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Country Fast Facts: Turkey (CBS News)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:00:02 GMT

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or "Father of the Turks."


Turkey Point sirens to sound Friday (Miami Herald)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:56:07 GMT

Florida Power & Light, the Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management and the Department of Homeland Security will be conducting a quarterly test of the Turkey Point nuclear power plant's outdoor warning sirens at 1 p.m. Friday.


IMF team to visit Turkey Sept. 12-13 (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:16:52 GMT

WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - An International Monetary Fund team will visit Turkey on Sept. 12 and 13 for talks with the country's newly appointed economic team, including Economy Minister Mehmet Simsek, in Ankara.


A new Turkey? (Al-Ahram Weekly)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:33:51 GMT

Current political developments in Turkey are significant in more than one way. On Thursday 28 August, Abdullah Gul walked into the presidential palace. He did not do so as a guest who, by secular laws, cannot bring his veiled wife along, but rather as president of the state.


Party With Islamist Roots Set to Modernize Turkey (YaleGlobal Online)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:12:53 GMT

EAST LANSING: The election of Abdullah Gül as president of Turkey – a foregone conclusion since the landslide victory of Prime Minister Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) in July – marks a turning point in the country’s history.


Emaar Turkey to launch Park View Villas (AME Info)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:01:59 GMT

To meet the high regional demand for Emaar Turkey's exclusive Tuscan Valley Houses project, the developer will launch Park View Villas, a premium collection of homes, on September 8.


Turkey to announce July, Aug budget data next week (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:56:27 GMT

ANKARA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Turkey will publish its budget figures for both July and August together next week because of a "financial holiday" in July, a senior finance ministry official said on Thursday.


Marshall Tucker Band on stage Friday at Turkey Trot (Washington Times-Herald)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:28:56 GMT

MONTGOMERY — Turkey Trot-goers have some top quality music to look forward to this year, probably the best mix the festival has seen in a long time, according to Festival Chairman Dewayne Shake.


MCRC slates day at Turkey Swamp Park (Examiner)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:01:58 GMT

The Monmouth County Republican Committee (MCRC) will host a "Hot Dog" day in the park from 1-5 p.m. Sept. 8 at Turkey Swamp Park, Sandy Run Picnic Area, 200 Georgia Road, Freehold Township. Cost is $10 per person or $25 per family.


IMF Mission Chief Set to Meet Turkey's New Economic Team (IMF)
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Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:30:45 GMT

"At the request of Minister Şimşek, Mr. Lorenzo Giorgianni, the IMF mission chief for Turkey, will visit Ankara during September 12-13 to be introduced to the new economic team. Mr. Giorgianni will be accompanied by Mr. Hossein Samiei, the newly appointed Senior Resident Representative."