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Turkey to play opener in Frankfurt 
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Turkey will play their opening Euro 2008 qualifier against Malta on September 6 behind closed doors in Frankfurt, Germany -- UEFA have announced.Turkey wants Kurdish guerrilla crackdown AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 11:22 AM
Turkey called Monday for Iraq and the United States to crack down on Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq, and issued a veiled threat to attack the rebel bases if there is no progress.Turkey Wants Kurdish Guerrilla Crackdown ABC News - Jul 17 12:01 PM
Turkey Calls on U.S., Iraq to Crack Down on Kurdish GuerrillasTurkey urges U.S., Iraq to fight against Kurdish rebels People's Daily - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Turkey on Monday urged the governments of Iraq and the United States to help wipe out rebels of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.Turkey may step up fight against rebels AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 5:38 PM
Turkey said Sunday that it was weighing an escalation of its fight against Kurdish rebels after the guerillas killed seven Turkish soldiers and a village guard.Turkey handed 3 match 'home' ban Eurosport - Jul 17 4:34 PM
Turkey will play their first three Euro 2008 qualifiers on neutral territory and behind closed doors, UEFA announced on Monday.Turkey to play opening Euro 2008 qualifier in Frankfurt Reuters via Yahoo!7 Sports - Jul 17 12:42 PM
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Turkey will play their opening Euro 2008 qualifier against Malta on Sept. 6 behind closed doors at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany, European soccer's governing body UEFA announced on Monday.Turkey readies strikes against growing Kurdish insurgency World Tribune - Jul 17 11:28 AM
ANKARA Turkey plans to launch an offensive against the Kurdish insurgency.Turkey urges action against Kurdish rebels Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 17 9:58 AM
Turkey, increasingly exasperated by Kurdish rebel attacks on its security forces, reaffirmed on Monday its right under international law to conduct cross-border operations against guerrillas holed up in Iraq.Turkey wants Kurdish guerrilla crackdown Syracuse.com - Jul 17 11:46 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkey called Monday for Iraq and the United States to crack down on Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq, and issued a veiled threat to attack the rebel bases if there is no progress. Denso Corp. (J.DNO or 6902) will begin selling in Turkey Turks.US - Jul 17 5:08 PM
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.Frankfurt date for Turkey opener UEFA News - Jul 17 6:38 AM
Turkey will play their opening UEFA EURO 2008 home game, against qualifying Group C rivals Malta on 6 September, behind closed doors in Frankfurt.Turkey May Step Up Fight Against Rebels ABC News - Jul 16 6:16 PM
Turkey Signals Stepped Up Fight Against Kurdish Rebels After Guerrilla Ambush Kills 8Turkey Supports Global Initiative On Fight Against Nuclear Terrorism TurkishPress.com - Jul 17 7:23 AM
ANKARA - Turkish authorities have expressed today their support to the Global Initiative on Fight Against Nuclear Terrorism as declared by the United States and Russia, and said that Turkey will attend the first meeting to be sponsored by these two countries.Turkey expects budget surplus in 2009 Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 17 2:06 AM
ANKARA, July 17 (Reuters) - Turkey expects a budget surplus in 2009, its first in recent history, as the country implements a European Union budget harmonisation package, the government said in the Official Gazette.Evacuees Enter Turkey From Syria After Israel's Attacks On Lebanon TurkishPress.com - Jul 17 7:17 AM
REYHANLI - Evacuees fleeing the region continue to arrive in Turkey from Syria after Israel's attacks on Lebanon.U.S. Ambassador: Turkey & U.S. Work Closely In The Fight Against P K K TurkishPress.com - Jul 17 7:22 AM
ANKARA - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson has expressed sadness over the killing of Turkish troops by members of terrorist PKK organization. Wilson visited Rifat Hisarciklioglu, Chairman of the Union of Turkish Chambers & Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), today in Ankara.`Honor suicide' on rise in Turkey Sun-Sentinel - Jul 17 12:10 AM
BATMAN, Turkey · Every few weeks in Batman and the surrounding area in southeast Anatolia, which is poor, rural and deeply influenced by conservative Islam, a young woman tries to take her life.TURKEY: IMF: Inflation Will Start to Decrease in August seeurope.net - Jul 17 7:14 AM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said inflation in Turkey could start to decrease in the beginning of August. IMF sources said the retreat of inflation rates would affect 2006 general price levels and help to achieve the 2007 inflation target.Turkey May Step Up Fight Against Rebels ABC News - Jul 16 12:46 PM
Turkey Signals Stepped Up Fight Against Kurdish Rebels After Guerrilla Ambush Slays 8TURKEY: Expects Budget Surplus in 2009 seeurope.net - Jul 17 7:27 AM
Turkey expects a budget surplus in 2009, its first in recent history, as the country implements a European Union budget harmonisation package, the government says in the Official Gazette.Eight killed in fresh violence in southeast Turkey AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 3:20 AM
Separatist Kurdish rebels have killed eight members of the security forces in a clash in Turkey's southeast, the latest incident of bloodshed in the mainly Kurdish region.TURKEY: June Industrial Capacity Rises to 83.2% seeurope.net - Jul 17 3:59 AM
Turkey's industrial capacity utilisation rose to 83.2 percent in June, the Turkey Statistics Institute said on Monday, exceeding analysts forecasts. May capacity utilisation, originally reported as 82.7 percent, was revised down slightly to 82.6 percent.Japan Finds Beef In Turkey/Ham Shipment CattleNetwork.com - Jul 17 5:29 AM
Delivering yet another headache to those attempting to reopen the Japanese market to U.S. beef, inspectors in Japan found 15.4 pounds of roast beef in a shipment of U.S. turkey and ham. The beef was evidently packed by mistake at the plant of origin, which was not identified.Two Kurdish rebels killed in southeastern Turkey People's Daily - Jul 17 1:10 AM
Turkish security forces have killed two members, including a woman, of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey, an official statement said on Monday.Line56 in Turkey: The Gap Closes A regional opportunity: we invite companies of all sizes to tell us their Turkish line56 - Jul 17 12:16 AM
In 1994, on the occasion of my first trip to Turkey, there was a massive gap between the technologies available in the U.S. and those available in Istanbul.Turkey may step up fight against rebels Syracuse.com - Jul 16 5:55 PM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkey said Sunday that it was weighing an escalation of its fight against Kurdish rebels after the guerillas killed seven Turkish soldiers and a village guard.Babacan: Turkey s Youth to Become EU s Engine Zaman Online - Jul 16 2:13 PM
State Minister Ali Babacan, Turkey s chief-negotiator and manager of the economy, said the Turkish economy has drawn the attention of the whole world with its recent strong performance.Disgraced girls in Turkey pressured to commit suicide The Columbus Dispatch - Jul 16 4:18 AM
BATMAN, Turkey For Derya, a waiflike girl of 17, the order to kill herself came from an uncle and was delivered in a text message to her cell phone. "You have blackened our name," it read. "Kill yourself and clean our shame or we will kill you first."Turkish president signs controversial anti-terrorist law AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 11:50 AM
Turkey's President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has promulgated a new anti-terror law that expands the scope of crimes punishable as "terrorist" acts and introduces restrictions on the media, his office said.Turkey reponse to killings The Scotsman - Jul 16 5:41 PM
Turkey yesterday expressed outrage at the killing of 12 Turkish soldiers and one village guard by Kurdish guerrillas, hinting it could step up its fight against rebels attacking from Iraq.Turkish PM signals crackdown as Kurdish rebels kill nine in Turkey AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 3:30 PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled that his government was planning a tough response to mounting violence by Kurdish rebels as nine members of the security forces were killed, bringing to 14 the death toll in four days.Permits, prospects high for fall turkey hunt Green Bay Press-Gazette - Jul 16 2:33 AM
Wisconsin turkey hunters face an Aug. 1 deadline to apply for a permit to participate in the fall season, which will be Oct. 1 to Nov. 9. The Department of Natural Resources is making a record 90,600 fall permits available, an increase over the 85,400 permits issued a year ago. Lebanon PM asks for Turkey s Help Turks.US - Jul 16 7:19 AM
Lebanon Prime Minister Fuad Sinyora phoned Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, asking Turkey to help produce a ceasefire in the Middle East crisis.Family of Qwest exec killed on turkey hunt files lawsuit Sierra Times - Jul 15 11:27 PM
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.Sadia Offers to Buy Perdigao for Up to $1.7 Billion (Update9) Bloomberg.com - Jul 17 1:52 PM
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Sadia SA, the biggest chicken and turkey exporter in Brazil, offered to buy Perdigao SA for as much as 3.7 billion reais ($1.7 billion) to consolidate the nation's poultry industry and fend off foreign takeovers.Apple offers one hot portable The Washington Times - 12 minutes ago
EPHESUS, Turkey. -- It may not be the most economic way of field testing equipment, but lugging a laptop computer to a place such as Ephesus on the shores of the Aegean Sea is one effective way to give Apple Computer's MacBook a workout.PM signals tough measures as Kurdish rebels kill eight in Turkey AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 8:04 AM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signalled that his government was planning a tough response to mounting violence by Kurdish rebels after 13 members of the security forces were killed in the southeast over the past week.Stroke patients suffer with fewer scanners than Turkey or Poland Daily Telegraph - Jul 17 4:26 AM
A shortage of consultants and scanners is fuelling an ongoing crisis in National Health Service stroke care, leading to hundreds of avoidable deaths every year.Feeding The Turkeys KXAN 36 Austin - 10 minutes ago
The Central Texas Hill Country is prime habitat for the wild turkey. But in an increasingly urban state, most Texans have never seen the bird at all, let alone inside the city limits.Turkey suffer Be ikta setback UEFA News - Jul 15 9:08 AM
Turkey's Under-19 side have lost 2-0 against Be ikta JK on the eve of the UEFA European Under-19 championship, with Marcio Nobre and Gökhan Güleç scoring.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Jul 17 2:15 PM
What is Turkey Trying to do in Iran Crisis? Turkey is engaged in intense shuttle diplomacy between Iran and the West. Contacts between Ankara and Tehran are so frequent that Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul met his Iranian counterpart four or five times in the last few weeks.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jul 17 2:12 PM
Turkey-European Union Joint Parliamentary Commission (JPC) Co-chairman Joost Lagendijk has said that he did not expect the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to take a new step regarding Cyprus.'Cyprus Shouldn't be a Lethal Obstacle to EU Negotiations' Zaman Online - Jul 17 2:14 PM
The European Union is concerned that negotiations over Turkey s entry to the European Union may lead to a stalemate due to the Cyprus problem. Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D Alema said that Italy does not want Turkey-EU membership negotiations to stop.Ibrahim Caglar: Payroll Taxes are too High Zaman Online - Jul 17 2:12 PM
Ibrahim Caglar, the board member of Turkey Associations and Stock Markets Union (TOBB) and vice chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO), said that negative political developments in Turkey that cause fluctuations in the world market affect Turkey dramatically.SAHIN ALPAY Zaman Online - Jul 17 2:17 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).Japan finds banned US beef in ham, turkey shipment Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 14 9:20 AM
Japan rejected a box of U.S. roast beef that was mistakenly included in a shipment of pork and turkey, a "minor incident" that should not interfere with resumption of beef exports to Tokyo, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.Fluctuations won't Rattle a Prepared Economy Zaman Online - Jul 17 2:12 PM
Deputy Chairman of Turkish Chamber of Shipping and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Deputy President Halim Mete likened the fluctuations in the markets to the waves in the sea.Escalation is weighed in pursuit of rebels The Buffalo News - Jul 17 6:03 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey said Sunday that it was weighing an escalation of its fight against Kurdish rebels after the guerrillas killed seven Turkish soldiers and a village guard.Turkey To Be E.U.'s Engine With Its Young Population, Babacan TurkishPress.com - Jul 15 7:08 AM
ISTANBUL - Turkey will be EU's engine with its young and dynamic population, Turkish State Minister and EU chief negotiator Ali Babacan said.Senior News Pahrump Valley Times - Jul 17 11:54 AM
Monday - Beef patty, baked beans, sliced tomatoes, cantaloupe. Tuesday - Turkey and noodles, zucchini, mixed fruit. Wednesday - Spaghetti, garlic bread, peas and carrots, chocolate cake.Gemmill leads Scots youngsters into battle Latics MAD - Jul 17 4:46 PM
It is the first time that the Scots have qualifed for the tournament at under-19 level for 20 years. They face Portugal, Spain and then Turkey over the next few days at the competition in Poland, after knocking out holders France in the qualifiers.Inflow Of People To Turkey After Israeli Offensive TurkishPress.com - Jul 15 7:02 AM
YAYLADAGI - Many people, including Turkish, French and Lebanese citizens, have entered Turkey from Syria after they escaped from Lebanon due to the Israeli offensive against this country.TURKEY: Turkey s 2007 Exports May Reach USD 100 bn seeurope.net - Jul 17 7:14 AM
While exporters have benefited from high foreign exchange rates, importers have been put in a difficult spot. Foreign Trade Undersecretary Tuncer Kayalar said, If we can reach our target of USD 84 bn, it will encourage us to pass the psychological barrier of USD 100 bn in 2007. TURKEY: Investment in East, Southeast Very Important seeurope.net - Jul 17 7:27 AM
"We attach great importance to eastern and southeastern regions of the country. Investment worth 7.5 quadrillion YTL has been made in these regions during the last three and a half years," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.TURKEY: Turkey's Erdogan Urges G-8 Intervention in Middle East Conflict seeurope.net - Jul 17 6:58 AM
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday (15 July) urged the Group of Eight (G-8) nations to intervene to an effort to halt fighting in the Middle East. He condemned the recent kidnapping of Israeli soldiers and Israel's response.Boyner shares tumble as KKR deal falls through Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 17 6:41 AM
ISTANBUL, July 17 (Reuters) - Shares in Boyner , one of Turkey's leading department store companies, dropped 13 percent on Monday after the collapse of plans to sell a stake to U.S. investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) [KKR.UL ].TURKEY: Competition Brd Imposes Fine to 3 Drug Companies seeurope.net - Jul 17 5:58 AM
The Competition Board imposed the pharmaceutical companies Roche and Eczac ba , and Be er Pharmacy Retailers fines of 10 million, Cihan news agency reports.The board ruled that the three companies Roche, Eczac bas and Beser Pharmacy Retailers had blocked competition in the 2003 tenders for medical sales to Social Insurance and state hospitals. El Kadi forbidden from entering Turkey Turks.US - Jul 15 7:27 AM
It has been announced by Turkish police that Saudi Arabian businessman Yasin El Kadi, of whom Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last week "He has nothing to do with terrorism, he is a philanthropist. I trust him as much as I do myself" is forbidden from entering into Turkey.Regional Roundups Middle East Times - Jul 17 5:11 AM
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Two separatist Kurdish rebels and a policeman were killed in a clash in Turkey's restive mainly Kurdish southeast after the militants wounded another officer in an armed attack, security sources said on July 17. The two rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) opened fire on an armored police vehicle on patrol in the town of Gercus in Batman province late on MORE TURKEYS IN THE PIPELINE Meat News - Jul 17 7:46 AM
UNITED STATES: USDA reports that the number of turkey eggs placed in incubators and the number of poults delivered to farms rose substantially in June.Turkey tops agenda of Finnish EU presidency Kathimerini - Jul 15 5:39 AM
The European Union s relations with Turkey will be one of the issues topping the agenda of Finland, which has taken over the EU s six-month presidency, one of its top diplomats told Kathimerini yesterday.Foreign Capital Strategy Report TurkishPress.com - Jul 17 7:23 AM
ISTANBUL - ''The developments in the Middle East will not have a negative impact on Turkey in the long run. Turkey is a safe and secure haven in the region,'' said Saban Erdikler, Chairman of the International Investors' Association (YASED), today.Turkey s 2007 Exports May Reach $100 Billion Zaman Online - Jul 16 2:12 PM
While exporters have benefited from high foreign exchange rates, importers have been put in a difficult spot. Foreign Trade Undersecretary Tuncer Kayalar said, If we can reach our target of $84 billion, it will encourage us to pass the psychological barrier of $100 billion in 2007. Detailed Screening Meeting On Statistics Begins TurkishPress.com - Jul 17 7:18 AM
BRUSSELS - A detailed screening began between the EU and Turkey on the 18th chapter heading of ''statistics'' in Brussels on Monday.Turkey to get tough with Kurds Aljazeera - Jul 16 9:27 AM
The Turkish prime minister has signalled that his government is planning a tough response to the mounting violence by Kurdish fighters in the southeast of the country.Turkish capacity utilisation rises in June Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 17 12:46 AM
ISTANBUL, July 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's industrial capacity utilisation climbed to 83.2 percent in June from 82.6 percent in May, the Turkey Statistics Institute said on Monday, exceeding a poll forecast.Turkish c.bank withdraws one bln lira in auctions Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 17 1:42 AM
ISTANBUL, July 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank said it withdrew one billion lira ($628 million) from the market in two lira deposit purchase auctions on Monday under a policy introduced last month to support the currency.Press Review TurkishPress.com - Jul 17 7:07 AM
The nearly $4 billion Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline officially opened yesterday with a ceremony attended by high-level representatives from over 30 countries, including President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and his Azerbaijani and Georgian counterparts Ilham Aliyev and Mikhail Saakashvili, in Turkey s Mediterranean town of Ceyhan.Turkish oil estimate lifts value by 20pc The Advertiser - Jul 17 8:13 AM
INVESTORS clamoured for shares in oil junior Incremental Petroleum yesterday after it announced its southeast Turkey oil field had proved and probable reserves of 12.04 million barrels (mmbl).Hayden hopes to raise MotoGP's U.S. profile USA Today - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
One year ago, Nicky Hayden claimed his first victory in the world's top motorcycle series,MotoGP, at the circuit's first race on American soil in 11 years. Now, more than halfway through the 2006 season, Hayden leads the MotoGP in overall points as he tries to defend his title at Sunday's Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix in California and move closer to dethroning Valentino Rossi.REGION: PPC Interested in Turkish Electricity Companies seeurope.net - Jul 17 5:57 AM
PPC eyes Turkish electricity distribution and generation companies.Specifically, Turkey plans to privatize 20 distribution companies as well as the generation incumbent EUAS that operates 6 production units of 2,000MW each and a lignite unit of 620MW.Aspen decline concerns foresters Casper Star-Tribune - Jul 17 1:15 AM
MANCOS, Colo. (AP) -- Up to 60 percent of aspen stands in the Dolores Ranger District's Turkey Knolls area are dead or dying, and that's raised more than a few eyebrows among forest officials and local business leaders.Kurdish Rebels Kill 12 Turkish Soldiers Kurdish Media - Jul 17 2:07 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Kurdish guerrillas, staging attacks from northern Iraq, ambushed and killed seven soldiers and one village guard inside Turkey, authorities announced Sunday (16/07/2006).THE HEYDAR ALIYEV BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN PIPELINE BY FACTS AND FIGURES AzerTag - Jul 17 6:54 AM
The total length of the pipeline is 1768 kilometers, of which 443 kilometers lies in Azerbaijan, 249 kilometers in Georgia and 1076 kilometers in Turkey.PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA TO UNITED NATIONS HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE AzerTag - Jul 15 2:09 AM
Permanent representatives of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia to the United Nations Organization - Baki Ilkin, Yashar Aliyev and Revaz Adamia have held in New York a news conference on the occasion of official opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Main Export Pipeline after Heydar Aliyev, correspondent of AzerTAc reported, referring to Anatolian News Agency.Emerging economies seen as pay hot spots Financial Times - Jul 16 7:15 PM
Turkey, India and Russia have become the new "pay hot spots" for senior managers, with their disposable incomes overtaking counterparts in more expensive developed countries such as Japan and the US, a survey shows.Los Angeles Times Calls on Senate to Block Hoagland Nomination PanARMENIAN.Net - Jul 17 6:05 AM
The largest newspaper in the Western United States, marks a major and very public setback for the U.S. Department of State's increasingly untenable policy of complicity in Turkey s denial of the Armenian Genocide.Pro-Kurdish party leaders charged in Turkey Kurdish Media - Jul 16 9:52 AM
Istanbul - In three successive days, criminal investigations were launched against five leaders of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) by Turkish government authorities.Turkish PM signals tough measures as Kurdish rebels kill eight in Turkey Khaleej Times - Jul 16 5:58 AM
ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Sunday that his government was planning a tough response to mounting violence by Kurdish rebels after 13 members of the security forces were killed in the southeast over the past week.Clinton backs more troops for Darfur Financial Times - Jul 16 7:15 PM
Former US president Bill Clinton called yesterday for troop reinforcements in Sudan's conflict-ridden zone of Darfur, saying soldiers should be mainly from African states and predominantly Muslim countries including Pakistan and Turkey.Yen for flavored butters Denver Post - Jul 16 11:06 PM
As corporate chef at the Denver Chophouse, John Hubschman liked to serve honey butter with corn bread and Wild Turkey bourbon butter with his porterhouse steak. But he and the other chefs had to make their own flavored butters.How to Avoid Jail for Honor Killing? Honor Suicide New York Times - Jul 15 5:58 PM
In Turkey, parents who want to avoid punishments associated with honor killings are pressing their daughters to take their own lives.School lunches The State News - Jul 16 8:28 PM
Which meal would you prefer your child to eat at school? One slice of pizza, soda and a cookie. 0% Turkey sandwich, fruit juice and carrots. 100% MSU students studying abroad in Israel could be cutting their trips short soon because of continued fighting with Lebanon.Defamation Cases May Harm Turkey EU Bid Los Angeles Times - Jul 14 12:15 AM
ANKARA, Turkey Six months after internationally acclaimed author Orhan Pamuk was cleared on charges of insulting the Turkish identity, another best-selling novelist is facing similar charges.Celebrating Thanksgiving symbol Selma Times-Journal - Jul 16 10:30 PM
On Thursday, Nov. 24, most of the families in Selma, indeed, in America, will sit down to a festive meal with its main course - TURKEY, the species Meleagris gallopavo!The Rogues Strike Back The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 9:24 AM
Iran thumbs its nose at Western diplomats and continues nuclear enrichment. Hamas's chief, speaking from Damascus, boasts about kidnapping an Israeli soldier. Hezbollah launches a cross-border raid, prompting Israeli retaliation in Beirut and a return volley of rockets on northern Israel. Just another bleak week in the hopeless Middle East? Regrettably, no. This one was different. This was the UA professor facing trial in Turkey over controversial book KVOA Tucson - Jul 14 10:35 AM
A University of Arizona assistant professor may be facing prison in Turkey because of writing about political and sexual taboos in her latest novel.Turkey inaugurates Caspian pipeline Republican American - Jul 14 1:22 PM
CEYHAN, Turkey -- 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.Olympic Stadium will host Group D games of FIFA Under-20 World Cup Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 4:15 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - Montreal's Olympic Stadium will play host to Group D games at next year's FIFA Under-20 World Cup.Cell Phones Are the Latest 'Addiction' Fox News - Jul 17 5:49 PM
America's love affair with cellular phones 212 million carried them as of April 2006 may have blossomed into a full-fledged addiction.Oil pipeline opens at opportune time The Buffalo News - Jul 16 6:15 AM
ANKARA, Turkey - Almost a decade ago, 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.Emerging-Market Stocks Drop as Middle East Conflict Continues Bloomberg.com - Jul 17 12:37 PM
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market stocks dropped as the conflict between Israel and Lebanon entered its sixth day and oil traded near last week's record.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.UA professor facing trial in Turkey over controversial book KVOA Tucson - Jul 14 6:02 AM
TUCSON, Arizona A University of Arizona professor has been charged in Turkey with -- quote -- "insulting Turkishness" and could face a prison sentence.Novartis announces rise in profit, forecasts record year AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 4:18 AM
The Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis has announced a net profit of 1.713 billion dollars (1.35 billion euros) for the second quarter of 2006, an increase of 4.0 percent from the equivalent period of last year.Merrill Hires Outside U.S. to Catch Goldman, Morgan (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Jul 17 3:25 PM
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Merrill Lynch & Co., the biggest U.S. brokerage, is doubling the size of its private bank in Japan, hiring investment bankers in Europe, and adding traders across Asia after trailing the rest of Wall Street in international markets. Turkey Inaugurates Strategic Caspian Oil Pipeline Turks.US - Jul 14 9:22 AM
Turkey inaugurated on Thursday, July 13, 2006, a $4 billion pipeline carrying oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean, part of an energy corridor vital to both Western and Turkish strategic interests.Citigroup Net Rises 4%; Trading Misses Some Estimates (Update9) Bloomberg.com - Jul 17 2:50 PM
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc., the biggest U.S. bank, said second-quarter profit gained 4 percent as rising costs from new branches, recruiting and acquisitions countered higher trading and investment-banking revenue. The company's shares had their steepest one-day drop since February.MIT Creates Fiber Webs That See Science Daily - 29 minutes ago
In a radical departure from conventional lens-based optics, MIT scientists have developed a sophisticated optical system made of mesh-like webs of light-detecting of measuring the direction, intensity and phase of light (a property used to describe a light wave) without the lenses, filters or detector arrays that are the classic elements of optical systems such as eyes or camerasfibers. The fiber