Kayseri Province

[Silent Turkey-2] Kurds

There is benefit in making an assessment of an event that recently took place but was not mentioned in the press. The Kurdish problem was discussed at length in a meeting held in a southeastern province.

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[Turkey through a traveler’s eyes] Across Anatolia with British traveler W.J. Childs in 1914 (II)

Childs chose the Central Anatolian town of Sivas to pay off Achmet, the loyal araba driver who had guided him from the Black Sea port of Samsun. During the first day’s journey from Sivas, Childs claimed to have been attacked by...

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Sugar factories against foreign investors

announced it will auction off and privatize six sugar production factories owned by Türkiye Şeker Fabrikaları, or Türkşeker, on Thursday, Nov. 19, which generated a bustle of activity and controversy in the sugar industry....

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A backwards look at an upcoming bayram

A French friend of mine is coming to visit on Nov. 26. At the end of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice). This year, Eid al-Adha,...

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Schools see significant drop in attendance due to swine flu

There has been a rampant increase in absenteeism in schools across the nation in the past few weeks due to the outbreak of swine flu. As school administrators now freely grant permission for students to leave, the number of...

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Controversial military prosecutor Üçok demoted

Air Forces Judicial Undersecretary Col. Ahmet Zeki Üçok, arrested in September for reportedly issuing false medical reports to celebrities to help them evade compulsory military service, has been demoted from his post.

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Politics Play Leading Role At Blessing Of Armenian Church

POLITICS PLAY LEADING ROLE AT BLESSING OF ARMENIAN CHURCH Hurriyet Daily News Nov 8 2009 Turkey At the benediction of Kayseri's historic church politics were on the leading role. Officiating the ceremony, on behalf of Turkish...

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ANKARA: Talas' Last Armenian Firm On Staying

TALAS' LAST ARMENIAN FIRM ON STAYING Hurriyet Daily News Nov 8 2009 Turkey Despite being the only Armenian left in Kayseri's Talas distrcit, Karnikoglu is determined not to leave. Coming from a well-known family, he says he...

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Controversial colonels remain on active duty

Two colonels, one of whom is suspected of links to the deaths of over a dozen civilians believed to have been killed by gendarmes and the other accused of plotting against the country’s governing party, are holding onto their...

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Death toll from pandemic swine flu reaches 15 in Turkey

Fifteen people have died so far in Turkey from H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, according to a written statement released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The 10th death was a suspicious case, but doctors from...

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