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- Turkish Parliament Speaker Does Not Predict Early Elections In Turkey
- The Fire of Anatolia
- Turkey delays welfare bill implementation to Oct.
- Turkey aims to pass 301 amendment "immediately"
- Investors weigh up Turkish rate hike as lira slips
- TURKEY BROADENS REGIONAL SECURITY DIALOGUE - Eurasia Daily Monitor
- Turkish property sales to foreigners temporarily halted
- Lecturer from Turkey denounces connection between Islam and terrorism
- Home sales to foreigners brought to a halt - Turkish Daily News Apr 16, 2008
- A glossary of Turkish political terms - Turkish Daily News Apr 16, 2008
- AFP: Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq: army
- Letters to the Editor: Turkish Americans, Armenians, and 'calmness'
- Turkey ranks high in tourism revenue - Turkish Daily News Apr 16, 2008
- Euro MP calls for strong women's commission in Parliament - Turkish Daily News Apr 16, 2008
- Turkey's investment potential still alluring - Turkish Daily News Apr 16, 2008
- Foreign investments in Turkey plunge
- Trump, Dogan sign Istanbul real estate project deal | Markets | Markets News | Reuters
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"Turkish Parliament Speaker Does Not Predict Early Elections In Turkey
Published: 4/16/2008
LJUBLJANA - Turkish Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan said on Tuesday that Turkish government was working on a constitutional amendment that would move Turkey's EU process forward, adding that Turkey would not hold early elections if it did not work out."
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"The Fire of Anatolia
by Maria Leontieva, Kyiv Post Staff Writer
Apr 16 2008, 20:19
The Fire of Anatolia dance group, the pride of Turkey which has performed live for more than six million viewers in more than 40 countries around the world, will perform a magnificent show in Kyiv this weekend.
The Fire of Anatolia is a leading Turkish dance troop that aims to introduce to the world the fire that arises from "the ancient mosaic of love, culture, history and peace of Anatolia." Comprised of 120 dancers, guided by choreographer Mustafa Erdogan, the dance troop fascinates the viewers with hundreds of folk dance routines originating from mythological and cultural history that date back thousands of years and compiled from all of Turkey's regions."
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"Turkey delays welfare bill implementation to Oct.
Turkey's IMF-backed reform of its social security system will go into effect from October, rather than August as previously planned, the state-run Anatolian news agency reported on Wednesday."
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"Turkey aims to pass 301 amendment 'immediately'
Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the government aims to adopt the amendment on the controversial Article 301 of Turkish Penal Code immediately. The Turkish FM later said a complete annulment of the article was not on the agenda."
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"Investors weigh up Turkish rate hike as lira slips
By Asli Kandemir and Emma Ross-Thomas
ISTANBUL, April 16 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank could be forced to raise interest rates, reversing an easing cycle, if the lira's decline deepens and puts an inflation target even further out of reach, economists said on Wednesday.
Meanwhile several analysts said they were sticking to a forecast of no change at the Central Bank's interest-rate setting meeting on Thursday, in line with a unanimous forecast from a Reuters poll last week. "
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"TURKEY BROADENS REGIONAL SECURITY DIALOGUE
By John C. K. Daly
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
On April 15 an Iranian delegation arrived in Turkey to finalize a security convention that has been in the planning stages for the last two to three years and for discussions on joint measures against Kurdish PKK and PJAK guerrillas based in northern Iraq. The 12th Iran-Turkey High Security Commission meetings are in accordance with an agreement concluded by Iran and Turkey on border security in August 1999 (Islamic Republic News Agency, April 15). The last bilateral meeting concerning joint security measures against PKK and PJAK guerrilla attacks was held in 2006, prior to Turkey's limited incursion into northern Iraq in February against the PKK based there (Sabah, April 15)."
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"Turkish property sales to foreigners temporarily halted
Turkish property sales to foreigners is to be temporarily halted from Wednesday, declared a Ministry of Public Works and Settlement inline with a Constitutional Court ruling three months ago. A new regulation was delivered to the Board of Ministers for approval."
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"Lecturer from Turkey denounces connection between Islam and terrorism
SVETLANA LYSKER - Staff Writer
A visiting lecturer from Istanbul, Turkey, proved that terrorism should not be associated with Islam using passages from the Koran on Monday night.
'Scholars and leaders of the Muslim world have for decades continued to denounce terrorism and violence,' said Ali Sadun Engin, Ph.D., from the Science Research Foundation. 'Islam itself means peace, it is self evident...the scripture speaks for itself on the issue.'"
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"Home sales to foreigners brought to a halt
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The "Investate '08" Turkey Coasts Real Estate Investment" conference will be held this year on May 24-25 at the popular resort town of Bodrum on the Turkish Riviera."
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"A glossary of Turkish political terms
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I gather there is a general confusion over the most important terms and concepts in Turkish politics. I hope my homemade glossary could help a little bit"
More:A glossary of Turkish political terms - Turkish Daily News Apr 16, 2008
"Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq: army
ANKARA (AFP) — Turkish warplanes attacked a group of separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as they attempted to sneak across the border into Turkey, the Turkish military said Wednesday.
A statement said the armed group was 'rendered ineffective' in the raid, which took place on Tuesday in the Avasin-Basyan area of northern Iraq, without saying how many rebels were killed."
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"Turkish Americans, Armenians, and 'calmness':
Justin Paul's article in the Turkish Daily News, "Turks need a calmer approach to counter Armenian claims," (April 1, 2008) was a welcomed critique by the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), but can benefit from some corrections and depth, as well as mention of some "calm" strategies the ATAA is implementing"
More:Letters to the editor - Turkish Daily News Apr 09, 2008
"Turkey ranks high in tourism revenue
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Turkey ranked 11th in terms of tourist arrivals and ninth in tourism revenues among the worlds' top 20 tourism destinations, the State Planning Organization (DPT) said."
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"Euro MP calls for strong women's commission in Parliament
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Emine Bozkurt, author of a European Parliament report on the role of women in Turkey, tells the TDN that the proposed commission must have full legislative power as the 17th commission of Turkish Parliament
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"Turkey's investment potential still alluring
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
In order to boost its attractiveness for foreign investors, Turkey needs to ensure political stability, meet European Union standards and improve its image, a survey by Ernst & Young has found."
More:Turkey's investment potential still alluring - Turkish Daily News Apr 16, 2008
"Foreign investments in Turkey plunge
ANKARA - Direct foreign investments in Turkey have plunged dramatically in the first two months of the year, down by more than 80 percent according to figures released by the Treasury Undersecretariat on Wednesday."
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"Trump, Dogan sign Istanbul real estate project deal
ISTANBUL, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. property tycoon Donald Trump is to build an office, residential and shopping complex in Istanbul together with Turkey's prominent Dogan family, the Dogan Group said in a statement."
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