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Tonight on 60 Minutes on CBS, there will be another story besides the long awaited Al Gore interview. Murat Kurnaz, a German of Turkish origin, who was detained (and tortured) at Guantanamo Bay, even though he was completely innocent, and with no connection to terrorism. "The FBI thought so, U.S. intelligence thought so, and German intelligence agreed. But once he...  For the first time ever, all of the four number one seeds made it to the Final Four in the NCAA basketball tournament. Next weekend in San Antonio, North Carolina will meet Kansas, and UCLA will play Memphis. My pick is North Carolina to win it all, but in my heart I am pulling for the local favorite UCLA. Has... More Recent Articles
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- Turkish court expected to take up case against ruling party - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
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"Turkish court expected to take up case against ruling party March 31, 2008 - 12:08PM Turkey's top court is expected to decide this week whether to put the ruling party on trial for anti-secular activity, in a case that threatens the country's stability and European Union aspirations." More: Turkish court expected to take up case against ruling party - Breaking News - World - Breaking News  "Rehn warns Turkey on closure case against ruling party European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn stepped up criticism on Saturday of an attempt by Turkish state prosecutors to close the ruling AKP, saying it could jeopardise Ankara's EU entry talks, in a news conference after EU foreign ministers met with Turkish FM Ali Babacan. Turkish FM said EU reform process should continue separately from political atmosphere." More: Rehn warns Turkey on closure case against ruling party  "Turks, Turkey and a load of Turkish Delight! 30Mar08 OK, so the title stinks of cheese, I know, I’ve got writers block. I suppose you could say that Istanbul is where east meets west, and that therefore the old cliche is true. Yet Istanbul lacked a magic for me that I had expected and hoped for, yes the kebabs got cheaper and were no longer made of pork, the people got more charming and had swapped iced cappuccinos for chai. My bizarre preconceived images of snake charmers, ottoman bazaars and a sudden abundance of rutted and potholed roads were not met in the slightest. Perhaps it was a result of driving to Turkey, that the culture change was less sudden and more gradual , but the city is like any other European city, albeit with more mosques and a lower quality of road etiquette. Nobody was wearing a fez." More: Turks, Turkey and a load of Turkish Delight! « Joe on the Road  "Asimed Urges Wikipedia To Remove 'semi-protection' Over Article On Armenian Allegations Published: 3/30/2008 ERZURUM - The Turkish Association for Fight Against Unfounded Genocide Allegations (ASIMED) launched an e-mail campaign against Wikipedia urging it to remove the 'Semi-Protection' lock over the article on Armenian allegations concerning the incidents of 1915." More: Asimed Urges Wikipedia To Remove "semi-protection" Over Article On Armenian Allegations  "Turkey Ranks Second Among Textile Suppliers Of E.U. Published: 3/30/2008 ISTANBUL - Turkey ranked the second among countries which supply textiles and clothing to EU countries, according to EU's official statistics institution Eurostat." More: Turkey Ranks Second Among Textile Suppliers Of E.U.  "Plane Of Lufthansa Airways Makes Emergency Landing In Istanbul Published: 3/30/2008 ISTANBUL - A passenger plane of Lufthansa Airways --coming from German city of Munich to Turkish capital of Ankara-- made an emergency landing at Istanbul`s International Ataturk Airport on Friday." More: Plane Of Lufthansa Airways Makes Emergency Landing In Istanbul  "The culture of Turkey Posted by sahra The modern Turkish culture is a fusion of different cultures. This may alia, the alttürkische nomadic culture of Central Asia and Siberia, the culture in the Ottoman Empire, with its Arab, Byzantine and Persian influences, and the strong European direction since the founding of the Republic by Atatürk counted. The cultural center of the country is the metropolis Istanbul. The vast majority of the Turkish population Approximately 98%, belongs to the ISLAM (Muslims). Of these, approximately 60% Sunni, and the remaining 30-35% Alevis. According to other estimates, there are 70-75% Sunni and 20 to 25% Alevis. In addition to live in Turkey, 0.2% Christian (125,000) and 0.04% of Jews (23,000)." More: WwW-worldturkey.BiZ-world-turkey-travel-hotel-car-picture-flash-play-game-program-download | The culture of Turkey  "Turkish Delegations Speed Up Lobbying On Izmir's Expo 2015 Bid Published: 3/27/2008 IZMIR - The lobbying activities carried out in an effort to support Aegean province of Izmir`s EXPO 2015 bid speeded up prior to the final voting to take place on March 31st." More: Turkish Delegations Speed Up Lobbying On Izmir's Expo 2015 Bid  "Christofias on EU-Turkey relations Cyprus President Demetris Christofias on Sunday was quoted here as stressing that the European Union must become more exacting vis-à -vis the obligations assumed by EU candidate-state Turkey towards the Union." More: Christofias on EU-Turkey relations  "Genocide Committed by Armenians in Guba District of Azerbaijan to be Discussed in Turkish Parliament 30.03.08 11:09 Azerbaijan, Baku, 30 March / corr. TrendNews A. Gafarov/ The genocide committed by the Armenians in Guba district of Azerbaijan will be discussed in the parliament of Turkey, said the members of the Turkish government and media who visited the mass burial place discovered in Guba." More: Trend News : Genocide Committed by Armenians in Guba District of Azerbaijan to be Discussed in Turkish Parliament  "Molotov cocktail hurled on Turkish newspaper A molotov cocktail was hurled to the garden of leftist anti-AKP Cumhuriyet newspaper's building in Sisli district of Istanbul late on Saturday. A series of bombings, released on the Cumhuriyet offices in May 2006, led to traumatic investigations in the country recently." More: Molotov cocktail hurled on Turkish newspaper  "Turkish lottery tender expected for May, June A tender for the privatization of Turkey's national lottery is expected for May or may be June, as major international lottery operators as well as national firms are expressing willingness for the lucrative business, sources have said." More: Turkish lottery tender expected for May, June "Turkish yacht manufacturers set sail Making a name in the world market thanks to the momentum they gained in the last 5 years, Turkish yacht and motoryacht manufacturers are shaking the throne of many global firms deemed to be the leaders on the planet in this field." More: GÖZLEM GAZETESİ - Turkish yacht manufacturers set sail "Turkish top court to do preliminary assessment on closure case Monday Members of the Turkish Constitutional Court are expected on Monday to do their preliminary examinations on the indictment regarding the closure case against ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Turkey's chief prosecutor, Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, said on Saturday there were no preparations for an additional indictment on the lawsuit against AKP and expects tension to be reduced." More: Turkish top court to do preliminary assessment on closure case Monday |
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