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Turkey to lodge complaint against Austria regarding release of PKK leader (People's Daily)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:19:28 GMT

Turkey said on Wednesday that it will soon lodge a complaint against Austria at the United Nations regarding the release of a senior leader of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK). Foreign Ministry spokesman Levent Bilman told the ...


Iraqi PM to visit Turkey next week (People's Daily)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:19:04 GMT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will pay a visit to Turkey next week upon the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. During al-Maliki's visit in Turkey, the two si ...


Commentary: Turkey's post-election outlook (Middle East Times)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:57:23 GMT

ISTANBUL -- The extent of the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) recent victory in Turkey's parliamentary elections has exceeded everyone's expectations, including those of the party members themselves.


Maliki to visit Turkey for talks on security issues (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:39:24 GMT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit Turkey next week to discuss the safe haven that separatist Turkish Kurd rebels enjoy in the Kurdish-run north of his country, officials said here Wednesday. Maliki will visit at the invitation of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Levent Bilman told reporters.


Turkey slashes budget deficit forecast (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:36:22 GMT

ANKARA, Aug 1 - Turkey's finance ministry has nearly halved its forecast for the 2007 budget deficit due to high non-tax revenues including privatisation proceeds.


Turkey 2007 budget deficit forecast nearly halved (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:38:42 GMT

ANKARA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The forecast for Turkey's 2007 budget deficit has been nearly halved to 8.527 billion lira ($6.5 billion), or 1.3 percent of gross national product (GNP), a Turkish Finance Ministry report said.


Strong recovery for Turkey (FVW.com)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:59:32 GMT

Öger Tours has compensated for last year’s slump in Turkey bookings. But it is pulling out of Egypt due to tough competition. With a 19% rise in revenues and 16% increase in customer numbers, Öger Tours has more than compensated for last year’s 8% drop in sales.


Boomers roast Turkey (Adelaide Now)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:35:00 GMT

THE Australian men's basketball team has defeated a star-studded Turkey 69-54 at the Diego Gianatti International Basketball Tournament in Italy overnight.


Swissotel Turkey ready to open (World Leisure News)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:18:39 GMT

A new hotel and spa in Izmir, Turkey, is ready to launch following a US$60m (43.4m euro, £29m) refurbishment. Previously called The Grand Hotel Efes, and first opened in 1964, the new hotel will be launched as the Swissotel Grand Efes.


Male belly dancers shake up Turkey's dancefloors (The New Zealand Herald)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:47:21 GMT

Male belly dancing has had a resurgence of popularity in the Turkish capital. Photo / Reuters Drawing on a tradition dating back to Ottoman times, male belly dancers are becoming increasingly popular in Turkey's nightclubs according to some reports.