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Turkey's Armenians distrust French genocide bill 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 11:38 AM
Turkey's Armenians have raised their voice against a French bill that makes it a jailable offense to deny their ancestors were the victim of genocide under Ottoman rule.Turkey warns France over Armenian genocide bill Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
French parliament has been warned it could undermine relations between the EU and Turkey if it passes the genocide bill.Turkey wants EU to oppose genocide bill AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 5:48 PM
Turkey called Monday on the European Union to oppose French legislation that would outlaw denials that World War I-era killings of Armenians amounted to genocide.Patronising Turkey is a dangerous game for Europe Financial Times - Oct 10 12:36 PM
Europe is doing its level best to tell Turkey it is no longer wanted as part of the European Union. It is a high-risk game with little to gain and a great deal to lose. How much longer will this sec-ular, democratic, Muslim country look westwards to a European future, instead of turning east?Four people kidnapped by Kurdish rebels in eastern Turkey: military People's Daily - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
The General Staff of Turkey's armed forces said on Tuesday that militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) had kidnapped four people in Ogulveren village in the eastern province of Van.Turkey_Armenians Blast French Bill Turks.US - Oct 10 5:18 PM
ISTANBUL Turkey's Armenians have raised their voice against a French bill that makes it a jailable offense to deny their ancestors were the victim of genocide under Ottoman rule, wary it will antagonize fellow Turks and further strain an already tense debate on the issue.Turkey fights genocide claim Baltimore Sun - Oct 10 7:37 AM
Prime minister says 'systematic lie machine' at work in debate with France Turkey's prime minister vowed today to fight against what he called a "systematic lie machine" pushing to label Turkey's World War I-era killings of Armenians as genocide. New York Follows Turkey's Example Against Poverty Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:13 PM
New York City is preparing to implement a conditional cash transfer system, which has proved to be successful in Turkey and Brazil, two countries fighting poverty.Turkey's Current Account Deficit Exceeds $22 Billion Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:13 PM
The Turkish Central Bank announced that in August, Turkey s current account deficit was $1.7 billion, an increase of 43.1 percent compared to August 2005.Turkey's Industrial Production Increases 4.8 % Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:12 PM
Turkey s industrial production increased by 4.8 percent in August this year compared to August 2005. Industrial production reportedly increased by 6.6 percent in just the first eight months of 2006 when compared to the same period last year.Turkey plans 500 mln euro tap of 2017 Eurobond Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 10 6:20 AM
LONDON/ISTANBUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Turkey plans to increase the size of an existing 2017 Eurobond by 500 million euros ($627 million), a market source familiar with the details of the deal said on Tuesday.TURKEY SET FOR SILENT ENCOUNTER Sporting Life - Oct 10 9:25 AM
Turkey face another qualifier without home support when they take on Moldova. UEFA imposed a three-game ban on Fatih Terim's troops following their involvement in the post-match brawl which marred their World Cup play-off encounter against Switzerland last year, so the match takes place in Germany.Turkey reopens Feb. 2017 euro-denominated bond Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 10 3:46 AM
ISTANBUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Turkey's Treasury has mandated DZ Bank and Morgan Stanley to reopen a Feb. 16, 2017 euro-denominated bond, it said in a statement.TURKEY'S ARMENIANS SEE NO GOOD IN FRENCH GENOCIDE BILL The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 10 5:47 AM
ISTANBUL, Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Turkey's Armenians have raised their voice against a French bill that makes it a jailable offense to deny their ancestors were the victim of genocide under Ottoman rule, wary it will antagonize Turks and further strain an already tense debate on the issue.Euro Qual Group C Preview: Greece & Turkey Seek To Preserve 100% Starts Goal.com - Oct 10 7:16 AM
Both Greece and Turkey will try to maintain their 100 per cent starts after on their third matchday, against minnows Bosnia-Herzegovina and Moldova , respectively.Date set for $5m Turkey fine appeal F1-Live.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Oct 10 2:23 AM
The appeal will be heard on November 7 : Turkey will appeal its $5 million fine at a hearing of the FIA's Court of Appeal next month.Turkey, the Kurds and the F-16 connection Socialist Worker - Oct 10 10:37 AM
Recently a small article appeared in the Dallas Fort Worth Star Telegram announcing the pending sale of 30 new F?16 fighters to Turkey.Rohm and Haas Establishing Dedicated Manufacturing Facility in Turkey to Meet Increasing Plastics Demand of Local ChemPoint - Oct 10 9:41 AM
PARIS, France, October 5, 2006 -- Rohm and Haas recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent and is in the final planning discussions with POLISAN to construct a plastics additives acrylic impact modifier and processing aids manufacturing facility at the POLISAN site in Gebze, Turkey.Turkey and Europe: The Dangers of Divorce Middle East Online - Oct 10 1:47 AM
A European Commission report, due out on 09 November, may prove negative in its evaluation of Turkey's readiness to join the EU. If so, it and the EU will further alienate a country that has the position and stature to address critical issues in the Middle East, says Patrick Seale .Turkey: Youth Gets 18 Years for Killing Priest New York Times - 17 minutes ago
A court sentenced a teenager to 18 years and 10 months in prison for shooting to death an Italian Roman Catholic priest as he knelt in prayer inside his church, his lawyer said. The shooting occurred in February, a time of widespread anger in the Islamic world over the publication in European newspapers of cartoons unflattering to the Prophet Muhammad. The 16-year-old boy, who has been identified TURKEY BACKS AZERBAIJAN S CANDIDACY FOR HOSTING OF 16TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF EUROPEAN FAIR PLAY MOVEMENT AzerTag - Oct 10 8:20 AM
Turkey has supported Azerbaijan s candidacy for hosting of the 16th General Assembly of the European Fair Play Movement (EFPM) in 2008, Erdogan Aripinar, a Secretary of the Turkish National Olympic Committee told journalists.Turkey More Dangerous to Europe, than Croatia or Bulgaria PanARMENIAN.Net - Oct 10 3:40 AM
Vahan Hovhannisyan: Turkey has no money to pursue its policy thus it resorts to blackmail.Sponsored results for Turkey: Times of Malta - Oct 09 11:57 PM
Visiting Turkey ? Find cheap flights and hotel rates for Turkey from over 100 top travel sites at Kayak.com. Book direct and save. www.kayak.com Buy Turkey from Farm Pac Shop Farm Pac for Turkey and other USDA approved meats.Hungry gobble turkey feast Calgary Sun - Oct 10 1:04 AM
The legion of hungry Calgarians showing up to gobble Thanksgiving turkey at a northwest Greek restaurant keeps growing, say those serving and being fed.Turkey's EU plans threatened by genocide dispute with the French Daily Telegraph - Oct 09 7:45 PM
Turkey's painful progress towards European Union membership has been plunged into crisis by a dispute with the French over the massacre of Armenians during and after the 1914-18 war.Northern Ireland girls are heading for Turkey Belfast Telegraph - Oct 10 2:27 AM
Turkey will be the destination for the Northern Ireland senior women's team next month after yesterday's draw for the first qualifying stage of the 2009 women's European Championships.Teacher's arrest in Turkey shocks B.C. community CTV.ca - Oct 09 7:11 PM
The arrest of a former B.C. teacher for allegedly downloading child pornography in Turkey has shocked parents whose children knew him.Cypriot President accuses Turkey of maintaining confrontation policy towards EU People's Daily - Oct 09 8:24 PM
Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos on Monday accused Turkey of maintaining a policy of confrontation by refusing to meet its obligations undertaken towards the European Union (EU), including Cyprus.turkey: President warns of reactionary menace to secular state Monday Morning - Oct 09 10:41 PM
In his last speech to an official opening of Parliament, Turkey s outgoing president has warned that reactionary forces were threatening Turkey s constitutional division between the state and religion.EU's negative signals could dampen Turkey's desire to reform: EU official People's Daily - Oct 09 4:53 PM
A senior European Commission official said the continent was sending negative signals to Turkey that could dampen the country's will to reform, German media reported on Monday.Turkey To Send 260-Strong Engineer Company To Lebanon Nasdaq - Oct 09 10:49 AM
ANKARA (AP)--Turkey will send around 260 soldiers and civilians as part of an engineer construction company to serve under the international peace force in Lebanon, a government spokesman said Monday.Neolithic human, animal figures unearthed in southeastern Turkey People's Daily - Oct 09 6:58 PM
Archeologists have unearthed some human and animal figures on obelisks belonging to the Neolithic period in Turkey's southeastern province of Sanliurfa, the semi- official Anatolia news agency reported on Monday.TURKEY URGES EU TO ACT AGAINST FRENCH GENOCIDE BILL The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 09 1:02 PM
ANKARA, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) - Turkey Monday called on the European Union to take a stand against a controversial French bill on the World War I massacres of Armenians, saying the proposed law would limit freedom of speech.'Germans Firms in Turkey don't Regret Their Investments' Zaman Online - Oct 09 2:11 PM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was in Turkey for official contacts last week. Referring to the economic and political salience of Merkel s visit to Turkey, experts note that the stable political relations will further improve economic relations.Turkey's cash primary surplus falls in September Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 09 9:11 AM
ANKARA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Turkey produced a cash primary surplus of 1.032 billion lira ($688 million) in September, the Treasury said on Monday, down from 4.26 billion lira reported for August.Turkey upset over proposed French law UPI - Oct 09 11:42 AM
ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Turkey's prime minister is warning French companies that a bill before their country's parliament could harm economic ties between Turkey and France.Musharraf Thanks Turkey for Aid During Hard Times Zaman Online - Oct 09 2:12 PM
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said that he will not forget Turkey s support after the deadly earthquake that hit the country on October 8, 2005. We are brothers and brothers always help each other during hard times, he said.Members From Party Of European Socialists Due To Turkey TurkishPress.com - Oct 09 1:55 PM
ANKARA - A group of the Party of European Socialist (PES) members is scheduled to pay a visit to Turkey on October 7th-10th, Foreign Ministry spokesman Namik Tan told a press conference on Friday.Motor racing-Turkey appeals against record F1 fine Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 09 7:44 PM
Turkish Grand Prix organisers have appealed against a record $5 million fine handed down last month after a podium controversy at the race in August, Formula One's governing body said.Turkey Calls on EU Support The Moscow Times - Oct 09 1:23 PM
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey called on the European Union to help thwart a French bill that would make it a crime to deny that World War I-era killings of Armenians amounted to genocide, saying Monday that the law would sharply contradict the principles of freedom of expression.Turkey's E.U. Integration To Provide Stability To Union, Gabriel TurkishPress.com - Oct 09 9:25 AM
ANTALYA - "Both parties (Turkey & the EU) have some concerns over Turkey`s integration to Europe. However, the only thing that will provide stability to us in the future is Turkey`s EU integration," said Environment & Nuclear Safety Minister Sigmar Gabriel of Germany today.Turkey vows economic sanctions if France adopts genocide bill AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 08 7:20 AM
France risks being barred from economic projects in Turkey if it adopts a controversial bill on the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has said.Midnight at the mall CNN Money - Oct 10 11:25 AM
Load up on A LOT of coffee after that holiday turkey because many more malls are promising to kick off the big holiday sales at the stroke of midnight as Thanksgiving becomes Black Friday.IMF Delegation's Turkey Schedule Covers Several Issues TurkishPress.com - Oct 09 9:13 AM
WASHINGTON D.C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation`s schedule for Turkey will cover several matters, IMF`s External Relations Department Director Masood Ahmed has indicated.Cooperation Agreement Between Turkey And Bahrain Ratified TurkishPress.com - Oct 09 9:13 AM
ANKARA - Turkish Council of Ministers has ratified the security cooperation agreement between Turkey and Bahrain.Former President Of Portugal: For My Part, I Have Been Supporting E.U. Membership Of Turkey Since The Beginning TurkishPress.com - Oct 09 9:11 AM
ISTANBUL - "Turkey is at the intersection point of the East and the West so it will provide considerable advantages for Europe. When Turkey is excluded, the two continents will turn their back to each other," said former President of Portugal Jorge Sampaio.Turkey is a tricky one, says Atkinson. Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Oct 09 2:38 AM
Chris Atkinson has predicted that the Rally of Turkey, the thirteenth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, could be another tough one for Subaru.Verheugen attacks EU s approach on Turkey EU Politix - Oct 09 4:51 AM
The EU must change tack on Turkey or risk a breakdown of the current accession negotiations, Günter Verheugen has warned.Turkey appeal against record F1 fine The Star Online - Oct 10 4:47 PM
DUBAI: Turkish Grand Prix organisers have appealed against a record US$5mil fine handed down last month after a podium controversy at the race in August, Formula One s governing body said.Canadian arrested on child porn charges in Turkey CTV.ca - Oct 09 6:50 AM
Police in Turkey have arrested a Canadian teacher on child pornography possession charges. Claude Fortin, 45, has been working as a foreign language teacher at ENKA, a private school in Istanbul.The right method to carve a turkey Canada.com - Oct 09 6:59 AM
Today and tomorrow, cooks across Canada will focus on the task of roasting the perfect turkey; one that's properly cooked through, beautifully golden and so wonderfully aromatic your dinner guests will peer longingly at the oven wondering when it will finally be done.Ottoman Ghosts: Turkey in the Middle East YaleGlobal Online - Oct 10 1:25 PM
THE Turkish Parliament has now voted to send troops on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. This is a milestone event in Turkish foreign policy under the Recip Tayyip Erdogan government.Premier Erdogan Returns To Turkey TurkishPress.com - Oct 09 9:08 AM
ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Turkey early on Monday. Prime Minister Erdogan paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia at invitation of King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz of Saudi Arabia.Turkey appeal to be heard next month Pitpass - Oct 09 8:24 AM
Turkey appeal to be heard next monthSmaller Fruit harvest in Turkey Ag Report - Oct 08 7:27 PM
WASHINGTON - Oct 8/06 - SNS -- Fresh fruit production in Turkey was hurt by poor weather conditions this year resulting in forecast declines in output of all the major fruits, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country.Yellville's mayor looking ahead to 61st annual Turkey Trot Pine Bluff Commercial - Oct 09 6:52 AM
YELLVILLE, Ark. - Yellville Mayor Janelle Kirkwood is looking forward to the 61st annual Turkey Trot Festival, which will be in her hometown Oct. 13 and 14.Backstory: Teetering in the treetops in Turkey The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 10 5:09 PM
Above ancient Olympos dangle dozens of treehouses. But be warned: They're not for the fussy. Merkel would accept Turkey s EU membership Turks.US - Oct 09 6:03 AM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that while she preferred the idea of Turkey having only a privileged partnership with the EU, Germany would remain faithful to the pacta sunt servada (principle of good faith) and abide by any commitments within the framework of [EU] agreements. Emerging Debt-Spreads narrow vs Treasuries,Turkey taps in euros Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 10 6:57 AM
LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Emerging sovereign debt held its ground on Tuesday as positive investor sentiment, backed by solid U.S. jobs data and prospects that interest rates might come down, helped narrow spreads over weak U.S. Treasuries.Turkey's PM talks tough on eve of French "genocide" vote EuroNews - Oct 10 11:25 AM
The Turkish Prime Minister has hit out at France, as a crisis looms between the two countries.FIA confirms Turkey appeal date ITV.com - Oct 09 10:05 AM
Turkey GP organisers' appeal against US$5 million fine to be heard on November 7.New Debate Arises Over EU Signals to Turkey Deutsche Welle - Oct 09 12:09 AM
Two days after German Chancellor Angela Merkel returned from a trip to Turkey, EU Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen criticized a "dangerous spiral" of negative signals being sent to Ankara.Verheugen warns EU against 'dangerous spiral' on Turkey Euro Observer - Oct 09 1:09 AM
09.10.2006 - 09:58 CET | By Mark Beunderman The EU's former enlargement commissioner has warned the bloc not to turn its back on Turkey, saying a "dangerous spiral" of negative signals could undermine the key geo-strategic goal of future Turkish membership.Picking Thanksgiving or textbooks?: Many students go cold turkey on dinner and choose studying instead The Halifax Daily News - Oct 09 3:17 AM
While most people gorge on turkey dinners today, Ashley Kelly will be digesting equations and statistics.FM: Time pressure for Turkey Kathimerini - Oct 09 1:05 AM
Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis told Sunday's Kathimerini that the European Union is entering a «difficult period» in its relations with Turkey and that Ankara had reached «decision time» over meeting its accession commitments.Burkart Aiming For Points Rally-Live.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Oct 10 6:02 PM
Turkey : OMV Junior Team - Preview : It is the fifth assignment in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Aaron Burkart and Tanja Geilhausen at the Rally of Turkey (October 12-15).Turkey vows economic sanctions if France adopts genocide bill The Herald - Oct 09 1:26 AM
ANKARA. France risks being barred from economic projects in Turkey if it adopts a controversial bill on the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire almost a century ago, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said in remarks published yesterday.Stohs: L'Etoile packing up for NYC Thanksgiving Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Oct 10 5:57 PM
While most of us are just now slipping into Halloween mode - with nary a thought about Turkey Day - the staff at L'Etoile restaurant in Madison has been planning its Thanksgiving Day menu for months. It's what you do when the James Be...Turkey warns France over genocide law Gulf Times - Oct 09 12:05 AM
ANKARA: France risks being barred from economic projects in Turkey if it adopts a controversial bill on the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said in remarks published yesterday.I.M.F.'s Increasing Turkey's Quota Shows How Turkey Becomes An Elite Country, Vorkink TurkishPress.com - Oct 08 6:02 PM
ANKARA - IMF's increasing Turkey's quota (together with China, South Korea and Mexico) shows how an elite country Turkey becomes, IMF's Turkey Director Andrew Vorkink told A.A on Sunday.Armenian Genocide: Turkey Threatens France with Deportation of 70 Thousand Armenians PanARMENIAN.Net - Oct 10 6:54 AM
It can be said that Armenia is taking the punishment for France, former Turkish FM said.Turkey and Azerbaijan Will Not Manage to Isolate Armenia PanARMENIAN.Net - Oct 10 6:39 AM
Oskanian: Building Kars-Akhalkalaki railway will not harm Armenia.Turkey Important For E.U., Lipponen TurkishPress.com - Oct 08 6:03 PM
IZMIR - Turkey is an important country, and its membership will be an asset for the EU, said Finnish Parliament Speaker Paavo Lipponen. Some parliamentarians, who are the members of the High-Level Group on Turkey of the Party of European Socialists (PES) are actually in Aegean city of Izmir.German Companies Willing To Invest In Turkey, Yelkencioglu TurkishPress.com - Oct 08 6:02 PM
ANKARA - "German companies are willing to invest in Turkey apart from Turkey's EU membership," German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce & Industry Chairman Teoman Yelkencioglu told A.A while assessing the meetings between Turkish and German businessmen after German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Turkey.Avici ends deal with Alcatel unit Lowell Sun - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
BILLERICA (AP) -- Avici Systems Inc., a provider of Internet routing products, said it terminated its supply agreement with Turkey's Alcatel Teletas to provide its customer with the Avici TSR core routing service.Chefs to bid for nuggets of white gold Times Online - Oct 10 3:16 PM
WHAT'S the difference between a kilo of turkey twizzlers and the same weight of Tuber magnatum ? About £50,000 this year, and the fact that not even Jamie Oliver would include the latter in a healthy school dinner....Canadian arrested on child porn charges in Turkey CTV.ca - Oct 08 3:49 PM
A Canadian teacher working in Turkey has been arrested on charges of possession of child pornography.Personal Finance Daily -- Oct. 5 Market Watch - Oct 10 12:21 PM
You probably haven't bought any Halloween candy yet, or even been out to the orchards for apple picking and cider. And it's a safe bet your Thanksgiving turkey isn't taking up space in the freezer already. Why hurry the season after all? Turkey vows economic sanctions if France adopts genocide bill Japan Today - Oct 08 3:35 PM
ANKARA France risks being barred from economic projects in Turkey if it adopts a controversial bill on the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Sunday.Turkey warns France over disputed bill Dawn - Oct 08 8:29 PM
ANKARA, Oct 8: France risks being barred from economic projects in Turkey if it adopts a controversial bill on the massacres of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said in remarks published on Sunday.A Wrong Step To Be Taken On Oct. 12th Will Change Many Things For France, PM Erdogan TurkishPress.com - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
ANKARA - "A wrong step which will be taken on October 12th will change many things for France and not for Turkey," said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who spoke at Justice & Development Party (AKP) group meeting on Tuesday. German Chancellor Merkel: We will Keep our Promises to Turkey Turks.US - Oct 08 4:44 PM
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who as president of the Christian Democratic Union favored privileged partnership for Turkey, has said, "As head of the government, I respect the principle of 'pacta sunt servandae, which is Latin for "treaties are to be honored".Mustafa Unal Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:15 PM
Turkey once again is struggling with synthetic agendas, and the latest debates are revolving around the same old stuff. If Turkey becomes introverted and wastes its dynamism, energy and strength on infightings, we will all be losers. There will be no victor, individually or institutionally. TUSIAD Says Armenian Bill Contradicts Spirit of Europe Turks.US - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
The Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TUSIAD), the leading business club of Turkey, has condemned the controversial French draft bill, which will make it a crime to deny the so-called Armenian genocide.Nutrition's small gains Orlando Sentinel - Oct 10 5:06 PM
Angela Swift found it surprising that daughter Alexandria would ask to stock the family fridge with healthy whole-wheat tortillas, fruit and turkey burgers.Turkey seethes over French bill to punish denial of Armenian genocide The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 08 12:44 PM
France risks being barred from economic projects in Turkey if it adopts a controversial bill on the massacres of Armenians, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said in remarks published Sunday. "The information we have is that the adoption of the bill is quite a high possibility," Gul told the Hurriyet newspaper.Turkey faces EU stumble over Cyprus Aljazeera - Oct 08 9:05 AM
Turkey' s formal European Union membership negotiations are heading for a crisis this autumn, analysts say, because of Ankara' s snubbing of European calls to recognise the island of Cyprus .MIRZA CETINKAYA Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:16 PM
An Alternative Emerging for Turkey? During President Ahmet Necdet Sezer s low-key visit to Moscow last summer, first signs of the weakening relations between Turkey and Russia were observed.Turkey and Europe: The dangers of divorce Gulf News - Oct 08 1:37 PM
The European Union is in danger of making a mistake of immense strategic importance: instead of welcoming Turkey into its ranks it is rebuffing it.Turkey appeal record fine Eurosport - Oct 10 12:05 AM
Turkish Grand Prix organisers have appealed against the record $5 million fine handed down last month after a podium controversy in August.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:13 PM
Turkey's chief EU negotiator Ali Babacan will leave for a tour of three European Union (EU) member countries later today (Tuesday).HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:11 PM
Turkey s Antalya Young Businessmen Association (ANTGIAD) called on Turkish people to boycott French goods in light of the the alleged Armenian genocide denial bill, which will be discussed by the French parliament tomorrow, Oct. 12.Canadian teacher arrested in Turkey for possession of child pornography CNews - Oct 08 3:00 PM
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CP) - A Canadian teacher working in Turkey has been arrested on charges of possession of child pornography. Claude Fortin, 45, identified as a foreign language teacher at ENKA, an exclusive private school in Istanbul, was arrested on Friday, Dogan news agency reported. French Trade Minister Lagarde: We believe in Turkey's future Turks.US - Oct 08 2:35 PM
Speaking in support of Turkey's EU quest, French Minister of Foreign Trade, Christine Lagarde, said yesterday in Paris that Turkey had one of the most important economies in the entire Middle East, Central Asia, and Balkan region.ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006101137213) Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:12 PM
Barely the Turkish Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdogan s weekend trip to Saudi Arabia over, the Kingdom is looking for ways to improve its relations with Turkey.Rehn Warns of Genocide Bill Consequences Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:10 PM
The European Union has reacted to the news that France may pass a bill which would make it a crime to deny that Turkey perpetrated a genocide against Armenians.Turkey ahead of incoming EU members in some fields: WB official TurkishPress.com - Oct 08 10:16 AM
ANKARA - Turkey's economic foundations and public administration are stronger than those of incoming EU members Bulgaria and Romania, even though its accession bid is lagging far behind, a World Bank official was quoted as saying Sunday.Turkey vows economic sanctions if France adopts genocide bill AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 08 4:20 AM
ANKARA (AFP) - France risks being barred from economic projects in Turkey if it adopts a controversial bill on the massacres of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has said.Hijacked Airliner Lands in Italy WTOL News 11 - Oct 10 4:57 PM
BRINDISI, ITALY (AP) - Two Turks protesting Pope Benedict XVI's planned trip to Turkey next month hijacked a Turkish Airlines jet carrying 113 people from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday, and it landed safely in this southern Italian coastal city, officials said.'Government does not Support Genocide Bill' Zaman Online - Oct 10 2:12 PM
The French Foreign Ministry has announced that the government does not support the passing of the genocide bill that will make it a crime to deny that Turkey perpetrated genocide against Armenians.