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CULTURE - MUSIC

U2 singer Bono meets with Turkish PM ahead of concert

U2 singer Bono took time out of the band's preparations for Monday’s concert by meeting Sunday with Turkey’s prime minister.

2 Comments  2010-09-05

REGIONSCAPE - DANUBE

Spain's Basque separatists ETA declare ceasefire

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.

2 Comments  2010-09-05

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
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
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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INTERNATIONAL

Strict standards behind N Zealand quake 'miracle'

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.

Comment  2010-09-05

CULTURE

Istanbul hosts exhibition marking 1,400th year of the Quran

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.

Comment  2010-09-05


TURKEY - NATIONAL
Turkish oil association to plant trees through new project

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.

1 hour ago Comment  2010-09-05

TURKEY - NATIONAL
Istanbul türbe exhibit provides glimpse of 'gateway to eternity'

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.

17 hours ago Comment  2010-09-04


TURKEY - NATIONAL
Problems with Turkish state continue, says leader of Alevi community

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.

17 hours ago 13 Comments  2010-09-04

TURKEY - NATIONAL
First Turkish woman health director appointed to Hakkari

17 hours ago 1 Comment  2010-09-04

TURKEY - DIPLOMACY
US has no plans to transport arms from Iraq across Turkey, Mullen says
TURKEY - NATIONAL
Abdi İpekçi Avenue to be new Champs Elysee
TURKEY - NATIONAL
Turkey's referendum campaign not lost in translation

CULTURE - ARTS
Turkish group stages Carmina Burana in Spain

The İzmir State Opera and Ballet, or İZDOB, staged Saturday Carl Orff's “Carmina Burana” in Gijon, Spain.

2 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05


CULTURE
British Council seeks Turkish TV, film entrepreneurs

The British Council is inviting young people working in the film, TV and animation sectors to showcase their entrepreneurial flair in a new competition.

1 day ago 1 Comment  2010-09-03

CULTURE - ARTS
Turkish family dedicates 100 years to Adana kebab

1 day ago 4 Comments  2010-09-03

CULTURE - ARTS
Ottoman beverages kept alive at meat restaurant
CULTURE
New proposal presented for German Artists Academy in Istanbul
CULTURE - MOVIES
Troia Film Festival to be held in 2011
CULTURE
First champagne, now 200-year-old beer salvaged in Baltic

SPORTS
Spain, Serbia to meet in Euro repeat at worlds

Last year's European Championships finalists Serbia and Spain on Saturday booked their places in the first quarterfinal at the basketball world championships

5 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05

SPORTS
Federer, Soderling move closer to US Open showdown

5 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05

SPORTS
Drogba to continue playing for Ivory Coast

2 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05

SPORTS
Istanbul welcomes 'Sweet 16' in the 2010 FIBA World Championship
SPORTS
Woods looks to keep going at FedEx Cup
SPORTS
Federer saving his energy at US Open
SPORTS
Turkey beats China 87-40 at basketball worlds
TURKEY - NATIONAL

Turkish Press Scan for Sept. 5

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on September 5, 2010. (UPDATED)

Comment  2010-09-05

TURKEY - NATIONAL

'Life Cycle' prompts visiting Turkish governor to rethink his own

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?

1 Comment  2010-09-04


ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Deputy Turkish PM: ‘No’ vote means ‘yes’ to economic misery

Economy Minister Ali Babacan ups the ante in the government’s pressure ahead of the Sept. 12 referendum.

55 min. ago 1 Comment  2010-09-05

ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Sabancı University hosts top economists

The 37th Annual Conference of European Association for Research in Industrial Economics started in Istanbul on Thursday.

2 days ago Comment  2010-09-03

ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Turkish stock surge could signal expected ‘yes’ vote

2 days ago 3 Comments  2010-09-03

ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Turkish exporters pushes government for a weaker currency

2 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05

ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
New wind facility in S Turkey to provide electricity for 25,000
ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Turkish province struggles against FMD
ECONOMIC REVIEW - SECTORS
Turkey’s meat crisis to hit peak with the FMD
ECONOMIC REVIEW - INTERNATIONAL
Islamic finance should diversify, analysts say

REGIONSCAPE - EUPHRATES
Israel appoints Gaza war commander as new military chief

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.

2 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05

REGIONSCAPE - EUPHRATES
Abbas: Will quit peace talks if no building freeze

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.

2 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05

REGIONSCAPE - DANUBE
Merkel hosts debate on nuclear reactors

3 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05

REGIONSCAPE - EUPHRATES
Gaza smugglers dead, missing in Israeli strikes
REGIONSCAPE - EUPHRATES
Egyptian reporter faces trial over FM 'rubbish bag' analogy
REGIONSCAPE - DANUBE
Participants focus on pollution, water quality at World Water Forum
REGIONSCAPE - DANUBE
Facebook group threatens French minister's wedding

INTERNATIONAL
At least 20 killed in Guatemala floods

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.

4 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05

INTERNATIONAL
'Alive' survivors to Chilean mining kin: Be strong

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.

4 hours ago Comment  2010-09-05

INTERNATIONAL
Nine killed in New Zealand tourist spot plane crash

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.

1 day ago Comment  2010-09-04

INTERNATIONAL
Turkey invites Security Council to hold summit on peace

2 days ago Comment  2010-09-03

INTERNATIONAL
Physicist Hawking says God not needed for creation
INTERNATIONAL
Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state
INTERNATIONAL
Fears for villagers as Indonesian volcano erupts again
INTERNATIONAL
Oil platform explodes off US coast; crew rescued
 






   




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