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Pope's remarks add to unease over Turkey visit 
Financial Times - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
When the late Pope John Paul II visited Turkey in 1979, the country was on the verge of a military coup, and engaged in a savage conflict with Kurdish separatists that killed 35,000 people.Kurdish rebels suspected in Turkey blast AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 6:17 PM
Suspected Kurdish guerrillas set off an explosive-laden minibus across from a police guest house in eastern Turkey Saturday, injuring 17 people, the governor's office said.Child killed in explosion in southeastern Turkey People's Daily - Sep 24 6:09 PM
One child was killed and another injured on Sunday when an explosive device they were playing with went off in southeastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.MINORITY PROPERTIES IN TURKEY Zaman Online - Sep 24 2:18 PM
With its lengthy efforts, the Directorate General of Foundations brought to light assets of minority foundations in Turkey. Minority foundations have a total of 2,419 assets in Turkey.Turkey to Export Electricity to Lebanon Zaman Online - Sep 24 2:13 PM
The Syrian Electricity Institution wants to import electricity from Turkey in order to help meet Lebanon s power shortage via an energy transportation line between Birecik and Aleppo.Explosion in Turkey leaves 17 injured UPI - Sep 24 12:23 PM
IGDIR, Turkey, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- An explosion at a police guest house in the Turkish province of Igdir has left 17 people injured, including five area policemen.Turbans on the decrease in Turkey? Turks.US - Sep 24 1:27 PM
The proportion of people in Turkey who wear turbans has fallen from 13 to 11% according to a study commissioned by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation, or TESEV, which will be published in November.Asbestos-laden ship rejected by Turkey returns to Netherlands AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 7:34 AM
The Otapan, an asbestos-lined ship rejected last month by Turkey where it was due to be dismantled, is returning to the Netherlands.Jim Lee column: Turkey prospects bright Green Bay Press-Gazette - Sep 24 2:34 AM
MADISON Prospects for Wisconsins 2006 fall turkey hunting season could hardly be better. So what happened to hunter interestTurkey trot rhythm lasted a whole lifetime Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Sep 24 1:51 AM
Cecilia B. DeJoy first saw her future husband walking down the hall with a live turkey on a red leather leash. He died on the morning of their 50th wedding anniversary.Turkey explosion injures 17 NDTV - Sep 23 9:24 PM
Suspected Kurdish guerrillas set off an explosive-laden minibus near a police guesthouse in eastern Turkey, injuring 17 people, the governor's office has said.Costello a 'fool' over Turkey speech The Age - Sep 23 3:17 PM
Australian Muslim leaders have condemned Treasurer Peter Costello as an 'ignorant fool' after he invoked Turkey as a model for the modern Islamic world. -Suspected Kurdish guerrillas set off a truck bomb in eastern Turkey, 17 hurt CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Sep 23 2:18 PM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Suspected Kurdish guerrillas set off an explosive-laden minibus across from a police guest house in eastern Turkey, injuring 17 people Saturday, the governor's office said.Blast in Turkey injures twelve Aljazeera - Sep 23 12:57 PM
An explosion in eastern Turkey has left 12 people injured including three policemen, according to police officials.Kretschmer Criticizes Army's Role in Turkey Zaman Online - Sep 23 2:14 PM
Hansjörg Kretschmer, head of European Commission Delegation to Turkey, criticized the army s role in Turkey and said, Security forces play their own game outside the civil authority s control. Unemployment Drives Turkmen To Turkey Institute for War and Peace Reporting - Sep 23 11:43 AM
In a country where jobs are scarce, the possibility of well-paid work is tempting many Turkmen abroad. Turkmen workers are flocking to Turkey to escape chronic unemployment and poverty at home.Turkey Delegation in China Projects Development Turks.US - Sep 23 8:23 AM
Turkey imports over $9.5 billion from China annually, accounting for 15 percent of Turkey s trade deficit, yet Turkey s exports to China are only $600 million.Testing And Development For Turkey Rally-Live.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Sep 24 10:18 AM
Cyprus : Subaru World Rally Team - Finish : After the time loss of the previous two days, the Subaru World Rally Team'sfocus for the final Leg turned to testing and development work forforthcoming events. Turkey counterattacks on lawsuits by Greek Cypriots Turks.US - Sep 23 7:08 AM
Turkey has changed it strategy against Greek Cypriots, who had applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to keep their permanent properties in Northern Cyprus. Inmet Cayeli mine in Turkey to resume production Turks.US - Sep 23 8:24 AM
ANKARA, Turkey The new government founded under Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has won a vote of confidence in the Parliamentary General Assembly.Turkish Lira Tops World Currencies as Rate Increases Spur Gains Bloomberg.com - Sep 24 5:04 PM
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Turkish lira, the world's best- performing currency in the past three months, is benefiting from the Central Bank of Turkey's drive to curb inflation.Twelve injured in explosion in eastern Turkey Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 11:26 AM
Twelve people, including three policemen, were injured when a bomb in a truck exploded in front of a police building in the eastern Turkish city of Igdir, police officials said on Saturday.WTCC: Rydell tops Turkey qualifying autosport.com - Sep 23 5:42 AM
SEAT's Rickard Rydell will start the first of Sunday's World Touring Car Championship rounds from pole position at the Istanbul Park circuit after a rain-affected qualifying session in Turkey.Six injured in explosion in eastern Turkey Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 10:38 AM
Six people, including three policemen, were injured by an explosion in front of a police building in the eastern Turkish city of Igdir, CNN Turk TV said on Saturday.Four injured in explosion in Turkey Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 23 9:58 AM
Four people were injured by an explosion in a car in front of a police building in the eastern Turkish city Igdir, CNN Turk TV said on Saturday.Leading author acquitted, but Turkey remains a country where writers can be put on trial Vail Daily - Sep 22 11:14 PM
ISTANBUL, Turkey - One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted Thursday of "insulting Turkishness" - a crime Western-looking Turks view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to joining the European Union.Iran and Turkey Prepare for War in Iraqi Kurdistan DEBKAfile - Sep 24 8:04 AM
A new Middle East war is in the offing. DEBKA file s exclusive military sources in Iraq and sources in Iran reveal that Turkish and Iranian air units as well as armored, paratroop, special operations and artillery forces are poised for an imminent coordinated invasion of the northern Iraqi autonomous province of Kurdistan.Turkey abuse claims 'on the rise' BBC News - Sep 22 7:27 AM
An EU delegation reports a "worrying" increase in reports of torture and abuse in Turkey, after a fact-finding visit.Turkey Drops Charges Against Novelist Ohmynews - Sep 23 4:24 AM
Under Article 301 of Turkey's penal code it is a crime to insult Turkish national identity. The crime is punished with up to three years in prison. The trial was closely watched by the European Commission...Eurlings: Turkey Cannot Become EU Member without Armenian Genocide Recognition PanARMENIAN.Net - Sep 23 2:03 AM
The recognition of the Armenian, Pontus Greek and Syrian genocides is a precondition for Turkey's EU membership.Nations raise stakes in arms race by revealing nuclear ambitions Times Online - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
EGYPT and Turkey are pressing ahead with plans to join the nuclear club, amid fears that Iran s atomic programme could trigger a nuclear race across the Middle East.Fowl Shots: Locals Get A Bang Out of Rotary's Turkey Shoot Benefit The Tampa Tribune - Sep 24 6:44 PM
Pasco.tbo.com - your online connection to community news in Pasco County, including New Port Richey, Hudson, Land O' Lakes, Wesley Chapel, Ridge Manor, San Antonio, Zephyrhills and Dade City. Pasco.tbo.com also offers Things To Do listings, school news, local sports coverage. The news is provided by The Tampa Tribune, News Channel 8 and TBO. TBO.com IS Tampa Bay Online.Techno Park participates in Emirates Exhibition in Turkey AME Info - Sep 22 10:59 PM
Techno-park, the Dubai-based technology and R&D facilitator, has successfully participated in the Emirates Business Exhibition held recently in the Republic of Turkey.Lentil imported from Turkey, India not safe? Financial Express - Sep 24 10:39 AM
Lentil, being imported in large quantities in recent months by traders, is allegedly used as animal feed and unsafe for human consumption. Experts said the government should conduct laboratory tests on the variety to ascertain whether it is safe for human consumption or not.Techno Park takes part in Turkey exhibition Khaleej Times - Sep 22 8:27 PM
DUBAI Techno Park, the Dubai-based technology and R&D facilitator, has participated in the Emirates Business Exhibition held recently in the Republic of Turkey. PKK bomb injures 17 in Igdir Turkey Turks.US - Sep 24 6:42 PM
A bomb in a mini-van bearing the license plate number 34 HHM 64 exploded outside a police complex in the southern Anatolian city of Igdir at approximately 6:40pm on Saturday evening, wounding 17 people.Cypriot FM says Turkey not ready for serious talks on Cyprus issue People's Daily - Sep 22 7:23 PM
Cypriot Foreign Minister George Lillikas said on Friday that it was unrealistic to expect Turkey to engage in serious discussions on a political solution to the Cyprus issue, given Ankara's stance on the republic and the European Union.Turkish Security Chief in New Zealand Scoop.co.nz - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
The head of Turkey's Protection Department Superintendent Mustafa Bal is visiting New Zealand to meet with his counterparts and key government agencies.Pilot warns passengers, walks off plane UPI - Sep 24 4:39 PM
ANTALYA, Turkey, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- An Onur Air pilot warned his British passengers their plane was unsafe moments before he quit the Turkish airline and left the aircraft.Priaulx Title Bid Falters Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Sep 24 12:12 PM
MOTOR SPORT: Andy Priaulx's bid to win the World Touring Car title faltered in Turkey.Turkey acquits leading author, but writers can still be tried USA Today - Sep 21 11:21 AM
One of Turkey's leading authors was quickly acquitted of "insulting Turkishness" but critics said until the law is abolished, Turkey will remain a place where authors are regularly put on trial.MONEY & MARKETING: Little signs show rising economic power in Asia Richmond Times-Dispatch - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
It's official -- a major international institution has formally recognized the growing economic power of China and two other Asian nations. The International Monetary Fund has awarded China, South Korea and Turkey (which borders Asia and Europe) more voting power.EU Waits for Turkey's Adoption of 9th Reform Package Zaman Online - Sep 22 2:16 PM
EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn announced the European Union had been waiting for Turkey to adopt its ninth reform package. Turkish Tourism Increases 1.6 % in August Turks.US - Sep 24 6:22 PM
Tourist arrivals in Turkey increased by 1.6 percent in August, rising to 2.9 million, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK) announced on Friday.Also in Media & Arts Crikey - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Two Turkeys don t make a Malaysia - on Friday, Peter Costello, one of the most disappointing Liberal Party politicians since Bill McMahon, made the comment (at, of all things, a fundamentalist Christian congress) that Turkey was "the most outstanding example" of a "secular state separate from the religious domain in the Muslim world".MUSTAFA UNAL Zaman Online - Sep 24 2:16 PM
It is not pleasant to see Turkey coming to the agenda with frequent lawsuits on the freedom of thought and expression. Rude behaviors displayed and people shouting slogans in front of court houses greatly damage the image of Turkey.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Sep 24 2:13 PM
Matt Bryza, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, said that Turkey s EU membership process should continue.Case buttressed Turkey's reputation as "a country that tries writers." The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 22 12:27 AM
One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted yesterday of "insulting Turkishness" - a crime that Western-looking Turks view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to Turkey's joining the European Union.Fire Injures 31 at Chemical Plant in Southeastern Turkey RedNova - Sep 22 11:14 AM
Fire injures 31 at chemical plant in southeastern Turkey ANKARA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-one people were injured in an explosion caused by fire in a chemical plant in southeastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Friday.Turkey listens with half an ear Times Online - Sep 22 5:47 AM
A MUTED welcome is all that Turkey deserves for its reprieve of its most famous female novelist on charges of "insulting Turkishness"....17 injured in explosion in eastern Turkey Gulf News - Sep 23 11:08 PM
Ankara: Seventeen people, including five policemen, were injured when an explosive-laden minibus exploded in front of a police building in the eastern Turkish city of Igdir, police officials said on Saturday.Writer's trial a key moment for Turkey BBC News - Sep 21 7:03 PM
The acquittal of Turkish novelist Elif Shafak may mark a turning point for Turkey, writes the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.Gul complained about double standards in fight against terror Zaman Online - Sep 24 2:12 PM
Gul made a speech at the U.N. 61st General Council about Turkey s opinions in different international issues.Turkey confirms citizen killed by Taliban in Afghanistan TurkishPress.com - Sep 22 10:52 AM
ANKARA - Turkey confirmed Friday that an abducted Turkish citizen had been killed by the Taliban Islamic militia in Afghanistan, calling on the Afghan authorities to punish those responsible.Zanardi expresses delight Eurosport - Sep 24 3:55 PM
Alessandro Zanardi admitted his was delighted with his win in Race 1 of WTCC Race of Turkey on Sunday.Turkish delight ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Sep 24 8:10 AM
Turkey is usually described as a bridge linking Asia and Europe, hence a passageway between the two continents. But throughout the ages, she has certainly been more than just that.Centre-right MEPs suggest Pope clause in Turkey report Euro Observer - Sep 22 9:09 AM
22.09.2006 - 18:07 CET | By Lucia Kubosova EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS Angry Muslim reaction to the Pope's recent speech on Islam has seen some centre-right MEPs make a last-minute attempt to insert a paragraph condemning the Muslim outcry into a major report on Turkey's EU accession progress.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Sep 24 8:25 AM
Fetching... DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Turkish boy died when unknown explosive material he was playing with went off in his hands in the southeastern Turkish city of Siirt on Sunday.Catholic leader voices doubt on Turkey in EU Times Online - Sep 22 3:07 AM
THE Archbishop of Westminster entered the row over the Pope s comments on Islam yesterday when he questioned whether Turkey should be admitted to the European Union.Adopt a turkey, then gobble it at Christmas The Scotsman - Sep 22 4:29 AM
WITH stuffing and all the trimmings, it is the focal point of a traditional Christmas meal - but not many people get to name their turkey before they eat it.Foreign visitors to Turkey rise despite bombings Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 22 12:55 AM
ISTANBUL, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The number of foreigners visiting Turkey rose 1.6 percent year-on-year in August, in the peak season of a weak year for Turkish tourism, official data showed on Friday.Arkansas Considers Turkey Changes Buckmasters - Sep 22 7:56 AM
Based on recommendations from the wildlife management division, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is proposing to reduce the number of days available for spring turkey season. The proposal was made during last week's regular monthly meeting of the agency.Russia, Turkey responsible for security in Black Sea - minister Interfax - Sep 22 2:18 AM
SOCHI. Sept 22 (Interfax) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov has said that two countries, Russia and Turkey, are mainly responsible for security in the Black Sea.Turkey s penal code Kurdish Media - Sep 22 7:07 AM
The outrageous and flimsy case against Elif Shafak, Turkey's most celebrated woman novelist, brought to court on charges of "denigrating Turkishness", collapsed in a matter of minutes yesterday.Iran-Turkey-Iraq triangle, world's key geopolitical areas: Envoy Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 22 3:40 AM
Iran - Turkey - Ties Iran's Ambassador to Turkey, Firouz Dolatabadi, described Iran, Turkey and Iraq as "key points in World's geopolitics" and said whoever dominates over this geography can control the whole world.Author cleared of insulting Turkey The Monterey County Herald - Sep 22 3:11 AM
One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted Thursday of ''insulting Turkishness'' in a novel that touched on the mass killings of Armenians during the final years of the Ottoman Empire.New Cyprus Government Targets Mutual Interests with Turkey Zaman Online - Sep 23 2:13 PM
Following the political crisis in Northern Cyprus, the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), which had ended its coalition with the Democratic Party (DP) last week, declared that a settlement had been reached in coalition negotiations with the Free Party.UA prof acquitted in Turkey Arizona Daily Star - Sep 22 12:36 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey Ninety minutes into her trial Thursday, a UA professor and leading Turkish author was acquitted of "insulting Turkishness" in a case that pitted freedom of expression against a law with broad nationalist support.Iran-Turkey ties based on good neighborliness, mutual confidence Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 22 2:41 AM
Iran - Turkey - Ties Iran's Foreign Ministry announced here on Thursday that Tehran-Ankara ties are based on mutual confidence and good neighborliness.Fire at chemical factory in southeastern Turkey kills 2, injures 35 Khaleej Times - Sep 22 2:43 AM
ANKARA, Turkey - A blaze engulfed a chemical factory near the southeastern city of Gaziantep on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 35 others, state television said.Fire injures 31 at chemical plant in southeastern Turkey People's Daily - Sep 22 1:08 AM
Thirty-one people were injured in an explosion caused by fire in a chemical plant in southeastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Friday.OPENING THIS WEEK Kansas City Star - Sep 24 12:30 AM
For complete listings, go to Preview Extra on KansasCity.com. THE NATURE OF ART: BY MARK MANNING, JIM HAMIL, MICHAEL YOUNG, CRANDALL VAIL, REX WALKENHORSE, AND CATHI FREUND: Merriam Parks and Recreation. Outdoor art show and sale; Accessible Arts provides free hands-on art projects for children and parents (noon-5 p.m. both days). Noon-5 p.m. Sept. 30; Turkey Creek Streamway Park, from 67th Cardinal faces criticism on Turkey-EU issue Ekklesia - Sep 22 3:45 AM
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has questioned whether Turkey should be able to join the European Union at the moment and is being challenged over his attitude by both Christians and Muslims.Turkey Drops Charges Against Shafak in Key EU Trial (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Sep 21 6:44 AM
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish prosecutors dropped charges against novelist Elif Shafak, on the first day of her trial for denigrating the national identity in a case monitored by the European Union as a benchmark for Turkey's human rights record.The Press Republican - Plattsburgh, NY Plattsburgh Press Republican - Sep 24 3:02 AM
Loading... Alvin Rabideau of Schuyler Falls with a big tom turkey he bagged last spring. Though fall hunting techniques for turkey differ from the spring, the rewards of a successful hunt are the same Photo ProvidedNeoMedia's 12snap Sets Up Mobile Marketing Subsidiary in Turkey [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 22 5:30 AM
FORT MYERS, Fla. & MUNICH, Germany----Sept. 22, 2006--NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: NEOM, , an innovator in market-driven technologies, said today that its award-winning mobile marketing agency 12snap AG subsidiary is now represented in Turkey with its own new subsidiary.Nature Notes: Towns should be the draw of central Kansas The Lafayette Daily Advertiser - Sep 24 12:57 AM
I'm still in central Kansas working around the Arkansas River watershed this morning. Central Kansas has more wild turkey, mourning dove, wild sunflowers and cottonwoods than any other place I've been.Don't visit Turkey, John Paul's attacker warns pope Borneo Bulletin - Sep 21 11:52 PM
ROME (Guardian) - The man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II warned his successor late Wednesday not to make a scheduled visit to Turkey because his life would be at risk.EU's Barroso urges Turkey to meet obligations to open ports People's Daily - Sep 21 7:09 PM
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has urged Turkey to meet its obligations and commitments, including those concerning the Republic of Cyprus, to facilitate its accession course, Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on Thursday.Needle-Free Injector Gaining More Acceptances In Many Countries Medical News Today - Sep 24 12:07 AM
Medical International Technology Inc. is pleased to announce the sale of 12 units of the AGRO-JET MIT II P to "Jennie O", one of the largest Turkey farms in the USA. [click link for full article]Pope lauds Italian nun slain in Somalia AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 1:52 PM
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday praised an Italian nun for pardoning her killers as she lay dying from an attack in Somalia that may have been linked to worldwide Muslim anger about his remarks on Islam and violence.Ecuador Default Threat, Hungary Riots Unsettle Emerging Markets Bloomberg.com - 1 minute ago
Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging markets are having their worst week in six months amid riots in Hungary, a coup in Thailand and threats by Ecuador to restructure its debt, according to traders betting on the creditworthiness of countries in the credit-default swaps market.Kids learn about wildlife at JAKES Day Rocky Mount Telegram - Sep 23 8:52 PM
It may be two months until Thanksgiving, but Saturday was turkey day at the Rose Hill Farm outside Nashville.Catfishin', see another photo on B1 Victoria Advocate - Sep 23 10:59 PM
Burke Whitehead of Victoria reeled in his big catfish Saturday on this stringer held aloft by Todd Neahr of Texas Parks and Wildlife during the second annual Catfish Roundup at the Cuero City Park pond. The event is sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation.Calendar Syracuse.com - Sep 23 9:15 PM
Today Sportsmen's Days:The annual Gander Mountain Sportsmen's Days continue, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 23 and 24 at the Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, Route 321, Elbridge. Admission is $5 per vehicle. Activities include skeet shooting, waterfowl identification, fly fishing, turkey calling, canoeing, muzzleloading and more. There's also a trout fishing contest from noon to 4 p.m. in the Asbestos-laden ship being sent back to the Netherlands Gulf Times - Sep 24 12:50 AM
THE HAGUE: The Otapan, an asbestos-lined ship rejected last month by Turkey where it was due to be dismantled, is returning to the Netherlands, the Dutch environment ministry said yesterday.Celebrating Thanksgiving symbol Selma Times-Journal - Sep 23 10:30 PM
On Thursday, Nov. 24, most of the families in Selma, indeed, in America, will sit down to a festive meal with its main course - TURKEY, the species Meleagris gallopavo!European Stocks Rebound in Quarter, May Rise on Oil's Decline Bloomberg.com - 27 minutes ago
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rebounded this quarter from the worst selloff in a three-year bull market as earnings beat analysts' estimates and the U.S. stopped raising interest rates. Lower oil prices may sustain the rally.Loeb wins Rally of Cyprus AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 24 8:40 AM
France's reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb won his third successive Rally of Cyprus here to tighten his grip on the drivers championship with four legs of the season remaining.Turkey Puts Novelist Shafak on Trial, Risking Breach With EU Bloomberg.com - Sep 21 12:34 AM
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey will put novelist Elif Shafak on trial today on charges she denigrated the national identity, in a case that may trigger a showdown with the European Union over the government's failure to permit freedom of speech.Swiss vote to adopt strict rules on asylum International Herald Tribune - Sep 24 2:46 PM
Swiss voters ratified new asylum and immigration laws Sunday, making it more difficult for refugees to receive assistance and effectively blocking non-European unskilled workers from entering the country.Turkey approves sale of steel group Erdemir again Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:44 PM
ISTANBUL -- Turkey's competition board said Wednesday that it had approved the privatization of the country's biggest steel company, Erdemir, for a second time in order to override a court order blocking the sale.IMF backs more influence to emerging economies Middle East Times - Sep 23 4:01 PM
SINGAPORE -- International Monetary Fund policymakers Sunday backed the most sweeping overhaul of the institution for six decades to give fast-growing China, South Korea, Mexico and Turkey more influence.Turkey Favored to Host 2009 IMF Assembly Zaman Online - Sep 21 2:12 PM
Officials in Singapore on Wednesday signed an agreement to stage the 2009 round of IMF and World Bank meetings in Istanbul. Ali Babacan from Turkey, Rodrigo de Rato from the IMF, and Paul Wolfowitz from the World Bank signed the document together.Fronteer Development Group Inc.: Drilling to Commence on Two New Gold Projects in NW Turkey SYS-CON Media - Sep 21 2:23 PM
Fronteer Development Group Inc. ('Fronteer') (TSX: FRG)(AMEX: FRG) is pleased to announce that drilling is scheduled to commence shortly on the Pirentepe and Halilaga gold projects in north western Turkey. These projects collectively form the centerpiece of a 20 kilometre long emerging gold system, underpinned by the Kirazli deposit to the northwest and the Agi Dagi deposit to the southeast.Turkey a model Muslim state, says Costello Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sep 22 7:12 PM
ELIZABETH JACKSON: The Treasurer Peter Costello will today use a speech in Canberra to indirectly send a message to the Muslim community by talking up the importance of the separation of established religion and state.MUSTAFA UNAL Zaman Online - Sep 23 2:15 PM
It is not pleasant to see Turkey coming to the international forefront due to its frequent lawsuits on the freedom of thought and expression. Vulgar actions and people protesting in front of court houses strike a blow to Turkey s image.Destination: The Alps Salon.com - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
More than an Alpine playground, Europe's most beloved mountain range has provided the dramatic backdrop in novels by Hemingway, Greene and Salter. Pope to meet Muslim envoys BBC News - Sep 24 2:58 PM
The Pope is to meet Muslim nations' envoys in an attempt to defuse a row between the Catholic Church and Islam.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Sep 23 4:22 PM
Should he or shouldn t he? This is the question at the heart of a heated debate in Turkey over Pope Benedict XVI s plans to come calling sometime in November.
