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TURKEY - DIPLOMACY

Top US, Turkish military officials to discuss terms of Iraq withdrawal

As top military officials in Turkey and the United States prepared to meet Friday, Ankara indicated it would respond positively to the U.S. request to withdraw non-combat military equipment through Turkish territory. (UPDATED)

18 Comments  2010-09-03

INTERNATIONAL

Nine killed in New Zealand tourist spot plane crash

Nine people, including four foreigners, were killed when a skydiving plane crashed and burst into flames at a popular New Zealand tourist spot Saturday, officials said.

Comment  2010-09-04

As Germany’s former industrial backbone tries to transform itself from a coal-mining center into an enduring European culture capital, the residents of the Ruhr region, including many Turks, risk being left behind.

A view from a mining facility in the Ruhr area. Former mine workers, including many Turks, find it hard to move into new creative sectors as the area transforms.
Free to resume normal life after his recent release from a mental hospital, Turkey's first 'Muslim objector' to military service has not wavered from his criticism of mandatory conscription.
Free to resume normal life after his recent release from a mental hospital, Turkey's first 'Muslim objector' to military service has not wavered from his criticism of mandatory conscription.
Enver Aydemir made headlines when he was arrested in 2007 for being the first reported person to object due to his pious Muslim beliefs. DAILY NEWS photo, Mehveş KONUK
Though unable to vote themselves, foreigners residing in Turkey are inundated by as much election propaganda as every other Turk.
Though unable to vote themselves, foreigners residing in Turkey are inundated by as much election propaganda as every other Turk.
A group of foreigners walks past a campaign truck in Istanbul urging a 'yes' vote. Many foreigners living in Turkey are following the referendum with interest. DAILY NEWS photo, Hasan ALTINIŞIK
After a about week of thrilling games across four groups in four cities, it is now time for the knockout rounds of the 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship.
After a about week of thrilling games across four groups in four cities, it is now time for the knockout rounds of the 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship.
Turkey center Ömer Aşık slam dunks over Zhaoxu Zhang of China. AFP photo
The British Council is inviting young people working in the film, TV and animation sectors to showcase their entrepreneurial flair in a new competition.

Funda Küçükyılmaz says that they are looking for young, active and creative entrepreneurs.

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INTERNATIONAL

Widespread devastation after 7.0 quake in New Zealand

A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused widespread devastation in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch Saturday, with officials saying it was "extremely lucky" no one was killed.

Comment  2010-09-04


TURKEY - NATIONAL

Abdi İpekçi Avenue to be new Champs Elysee

Istanbul’s Abdi İpekçi Avenue is to be the new Champs Elysee thanks to the Nişantası-Teşvikiye urban design project

3 Comments  2010-09-03



TURKEY - POLITICS
Foreign journalist speaks on Turkey's constitutional reform package

Gareth Jenkins, 51, who has been living in Turkey for 21 years, thinks the methodology chosen by the government to put the constitutional changes in a package is not right.

13 hours ago 5 Comments  2010-09-03

TURKEY - POLITICS
Turkish Foreign Ministry responsible for Dink case, says Ergül

The author of Turkey’s controversial defense in a European Court of Human Rights case has said responsibility for the argument belonged to the Foreign Ministry.

19 hours ago Comment  2010-09-03

TURKEY - NATIONAL
Four teens detained after girl raped, killed in eastern Turkey

19 hours ago Comment  2010-09-03

TURKEY - NATIONAL
Turkish colonel to end hunger strike

19 hours ago 1 Comment  2010-09-03

TURKEY - NATIONAL
Top Turkish education board approves Kurdish-language program
TURKEY - NATIONAL
45-year sentence requested for bombing suspects in Turkey
TURKEY - NATIONAL
Turkish exam official runs teaching business

CULTURE - ARTS
Turkish family dedicates 100 years to Adana kebab

The Mediterranean city of Adana’s oldest family kebab shop continues to open new branches in various cities and districts under their slogan 'Adana kebab is made best by Adana locals.'

13 hours ago 1 Comment  2010-09-03

CULTURE - ARTS
Ottoman beverages kept alive at meat restaurant

Ramazan Bingöl Meat Restaurant, in Istanbul’s Tekstilkent neighborhood, offers guests nearly forgotten traditional drinks including sherbet and Turkish-style lemonade.

20 hours ago 1 Comment  2010-09-03

CULTURE
New proposal presented for German Artists Academy in Istanbul

20 hours ago 2 Comments  2010-09-03

CULTURE - MOVIES
Troia Film Festival to be held in 2011
CULTURE
First champagne, now 200-year-old beer salvaged in Baltic
CULTURE - ARTS
Turkish-born writer innocent on murder charge, friends say
CULTURE - MOVIES
Venice film fest opens with Tarantino, Portman on red carpet

SPORTS
Woods looks to keep going at FedEx Cup

21 hours ago Comment  2010-09-03

SPORTS
Federer saving his energy at US Open

22 hours ago Comment  2010-09-03

SPORTS
Turkey beats China 87-40 at basketball worlds

1 day ago 2 Comments  2010-09-03

SPORTS
Turkey starts EURO 2012 campaign with Kazakhstan test
SPORTS
European coaches give thumbs up to extra referees
SPORTS
Turkey edges Puerto Rico at basketball worlds
SPORTS
Mourinho says titles no longer 'obsess' him
TURKEY - POLITICS

BDP calls on Diyarbakır residents to boycott Turkish PM's visit

Pro-Kurdish parties boycotting the upcoming referendum called on their supporters Friday to also shun the prime minister's pre-election visit to Diyarbakır.

1 Comment  2010-09-03


ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL

Turkish inflation rate rises, ending three-month drop

Turkey’s inflation rate rose to 8.3 percent in August, reversing a three-month drop as food prices increased.

Comment  2010-09-03


ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Sabancı University hosts top economists

The 37th Annual Conference of European Association for Research in Industrial Economics started in Istanbul on Thursday.

20 hours ago Comment  2010-09-03

ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Turkish stock surge could signal expected ‘yes’ vote

Investors are betting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will strengthen his hold on power at a nationwide referendum next week as stocks soar.

20 hours ago 2 Comments  2010-09-03

ECONOMIC REVIEW - SECTORS
Machinery export is solution to current account deficit, union head says

23 hours ago Comment  2010-09-03

ECONOMIC REVIEW - SECTORS
Russia’s Gazprom in talks with Turkish groups

22 hours ago Comment  2010-09-03

ECONOMIC REVIEW - NATIONAL
Solution-focused global symposium to take place in Istanbul
ECONOMIC REVIEW - SECTORS
Wheat rises as Russia extends export ban
ECONOMIC REVIEW - INTERNATIONAL
Euro recovery taking divergent paths
ECONOMIC REVIEW - SECTORS
Limak, partners take over Turkish power grids

REGIONSCAPE - AMU DERYA
NATO says 6 insurgents killed in raid on Taliban base

NATO says its forces have killed six insurgents in a raid on a Taliban hideout in northern Afghanistan.

1 hour ago Comment  2010-09-04

REGIONSCAPE - AMU DERYA
Afghanistan's blasted Buddhas beckon tourists

Two empty niches facing over a lush green valley towards the snow-capped Hindu Kush mountains stand in silent testimony to Bamiyan's rich past – and its uncertain future.

14 hours ago 1 Comment  2010-09-03

REGIONSCAPE - VOLGA
Molodvans to vote Sunday in crucial referendum

14 hours ago Comment  2010-09-03

REGIONSCAPE - DANUBE
Dutch anti-Islam MP says beheading threat is 'very serious'
REGIONSCAPE - KURA - ARAS
Medvedev in Baku, calls for intensified mediation efforts over Nagorno-Karabakh
REGIONSCAPE - DANUBE
Irish Roma communities face discrimination, says report
REGIONSCAPE - DANUBE
French unions pile pressure on scandal-stricken minister

INTERNATIONAL
Turkey invites Security Council to hold summit on peace

Turkey has invited the leaders of the 14 other Security Council nations to a summit to discuss international peace and security in a world of new and complex threats.

22 hours ago Comment  2010-09-03


INTERNATIONAL
Physicist Hawking says God not needed for creation

Did creation need a creator? British physicist and mathematician Stephen Hawking says no, arguing in his new book that there need not be a God behind the creation of the universe.

1 day ago 29 Comments  2010-09-03

INTERNATIONAL
Mexico: Soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state

1 day ago Comment  2010-09-03

INTERNATIONAL
Fears for villagers as Indonesian volcano erupts again
INTERNATIONAL
Oil platform explodes off US coast; crew rescued
INTERNATIONAL
Evacuations start as US braces for Hurricane Earl
INTERNATIONAL
Chilean government controls message on rescue timeline
 






   




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