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- Young Turkish percussionist enchants audiences in Europe
- Turkey satisfied with latest Kurd campaign - UPI.com
- Turks sign water conveyance contract for Eastern Province
- TURK PM SAYS NO ‘MODERATE’ MUSLIMS
- Lifting the Turkish Ban on Hijab: A Secularist Responds - Opinion
- Turkish court rules religion classes should not be compulsory - International Herald Tribune
- AFP: More attacks on PKK if need be: Turkish army chief
- Southeast Anatolian Project In National Geographic
- Armenia, a neighbor behind closed borders - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008
- Turkey 51st in property rights report - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008
- Kartal and Beylikdüzü to be stars of Istanbul - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008
- Major event to place Turkey on golfing map - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008
- Civilian women initiative on way to becoming federation - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008
- Focus should not be on headscarf: TÃœSÄ°AD - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008
- FT.com / Home UK / UK - Turkey brings abrupt end to Iraq foray
- Three Turkish banks to finance half of Migros deal | Deals | Private Equity | Reuters
- Turkey targets 50m visitors
- Mehmet Yilmaz: Let's leave off all this empty talk, and focus on real solutions
- Turkish parliamentspeaker: Turkey supports Macedonia's NATO and EU membership
- Leaders on split Cyprus could meet in March: UN
- Turkey in Iraq: Not over but out
- Erdal Saglam: $1.5 bln left Turkish markets Friday
- Inspired by ancients, jeweller crafts with pure gold
- Turkey’s global city, by Philip Mansel
- EU enlargement chief urges Turkey to promote cultural rights, reduce poverty of Kurds - International Herald Tribune
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"Young Turkish percussionist enchants audiences in Europe In last month's world premiere of classical pianist and composer Fazıl Say's latest violin concerto, 'Haremde 1001 Gece' (One Thousand and One Nights in the Harem), in Switzerland, a young Turkish musician enchanted audiences as he played an array of traditional Turkish instruments, accompanying the performance." More: TODAY'S ZAMAN  "Turkey satisfied with latest Kurd campaign ANKARA, Turkey, March 3 (UPI) -- Turkey's top military commander Monday vowed to keep up the pressure on Kurdish rebels following a successful campaign into northern Iraq." More: Turkey satisfied with latest Kurd campaign - UPI.com  "Turks sign water pipeline contract for Eastern Province A local/Turkish joint venture has signed a SR1.4bn ($375m) contract to build a major water pipeline as part of the scheme to develop a new water transmission network in the Eastern Province." More: Turks sign water conveyance contract for Eastern Province  "TURK PM SAYS NO ‘MODERATE’ MUSLIMS J. Grant Swank, Jr. Now you’ve heard it from Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan. He has stated that to speak of a “moderate Muslim†is anathema. It just cannot be. Such creatures don’t exist. They may be conjured up by the ignorant. But in reality “moderate Muslims†are but a figment of the imagination." More: jgrantswankjr: TURK PM SAYS NO ‘MODERATE’ MUSLIMS  "Lifting the Turkish Ban on Hijab: A Secularist Responds Rosie Healy Issue date: 3/3/08 Section: Opinion In last week's issue of the Mass Media, Reem Al-Zaim discussed Turkey's landmark vote to lift the ban on Muslim women's hijab, or headscarves, in universities and government buildings. Like Ms. Al-Zaim, I place little stock in democracies that fail to uphold basic rights of individual expression, so I took some pleasure in this news. But I dispute her representation of secularism- presumably in the United States as well as Turkey- as a bastion of one-sided propaganda whose criticisms of Islam are rooted in ignorance." More: Lifting the Turkish Ban on Hijab: A Secularist Responds - Opinion  "Turkish court rules religion classes should not be compulsory ANKARA, Turkey: A Turkish high court ruled Monday that religious education classes â€" geared toward the Sunni branch of Islam â€" should not be compulsory for all, in a major victory for Turkey's Alevi community." More: Turkish court rules religion classes should not be compulsory - International Herald Tribune  "More attacks on PKK if need be: Turkish army chief 3 hours ago ANKARA (AFP) â€" Turkey will launch further strikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq if need be, army chief Yasar Buyukanit said Monday, rejecting suggestions that last week's incursion was cut short by US pressure. General Buyukanit told a group of journalists here that the February 21-29 offensive targeting Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases in the Zap area, just across the border from Turkey, was 'a huge success.'" More: AFP: More attacks on PKK if need be: Turkish army chief  "Southeast Anatolian Project In National Geographic Published: 3/2/2008 SANLIURFA - National Geographic magazine prepared an article about Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP) which is considered as one of the most important projects of the history of republic in Turkey." More: Southeast Anatolian Project In National Geographic  "Armenia, a neighbor behind closed borders Monday, March 3, 2008 As an Istanbul-born Armenian, it was my first meeting with Armenia and its people. I arrived in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, after an hour and a half long flight on a plane that departed from Istanbul." More: Armenia, a neighbor behind closed borders - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008  "Turkey 51st in property rights report Monday, March 3, 2008 Countries that protect their physical and intellectual property enjoy a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita up to nine times greater than those without legal protection, the 2008 edition of the International Property Rights Index (IPRI) revealed. Countries that protect property rights provide an essential foundation for peace, stability and prosperity, the index reported. Turkey ranked 51 among 115 countries that represent 96 percent of the world's GDP." More: Turkey 51st in property rights report - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008  "Kartal and Beylikdüzü to be stars of Istanbul Monday, March 3, 2008 Real estate firms like SimpaÅŸ, Krea, Dumankaya, Teknik Yapı, Soyak, A-Z Ä°nÅŸaat, Mimart, Buket Ä°nÅŸaat, Ayfa, Demir, Tulip, Kıyı Gayrimenkul, Åžua, Larasu are busy implementing new construction projects this year. " More: Kartal and Beylikdüzü to be stars of Istanbul - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008  "Major event to place Turkey on golfing map Monday, March 3, 2008 Belek, Antalya, Turkey's up and coming golf center, is readying to host a major golf event in May with the 250,000-euro Turkish Ladies Open, a part of the 2008 Ladies European Tour (LET). Martina Eberl, a LET player, believes that the event will be a success" More: Major event to place Turkey on golfing map - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008  "Civilian women initiative on way to becoming federation Monday, March 3, 2008 The women announce in their final statement that their power will be further enriched with the formation of a federation" More: Civilian women initiative on way to becoming federation - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008  "Focus should not be on headscarf: TÃœSÄ°AD Monday, March 3, 2008 The headscarf issue, a matter of concern for women, turned into a crisis creating polarization and tension in society, said Arzuhan DoÄŸan YalçındaÄŸ, chairperson of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD)." More: Focus should not be on headscarf: TÃœSÄ°AD - Turkish Daily News Mar 03, 2008  "Turkey brings abrupt end to Iraq foray By Vincent Boland in Ankara Published: March 1 2008 02:00 | Last updated: March 1 2008 02:00 Turkey's military yesterday ended its incursion into northern Iraq, claiming it had achieved its objectives and rejecting suggestions that political pressure had forced it to bring its troops home early." More: FT.com / Home UK / UK - Turkey brings abrupt end to Iraq foray  "Three Turkish banks to finance half of Migros deal ISTANBUL, March 3 (Reuters) - Turkish lenders Garanti Bank (GARAN.IS: Quote, Profile, Research), Is Bank (ISCTR.IS: Quote, Profile, Research) and Vakifbank (VAKBN.IS: Quote, Profile, Research) will provide around half the financing for the sale of retailer Migros to private equity firm BC Partners, the banks said on Monday." More: Three Turkish banks to finance half of Migros deal | Deals | Private Equity | Reuters  "Turkey targets 50m visitors Dalaman, TurkeyThe appeal of destinations such as Bodrum, Antalya and Dalaman is expected to rise consistently over future years and bring some 50 million foreign visitors to Turkey, according to reports." More: Airflights.co.uk - Travel News - Dalaman, Turkey - Turkey targets 50m visitors  "Mehmet Yilmaz: Let's leave off all this empty talk, and focus on real solutions It appears that this week we will be debating whether the land operation in Northern Iraq was finished off early because of 'orders from the US.' This is a great subject, one tailor made just for us! It can last as long as we want it to, and not only that, it allows us all to create and use every sort of conflicting conspiracy theory we want against each other!" More: Mehmet Yilmaz: Let's leave off all this empty talk, and focus on real solutions  "Turkish parliamentspeaker: Turkey supports Macedonia's NATO and EU membership The New Anatolian / Ankara 03 March 2008 Turkish Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan said Monday Turkey supports Macedonia's NATO and EU membership bids. 'NATO can undertake an important role in settlement of peace and tranquility in the region where Macedonia is also situated,' Toptan told after his tete-a-tete meeting with Macedonian Parliament Speaker Ljubisa Georgievski in Ankara." More: The New Anatolian  "Leaders on split Cyprus could meet in March: UN Reuters March 3, 2008 at 6:03 AM EST NICOSIA â€" The leaders of the Greek and Turkish communities on divided Cyprus are expected to meet later this month to discuss ways to relaunch reunification talks, the top UN envoy said on Monday." More: globeandmail.com: Leaders on split Cyprus could meet in March: UN  "Turkey in Iraq: Not over but out Turkey withdraws from northern Iraq under US and winter climate pressure, but fighting could escalate in the spring, Asbed Kotchikian writes for ISN Security Watch. Peshmerga means literally 'those who face death' kind of like the Latin Commentary by Asbed Kotchikian for ISN Security Watch (03/03/08) In the early hours of 29 February, the Turkish army started pulling out its troops from northern Iraq, where they had crossed the border over a week earlier in an attempt to destroy Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases and stop the group's further incursions into Turkey." More: ISN Security Watch - Turkey in Iraq: Not over but out  "Erdal Saglam: $1.5 bln left Turkish markets Friday Bankers said total 1.5 billion dollars sold in the Turkish foreign exchange markets. They also noted that they had thought that the foreign currency exiting Turkish markets on that day might go as high as 2 billion dollars. And now the banking industry, at the start of the new week, is looking ahead with nervousness to the markets." More: Erdal Saglam: $1.5 bln left Turkish markets Friday  "Inspired by ancients, jeweller crafts with pure gold By Svetlana Kovalyova MILAN, March 3 (Reuters) - Sceptics said it couldn't be done, but Turkish-born Gurhan Orhan draws on thousand-year-old traditions to make jewellery out of soft, pure 24-carat gold." More: Feed Article | Business |  "Turkey’s global city After almost of century of Turkish dominance, and decades of ruination followed by neglect, Izmir has regained its modern, Mediterranean, international identity. Europe and Asia intertwined here in the past, and maybe will do so again in the future" More(Subscription rqd): Turkey’s global city, by Philip Mansel  "EU enlargement chief urges Turkey to promote cultural rights, reduce poverty of Kurds BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union's enlargement commissioner urged Turkey's government Monday to promote cultural rights and reduce poverty among the country's Kurdish minority. Olli Rehn, speaking at a conference on Turkey said important reforms, including increasing the rights of Kurds, are needed for Turkey to advance its effort to join the EU." More: EU enlargement chief urges Turkey to promote cultural rights, reduce poverty of Kurds - International Herald Tribune
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