Only 32 percent of the 41 percent of Turkish households with a computer have web access, according to research sponsored by the country’s largest Internet provider.
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A writer, editor-in-chief and musician each face prison time for allegedly making propaganda for a terrorist organization, news agencies reported.
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A group of representatives from the main pro-Kurdish party has been turned back from the tension-hit southern city of Dörtyol by the provincial governor. A group of representatives from the main pro-Kurdish party has been turned back from the tension-hit southern city of Dörtyol by the provincial governor.
Tensions flare in the southern province of Hatay's Dörtyol district after police turn away deputies from the pro-Kurdish party due to security concerns. DHA photo   |
The main opposition party has proposed a change to the law governing the Turkish Armed Forces that it says is needed to de-legitimize future military coups. The main opposition party has proposed a change to the law governing the Turkish Armed Forces that it says is needed to de-legitimize future military coups.
CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu calls on the government to abolish Article 35. AA photo |
FM Davutoğlu has denied the existence of any long-lasting diplomatic crisis with the US, saying that the two countries' strategic priorities and approaches instead overlap. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu. AA photo |
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Pakistan observed a day of mourning for the 152 people killed in the country's worst aviation disaster, as rescue workers searched for the aircraft's black box. Pakistan observed a day of mourning for the 152 people killed in the country's worst aviation disaster, as rescue workers searched for the aircraft's black box.
People carry the casket of a victim of a plane crash, upon the arrival at Karachi airport, Pakistan. AP photo. |
Central Bank Governor Durmuş Yılmaz says the global markets are viewing Turkey as 'investment grade,' contrary to credit rating agencies. Central Bank Governor Durmuş Yılmaz says the global markets are viewing Turkey as 'investment grade,' contrary to credit rating agencies.
Central Bank's Durmuş Yılmaz (C), Erdem Başçı (L) and Burhan Göklemez during a rare meeting with newspapers' economy editors in Istanbul on July 29, 2010. |
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Turkey’s main opposition party will file a complaint next week against the former chief of the General Staff and the Turkish prime minister for the 2007 e-memo and the Dolmabahçe meeting.
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Turkish athlete Elvan Abeylegesse won the 10,000m gold medal Wednesday at the European Championships in Barcelona. (UPDATED)
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The Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, is ready to contribute to constitutional reform after elections when there is less tension, according to MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli.
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Brothers Metin Bilen and Turan Bilen, both suspects in a shooting incident in Bulanık, in the eastern province of Muş, have been released pending trial.
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Ogün Samast, the primary suspect in the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink, has become a suspect in another case after allegedly intimidating Dink’s brother, Hosrof Dink.
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Conscientious objectors in Turkey released a correction Wednesday after a news story said they intended to vote “yes” as a bloc on the upcoming constitutional referendum.
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The movie 'Vavien' was screened Wednesday night, representing Turkey at the 16th Sarajevo Film Festival.
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Excavations at İkiztepe, which have continued in the Black Sea province of Samsun’s Bafra district since 1974, are being carried out in the area again this year.
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Fenerbahçe escaped with a 2-2 draw on Wednesday against an all-out attack from Switzerland’s Young Boys in the first leg of the Champions League third qualifying round.
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The Mediterranean city of Antalya will host the 47th International Golden Orange Film Festival this year from Oct. 9 to 14.
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The trade volume between Turkey and Azerbaijan should be higher, Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan said Wednesday in Baku.
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Female farmers from the southern village of Kösbucağı have started a cooperative to find better markets for the produce they grow and the handicrafts they make.
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Turkcell İletisim Hizmetleri AŞ, Turkey’s biggest mobile phone company, said the telecommunications regulator is to blame for lower profit growth and the underperformance of its shares after cutting some charges Turkcell is able to make on mobile phone calls.
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An entrepreneur from the Aegean province of İzmir has produced a special chemical for Turkish railroads to erase graffiti from trains.
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Changes to Georgia’s constitution that could pave the way for President Mikhail Saakashvili to stay in power are rekindling fears that the country’s ruling party is abusing its hold on Georgian political life.
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A nongovernmental organization that works with homeless children in Tajikistan has been banned after being accused of proselytizing.
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A federal judge blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's new immigration law, barring police from checking the immigrant status of suspected criminals.
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Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power as the worst flooding in more than a decade continues to affect the country.
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