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TURKEY

Gül emphasizes Turkey’s growing regional leadership role at OIC meetings

Turkish President Abdullah Gül formally inaugurated the 25th session of the Organization of Islamic States meeting in Istanbul.

Comment  2009-11-07

TURKEY

GOOD MORNING TURKEY - PRESS SCAN FOR NOV. 7

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on Nov. 7, 2009.

Comment  2009-11-07

Turkish President Abdullah Gül on Friday pardoned convicted leftist militant Güler Zere, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and whose case has generated fierce public debate.
Turkish President Abdullah Gül on Friday pardoned convicted leftist militant Güler Zere, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and whose case has generated fierce public debate.
AA photo
The EU has urged Turkey to reconsider the invitation granted to Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
The EU has urged Turkey to reconsider the invitation granted to Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
AFP photo
Recent troubles in matches involving Diyarbakırspor raises issues of racism in football and society.
Recent troubles in matches involving Diyarbakırspor raises issues of racism in football and society.
Diyarbakırspor is more than just a football club for the city. Diayrbakır Gov. Hüseyin Avni Mutlu (R), Diyarbakır Mayor Osman Baydemir (C), Diyarbakır deputy Kutbettin Arzu (L) pose for photographers all wearing Diyarbakırspor scarves. Second on the right is Diyarbakırspor chairman Çeitn Sümer. AA photo
Turkish and Polish flags side-by-side is a normal sight in Polonezköy, a village on Istanbul's outskirts founded by Polish refugees in the 19th century, residents say.
Turkish and Polish flags side-by-side is a normal sight in Polonezköy, a village on Istanbul's outskirts founded by Polish refugees in the 19th century, residents say.
Social Democratic Party parliamentarian Yıldız Akdoğan faced many challenges on her way to success in Danish politics.
Social Democratic Party parliamentarian Yıldız Akdoğan faced many challenges on her way to success in Danish politics.

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TURKEY - DIPLOMACY

Nora Şeni: director of French Institue of Anatolian Studies

The French Institute of Anatolian Studies, or IFEA, has been active for almost eight decades in providing support for Turkish and French researchers.

Comment  2009-11-06

TURKEY - NATIONAL

A year after name change, Daily News is an objective source for all

Just over one year ago, the paper you are reading now changed its name from Turkish Daily News to Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review.

3 Comments  2009-11-06


TURKEY - NATIONAL
Exhibition of documents about Atatürk is open

Some documents about the health of the founder of Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, that have never been released before are now on display along with his correspondences and photographs.

14 hours ago 1 Comment  2009-11-06

TURKEY - DIPLOMACY
More productive ties seen between Athens, Ankara

Turkey and Greece have appeared to enter a new era of friendlier and more productive bilateral relations after the Turkish prime minister’s letter to his Greek counterpart and a senior Turkish official's visit to Athens was received warmly.

21 hours ago Comment  2009-11-06

TURKEY - DIPLOMACY
Majority of Turkish Cypriots want two states

A majority of Turkish Cypriots want two separate and independent states in Cyprus, according to a recent survey.

23 hours ago 12 Comments  2009-11-06

TURKEY - NATIONAL
Death toll climbs to 7 in migrant boat accident after boy found

Coast guard boats found the body of a 2-year-old boy on Friday after a deadly boat accident off Bodrum on Turkey’s Aegean coast, bringing the death toll to seven, officials said. (UPDATED)

20 hours ago Comment  2009-11-06

TURKEY - DIPLOMACY
Turkey urges France not to block EU bid

23 hours ago 16 Comments  2009-11-06

TURKEY - NATIONAL
Two injured after military helicopter crashes in Siirt
TURKEY - NATIONAL
Swine flu death toll climbs to 21 in Turkey
TURKEY - DIPLOMACY
Turkey urged to comply with international court verdict

CULTURE
Expat scholar embraces Turkish diversity

Joseph Sattler is a scholar of Ottoman history at Boğaziçi University. He is also a violin player, reggae MC, speaker of many languages and lover of Istanbul.

22 hours ago 1 Comment  2009-11-06


CULTURE - MOVIES
The exorcism of Turkish horror cinema

The latest in a line of bad Turkish horror movies comes in the form of a teen slasher. ‘Konak’ (Mansion) redefines the words sloppy and trite.

1 day ago Comment  2009-11-05

CULTURE
Initiatives in art fair challenge biennial

2 days ago Comment  2009-11-05

CULTURE - MOVIES
Turkish film festival in London
CULTURE
10th International Antalya Piano Festival opens with Fazıl Say concert
CULTURE - ARTS
Marc Chagall greets Istanbul with his great love Bella
CULTURE - MOVIES
Greek director to attend workshop in Turkey

SPORTS
Turks give Romanian teams no chance

Galatasaray guarantees a spot in the next round of the Europa League after its win over Dinamo Bucharest, while Fenerbahçe beats Steaua

1 day ago Comment  2009-11-06

SPORTS
Galatasaray, Diyarbakır hope to leave controversy behind

1 day ago Comment  2009-11-06

SPORTS
Woods storms to shared lead in China

22 hours ago Comment  2009-11-06

SPORTS
Drogba has United in his sights
SPORTS
Diyarbakırspor decides to 'play on'
SPORTS
A-Rod’s personality changeup yields Series ring
SPORTS
South African Athletics apologizes to Semenya
TURKEY

EU asks Turkey to grant more asylum but UN warns about existing quota

The EU is mounting pressure on Turkey to take more efficient measures to cut the immigration flow or grant more people asylum.

Comment  2009-11-06


CULTURE

Taste of Anatolia at the foot of Galata Tower

Istanbul’s up-and-coming neighborhood of Galata Tower hosts a new traditional Ottoman and Anatolian-style culinary establishment.

Comment  2009-11-06


ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Opening bell rings for Ran Lojistik

Ran Lojistik Hizmetleri floated an initial public offering worth nearly 10 million Turkish Liras on the Istanbul Stock Exchange.

22 hours ago Comment  2009-11-06

ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Turkish firm to join Syrian project

The Greater Istanbul Bus Station Management, or BIOIAŞ, will join a Syrian company in building a new bus station complex in Aleppo by 2012.

14 hours ago Comment  2009-11-06

ECONOMIC REVIEW - INTERNATIONAL
Unemployment in US Jumps to 10.2 percent

The unemployment rate in the U.S. soared to a 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October and employers cut more jobs than forecast, underscoring why Federal Reserve policy makers say interest rates will remain near zero.

21 hours ago Comment  2009-11-06

ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Turkey auctions three power grids

22 hours ago Comment  2009-11-06

ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Local youth to intern in the US
ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Turkey’s banks to hire 11,000 people
ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Luxury mobile sales untouched by crisis
ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Executives eye competition and innovation

REGIONSCAPE - EUPHRATES
Palestinian shock: President says he wants to quit

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pushes Mideast peace prospects into unknown territory by announcing he doesn't want another term and opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the militant Hamas.

21 hours ago Comment  2009-11-06

REGIONSCAPE - AMU DERYA
New Afghan violence makes Obama decision tougher

President Barack Obama's next move on Afghanistan is growing more difficult by the day

1 day ago Comment  2009-11-06

REGIONSCAPE - DANUBE
World leaders descend on Berlin 20 years after Wall's fall

1 day ago Comment  2009-11-06

REGIONSCAPE - KURA - ARAS
Azerbaijan jails 26 over deadly mosque attack
REGIONSCAPE - VOLGA
Russia criticizes Poland's call for US troops
REGIONSCAPE - EUPHRATES
Student stuns Iran by criticizing supreme leader
REGIONSCAPE - EUPHRATES
Palestinian president wants to quit

INTERNATIONAL
Troubled portrait emerges of Army shooting suspect

There are many unknowns about Nidal Malik Hasan, the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a US military base.

23 hours ago Comment  2009-11-06

INTERNATIONAL
Bartholomew rallies support for Heybeliada seminary in US

1 day ago 19 Comments  2009-11-06

INTERNATIONAL
Italy convicts 23 US agents in CIA kidnap case

1 day ago Comment  2009-11-05

INTERNATIONAL
UN to pull 600 non-essential staff from Afghanistan
INTERNATIONAL
Republican wins deal blow to Obama
INTERNATIONAL
Climate debate has rocky start for US Senate panel
INTERNATIONAL
Israeli navy captures arms shipment near Cyprus


 

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