Turkey - Factors to Watch on April 20 - Forbes Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:18:35 GMT

Turkey - Factors to Watch on April 20
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Property prices in Turkey will drop an additional 10 percent and in some places by as much as 15-20 percent in 2009 and 2010, Alarko Holding Chief Executive Ayhan Yavrucu said, Dunya reports. Turkey expects an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission ...
PRESS DIGEST - Turkey - April 20 Reuters
Turkish lira off on IMF talk delay, weaker picture Forbes
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Garanti of Turkey to launch $306 million hedge fund - Reuters Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:34:46 GMT

Garanti of Turkey to launch $306 million hedge fund
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IS), Turkey's second-biggest bank by market value, said on Monday it was launching a hedge fund with a registered capital of 500 million lira ($306 million) within a month. The hedge fund, to be called Istanbul Fon, aims for 70 percent of its ...

Turkish-Cypriot win dashes island's hope of unity, EU prospects - Irish Times Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:37:20 GMT

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Turkish-Cypriot win dashes island's hope of unity, EU prospects
Irish Times, Ireland
THE VICTORY by Turkish-Cypriot hardliners in Sunday's parliamentary election in Cyprus dealt a blow to prospects for reunification of the divided island as well as for Turkey's bid for EU membership. The right-wing National Unity Party (UBP) led by ...
Video: Cyprus historic sites face ruin - 19 Apr 09 Al Jazeera
Turkish Cypriots Vote Could Complicate Reunification Talks Voice of America
Turkish Cypriot right wing poised to win election Reuters
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Post card from Turkey - Reuters Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:57:58 GMT

Post card from Turkey
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Turkey's ruling party posted its worst election result since 2002 in March local polls as voters penalised the AK Party and Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan for failing to address a weakening economy, corruption allegations and a perception that the ...

Hunter fulfills turkey passion close to home - Farmington Independent Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:11:57 GMT

Hunter fulfills turkey passion close to home
Farmington Independent, MN
Minnesota's spring wild turkey season opened Wednesday for its first five-day period, and Krepps, 65, was standing among hardwoods in southern Carlton County where he had done lots of preseason scouting. He knew a gobbler had been hanging out among the ...

Ten detained under anti-terror operation in Turkey released - Hürriyet Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:10:39 GMT

Today's Zaman
Ten detained under anti-terror operation in Turkey released
Hürriyet, Turkey
The constitutional court is currently deliberating a case demanding the closure of the DTP over its alleged links to the terror organization PKK, which launches cross-border attacks against Turkey from bases in northern Iraq . ...
Turkey : Police detained 30 Kurdish rebels unnindia
Election result complicates Kurdish reform Southeast European Times
'Anti-PKK operations not connected to DTP closure case' Today's Zaman
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Dinner Tonight: Turkey-Salsa Roll-ups - Dallas Morning News Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:32:39 GMT

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Dinner Tonight: Turkey-Salsa Roll-ups
Dallas Morning News, TX
This recipe for spicy turkey roll-ups uses bottled salsa as a preseasoned, ready-to-go cooking sauce for the meat. Chunkier is better, because you're going to be sautéing the turkey in the salsa, then using a slotted spoon to fetch the meat and any ...

Russia- Turkey wars of supremacy in Azerbaijan - Hürriyet Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:25:46 GMT

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Russia- Turkey wars of supremacy in Azerbaijan
Hürriyet, Turkey
Turkey closed its borders with Armenia after the Armenian occupation of the Azerbaijani enclave Nagorno Karabakh, as well as other regions surrounding the enclave. “We were not informed of the talks between Turkey and Armenia,” Asım Mollazade said of ...
Armenian journalist says Turkey-Armenia rapprochement postponed Today's Zaman
Babacan in Yerevan: unfulfilled prophecies of the western press PanARMENIAN.Net
Rapprochement with Turkey may foster change in Armenia's position ReliefWeb (press release)
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Migrants Arrive in Italy After Standoff With Malta - New York Times Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:18:53 GMT

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Migrants Arrive in Italy After Standoff With Malta
New York Times, United States
By CAROLINE BROTHERS PARIS — More than 120 migrants arrived Monday in Sicily after being stranded on a cargo ship in the Mediterranean for four days while Italy and Malta argued over who should accept them. At the end of a voyage that left a pregnant ...
Italy to accept migrants, after spat with Malta AFP
Italy takes in stranded migrants BBC News
Migrants moved to Italy after standoff with Malta eTaiwan News
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Turkey end-March govt debt stock 407.7 bln lira - Forbes Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:33:28 GMT

Turkey end-March govt debt stock 407.7 bln lira
Forbes, NY
ANKARA, April 20 (Reuters) - Turkey's central government gross debt stock stood at 407.7 billion lira ($247.4 billion) at the end of March, the Treasury said on Monday, up from the previous month's 403.5 billion lira. The Treasury said of total debt at ...