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- Scoop: Turkey and NZ reach new education agreement
- Positive Signs Between Turkey and the Kurds? | The Agonist
- Turkish Army Fund Plans to Invest Outside Nation for First Time
- Al Jazeera - Christian Turks Fear Discrimination
- Veteran actor-director Kenan Pars laid to rest
- American Chronicle | What is going on in Turkey?
- What Is Really Behind the Mediterranean Union? | The Brussels Journal
- 4.8-Magnitude Quake Shakes Turkey
- Impressions of Istanbul - OhmyNews International
- Bruce Fein: The Quest for Change - Politics on The Huffington Post
- EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Turkey: Headscarved Graduate Students Lead Libertarian Movement
- Turkish court restricts property sales to foreign firms
- Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs
- Ethical Corporation: Europe - Turkish delight â€" Bosporus business ethics taking root
- What? Babies don't come from a stork? - Turkish Daily News Mar 12, 2008
- Ankara wants Armenia tensions to ease
- Armenian Terror Leader Visits Capitol Hill
- Turkish brands in music fair - Turkish Daily News Mar 12, 2008
- German court allows Muslims students to pray in school
- Turkey gets the nod for ITB 2010
- Astaldi builds new underground in Istanbul
- Germany's Turks feel Chancellor Merkel does not speak for them : Europe World
- Reporters try to make sense of Turkey's EU bid - Turkish Daily News Mar 12, 2008
- Turkey at the heart of European music - Turkish Daily News Mar 12, 2008
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"Turkey and NZ reach new education agreement Thursday, 13 March 2008, 9:50 am Press Release: New Zealand Government 13 March 2008 Media Statement Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson today announced an agreement to promote stronger education linkages between New Zealand and Turkey." More: Scoop: Turkey and NZ reach new education agreement  "Positive Signs Between Turkey and the Kurds? If you're going to fight terrorism with military force, you at least need to offer an alternative to militancy. After invading Iraq to fight the PKK, it seems Turkey intends to do just that: Turkey’s government is planning a broad series of investments worth as much as $12 billion in the country’s largely Kurdish southeast, in a new economic effort intended to create jobs and draw young men away from militancy, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. As part of the push, the government will dedicate a state television channel to Kurdish language broadcasting, a measure that Kurds in Turkey have sought for years. The Turkish state has imposed severe restrictions on the use of Kurdish, arguing that allowing that freedom would strengthen the Kurds’ desire to form a separate state." More: Positive Signs Between Turkey and the Kurds? | The Agonist  "Turkish Army Fund Plans to Invest Outside Nation for First Time By Ben Holland March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey's army pension fund is preparing to invest outside of the country for the first time, with $3 billion to spend on purchases in Europe this year." More: Bloomberg.com: Europe  For the complete report from Al Jazeera click on this link Christian Turks Fear Discrimination Christians in Turkey are living under a shadow of fear and insecurity due to a violent backlash by nationalist hardliners. The minority group consists of around 120,000 practising Christians, and while they are legally free to practise their religion, many say they suffer discrimination and persecution. Orhan Picaklar, a Christian pastor, says he has faced the ire of the hardliners for his missionary preachings. Towns like Samsun, in the Black Sea region, where Picalkar practises Christianity, have traditionally been conservative, nationalistic, religious and filled with a core of angry young men who have a deep-seated aversion to being told to change their ways. Picaklar was kidnapped recently by members of a conservative youth body who told him they wanted him to stop his missionary teachings."Our church was stoned, they tried to kidnap my son, they did kidnap me, they put our pictures on YouTube, they spoke to all our friends, bosses and relatives of everyone who come to our church, so as to distance them from us," Picalkar said. "They say we have prostitutes in the church, they blame us for being subversive elements." Despite being provided with police protection, Picaklar still fears for his life and says that his telephone conversations are being tapped.  "Veteran actor-director Kenan Pars laid to rest Actors, fans and artists gathered yesterday at several ceremonies to bid farewell to Kenan Pars, a renowned actor of Turkey’s cinema history who passed away at the age of 88 on Monday. Film director and actor Pars had been undergoing treatment for lung cancer complicated by the flu for the past month." More: TODAY'S ZAMAN  "What is going on in Turkey? M. Orhan Tarhan March 12, 2008 On February 9, 2008 the Turkish Parliament in Ankara changed the Turkish constitution, the part that could not be changed, even the part that cannot be discussed. They lifted the ban on wearing head scarves or turbans at the universities. This was a strong blow on the laic character of the constitution. How did it happen? There are two major opposition parties in the parliament: The National Movement Party (MHP) that was known as being laic and that is a nationalist â€" fascist organization and The Peoples´ Republican Party (CHP) originally the party of Ataturk and presently an old-fashion socialistic party having no resemblance to Ataturk´s creation." More: American Chronicle | What is going on in Turkey?  "What Is Really Behind the Mediterranean Union? From the desk of John Laughland on Wed, 2008-03-12 14:52 There are moments in history when the geopolitical balance seems to shift clearly in one direction or the other. Currently within the EU, power seems to have just moved noticeably from France to Germany on a clear issue of substance. It is not the first of such shifts and, while it may not be the last either. But it is substantial and merits comment. I refer to the issue of the Union of the Mediterranean." More: What Is Really Behind the Mediterranean Union? | The Brussels Journal  "4.8-Magnitude Quake Shakes Turkey 1 hour ago ANKARA, Turkey (AP) â€" A moderate earthquake shook a small Turkish town near Istanbul but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The quake on Wednesday had a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 and was felt in Istanbul and other nearby towns." More: The Associated Press: 4.8-Magnitude Quake Shakes Turkey  "Impressions of Istanbul A city with history, intrigue and culture as seen 'up close and personal' Michael Werbowski (minou) Published 2008-03-13 04:12 (KST) Here I am a Praguer in Istanbul. Sitting at my favorite vantage point looking out on Taxsim Square and sipping my Efes on tap at the Birra Manca -- it tastes almost as fine as a Czech brew. The constant stream of traffic whirls and twirls ceaselessly around like a spinning dancing dervish. In the background a familiar tune is playing from the 'Divan' album by the Turkish electronic traditional mix masters Oriental Expressions; there's a good chance the name of the tune is 'Istanbul by Night.'" More: Impressions of Istanbul - OhmyNews International  "The Quest for Change By all accounts, the 2008 presidential election is about 'change,' yet it is politics as usual when it comes to the ongoing Armenian dispute with Turkey. The quarrel over World War I history in Anatolia -- which many have difficulty even finding on a map -- has been turned into a special interest issue by the Armenian lobby. Political calculations prompted Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to release presidential campaign statements supporting a congressional resolution to mischaracterize tragic events which unfolded during the waning years of the Ottoman Empire as genocide." More: Bruce Fein: The Quest for Change - Politics on The Huffington Post  "TURKEY: HEADSCARVED GRADUATE STUDENTS LEAD LIBERTARIAN MOVEMENT Nicholas Birch 3/12/08 Print this article Email this article Two Turkish headscarf-wearing graduate students, Neslihan Akbulut and Hilal Kaplan, constitute an unlikely pair of revolutionaries. Against the backdrop of the country’s divisive debate over the lifting of a university headscarf ban, the duo is pressing ahead with a petition drive that seeks a radical expansion of civil rights." More: EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Turkey: Headscarved Graduate Students Lead Libertarian Movement  "Turkish court restricts property sales to foreign firms By Paul de Bendern ISTANBUL, March 12 (Reuters) - Turkey's Constitutional Court on Wednesday cancelled a law allowing sales of real estate to foreign companies, a potential setback in the government's efforts to open up the $620 billion economy. Turkey's centre-right government had previously approved a law allowing property sales to foreigners as part of a drive to boost economic growth and meet legal standards of the European Union which Turkey hopes to join." More: Feed Article | Business |  "Just what's bugging the Turks? By Fazile Zahir FETHIYE, Turkey - It's the stuff the best spy stories are made of, the broadsheets this week had a small story in their technology sections about Tubitak National Institute for Electronics and Encryption Research (UEKAE) having developed a completely original software package allowing mobile phones to be encrypted." More: Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs  "Europe: Turkish delight â€" Bosporus business ethics taking root While Turkey’s accession to the European Union looks uncertain, European trade and foreign direct investment are changing business practices in the republic" More: Ethical Corporation: Europe - Turkish delight â€" Bosporus business ethics taking root  "What? Babies don't come from a stork? Wednesday, March 12, 2008 One out of four women doesn’t know the name of her private organ while half of the men involved in the study don’t know when pregnancy occurs, reveals the study" More: What? Babies don't come from a stork? - Turkish Daily News Mar 12, 2008  "PACE observer: Ankara wants Armenia tensions to ease 12.03.2008 13:42 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The election campaign revealed Serzh Sargsyan as the most mature candidate. Observers met all presidential hopefuls except for Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who refused to appear at the meeting. Meanwhile, Serzh Sargsyan presented explanation on all accusations brought against him,†said Mesude Nursuna Memecan, a Turkish parliament member and PACE observer." More: Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net | Armenian News Agency - PACE observer: Ankara wants Armenia tensions to ease  "Armenian Terror Leader Visits Capitol Hill Published: 3/11/2008 ATAA- In an apparent motion of condoning a convicted felon who U.S. authorities linked to at least four terrorist attacks, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) included Mourad Topalian prominently in its recent meetings with Members of Congress. According to ANCA press releases and other Armenian web sites, last week Topalian was part of an ANCA-Western Region delegation visit to Capitol Hill." More: Armenian Terror Leader Visits Capitol Hill  "Turkish brands in music fair Wednesday, March 12, 2008 The world's biggest fair on the music industry, instruments and accessories, Musikmesse, kicks off in Frankfurt today." More: Turkish brands in music fair - Turkish Daily News Mar 12, 2008  "German court allows Muslims students to pray in school An administrative court in Berlin ruled that Muslim students can pray in school, citing religious freedom, news reports said Wednesday. The court ordered the school of an unidentified 14-year-old Muslim student to enable him to pray." More: German court allows Muslims students to pray in school  "Turkey gets the nod for ITB 2010 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... Loading ... Posted on: March 12th, 2008 by Dave Bess With the ITB Berlin wrapping up another successful trade show, COO of Messe Berlin Christian Gokeln is already announcing plans for 2010, where the event will include Turkey as a partner country in presenting the event. Goke explains, “Turkey is now firmly established in world tourism as a year-round destination for vacationers and for incentive tour operators. This is apparent from the increase in the number of visitors, not only from Germany but also from around the world, with arrivals totalling more than 23 million in 2007. Due to the constantly improving climate for business and investment the prospects for growth are considerable. The ITB Berlin is the ideal platform for convincing future vacationers that Turkey deserves its ranking, as a result of consistent improvements in the quality of its hotels, its value for money and tourism diversity in recent years.â€" More: Turkey gets the nod for ITB 2010  "Astaldi builds new underground in Istanbul Italy's Astaldi, as General Contractor and leader of a joint venture, and the Municipality of Istanbul signed the contract for the construction of the new underground of Istanbul, of a global value of 751 million of euro." More: Astaldi builds new underground in Istanbul  "Germany's Turks feel Chancellor Merkel does not speak for them Posted : Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:22:07 GMT Berlin - Germany's large Turkish community feels that Chancellor Angela Merkel does not speak for their interests, according to a survey published Wednesday. The survey of 400 German Turks, conducted by the Emnid institute, contradicted Merkel's statement, made during a visit last month by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, that she represented everyone in Germany." More: Germany's Turks feel Chancellor Merkel does not speak for them : Europe World "Reporters try to make sense of Turkey's EU bid Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Reporters gather at Sabanci University to discuss Turkey's EU bid and how the country is reported on and perceved by the media. Panelists from Austrian, British, Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish media take part in the event organized by the Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey" More: Reporters try to make sense of Turkey's EU bid - Turkish Daily News Mar 12, 2008 |
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