U2 singer Bono took time out of the band's preparations for Monday’s concert by meeting Sunday with Turkey’s prime minister.
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Basque separatist group ETA has declared a ceasefire, the organization’s newspaper Gara confirmed on Sunday by posting a video from the militant group, shortly after the BBC news website published extracts from the video.
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Local Diyarbakır NGOs say the area’s most pressing problem is the Sept. 20 end of a cease-fire between the Turkish military and the outlawed PKK, not the upcoming Sept. 12 referendum. Supporters of the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, cheer for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the party's rally in Diyarbakır. DHA photo |
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Ta Nea, Greece’s best selling newspaper, has handed out DVD copies of a Turkish movie featuring the events of the Sep 6-7 1955 pogrom, following the 55th anniversary of the riots. Ta Nea, Greece’s best selling newspaper, has handed out DVD copies of a Turkish movie featuring the events of the Sep 6-7 1955 pogrom, following the 55th anniversary of the riots.
This file photo shows the aftermath of the pogrom which resulted in many deaths, huge property damage an exodus by a huge proportion of Turkey’s remaining Greek population.  |
Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, who faces death by stoning, has also been sentenced to 99 lashes for a photo published of her without a headscarf A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani during a protest in front of the Iran embassy in Rome. AP photo |
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Turkish investigators have announced that they are leading inquiries into alleged fraud on the YGS. Turkish investigators have announced that they are leading inquiries into alleged fraud on the YGS.
Investigators in 16 different provinces across Turkey are examining allegations regarding the National University Entrance Exam, or YGS, which took place on April 11. AA photo |
A dolphinarium in southwestern Turkey that attracted controversy due to concerns about the living conditions of the venue’s dolphins has been closed. A dolphinarium in southwestern Turkey that attracted controversy due to concerns about the living conditions of the venue’s dolphins has been closed.
Dolphins Tom and Misha were rescued after many months of campaigning against their allegedly poor living conditions at the Hisarönü dolphinarium. |
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While New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says it is "a miracle" no one was killed in the Christchurch earthquake, experts believe it was the country's strict building codes that prevented mass fatalities.
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A new exhibition at Istanbul’s Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts is underway to celebrate the 1,400th year of the Muslim holy book.
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One of Turkey’s leading oil industry associations will plant one tree for every barrel of oil it collects as part of a new project, Anatolia news agency said Sunday.
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A new exhibition at Topkapı Palace is offering visitors a new chance to catch a glimpse of the cultures that produced the türbes, as well as the treasures that lie within them.
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The age of modern Turkish founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk represented a golden age for the country’s Alevi community, according to İzzettin Doğan, head of the Cem Foundation.
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The İzmir State Opera and Ballet, or İZDOB, staged Saturday Carl Orff's “Carmina Burana” in Gijon, Spain.
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The British Council is inviting young people working in the film, TV and animation sectors to showcase their entrepreneurial flair in a new competition.
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Last year's European Championships finalists Serbia and Spain on Saturday booked their places in the first quarterfinal at the basketball world championships
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These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on September 5, 2010. (UPDATED)
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With the human heart beating roughly 3 billion times during an average lifetime, how should we use these heartbeats so we can live as long as possible?
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Economy Minister Ali Babacan ups the ante in the government’s pressure ahead of the Sept. 12 referendum.
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The 37th Annual Conference of European Association for Research in Industrial Economics started in Istanbul on Thursday.
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The Israeli cabinet confirmed as armed forces chief Major Gen. Yoav Galant, who directed Israel's 2008-2009 Gaza war, the prime minister's office said.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that he warned Israel's prime minister that he would quit peace talks unless Israel extends a curb on settlement construction.
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At least 20 people were killed in Guatemala in landslides triggered by weeks of driving rains, according to figures released by national emergency and rescue services.
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Former rugby players from Uruguay who survived more than two months of isolation in the snow-covered Andes met with some of the relatives of 33 trapped miners and urged them to stay strong.
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Nine people, including four foreigners, were killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot Saturday, officials said.
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