http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:20:18 +0200 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tplimage/common/hurriyetdailynews_logo.jpg http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=no-decision-made-on-turkish-role-in-syria-talks-says-israel-2010-03-09 Israel accepts that Turkey will once again mediate talks with Syria, Turkey's prime minister says, but the Israeli prime minister says no decision had been made. ANKARA - Daily News with wires Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:53:31 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=art-goes-portable-and-visual-for-locals-2010-03-03 Within the context of the 'Portable Art' project by the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, a new exhibition kicked off on March 3. ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=paintings-and-sculptures-from-the-eyes-of-women-2010-03-04 The Derinlikler Art Center is giving space to nine female artists through March 25 with the paintings and sculpture exhibition "Through the Eyes of Women." ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=0307085754805-2010-03-07 The Mediterranean city of Antalya, the capital of Turkish tourism, will host the 1st International Theater Festival from May 10 to 26. ANTALYA - Anatolia News Agency Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:16:56 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=central-asian-documents-at-risk-2010-03-09 One of the most prestigious libraries in Central Asia has been forced to move, potentially endangering some of its ancient and rare documents. TASHKENT - Daily News with wires Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:56:59 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=cyprus-police-confirm-body-is-ex-leaders-corpse-2010-03-09 A body discovered in a Nicosia cemetery is the stolen corpse of Greek Cyprus' former president Tassos Papadopoulos, police said Tuesday. NICOSIA - The Associated Press Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:20:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=armed-man-with-bomb-shot-attempting-to-get-in-to-ukrainian-consulate-2010-03-09 An armed man trying to enter the Ukrainian Consulate in Istanbul's Bakırköy district was shot by a security officer Tuesday morning. [UPDATED] ISTANBUL - Daily News with wires Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:19:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=tupras-full-year-profit-rose-88-pct-on-oil-price-lira-2010-03-09 Tüpraş, Turkey's sole refiner, said profit last year surged 88 percent as oil prices gained and the lira held steady against the dollar. ISTANBUL - Bloomberg Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:11:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=italian-firm-sells-turkey-debt-over-political-tensions-2010-03-09 Aletti Gestielle, a unit of Italy’s third-largest bank by branches, is selling emerging-market dollar debt to make room for new issues after the best rally since 1996. SINGAPORE - Bloomberg Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:55:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=oscars-the-politics-the-young-and-the-restless-2010-03-09 In an attempt to increase the ratings of the Academy Awards show, young presenters fill the stage, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin make the obligatory Meryl Streep jokes and history is written as a woman wins Best Director and an African-American wins Best Screenplay. The Na'vi from 'Avatar,' though, are nowhere to be seen ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:55:36 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=gates-visits-us-troops-at-tip-of-the-spear-near-kandahar-2010-03-09 US Defense Secretary Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan to brace for a tough fight as generals readied plans to battle the Taliban in Kandahar. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Agence France-Presse Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:23:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=cyprus-problem-remains-unsolved-says-eroglu-2010-03-09 Greek Cypriot intransigence is hindering a solution to the island's problems, the prime minister of northern Cyprus says during a press conference in Istanbul. ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:10:17 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=majority-in-turkey-believes-web-access-is-basic-right-2010-03-09 More than three-quarters of people throughout the world believe access to the Internet is a fundamental right, a poll carried out for the BBC indicates. LONDON - Agence France-Presse Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:05:06 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=hundreds-of-survivors-shiver-in-turkey-after-quake--2010-03-09 Hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires in eastern Turkey, seeking relief from the winter cold after a strong earthquake knocked down stone and mud-brick houses in five villages, killing 51 people. OKÇULAR - The Associated Press Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=0308234032398-2010-03-09 Galatasaray’s 2-1 loss at Eskişehirspor on Monday night has opened the way for Bursaspor to take over the league lead if they win their games in hand. ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:04:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=kyrgyz-journalism-under-pressure-on-all-fronts-2010-03-09 The latest attacks on journalists, along with pressure on newspapers, have brought press freedom in Kyrgyzstan into sharp relief in recent years. Once regarded as having the most liberal media environment in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan is now seen as an unsafe place for journalists, media professionals say BISHKEK – Daily News with wires Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:28:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=0309080807755-2010-03-09 These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 9, 2010. The Hürriyet Daily News does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. HDN Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:24:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=banks-compete-for-garanti-bank-shares-2010-03-09 The General Electric Capital Company has decided to sell its 20.85 percent share in Garanti Bank, Turkey's leading bank. ISTANBUL - Milliyet Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:20:39 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=mumbai-attacks-suspect-a-depraved-murderer-2010-03-09 A Pakistani man on trial in India over the 2008 attacks that killed 166 people in Mumbai was branded a 'conniving, depraved murderer' by the prosecution during final arguments. MUMBAI – Agence France-Presse Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:09:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=political-parties-lash-out-at-general-amnesty-rhetoric-2010-03-09 Both the ruling and opposition parties have criticized a main opposition party deputy’s proposal that the government consider a general amnesty for those who stand accused of terror-related offenses. The main opposition leader Deniz Baykal was among those criticizing his deputy’s suggestion ANKARA – Daily News Parliament Bureau Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:46:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=two-soldiers-killed-in-same-turkish-province-in-two-days-2010-03-09 Another soldier was killed Tuesday after a second explosion in two days struck members of the Turkish Armed Forces in the southeastern province of Hakkari. (UPDATED) ISTANBUL – Daily News with wires Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:14:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=chinese-official-eases-american-concerns-2010-03-09 An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern about the political impact of its huge holdings of US government debt. BEIJING - The Associated Press Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:55:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=magnitude-4-tremors-felt-in-greek-capital-2010-03-09 Two undersea quakes were felt in Greece's capital on Tuesday. ATHENS - The Associated Press Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:34:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=pound-slide-may-help-uk-growth-goldman-says-2010-03-09 The pound’s drop last week to a 10-month low may help the UK economy grow faster than the region, according to Goldman Sachs Group. SYDNEY - Bloomberg Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:55:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=rebuilding-investors8217-confidence-2010-03-09 A cloud of doubt hanging over the Turkish economy due to the global crisis is finally beginning to disperse, according to a report released by Deloitte Turkey. HDN Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:22:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=ankara-welcomes-israeli-message-on-elazig-earthquake-2010-03-09 Turkey welcomes Israel's willingness to help in the aftermath of an earthquake in eastern Anatolia, but warns the issue should not become part of a political agenda. ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:03:54 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=medical-tourism-conference-to-open-doors-2010-03-09 A medical-tourism event in the United States aims to introduce Turkey as a partner for the crisis-hit US healthcare world. The event to be held by the Turkish American Chamber of Commerce Midwest from March 12 to 13 in Chicago will also feature the official North American launch of the Patients Beyond Borders Turkey Edition HDN Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:04:33 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=formula-one-schumacher-in-for-a-hard-season-says-webber-2010-03-09 Michael Schumacher will fail like so many other great sportsmen who have made comebacks, claimed top Australian driver Mark Webber argues LONDON - Agence France-Presse Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:11:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=recalled-envoy-holds-consultations-in-ankara-2010-03-09 Turkey's trade minister has canceled a trip to the United States in response to a U.S. House panel vote last week that recommended labeling the World War I-era killings of Armenians as genocide. ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:55:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=erdogan-turkish-envoy-wont-return-to-us-until-armenia-signal-2010-03-09 Turkey said on Tuesday that Ankara is not ready to send its ambassador back to Washington after a U.S. Congress panel branded the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. (UPDATED) RIYADH — Agence France-Presse Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=boeing-and-turkish-airlines-finalize-an-order-2010-03-09 Boeing and Turkey's national carrier finalize an order for 20 next-generation 737 airplanes, valued at $1.6 billion at current list prices. HDN Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:24:24 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=iraqi-parties-both-claim-to-be-ahead-in-election-2010-03-09 The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count a day after historic elections that the top US commander said would let all but 50,000 American troops come home by the end of summer. BAGHDAD – The Associated Press Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:53:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=nigeria-troops-patrol-villages-after-ethnic-slaughter-2010-03-09 Nigerian troops patrolled tense villages near the troubled city of Jos after the massacre of more than 500 Christians while survivors fled amid threats of further violence. JOS, Nigeria – From wire dispatches Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=myanmar-junta-to-appoint-electoral-body-2010-03-09 Myanmar's military junta will appoint the body that oversees the country's first elections in two decades, state media said as the regime gave the first details of new laws for this year's polls. YANGON – Agence France-Presse Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:08:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=businesses-discuss-low-carbon-future-2010-03-09 Turkey should be able to tap into the rapidly growing carbon market and its current global potential of $100 billion annually, say participants in a seminar held in Istanbul. ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:53:39 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=not-more-quakes-just-more-people-in-quake-zones-2010-03-09 First the ground shook in Haiti, then Chile and now Turkey. The earthquakes keep coming hard and fast this year, causing people to wonder if something sinister is happening underfoot. It's not. WASHINGTON – The Associated Press Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:13:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkey-in-talks-to-return-unused-swine-flu-vaccines-2010-03-09 The pandemic H1N1 virus, better known as swine flu, no longer poses a risk in Turkey, but may return next winter, say physicians from the Turkish Medical Association. ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:17:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=ozpetek8217s-film-to-premier-in-gaziantep-2010-03-09 The southeastern city of Gaziantep will host a gala March 19 for Turkish–Italian director Ferzan Özpetek’s latest film, "Mine Vaganti" (Loose Cannons). ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:23:54 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkey-aims-high-at-shanghai-expo-2010-2010-03-09 Turkey expects its pavilion at the upcoming Shanghai Expo to be a hit as it hopes to attract 7 million visitors, according to the high commissioner of Shanghai Expo Turkey. ISTANBUL-Hürriyet Daily News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:18:00 +0200 http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=quake-survivors-resurrect-their-lives-2010-03-09 Sleeping in tents and being fed by the Red Crescent, survivors from Monday's earthquake in Elazığ count their losses, often including their homes and much of their livestock, an important source of income in the region. After the rubble is cleared, Turkey's state housing authority promises, new homes will be built for residents in the affected area ISTANBUL - Daily News with wires Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0200