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H5N1 bird flu confirmed at Czech turkey farm (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:06:29 GMT

Czech officials confirmed Thursday the country's first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in poultry, at a turkey farm in the centre of the country.


Marriage of old and new sways voters in Turkey (Financial Times)
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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:13:46 GMT

Ten new computers sit purring on desktops on the top floor of the Kayseri office of Turkey's governing party, ready for election night next month.


Neuse Wild Turkey Federation schedules JAKES Day – again (New Bern Sun Journal)
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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:16:33 GMT

Maybe the third time will be the charm. The members of the Neuse Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation hope so. For the third time this spring, they have scheduled their annual JAKES Day, a celebration of wildlife and outdoor recreation specifically for youngsters.


Turkey's power plant tender delayed for 4th time (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:13:16 GMT

ANKARA, June 21 (Reuters) - A $4 billion tender to expand and rehabilitate Turkey's largest coal-fired power plant was delayed for a fourth time, this time to the end of July, state-owned Electricity Production A.S. (EUAS) said on Thursday.


Turkey forward Sanli set to join Middlesbrough (Slam! Sports)
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:36:57 GMT

MIDDLESBROUGH, England (AP) - Turkey forward Tuncay Sanli is set to join Middlesbrough on a free transfer. The 25-year-old Sanli, who can play up front or on the wing, is out of contract at Turkish champion Fenerbahce and had a medical examination at Boro on Thursday.


Tick-borne fever kills 11 people in Turkey this year (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:11:47 GMT

A tick-borne fever has killed 11 people in Turkey this year, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.


Eureko and Garanti Bank Announce Final Closing of Partnership Transaction in Turkey (Finanztreff.de)
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:28:02 GMT

Eureko B.V. and T.Garanti Bankasi A.S. ("Garanti") of Turkey have today announced that they have concluded the final steps in the agreement (announced 21 March 2007), whereby Eureko has acquired 80% of Garanti´s Non-Life insurance business - Garanti Sigorta A.S. ("GS"), as well as a 15% stake in Garanti Emeklilik ve Hayat A.S. ("GE"), Garanti´s Life and Pensions business.


Analysis: Turkey turns eastward (Middle East Times)
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:16:37 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Turkey in recent years has shifted away from one of the basic tenets established by Mustafa Kemal, better known as Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish state, by becoming more and more involved in Middle Eastern politics.


Czech authorities report bird 'flu at turkey farm (The Register)
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:35:14 GMT

Samples sent to Surrey for confirmation The European Commission has announced that an outbreak of bird flu at a turkey farm in the Czech Republic appears to be of the the virulent H5N1 strain. The farm is in the Pardubicky Region, district Ústí nad Orlicí, in the centre of the country.…


Spring Turkey Prospects Mixed (Ashley County Ledger)
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:48:51 GMT

Arkansas’ spring turkey season should have some good news mixed in with more bad news. The good news is that reproduction in 2006 was better than it was during 2005, which was a record low for the number of poults per hen in a brood survey.