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- Backgrounder: Istanbul, city of two continents_English_Xinhua
- Assyrians Demonstrate Against Turkish Prime Minister's Arrival in Stockholm
- Court Case Against Ruling Party Divides Turks
- Reuniting Cyprus
- Headscarf controversy divides Turkey’s universities
- Armenian Genocide commemoration set for April 18 at State House - Watertown, MA - Watertown TAB & Press
- Turkey 'kills 16 Kurdish rebels'
- If Israel recognizes so-called “Armenian genocideâ€, document about genocide against Palestinians will be submitted to Azerbaijani Parliament
- Kamil Pasha » The End of the EU Road for Turkey?
- Arrest of One Turk in Germany Brings New Scrutiny to a Society of 2.7 Million - New York Times
- Erdogan says Turkey has 'unlimited' patience to obtain EU membership
- Turkish markets recoup losses on global rally | Reuters
- Spain donates $7 mln to Turkey to fight global warming
- Who is more anti-Semitic: Islamists or Kemalists? - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008
- Genocide, diplomacy and terrorism - Los Angeles Times
- Turkish premier Erdogan ducks issue of possible party ban - Summary : World
- Turkish religious bureau slams anti-Islamic film
- Turkish firms still attractive for foreigners, says Mobius - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008
- Saudi Arabia's NCB buys Türkiye Finans - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008
- Symbolic crossing in divided Nicosia to open Thursday
- Turkey expands fight against copyright piracy - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008
- More needs to be done for better access to education - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008
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"Backgrounder: Istanbul, city of two continents www.chinaview.cn 2008-04-03 08:36:05 ISTANBUL, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A chartered plane carrying the Beijing Olympic flame arrived Wednesday night in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul, the second stop of the global torch relay. Istanbul, also the cultural and financial hub of Turkey, is the only city in the world bridging two continents of Europe and Asia. The city is located in the northwest Marmara Region of Turkey. It encloses the southern Bosphorus which places the city on two continents -- the western portion of Istanbul is in Europe, while the eastern portion is in Asia. The city boundaries cover a surface area of 1,539 square kilometers, while the metropolitan region, or the Province of Istanbul, covers 6,220 square kilometers." More: Backgrounder: Istanbul, city of two continents_English_Xinhua  "Assyrians Demonstrate Against Turkish Prime Minister's Arrival in Stockholm Posted GMT 4-2-2008 22:18:26 Stockholm (AINA) -- A group of Assyrians and Armenians gathered today outside the palace of the Swedish King in Stockholm ahead of the arrival of Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan." More: Assyrians Demonstrate Against Turkish Prime Minister's Arrival in Stockholm  "Court Case Against Ruling Party Divides Turks By Dorian Jones Istanbul 02 April 2008 Turkey's ruling AK party is facing the prospect of closure, after the country's Constitutional Court agreed to hear a case accusing it of undermining secularism. The prime minister and president also face a five-year political ban. The case, as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, has plunged the country into a political crisis." More: VOA News - Court Case Against Ruling Party Divides Turks  "Reuniting Cyprus By Bruce Fein April 1, 2008 Cyprus is perched for a voluntary and mutually beneficial reunification between Greek Cypriots in the south and Turkish Cypriots in the north after decades of division. New Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat have agreed to direct negotiations within three months." More: Reuniting Cyprus - - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper  "Headscarf controversy divides Turkey’s universities By Hilmi Toros Updated Apr 2, 2008, 02:57 pm Email this article ISTANBUL, Turkey (IPS/GIN) - Female students wearing headscarves may now enter the campus of Turkey’s Sakarya University, due to recent constitutional amendments lifting the ban on headscarves in Turkish universities. The ban had been in place since 1988. While students may now wear the scarves to Sakarya University, which is some 125 miles from the Istanbul, those wearing similar headscarves are still barred from Gaziantep University in the southeast. Administrators there are arguing that the constitutional amendments may be “unconstitutional.â€" More: Headscarf controversy divides Turkey’s universities  "Armenian Genocide commemoration set for April 18 at State House Wed Apr 02, 2008, 11:57 AM EDT WATERTOWN - WATERTOWN - State reps. Rachel Kaprielian and Peter Koutoujian and state Sen. Steven Tolman, in conjunction with the State House Commemoration Planning Committee, invite you to join them for a day of remembrance in honor of the 93rd Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide." More: Armenian Genocide commemoration set for April 18 at State House - Watertown, MA - Watertown TAB & Press  "Turkey 'kills 16 Kurdish rebels' File picture of Turkish soldiers on the Turkey Iraq border Turkey says its troops have killed seven more members of the Kurdish guerrilla group, the PKK, in fighting in the southeastern province of Sirnak." More: BBC NEWS | Europe | Turkey 'kills 16 Kurdish rebels'  "If Israel recognizes so-called “Armenian genocideâ€, document about genocide against Palestinians will be submitted to Azerbaijani Parliament [ 02 Apr 2008 19:56 ] Baku. Ramil Mammadli â€"APA. “Document about Israeli genocide policy against Palestinians since 1967 can be sent to the parliamentary discussionsâ€, Fazil Gazanfaroglu, Chairman of the Great Order Party and member of the Parliament told" More: APA  "The End of the EU Road for Turkey? Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by Jenny White Excerpts from a news article: EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn repeated a strong warning that the Constitutional Court’s decision to hear the case for closure of Turkey’s ruling party exposed a “systemic error†in Turkey’s Constitution and announced that he would brief the EU Commission on the case on Wednesday, underlining the seriousness with which the case is seen in Brussels. Under the negotiating framework agreed upon in 2004, the commission can recommend suspending the accession negotiations in the event of a “serious and persistent breach in Turkey of the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.†Rehn’s warning that the accession negotiations might be at stake appeared to enjoy widespread backing from the European Parliament Members." More: Kamil Pasha » The End of the EU Road for Turkey?  "Arrest of One Turk in Germany Brings New Scrutiny to a Society of 2.7 Million By MARK LANDLER and NICHOLAS KULISH Published: September 8, 2007 FRANKFURT, Sept. 7 â€" As Germans struggle to make sense this week of reports of a foiled terrorist plot, they are questioning whether their Turkish minority â€" historically moderate and for the most part comfortably settled â€" is quite what they thought. " More: Arrest of One Turk in Germany Brings New Scrutiny to a Society of 2.7 Million - New York Times  "Erdogan says Turkey has 'unlimited' patience to obtain EU membership STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country won't accept anything but full EU membership and has «unlimited» patience to fulfill that goal." More: Erdogan says Turkey has 'unlimited' patience to obtain EU membership  "Turkish markets recoup losses on global rally Wed Apr 2, 2008 8:14pm IST ISTANBUL, April 2 (Reuters) - The Turkish lira leapt 2.5 percent on Wednesday despite ongoing political uncertainty in the country as positive data from the United States sent global stocks to a one-month high. The lira closed at 1.2820 against the dollar versus the previous day's 1.3150. The main share index .XU100 closed up 0.76 percent to 40,985.20 points and the yield on the Oct 7, 2009 benchmark bond <0#TRTSYSUM=IS> fell to 18.32 percent from Tuesday's close of 18.41 percent. The support level for Turkish stocks was seen at 40,500 points, said an analyst." More: Turkish markets recoup losses on global rally | Reuters  "Spain donates $7 mln to Turkey to fight global warming The New Anatolian / Ankara 02 April 2008 The Spanish government is set to give Turkey 7 million USD in support of Turkish efforts to fight the immediate problems caused by global warming, a journalists' association said Wednesday. Spanish ambassador in Ankara and an official from the Turkish Ministry of Environment will sign Thursday a protocol to launch the project." More: The New Anatolian  "Who is more anti-Semitic: Islamists or Kemalists? Wednesday, April 2, 2008 The small and easy-to-answer quiz below should give an idea Burak BEKDÄ°L Since the chief public prosecutor appealed to the Supreme Court for the closure of Turkey's ruling party, the House of the AKP and their full-time and part-time supporters have been sending “please-save-us†messages at various wavelengths to European and American capitals: AKP's first-class propaganda machine is at work." More: Who is more anti-Semitic: Islamists or Kemalists? - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008  "Genocide, diplomacy and terrorism template_bas template_bas A partial transcript the Assembly of Turkish American Associations’ meeting with The Times editorial board. April 2, 2008 Leaders of an umbrella group for Turkish-American groups stopped by The Times recently to discuss the debate over the Armenian genocide, Turkey's membership in the European Union and quashing Kurdish separatism in northern Iraq. Below are highlights from that meeting." More: Genocide, diplomacy and terrorism - Los Angeles Times  "Turkish premier Erdogan ducks issue of possible party ban - Summary Stockholm - Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday said it would be better 'not to comment' on the recent decision by the Constitutional Court that it would investigate his party over anti-secular activities. It is an 'ongoing legal procedure and it would not be right for me to comment,' Erdogan said after a lecture on Turkey and the European Union at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs." More: Turkish premier Erdogan ducks issue of possible party ban - Summary : World  "Turkish religious bureau slams anti-Islamic film The Religious Affairs Directorate said it hoped Muslims would not be provoked into action would lead to tension and division in the societies in which they live." More: Turkish religious bureau slams anti-Islamic film  "Turkish firms still attractive for foreigners, says Mobius Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Despite the recent political developments, Turkish companies maintain their attraction for investors, says world-renowned investor Mark Mobious, the founder of Templeton Fund. Mobious, who is still keeping Turkey in his portfolio, says he will continue investing in the country" More: Turkish firms still attractive for foreigners, says Mobius - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008  "Saudi Arabia's NCB buys Türkiye Finans Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Talks related to the shared acquisition agreement between Türkiye Finans, one of Turkey's leading participant banks, and the National Commercial Bank (NCB) of Saudi Arabia have been finalized." More: Saudi Arabia's NCB buys Türkiye Finans - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008  "Symbolic crossing in divided Nicosia to open Thursday A symbolic crossing through the UN-controlled buffer zone in Nicosia, the world's last divided capital, is set to open on Thursday as a new Cypriot peace drive gains momentum." More: Symbolic crossing in divided Nicosia to open Thursday  "Turkey expands fight against copyright piracy Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Government is preparing an action plan to prevent copyright theft. Justice Ministry is sending judges and prosecutors to the United States for training to shorten duration of cases with a statute of limitations. Education Ministry is working hard to incorporate copyright training as course material to school curricula" More: Turkey expands fight against copyright piracy - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008  "More needs to be done for better access to education Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Despite the increase in the number of children attending school in Turkey, more needs to be done to improve access to a quality education, a report released yesterday revealed." More: More needs to be done for better access to education - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008  "Turkey is not ready for Europe Ömer Taspinar Dear readership, please note that TE is publishing such an opinion. Hard times indeed ! If you are sitting in Brussels and looking at what is going on in Turkey, it is almost unavoidable that you will reach a sad conclusion: Turkey is simply not mature enough as a democracy to qualify for EU membership. In the past, I used to think that the main challenge for Turkey was to become a 'liberal' democracy. If only Ankara could shed some of its illiberal tendencies, I believed, it would prove its political credentials as a first rate democracy and deserve EU membership. Yet now I can’t help but realize that the challenge for Turkish democracy is much more daunting than I thought. The issue is no longer whether Turkey can become more liberal. It is rather whether Turkey can maintain a semblance of democracy." More: Turkey is not ready for Europe - Turquie Européenne - Wednesday 2 April 2008 - Actualités de la Turquie et traductions de la presse turque "Turkey's AKP: Toward Liberal Reform or Islamization? Jonathan Kolieb | 02 Apr 2008 World Politics Review Exclusive The initiative of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to repeal the country's headscarf ban has received a great deal of attention in both the Turkish and international media over the past month. Analysis has been divided on whether this signals a creeping Islamization of the country or rather, quite to the contrary, it is a signal of growing civil liberties -- a maturing liberal democracy moving towards Western ideas of decency and freedom." More: World Politics Review | Turkey's AKP: Toward Liberal Reform or Islamization? |
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