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Turkey at the Turning Point? (New York Review of Books)
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Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:48:55 GMT

It is now clear that Turkey, a country to which Western visitors have often applied adjectives such as "timeless" and "slothful," is changing profoundly, and with un-Oriental speed.


Wild Turkey distillery to expand (Louisville Courier-Journal)
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Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:26:22 GMT

The owners of Wild Turkey bourbon plan to invest $30 million in the brand's distillery on the banks of the Kentucky River, more than doubling production capacity to nearly 11 million gallons of whiskey annually.


Turkey?s President Seeks to Change Law That Criminalizes Insults to Turkish Identity (New York Times)
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Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:48:00 GMT

Turkey?s new president said a law that makes it a crime to insult Turkish identity damages Turkey?s image by portraying it as a country where intellectuals are jailed for speaking their mind.


Special season deer, turkey permits mailed (Bristol Herald Courier)
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:34:13 GMT

The Special Season deer and turkey hunt permits have been mailed to successful applicants, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).


Turkey's Galatasaray Lions face do-or-die game in UEFA Cup (People's Daily)
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Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:42:32 GMT

Turkey's Galatasaray Lions face a make-or-break battle when they host Swiss side Sion in their UEFA Cup first-round, second-leg match here on Thursday evening, local Today's Zaman (Time) reported. The do-or-die match will take place at ...


Turkey stands firm on Cyprus row with EU (Gulf Times)
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Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:52:12 GMT

NICOSIA: Turkey will continue to refuse trade privileges to Cyprus unless the EU eases the economic isolation of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said yesterday.


EU lawmakers try carrot, rather than stick, approach with Turkey (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:20:11 GMT

Members of the European Parliament changed tack with Turkey Wednesday, preferring praise to the harsh criticism of the past to try to encourage Ankara's efforts at EU-oriented reform.


Turkey refuses to back down on Cyprus row with EU (Middle East Times)
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Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:50:00 GMT

NICOSIA -- Turkey will continue to refuse trade privileges to Cyprus unless the EU eases the economic isolation of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots, Turkey's foreign minister Ali Babacan said Thursday.


Fall turkey hunting found in Thanksgiving Day traditions (Meramec Journal)
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Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:59:13 GMT

From the hand-traced art we all made in elementary school, to the different leftover recipes we try each fall, nothing says Thanksgiving like the turkey. Pilgrims and Indians, yams and pumpkin pie, almost everything play second fiddle to the big bird.


Turkey 2007 budget deficit 10-12 bln lira-officials (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
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Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:43:19 GMT

ANKARA, Oct 4 - Turkey's budget deficit is expected to be between 10 and 12 billion lira this year, while a draft budget for next year anticipates a 2008 deficit of 18 billion lira, economy officials told Reuters on Thursday.