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  • Turkey fights Ebola-like fever outbreak Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 5:14 PM
    Turkey is battling the largest recorded outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, which has killed at least 20 people this year, and experts said Tuesday more cases of the Ebola-like disease are inevitable in coming months.

  • Saudi king visits Turkey, economic ties high on agenda Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 10:42 AM
    Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrived here for a three-day official visit, the first by a Saudi monarch to mainly Muslim but strictly secular Turkey, with economic cooperation expected to top the agenda.

  • Turkey reassures over oil threat to coast, ecologists worried Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 3:30 AM
    Turkey has claimed that the oil pollution in the eastern Mediterranean caused by Israeli bombing of a Lebanese power plant posed little threat to its coastline but environmentalists were more cautious.

  • No Salmonella in wild turkey droppings Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 08 2:33 PM
    New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say they've found no sign of Salmonella bacteria in wild turkey droppings in the state.

  • Saudi king visits Turkey for 1st visit in 40 years Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 57 minutes ago
    ANKARA, Turkey - Saudi Arabias King Abdullah has arrived in Turkey, the first visit by a Saudi monarch to the secular Turkish state in 40 years.

  • Turkey battles Ebola-like fever Open this result in new window
    The Herald - Aug 08 5:47 PM
    Turkey is battling the largest outbreak yet recorded of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), which has killed at least 20 people. Experts say more cases of the Ebola-like disease are inevitable.

  • Turkey's July car sales fall 42 pct on weak lira Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 08 6:32 AM
    ISTANBUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Car sales in Turkey fell 42 percent year-on-year in July, an automobile distributors' association said on Tuesday, as low summer buying trends were aggravated by a weaker lira and recent interest rate hikes.

  • Turkey found guilty of violating human rights Open this result in new window
    The Jamaica Observer - Aug 08 6:33 PM
    STRASBOURG, Austria (AFP) - The European Court of Human Rights yesterday found Turkey guilty of violating human rights over the torture of a man in police custody, including the use of electric shocks and death threats.

  • Turkey launches controversial dam project Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Aug 08 4:03 PM
    Despite criticism, Turkey began the construction Saturday of a controversial dam. It is expected to bring vital water to the country's Kurdish-dominated southeast and create thousands of jobs, but to also displace many people and bury part of an ancient town.

  • Report: Turkey needs plan B to be ready for division of Iraq Open this result in new window
    Kurdish Media - Aug 08 7:32 AM
    Turkey should be prepared for a possible division of Iraq and develop a plan B, said a recent report published by a major Turkish think-tank.

  • Turkey Hill Robbed 3 Times In Less Than Month Open this result in new window
    WGAL via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 5:42 AM
    A Turkey Hill store in York County has been robbed for the third time in about two weeks.

  • More Renault updates for Turkey Open this result in new window
    Formula 1 - Aug 08 2:13 AM
    Renault have promised their rivals there will be further improvements to their R26 machine in time for the next round of the championship in Turkey at the end of the month.

  • Turkey Hill Robbed 3 Times In Less Than Month Open this result in new window
    WGAL.com - Aug 08 7:36 AM
    YORK COUNTY, Pa. -- A Turkey Hill store in York County has been robbed for the third time in about two weeks. A man with a knife held up the store on Carlisle Road in Dover Township shortly before 2 a.m.

  • Russia's LUKoil could build refinery in Turkey - CEO Open this result in new window
    Russian Information Agency Novosti - Aug 08 9:45 AM
    ANKARA, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - LUKoil [RTS:LKOH] will build an oil refining complex in Turkey if the country's authorities give their approval to its plans, the head of Russia's largest oil producer said Tuesday.

  • Stratic Energy Corporation - Turkey update Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 08 7:43 AM
    To coincide with information released today by Toreador, operator of our gas development project in the South Akcakoca Sub-Basin of the Black Sea, Offshore Turkey, Stratic announces the following:

  • Caballero makes debut in Turkey Open this result in new window
    Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides - Aug 08 4:05 AM
    Coachella light featherweight Randy Caballero, along with three other Team USA fighters, step in the ring today for their first bouts at the Cadet World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

  • Turkey dam plan draws protest Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 07 9:34 AM
    A controversial project to build a dam which would flood an ancient town in Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east rears its head again.

  • (AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-08 10:01 GMT: Stratex gets further positive results from drilling at Inlince project in Turkey Open this result in new window
    Interactive Investor - Aug 08 2:26 AM
    LONDON (AFX) - Stratex International PLC said it has received further positive results from drilling at its wholly-owned Inlice gold project in south-western Turkey.

  • Turkey drops plans to invade northern Iraq Open this result in new window
    World Tribune - Aug 07 1:23 PM
    ANKARA Turkey has decided to withdraw its threat to invade Iraq.

  • WIDE ANGLE Reveals a Modern, Capitalist Side of Islam in Turkey's Tigers, Premiering August 22 on PBS Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 08 7:00 AM
    NEW YORK----Aug. 8, 2006--As it continues its fifth season, WIDE ANGLE travels to Turkey, which sits at the geographic and cultural crossroads of Europe and Asia. By profiling a tight-knit group of successful Muslim businessmen who've earned themselves the name "Anatolian Tigers," Turkey's Tigers uncovers a surprising, entrepreneurial face of Islam rarely seen in American media.

  • Saudi-Turkey Relations Set for New Era Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Aug 07 4:12 PM
    ANKARA, 8 August 2006 Saudi Arabia and Turkey are all set to enter into a new era of political and economic relations with the historic three-day visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to Ankara, beginning today.

  • Turkey staff on cruelty charges Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 12:22 PM
    Two men are charged with cruelty following a RSPCA inquiry into an alleged incident on a farm.

  • Three soldiers wounded in mine explosion in southeastern Turkey Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 07 7:13 PM
    One non-commissioned officer and two sergeants were injured when a mine exploded in Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province on Monday, semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

  • Suspected Kurdish rebel attacks leave three dead, eight injured in Turkey Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 9:20 AM
    Three soldiers were killed and eight other people injured in Turkey in attacks by suspected rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), officials have said.

  • Turkey June c/a deficit up 14.8 pct, hits forecast Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 07 7:04 AM
    ISTANBUL, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Turkey's current account deficit climbed 14.8 percent year-on-year to $2.50 billion in June, central bank data showed on Monday, matching a median forecast in a Reuters poll.

  • Turkey's Humanitarian Aid To Lebanese People Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:35 AM
    ANKARA - Turkey will send 1.2 million USD humanitarian aid to Lebanese people, officials said. Releasing a statement, Turkish MFA said that Turkish government decided to send aid of 1 million USD to Lebanon and 200,000 USD to Syria where displaced Lebanese citizens took refuge.

  • Abdullah set to embark on official visit to Turkey Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 07 2:38 PM
    Riyadh: King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is scheduled to begin a three-day official visit to Turkey today the first visit of its kind by a Saudi monarch.

  • Turkey launches controversial Tigris dam project Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Aug 07 8:13 AM
    DIYARBAKIR, Turkey -- Turkey began August 6 building a major dam on the Tigris River, overriding fierce criticism that the project will devastate a millennia-old historic site and displace thousands of Kurds.

  • Suspected Kurdish rebel attacks leave four dead, seven injured in Turkey Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 06 8:13 AM
    Four soldiers were killed and seven other people injured in Turkey in attacks by suspected rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), officials have said.

  • Turkey's Exports To Neighbors Increase Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:36 AM
    ANKARA - Turkish exports rose by 11.5 percent to 3.9 billion USD to seven neighbor countries in the first six months of 2006. According to data issued by the Exporters' Unions of Turkey, exports to neighboring countries constituted 9.8 percent of total exports worth 39.9 billion USD.

  • Turkey Truck Accident Creates Big Mess Open this result in new window
    KWTX-TV Waco - Aug 07 11:10 AM
    (August 7, 2006)A truck carrying about 4,500 turkey chicks overturned Monday on a rural Central Texas road, creating a big mess. The accident happened Monday morning on Highway 933 near FM 1304 in Hill County.

  • (AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-07 19:18 GMT: Arcelor joint venture Borcelik to build third galvanising line in Turkey Open this result in new window
    Interactive Investor - Aug 07 11:41 AM
    ANKARA (AFX) - Arcelor's joint venture with Borusan in Turkey, steelmaker Borcelik is to build a new galvanising line at its Gemlik facilities.

  • Sahin In Baku: Turkey Has Launched Several Initiatives To Provide Cease-fire In Middle East Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:35 AM
    BAKU - ''Turkey has launched a series of initiatives to provide an immediate cease-fire in the Middle East. However, it is the United Nations which is obliged to do it,'' Turkish State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin said on Monday.

  • Arcelor joint venture Borcelik to build third galvanising line in Turkey Open this result in new window
    Sharewatch - Aug 07 11:14 AM
    The 140 mln eur investment will make Borcelik the largest and most modern producer of galvanised steel in Turkey and allow Arcelor to increase its exposure to the Turkish market for high added value steel products.

  • Lebanon Asks For Oil Products From Turkey, Tuzmen Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:26 AM
    ANKARA - ''Lebanon asked for oil products from Turkey urgently,'' Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Saturday. Replying to the questions of A.A correspondent, Tuzmen said, ''because of the ongoing war, Lebanon can not import oil products through sea.

  • Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Due In Turkey Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:36 AM
    ISTANBUL - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud will attend a meeting to be organized by the Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) in Istanbul on August 10th.

  • Turkey - Greece Natural Gas Pipeline Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:43 AM
    BANDIRMA - 119 kilometers of Turkey-Greece natural gas pipeline will be completed, between Bursa/Karacabey-Canakkale/Lapseki, by October 2006, sources indicated on Monday.

  • DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY, STATE MINISTER MEHMET ALI SHAHIN VISITS AZERBAIJAN VISITING ALLEY OF HONORS Open this result in new window
    AzerTag - Aug 07 7:30 AM
    Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, State Minister Mehmet Ali Shahin and Members of delegation visited the Alley of Honors to revere memory of the nationwide leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, founder and architect of the modern Azerbaijan, and laid a wreath on the tomb of outstanding politician.

  • Kurdish rebels launch rocket on police checkpoint in southeastern Turkey Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 07 1:43 AM
    Kurdish rebels of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) staged a rocket attack on a police checkpoint in Semdinli town of southeastern city of Hakkari later on Sunday, Turkey's Anatolia news agency reported on Monday.

  • Oil slick bound for Turkey Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Aug 07 4:58 AM
    Holiday beaches in Cyprus and Turkey are at risk from an oil slick that is being described by Greenpeace as the worst environmental disaster ever experienced in the Mediterranean.

  • State Minister Atalay Returns To Turkey Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:29 AM
    ISTANBUL - Turkish State Minister Besir Atalay returned to Turkey early on Sunday after paying a visit to Kyrgyzstan. Atalay attended Turkey-Kyrgyzstan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting during his stay in that country.

  • 215 Members Of Turkey - Israel Friendship Group Resign Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:44 AM
    ANKARA - Reacting to recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine 215 parliamentarians have resigned from Turkey-Israel Interparliamentary Friendship Group so far.

  • Saudi Arabian King Abdullah To Arrive In Turkey On Tuesday Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 07 7:44 AM
    ANKARA - Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud will arrive in Turkey on Tuesday upon an invitation from the Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.

  • Guards divide Turkish Kurds Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 11:04 AM
    Turkey's Village Guards in the mainly Kurdish south-east face an uncertain future, Meriel Beattie reports.

  • Top Iraqi Turkmen officials to visit Turkey Open this result in new window
    Kurdish Media - Aug 07 4:17 AM
    Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) Chairman Sadettin Ergec and six other Turkmen deputies left Iraq for Turkey on Monday reported the Turkish Cihan News Agency. According to the Turkmen Front the Kurdish alliance is trying to Kurdify Turkmen regions.

  • Turkey begins controversial dam Open this result in new window
    AngolaPress - Aug 07 3:23 AM
    ANKARA, 08/07 - Turkey has begun building a major dam, despite criticism that the project will ruin an ancient archaeological site and displace thousands of people. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan led a ceremony to begin work on the Ilisu dam in the south-eastern Turkey.

  • Smith Has His Suitors Abroad but Seeks NBA Open this result in new window
    NBA.com - Aug 08 5:01 PM
    "The agent for former La Salle forward Steven Smith denied an Internet report yesterday that his client was close to signing with a team in Croatia. However, Steve Mountain added that a number of teams in Europe and Asia have made his client "magnificent offers," including organizations in Russia, Greece, Italy, Turkey and Korea," writes Joe Juliano of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER.

  • Saudi King Abdullah Arrives in Turkey Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Aug 08 9:24 AM
    Saudi King Abdullah, accompanied by a delegation of officials and Arab businessmen, arrived in Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday afternoon. The fleet of private jets carrying the King and the Saudi delegation landed at Ankara Esenboga airport at 4:00 p.m.

  • Turkey looks for energy security in nuclear power Open this result in new window
    Gulf Times - Aug 07 1:39 AM
    ISTANBUL/ANKARA: Turkey is seeking to diversify its energy resources to lessen its dependence on imported gas amid increasing concerns that the conflict in the Middle East might worsen its vulnerable energy security.

  • Middle East War Favorable to Turkey Open this result in new window
    PanARMENIAN.Net - Aug 08 7:37 AM
    Turkish economic empire center of Istanbul will only gain from Beirut stopping its existence as a financial center.

  • Lebanese Oil Spill Said Not Reached Turkey's "Urgent Intervention" Area Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 08 3:19 PM
    Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Ankara, 8 August: "There is no pollution in the Turkish urgent intervention responsibility area stemming from the oil spill in Lebanon," the Turkish Maritime Undersecretariat said on Tuesday [8 August].

  • Turkey launches controversial Tigris dam project Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 1:13 PM
    Turkey began building a major dam on the Tigris river, overriding fierce criticism that the project will devastate a millennia-old historic site and displace thousands of Kurds.

  • Turkey Cooked by High Temperatures Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 06 2:12 PM
    Turkeys recent heat wave has begun to take its toll on peoples daily life. Data from Turkeys Meteorology Institution showed that temperatures in Turkey reached 42.6 degrees Centigrade.

  • Saudi king to visit Turkey next week Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 11:39 AM
    Saudi King Abdullah will start a three-day official visit to Turkey during which a military cooperation accord will be signed with Ankara, a Saudi-owned newspaper reported.

  • Press Review Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 08 5:10 PM
    Justice Minister and government spokesman Cemil Cicek yesterday stated that Turkey was in contact with US and Iraqi administrations on the terrorist PKK issue.

  • 25 Members Of Turkey-Israel Friendship Group Resign So Far Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 06 11:26 AM
    ANKARA - Reacting to recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine 25 parliamentarians have resigned from Turkey-Israel Interparliamentary Friendship Group so far.

  • 160 Pakistani Children Brought In Turkey For Rehabilitation Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 06 11:26 AM
    ISTANBUL - The Turkish Red Crescent Association brought 160 Pakistani children, who were emotionally traumatized because of last year`s quake disaster, to Turkey for rehabilitation.

  • Mediterranean continues to expand gold zones at Tac in Northeastern Turkey Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 08 9:02 AM
    Mediterranean Resources Ltd. today announced drill hole results that continue to substantiate the presence of a potential resource in both the T-6 and Karsibayir mineralized zones of the Tac property held under option from Teck Cominco Limited's Turkish subsidiary .

  • One more plane lands in Brazil with refugees from Lebanon Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
    An airplane of the Brazilian Air Force landed on Tuesday in Recife, in the northeastern Pernambuco state, bringing 78 passengers who left Adana, in the south of Turkey, Monday evening.

  • Rehn: Israeli Attacks Add to Importance Turkey's EU Membership Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 06 2:09 PM
    EU Commissioner responsible for enlargement Olli Rehn said that Turkeys full membership into the EU could play a significant role in Europes relations with the Islamic world.

  • ELIF SAFAK Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:14 PM
    One of the most common, despicable and fixed reflexes in Turkey is to repeat over and over again that this nation will never improve, and to accuse all those who believe the opposite of being either romantic or credulous.

  • ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006080935467) Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:10 PM
    To date, a total of 62,486 foreigners have purchased 57,472 real estate properties throughout Turkey.

  • Turkey breaks ground on major Tigris River dam Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Aug 06 1:22 PM
    Turkey has begun building a major dam on the Tigris river, overriding fierce criticism that the project will devastate a millennia-old historic site and displace thousands of Kurds. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined Saturday's ground-breaking ceremony for the Ilisu Dam outside Dargecit town.

  • Turkish Court Lifts Freeze on Yassin Al-Qadis Assets Open this result in new window
    Arab News - Aug 08 4:12 PM
    JEDDAH, 9 August 2006 Turkeys highest court, the Council of State, has overturned a government order that resulted in the freezing of assets of Saudi businessman and philanthropist Yassin Al-Qadi.

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:08 PM
    Turkey has cancelled a $500 million deal with Israel Aircraft Industries for the upgrade of its aircraft, in protest of the ongoing Israeli aggression in Lebanon - according to the Israeli news website YNet.

  • ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006080935464) Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:10 PM
    With massive income increases parallel to the rise in oil prices, wealthy Arab investors want to develop Turkey as an investment base. The economic and political stability Turkey has achieved in the last four years during its EU accession process makes the country more attractive for Arab investors.

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:12 PM
    Saudi King Abdullah is due in the Turkish capital of Ankara today to start a three-day historic visit to Turkey. King Abdullah's visit will be the first time ever a Saudi king pays an official visit to Turkey.

  • 2006 Fiat Grande Punto Dynamic from Turkey Open this result in new window
    Carsurvey.org - Aug 08 12:17 PM
    "FIAT's revenge!" What things have gone wrong with the car? Absolutely nothing! General comments?

  • Norbert Klein: We're not Expecting a New Crisis Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:09 PM
    Turkeys white goods sector leads those sectors adversely affected by global fluctuations in the economy that started in May.

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:10 PM
    Gasoline prices at the pumps across Turkey were cut by between 0.03 and 0.04 New Turkish Liras (YTL), following reductions in the price of petroleum charged by the refineries.

  • TURKEY: Currency and interest rates hit auto sales Open this result in new window
    just-auto - Aug 08 8:13 AM
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  • HVB's Project Loans Toward Turkey Exceeds 1 Bln Euro Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 06 11:27 AM
    ANKARA - The second largest bank of Germany HypoVereinsbank`s (HVB) project loans toward Turkey have exceeded 1 billion euro.

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:11 PM
    Dutch authorities have detained a suspected member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) organization, for whom Turkey had issued an international arrest warrant.

  • Exports From Turkey Amount To 6.9 Bln USD In July Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 06 11:27 AM
    MANISA - Exports from Turkey were up 22.39 percent to 6.9 billion USD in July 2006 when compared to July 2005. Turkish Exporters` Assembly (TIM) Chairman Oguz Satici announced exports figures in July 2006 in a meeting in western city of Manisa on Tuesday.

  • Assailants fire at military vehicle in Turkey; 3 soldiers killed Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Aug 06 10:28 AM
    ANKARA, Turkey - Gunmen fired on a military vehicle in northeast Turkey on Sunday, causing an accident that killed three soldiers, the local governor said.

  • FIKRET ERTAN Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:14 PM
    The crisis in Lebanon has eclipsed other important events and developments worldwide and shifted them from our main priorities. In fact, various other developments occurring elsewhere around the world can be closely linked with Turkey.

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:11 PM
    Turkish government spokesman and Justice Minister Cemil Cicek has stated that the steps being taken by the United States and Iraqi authorities to deal with the presence in North Iraq of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq have not met Turkey's expectations.

  • ETYEN MAHCUPYAN Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:15 PM
    It is not very hard to guess why the TV shows about mafia relationships taking place behind closed doors are so popular in Turkey. Turkish society has never been able to find out about what is really going on .

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:11 PM
    At least six people were injured on Tuesday when a Turkish airlines plane hit severe turbulence while en route to Japan from Turkey. Narita International Airport officials said that two crewmembers and four passengers were injured when a Turkish Airline plane hit turbulence.

  • Turkish July cash primary surplus rises to 6.4 bln lira Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 08 8:09 AM
    ISTANBUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Turkey produced a cash primary surplus of 6.425 billion lira ($4.38 billion) in July, the Treasury said on Tuesday, exceeding the 5.3 billion lira reported for June.

  • CULTURE & SOCIETY Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Aug 08 2:11 PM
    Professor Erdogan Bercin, dean of the Pharmaceutical Department at Erciyes University, was swindled by his future wife, a woman he met over the internet. This story made headlines in Turkey last week.

  • Turkey Red Crescent Aid Convoy Arrives in Beirut Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Aug 07 9:24 PM
    A Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) humanitarian relief convoy of 12 trucks has arrived in Lebanon and its cargo of humanitarian aid has been delivered to the people-in-need, a statement from TRC on Monday read.

  • Amber Resigns As Turkey-Israel Friendship Group Member Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 06 11:29 AM
    ANKARA - Zuheyir Amber, a member of parliament from the Motherland Party (ANAVATAN), resigned from his post in the Inter-parliamentary Turkey-Israel Friendship Group, to protest Israeli offensive against Lebanon.

  • New York conservationist left behind mini-Grand Canyon Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 07 7:36 AM
    CASTILE, New York (AP) -- Turkey vultures with 6-foot wingspans glide on eddies off Inspiration Point, a favorite lookout in Letchworth State Park. Far below in the Genesee River Valley, rainbow-haunted waterfalls tumble through a narrow gorge lined with 400-foot cliffs.

  • Turkey begins controversial dam Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 05 11:23 AM
    Turkey begins building a major dam, despite fears it will ruin an ancient site and displace communities.

  • Embraer Wants Turkey To Consider Super Tucano For Trainer Role Open this result in new window
    The Aero-News Network - Aug 08 2:03 AM
    Embraer has presented a proposal to the Turkish government to sell between 36 and 55 Super Tucano trainer aircraft. The proposal submitted is associated with a technology transfer and industrial participation program involving local defense companies.

  • Select an Edition: Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Aug 08 6:38 AM
    GENEVA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A tick-borne haemorrhagic fever has killed 20 people among 242 confirmed cases in Turkey this year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.

  • TURKEY 2 CRUELTY CHARGES Open this result in new window
    Daily Mirror - Aug 07 11:24 PM
    TWO men accused of cruelty to turkeys will face charges after being exposed in the Mirror, it emerged yesterday.

  • Turkey Hill Robbed Again Open this result in new window
    WPH CBS 21 - Aug 07 1:50 PM
    A York County convenience store is robbed for the 3rd time in 3 weeks.

  • Saudi king to visit Turkey next week Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 3:22 AM
    Saudi King Abdullah will start a three-day official visit to Turkey on August 8 during which a military cooperation accord will be signed with Ankara, a Saudi-owned newspaper has reported.

  • Some say ending antidepressants daunting Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 07 7:31 AM
    When Gina O'Brien decided she no longer needed drugs to quell her anxiety and panic attacks, she followed doctor's orders by slowly tapering her dose of the antidepressant Paxil. The gradual withdrawal was supposed to prevent unpleasant symptoms that can result from stopping antidepressants cold turkey. But it didn't work.

  • (AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-06 10:20 GMT: Lebanon seeks emergency oil supplies from Turkey - minister Open this result in new window
    Interactive Investor - Aug 06 2:41 AM
    ANKARA (XFN-ASIA) - Lebanon has asked Turkey for urgent supplies of petroleum products and Turkish companies are currently considering a route for shipments via Syria, a Turkish minister said.

  • In London, the Victoria and Alberts New Gallery Shows the Islamic World as Oasis, Not Caldron Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
    Can 400 carefully chosen objects, some dating to the 11th century, provide us with any fresh insight into what is happening in the Middle East today?

  • Lebanon seeks emergency oil supplies from Turkey: minister Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 05 1:26 AM
    Lebanon has asked Turkey for urgent supplies of petroleum products and Turkish companies are currently considering a route for shipments via Syria.

  • The Turkish lingerie caper Open this result in new window
    Asia Times - Aug 08 3:35 AM
    FETHIYE, Turkey - In a country more usually concerned with questions of outerwear (headscarves, veils and so on), underwear rarely gets a look in. What a man or woman chooses to don beneath his or her clothes is considered a matter of private interest.

  • Study links salmon carcasses to grape quality Open this result in new window
    Lodi News-Sentinel - Aug 08 6:28 AM
    Two researchers have been able to link Lodi's high-quality winegrapes to salmon carcasses being eaten by turkey vultures and other scavengers.

  • *vwd/BUSINESS WIRE: Arcelor Participates in Borcelik's Investment for a Third Galvanising Line in Turkey Open this result in new window
    vwd.de - Aug 07 10:42 AM
    MITTEILUNG UEBERMITTELT VON BUSINESS WIRE. FUER DEN INHALT IST ALLEIN DAS BERICHTENDE UNTERNEHMEN VERANTWORTLICH. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

  • Campbell expected to play for Portsmouth Open this result in new window
    Pravda - Aug 08 4:01 AM
    Campbell left Arsenal in July looking "for a fresh challenge" and attracted interest from Turkey's Fenerbahce. The decision to move to Portsmouth puzzled Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

  • Embraer offers 36-55 Super Tucano fighters to Turkey Open this result in new window
    Sharewatch - Aug 07 11:44 PM
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  • Miles Davis Quintet: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions Open this result in new window
    All About Jazz - Aug 07 11:27 PM
    Much has been written about how, by 1955, trumpeter Miles Davisalready fast becoming legendary at the age of 29had cleaned up his act, kicking his heroin habit cold turkey.