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Turkey inaugurates Caspian oil pipeline 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 7:40 AM
The presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia formally opened a pipeline Thursday designed to bypass Russia and bring Caspian oil to Europe, a route that President Bush said would bolster global energy security.Leaders gather in Turkey to inaugurate strategic BTC pipeline AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 5:24 AM
The presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey and senior officials from some 30 other countries have gathered to inaugurate the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, a major US-backed project to supply oil to Western markets.Increased Turkey Hatchery Activity Ag Report - Jul 13 12:33 PM
WASHINGTON - Jul 13/06 - SNS -- Turkey hatchery activity increased above year earlier levels in June, reports the USDA. Turkey eggs in incubators on July 1, 2006, in the United States totaled 32.2 million, up 5% from July 1 a year ago.Turkey To Become One Of World's Leading Resource Terminals Bernama - Jul 13 6:43 PM
CEYHAN, July 14 (Bernama) -- Turkey is bound to become one of the major energy resource terminals in the world, Itar-Tass news agency reported Thursday quoting the country's President Ahmed Necdet Sezer as saying.Turkey Inaugurates Caspian Oil Pipeline AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 13 6:07 AM
The presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia formally opened a pipeline Thursday designed to bypass Russia and bring Caspian oil to Europe, a route that U.S. President George W.Turkey Inaugurates Caspian Oil Pipeline San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 13 8:31 AM
The presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia formally opened a pipeline Thursday designed to bypass Russia and bring Caspian oil to Europe, a route that President Bush said would bolster global energy security. The United States staunchly supported... Leaders Inaugurate Turkey Oil Pipeline AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 13 3:23 AM
The leaders of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia gathered Thursday to formally open 1,100-mile pipeline designed to bring Caspian oil to the energy-hungry markets of Europe.Turkey inaugurates key oil pipeline People's Daily - Jul 13 5:02 PM
Leaders of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia gathered in the southern Turkish province of Adanaon on Thursday and formally inaugurated the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline, Turkey's semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.Turkey head gives BTC pipeline congrats UPI - Jul 13 2:08 PM
ANKARA, Turkey, July 13 (UPI) -- Turkey's prime minister said Thursday the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline would help countries involved prosper together.Turkey Inaugurates Strategic Caspian Oil Pipeline Planet Ark - Jul 13 5:27 PM
CEYHAN, Turkey - Turkey inaugurated on Thursday a US$4 billion pipeline to take oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean, sidestepping major energy producer Russia while also aiming to cut Western dependence on Middle East oil.Turkey pushed to face 'virgin suicides' International Herald Tribune - Jul 12 7:44 AM
Hoping to join the EU, Turkey has tightened the punishments for "honor crimes." But rather than reducing such deaths, lives are being ended by a different means.Turkey Inaugurates Caspian Oil Pipeline Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 13 8:15 AM
CEYHAN, Turkey (AP) - The presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia formally opened a pipeline Thursday designed to bypass Russia and bring Caspian oil to Europe, a route that President Bush said would bolster global energy security. The United States staunchly supported the 1,100-mile, $3.9 billion pipeline as part of a strategy to tap sources of crude outside of the Middle East and draw the Turkey inaugurates Caspian oil pipeline Syracuse.com - Jul 13 8:00 AM
CEYHAN, Turkey (AP) The presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia formally opened a pipeline Thursday designed to bypass Russia and bring Caspian oil to Europe, a route that President Bush said would bolster global energy security.Armed Man Robs Turkey Hill WGAL.com - Jul 13 8:45 AM
EPHRATA, Pa. -- An Ephrata, Lancaster County, convenience store was hit by an armed robber around 2 a.m. Wednesday. The Turkey Hill along Route 322 was robbed at gunpoint. The robber had his face covered, according to police.Leaders gather in Turkey to inaugurate strategic BTC pipeline TurkishPress.com - Jul 13 5:02 AM
CEYHAN - The presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey and senior officials from some 30 other countries gathered here Thursday to inaugurate the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, a major US-backed project to supply oil to Western markets. Turkey Attracts Record Foreign Investment Turks.US - Jul 13 6:07 AM
Foreign direct investment flow into Turkey hit a record-high $8.1 billion in the first five months of 2006, the Turkish State Minister for the Economy Ali Babacan has revealed.BTC Pipeline beetween Azerbaijan and Turkey Official Inauguration Today Turks.US - Jul 13 5:52 AM
Turkey will officially inaugurate the $4 billion Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline running from Azerbaijan to Turkey with the participation of regional leaders and senior oil executives.Report: Indian Oil to partner Turkey's Calik Enerji in refinery project Yahoo! India News - Jul 12 11:33 PM
State-owned Indian Oil Corp. is likely to form a joint venture with Turkey's Calik Enerji for building a refinery and petrochemical project in Turkey, the Economic Times daily reported Thursday. Turkey warned on press freedom BBC News - Jul 12 8:24 AM
The EU urges Turkey to amend a controversial penal code article to protect freedom of expression.TURKEY: BTC Pipeline Official Inauguration Today seeurope.net - Jul 13 3:13 AM
Turkey will officially inaugurate the USD 4 bn Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline running from Azerbaijan to Turkey with the participation of regional leaders and senior oil executives.Turkey sells $500 mln of reopened 2014 bond Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 12 4:28 PM
NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) - Turkey sold an additional $500 million of its Global bond due in 2014 at a yield of 7.95 percent, one of the banks leading the deal said on Wednesday, as emerging debt markets stabilized after a two-month sell-off.Turkey: Appeals court upholds jail term for Turkish-Armenian journalist CPJ Press Freedom Online - Jul 12 3:20 PM
New York, July 12, 2006 The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the ruling yesterday by Turkey s High Court of Appeals to uphold the six-month suspended prison sentence of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.After almost a decade, Turkey inaugurates oil pipeline, bypassing Russia, Mideast Canadian Business - Jul 12 2:04 PM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Almost a decade ago, former U.S. president Bill Clinton threw his weight behind a multibillion-dollar pipeline designed to bring the oil riches of the Caspian Sea to the West, bypassing Russia and tapping a source of crude outside the unstable Middle East.Siti Hasmah turns 80 in Turkey The Star Online - Jul 12 4:56 PM
PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamed Ali celebrated her 80th birthday yesterday with her husband Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and family in Bodrum, Turkey.AZERBAIJAN, TURKEY: COOPERATION IN LEGAL SPHERE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPS AzerTag - Jul 13 12:24 AM
On July 12, Minister of Justice, chairman of Judicial-Legal Council of Azerbaijan Republic Fikrat Mammadov has met a member of the Supreme Court of Turkey Shansal Erken.Turkey launches $500 mln in reopened 2014 bond Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 12 1:12 PM
NEW YORK, July 12 (Reuters) - Turkey on Wednesday launched an additional $500 million of its Global bond due in 2014 at a yield of 7.95 percent, a market source said.PRESIDENTS OF AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA AND PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY HOLD TALKS IN ISTANBUL AzerTag - Jul 13 12:09 AM
A trilateral meeting between Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was held on July 12 at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN MEETS PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY AzerTag - Jul 13 12:09 AM
Meeting of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Turkey Rejep Tayyip Erdogan took place at Chiragan Palace of Istanbul, 12 July.Christian Democrats Delay Progress Report on Turkey Zaman Online - Jul 12 2:12 PM
The European Parliament (EP) Foreign Affairs Commission has postponed debates over a draft progress report on Turkey until September. Dutch parliamentarian Camiel Eurlings, a member of the Christian Democrat Party, said they did not have enough time to combine the proposed amendments.Bahraini Patients to Come to Turkey for Medical Care Zaman Online - Jul 12 2:15 PM
Bahraini Health Minister Nada Bint Abbas Haffadh and her Turkish counterpart Recep Akdag signed an agreement that calls for staff exchange between Turkey and Bahrain, conducting joint scientific work and treating Bahraini patients in Turkey.BTC to make Turkey important player in energy world in 21st century Baku Today - Jul 12 2:17 PM
Thanks to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) main export pipeline and other energy projects Turkey will become an important player in the region in 21st century, said Hilmi Guler, the Turkish Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, Trend reports citing the Turkish media.EU warns Turkey over free speech Aljazeera - Jul 12 9:57 AM
The European Commission has told Turkey to reform its penal code after a court upheld a suspended jail sentence against a writer for insulting "Turkishness".Five Turkish soldiers killed by mine blast Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 3:03 PM
Five Turkish soldiers were killed in a mine blast in eastern Turkey's Bitlis province and four other were wounded, the state Anatolian news agency said on Thursday.Turkey: Caspian Oil Pipeline Opens New York Times - Jul 12 8:36 PM
A pipeline, one of the world s longest, to carry Caspian basin oil to Western markets from Baku in Azerbaijan through Georgia will officially open today with a ceremony at Ceyhan, its Turkish Mediterranean terminal. The project, backed by the United States and built by an international consortium led by the British oil company BP, is expected to provide up to 7 percent of the global oil supply. Turkey Creek ladies golf winners for June McPherson Sentinel - Jul 12 1:20 PM
Turkey Creek morning ladies golf winners for June have been announced. June 6 -- Scramble was played and the winning team shot a 69, which included Maurine Gaddis, Barbara Sisson, Jana Reed and Lorna Stroup.Estee Lauder goes to Turkey UPI - Jul 12 7:39 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 12 (UPI) -- The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. have begun marketing its brands and fragrances in Turkey. An Estee Lauder affiliate, ELCA Kozmetik Ltd. Sti., started operating in the Istanbul on July 1, the company said Wednesday.TURKEY: Nabucco Pipeline to Increase The Country's Importance seeurope.net - Jul 12 7:58 AM
Turkey's negotiations for full EU membership will still be taking place by the time the Nabucco natural gas project is operational in 2011. Experts indicate that the pipeline to Europe, which traverses Turkey, will be even more meaningful during Ankara s membership talks, according to Turkish Daily News.Leaders inaugurate strategic BTC oil pipeline AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 7:50 AM
The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey have formally inaugurated the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, a major US-backed project conceived 12 years ago to supply oil to Western markets that bypasses Russia and Iran.A Moveable Feast: Eating our way through Italy and Turkey San Bernardino County Sun - Jul 12 9:19 AM
WHEN WE decided to take a trip to Italy and Turkey, we knew food would be an important part of the journey. We didn't expect it to be the most important part.New Oil Pipeline Fuels Questions CBS News - Jul 13 5:55 PM
With a new pipeline for pumping oil from the Caspian Sea set to start operations next year in Turkey, energy woes may be eased in the West, but tough diplomatic issues must be dealt with, specifically, keeping the pipeline independent of Russia.UK Ready to Support Turkey's EU Bid PanARMENIAN.Net - Jul 12 7:35 AM
Margaret Beckett: "I hope there isn't a train crash during Turkey's negotiations with the EU over the Cyprus issue, or any other issue."TURKEY: Budget Deficit Seen Below Forecast seeurope.net - Jul 12 7:57 AM
Turkey's 2006 budget deficit is forecast at 11.7 billion lira below an original estimate of 13.996 billion lira, following spending cutbacks, senior economic officials.U.K., Turkey: Erdogan, Blair Discuss Gaza Strip India Daily - Jul 12 7:54 AM
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called his Turkish counterpart RecepTayyip Erdogan on July 11 to discuss Israel's ongoing incursions into the Gaza Strip and commend Turkey's mediation role in the conflict.Turmoil in the Mideast New York Times - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Find breaking news, world news & multimedia on the Middle East with news on Israel, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Georgia, Kuwait, Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.GARY BOGUE: Roadkill cafe attracts hungry turkey vultures Contra Costa Times - Jul 12 3:13 AM
When vultures watching your civilization begin dropping dead, it is time to pause and wonder. Dear Gary: My husband spotted what he thought was a vulture chewing on something in the valley behind our house. Nope, I said, it's a wild turkey. A few minutes more and there were seven or eight of them.Armed Man Robs Turkey Hill WGAL via Yahoo! News - Jul 12 2:01 PM
An Ephrata, Lancaster County, convenience store was hit by an armed robber around 2 a.m. Wednesday.Jennie-O Gets The Holiday Ball Rolling With New Turkey Dinners CattleNetwork.com - Jul 12 7:44 AM
Willmar, Minn.-based Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp., unveiled a new line of convenient holiday meals. The VIP Entertaining Packs, which serve six to eight people, aim to ease holiday stress by adding convenience to the season.TURKEY: Attempts to Ease Concerns Over EU Reform seeurope.net - Jul 12 5:14 AM
Turkey attempts to ease concerns about the slow pace of European Union-linked reform as Economy Minister Ali Babacan said parliament may return early to push through bills delayed by the summer recess which began on June 30.Saakashvili Visits Turkey Civil Georgia - Jul 12 2:14 AM
President Saakashvili left for Turkey to participate in an official inaugural ceremony of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline on July 13. The first cargo of oil transported through the BTC pipeline was exported from the Ceyhan marine terminal on the Turkish Mediterranean coast on June 4.VISIT OF AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV TO TURKEY AzerTag - Jul 12 8:24 AM
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, 12 July. After welcoming ceremony at the Ataturk International Airport, President of Azerbaijan attended opening of the monument to the nationwide leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev.TURKEY-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS ARE DEVELOPING VERY RAPIDLY, AND NOW ARE ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL, PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV AzerTag - Jul 12 6:39 AM
Turkey-Azerbaijan relations are developing very rapidly, and now are on the highest level , said President Ilham Aliyev in an interview to Turkey s Cumhuriyet newspaper.Turkey inaugurates oil pipeline, bypassing Russia, Mideast Seattle Times - Jul 13 12:20 AM
Almost a decade ago, U.S. President Clinton threw his weight behind a multibillion-dollar pipeline designed to bring the oil riches of...Turkey residents face B&E, larceny charges Sampson Independent - Jul 12 3:29 AM
TURKEY Two Turkey residents, one a 16-year-old, have been charged in connection with breaking into a Sampson County home and stealing a television and paychecks earlier the same day they were apprehended, according to reports at the Sampson County Sheriff s Office.Family sues ranch in Qwest executive hunting death Rocky Mountain News - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
The family of a Qwest executive killed while turkey hunting filed a lawsuit Thursday against the ranch that hired and gave a rifle to the suspect, an illegal immigrant who fled to Mexico after the shooting.Iranian refugees win their case against Turkey in international court Kurdish Media - Jul 12 2:06 AM
Press Release from Iranian Refugees Alliance, Inc. Iranian refugees win their case against Turkey in international court, UN Refugee Agency s perverse decision condemned.Turkey okays nuclear accord with U.S. World Tribune - Jul 11 5:14 PM
ANKARA Turkey has approved a nuclear power agreement with the United States. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has endorsed a civilian nuclear accord with the United States. They said the accord was signed with Washington in 2000 but delayed for years.ARMENIA WILL RAISE TERRITORIAL CLAIM AGAINST TURKEY IF GENOCIDE IS RECOGNIZED, PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV AzerTag - Jul 12 4:00 AM
Armenia raises false, imaginary, unreal and faked accusations against Turkey, and try the notorious genocide to be approved in Europe. That is, it shows that they are in a hostile position, said President Ilham Aliyev in an interview to Turkey s Cumhuriyet newspaperWill new pipeline ease the West's energy woes? The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jul 13 1:00 AM
As global leaders prepare to tackle energy issues at this weekend's G-8 summit in Russia, dignitaries from 50 countries are gathering Thursday on Turkey's Mediterranean coast to inaugurate a key piece of the puzzle.PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV ARRIVES IN TURKEY AzerTag - Jul 12 4:01 AM
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today has arrived in Turkey to participate in the official inauguration of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline to be held on July 13.Take cash to enjoy Lee's to fullest The Arizona Republic - 16 minutes ago
Lee's Sandwiches sells the typical American fare like turkey and Swiss, but be adventurous and try the Vietnamese offerings. The combination of salty, hot and herbal flavors on a 10-inch baguette is one-of-a-kind.Turkey's Anti-Americanism Accuracy In Media - Jul 13 8:37 AM
"Here we have the Director of the American College beaten and robbed, American sailors in uniform fired upon, and an American-non commissioned officer robbed and maltreated by Turkish troops who were sufficiently under control to obey the command of a Turkish officer when they were going too far."Turkey: The Mood Swing Meter Newsweek - Jul 11 5:42 AM
Turkey finds itself at the core of a debate over whether the market boom was fueled by easy money, or more responsible management. DGAP-News: ALDRIDGE ACQUIRED LICENSE WITH POTENTIAL FOR NICKEL IN LATERITE IN WEST TURKEY Financial.de - Jul 13 10:34 AM
Corporate news transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------EU Turkey talks face new threat EU Politix - Jul 13 3:06 AM
The European parliament sees the desecration of Greek Orthodox churches in Northern Cyprus as another hurdle to Turkish EU entry.BTC oil pipeline inaugurated in Turkey UPI - Jul 13 4:08 AM
Senior officials kicked off Wednesday a two-day dedication ceremony commemorating the launch of the world's second largest oil pipeline in the world - the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.Turkey Said Will Miss Inflation Target AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 11 3:32 AM
Turkey will miss its 2006 inflation target of 5 percent, the economy minister said Tuesday. Ali Babacan, who is also Turkey's negotiator for European Union accession, said worldwide market volatility had an especially large impact on Turkey in the past two months, and the government was now aiming to keep inflation in the single digits.TURKEY: Government Denies Plans For Cutting Minimum Wage seeurope.net - Jul 13 8:27 AM
Deputy PM Abdullatif Sener said that the government did not consider lowering the minimum wage.A new life on the lake Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 13 5:45 PM
OAK LAKE, ONTARIO -- At age 18, when John Naimian's parents helped him escape his native Iran, through mountains into neighboring Turkey, he ended one life and began another -- and braced for a future as uncertain as his past was frightening. The year: 1980. The Khomeini regime was closing in on members of the Baha'i faith, which Naimian and his family were, and his father was soon jailed and Jun returns seeking Sparta spark UEFA News - Jul 13 6:24 PM
Czech Republic international Tomá Jun has returned to AC Sparta Praha on a one-year loan after struggling to settle in Turkey.VOA Debuts 'TGRT Live' in Turkey Voice of America - Jul 11 12:05 PM
PRESS RELEASE - Washington, D.C., July 11, 2006 Turkey s Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was featured in an exclusive interview today on a new weekly television segment provided by the Voice of America s Turkish Service to Turkey's TGRT News TV network.Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia open pipeline Pravda - Jul 13 3:10 AM
The long-delayed US$3.9 billion pipeline bypasses Russia and was staunchly supported by the United States as part of a strategy to tap sources of crude outside of the Middle East and draw the Caspian states away from Russia and closer to the West.Emerging Market Currencies Decline After Israel Bombs Beirut Bloomberg.com - Jul 13 6:22 AM
July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey's lira led a slide in emerging-market currencies today after Israel bombed Beirut's airport, escalating tensions in the Middle East and sending investors fleeing from riskier assets.Turkey producers wait for compensation figures in case of avian flu outbreak Poultry World Farmers Weekly Interactive - Jul 13 4:11 AM
As they embark on their 2006 campaign, producers who grow the most expensive turkeys on the Christmas market are waiting to hear how much they can expect to receive in compensation in the event of an avian flu outbreak. Baseless News Discourages Gulf Capital Coming into Turkey Zaman Online - Jul 11 2:14 PM
The Washington, with a snack for criticism of Turkey, has this time brought up the subject of interest-free banking in Turkey.TURKEY: Authorities Seek to Restore Confidence, says EIU seeurope.net - Jul 13 3:12 AM
The Turkish authorities are seeking through a range of measures, both monetary and regulatory, to restore business confidence following sharp falls in the exchange rate and on the local equity market, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report.Turkey Said Will Miss Inflation Target KiplingerForecasts.com - Jul 11 3:49 AM
Turkey will miss its 2006 inflation target of 5 percent, the economy minister said Tuesday.Russia, Turkey have close positions in fighting with terrorism Itar-Tass - Jul 11 1:53 PM
MOSCOW, July 11 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and Turkey have close or identical positions and views regarding fighting with international terrorism, Chairman of the Grand National Assembly (parliament) of the Republic of Turkey Bulent Arinc said during Tuesday s meeting with State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov.Leaders salute Caspian pipeline BBC News - Jul 13 2:58 AM
A major pipeline carrying oil from the Caspian Sea to the West is to be formally opened in Turkey.Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline Opens in Turkey PanARMENIAN.Net - Jul 13 3:20 AM
Ankara hoped George Bush and Tony Blair would arrive for the opening ceremony, but they did not.Bomb attack on political party office The Jamaica Observer - Jul 13 6:24 PM
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) - A bomb blast rocked an office of Turkey's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the western city of Izmir Thursday, causing damage but no casualties, a party official said.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 13 2:11 PM
Leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey officially inaugurated the $4 billion Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline on Thursday amid much fanfare. News in Pictures >>SAHIN ALPAY Zaman Online - Jul 13 2:18 PM
The report titled Almanac Turkey 2005: Security Sector and Democratic Control (May 2006) prepared by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) in conjunction with the Geneva Democratic Control Center of Armed Forces (DCAF) evaluates the state of the Turkish security sector at the start of accession talks with the European Union (EU).Leaders inaugurate strategic BTC oil pipeline AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 13 7:50 AM
CEYHAN, Turkey (AFP) The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey have formally inaugurated the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, a major US-backed project conceived 12 years ago to supply oil to Western markets that bypasses Russia and Iran.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 13 2:14 PM
The European Union Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said that he would urge Turkey to rewrite certain articles of its new Penal Code that restricts freedom of expression.Turkey looks to ease concerns over EU reforms Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 11 3:59 AM
ISTANBUL, July 11 (Reuters) - Turkey moved to ease concerns about the pace of European Union-linked reform on Tuesday as Economy Minister Ali Babacan said parliament may return early to push through bills delayed before the summer recess.Roche Defends Itself: No Violation of Law in Drug Sale to SSK Zaman Online - Jul 13 2:12 PM
The recently changed administration of the Swiss medical giant, Roche Turkey, selling its anticancer drug Neorecormon to pharmaceutical warehouses at 88 new Turkish liras (YTL) but to Social Security Administration (SSK) for YTL 230, has faced the media for the first time.Pamiro lu talks up Turkey UEFA News - Jul 11 4:23 AM
Cem Pamiro lu is confident his players can build on Turkey's fine recent record in youth competitions at the UEFA European U19 Championship in Poland.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 13 2:14 PM
The indictment file prepared for the Council of State, Turkey's highest administrative court, shooting has been completed with four life terms being sought for the suspected murderer of a top judge.Abant Platform to Discuss Middle East Zaman Online - Jul 13 2:19 PM
The Middle East will be this year s focus at the Abant meetings came to be known for generating formulae to solve problems common to both Turkey and the world at large.Council of State Upgrades Security Zaman Online - Jul 13 2:16 PM
The Council of State, Turkey s highest administrative court and the site of a May 17 murder by Turkish lawyer Alparslan Aslan, prepared an agreement with a private security company to increase its interior and exterior security.Basketball / U20s enter Euro tourney with high spirits but a depleted front court Haaretz Daily - Jul 13 5:22 PM
The European Under 20 Championships get underway today in Izmir, Turkey with Israel's hoopsters facing the burden of high expectations after the success of the past two years.Hungary wants part of Russia to Turkey gas UPI - Jul 11 8:23 AM
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 11 (UPI) -- Hungary's prime minister is urging Russia to include Hungarian access to a gas pipeline between Russia and Turkey.High Turkish gas prices close electricity station Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 13 7:51 AM
ISTANBUL, July 13 (Reuters) - Altek Alarko, a subsidiary of Turkey's Alarko Holding said it has decided to stop electricity production at a power station to the west of Istanbul because of rising natural gas prices.TURKEY: Treasury Reopens Eurobond seeurope.net - Jul 13 8:42 AM
The treasury has reopened the Eurobond maturing on Jan 15, 2014, mandating City Group and HSBC to run the job. The Treasury has placed additional USD 500 mn of the bond at a yield of 7.95%. The debt issue was launched in 2003 in the amount of USD 1.25 bn.ENI, IOC, Calik in Turkish Ceyhan refinery talks Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 13 6:08 AM
CEYHAN, Turkey, July 13 (Reuters) - Turkey's Calik Enerji said on Thursday it was in talks with Italy's ENI and Indian Oil Corp. on building a refinery in Turkey's Ceyhan port with a capacity of more than 10 million tonnes.Turkish court upholds Tupras sale decision Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 13 6:36 AM
ANKARA, July 13 (Reuters) - Turkey's top administrative court on Thursday upheld the $4 billion sale of a majority stake in oil refiner Tupras against an appeal, said the lawyer for the Turkish oil workers' union, Petrol-Is.Turkish, foreign firms in Ceyhan refinery talks Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 13 5:21 AM
CEYHAN, Turkey, July 13 (Reuters) - Turkey's Calik Enerji said on Thursday it was in talks with Italy's ENI and an Indian oil company on building a refinery in the Turkish port of Ceyhan with a capacity of more than 10 million tonnes.Turks charge UA professor over her novel Arizona Daily Star - Jul 13 9:23 AM
An assistant professor in the University of Arizona's department of Near Eastern studies is facing criminal charges in Turkey for "insulting Turkishness" in a novel she wrote. Denso Corp. (J.DNO or 6902) will begin selling in Turkey Turks.US - Jul 11 10:08 AM
Denso Corp. (J.DNO or 6902) will begin selling in Turkey starters and alternators in January 2003, and producing thermal products in February 2004, to meet increasing demand for car air conditioning in Europe.TURKEY: Turkey Will Miss 2006 Inflation Target of 5%, Says Babacan seeurope.net - Jul 11 7:42 AM
Ali Babacan, Turkey's negotiator for European Union, said worldwide market volatility had an especially large impact on Turkey in the past two months, and the government was now aiming to keep inflation in the single digits.