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Turkey Intervenes to Shore Up Currency - Wall Street Journal- India Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:09:21 GMT

Wall Street Journal- India
Turkey Intervenes to Shore Up Currency
Wall Street Journal- India
In seven back-to-back auctions, the most ever conducted in one day, Turkey's central bank on Monday sold $2.25 billion in dollars to shore up the lira, or roughly 5% of its net reserves. That also is the most Turkey has ever spent in a day to support ...
Turkey Central Bank Starts 'Strong' Tightening to Bolster LiraVoice of America
Turkey's central bank seeks to prop up lira without rate riseFinancial Times
Turkey rushes to defend liraSydney Morning Herald
4-traders (press release) -Central Banking (subscription)
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Turkey reopens Istanbul's Gezi Park protest spot - NBCNews.com (blog) Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:56:27 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)
Turkey reopens Istanbul's Gezi Park protest spot
NBCNews.com (blog)
ISTANBUL - Turkey reopened an Istanbul park at the heart of last month's demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan Monday – but protest leaders plan to hold another rally there. Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu announced the reopening ...

Pimco Shuns Korea to Turkey Covered Debt on Liquidity - Bloomberg Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:36:49 GMT

Pimco Shuns Korea to Turkey Covered Debt on Liquidity
Bloomberg
“For new markets, such as South Korea or Turkey, there isn't sufficient liquidity,” said Timo Boehm, a Munich-based money manager focusing on covered bonds at Pimco, which manages about $2 trillion of assets, including the world's biggest bond fund.

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Turkey protesters clash with police near Taksim Square - BBC News Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:53:07 GMT

BBC News
Turkey protesters clash with police near Taksim Square
BBC News
Police in Turkey have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters trying to enter a park cordoned off by police in Istanbul. Thousands of people had converged on Gezi Park, near the city's Taksim Square - which was a focus of unrest in June.
After Protests, Forums Sprout in Turkey's ParksNew York Times (blog)
Fresh violence in Turkey as police fire at Gezi Park protestersTelegraph.co.uk
Government response to protests in Turkey: class war from aboveUC Berkeley (blog)
The Daily Star
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Turkey double murder trial resumes - RTE.ie Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:00:31 GMT

Turkey double murder trial resumes
RTE.ie
The trial resumed in Turkey today of the father and son who stand accused of murdering two women from Northern Ireland. Marion Graham and Cathy Dinsmore were found stabbed to death at an isolated forest overlooking the port city of Izmir. Recep Cetin ...
Turkey murders: Recep and Eyup Cetin appear in courtBBC News

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Taksim Square protests put the deep freeze on Israel-Turkey reconciliation - Haaretz Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:04:57 GMT

Haaretz
Taksim Square protests put the deep freeze on Israel-Turkey reconciliation
Haaretz
Riot police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators in a protest against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara. May 31, 2013. Photo by Reuters. Text size. Comments (1). this story is by.
'Most Israelis don't believe Netanyahu's apology to Turkey was justified'Jerusalem Post
Poll: Most Israelis say apology to Turkey was unjustifiedIsrael Hayom
Poll: Israelis Believe Apology to Turkey Was a MistakeArutz Sheva
The Times of Israel
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Turkey condemns Cairo shooting, calls it "massacre" - Reuters Africa Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:12:59 GMT

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Turkey condemns Cairo shooting, calls it "massacre"
Reuters Africa
He called for the start of a political normalization process that respects the national will of Egyptians. Turkey's government has Islamist roots like Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood. Davutoglu last week denounced the Egyptian army's removal of Mursi after ...
What Does Morsi's Ouster Mean for Turkey?Al-Monitor
Turkey Probes Financial MarketsWall Street Journal
Mr. President: “Talk turkey” to EgyptTown Hall
Al-Arabiya -CBC.ca -Hurriyet Daily News
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No Turkey Vacation For Most Israelis - Daily Beast Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:03:43 GMT

No Turkey Vacation For Most Israelis
Daily Beast
Poll: 85% of Israelis say they won't holiday in Turkey - Despite Israel's apology over the Marmara affair, 42% believe that there was no change in the relations between the states, 71% believe Israel should not have apologized. (Israel Hayom, p. 15 ...

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BUSINESS > Yandex set to shift up gear in Turkey - Hurriyet Daily News Mon, 08 Jul 2013 21:02:59 GMT

BUSINESS > Yandex set to shift up gear in Turkey
Hurriyet Daily News
Yandex Turkey chairman Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ said they provided a service like a “local search engine.” “We are launching the Yandex Search Academy project. We will cooperate with firms and universities in Turkey,” he said. Yalçındağ added that they ...

HSBC Asset in Talks With Pension Funds in Turkey After Allianz - Bloomberg Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:43:00 GMT

HSBC Asset in Talks With Pension Funds in Turkey After Allianz
Bloomberg
“We want to be among the top four asset managing companies in Turkey and pension funds will be a driving force in attaining our target,” Aksel said. “We expect a 20 percent increase in the size of total pension fund savings in Turkey in the next five ...

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