http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ en-US Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0200 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:45:19 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/rss.aspx Hurriyet Daily News RSS Generator http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/saudi-fears-block-closer-gulf-union.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20789&NewsCatID=352 Gulf Arab leaders fail to agree on a closer political union to counter Iranian influence in the region. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/saudi-fears-block-closer-gulf-union.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20789 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/obama-ad-depicts-romney-as-vampire.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20790&NewsCatID=358 U.S. President Barack Obama’s camp unleashed a fierce assault on his Republican foe Mitt Romney on May 14, slamming the former venture capitalist as a “vampire” who got rich by bleeding dry ailing firms. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/obama-ad-depicts-romney-as-vampire.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20790 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/is-the-right-eye-of-german-intelligence-closed.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20791&NewsCatID=351 Sitting in the middle of a dozen German parliamentarians, Sebastian... Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/is-the-right-eye-of-german-intelligence-closed.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20791 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/two-ceremonies-to-be-held-for-ataturk-statue.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20792&NewsCatID=379 Turkey’s largest Atatürk statue, made by the founder and executive board chairman of the Kahvecioğlu... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/two-ceremonies-to-be-held-for-ataturk-statue.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20792 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/rethinking-how-homes-are-built-in-turkish-regions.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20794&NewsCatID=379 When you visit houses on the Black Sea coast you will find they are incredibly different from houses on the Mediterranean and when you go to the South East you will again find a different architectural style Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/rethinking-how-homes-are-built-in-turkish-regions.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20794 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eurozone-shocked-by-o-percent-economic-growth.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20802&NewsCatID=344 The 17-nation eurozone grows 0 percent in quarter as Germany remains the only large economy to post expansion. Even the Netherlands’ economy shrinks 0.2 percent, signaling no quick recovery for the euro area Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eurozone-shocked-by-o-percent-economic-growth.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20802 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/greece-here-to-stay-eurozone-chief-says.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20803&NewsCatID=344 Leading eurozone powerbroker Jean-Claude Juncker has lashed out at “propaganda” suggesting that a politically-paralyzed Greece would now exit the troubled currency. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/greece-here-to-stay-eurozone-chief-says.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20803 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/stronger-dollar-drives-oil-prices-below-95-per-barrel.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20804&NewsCatID=344 Oil prices slid on May 14 as the dollar strengthened against the euro on mounting worries over Greek politicians’ inability to form a government. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/stronger-dollar-drives-oil-prices-below-95-per-barrel.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20804 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/christofias-out-omiriu-in--.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20809&NewsCatID=425 Over and over for the past six months in this column, sometimes in between the lines, but at least twice in rather .. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/christofias-out-omiriu-in--.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20809 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/guilty-the-cup-the-gs-flag-terim-aysal-and-me-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20810&NewsCatID=405 It was an interesting debate Monday evening at Kanal D’s Prime Time News. Our guests were ... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/guilty-the-cup-the-gs-flag-terim-aysal-and-me-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20810 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/a-story-of-finding-identity-and-success-in-the-art-world.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20811&NewsCatID=385 Taner Ceylan, one of the most famous contemporary Turkish artists, is preparing to open his latest exhibition in London, in which he will be exhibiting all the works from his “Lost Paintings” series. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/a-story-of-finding-identity-and-success-in-the-art-world.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20811 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/dangerous-people-turks-in-power-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20815&NewsCatID=411 The readers of this column are probably well aware that I have not been a great fan of Kemalism. For this 80-year-old official ... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/dangerous-people-turks-in-power-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20815 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/how-best-to-fight-islamophobia-ii-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20816&NewsCatID=398 Before Turkey’s 'liberal' Islamism could soften radical Islamism signs have emerged to suggest the opposite has happened. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/how-best-to-fight-islamophobia-ii-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20816 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/urban-transformation-and-ekumenopolis--.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20817&NewsCatID=402 With the introduction of the law on “urban transformation,” not only the construction sector but all sectors will see a boom .. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/urban-transformation-and-ekumenopolis--.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20817 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sweeping-alcohol-ban-starts-in-turkish-city-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20818&NewsCatID=341 A sweeping ban in the central-western province of Afyonkarahisar, which restricts the consumption and sale of alcohol in open areas, came into effect May 13. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sweeping-alcohol-ban-starts-in-turkish-city-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20818 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/police-implicated-in-dink-case-promoted.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20821&NewsCatID=341 A police chief accused of negligence during the assassination of Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian journalist murdered outside his office in Istanbul in 2007, received a promotion. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/police-implicated-in-dink-case-promoted.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20821 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-unemployment-remains-at-double-digit.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20823&NewsCatID=347 The unemployment rate in February period fell 1.1 points to 10.4 compared with the same period last year... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-unemployment-remains-at-double-digit.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20823 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/time-to-re-dynamize-turkey-eu-talks--.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20825&NewsCatID=429 Do you remember when Turkey last opened a negotiation chapter? It was June 2010. In the last two years negotiations ... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/time-to-re-dynamize-turkey-eu-talks--.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20825 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/celtic-trio-georgia-join-euro-2020-race.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20828&NewsCatID=363 Georgia and a combination of Scotland, Wales and Ireland declared their interest yesterday in hosting the European Championship in 2020, joining Turkey in the race to stage the event for the first time. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/celtic-trio-georgia-join-euro-2020-race.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20828 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/macedonia-sets-eyes-on-nato-eu-for-stability.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20835&NewsCatID=354 Membership for his country in NATO and the European Union, currently blocked, can be the assurance necessary to diminish tensions in the entire Balkan region, Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki says Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/macedonia-sets-eyes-on-nato-eu-for-stability.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20835 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/crowd-trouble-dominates-turkeys-political-agenda.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20836&NewsCatID=362 Football and hooliganism once again dominated Turkey’s political agenda yesterday, as some 48 people were detained in connection with their involvement in the incidents that broke out Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/crowd-trouble-dominates-turkeys-political-agenda.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20836 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/syria-linked-clashes-end-in-lebanon-after-3-days.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20837&NewsCatID=352 Lebanese troops deployed yesterday in sectors of Tripoli affected by clashes, in a bid to calm the northern... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/syria-linked-clashes-end-in-lebanon-after-3-days.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20837 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mhp-bdp-vow-not-to-leave-charter-talks.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20840&NewsCatID=338 The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) yesterday declared their commitment to the constitution-drafting process. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mhp-bdp-vow-not-to-leave-charter-talks.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20840 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/bodyguard-accuses-al-hashemi-in-trial.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20842&NewsCatID=352 A bodyguard for Iraq’s fugitive vice president testified yesterday that he was paid $3,000 to assassinate... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/bodyguard-accuses-al-hashemi-in-trial.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20842 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tevez-sparks-controversy-with-rip-fergie-banner-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20843&NewsCatID=363 Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on May 14 when he was pictured waving a mocked-up tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tevez-sparks-controversy-with-rip-fergie-banner-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20843 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-russia-eu-un-to-meet-on-syria.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20846&NewsCatID=359 Turkey’s ambassadors to Cairo and Damascus visited Arab League Secretary Nabil al-Arabi in Cairo... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-russia-eu-un-to-meet-on-syria.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20846 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/doutzen-kroes-face-of-shopping-fest-in-ankara.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20849&NewsCatID=345 Top Dutch model Doutzen Kroes, who shot to worldwide fame in fashion shows for Victoria’s Secret, has been chosen as the face of the Ankara Shopping Fest. Wed, 16 May 2012 02:00:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/doutzen-kroes-face-of-shopping-fest-in-ankara.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20849 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ricciardone-stresses-rights-for-new-charter.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20850&NewsCatID=358 United States Ambassador Francis Ricciardone has called on Turkey to ensure stronger guarantees... Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ricciardone-stresses-rights-for-new-charter.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20850 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-ramps-up-pace-of-eu-bid-after-french-polls.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20853&NewsCatID=338 The Turkish government tries to break the impasse with the EU, presenting several draft bills aiming to help it open new chapters in the stalled negotiations. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-ramps-up-pace-of-eu-bid-after-french-polls.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20853 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-russia-nato-and-the-missile-shield-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20854&NewsCatID=409 The list of participants in the NATO summit to convene in Chicago on May 20-21 is an example of diplomacy with a heavy dose of realpolitik. Wed, 16 May 2012 00:01:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-russia-nato-and-the-missile-shield-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20854 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/black-box-found-of-russia-jet-in-indonesia-crash.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20857&NewsCatID=359 Searchers have found the cockpit voice recorder from a Russian passenger jet that smashed into the side of an Indonesian volcano, killing 45 people. Wed, 16 May 2012 09:47:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/black-box-found-of-russia-jet-in-indonesia-crash.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20857 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mexican-novelist-carlos-fuentes-dead-at-83-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20858&NewsCatID=386 Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday aged 83, was one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known writers... Wed, 16 May 2012 10:06:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mexican-novelist-carlos-fuentes-dead-at-83-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20858 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mladic-masterminded-ethnic-cleansing-court-told-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20859&NewsCatID=359 The trial of wartime Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic opened before a UN court today. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:19:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mladic-masterminded-ethnic-cleansing-court-told-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20859 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/flag-incident-mars-youth-week-celebrations-for-greek-students.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20860&NewsCatID=341 A group of Greek students attending the 30th International Youth... Wed, 16 May 2012 10:22:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/flag-incident-mars-youth-week-celebrations-for-greek-students.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20860 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/cannes-curtain-goes-up-with-whimsy-glamour.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20861&NewsCatID=381 Kooky comedy and buffoonery were on the agenda Wednesday as the 65th Cannes Film Festival, with its trademark mix of high cinematic art and Hollywood glitz, kicks off on a light note. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:57:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/cannes-curtain-goes-up-with-whimsy-glamour.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20861 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/taiwan-president-fined-for-facebook-campaigning.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20862&NewsCatID=356 Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has been fined Tw$500,000 ($17,000) by electoral authorities for urging his Facebook followers on polling day to vote for him. Wed, 16 May 2012 11:16:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/taiwan-president-fined-for-facebook-campaigning.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20862 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-helps-coordinates-arms-for-syria-rebels-report.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20863&NewsCatID=359 Syria's rebels have seen an influx of arms including anti-tank weaponry for their fight against President Bashar al-Assad regime, in an effort coordinated with the help of the United States. Wed, 16 May 2012 11:48:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-helps-coordinates-arms-for-syria-rebels-report.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20863 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/medical-marijuana-supporter-wins-oregon-ag-primary-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20864&NewsCatID=373 A retired state judge supported by marijuana advocates has defeated a former federal prosecutor... Wed, 16 May 2012 11:54:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/medical-marijuana-supporter-wins-oregon-ag-primary-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20864 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/facebook-raises-ipo-price-as-offering-nears-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20865&NewsCatID=345 Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making... Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/facebook-raises-ipo-price-as-offering-nears-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20865 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uludere-intel-came-from-us-report-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20866&NewsCatID=338 The botched Uludere raid that killed 34 civilians in December 2011 was conducted after receiving intelligence from U.S. officials. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uludere-intel-came-from-us-report-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20866 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/jean-marc-ayrault-becomes-new-french-prime-minister.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20867&NewsCatID=351 French President Francois Hollande's new prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, arrived at the Matignon Palace in Paris on his first day of work Wednesday and began drawing up a cabinet list. Wed, 16 May 2012 12:59:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/jean-marc-ayrault-becomes-new-french-prime-minister.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20867 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/bahrain-activist-says-charge-over-tweets-vindictive.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20868&NewsCatID=352 Prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab told a court that a charge Wed, 16 May 2012 13:50:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/bahrain-activist-says-charge-over-tweets-vindictive.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20868 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/japans-docomo-to-launch-smart-phones-for-elderly.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20869&NewsCatID=374 Leading Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo unveiled its first smart phone... Wed, 16 May 2012 14:06:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/japans-docomo-to-launch-smart-phones-for-elderly.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20869 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/at-least-10-more-killed-in-syria-watchdog.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20870&NewsCatID=352 Regime troops shot dead at least five people in a new assault on the flashpoint town of Khan Sheikhun and opened fire on a refugee camp in southern Syria today, monitors said. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/at-least-10-more-killed-in-syria-watchdog.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20870 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/greek-elections-set-for-june-17-news-agency.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20871&NewsCatID=351 Greek elections will be held on June 17, the Athens News Agency said on Wednesday, adding that a senior judge had been tasked with heading a caretaker government to organize the ballot. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:25:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/greek-elections-set-for-june-17-news-agency.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20871 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/friday-prayers-will-be-held-at-hagia-sophia-conservative-group.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20872&NewsCatID=341 A group calling itself the Anatolian Youth has announced that it is planning... Wed, 16 May 2012 14:38:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/friday-prayers-will-be-held-at-hagia-sophia-conservative-group.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20872 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tajiks-ban-turkish-dramas-for-being-violent-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20873&NewsCatID=381 Authorities in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan have banned several hugely popular Turkish television series over concerns that the violence in them could have a bad influence on viewers. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:46:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tajiks-ban-turkish-dramas-for-being-violent-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20873 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/terry-in-england-euros-squad-despite-racism-trial.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20879&NewsCatID=363 Former captain John Terry has been included in England's European Championship squad despite... Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/terry-in-england-euros-squad-despite-racism-trial.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20879 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/britains-cameron-says-eurozone-must-make-up-or-break-up.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20889&NewsCatID=351 British Prime Minister David Cameron told eurozone leaders Wednesday to sort out their debt problems soon or risk the collapse of the single currency as they grapple with the crisis in Greece. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:46:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/britains-cameron-says-eurozone-must-make-up-or-break-up.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20889 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/edwards-mistress-may-testify-for-defense-as-trial-nears-end.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20905&NewsCatID=358 Former Senator John Edwards, his ex-mistress and his oldest daughter may take the witness stand today to offer a last word in his defense at his federal campaign finance trial, Edwards' lawyer said. Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/edwards-mistress-may-testify-for-defense-as-trial-nears-end.aspx?pageID=238&nid=20905