Israel Denies "Wealthy Jew" Sent to Mediate with Turkey
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Date Posted: 2012-09-20 17:36:35
The Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem has denied claims by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that "the world's wealthiest Jew" was sent to him in an attempt to mediate between Israel and Turkey. Erdogan told a Turkish TV station that the emissary was sent and that all attempts to mediate between Israel and Turkey have failed, and will continue to fail until Israel apologizes for the death of nine Turkish activists aboard the Marmara who were killed by IDF commandoes when they attempted to break the Gaza blockade in May 2010.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Lally Weymouth interviews Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan - The Washington Post
Lally Weymouth interviews Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
By Lally Weymouth, Published: September 20
ANKARA, TURKEY
Not long after the Arab Spring began, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, then an ally, that he had to reform. After months, as the Syrian revolution continued and there was no sign of reform, Erdogan called for Assad to step down. Erdogan has allowed the Syrian opposition to make its base in Turkey and has remained in the forefront of the fight for regime change. The Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth spoke with Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday. Excerpts:
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By Lally Weymouth, Published: September 20
ANKARA, TURKEY
Not long after the Arab Spring began, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, then an ally, that he had to reform. After months, as the Syrian revolution continued and there was no sign of reform, Erdogan called for Assad to step down. Erdogan has allowed the Syrian opposition to make its base in Turkey and has remained in the forefront of the fight for regime change. The Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth spoke with Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday. Excerpts:
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Bewildering Odatv trial continues in Istanbul - Blog - Committee to Protect Journalists
Bewildering Odatv trial continues in Istanbul
By Özgür Öğret and Nina Ognianova/CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Staff
In Istanbul, the trial of several suspects in the case of Odatv, an ultranationalist website harshly critical of the government, continues to great consternation. When the case began in early 2011, a dozen journalists were charged, 10 of whom were incarcerated. The prosecution said Odatv staffers, along with prominent investigative reporters Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener, were involved in the alleged Ergenekon plot--a supposed large-scale conspiracy to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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By Özgür Öğret and Nina Ognianova/CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Staff
In Istanbul, the trial of several suspects in the case of Odatv, an ultranationalist website harshly critical of the government, continues to great consternation. When the case began in early 2011, a dozen journalists were charged, 10 of whom were incarcerated. The prosecution said Odatv staffers, along with prominent investigative reporters Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener, were involved in the alleged Ergenekon plot--a supposed large-scale conspiracy to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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BBC News - Turkey's war with PKK reaches new peak
Turkey's war with PKK reaches new peak
By Guney Yildiz BBC Turkish
Turkish soldiers seal off an area after a bus is attacked by the armed PKK rebel group The Turkish army is coming under regular attack
Turkey's conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has escalated rapidly in the past few months, with some of the heaviest fighting in three decades.
It is a remarkable deterioration from a point where unprecedented talks were proceeding less than two years ago.
In a recently published report, the think-tank International Crisis Group said more than 700 people had died in the past 14 months, the highest casualty rate in 13 years.
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By Guney Yildiz BBC Turkish
Turkish soldiers seal off an area after a bus is attacked by the armed PKK rebel group The Turkish army is coming under regular attack
Turkey's conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has escalated rapidly in the past few months, with some of the heaviest fighting in three decades.
It is a remarkable deterioration from a point where unprecedented talks were proceeding less than two years ago.
In a recently published report, the think-tank International Crisis Group said more than 700 people had died in the past 14 months, the highest casualty rate in 13 years.
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Lawyers for framed defendants in Turkish Military coup plot file petition to UNWGAD « Ataturk Society UK
Lawyers for framed defendants in Turkish Military coup plot file petition to UNWGAD
September 19, 2012 by Ataturk Society UK
18 SEP 2012
http://balyozdavasivegercekler.com/category/in-english/
Washington, D.C.: Perseus Strategies, a boutique U.S.-based law firm focusing on international human rights, recently filed a petition (attached) with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention for the Turkish Defendants in the “Sledgehammer” coup plot case.
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September 19, 2012 by Ataturk Society UK
18 SEP 2012
http://balyozdavasivegercekler.com/category/in-english/
Washington, D.C.: Perseus Strategies, a boutique U.S.-based law firm focusing on international human rights, recently filed a petition (attached) with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention for the Turkish Defendants in the “Sledgehammer” coup plot case.
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42. Turkey: Ebrü Gursoy, LIG TV | 50 Hottest Female Sports Broadcasters from Around the World | Bleacher Report
50 Hottest Female Sports Broadcasters from Around the World
By
Amber Lee
Sports Cred: Ebrü Gursoy might be a bit more model than sports reporter for now, but she does anchor LIG soccer coverage in her native Turkey.
Fun Fact(s): Naturally, Ebrü's Twitter page is all in Turkish and it really doesn't translate well. So, there's your fun fact: it's difficult to translate Turkish.
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Amber Lee
Sports Cred: Ebrü Gursoy might be a bit more model than sports reporter for now, but she does anchor LIG soccer coverage in her native Turkey.
Fun Fact(s): Naturally, Ebrü's Twitter page is all in Turkish and it really doesn't translate well. So, there's your fun fact: it's difficult to translate Turkish.
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Ottawa unveils monument to slain Turkish diplomat, as Armenians recall genocide | CTV News
Ottawa unveils monument to slain Turkish diplomat, as Armenians recall genocide
OTTAWA -- The Harper government unveiled a controversial monument on Thursday to slain diplomats on the spot where a Turkish diplomat was gunned down in Ottawa 30 years ago, allegedly by Armenian terrorists.
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OTTAWA -- The Harper government unveiled a controversial monument on Thursday to slain diplomats on the spot where a Turkish diplomat was gunned down in Ottawa 30 years ago, allegedly by Armenian terrorists.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's U.N. Trip Reportedly Canceled
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's U.N. Trip Reportedly Canceled
Reuters | Posted: 09/21/2012 6:29 am EDT Updated: 09/21/2012 9:24 am EDT
ANKARA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled a Sept. 22-25 trip to the United States where he was due to attend a U.N. General Assembly meeting, a source in his office said, citing an upcoming party congress and heavy work schedule.
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Reuters | Posted: 09/21/2012 6:29 am EDT Updated: 09/21/2012 9:24 am EDT
ANKARA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled a Sept. 22-25 trip to the United States where he was due to attend a U.N. General Assembly meeting, a source in his office said, citing an upcoming party congress and heavy work schedule.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Turkey's EU Minister Says Membership Still Top Priority
Turkey's European Union Minister Egemen Bagis has said joining the European club was still a top priority for his country as a source of stability both regionally and globally. "Just because our EU process is less visible doesn't mean it is less important. No need to discover America all over again. EU is the address for advanced democratic standards in Turkey," Bagis told The Anadolu Agency in Lisbon.
Bagis said Turks were not opposed to "the idea of the European Union but to its double standards" adding that it was the credibility of the EU the Turkish people were sceptical of, "not the EU reform process itself."
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Turkey-Russia partnership: signs of a rift /ДЕНЬ/
Turkey-Russia partnership: signs of a rift
Turkey moving closer to Azerbaijan vs. Armenia and Iran
By Yurii RAIKHEL
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Azerbaijan was more than a meeting between the leaders of two countries. The situation in the South Caucasus is anything but stable. Apart from the continuous Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, there is Iran’s nuclear program, with the relations between Iran and Azerbaijan aggravating pro rata mounting international sanctions against Tehran.
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Turkey moving closer to Azerbaijan vs. Armenia and Iran
By Yurii RAIKHEL
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Azerbaijan was more than a meeting between the leaders of two countries. The situation in the South Caucasus is anything but stable. Apart from the continuous Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, there is Iran’s nuclear program, with the relations between Iran and Azerbaijan aggravating pro rata mounting international sanctions against Tehran.
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Candu Is in Talks With Turkey About Second Nuclear Plant - Businessweek
Candu Is in Talks With Turkey About Second Nuclear Plant
By Ali Berat Meric on September 20, 2012
Canada’s Candu Energy Inc., owned by SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (SNC), is holding talks with Turkey about building the country’s second nuclear plant, the Anatolia news agency reported, citing Energy Minister Taner Yildiz.
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By Ali Berat Meric on September 20, 2012
Canada’s Candu Energy Inc., owned by SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (SNC), is holding talks with Turkey about building the country’s second nuclear plant, the Anatolia news agency reported, citing Energy Minister Taner Yildiz.
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Tensions Between Turkey, Iraq Have Wide-Ranging Regional Implications
Tensions Between Turkey, Iraq Have Wide-Ranging Regional Implications
By Catherine Cheney, on 19 Sep 2012, Trend Lines
Last week, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey would not extradite Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who was sentenced to death in absentia by an Iraqi court.
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By Catherine Cheney, on 19 Sep 2012, Trend Lines
Last week, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey would not extradite Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who was sentenced to death in absentia by an Iraqi court.
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CHP slams decisions made in Ergenekon
CHP slams decisions made in Ergenekon
ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency
The decision to bar arrested defendants in the Ergenekon trial from attending hearings shows there is no longer a true sense of justice present in the court case, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy chairman Bülent Tezcan said during a press conference held at CHP headquarters yesterday.
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ANKARA - Anatolia News Agency
The decision to bar arrested defendants in the Ergenekon trial from attending hearings shows there is no longer a true sense of justice present in the court case, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy chairman Bülent Tezcan said during a press conference held at CHP headquarters yesterday.
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Phone Hotline in Turkey Helps Victims of Police Violence
Phone Hotline in Turkey Helps Victims of Police Violence
Dorian Jones
September 19, 2012
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — While most countries in the world have a telephone number to call police in an emergency, an emergency telephone line has been launched in Istanbul for victims of police violence. The European Union had praised Turkey's government for cracking down on torture by police, but concerns are now growing that those reforms are sliding.
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Dorian Jones
September 19, 2012
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — While most countries in the world have a telephone number to call police in an emergency, an emergency telephone line has been launched in Istanbul for victims of police violence. The European Union had praised Turkey's government for cracking down on torture by police, but concerns are now growing that those reforms are sliding.
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BUSINESS - Turkey turns face to Iran, Saudi, Russia
Turkey turns face to Iran, Saudi, Russia
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey needs closer ties with energy-rich Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut its high amount of inputs in the chemicals industry and further inform them about the country’s investment environment, Industry Minister Nihat Ergün said yesterday at a meeting organized by the Turkish Industry & Business Association (TÜSİAD) in İzmir.
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ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Turkey needs closer ties with energy-rich Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut its high amount of inputs in the chemicals industry and further inform them about the country’s investment environment, Industry Minister Nihat Ergün said yesterday at a meeting organized by the Turkish Industry & Business Association (TÜSİAD) in İzmir.
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'Taken 2' pans Istanbul in raw normalcy for its high-octane action scenes - Home » Other Sections » Breaking News
'Taken 2' pans Istanbul in raw normalcy for its high-octane action scenes
(philstar.com) Updated September 20, 2012 08:34 AM Comments (0) View comments
MANILA, Philippines - Olivier Megaton who helms Liam Neeson’s sequel starrer “Taken 2” panned Istanbul with a fast-moving crew that’s rarely done on this sort of scale of a movie. The director has stripped the crew to its bare essentials and took them into the streets of Istanbul.
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MANILA, Philippines - Olivier Megaton who helms Liam Neeson’s sequel starrer “Taken 2” panned Istanbul with a fast-moving crew that’s rarely done on this sort of scale of a movie. The director has stripped the crew to its bare essentials and took them into the streets of Istanbul.
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Turkey Rocked by Wave of Attacks as Syria Fallout Emboldens PKK - Businessweek
Turkey Rocked by Wave of Attacks as Syria Fallout Emboldens PKK
By Selcan Hacaoglu on September 19, 2012
Turkey’s war with Kurdish militants has entered its bloodiest phase in more than a decade, with attacks on soldiers and police almost every day and a breakdown in ties with neighbors that had helped to contain the threat.
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By Selcan Hacaoglu on September 19, 2012
Turkey’s war with Kurdish militants has entered its bloodiest phase in more than a decade, with attacks on soldiers and police almost every day and a breakdown in ties with neighbors that had helped to contain the threat.
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Turkish Public Sours on Syrian Uprising - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Turkish Public Sours on Syrian Uprising
September 19, 2012 1:02 pm
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By TIM ARANGO / The New York Times
ISTANBUL -- As the war in Syria rages next door, Turks have grown increasingly weary of nearly daily reports of troubles at home: Iranian spies working with Kurdish insurgents, soldiers ambushed and killed, millions spent caring for a flood of refugees, lost trade and havoc in border villages.
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September 19, 2012 1:02 pm
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By TIM ARANGO / The New York Times
ISTANBUL -- As the war in Syria rages next door, Turks have grown increasingly weary of nearly daily reports of troubles at home: Iranian spies working with Kurdish insurgents, soldiers ambushed and killed, millions spent caring for a flood of refugees, lost trade and havoc in border villages.
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Ottawa tribute to slain Turkish envoy reopens old wounds - The Globe and Mail
Ottawa tribute to slain Turkish envoy reopens old wounds
PATRICK MARTIN
The Globe and Mail
Published Wednesday, Sep. 19 2012, 9:25 PM EDT
At 3:15 on Thursday in Ottawa, the Foreign Ministers of Canada and Turkey are to lift the cover off a striking new public monument said to honour all diplomats who have been killed by terrorists. But the commemorative gesture carries diplomatic risks of its own.
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PATRICK MARTIN
The Globe and Mail
Published Wednesday, Sep. 19 2012, 9:25 PM EDT
At 3:15 on Thursday in Ottawa, the Foreign Ministers of Canada and Turkey are to lift the cover off a striking new public monument said to honour all diplomats who have been killed by terrorists. But the commemorative gesture carries diplomatic risks of its own.
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Turkish simit is a sesame ring worth protecting - thestar.com
Turkish simit is a sesame ring worth protecting
Published on Thursday September 20, 2012
ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE/TORONTO STAR
By Jennifer Bain Food Editor
The Turks and mighty proud of simit, a chewy, sesame-crusted, bagel-like bread ring. So much so that they’re apparently trying to take out an international patent to protect the traditional street food that’s usually eaten with Turkish tea, cheese or jam.
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Published on Thursday September 20, 2012
ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE/TORONTO STAR
By Jennifer Bain Food Editor
The Turks and mighty proud of simit, a chewy, sesame-crusted, bagel-like bread ring. So much so that they’re apparently trying to take out an international patent to protect the traditional street food that’s usually eaten with Turkish tea, cheese or jam.
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