Make my Home Page
|
Add to Favourites
Main
Links
Newspapers
Radios
Televisions
Watch Live TV
Index
Main
Arts & Culture
Business
Economy
Government & Politics
Military
Sports
Travel
Turkish Press Review
Weather
Weather Today
Istanbul
Ankara
Izmir
Erzurum
Antalya
Sponsors
Site Stats
online
reader
Link
<a href="http://www.lastturkeynews.com">Last Turkey News</a>
If you want give back link to us, please add the above code.
Last Minute Turkey News
Latest Turkey News
Faiths compete on Turkish game show
A new game show on Turkish television will pit a Greek Orthodox priest, a rabbi, an imam and a Buddhist monk against one another in attempt to convert atheists to their respective religions. In each ...
Sarkozy talks Turkey with Sweden
On the first visit by a French president to Stockholm in nine years, Nicolas Sarkozy and host Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt have agreed to disagree about Turkey. Sweden, which has just taken over t...
Nabucco Not At Risk From Russia-Azerbaijan Gas Deal - Turkey
One must not think that these projects will have any reciprocal effect on each other, or influence each other in a negative way, Davutoglu said during a visit to
In Turkey, an historic self-criticism
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month offered a rare critical assessment of how the country has dealt with minorities during its recent history. For years, those of different ethnic identity...
EU countries, Turkey to sign gas pipeline deal on July 13
BRUSSELS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Several European Union (EU) countries and Turkey will sign an inter-governmental agreement on the Nabucco pipeline in Ankara on July 13, the European Commission confirmed ...
Turkey June Consumer Price Inflation Up, Producer Prices Drop
(RTTNews) - Friday, Turkey's statistical office TurkStat announced that the consumer price index or CPI rose 5.73% year-over-year in June, faster than the 5.24% increase in the previous month. Econom...
Sarkozy reminds Swedes of French opposition to Turkey in EU
Stockholm -France remains opposed to Turkey becoming a full member of the European Union, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday during a visit to Stockholm. Sarkozy was the first head of state ...
Nabucco deal to be signed in Ankara
Brussels - Top officials from four European Union nations plus Turkey are to meet in Ankara on July 13 to sign an agreement on Nabucco, the pipeline intended to deliver natural gas from the Caspian Se...
Turkish TV gameshow looks to convert atheists
Turkish television station Kanal T hopes the answer is a ratings success as it prepares to launch a gameshow where spiritual guides from the four faiths will seek to convert a group of non-believer...
Turkey Proceeds In 5-Year Military Plan
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has advanced in its five-year military modernizationplan. Officials said the Defense Ministry and the General Staff have overseena project to modernize the military by 2014. Th...
Find a faith and win a pilgrimage
A Turkish game show is challenging atheists to reassess their views and win the biggest prize ever.Penitents Compete will bring together an Islamic imam, a Jewish rabbi, a Buddhist monk an...
Remains of ten people found in junkyard in eastern Turkey
Istanbul - The remains of some ten people, including skulls with apparent gunshot holes, have been found in a waste disposal site near the city of Van in eastern Turkey, local media reports said on Fr...
Rolls-Royce Group Pact To Power Seven Aircraft From Turkish Air
MAIN FACTS: -The contract includes long-term TotalCare service support. -Aircraft deliveries will start in 2010. -Turkish Airbus A330s are powered by the Trent 700EP. -By London Bureau, Dow Jones New...
Former Turks and Caicos PM faces criminal probe
A British corruption inquiry is calling for a criminal probe into former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick.The British Foreign Office says the inquiry's final report also finds a need for urgen...
Corruption allegations see Britain near control of Turks Caicos
Britain took the first step towards seizing control of a number of Caribbean islands yesterday despite international criticism of a ldquo;return to colonialismrdquo;. The Foreign and Commonwe...
Probe urged into ex-Turks leader
The former leader of the Turks and Caicos Islands, a UK overseas territory, should face a criminal probe over alleged corruption, a report says.The UK threatened in April to suspend self-government on...
Digital Ally gets orders from Turkey, China
products, expanding the companyrsquo;s reach. Overland Park-based Digital Ally (Nasdaq: DGLY), which makes video surveillance products for law enforcement and security applications, said in a Wednes...
Russia Offers Turkey Cooperation on South Stream Gas Project
(Click to Enlarge) Russia has offered Turkey cooperation within the framework of the South Stream gas project, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin has told journalists. We have been work...
Economy To Revive Towards End Of 2009 - IHA
-(Dow Jones)- The Turkish economy will return to growth towards the end of this year, State Minister Cevdet Yilmaz said Thursday, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reports.
Turkey's women take back the night
By Fazile Zahir FETHIYE, Turkey - A brutal murder has spread shockwaves throughout Turkish society, raising important questions about class divisions and attitudes to modern womanhood and raisi...
Kader Keita on the move to Turkey
Ivory Coast striker Abdel Kader Keita is leaving Lyon for Turkish giants Galatasaray.The deal is expected to go through later on Thursday. Keita has been at Lyon since June 2007, when he moved to the ...
In Turkey, Jews Reach Out to Muslims
nbsp; Istanbul's Neve Shalom synagogue is tucked away on a winding street near the Galata Tower. The synagogue isn't as easy to spot as the landmark turret with its panorama of the city's iconic mos...
Turkish colonel released in alleged conspiracy
A Turkish court on Wednesday released a navy colonel accused of conspiring to discredit the Islamic-rooted government, overruling a decision by a lower court that jailed him several hours earlier.The ...
After small step towards EU, Turkey has long way to go
With a new area of negotiations for accession to the European Union (EU) opened Tuesday, Turkey made a small step forward in a decade-old membership bid but still faces a long way to go. Turkey and th...
Digital Ally Expands International Market Presence With Initial Orders From Turkey and China
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digital Ally, Inc. (Nasdaq: DGLY), which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video surveillance products for law enforcement, homeland security and commercial securit...
Turks defiant as official date for anti-smoking ban looms
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT: With less than three weeks left before Turkeykicks off its smoking ban, it seems there is not much hope for the country stubbing out. Turkey has already been mostly smoke-free for two...
EU to help Turkey combat illegal immigration problem
ATHENS: The European Commission will financially assist Turkey to stop a growing flow of illegal immigration crossing into the bloc through its territory, the EU's top justice official said Tuesday. ...
Turkish officer arrested in coup plot probe
A senior military officer suspected of drafting an alleged plan to undermine Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was arrested late Tuesday on suspicion of links to a separate plot to t...
Axelrod Ends a Busy Day With Turkey Steak at Logan Tavern
Logan Tavern . The restaurant is known for its wasabi meatloaf and portobello and tofu burritos. Axelrod chose a turkey steak, a house salad, and chardonnay. From the window of the tavern, it's not to...
Turkey, EU open talks on taxation chapter
01/07/2009BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Turkey and the EU opened negotiations in Brussels on Tuesday (June 30th) on a new chapter -- the one on taxation -- as part of Ankara's EU accession process. The taxatio...
Turkey, NATO discuss border with Syria
01/07/2009ANKARA, Turkey -- The defence ministry said on Tuesday (June 30th) it has started talks with the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency on a project to clear land mines from the country's border...
Cold turkey for credit addicts
Colleen Buist: Investing during a recession You can have too much of a good thing, they say. Maybe credit is one of those things.For almost all of the past decade private sector credit - lending from ...
Swedish presidency welcomes opening of EU tax talks with Turkey
Stockholm - Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Wednesday welcomed the opening of talks between the European Union and Turkey on bringing Turkey's tax laws into line with those of the bloc as his...
Villa del Mar Celebrates One Year Anniversary With 30-Day Sale on Luxury Accommodations in the Heart of Grace Bay
The Villa del Mar is a luxury boutique hotel in the Turks amp; Caicos Islands than offers one of the best values in this ideal island getaway. PROVIDENCIALES, TURKS and CAICOS--(Marketwire - July 1, 2...
Turkey balances on shaky ground
By Reza Akhlaghi This month, the Turkish parliament approved a bill to clear more than 600,000 landmines along the Turkish-Syrian border that were planted in the 1950s to keep Kurdish separatis...
Turkey's GDP contracts sharply in Q1
(MENAFN) A report issued by the Turkish Statistics Institute showed that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) has contracted sharply in the first quarter, posting its steepest decline in several...
The first 21 graduates in Turkey
The graduation ceremony that took place on the wonderful premises of the University near the Bosphorus, ended seven months of courses related to key areas of modern sport management. A few days before...
Tensions simmer in Turkey
Turkish civilian leaders and top generals met on Tuesday as tension simmered over an alleged military plan to discredit the Islamist-rooted government and moves in parliament to curb the army's powers...
Turkey plant will lay off 212 Aug. 31
ST. PAULS -- Prestage Foods plans to lay off 212 workers next month at its turkey processing plant in Robeson County.The company will reduce operations to one shift at the 200,000-square-foot facility...
Turkey Trade Deficit Narrows In May
(RTTNews) - Turkey's trade deficit narrowed to US$3.5 billion in May from US$6.8 billion in the previous year, the Turkish Statistical Office said Tuesday. Economists expected the deficit to be US$3....
Turkey Struggles to Cope With Annual Illegal Immigrant Influx
With the arrival of summer, the number of illegal immigrants entering European Union countries is spiking. This is posing a problem for Turkey, a transit point for people seeking to enter the EU It's ...
Eight People, Including Seven Brits, Injured in Turkish Hotel Fire
Eight people, including seven British tourists, were injured in a fire at a hotel in southern Turkey, news agencies reported on Tuesday. The fire began when a boiler in the hotels sauna exploded in t...
Turkey clears another obstacle on road to EU membership
Turkish Prime Minister Rajab Tayyip Erdogan has inched his country forward in its troubled bid for European Union membership. He has agreed to open negotiations on tax reforms needed to enter the bl...
Israel Delivers Upgraded MBTs To Turkey
ANKARA [MENL] -- Israel has begun delivery of upgraded U.S.-origin mainbattle tanks to Turkey. Industry sources said an Israeli defense consortium has delivered thefirst of 170 modernized M-60A3s. The...
Generals meet govt leaders as tensions plague Turkey
Turkish civilian leaders and top generals met Tuesday as tension simmered over an alleged military plan to discredit the Islamist-rooted government and moves in parliament to curb the army's powers. T...
Are EU's visa rules for Turks legal
Turks have long been frustrated by the tiring and complex visa procedures needed to travel to EU member states. The European Commission (EC) has so far been unwilling to liberalise the visa regime, du...
Turkey's Toptan supports prosecuting 1980 coup leaders
30/06/2009ANKARA, Turkey -- Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan called on Monday (June 29th) to adopt the proposed amendments to the constitution that would allow taking leaders of the 1980 military coup...
Turkish police seize heroin stash
30/06/2009ANKARA, Turkey -- Police seized 129.3kg of heroin in an operation in eastern Turkey on Monday (June 29th), media reported. Police officers detained three suspected drug traffickers in the op...
Turkey bomb trial adjourned
The mother of a woman killed in a terrorist bombing in Turkey has said she is upset after the trial of the man accused of the attack was adjourned.Helyn Bennett, 21, from Spennymoor, County Durham, wa...
PSG snap up Turkish forward Erding
Sochauxacute;s Mevlut Erding celebrates after scoring a goal against Grenoble in May 2009. Paris St Germain have said they have snapped up the Turkish forward from Sochaux on a four-year-deal. PARIS (AF...
Turkey Urges EU To Play The Game As Membership Talks Restart
on Tuesday opened another chapter in its long and torturous quest to join the European Union, urging its future partners to drop political considerations and play the game by its rules.
UK artist Michael Dickinson flees Turkey over dog picture
A British artist who was cleared of mocking the Prime Minister of Turkey by portraying him as a dog in a collage has fled the country after hearing his acquittal has been overturned. Michael Di...
Turkey National Security Council Discusses Alleged Army Plot Tuesday
(AFP)--Turkey's civilian leaders met with top generals Tuesday following growing tension over an alleged military plan to discredit the Islamist-rooted government and moves in parliament to curb the...
Stratex continues its Turkish gold exploration ventures
GOLD NEWS JavaScript Tag // Tag for network 658: United Stations // Website: Mineweb.com // Page: Mineweb - ROS Gold News NEW // Placement: Mineweb-ROS-Gold News NEW Button (1607318) // created at: ...
ANALYSIS - World changing around Turkey's generals
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's powerful generals are feeling unprecedented pressure, cornered by what they see as Islamist enemies bent on dividing the military and their once formidable influence in pub...
Turkey's economy contracts 13.8% in first quarter
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Turkey's gross domestic product declined by 13.8% in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same quarter last year, the country's statistics institute TurkStat reported ...
Turkish economy shrank 13.8 percent in Q1
(AP) ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's economy shrank by a painful 13.8 percent in the first quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago as foreign trade contracted sharply amid the global reces...
Turkey's Dogan invests in two oilfields in Iraq
(MENAFN) A statement released by Dogan Holding said that the Turkish conglomerate has become a partner in two oil-exploration projects in northern Iraq, with a 50 percent stake in both, AFP reported. ...
NEC's Ultra Compact Microwave Communications System, PASOLINK, Selected by Turkey's Avea to Support the Growth of Mobile Backhaul Solutions
Tokyo, June 29, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC) announced today its selection by Turkey's Avea (Headquarters: Istanbul, Turkey, CEO: Erkan Akdemir) to provide a mobile backhaul solution ...
Turkish president says ties with China to enter new page
Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Monday Turkey and China will turn a new page in bilateral relationships after his just-concluded visit to China. My trip to China was successful in every aspe...
Military ghost rises again in coup-prone Turkey
ANKARA: Less than two years after its discreet sealing, the truce between ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) seems to have ended. The publication June 12 of ...
Turkish speaker backs bid to try 1980 coup chiefs
ANKARA: Turkey's Parliament speaker said on Monday he favored changes in the Constitution to allow leaders of a 1980 military coup to be put on trial. Koksal Toptan's comments, the latest by a Turkish...
Turkey plant worker sentenced for animal cruelty
L EWISBURG, W.Va. mdash; A worker at a West Virginia turkey plant has been sentenced to a year of home confinement for stomping on a birdrsquo;s head and slamming another to the ground in abuse caug...
In Historic Verdicts, Turkey-Farm Workers Convicted of Cruelty to Animals; One Man Jailed for 12 Months
-- In a landmark case, two West Virginia men have been convicted of cruelty to animals after they were indicted on charges stemming from PETA's fall 2008 undercover investigation of Aviagen Turkeys, I...
UPS acquires Turkish service agent
UPS on Friday said it has entered into a new joint venture headquartered in Dubai to coordinate management and growth of UPS express package, freight forwarding and contract logistics services across ...
Turkish President Urges Calm Amid Alleged Military Plan Vs Ruling Party
appealed for calm Monday as tensions rose between the government and army over an alleged plan to topple the ruling party, Anatolia news agency reported.
Turkey plans to re-open Halki Seminary
29/06/2009ANKARA, Turkey -- Culture Minister Ertugrul Gunay says Turkey plans to re-open the Greek Orthodox Seminary on the island of Heybeliada -- Halki in Greek -- off Istanbul, nearly four decades ...
Turkey moves to limit power of military courts
29/06/2009ANKARA, Turkey -- Parliament adopted a law Friday (June 26th) limiting the powers of military courts, in a bid to comply with related EU requirements, media reported. The bill, proposed by t...
Turkey's top general to meet premier amid tensions
Turkey's top general and the prime minister are meeting amid tensions between the staunchly secular military and the Islamic-rooted government.The meeting on Monday between Gen. Ilker Basbug and Prime...
still talking membership, barely
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Early in the last century, after an empire's fall, the founder of Turkey set his new nation on a westward course. For Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Europe was worthy of a pedestal, a mod...
Turkey To Invite Bids For Third Bridge On Bosphorus In 3Q -IHA
-(Dow Jones)- Turkish Transportation and Communications Minister Binali Yildirim said Monday Turkey will invite bids for the construction of a third bridge on the Bosphorus in the third quarter, the...
Police seize nearly 130 kg of heroin in eastern Turkey
ANAKRA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police seized 129.3 kg of heroin in an operation in eastern Turkey on Monday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The heroin was destined for Turkey's...
New joint venture positions UPS for growth in Middle East, Turkey, Central Asia
UPS announced a new joint venture headquartered in Dubai to coordinate management and growth of UPS express package, freight forwarding and contract logistics services across the Middle East, Turkey a...
Turkish PM defends curbing military courts' powers
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's prime minister says a legal amendment that curbed powers of military courts, in accordance with EU demands, is aimed at protecting democracy.
Erdogan hits out at efforts to derail Turkey's EU entry
Erdogan hits out at efforts to derail Turkey's EU entry By Tony Barber in Brussels Published: June 27 2009 03:00 | Last updated: June 27 2009 03:00
Experts optimistic Turkey can ban smoking
Posted on: Sunday, 28 June 2009, 10:16 CDT Turkey will successfully adjust to a smoking ban in its restaurants and bars if it follows the same path as France, an international health expert says. ...
Turkey boosts flow of Euphrates River to Iraq by over 50 percent
BAGHDAD: Turkey has increased by over 50 percent the flow of the Euphrates River to Iraq, the Iraqi Water Resources Ministry said Sunday, in a timely boost for agriculture. Turkey increased the flow ...
Turkish fuel smuggler shot dead by Iranian troops
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - A Turkish man allegedly smuggling fuel across the border with Iran was shot and killed by Iranian troops as he tried to run away, security sources in Turkey told Reuters late on S...
Turkish industrial output falls 18.5% in April
(MENAFN) A report issued by Turkey's central bank showed that the country's gross domestic production (GDP) contracted 6.2 percent in the last quarter of 2008, after posting an average annual expansio...
Turks increasingly turn to Islamic extremism
The message is the latest sign of the changing composition of Islamic extremism, anti-terrorism officials and experts say. The number of Turks in Al Qaeda, long dominated by Arabs, has increased notab...
Main |
Links |
Weather
Copyright (c) 2007
LastTurkeyNews.com
All Rights Reserved.
