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Turkey's Islamic Business Class Helps Erdogan's Re-Election Bid (Bloomberg.com)
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Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:38:19 GMT

July 17 (Bloomberg) -- From a factory in central Turkey, Islamic businessman Celal Hasnalcaci annually churns out $15 million worth of hip-hugging pants and tight T-shirts --clothing that would horrify many devout Muslims.


Turkey, Iran sign natural gas deals (UPI)
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Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:16:18 GMT

Turkey has signed a tentative gas deal with Iran, moving forward on a major European energy pipeline and irking Washington.


Turkey Burgers, The Bobby Flay Way (CBS News)
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Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:09:07 GMT

Where's the beef? That's what some might ask when biting into delicious, healthy burgers made with ground turkey meat. Odds are, you won't miss the red meat. The Early Show 's resident chef offers recipes.


Turkey heads for early election (Khaleej Times)
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Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:26:07 GMT

ANKARA - Turkey heads to the polls Sunday for a snap election called to end a potentially crippling political crisis, but many analysts believe that whatever the outcome, the root causes are likely to remain.


Turkey’s conservative modernity (Financial Times)
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Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:53:37 GMT

Aged 18, Gamze Cakir and Esra Ertas will be first-time voters in Turkey’s general election on Sunday. Yet each has already made one of the most important decisions of her adult life.


Governing AKP Set for Victory in Turkey (Angus Reid)
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Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:23:57 GMT

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) could remain the largest political organization in the Great National Assembly, according to a poll by the VERSO Center of Political Studies.


Cook: Border Crisis between Turkey, Iraq Worsens U.S.-Turkey Ties (Foreign Relations)
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Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:06:06 GMT

A week away from crucial parliamentary elections in Turkey, relations between the United States and Turkey have been severely strained over Turkey’s concerns over the PKK separatist group given safe haven in the Kurdistan area of northern Iraq. CFR Fellow Stephen A. Cook says a recent major poll shows that “in Turkey, a NATO country firmly allied with the United States over the last fifty years, ...


Turkey's ruling party set to win polls (NDTV)
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Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:14:21 GMT

Turkey's ruling party is likely to win a majority of seats in parliamentary elections on Sunday. Analysts expect that the polls will highlight the deepening divide between the Islamic-oriented government and opponents who fear religion is encroaching on secular traditions.


INTERVIEW - ING eyes property investments in India, Turkey (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
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Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:05:31 GMT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch property manager ING Real Estate plans to invest in India and Turkey and infrastructure in Europe and the Americas to meet demand and benefit from relatively high returns, its chief executive said.


Women Pushing for Increased Representation in Turkey (Voice of America)
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Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:38:33 GMT

Seventy years ago, Turkey was one of the first countries to give women the vote. Seven decades later, there is only one woman in Turkey's 20-member parliament. From Istanbul, Dorian Jones reports on a new initiative to build women's political power.