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  • Turkey president to visit UAE
    Turkish President Abdullah Gul will begin an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sunday.



  • In Major Step, Turkey Airs Holocaust Documentary
    January 27, 2012 An epic, nine-hour film about the Holocaust has begun airing in Turkey. It's the first time such a film has aired on public stations in a Muslim ...



  • New Finds Reignite Search for Kurdish Mass Graves
    For the people living in the predominately-Kurdish southeast region of Turkey, the fact that their region is dotted with the mass graves of victims of the political violence that haunted the area in ...



  • Turkish journalists seek release in conspiracy case
    Enlarge Photo Journalists and their supporters gather outside the Justice Palace to protest against the detention of journalists in Istanbul December 26, 2011. REUTERS/Murad ...



  • Turkey makes presence known in Mogadishu
    Turkish deputy prime minister Bekir Bozdag (4-L) with Somalia Prime Minister Abduweli Mohamed Ali(2-L) and Turkey ambassador in Somalia, Kani Torun(3-R) walk together on November 26, 2011 at the ...



  • Turkish TV airs Holocaust documentary; first time publicly aired in a majority-Muslim country
    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An epic French documentary about the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime has appeared on Turkish television to mark international Holocaust Remembrance Day ...



  • Seascapes And History Of Istanbul And The Aegean Coast
    ISTANBUL -- The sea of Marmara shimmered to my right, a pod of dolphins played improbably in the ferry-and tankers-choked Bosporus strait, and minarets pierced my jet-lag fog on my first Istanbul ...



  • Turkish journalists are very frightened – but we must fight this intimidation | Ece Temelkuran
    Including my emotionless "thank you", the phone conversation lasted less than a minute. "The newspaper's owner has decided Er not to renew your contract I am ...



  • Liam Neeson "thinks about becoming a Muslim" after filming in Istanbul
    Certainly his world has been rocked in the past few years, but it's difficult to imagine a devout Roman Catholic and former altar boy becoming a Muslim ...



  • Shares in Turkish telecommunication giant Turkcell
    Mitt Romney, one of the Republican presidential hopefuls for US presidential elections of 2012, has shares in Turkcell, the leading telecommunication company in ...



  • Socialist International condemns Turkish government and PM Erdogan
    Socialist International (SI) has criticized the government of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) headlong for its repressive policies and lack of respect for the freedom of expression in a ...



  • Condom installation points at AIDS awareness
    The artwork involves 80,000 condoms. An installation by Irish artist Bryan McCormack titled the "Preservation of Life" seeks to raise AIDS awareness through an unusual but striking ...



  • Galatasaray beats Olympiacos to get first win in Top 16
    Galatasaray Medical Park guards Jaka Lakovic (R) and Jamon Gordon celebrate their team's dramatic victory over Olympiacos in a Euroleague match. AA photo Galatasaray Medical Park overcame ...



  • Sow signs with Fenerbahce
    Aziz Yildirim on trial charged with match-fixing and with the possibility of relegation hanging over the club in connection with the allegations. Fenerbahce will pay a ...



  • Sow arrives in Istanbul to sign with Fenerbahce
    Moussa Sow arrived in Turkey on Friday to complete his transfer from Lille and sign for Istanbul club Fenerbahce, the club said on their website (www.fenerbahce.org). The transfer comes at a ...



  • Turkish passports key to untold tale of Holocaust survivors
    Published Date: December 28, 2011 Unbeknownst to many, Turkish diplomats on duty around Europe saved hundreds of Jews during World War II by giving them Turkish passports, enabling them to travel ...



  • UEFA referees prepare in Turkey
    Turkey welcomes Europe's top referees and newcomers to the international list for UEFA's annual winter referees' courses next week - with UEFA EURO 2012 one of the key itemson the ...



  • A U. ballet showcase, plus the Peking Acrobats and My Turkey Sandwich
    Music: Bach, three windy brothers, 'Einstein's Dreams' set to music, plus university and faculty concerts Published Jan 26, 2012 06:39:03PM 0 ...



  • Turkey's population 74.7 million
    Turkey's population was 74,724,269 at the end of 2011. Turkish Statistical Authority, TurkStat, made public Friday results of the census conducted through the Address-Based Population ...



  • Number of Baku-Ankara-Baku flights to be increased
    The number of Baku flights is to be raised to four beginning from 25 March. According to AZAL, beginning from that time, the flights will be operated on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and ...



  • Turkish football federation dismisses lighter penalty for match-fixing
    Turkish clubs snub Turkish Football Federation match fixing penalties?. Turkish football clubs rejected a federation proposal to spare clubs from possible relegation over a match-fixing scandal on ...



  • Less Iranians visit Turkey as rial falls
    Some 1.8 million Iranian tourists visited Turkey last year. Hrriyet photoHrriyet photo The devaluation in the Iranian rial over the past month has put a damper on the number of Iranian tourists ...



  • Face ghosts of the past
    Hinting at France's recent genocide bill, the US envoy to Ankara tells Turkey that it must confront its past if it wants to rank among the top economies by ...



  • Suicide car bomb outside Baghdad hospital kills 31
    A resident inspects the site of a bomb attack inside a coffee shop in Baghdad January 27, 2012. REUTERS photo A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital today, ...



  • Activists report 'terrifying massacre' in Syria
    A handout picture released by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria (LCC Syria) on January 26, 2012 shows the bodies of civilians, including children, who activists said were killed by Syrian ...



  • Kazakhstan jails Nazarbayev critics in crackdown
    Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbaev gives his annual address to the people at a joint session of parliament in the capital Astana, on January 27, 2012. AFP photo Kazakhstan jailed ...



  • Ireland's top diplomat in Gaza to see blockade impact
    Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore (L) shakes hands with UNRWA commissioner-general Filippo Grandi during his visit to the UNRWA aid distribution centre in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern ...



  • Snowstorms pummel Turkey, colder weather on the way
    Turkey yesterday afternoon, causing avalanches and fatal accidents on highways in Anatolia as well as grounding a ship in Istanbul. Yasar Demir was killed and more than 30 passengers were injured ...



  • Delta, Air France, Alitalia face EU antitrust probe
    This file picture taken on July 5, 2010 shows (from left) Air France-Klm chief executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, Alitalia's chief executive Rocco Sabelli, Delta Air Lines chief executive Richard ...



  • More skulls found at Turkey site
    Excavations in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir have unearthed four more skulls, bringing the total to 23, officials say. The four skulls were discovered Wednesday in ...



  • Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Turkey negotiate projects in energy sector - Yanukovich
    Negotiations are underway between Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Turkey on cooperation in energy sector projects. The statement came from president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych in Davos. "We see ...



  • Turkey most convicted country by European court in 2011
    European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has again found Turkey to be the most convicted country in 2011, third year in a row. Head of the ECtHR Nicolas Bratza told a press briefing on Thursday that ...



  • Turkey never had ethnic or sectarian approach in its region - Davutoglu
    Head of Iraq's Islamic Supreme Council held meetings in Turkey. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with the head of Iraq's Islamic Supreme Council, Ammar al-Hakim, in Ankara ...



  • Gay 'honor killing' movie shakes Turkey up
    On a hot summer's day in 2008, 26-year-old physics student Ahmet Yildiz was shot dead when he popped out from his Istanbul apartment to buy ice cream.The main suspect in the killing, a fugitive ...



  • West also guilty for Armenian 'genocide'
    Turkey to apologize but also put the blame on Europe? By apologizing, do not fall into the trap of apologizing to Europe. These were wild times. What were the Western powers doing at the same time ...



  • Enjoy the party while it lasts
    In yet another effort to reassure themselves that there's no monster lying under the bed, participants at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, have started emphasizing the ...



  • Student asks if Medvedev ready for Saddam's fate
    Dmitry Medvedev suffered a rude jolt Wednesday when a student asked him if he was ready to stand trial for decisions taken during his rule and even face execution like ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam ...



  • Twitter to launch country-based censorship
    Twitter said it hadn't yet used its ability to wipe out tweets in an individual country. Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.The ...



  • 'What do you say about this' Israeli hackers ask Ahmadinejad
    The hacked sites appeared to have their home pages blacked out. A group of Israeli hackers have attacked several Iranian websites, a day after a number of Israeli websites were taken offline in ...



  • Turkey to amend law to rid the country of illegal workers
    PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is set to amend a law that aims to rid the country of illegal workers. Many view this move as retaliation against Armenians, in light of the new bill criminalizing Armenian ...



  • Turkish President to begin tour of UAE on Sunday
    WAM Abu Dhabi, Jan 27th, 2012 (WAM) -- President of Turkey Abdullah Gul, will begin an official visit to the UAE on Sunday leading a high level official delegation. Gul will hold talks with ...



  • Israeli Exports to Turkey rise 42% to equal exports to Germany
    Exports to Turkey rise to equal exports to Germany Meitav: Exports to Turkey rose 42% to $1.85 billion in 2011, while exports to Germany totaled $1.94 billion. 22 January 12 13:08, Globes' ...



  • France buries ‘hope’ for opening of Turkish-Armenian border
    What is the position of the Party of the Nationalistic Movement and the faction of this party in the Turkish parliament towards the law criminalization denial of genocide passed in the Senate of ...



  • Turkey and France in diplomatic rift as Sarkozy courts Armenians in presidential vote
    Facing rejection by voters in the upcoming presidential election, French leader Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party is being accused of making a crass appeal to the country's 500,000 ...



  • Gingrich peddles space dreams in Florida
    WASHINGTON (AFP) Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has stirred strong passions by claiming he will establish a permanent moon base by 2020 if elected, but experts say he is living on ...



  • Turkey jails former leader of its once-exalted military
    (AXcess News) - Turkey's top military official until 2010 was jailed today on charges of supporting terrorism and conspiring to bring down the government. The arrest of Gen. Ilker Basburg, the ...



  • Torrential rain in the aegean
    Meteorology officials have warned people across Turkey to prepare for torrential rains and heavy snowfall that is forecast to cause significant problems across the country through the weekend as ...



  • Guilty plea in US shooting spree at military targets
    WASHINGTON (AFP) A former Marine reservist pleaded guilty Thursday to charges stemming from a shooting spree at five military installations including one where he was recording shouting ...



  • US plans to cut Army, invest in future
    WASHINGTON (AFP) The Pentagon on Thursday proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war, but vowed new investments to exert power ...



  • JFK saw 'tough day' on eve of assassination
    NEW YORK (AFP) In an unintentionally ominous prediction, John F. Kennedy said ahead of a trip to Dallas, where he would be assassinated, that he was expecting a "tough day," secret ...



  • Obama courts swing voters as polls tick up
    LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) Boosted by rising poll numbers, US President Barack Obama courted swing-state voters Thursday, after offering a disdainful critique of his potential Republican general ...



  • Libya splits before seeing unity
    Libya's former rebels gather Jan 25 at a checkpoint near a mosque, 60 kilometers from the town of Bani Walid, the former bastion of Gadhafi. The violence between NTC forces and local militias, ...



  • Papua New Guinea parries coup plots
    Rebel commander Colonel Yaura Sasa speaks in Port Moresby Jan 26 demanding former Prime Minister Michael Somare be reinstated as leader of the country. REUTERS photo Papua New Guinea Prime ...



  • Scotland schedules vote on independence in 2014 fall
    Scotland's leader has presented his proposal for a ballot on independence to be hold in the fall of 2014 in a vote that could see the breakup ...



  • Pigeon keeping trend provides auctions in Turkey’s Anatolia
    A tradition in orum, pigeon keeping is a passion for some people. orum hosts pigeon auctions each week where people gather to buy and sell pigeons and bird ...



  • South American forest revealing 46 new species
    This photo shows Hypsiboas sp, cowboy frog, discovered low on a small branch. REUTERS photo A "cowboy frog" and a "crayola katydid" are among 46 new species that have been ...



  • Neeson mulling conversion to Islam after Turkey trip
    AP photo Irish actor Liam Neeson has said he is considering converting to Islam after being moved by the sound of the call to prayer while filming a new film in Istanbul. Britain's Sun ...



  • Interesting questions to embassy
    The Turkish Embassy call center has answered a total of 740,390 calls in the past five years. Most calls concerned questions about marriage, citizenship and passports, but some unique questions have ...



  • Markets cheer Bernanke decision on interest rate
    The financial markets, crude and metals gain over optimism triggered by the US Central Bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged for a longer range than expected. However, Fed chair ...



  • S Korean economy hit by crisis in euro area
    A woman walks past a sign at a shopping district in Seoul on Jan. 26. South Korea's economy grew at its slowest pace in two years in the final quarter of 2011. AFP photo South Korea's ...



  • Private creditors go back to Greece talks
    A street vendor sells fruits outside the Monastiraki metro station in Athens Jan 26. International private creditors revisit the city for 'informal' talks debt reduction. REUTERS ...



  • Fukushima to receive $13 bln
    The Unit 4 reactor of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power station is seen in Okuma town north of Tokyo. AP photo Japan is set to launch a $13 billion bailout of the owner of its ...



  • Turkey paves the way for large satellites plan
    A total of 17 satellite programs are expected to come into orbit from 2012 to 2020. Over the next five years satellite contracts could amount to $2 billion, according to a space industry expert ...



  • Islamists vow to one-up ultras with clean-up of Egypt sports
    The Muslim Brotherhood is seeking to distinguish itself from more militant Islamists, who often denounce football as a game of infidels, and show signs to change the Egyptian sports scene. The ...



  • Real Madrid recovers pride, belief despite Copa exit
    Mourinho is to win over Real fans after the way his team battled against Bara. REUTERS photo Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid proved to themselves as much as to the rest of the world that they can ...



  • Fears of the Middle East
    The Middle East is a region with connotations of fear. Some of these fears are constructed externally and others really do have a basis in the reality of our region. Fears and threats are ...



  • Amendment to the party statute being silently discussed
    Until a short while ago, the events of the year 2014 and beyond were not really talking points. Especially during Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's surgery and during his recovery, nobody ...



  • Campaign demands hate crime legislation
    Professor Yasemin Inceoglu says 'hate crime' is currently not defined in the Turkish legal system and minorities in Turkey need legal protection. DAILY NEWS photo Some 50 ...



  • Positive fallout from French law
    President Sarkozy is anxiously courting the Armenian French votes in order to outdo Franois Hollande's Socialist Party in the presidential elections () In Israel, the resurgent enthusiasm ...



  • Report lists unidentified murders
    Archeologists first uncovered an assortment of eight skulls and bones Jan11 while they were conducting restoration work. The number of skulls then rose to 23. DHA photo As the number of ...



  • The footsteps of fascism
    EU accession as well as its permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council. According to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the French genocide bill symbolizes "the new footsteps of ...



  • British orchestra to play with Fischer
    German violinist Julia Fischer is recognized worldwide as an exceptionally gifted artist. She will take the stage with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. One of the world's most ...



  • Independent films to hit the road in three cities
    !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival, which annually brings together independent films and directors from around the world for Turkish audiences, will hit screens starting Feb 16 in ...



  • British Museum opens biggest Hajj exhibit
    The photogravure etching entitled 'Magnetism' by artist Ahmed Mater is seen in this reproduction. REUTERS Photo The British Museum in London opened its doors yesterday to the first ...



  • 'Don't be part of the best kept secret'
    "We have seen a significant rise in the quality of product, design and service from Turkey, and this provides an excellent indicator of confidence and talent from Turkey," said Stuart ...



  • Face ghosts of past
    Hinting at France's recent genocide bill, the US envoy to Ankara tells Turkey that it must confront its past if it wants to rank among the top economies by ...



  • Debate on free press heats up in Ankara
    Turkey and has been severely criticized by Erdogan, who described the envoy as a "rookie ambassador." "At the risk of being misunderstood: I said last year, 'anlamad?m, ...



  • Deputy PM rules out foreign intel in air raid
    Turkey is nearing the end on the issue of terror, according to Besir Atalay.Hrriyet photo Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay has denied suggestions that intelligence supplied by unmanned U.S. ...



  • Caterham first out with ‘ugly’ new car
    Finland's Heikki Kovalainen and Italian Jarno Trulli are the Caterham's named drivers, although there has been lingering speculation about the latter's race seat. AFP photo ...



  • Iraq Shiite leader greeted warmly
    Turkey and a "wise man," whose leadership would be crucial in overcoming the sectarian conflict in Iraq."Al-Hakim is among the wise men not only of Iraq, but of the region," ...



  • West also guilty for 1915
    Turkey to apologize but also put the blame on Europe? By apologizing, do not fall into the trap of apologizing to Europe. These were wild times. What were the Western powers doing at the same time ...



  • Bosnia urges Paris on ‘Bosnian genocide bill’
    Bosnian cleric Mustafa Ceric (L) criticizes France over its 'genocide' bill. Bosnia and Herzegovina's Parliament will suggest to the French Senate that it approve a bill ...



  • Senators gain time to appeal denial bill
    Sarkozy promises to listen to the opinions of Turks on the recent bill, according to the Islamic Council of France deputy president. AP photo The French Constitutional Council has allowed time ...



  • British premier hits at ‘mad tax,’ attacking EU
    British Prime Minister David Cameron, the key speaker at yesterday's sessions at Davos Forum, strongly criticizes French-led plans to introduce a tax on all financial trade. It is 'simply ...



  • Deputy PM confident on growth contrary to IMF
    Turkey's deputy PM Ali Babacan adjusts his earphones during session at Davos. DAILY NEWS photo, Hasan ALTINISIK Turkey will not revise its forecast of 4 percent growth this year, Deputy ...



  • AKP silently discusses amendment to statute
    There is a special relationship between Erdogan and Gl that is unprecedented in Turkish politics, one that is based on solidarity. REUTERS photo Until a short while ago, the events of the year ...



  • Gov’t offers new scheme for bridge
    In a fresh push to revive the North Marmara Highway project that includes building a third bridge over the Bosphorus Strait the government has come up with a plan in which the bridge and the highway ...



  • UN calls for Cyprus meeting in spring
    U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Jan. 25 he would call an international conference in late April or early May on a settlement to heal the division of Cyprus, but only if there was enough progress in ...



  • Halkbank insists on mediating for Iran
    Iran drew attention last year when Indian refiners disclosed they were channeling oil payments through the Turkish bank as their own central bank had shut its payment facility, fearing U.S. ...



  • Egypt bans US citizens from leaving country
    Egypt has banned the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and a number of other Americans from leaving the country as tensions rise over moves by Egyptian authorities to restrict the work ...



  • Last-ditch effort for talks as Palestinian hopes fade
    Palestinian President Abbas has hinted that peace talks with Israel may end, but the EU's foreign policy chief says dialogue between the two is not at an impasse amid plans by the UN chief to ...



  • Turkish government to pay compensation to families of airstrike victims
    Turkish deputy prime minister has said Turkey will pay compensation to families of victims of a botched airstrike that killed 25 smugglers in Southeast Turkey last Wednesday and said apology may ...



  • Turkey, Russia converge on Syria and Iran crisis
    Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey and Russia had a similar stance on ending the bloodshed in Syria, adding that Turkey is ready to work with Russia on solving the crisis. ...



  • Turkey might need fresh tightening of monetary policy
    Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said Turkey might need fresh tightening of monetary policy and the government isn’t afraid of it.Turkey’s economy will be walking not running ...





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