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Melegin Sirlari (Angel's Secrets) is Broken Angel's Turkish title. It premiered last Wednesday in Istanbul, & Thursday in Izmir, before its public release in Turkey on Friday. I was fortunate enough to be at the world premiere held at Istinye Park in Istanbul, where the who's who of Istanbul & Turkey showed up, rubbing elbows with the film's stars &... More Recent Articles
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- Erdogan Says Turkey Won't Accept Closure of Justice Party
- FT.com / Comment & analysis / Editorial comment - Upturning Turkey
- The Daily Star - Opinion Articles - Forcibly re-secularizing Turkey will only backfire
- The Associated Press: Turkish Kurds Hurl Stones at Police
- A Crucial Breakthrough: Greeks and Turks Restart Negotiations to Reunite Cyprus - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
- Turkey lacks caravan culture - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2008
- UPDATE 1-Siemens Turkey says to make 1 bln euro investment | Markets | Reuters
- TURKISH SECURITY OFFICIALS ADMIT COVER-UP IN DINK MURDER CASE - Eurasia Daily Monitor
- Turkey rushes to open consulate in Basra, to balance Kurds - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2008
- Turkey's Kurds celebrate New Year
- AFP: Arrests in Turkey over plot to kill Nobel laureate Pamuk: report
- Turkey’s Democracy on Trial - New York Times
- Cyprus reunification back on table 4 years on
- Turkey offers tourists a glimpse into early Christian life - 03/21/2008 - MiamiHerald.com
- IMF to conclude negotiations with Turkey by May
- US only takes up supporting role on Cyprus - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2008
- Istanbul hosts symposium on “Armenian Issue: truths and liesâ€
- Turkey, EU agree on site for start of Nabucco-source
- Rite of spring called Nevruz - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2008
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"Erdogan Says Turkey Won't Accept Closure of Justice Party By Ben Holland March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the nation won't accept the closure of his Justice and Development Party, elected in a landslide in July. Attempts by prosecutors to shut down Justice and ban Erdogan from politics for undermining secularism ```can't be reconciled with the law or the conscience of the nation,'' Erdogan told regional chiefs of the party at a meeting in Ankara today." More: Bloomberg.com: Worldwide  "Upturning Turkey Published: March 21 2008 17:18 | Last updated: March 21 2008 17:18 Imagine any European country where the judiciary suddenly calls for the disbandment of the ruling party, as well as a ban on the prime minister and the president â€" only months after the elected government, under political siege from factional interests, takes its case to the people and wins a landslide. Welcome to Turkey." More: FT.com / Comment & analysis / Editorial comment - Upturning Turkey  "Forcibly re-secularizing Turkey will only backfire By Alfred Stepan Commentary by Saturday, March 22, 2008 The chief prosecutor of Turkey's High Court of Appeals recently recommended to the country's Constitutional Court that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) be permanently banned. Only last July, the AKP was overwhelmingly re-elected in free and fair elections to lead the government. The chief prosecutor also formally recommended that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Abdullah Gul, and 69 other leading politicians be banned from politics for five years." More: The Daily Star - Opinion Articles - Forcibly re-secularizing Turkey will only backfire  "Turkish Kurds Hurl Stones at Police By SELCAN HACAOGLU â€" 1 hour ago DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) â€" Tens of thousands of Kurds celebrated a spring festival in Turkey's southeast Friday, and many chanted support for a Kurdish rebel group in a challenge to the Turkish state. Scattered clashes marred festivities in several cities." More: The Associated Press: Turkish Kurds Hurl Stones at Police  "A CRUCIAL BREAKTHROUGH Greeks and Turks Restart Negotiations to Reunite Cyprus By Gerd Höhler in Athens Greek and Turkish Cypriots on Friday took a step closer to reunification on Friday. The two groups are planning negotiations for the first time in years. If they are able to reach a deal, it would mean the de facto expansion of the European Union." More: A Crucial Breakthrough: Greeks and Turks Restart Negotiations to Reunite Cyprus - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News  "Turkey lacks caravan culture Friday, March 21, 2008 Caravans, which may be the perfect option for nature buffs who would prefer camping rather than having a house in a holiday resort, re sold at prices starting from YTL 10,000. Caravan tourism is not as popular as it is in Europe and among the European capitals, Ankara is the only one place which doesn’t have a camping area" More: Turkey lacks caravan culture - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2008  "Siemens Turkey says to make 1 bln euro investment ISTANBUL, March 21 (Reuters) - The Turkish unit of German engineering group Siemens (SIEGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) will make investments of 1 billion euros ($1.55 billion) over the next four years, Siemens Turkey general manager Huseyin Gelis said." More: UPDATE 1-Siemens Turkey says to make 1 bln euro investment | Markets | Reuters  "TURKISH SECURITY OFFICIALS ADMIT COVER-UP IN DINK MURDER CASE By Gareth Jenkins Friday, March 21, 2008 On March 20, two members of the Turkish Gendarmerie admitted receiving detailed intelligence regarding a plot to assassinate Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and then, after Dink’s murder, trying to cover up their knowledge by lying to investigators." More: TURKISH SECURITY OFFICIALS ADMIT COVER-UP IN DINK MURDER CASE - Eurasia Daily Monitor  "Turkey rushes to open consulate in Basra, to balance Kurds Friday, March 21, 2008 Murat Özçelik, Turkey’s special representative to Iraq travels to Baghdad where he will meet with officials from the Iraqi government.Özçelik’s visit’s primary aim is to speed up efforts to open a consulate in oil-rich Basra, the country’s fifth-largest city." More: Turkey rushes to open consulate in Basra, to balance Kurds - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2008  "Turkey's Kurds celebrate New Year 60,000 people gather for Newroz festivity organized by Turkey’s main Kurdish movement. Tens of thousands of Kurds celebrated Newroz, their new year, across Turkey Friday under tight security less than a month after a Turkish army incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in neighbouring northern Iraq." More: Middle East Online  "Arrests in Turkey over plot to kill Nobel laureate Pamuk: report ANKARA (AFP) â€" A Turkish nationalist party leader, a veteran journalist and an academic have been arrested over an alleged plan to kill author Orhan Pamuk, the country's first Nobel laureate, media reported Friday. Dogu Perincek, the leader of the Workers' Party, senior journalist Ilhan Selcuk and Kemal Alemdaroglu, the former rector of Istanbul University, are in detention and are to appear before a public prosecutor, the Anatolia news agency said." More: AFP: Arrests in Turkey over plot to kill Nobel laureate Pamuk: report  "Turkey’s Democracy on Trial The lawsuit filed by one of Turkey’s top prosecutors last week, asking the country’s Constitutional Court to shut down its largest political party, gravely threatens political and economic stability and Ankara’s international reputation." More: Turkey’s Democracy on Trial - New York Times  "Cyprus reunification back on table 4 years on The leaders of divided Cyprus are to talk peace once more. The Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders are meeting to try to bridge the differences which threaten Turkey's bid to join the European Union. Demetris Christofias took over as Greek Cypriot President from Tassos Papadopoulous. Papadopoulos made little progress on the issue. Christofias is refusing to contemplate failure." More: EuroNewsEuroNews : Cyprus reunification back on table 4 years on  "Turkey offers tourists a glimpse into early Christian life BY MARGARET COKER Cox News Service EPHESUS, Turkey -- When St. Paul arrived here nearly 2000 years ago, this bustling port city was famous for its enormous amphitheater, highly coveted marble and one of the wonders of the ancient world. When Paul left three years later, Ephesus was known for something else entirely: a budding Christian community whose adjustments to a brand new religion provide guidance for followers of Jesus even today." More: Turkey offers tourists a glimpse into early Christian life - 03/21/2008 - MiamiHerald.com  "IMF to conclude negotiations with Turkey by May Ankara’s stand by agreement with the IMF is due to expire on May 10. WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund and Turkey will continue their negotiations to complete the current stand-by agreement before May 10." More: IMF to conclude negotiations with Turkey by May  "US only takes up supporting role on Cyprus Friday, March 21, 2008 The United States made it clear Wednesday that it will support any peace effort that may come from the Turkish and Greek Cypriots or the United Nations, but that it will not launch its own initiative for the eastern Mediterranean island's reunification." More: US only takes up supporting role on Cyprus - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2008  "Istanbul hosts symposium on “Armenian Issue: truths and lies†[ 21 Mar 2008 14:21 ] Istanbul. Mayis Alizade. Turkish Women Lobby (TUKAL) has held a symposium on “Armenian Issue: truths and lies†, reports APA Bureau in Turkey. Yusuf HalaçoÄŸlu, head of the Turkish Historical Society (TTK), showed the original edition and copy of the order by Talat Pasha to squash falsification by Armenians. He said a plot was drafted on the eve of the World War I to divide the Ottoman Empire. According to him, Russia and the West then planned to use Armenians in Anatolia to implement the plot. He said 23 revolts by Armenians were not accidental during 1914-15." More: APA  "Turkey, EU agree on site for start of Nabucco-source By Orhan Coskun ANKARA, March 21 (Reuters) - Turkey and the European Union have agreed on a site near Ankara for the start of the Nabucco pipeline, planned to carry natural gas to Europe, a high level Turkish energy ministry official told Reuters on Friday." More: Feed Article | Business | "Rite of spring called Nevruz Friday, March 21, 2008 Nevruz â€" the new year - the spring equinox, the day when night and day are approximately the same length of time, the first day of spring, a day of ancient rites from pagan times The Kurds consider Nevruz their day of liberation from oppression as expressed in a legend about the evil king Dehaq being overcome by the Blacksmith Kawa who led the people through Ergenekon Mountain to freedom" More: Rite of spring called Nevruz - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2008
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