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Compensation call for turkey workers 
The Herald - Feb 19 5:06 PM
The government was last night urged to compensate 130 workers who are due to be laid off today after the bird flu outbreak in East Anglia and the consequent 40% slump in turkey sales.Iraqi Kurds Deny Supporting PKK Rebels in Turkey Payvand Iran News - Feb 19 9:45 AM
Kurdish officials in Iraq acknowledge PKK rebels are stationed along Iraq's northern border with Iran and Turkey, but they say the area has long been outside the control of any government. -VOATurkey producer in the UK feeling the pinch after bird flu outbreak News-Medical-Net - Feb 19 1:57 PM
The turkey producer in the UK at the centre of the recent bird flu outbreak is feeling the pinch.Nu-Train's Recipe of the Month: Touchdown Turkey Chili KPLC - Feb 19 10:30 AM
In this chili recipe we bench the fattier sausage or ground beef and send in the lean ground turkey instead. The result is sure to score a touchdown with any crowd!TURKEY WORKERS TO BE LAID OFF Daily Mirror - Feb 19 8:15 AM
UP to 500 workers at the Bernard Matthews turkey factory in Norfolk face losing their jobs in the wake of the bird flu outbreak, it was revealed today. Armenia ready for ties with Turkey Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 19 12:57 AM
PARIS (Reuters) - Armenia is ready to establish diplomatic ties with Turkey without preconditions and create a joint government commission to discuss Armenian deaths at the hands of Ottoman Turks in 1915, which Yerevan says was genocide.Turkey raises tax on cigarettes by 16.7 pct Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 19 12:30 AM
ANKARA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Turkey has raised the special consumption tax on cigarettes by 16.7 percent to 1.4 lira ($1.01) per packet of 20 in a decree published in the Official Gazette over the weekend.AL QAIDA PLEDGES ATTACKS IN TURKEY Middle East Newsline - Feb 19 5:55 AM
ANKARA [MENL] -- Al Qaida has pledged to renew attacks in Turkey. The commander of the Al Qaida network in Turkey has warned of a campaign against vital interests in the country.Iran, Turkey stress enhanced cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 18 10:59 PM
Turkey - Iran - Speaker Iran and Turkey here Sunday night stressed the importance of stepping up their bilateral cooperation in light of current circumstances in the region.Turkey hopes Congress will not approve Armenian Genocide bill PanARMENIAN.Net - Feb 19 4:16 AM
Rejep Erdogan blamed the Armenian Diaspora for using the Genocide issue to harm Turkey.Armenia Says Ready For Ties With Turkey Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Feb 19 2:09 AM
February 19, 2007 -- Armenia says it is ready to establish diplomatic ties with Turkey without preconditions.'Wolves to play in Turkey Deseret Morning News - Feb 18 11:15 PM
The NBA announced Saturday that the Minnesota Timberwolves would open training camp next season in Istanbul, Turkey and play an exhibition game against Efes Pilsen, the first-ever NBA game held in that country.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-19 10:43 GMT: Timestrip names KSG Guvenlik ve Bilisim its exclusive distributor in Turkey Interactive Investor - Feb 19 3:09 AM
Developer and manufacturer of label technologies Timestrip PLC said it appointed KSG Guvenlik ve Bilisim Urunleri AS as the exclusive distributor of its products in Turkey.Iraqi Kurds Deny Supporting PKK Rebels in Turkey Voice of America - Feb 18 2:33 PM
Kurdish officials in northern Iraq reject recent accusations from Turkey's army chief that political groups in Iraqi Kurdistan are providing support for separatist rebels in Turkey. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from the northern Iraqi city of Irbil.Haddad-Turkey-Visit Iran's Majlis speaker in Ankara Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 18 2:59 PM
Speaker of Iranian parliament (Majlis) Ghalamali Haddad-Adel arrived here Sunday evening from Qunia and was welcomed by Deputy Speaker of Turkey's parliament Ismail Aleptekin.US: Hormel Q1 lifts 8.7%, despite 25% turkey drop Just Food - Feb 19 6:27 AM
The maker of Spam canned meat and Jennie-O Turkey Hormel Foods has said that its first quarter profits climbed 8.7%, despite a steep increase in grain prices that dented turkey profits.More angels will make their way to Turkey Sampson Independent - Feb 18 4:55 PM
TURKEY The Turkey town board took quick action at its monthly meeting Thursday night, approving the purchase of Christmas ornaments for the town, wiring and a rezoning issue.Matthews lays off 130 turkey workers Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
The company at the centre of Britain's bird flu outbreak was last night preparing to lay off hundreds of staff at one of its factories in East Anglia as the environment secretary, David Miliband, admitted the UK remains vulnerable to further infection.Matthews lays off 130 turkey workers Guardian Unlimited - Feb 19 4:18 PM
· Producer reports 40% slump in sales · Bird flu danger not over, Miliband warns MPsErdogan At Dinner Of American Business Forum In Turkey TurkishPress.com - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
ISTANBUL - "We don't expect a negative decision to be adopted regarding the draft on so-called Armenian genocide at U.S. House of Representatives in April.Turkey's military, govt clash over Iraq, Kurds Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 5:02 AM
The chief of Turkey's powerful military General Staff accused Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq of actively backing Turkish Kurd rebels there and said Ankara must take action, a state news agency said on Saturday.Iran-Turkey Joint Economic Commission meeting opens Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 18 5:58 AM
Iran - Turkey - Conference The 19th session of Iran-Turkey Joint Economic Commission was held in the presence of economic experts of both countries in Ankara.CYPRUS PRESSES ON WITH OIL PLANS DESPITE TURKEY ROW Tocqueville Connection - Feb 18 10:08 AM
NICOSIA, Feb 15, 2007 (AFP) - Cyprus on Thursday formally invited tenders for oil exploration and drilling rights off the coast of the Mediterranean island despite a growing row with Turkey.GARY BOGUE: Death of beloved turkey hopefully just an accident Contra Costa Times - Feb 18 3:14 AM
Gobble, gobble. TURKEY WARS? Thursday, Terry Murphy of Walnut Creek wrote that George, a wild turkey that had been "greeting" (aka standing in front of and blocking) cars every morning in the Goleta Court and Conejo Way area of Walnut Creek for the last year-and-a-half, was dead.Timberwolves to hold training camp in Turkey WKBT La Crosse - Feb 18 8:26 AM
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Timberwolves will hold their training camp in Turkey starting October First.Turkey clinic on tap Lawrence Journal-World - Feb 18 12:26 AM
The Flint Hills Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education Program will holds the sixth-annual Spring Turkey Hunting clinic March 31 at Camp Alexander, near Emporia. Anyone interested in learning how to become a better turkey hunter is invited, especially youngsters.Fort Custer open for spring turkey hunting Battle Creek Enquirer - Feb 18 1:41 AM
Spring turkey hunting opportunities at the Fort Custer will again be available to the public in May.Turkey's TAV IPO prices near top of range Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 19 6:57 AM
ISTANBUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - An initial public offering for Turkish airport operator TAV was priced at 10 lira per share, the top end of the range after strong demand, lead manager HSBC said on Monday.Majlis speaker arrives in Turkey's Konya Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 10:44 PM
Turkey - Iran - Speaker Iranian Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel arrived in Turkey's central city of Konya Saturday evening. Haddad-Adel, heading a delegation, was welcomed at airport by Konya governor general and the city's representatives at Turkey's Grand National Assembly.Al-Qaida suspects get life in prison for Turkey bombings Daily Bulletin - Feb 18 12:51 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey - A Turkish court on Friday sentenced seven suspected al-Qaida militants to life in prison for a pair of 2003 suicide bombings in Istanbul that killed 58 people - attacks prosecutors said were ordered by Osama bin Laden.Turkey tycoon denies responsibility for bird flu outbreak News-Medical-Net - Feb 18 1:27 AM
Turkey tycoon Bernard Matthews, has apologised to customers in Britain for the outbreak of bird flu on one of his Suffolk farms.Midstate callers ready to talk turkey The Patriot-News - Feb 17 9:03 PM
A trio of top turkey callers from the midstate, including half of the turning championship team from last year, will be making a run for national honors this week in the Wild Turkey Bourbon/National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National Championships.Could Bill be first husband and US Senator? Newsday - 7 minutes ago
It's the year 2009 and William Jefferson Clinton, the newest member of the Senate Fisheries subcommittee, is waiting, tray in hand, for the Senate cafeteria cashier to ring up his turkey burger, banana and Diet Coke.Turkey Federation aids Cherokee forest Chattanooga Times Free Press - Feb 17 10:28 PM
The Cherokee Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, long a supporter of missions related to its hunting interests, has another such venture in mind. It goes beyond turkeys.Five more 'have bird flu in Turkey' ITV.com - Feb 17 4:14 PM
Bird flu has been identified in five more people in Turkey, it has been reported. Tests results come after 21 people were taken to hospital amid fears they had the disease.Iran, Turkey to make good on opportunities missed for economic cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 2:58 PM
Iran - Turkey - Trade Iranian and Turkish officials are expected to make good on the opportunities the two countries missed so far for economic cooperation, head of Turkish Foreign Trade Organization Tuncer Kayalar said on Saturday .Turkey workers laid off after virus PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 19 7:28 AM
Hundreds of workers at the Bernard Matthews factory in Norfolk face being laid off in the wake of the bird flu outbreak, it has been revealed.Gul - Faysal Meeting TurkishPress.com - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
ANKARA - Relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia as well as Iraq and Palestine issues were discussed during Turkish FM Abdullah Gul`s meeting with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Saud Al Faysal at Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry on Saturday.German Chancellor: Turkey-EU close ties to benefit all PanARMENIAN.Net - Feb 19 4:45 AM
Angela Merkel: Germany is going to implement EU measures aimed at easing the economic isolation imposed on Turkish Cypriots in northern Cyprus.Workers Sacked At Turkey Plant Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 19 7:09 AM
Around 130 workers are to be laid off at the Bernard Matthews factory in Norfolk and a total of 500 face a temporary lay-off, the TGWU union has said.Gul Departs For Saudi Arabia TurkishPress.com - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul left Saturday for Saudi Arabia in a bid to convey Turkey's views over recent proposals to find a solution to the Middle East problem.Turkish hot money grows to $71.6 bln Turks.US - 41 minutes ago
The flow of hot money -- short-term foreign investments such as three-month or one-year bank deposits -- into Turkey increased by $6.6 billion in January up to $71.6 billion, according to the central bank and data from the Turkish Treasury. Tax incentives for mortgages run counter to economic program Turks.US - 41 minutes ago
Tax incentives that will make it possible for people taking out mortgages to deduct the interest on the loan from their taxes will seriously harm the economic program Turkey is pursuing at present, said Ali Babacan, economy minister and chief negotiator with the EU.Dedeman Hotels Group To Promote Turkish Ski Resort For 2011 Winter Games TurkishPress.com - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
ERZURUM - Dedeman Hotels group has speeded up promotion efforts for Turkey's eastern ski resort Palandoken, which is set to host 2011 World University Winter Games.7 get life for deadly Turkey bombs CNN.com - Feb 16 11:19 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- A Turkish court on Friday sentenced seven suspected al-Qaeda militants to life in prison for the deadly 2003 bombings in Istanbul.Terrorism Envoy Says Terrorist Organization Received Support In North Of Iraq TurkishPress.com - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
ADANA - "Terrorists in PKK camps receive all kinds of logistic support and supplies from within a region which is under the control of northern Iraqi administration," retired General Edip Baser, Turkey`s special envoy for countering terrorism said on Friday.Bernard Matthews lays off workers Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 19 10:51 AM
Turkey producer Bernard Matthews will lay off 130 workers and could let hundreds more go as a result of a fall in sales following a bird flu outbreak, the company said on Monday.Parliament Speaker meets Turkish Prime Minister Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 19 3:07 PM
Haddad - Ordugan - Meet Expansion of relations between the IR of Iran and Republic of Turkey was emphasized in a meeting between visiting Iranian Majlis Speaker and Turkish Prime Minister here Monday.Miliband: 'Bird flu risk remains' ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 19 10:00 AM
The restriction zone around the turkey farm at the centre of the bird flu outbreak is staying in place.Hospice bows out of Biggest Turkey News-Register - Feb 17 8:17 AM
Legacy Health Systems Hospice announced Thursday that it is discontinuing its sponsorship of McMinnville's Biggest Turkey contest, effective this year.Turkish infrastructure delight Financial Times - Feb 19 11:11 AM
The operator of Turkey s main international airports raised $320m in an initial public offering on Monday that testified to the current investor popularity of Turkish assets and of infrastructure companies with secure revenue streams.Foreign Minister Gul Arrives In Saudi Arabia TurkishPress.com - Feb 19 6:42 PM
ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul arrived in Saudi Arabia where he will meet high level Saudi officials during a two-day visit to relay Turkey's views about recent developments in the Middle East.Pakistani Tourism Minister In Ankara TurkishPress.com - Feb 19 6:42 PM
ANKARA - Pakistani Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar arrived in Ankara on Saturday after completing her meetings in Istanbul. Speaking to A.A, Bakhtiar said that it is necessary to reflect the rooted relations between Turkey and Pakistan to tourism.Bernard Matthews set to lay off up to 500 Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 19 9:16 AM
Europe's largest turkey producer Bernard Matthews is preparing to lay-off 500 employees after business was hit by bird flu at its farm in Suffolk, a union representing workers there said on Monday.Turkey's military, govt clash over Iraq, Kurds AlertNet - Feb 17 5:01 AM
Source: Reuters By Gareth Jones ANKARA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The chief of Turkey's powerful military General Staff accused Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq of actively backing Turkish Kurd rebels there and said ... World news The West Australian - Feb 19 12:24 PM
British turkey producer Bernard Matthews will lay off 130 workers and could let hundreds more go as a result of a fall in sales following a bird flu outbreak, the company said.Second person tested for bird flu in Turkey AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 7:03 AM
A second person has been hospitalised in Turkey with suspected bird flu as authorities announced that the virus had affected poultry in four new locations in the mainly Kurdish southeast, a news agency has reported.Nationalism Has Turkey's Intellectuals on Edge NPR - Feb 16 5:15 PM
A climate of fear has settled over leading dissident intellectuals in Turkey, in the wake of the assassination last month of a prominent Turkish-Armenian writer. Ultra-nationalists have stoned churches, attempted hijackings of ferryboats, and chanted the name of the writer's killer at soccer games.Pedestrian robbed in Lancaster Township Lancaster Online - Feb 19 11:56 AM
A gunman robbed a young Lancaster man Sunday night behind the Turkey Hill Minit Market at 936 Columbia Ave., city police said. The victim had just left the convenience store, near Rider Avenue in Lancaster Township, and had started walking to his home when the robber approached him at about ...Egyptian Charged With Spying for Israel in Turkey; Israel Denies It New York Times - Feb 17 4:35 PM
An Egyptian student who fled the country six years ago is now sitting in jail, arrested upon his return to Cairo on charges of spying for Israel.Top Stories KXAN 36 Austin - Feb 19 11:28 AM
Feeding The Turkeys 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.Hunters' haven The Pantagraph - Feb 19 9:36 AM
BLOOMINGTON -- Glenn Helgeland doesn't answer directly when he's asked why his annual Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic in Bloomington drew a record 20,500 people last year.EDITORIAL: Force Not Needed to Administer Vaccine RedNova - Feb 19 11:18 AM
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Feb. 17--In a remote town now part of modern Turkey, an ox-cart that once belonged to Gordias sat tied to a post by an intricate knot. "Whosoever shall untie the knot will become king of Asia," the legend held. Along came Alexander of Macedonia.Turkeys and tournaments The Courier - Feb 19 11:24 AM
Turkey season is just around the corner, and what better way to kick off the upcoming season by attending the 2007 National Wild Turkey Federation Banquet hosted by the River Valley Long Beards.Haddad-Adel confers with Turkish president Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 19 7:52 AM
Iran - Turkey - Speaker Majlis' Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel here on Monday held talks with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. Haddad-Adel is in Ankara at the official invitation of Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc.Regulator seeks Alfa mandatory offer for Turkcell shrs Cellular-News.com - Feb 19 10:25 AM
ISTANBUL, Feb 19 (Dow Jones) -- Turkey's capital markets regulator, the SPK, has called on Russian company Alfa Group to hold a mandatory tender offer to buy out minority shares in Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reported Monday.Seven jailed for Turkey bombings BBC News - Feb 16 11:19 AM
A court in Turkey sentences seven people to life in jail for the 2003 Istanbul bombings that killed 58 people.British turkey giant guilty of sloppy practices News-Medical-Net - Feb 18 1:56 PM
The company at the centre of a bird flu outbreak in Britain has come in for some harsh criticism after a catalogue of failings were revealed by an official report.E-mail junkies fight to break habit Baltimore Sun - Feb 19 1:51 AM
Desire to stay connected strong as many revisit life's digital-free pleasures Seeing in himself the symptoms of an addict, Jeff Clark went cold turkey in December. Turk watchdog seeks Alfa call for Turkcell shares Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 19 12:40 AM
ISTANBUL, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Turkey's Capital Markets Board has called on Russia's Alfa to issue a tender call to minority shareholders in mobile phone operator Turkcell after a court decision annulling a call exemption.Iran's pavilion receives award at Istanbul tourism fair Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 19 2:29 AM
Iran - Turkey - Tourism The Iranian pavilion at Istanbul's tourism exhibition received an award for its unique cultural design, it was announced here Monday.UK Company Hit By Bird Flu Furloughing 130 Workers, Union Says CattleNetwork.com - Feb 19 9:23 AM
LONDON (AP)-- Europe 's biggest turkey processor, which was hit by bird flu, will furlough 130 workers immediately with more to follow, a union said Monday.An Inconvenient Reality The Heights - Feb 19 9:35 AM
Sometimes a place leaves such an impression on you that you find yourself going back there again and again. For some people, the return trip is more mental than physical. For Seye Akinbulumo, A&S '07 the trip back to Turkey Creek, Miss.Saluting President's Day Red Bluff Daily News - Feb 19 8:38 AM
Oftentimes, holidays that don't involve turkey dinners or exchanging gifts can get lost in the mix.SKorea's Hyundai Motor building plant in Brazil AFP via Yahoo! News - 54 minutes ago
South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor said it is building a car plant in Brazil, its first in Latin America.UK says no evidence Hungarian poultry infected with bird flu entered food chain Sharewatch - Feb 19 8:29 AM
He told parliament that investigations surrounding the outbreak of the virus at a turkey processing factory in Holton, Suffolk owned by Bernard Matthews also showed there was a "very low" risk of infection to workers.Battling e-mail addiction a tough task East Valley Tribune - Feb 19 4:18 AM
Seeing in himself the symptoms of an addict, Jeff Clark went cold turkey in December. "E-mail was like cocaine," says Clark, a 24-year-old graphic designer in Boston who says he became anxious after a few hours away from his digital drug and would check messages to help him get back to sleep when he woke up during the night.Quality of life index St. Petersburg Times - Feb 19 12:32 AM
$0 Cost to Florida seniors for a hunting or fishing certificate. $2 Cost to Florida residents for a lobster catching permit. $5 Cost to Florida residents for a turkey hunting permit.Turkey Moves to Address Climate Change Environment News Service - Feb 17 12:37 AM
ANKARA, Turkey , February 16, 2007 (ENS) - Turkey is taking steps to respond to the threat of climate change. The Turkish Grand National Assembly Tuesday adopted a decision to set up a Research Commission on the causes and effects of global warming in the country.Press Review TurkishPress.com - Feb 19 4:34 AM
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has been making efforts to further develop all of Turkey s provinces without any discrimination.Deafening silence on turkey farm rattles consumers Financial Times - Feb 16 6:34 PM
Poultry sales have slumped, hygiene lapses have been exposed and it remains unclear how bird flu found its way to Bernard Matthews's turkey flock. But Mr Matthews, the 76-year-old founder of the turkey empire, does not seem to feel any pressure to explain. He is nowhere to be found.TURKEY FIRM UNDER FIRE Yorkshire Post Today - Feb 16 11:25 PM
Turkey firm Bernard Matthews was under fire last night after an official report revealed failings at its plant hit by bird flu. (17/02/2007 07:10:15)U.S. releases numbers of Afghan war dead AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 4:15 PM
As of Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at least 297 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The Defense Department last updated its figures Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007.OMV reaffirms Nabucco commitment, urges investment decision by end of year Sharewatch - Feb 19 6:00 AM
In an interview with the Austrian daily 'Der Standard', the head of OMV's gas division Werner Auli said the Nabucco consortium -- led by OMV and comprising Bulgaria's Bulgargaz, Hungary's MOL, Romania's Transgaz and Turkey's BOTAS -- will be expanded to include an additional partner within the next few months.Moms' 6 biggest sleep mistakes, and how to fix them CNN.com - Feb 19 5:09 PM
You are how you sleep. It's the one-third of your life that most affects the two others. Of course, when your kids are young and you need lots of energy to get through the day, getting a good night's rest can be challenging.British authorities impose restrictions, cull turkeys amid outbreak Fox21 - Feb 19 2:08 AM
LONDON British health officials are imposing new restrictions in the area where a deadly strain of bird flu was found in turkeys. About 25-hundred turkeys died of the virus on a commercial farm northeast of London, owned by Europe's largest turkey producer.Robert Kocharian: Normalization of relations is a prerogative of governments not historians PanARMENIAN.Net - Feb 19 3:30 AM
The Armenian President one more time reminded Armenia is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey without preconditions.Series of 'biosecurity lapses' revealed at bird-flu turkey plant The Scotsman - Feb 16 4:54 PM
TURKEY firm Bernard Matthews was under fire last night after an official report revealed a catalogue of failings at the plant hit by bird flu.Major Pipeline Contract For Rotork Heavy Duty Electro-Hydraulic Valve Actuators OilandGasOnline - Feb 19 12:27 AM
The recently commissioned four billion dollar BTC pipeline heralds a new era of crude oil supply by linking the oilfields of the Caspian Sea with the Mediterranean coast of TurkeyTom's a griller, fryer Mobridge Tribune - Feb 18 10:21 PM
It was several years ago that Tom Dekker bought a turkey fryer or, as he says, "They were new on the market then." It has become a very important part of his cooking, along with his grill. Since it heats with propane, it is easily moved.Second person tested for virus in Turkey Gulf Times - Feb 16 9:55 PM
ANKARA: A second person has been hospitalised in Turkey with suspected bird flu as authorities announced that the virus had affected poultry in four new locations in the mainly Kurdish southeast, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday.HSBC bomb target in Turkey ITV.com - Feb 16 1:47 PM
The British-based HSBC bank has been the target of three bombings in Turkey. A fourth bomb went off near a Turkish-American culture centre in the capital, Ankara.Opinion: Playing the Turkish Card Warsaw Business Journal - Feb 19 12:30 AM
During his recent visit to Ankara, President Lech Kaczy ski expressed unequivocal support for Turkey's accession to the European Union.European sovereign borrowing set to fall FT.com via Yahoo! News - Feb 19 12:45 PM
Net borrowing by European governments will fall to the lowest level in five years in 2007 as better than expected growth and improvements in tax revenues reduce financing needs, according to a report by Standard & Poor's published on Tuesday.Bernard Matthews turkey factory squalor Evening Standard - Feb 16 2:45 PM
The factory farm at the centre of the bird flu alert was a haven for scavenging birds and rats, while the turkey sheds were filthy with dilapidated roofs.Turkey ready for inaugural Black Sea Games People's Daily - Feb 16 5:51 PM
Turkish Youth and Sports Director General Mehmet Atalay said on Friday that Turkey is ready for the First Black Sea Games to be held between July 2 and 8 in the Black Sea city of Trabzon and neighboring provinces in northern Turkey.(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-19 08:10 GMT: UK smallcap opening - Kefi Minerals dips on placing move Interactive Investor - Feb 19 12:40 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Kefi Minerals dipped 0.25 to 3.25 pence as the gold and copper exploration company, with projects in Turkey and Bulgaria, moved to raise 350,000 stg via a placing with UK institutional and private investors of 11.67 mln new ordinary shares at a price of 3p. newsdesk@afxnews.com fjb/vsGovernment under fire for neglecting wild bird flu tests Daily Mail - Feb 18 4:05 PM
Wild birds near Bernard Matthews' infected turkey farm have not been tested for bird flu, despite fears they could spread the deadly virus across the country. Since the virus took hold, not one wild bird has been tested (AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-19 08:30 GMT: Kefi Minerals raises 350,000 stg in placing at 3p/shr Interactive Investor - Feb 19 12:54 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Kefi Minerals PLC said it raised 350,000 stg through a placing of about 11.67 mln new shares at 3 pence each, to expand its gold and copper exploration assets in Turkey and Bulgaria in 2007.PSV IN COMMAND AS RIVALS FALTER Give Me Football - Feb 19 2:10 AM
Christmas came a day early for PSV Eindhoven after title rivals AZ Alkmaar and Ajax both slipped up on Sunday. AZ were held to a goalless draw at home to NEC Nijmegen while Ajax´s championship turkey looks to have been cooked following a lamentable 4-2 defeat at Vitesse Arnhem.