up with the matches I must be in top shape. I train every week, and Ramadan is in itself also a form of training. This month gives me the strength I need to do well in life, except it is up to me to follow the ‘training’ properly.
My family and I came to Holland after fleeing Afghanistan in 1998, I was ten. The biggest difference I can remember is that back home fasting in Afghanistan is as common and prevalent as Christmas is in the West. Whether you are on the bus, visiting someone or just walking outside, everyone around you is participating in the fast. This actually makes it easier because you are not constantly reminded of it. Having everyone around you eat and drink all the time is such a temptation, which makes it much harder for me, but it also sharpens your resolve and strengthens you mentally.
There are so many Muslims here in Holland that people are generally aware of Ramadan. With my work and schooling, the Dutch are very respectful about the whole thing. The fact that I am fasting is taken into consideration and it shows they respect us. To me Ramadan is not that time of year where you simply cannot eat or drink during the day. Ramadan is the engine that drives you through the next 11 months, that gives you the will-power to resist temptations and succeed throughout the rest of the year.
Read more: Ramadan Chronicles: Netherlands - Daily News Egypt
Kurdish offensive in Turkey has indirect Syrian backing - World News - Modbee.com
Kurdish offensive in Turkey has indirect Syrian backing
By Roy Gutman
McClatchy Newspapers
SEMDINLI, Turkey -- Kurdish militants, who’ve been at war with the Turkish state for the past 30 years, tried out a new tactic this summer. As they cut the main road from the Iran and Iraq borders to the southeast Turkish market town of Semdinli, they declared that it wouldn’t be the familiar “hit and run” operation. This time it was “hit and stay.”
More:Kurdish offensive in Turkey has indirect Syrian backing - World News - Modbee.com
By Roy Gutman
McClatchy Newspapers
SEMDINLI, Turkey -- Kurdish militants, who’ve been at war with the Turkish state for the past 30 years, tried out a new tactic this summer. As they cut the main road from the Iran and Iraq borders to the southeast Turkish market town of Semdinli, they declared that it wouldn’t be the familiar “hit and run” operation. This time it was “hit and stay.”
More:Kurdish offensive in Turkey has indirect Syrian backing - World News - Modbee.com
Turkish PM to launch new metro line in İstanbul
Turkish PM to launch new metro line in İstanbul
ISTANBUL
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to be the first one to drive the new metro train between the Kadıköy and Kartal districts on Istanbul’s Asian side during the metro line’s opening ceremony, an Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality official said.
More:LOCAL - Turkish PM to launch new metro line in İstanbul
ISTANBUL
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to be the first one to drive the new metro train between the Kadıköy and Kartal districts on Istanbul’s Asian side during the metro line’s opening ceremony, an Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality official said.
More:LOCAL - Turkish PM to launch new metro line in İstanbul
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Turkey's PKK kidnaps 11, politician - UPI.com
Turkey's PKK kidnaps 11, politician
Kurdish separatists in Turkey recently kidnapped 11 people in one incident and a Turkish legislator in another as Ankara tries to find a way to fight the PKK.
Published: Aug. 14, 2012 at 9:55 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Turkey's Kurdish separatist guerillas have been battling the Turkish government since 1984. From bases in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Works' Party has been mounting guerrilla attacks into southeastern Turkey.
More:Turkey's PKK kidnaps 11, politician - UPI.com
Kurdish separatists in Turkey recently kidnapped 11 people in one incident and a Turkish legislator in another as Ankara tries to find a way to fight the PKK.
Published: Aug. 14, 2012 at 9:55 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Turkey's Kurdish separatist guerillas have been battling the Turkish government since 1984. From bases in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Works' Party has been mounting guerrilla attacks into southeastern Turkey.
More:Turkey's PKK kidnaps 11, politician - UPI.com
Olympic heroes win admiration in Turkey | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News
Olympic heroes win admiration in Turkey
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By Miranda Spary on Fri, 17 Aug 2012
New Zealand's done so well at the Olympics that even after the closing ceremony, we still got another gold. We've been getting great reports on our sportsmanship in the media everywhere.
The Turks are so happy for New Zealand and they think it is very funny that their 70-odd million get two golds and our 4 million get however many we've got by the time this goes to print.
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By Miranda Spary on Fri, 17 Aug 2012
New Zealand's done so well at the Olympics that even after the closing ceremony, we still got another gold. We've been getting great reports on our sportsmanship in the media everywhere.
The Turks are so happy for New Zealand and they think it is very funny that their 70-odd million get two golds and our 4 million get however many we've got by the time this goes to print.
More:Olympic heroes win admiration in Turkey | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News
UPDATE: Turkey's Central Bank Sends Strong Easing Signal - WSJ.com
UPDATE: Turkey's Central Bank Sends Strong Easing Signal
By Emre Peker and Yeliz Candemir
ISTANBUL--Turkey's central bank on Thursday sent the strongest signal it would ease monetary policy since March, triggering a sharp drop in borrowing costs just as the government lobbied for lower interest rates to spur economic growth.
More:UPDATE: Turkey's Central Bank Sends Strong Easing Signal - WSJ.com
By Emre Peker and Yeliz Candemir
ISTANBUL--Turkey's central bank on Thursday sent the strongest signal it would ease monetary policy since March, triggering a sharp drop in borrowing costs just as the government lobbied for lower interest rates to spur economic growth.
More:UPDATE: Turkey's Central Bank Sends Strong Easing Signal - WSJ.com
Turkey Yields Fall Most in 5 Months on Interest Rate Cut Signal - Bloomberg
Turkey Yields Fall Most in 5 Months on Interest Rate Cut Signal
By Selcuk Gokoluk - Aug 16, 2012 4:32 PM GMT+0200
Turkish bond yields dropped the most in more than five months after the central bank said it may narrow the so-called interest-rate corridor, reducing the appeal of lira-denominated assets.
More:Turkey Yields Fall Most in 5 Months on Interest Rate Cut Signal - Bloomberg
By Selcuk Gokoluk - Aug 16, 2012 4:32 PM GMT+0200
Turkish bond yields dropped the most in more than five months after the central bank said it may narrow the so-called interest-rate corridor, reducing the appeal of lira-denominated assets.
More:Turkey Yields Fall Most in 5 Months on Interest Rate Cut Signal - Bloomberg
UN Welcomes Turkish Delegation's Visit To Myanmar's Rakhine State
UN Welcomes Turkish Delegation's Visit To Myanmar's Rakhine State
8/15/2012 7:12 AM ET
(RTTNews) - U.N. Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Myanmar Vijay Nambiar has welcomed a recent visit by a high-level delegation led by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, a U.N. press release said on Tuesday.
More:UN Welcomes Turkish Delegation's Visit To Myanmar's Rakhine State
8/15/2012 7:12 AM ET
(RTTNews) - U.N. Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Myanmar Vijay Nambiar has welcomed a recent visit by a high-level delegation led by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, a U.N. press release said on Tuesday.
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The Push to Ignite a Turkish Civil War Through a Syrian Quagmire
The Push to Ignite a Turkish Civil War Through a Syrian Quagmire
by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Global Research, August 16, 2012
Turkey itself is a major target for destabilization, upheaval, and finally balkanization through its participation in the US-led siege against Syria. Ankara has burned its bridges in Syria for the sake of its failing neo-Ottoman regional policy. The Turkish government has actively pursued regime change, spied on Syria for NATO and Israel, violated Syrian sovereignty, supported acts of terrorism and lawlessness, and provided logistical support for the insurgency inside Syria.
More:The Push to Ignite a Turkish Civil War Through a Syrian Quagmire
by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Global Research, August 16, 2012
Turkey itself is a major target for destabilization, upheaval, and finally balkanization through its participation in the US-led siege against Syria. Ankara has burned its bridges in Syria for the sake of its failing neo-Ottoman regional policy. The Turkish government has actively pursued regime change, spied on Syria for NATO and Israel, violated Syrian sovereignty, supported acts of terrorism and lawlessness, and provided logistical support for the insurgency inside Syria.
More:The Push to Ignite a Turkish Civil War Through a Syrian Quagmire
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