Government of Turkey

Turkey suspicious of new EU president

ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The choice of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as European Union president means Turkey is less likely to be accepted, a Turkish leader says. Suat Kiniklioglu, a leader in the governing...

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Karzai and Obama; Guantanamo; Thierry -- what about the new EU president?

One would have thought that Brussels occupied most, if not all European TV station’s prime spots last night; having chosen to watch the BBC -- famous for its honest news brokerage -- I expected nothing less. I had already heard...

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Poll shows eastern Alevis want CHP’s Öymen to resign

A new poll shows that more than 80 percent of Alevi respondents residing in the east of the country would like to see Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman Onur Öymen resign over his recent remarks, which angered...

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‘Government plans to concentrate on Makhmour,' says Minister Atalay

Interior Minister Beşir Atalay has said the government plans to intensify its efforts to bring more than half of those in the Makhmour refugee camp, located in northern Iraq and where most of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers'...

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Turkish figures rank high on list of world’s most influential Muslims

Names like Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Fethullah Gülen, Abdullah Gül and Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu are ranked near the top of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims, according to a report published by the Amman-based Royal Islamic...

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The suicidal tendencies of the Turkish tuna fishery

KARABURUN, Turkey - The Turkish government has set its own catch limit for the endangered Mediterranean bluefin tuna - in total disregard for internationally agreed quotas and scientific advice. The existing management plan for...

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Doğan Yayın to sell 29 pct stake to Axel Springer

Facing a TL 4.8 billion fine for tax fraud, Turkey’s largest media company, Doğan Yayın, is attempting to sell a 29 percent stake in the company. The announcements by both companies stated that Doğan Holding must first inject...

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Turk Telekom targets 5-percent revenue growth

ISTANBUL: Turkish fixed-line and mobile operator Turk Telekom is targeting revenue growth of 5 percent in 2010, driven by both mobile and broadband expansion, chief executive Paul Doany said. Deep economic recession in Turkey...

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Thanksgiving

See Also: ← Older revision Revision as of 06:40, November 21, 2009 Line 121: Line 121: * The [[War On Thanksgiving]] * The [[War On Thanksgiving]] * [[Thankstruthing]] * [[Thankstruthing]] + + ==External Tubes== +...

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The Pitfalls of a Historical Commission

In the words of the Protocols, the purpose of the sub-commission on the historical dimension is `to restore mutual confidence between the two nations, including an impartial scientific examination of the historical records and...

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