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Turkey to keep pushing for UN-backed Syria safe zones - Reuters Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:10:25 GMT

Brisbane Times

Turkey to keep pushing for UN-backed Syria safe zones
Reuters
ISTANBUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Turkey will continue to seek international backing for a foreign-protected safe zone inside Syria after a U.N. Security Council meeting this week failed to deliver much beyond a French plan to channel more aid to rebel ...
AP Analysis: Turkey's failed call for Syria safe zone clear sign diplomatic ...Washington Post

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Turkey Gold Sales to Iran Mask Weakening Exports - Wall Street Journal Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:19:31 GMT

Turkey Gold Sales to Iran Mask Weakening Exports
Wall Street Journal
Turkey's gold sales to Iran extended a record streak in July, helping mask an otherwise deteriorating export performance as demand for precious metals from its eastern neighbor helps the country reduce its trade deficit. Iran became Turkey's top export ...

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Turkey slams Security Council for Syria inaction, demands safe zone - Turkish Press Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:58:09 GMT

The Associated Press

Turkey slams Security Council for Syria inaction, demands safe zone
Turkish Press
Turkey appealed to a reluctant UN Security Council yesterday for a safe haven for thousands of Syrians facing a "humanitarian disaster" as Britain and France said they would rule out no options - including a no-fly zone - to aid residents fleeing an ...
Amid squalor and fear on Turkish border, Syrians make plea for safe zoneChristian Science Monitor
Hostility to Syrian Refugees Rising Along Turkey's BorderDaily Beast
Turkey to press for safe zone in SyriaThe Associated Press
Wall Street Journal
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Turkey Lobbies Museums Around World to Return Artifacts - Voice of America Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:33:41 GMT

Voice of America

Turkey Lobbies Museums Around World to Return Artifacts
Voice of America
ISTANBUL — Turkey is following an increasingly aggressive policy of getting top museums around the world to return its heritage. Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay says that in the last decade, more than 4,000 artifacts had been brought ...


Treasury's Cohen Heads to Switzerland, Turkey for Sanctions Talks - Wall Street Journal (blog) Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:46:02 GMT

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Treasury's Cohen Heads to Switzerland, Turkey for Sanctions Talks
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Treasury Department's point man on terrorism financing and economic sanctions leaves Saturday for a trip to Switzerland and Turkey to discuss newly expanded U.S. sanctions against Iran as well as international embargoes against Syria.
US official to Turkey, Switzerland to press Iran sanctionsNOW LEBANON

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Ford Turkey to Raise Truck Exports Sixfold as It Adds New Model - Bloomberg Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:21:51 GMT

Ford Turkey to Raise Truck Exports Sixfold as It Adds New Model
Bloomberg
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS (FROTO), the Turkish van and truck maker co-owned by Ford Motor Co. and Koc Holding AS (KCHOL), plans as much as a sixfold increase in truck exports to 6,000 vehicles by 2016, helped by a new heavy truck it will start selling at ...

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Turkey - Factors to Watch on Aug 31 - Reuters Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:03:15 GMT

Turkey - Factors to Watch on Aug 31
Reuters
ISTANBUL Aug 31 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Friday. The lira was at 1.8267 against the dollar at 0538 GMT, weakening from 1.8156 late on Wednesday before a public holiday. The yield on ...


Turkey calls for Syria safe zones, UN Security Council remains unmoved - CBS News Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:46:37 GMT

CBS News

Turkey calls for Syria safe zones, UN Security Council remains unmoved
CBS News
(AP) UNITED NATIONS - Turkey appealed to a reluctant U.N. Security Council Thursday for a safe haven for thousands of Syrians facing a "humanitarian disaster" as Britain and France said they would rule out no options — including a no-fly zone — to ...


Jumeirah Restaurants' Franchise to Open in Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Turkey - Sacramento Bee Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:22:33 GMT

Jumeirah Restaurants' Franchise to Open in Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Turkey
Sacramento Bee
Jumeirah Restaurants LLC, the branded restaurant division of Jumeirah Group, has signed two franchise agreements that will see Urbano, its Italian restaurant concept that is at Souk Al Bahar in Dubai, open soon in Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Turkey.

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In Turkey, One City Fine-Tunes Rules on Percussion Players - Wall Street Journal Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:32:19 GMT

Wall Street Journal

In Turkey, One City Fine-Tunes Rules on Percussion Players
Wall Street Journal
But the move to impose stricter drumming rules has Isparta moving to a different beat from many parts of Turkey, where rapid economic growth and modernization have conspired to turn down the volume on this noisy tradition. In many of the country's ...