TURKEY - NATIONAL
Symbols of authority attacked over bayram weekend
A large crowd attacked a police station and two 17-year-old boys attacked AKP offices in the Southeast over the weekend.
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A large crowd attacked a police station and two 17-year-old boys attacked AKP offices in the Southeast over the weekend.
1 Comment 2009-11-29
Two colonels and one lieutenant colonel were arrested Friday, increasing the number of arrested soldiers to 11 in the “Cage” case, according to daily Radikal.
Comment 2009-11-29
Hacı Bekir, the country's oldest confectionery maker at 232 years, continue's to be a favorite for Turks at any time of the year, but especially at bayram. Hacı Bekir, the country's oldest confectionery maker at 232 years, continue's to be a favorite for Turks at any time of the year, but especially at bayram.
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Emergency services across Turkey have had another busy holiday weekend with road travellers and amateur butchers requiring their attention and life-saving skills. Emergency services across Turkey have had another busy holiday weekend with road travellers and amateur butchers requiring their attention and life-saving skills.
Emergency responders recover a car from a ravine on Saturday. Five people were injured on their way to Canakkale from Izmir when their car rolled off the road. Anatolia news agency photo |
As the Feast of the Sacrifice comes this year again, Muslims in Turkey are increasingly switching their focus from backyard sacrifices to providing international charitable aid. As the Feast of the Sacrifice comes this year again, Muslims in Turkey are increasingly switching their focus from backyard sacrifices to providing international charitable aid.
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Starting Friday, children are expected to be on the streets collecting sweets from neighbors during Kurban Bayram, the Feast of the Sacrifice – with one exception. Starting Friday, children are expected to be on the streets collecting sweets from neighbors during Kurban Bayram, the Feast of the Sacrifice – with one exception.
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“I do not believe in the swine flu,” said MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli on Saturday, even though the Health Ministry's Web site says more than 160 people have died from the illness.
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Oil exports to the port of Ceyhan in Turkey resumed on Saturday after a week-long interruption because of sabotage to a pipeline in northern Iraq, an oil ministry spokesman said.
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Five members of the same family have been killed and four others injured when the roof of their house collapsed in a village in the southern Turkish province of Kilis.
Comment 2009-11-28
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said Turkey attached importance to Iran's integration to the international community.
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Prime Minister Erdoğan has criticized the top court’s ruling that nixed the Higher Education Board's decision to change the current weighting system applied to university entrance exams.
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The prime minister and the health minister have once again given opposite statements regarding the urgency and necessity of the swine flu vaccine.
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Audrey Bakx considers herself a European and from an early age she has been interested in art.
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Defending Turkcell Super League champion Beşiktaş is at the top of its form now and wants to add Sivasspor to its long list of victims.
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Anger at Turkey is running deep in Azerbaijan and tensions are threatening Western interests in an area of great strategic importance.
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With 352 deaths and more than 5,000 accidents in five years, Turkish authorities are warning drivers to be more careful on the roads during this weekend’s Kurban Bayram.
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The recent visit from a “corporate Sufi” to a women entrepreneur association brought great inspiration to many powerful Turkish businesswomen.
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A staff-hiring exam held by state-owned Halkbank has revealed the drastic unemployment picture magnified by the global crisis in Turkey.
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Palestinians appeal to the United States to raise pressure on Israel, saying an Israeli plan to halt new construction in the West Bank is insincere.
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Black-clad commandos rappel down a building and Mumbai's police show off their new gear in what was intended as a reassuring display of force a year after a terror attack across the city killed 166 people.
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President Barack Obama sends greetings on behalf of the United States to pilgrims performing the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, and to Muslims worldwide celebrating the Eid-ul-Adha holiday.
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Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country's worst election massacre, say they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders.
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