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  Deputy Pm Says Turkey, Imf Different On Future Projections [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
A Turkish state minister said on Friday that Turkey and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had different points of view on future projections. Turkey's State Minister & Deputy Prime Ministe...
(12 Mar, 2010 15:51)
 

 
TAGS : deputy, turkey, imf, different, future, projections




  Jpmorgan, Citi Helped Lehman Failure, Report Says [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Pedestrians walk past the headquarters of Lehman Brothers Holdings in New York, US on Sept. 10, 2008, five days before its bankruptcy. Bloomberg photo
(12 Mar, 2010 15:30)
 

 
TAGS : jpmorgan, citi, helped, lehman, failure, report

  Media Execs Debate Charging For News Online [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
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(12 Mar, 2010 15:30)
 

 
TAGS : media, execs, debate, charging, news, online

  Aid Should Carry High Price Tag, Minister Says [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble reacts during a debate at the German Parliament Bundestag at the Reichstag building in Berlin in this file photo. AP photo
(12 Mar, 2010 15:30)
 

 
TAGS : aid, carry, high, price, tag, minister




  Turkey Sells $1 Bln Of Bonds At Lowest Cost [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey sold $1 billion of 11-year dollar bonds at the lowest yield on record after the government decided it did not need help from the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, to meet the country’s...
(12 Mar, 2010 15:30)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, sells, bln, bonds, lowest, cost

  Teliasonera Not Happy With Turkcell Results [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Teliasonera’s directors are to meet to discuss the 2009 earnings of Turkcell, Turkey’s biggest mobile phone company, where profit fell 26 percent in 2009, Milliyet newspaper reported on Fr...
(12 Mar, 2010 15:30)
 

 
TAGS : teliasonera, happy, turkcell, results

  Kuwait Finance House Makes Turkey Insurance Hub [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Having entered Turkey’s insurance sector in 2009 through the establishment of Neova Insurance, Kuwait Finance House has selected the country as a hub. The group also plans to do business in insu...
(12 Mar, 2010 15:30)
 

 
TAGS : kuwait, finance, house, makes, turkey, insurance, hub

  4.6 Magnitude Quake Rattles Southern Greece [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Athens Geodynamic Institute says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 has struck in southern Greece early Friday. Authorities say there are no reports of damage or injuries. The inst...
(12 Mar, 2010 15:30)
 

 
TAGS : magnitude, quake, rattles, southern, greece

  Greek Economy Still Mired In Recession [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Greece's economy was still shrinking and unemployment remained above 10 percent at the end of 2009, just before the government announced harsh spending cuts that are expected to drive the country deep...
(12 Mar, 2010 15:30)
 

 
TAGS : greek, economy, still, mired, recession

  Leading Pharmaceutical Company Enters Turkish Market And Deplo... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Web-based implementation for over 100 users completed in only five weeks Interactive Medica today announced the successful roll-out of its leading web-based sales management software to support the ne...
(12 Mar, 2010 15:25)
 

 
TAGS : leading, pharmaceutical, company, enters, turkish, market, deploys, interactive, medica

  Turkey Protests Swedish Genocide Vote [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkey has canceled a high-level summit scheduled to take place in Sweden next week in protest of a resolution passed by the Swedish Parliament, recognizing the 1915 killings...
(12 Mar, 2010 14:46)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, protests, swedish, genocide, vote

  Swedish Ambassador In Ankara Summoned To Turkish Foreign Ministry [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Swedish ambassador in Ankara was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday after the Swedish parliament passed an Armenian genocide resolution, the semi-official Anatolia news agency repo...
(12 Mar, 2010 14:38)
 

 
TAGS : swedish, ambassador, ankara, summoned, turkish, foreign, ministry

  Industrial Figures Indicate To Slow Recovery In Turkey, Report... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Recent figures on industrial production index (IPI) in Turkey indicates to a slow recovery in the country's macroeconomic outlook, said a report released by an Istanbul-based risks research instit...
(12 Mar, 2010 14:14)
 

 
TAGS : industrial, figures, indicate, slow, recovery, turkey, report

  Turnover In Turkey#039;s Trade, Services Up 9.9 Pc For 2009 Q4 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turnover in trade and services increased 9.9 percent in the last quarter of 2009 when compared to the same period of 2008. According to figures of TurkStat, turnover in trade and services rose 6.7 per...
(12 Mar, 2010 14:14)
 

 
TAGS : turnover, turkey039s, trade, services, 2009

  Turkish Airlines Says Jan-feb Period Sees 25 Pc Rise [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey's national air carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) carried 3.9 million passengers in January-February period of 2010, with a 25 percent rise in the figures of the same term of 2009. A total of 3...
(12 Mar, 2010 14:14)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, airlines, jan, feb, period, sees, rise

  To Be Or Not To Be A Women, Check Out Womenrsquo;s Film Festival [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
International Women’s Day was celebrated around the country on March 8, and now it’s time to see some films about women and gender issues. The Filmmor Women’s Film Festival on Wheel...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:55)
 

 
TAGS : women, check, out, womenrsquos, film, festival

  Three Foreign Funds To Invest In Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Three private equity funds plan to provide $200 million in financing to eight Turkish companies that are preparing for initial public offerings, or IPOs, according to a chairman involved in the deal. ...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:54)
 

 
TAGS : three, foreign, funds, invest, turkey

  Deal Could Pay $657m To Sickened Wtc Responders [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $6...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:54)
 

 
TAGS : deal, pay, 657m, sickened, wtc, responders

  Suicide Bombs Kill 39, Wound 95 In Pakistani City [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, police said. It wa...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:54)
 

 
TAGS : suicide, bombs, kill, wound, pakistani, city

  Putin Urges Expanded Russia-india Ties [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Russian PM Vladimir Putin says it is time for the old Cold War allies to boost trade beyond the limited scope of defense during his day-long visit to India. Putin’s visit is also concluding the ...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:54)
 

 
TAGS : putin, urges, expanded, russia, india, ties

  Russia Criticizes Us, Nato Over Afghan Drugs [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Russia's envoy to NATO has sharply criticized the alliance's shift away from fighting drug trafficking in Afghanistan, saying the resulting surge in heroin smuggling is endangering Russia's national s...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:54)
 

 
TAGS : russia, criticizes, nato, afghan, drugs

  Update 1-nordic Stocks - Factors To Watch On March 12 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
HELSINKI, March 12 (Reuters) - The following stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday: Analysts had expected Yara to give up on its rival bid for Terra before the latest...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:49)
 

 
TAGS : update, nordic, stocks, factors, watch, march

  Brief-turkish Airlines Jan-feb Passenger Number Up 25 Pct [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
ANKARA, March 12 (Reuters) - Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines says in a stock exchange filing: * Carried 3.9 million passengers in Jan-Feb period, up 25 percent from the previous year. * Busines...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:49)
 

 
TAGS : brief, turkish, airlines, jan, feb, passenger, number, pct

  Turkish Industry Employment Down By 7pct In Q4 2009 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
According to information provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute, Employment in general industry in Turkey in the last quarter of 2009 regressed 6.8% YoY and was down 0.1% over the previous quar...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:49)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, industry, employment, 7pct, 2009

  Turkish Red Cross Sends Aid To Chile [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish aid organization Trk Kızılay, or Red Crescent, sent medicine and humanitarian aid to quake-hit Chile, reported Anatolia news agency on Friday. 20 tons of relief including tents, blankets...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:49)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, red, cross, sends, aid, chile

  Turkish Bank New York Branch Selects Suite Of Comprehensive Tr... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
New York, NY The New York Branch of a Turkish Bank has recently selected Compliance, Bankwide Security and Commercial Lending training from Edcomm Banker
(12 Mar, 2010 13:49)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, bank, new, york, branch, selects, suite, comprehensive, training, programs

  Turkey Recalls Envoy To Sweden [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Sweden after its parliament narrowly voted to describe the killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces during World War One as genocide. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Tur...
(12 Mar, 2010 13:02)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, recalls, envoy, sweden

  Turkey Summons Swedish Envoy Over Armenia Vote [ Other Publishers ]
 
The Swedish ambassador in Ankara was summoned to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the Swedish parliament's adoption of a resolution in support of the Armenian allegations on the i...
(12 Mar, 2010 12:43)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, summons, swedish, envoy, armenia, vote

  Turkey Follows #039;active Diplomacy For Global Peace#039;, Tu... [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday, "we must have a very active diplomacy everywhere so Turkey can contribute to regional and global peace." Before completing his two-...
(12 Mar, 2010 12:43)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, follows, 039active, diplomacy, global, peace039, turkish

  When Art Gets Beyond The Walls Of Exhibition [ Other Publishers ]
 
The Turkish location of the Italian restaurant chain Piola is hosting artwork just like its counterparts around the world. It is now a tradition for the restaurant to give space to art. The first exhi...
(12 Mar, 2010 12:24)
 

 
TAGS : art, gets, beyond, walls, exhibition

  Gulf Allies Understand Iran Sanctions Next [ Other Publishers ]
 
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Persian Gulf allies understand sanctions are the inevitable next step in dealing with the threat of a nuclear Iran. He predicted economic sancti...
(12 Mar, 2010 12:24)
 

 
TAGS : gulf, allies, understand, iran, sanctions

  Israel Declares Two-day Closure Of West Bank To Head Off [ Other Publishers ]
 
Palestinians try to remove a metal fence put up by Israelis to separate the town of Beit Omar and the main Hebron-Jerusalem road in the West Bank town of Hebron on Thursday. AFP photo
(12 Mar, 2010 12:24)
 

 
TAGS : israel, declares, two, day, closure, west, bank, head

  Russia To Extradite Georgian Crime Boss To Spain [ Other Publishers ]
 
Russian officials have given the green light to the extradition of a prominent Georgian crime boss wanted in Spain on money laundering charges, the Kommersant daily reported on Thursday. Russia's fed...
(12 Mar, 2010 12:24)
 

 
TAGS : russia, extradite, georgian, crime, boss, spain

  2009 Worst Year On Record For Latvia, Estonia [ Other Publishers ]
 
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(12 Mar, 2010 12:24)
 

 
TAGS : 2009, worst, year, record, latvia, estonia

  Tide Of Protest Engulfs More Russian Cities [ Other Publishers ]
 
Demonstrators of trade unions and opposition parties and movements, including the Russian communists hold former Soviet flags as they rally in Kemerovo, center of Russia's coal mining industry. AP pho...
(12 Mar, 2010 12:24)
 

 
TAGS : tide, protest, engulfs, more, russian, cities

  Turkey Recalls Swedish Ambassador Over Resolution [ Other Publishers ]
 
ANKARA - One week after Turkey recalled its U.S. ambassador over passage of a resolution acknowledging the Armenian genocide of 1915, Turkey's prime minister sent the Swedish ambassador packing on Thu...
(12 Mar, 2010 12:18)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, recalls, swedish, ambassador, resolution

  Sweden Labels Mass Killing Of Armenians #039;genocide#039; [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as “genocide,” prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassado...
(12 Mar, 2010 10:58)
 

 
TAGS : sweden, labels, mass, killing, armenians, 039genocide039

  Turkish Press Scan For March 12 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
From the Anatolia news agency: HURRIYET -- SWEDISH PARLIAMENT ADOPTS BILL ON "GENOCIDE" ALLEGATIONS Swedish lawmakers adopted 131 to 130 votes a bill affirming allegations that Armenians,...
(12 Mar, 2010 10:58)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, press, scan, march

  Pakistan Navy Tests Missiles In Arabian Sea [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Pakistan's navy successfully test-fired a series of missiles and torpedoes Friday in what it called a message to "nefarious" forces - an apparent reference to longtime rival India. While th...
(12 Mar, 2010 10:58)
 

 
TAGS : pakistan, navy, tests, missiles, arabian, sea

  Serbia, Albania Pledge Cooperation Despite Kosovo [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Serbia and Albania, deeply divided over the independence of Kosovo, pledged to improve their relations as they both seek to join the European Union. In the first-high level contact between the two co...
(12 Mar, 2010 10:58)
 

 
TAGS : serbia, albania, pledge, cooperation, kosovo

  Ankara Recalls Ambassador After Sweden #039;genocide#039; Vote [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Istanbul - Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Stockholm after the Swedish parliament late Thursday adopted a resolution that stated the World War I-era killings of more than 1 million Armenians and...
(12 Mar, 2010 10:55)
 

 
TAGS : ankara, recalls, ambassador, sweden, 039genocide039, vote

  Swedish And Turkey In #039;genocide#039; Row [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkey has cancelled a planned summit with Sweden after its parliament endorsed the term genocide over the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One. Turkey has also recalled its amba...
(12 Mar, 2010 10:31)
 

 
TAGS : swedish, turkey, 039genocide039, row

  Turkey Says Catalonia Apologized For Armenia Vote [ Other Publishers ]
 
A spokesperson for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that the head of the autonomous administration of Catalonia had apologized to Turkey for the Catalan parliament's recent...
(12 Mar, 2010 09:52)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, catalonia, apologized, armenia, vote

  Sweden Recognizes Armenia Genocide, Turkey Outraged [ Other Publishers ]
 
Armenia says up to 1,5 million Armenians were killed, but Turkey says the figure is no more than one-third that and that many Turks died as well. Photo by viparmenia.com
(12 Mar, 2010 09:39)
 

 
TAGS : sweden, recognizes, armenia, genocide, turkey, outraged

  Turkey - Factors To Watch On March 12 [ Other Publishers ]
 
ISTANBUL, March 12 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Friday. The lira was trading at 1.5290 against the dollar IYIX=, compared with a close of ...
(12 Mar, 2010 09:28)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, factors, watch, march

  Turkish Pm#039;s Scheduled Visit To Sweden Cancelled [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's scheduled visit to Sweden was cancelled following Swedish Parliament passed an Armenia genocide resolution, an official statement said Thursday. The state...
(12 Mar, 2010 09:28)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, pm039s, scheduled, visit, sweden, cancelled

  Sweden Recognizes Genocide Of Armenians In Ottoman Empire [ Other Publishers ]
 
STOCKHOLM, March 11 (Itar-Tass) ? Swedish parliament has adopted a resolution that recognizes the genocide of Armenians, Assyrians and Pontic Greeks in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. The resolution was p...
(12 Mar, 2010 09:28)
 

 
TAGS : sweden, recognizes, genocide, armenians, ottoman, empire

  Turkey Has Called Off Its Ambassador To Sweden And Prime Minis... [ Other Publishers ]
 
ANKARA, March 11 (Itar-Tass) ? Turkey has called off its ambassador to Sweden and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled a previously planned visit to Sweden. The measures came as a reactio...
(12 Mar, 2010 09:28)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, has, called, ambassador, sweden, prime, minister, has, cancelled

  Turkey#039;s Foreign Minister Davutoglu Proceeds From Ireland ... [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu left Dublin for Finland on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported. Turkish foreign minister made a 2-day visit to Ireland after 19 years and held talks with Irish o...
(12 Mar, 2010 09:28)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, foreign, minister, davutoglu, proceeds, ireland, finland

  Banctec Partners With Birikim Automation Systems To Deliver Do... [ Other Publishers ]
 
LONDON, March 12 -- BancTec, Inc., a global provider of advanced, high-volume, and payment processing solutions and services, has signed a distribution agreement with Birikim Automation Systems (Birik...
(12 Mar, 2010 09:28)
 

 
TAGS : banctec, partners, birikim, automation, systems, deliver, document, solutions

  Turkcell Plans Dual Carrier Hspa+ For 42.2 Mbps This Year [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkcell has successfully a HSPA multi carrier 42.2 Mbps test on its 3G network in Istanbul. The test, which was conducted on March 5, used Ericsson's HSPA Multi Carrier Solution. Turkcell Chief Netwo...
(12 Mar, 2010 09:28)
 

 
TAGS : turkcell, plans, dual, carrier, hspa, mbps, year

  Banctec Partners With Birikim Automation Systems To Deliver Do... [ Other Publishers ]
 
/PRNewswire/ -- BancTec, Inc., a global provider of advanced, high-volume, document and payment processing solutions and services, has signed a distribution agreement with Birikim Automation Systems (...
(12 Mar, 2010 09:05)
 

 
TAGS : banctec, partners, birikim, automation, systems, deliver, document, solutions, turkey

  Turkey needs more from Ataturk’s heirs [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkey needs more from Ataturk’s heirs By David Gardner Published: March 11 2010 22:44 | Last updated: March 11 2010 22:44 Turkey’s ruling party has once again entered into conflict with the Turkish army. This is more than the latest episode in a power struggle commenced as soon as the Justice and Development party (AKP) of Recep Tayyip Erdogan first came to power in 2002.
(12 Mar, 2010 09:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, needs, more, ataturks, heirs

  Turkey Press Scan On March 12 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 12, 2010. The World Bulletin does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, press, scan, march

  Turkey#039;s Gross Foreign Exchange Reserves Up [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Gross foreign exchange reserves of the Turkish Central Bank rose up to 68.7 billion USD as of March 5, 2010, the bank said on Thursday. The total reserves were 67.7 billion U.S. dollars as of February...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, gross, foreign, exchange, reserves

  Turkish Pm Visits Quake-hit City [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited quake-hit Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig on Thursday. A pre-dawn earthquake, with a magnitude of 6, shook mud-brick houses into p...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, visits, quake, hit, city

  Turkey Re-pays $113.2 Mln-foreign Debt On March 1-10 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey paid back 113.2 million USD of foreign debt between March 1 and 10, 2010. According to figures of Turkish Central Bank, Turkey repaid 775 million USD of foreign debt in January and 2.09 billion...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, pays, 113, mln, foreign, debt, march

  Eu Enlargement Official Set To Visit Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that European Commissioner for enlargement Stefan Fule would pay a visit to Turkey on March 14 and 16. The ministry released a statement and said this would b...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : enlargement, official, set, visit, turkey

  Ubp#039;s Deputy To Run For Turkish Cyprus Vote [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
A deputy from National Unity Party (UBP) of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) announced his candidacy for the presidential election that will take place in TRNC on April 18. UBP Lefkosa deput...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : ubp039s, deputy, run, turkish, cyprus, vote

  Turkish Fm To Join "future Of Europe" Meeting In Finland [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu left Dublin for Finland on Thursday. Turkish foreign minister made a 2-day visit to Ireland after 19 years and held talks with Irish officials. Davutoglu deliv...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, join, future, europe, meeting, finland

  Turkish Fm To Join quot;future Of Europequot; Meeting In Finland [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu left Dublin for Finland on Thursday. Turkish foreign minister made a 2-day visit to Ireland after 19 years and held talks with Irish officials. Davutoglu deliv...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, join, quotfuture, europequot, meeting, finland

  Turkish Red Crescent Sends Humanitarian Aid To Chile [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish relief agency, the Red Crescent, sent humanitarian aid to quake-stricken Chile. The aid including tents, blankets, foodstuff and a mobile kitchen was sent to Chile by two military cargo planes...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, red, crescent, sends, humanitarian, aid, chile

  Turkey, Algeria Sign Jec Protocol [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish and Algerian parties signed the protocol of Turkey-Algeria Joint Economic Commission (JEC) in the ninth term meeting on Thursday. A statement by the State Ministry of Turkey said Turkish and A...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, algeria, sign, jec, protocol

  Turkey#039;s Pm Cancels Visit To Sweden After Armenia Vote [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's scheduled visit to Sweden was cancelled following approval of the resolution on Armenian allegations in Swedish Parliament. Prime Ministry Press Cente...
(12 Mar, 2010 08:31)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, cancels, visit, sweden, armenia, vote

  Turkey, Jordan Discuss Economic Cooperation [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Amman, March 11 (Petra) - A Turkish economic delegation discussed on Thursday with the Irbid Chamber of Industry scopes of cooperation and industrial investment between Turkey and Jordan. The chamber'...
(12 Mar, 2010 06:37)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, jordan, discuss, economic, cooperation

  Voltaire 20gb Ib Chosen By Turkcell [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Voltaire Ltd. announced that Istanbul-based mobile telecommunications and technology company Turkcell (Turkcell İleti
(12 Mar, 2010 06:37)
 

 
TAGS : voltaire, 20gb, chosen, turkcell

  Abdullah Gul Assures Turkey#039;s Unflinching Support To Pakistan [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
'Pakistan Times' Diplomatic Correspondent ISLAMABAD: President of Turkey Abdullah Gul has assured his country
(12 Mar, 2010 06:37)
 

 
TAGS : abdullah, gul, assures, turkey039s, unflinching, support, pakistan

  One Killed, 2 Wounded In Mine Blast In Southeast Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
One Turk was killed and two others wounded in a mine blast in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, an official statement said.The statement issued by Sirnak governor's office said the blast took place at ...
(12 Mar, 2010 04:12)
 

 
TAGS : one, killed, wounded, blast, southeast, turkey

  Is Turkey declaring its independence from America? [ Hürriyet ]
 
Is Turkey declaring its independence from America? It’s that time of the year again, the time when we turn the clock back to 1915. Once again everyone is trying to force something down someone else’s proverbial throat by invoking “morality” and “historic facts.” To say “Listen to our side of the story” has yet again been turned into a synonym for “denial” or “propaganda,” depending on where you stand.
(12 Mar, 2010 02:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, declaring, independence, america

  Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over Armenian vote - Israel New... [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over Armenian vote Published: 03.11.10, 21:12 / Israel News Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he has recalled Turkey's ambassador to Stockholm over a Swedish parliament vote branding the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide.
(12 Mar, 2010 02:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, recalls, envoy, sweden, armenian, vote, israel, news, ynetnews

  Ankara Welcomes Films From Around The World [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The second largest film festival in Turkey, the International Ankara Film Festival, kicked off Thursday. Through March 21 the festival will offer films from around the world to the people in the capit...
(12 Mar, 2010 01:40)
 

 
TAGS : ankara, welcomes, films, around, world

  More Than You Can Chew [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
When a friend of mine became a CEO for a big multinational company, he didn't really know what the future held in store for him. After all, he had never been a CEO before. He had held many roles as a ...
(12 Mar, 2010 01:40)
 

 
TAGS : more, chew

  Armenia Politics Divided Over Increasing Debt [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Armenian government has defended its debt saying the borrowing is needed to keep the economy on an even keel. Opposition parties, however, fear the government has taken on too much debt in its eff...
(12 Mar, 2010 01:40)
 

 
TAGS : armenia, politics, divided, increasing, debt

  Is Turkey Declaring Its Independence From America [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
It’s that time of the year again, the time when we turn the clock back to 1915. Once again everyone is trying to force something down someone else’s proverbial throat by invoking “mo...
(12 Mar, 2010 01:40)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, declaring, independence, america

  The Imf Soap Opera [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey's relations with the IMF seem to be like a soap opera series that goes on for years and years. Remember the Dallas or Dynasty soap operas? I remember they glued us to the screen for more than 1...
(12 Mar, 2010 01:40)
 

 
TAGS : imf, soap, opera

  Statement By Marion C. Blakey On The Administration#039;s Nati... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
ARLINGTON, Va., March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama's remarks today on the National Export Initiative and the agenda for export control modernization together signal his commitment to ...
(12 Mar, 2010 01:34)
 

 
TAGS : statement, marion, blakey, administration039s, national, export, initiative

  Turkey And Sweden In Genocide Row [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament voted narrowly to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in World War I.The Turkish government condemned the resolution, sayin...
(12 Mar, 2010 01:21)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, sweden, genocide, row

  23 Kurdish hackers arrested in Turkey [ Other Publishers ]
 
23 Kurdish hackers arrested in Turkey Thu 11 March 2010 | 06:25 GMT Text size: 15096 Turkish Police detain 23 PKK hackers in 13 provinces. Police have detained 23 suspects in operations in 13 provinces, charging them with membership in a terror organization and attacking public institutions’ Web sites, the daily Radikal reported Wednesday.
(12 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : kurdish, hackers, arrested, turkey

  UK - Self-reliant Turkey calls end to talks with IMF [ Other Publishers ]
 
Self-reliant Turkey calls end to talks with IMF By Delphine Strauss in Ankara Published: March 11 2010 02:00 | Last updated: March 11 2010 02:00 Turkey has ended talks with the International Monetary Fund about a fresh loan agreement because it can 'stand on its own feet' and no longer needs the money, the prime minister said yesterday.
(12 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : self, reliant, turkey, calls, end, talks, imf

  Recession slows Turkey's drive for coal-fired power 05:07 Hour... [ Other Publishers ]
 
"Recession slows Turkey's drive for coal-fired power ISTANBUL, March 11 (Reuters) - A rush to build coal-fired power stations in Turkey has stalled, brought low by last year's deep economic recession, environmental concerns and regulation, industry officials say." mORE:Recession slows Turkey's drive for coal-fired power 05:07 Hours ago
(12 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : recession, slows, turkey, drive, coal, fired, power, 0507, hours, ago

  Turkey Recalls Envoy To Sweden Over Armenia Vote [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey recalled its ambassador to Sweden on Thursday and cancelled an upcoming summit between the countries after the Swedish parliament branded the World War One killing of Armenia...
(12 Mar, 2010 00:06)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, recalls, envoy, sweden, armenia, vote

  Questions persist after discovery of munitions-laden truck in ... [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
A munitions-filled truck discovered in Ankara late on Wednesday turned out to be carrying weapons and hand grenades belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) to a military facility in the Turkish capital, but questions still linger over why the armed forces ordered the transfer of explosives in a civilian vehicle and without any security escort for protection.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : questions, persist, discovery, munitions, laden, truck, ankara

  Demands for Greek seminary reopening just, says Arinc [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç, who met with the leaders of Turkey's non-Muslim communities yesterday, described the Fener Greek Patriarchate's demand for the reopening of the Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary as “appropriate and just,” vowing to clear the obstacles before the reopening of the seminary as quickly as possible.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : demands, greek, seminary, reopening, just, arinc

  "New houses for Elazig quake victims to be ready by August" [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday visited Elazığ, which was hit by a magnitude 6 earthquake on Monday, with a number of other officials to announce that new houses will be built for the quake’s victims by August.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : new, houses, elazig, quake, victims, ready, august

  Indictment documents Cihaner's attempts to bypass court rulings [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
Several attempts by Erzincan Chief Public Prosecutor İlhan Cihaner, who is in jail for membership in a terrorist organization, to bypass court rules were documented in an indictment accepted by an Erzurum court last week.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : indictment, documents, cihaner, attempts, bypass, court, rulings

  Alparslan Arslan not giving up on feigned insanity route [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
Psychiatric experts have ruled that the latest episode of “insanity” on the part of Alparslan Arslan -- the neo-nationalist lawyer whose 2006 attack on the Council of State killed a judge and left four others wounded -- is just a show.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : alparslan, arslan, giving, feigned, insanity, route

  Independence of judiciary hottest media topic in February [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
The Turkish media reported on recent discussions and debates about the independence of the judiciary more than any other news item, according to the Media Monitoring Center’s (MTM) monthly report for February.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : independence, judiciary, hottest, media, topic, february

  Ankara-Damascus rapprochement goes hand-in-hand with Syrian-Tu... [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
Drawn artificial boundaries between Syria and Turkey have never translated into cultural boundaries between the two nations, Bülent Keneş, editor-in-chief of Today’s Zaman, said while speaking at the conference titled “The image of Turkey and Syria in media of both countries” in İstanbul, on Thursday.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : ankara, damascus, rapprochement, goes, hand, hand, syrian, turkish, media

  Intellectuals call Ergenekon investigation ‘historic opportu... [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
Intellectuals taking part in a roundtable discussion about the Ergenekon investigation have called it a historic opportunity for Turkey to shed light on the horrible events in its recent history and to strengthen its democracy.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : intellectuals, call, ergenekon, investigation, historic, opportunity

  Mine explosion kills teenager in Sirnak [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
One teenager has been killed and two others injured in a land mine explosion in the Uludere district of the eastern province of Şırnak.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : explosion, kills, teenager, sirnak

  Turkey and the IMF: the beginning of a new era [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Wednesday's call for the suspension of prolonged talks over a possible stand-by deal by both the Turkish government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is considered a breakthrough in the Turkish economy, marking the beginning of a new era in 49 years of relations with the fund, observers agree.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, imf, beginning, new, era

  OECD calls for Turkey to cut incentives for early retirement [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Turkey’s path to long-term growth requires major and politically difficult reforms, including the elimination of incentives for early retirement and the introduction of legislation to foster temporary employment, says the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : oecd, calls, turkey, cut, incentives, early, retirement

  15 more Turks make Forbes’ billionaires list to hit 28 [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Internationally acclaimed finance and economics magazine Forbes revealed its billionaires’ list yesterday, with 28 Turks making the cut, up 15 from last year.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : more, turks, make, forbes, billionaires, list, hit

  Istanbul’s outlying districts come to fore with new developm... [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
With recent investment projects and more to come, İstanbul’s Pendik, Şerifali, Çekmeköy, Bayrampaşa and Silivri districts have attracted a great deal of attention as regions with potential for further development in the near future, despite being located at a distance from the city center, a recent survey has shown.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : istanbuls, outlying, districts, come, fore, new, developments

  Dincer: Occupational accidents cost Turkey TL 4 billion [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Labor and Social Security Minister Ömer Dinçer has said that the cost of occupational accidents is estimated to be TL 4 billion a year, a figure expected to be reduced with the introduction of new projects to improve working practices.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : dincer, occupational, accidents, cost, turkey, billion

  TUPRAS enjoys 88 percent increase in 2009 net profit [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Turkey’s largest oil refining company, the Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation (TÜPRAŞ), announced a dramatic increase of 88 percent in their 2009 net profit over the previous year, the company said on Wednesday.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : tupras, enjoys, percent, increase, 2009, net, profit

  Yildiz: New working group to decide fate of nuclear plants [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Natural Resources and Energy Minister Taner Yıldız has expressed his ministry’s determination to build Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, stating that a new working group will start to draw up an internal report to assess the viability of progressing in the regions under consideration.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : yildiz, new, working, group, decide, fate, nuclear, plants

  Yildiz Holding seeks new foreign partners in 2010 [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Turkish conglomerate Yıldız Holding is searching for a new partnership with a foreign company, the holding announced on Thursday.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : yildiz, holding, seeks, new, foreign, partners, 2010

  Current account deficit multiplies sixfold to $2.96 billion in... [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Turkey’s current account deficit totaled $2.96 billion in the first month of the year, up from $491 million in the same month of the previous year, representing a more than sixfold surge.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : current, account, deficit, multiplies, sixfold, billion, january

  [NEWS ANALYSIS] The wrong decision: 2010 bus fares must reflec... [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
I enjoy living in Ankara. One of the many advantages is its public transportation network. Buses, the metro, suburban trains, mini-buses and, of course, yellow cabs -- basically a city without the need for individual journeys by car as long as bus operators and the municipality can afford to keep their vehicles on the road!
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : news, analysis, wrong, decision, 2010, bus, fares, reflect, 2010, prices

  Turkcell posts 26 percent decrease in profits for 2009 [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Turkey’s largest and Europe’s third biggest mobile operator Turkcell posted TL 1.7 billion in profits in 2009, a more than TL 600 million decrease over the previous year, citing as reasons a TL 381 million loss in their asset portfolio and regulatory problems.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkcell, posts, percent, decrease, profits, 2009

  Bursa reign on top begins, title race thrown wide open [ Today's Zaman : Sports ]
 
The Bursaspor Green Crocs beat Kasımpaşa 2-0 in their make-up Turkcell Super League match at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium in İstanbul on Wednesday to emerge as the “unofficial official” leader in the 17-strong league.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : bursa, reign, top, begins, title, race, thrown, wide, open

  US medal hopeful Williams tests positive for marijuana [ Today's Zaman : Sports ]
 
American world indoor sprint favorite Ivory Williams has tested positive for marijuana and ruled ineligible for the world championships, costing the event one of its key match-ups, officials said.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : medal, hopeful, williams, tests, positive, marijuana

  Comeback queen Henin eases to victory [ Today's Zaman : Sports ]
 
Former world number one Justine Henin continued her fairytale comeback with a 6-2, 6-2 demolition of Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova in the first round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : comeback, queen, henin, eases, victory

  Gaziantep Falconsready to weather Black Sea Storm [ Today's Zaman : Sports ]
 
The Gaziantepspor Falcons host the inconsistent Trabzon Black Sea Storm in what is expected to be a thrilling encounter at Antep’s Kamil Ocak Stadium this evening.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : gaziantep, falconsready, weather, black, sea, storm

  Lyon knocks Real Madrid out ofChampions League [ Today's Zaman : Sports ]
 
Big-spending Real Madrid was knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon on Wednesday and Manchester United spoiled David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford with a 4-0 victory over AC Milan.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : lyon, knocks, real, madrid, out, ofchampions, league

  Okur shines as Jazz subdue Pistons again [ Today's Zaman : Sports ]
 
The Utah Jazz beat the Detroit Pistons 115-104 in the NBA for the 10th straight time on at Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Wednesday night.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : okur, shines, jazz, subdue, pistons, again

  Eagles agree to terms with former Colts DB [ Today's Zaman : Sports ]
 
Former Indianapolis Colts defensive back Marlin Jackson has agreed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, the NFL team said on Wednesday.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : eagles, agree, terms, former, colts

  Parreira seeks Brazil inspiration for SA [ Today's Zaman : Sports ]
 
South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is hoping his team will learn to play the ‘Brazilian way’ at the World Cup finals after a month-long training camp in his homeland.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : parreira, seeks, brazil, inspiration

  Ozgur Tuncer to perform Turkish piano repertoire in Istanbul [ Today's Zaman : Lifestyle ]
 
Pianist Özgür Tuncer will present a special recital of pieces from Turkish composers on Friday night at the Akbank Art Center in İstanbul’s Beyoğlu.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : ozgur, tuncer, perform, turkish, piano, repertoire, istanbul

  ‘Lost Songs of Anatolia’ takes audiences on musical journe... [ Today's Zaman : Lifestyle ]
 
An old woman sings a traditional folk song, leaning on the wall behind her, sitting cross-legged on a couch. She sings until she’s finally out of breath and asks: Is it enough? I’m exhausted!
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : lost, songs, anatolia, takes, audiences, musical, journey, big, screen

  Adana gearing up for 12th theater festival [ Today's Zaman : Lifestyle ]
 
Tickets for this year’s State Theater-Sabancı Adana International Theater Festival will go on sale Saturday, the annual event’s organizers announced this week.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : adana, gearing, 12th, theater, festival

  Canadian Parliament eats seal to defy European Union [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : canadian, parliament, eats, seal, defy, european, union

  Ralph Fiennes filming directorial debut ‘Coriolanus’ in Se... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
After two years struggling to win funding amid the global financial crisis, actor Ralph Fiennes said on Wednesday he would start filming his directorial debut of a Shakespeare tragedy next week in Serbia.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : ralph, fiennes, filming, directorial, debut, coriolanus, serbia

  Is all that is feminine becoming history? [ Today's Zaman ]
 
In the past, in order to be chic, women would dress “just like a lady,” and men would suit up just like a “gentleman,” but times have changed and so has the concept of what can be properly defined as “chic.”
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : that, feminine, becoming, history

  [EXPAT PROFILE] Building bridges between Turkey and the rest o... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Angelique Tonnaer, a Dutchwoman living in Antalya, tells us why she co-founded TRIADA, a consultancy company for international affairs, and talks about the kind of projects they specialize in. She also explains how her desire to make the world a better place is reflected in her passion for horses and dance.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : expat, profile, building, bridges, turkey, rest, world

  Turkey, Cyprus and the EU: issues and hurdles (1) by SUHA BO... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
It is not much of a secret that Nicosia [1] has for the last few years functioned as a major hurdle to Turkey’s European Union accession process.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, cyprus, issues, hurdles, suha, bolukbasi

  Witherspoon: First lady is DC’s top fashionista [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Actress Reese Witherspoon said her “Legally Blonde” character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation’s capital by first lady Michelle Obama.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : witherspoon, first, lady, dcs, top, fashionista

  Quake could be a revelation [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Mud bricks are a reality of Anatolia. Soil is mixed with straw. Water is added to this mixture, and the resulting mud is cast into wooden molds and left to dry under the sun. Dried mud bricks are then used to make walls by using mud as a glue between them.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : quake, revelation

  ARTISTRY’s latest lip collection provides moisture and color [ Today's Zaman ]
 
With its new lipstick collection, ARTISTRY is getting ready to create another revolution for the lips. As an essential member of the colorful cosmetic family, ARTISTRY lipsticks feature a new fragrance-free formula with more intense colors.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : artistrys, latest, lip, collection, provides, moisture, color

  NICOLE POPE n.pope@todayszaman.com - Dignity not discrimination [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Repealing the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” rule about homosexuality in the US military was one of Barack Obama’s most hotly debated campaign promises. Gay people are currently banned from serving in the US military -- the only NATO country, except for Turkey, that maintains such a ban.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : nicole, pope, popetodayszaman, com, dignity, discrimination

  Ankara expects Armenia normalization process to resume its course [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Both Ankara and Yerevan have a responsibility to the two protocols they signed five months ago that they should not forget, despite the fact that both sides have failed to ratify the agreements, because of the historic importance of the protocols, the first written documents signed by the estranged neighbors since the 1920 and 1921 Gümrü and Kars agreements established their mutual border, a senior Turkish diplomat has said.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : ankara, expects, armenia, normalization, process, resume, course

  Carla Bruni says husband Sarkozy faithful [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Former supermodel Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has said her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, would never cheat on her and has described their love story as a “real fairy tale.”
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : carla, bruni, husband, sarkozy, faithful

  Surprise me, CHP! [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu gave the nod to a “general amnesty” as part of the settlement of the Kurdish issue but at the same time cited the condition that this “should contribute to peace.”
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : surprise, chp

  Sally Hansen kicks off spring for your nails [ Today's Zaman ]
 
The best way for a woman to express her elegance is by caring for her nails. America’s leading nail brand Sally Hansen’s Miracle Cure, which was specially formulated for nails that peel and crack into layers, is solving yet another major nail problem.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : sally, hansen, kicks, spring, nails

  YAVUZ BAYDAR y.baydar@todayszaman.com - Discussing Ergenekon -... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation and the ARI Movement should be commended for opening up the controversial report by Gareth Jenkins, titled “Between Fact and Fantasy: Turkey’s Ergenekon Investigation,” to public debate.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : yavuz, baydar, baydartodayszaman, com, discussing, ergenekon, state

  New Zealand woman auctions ‘ghosts’ in bottle [ Today's Zaman ]
 
A New Zealand woman sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl for almost NZ$2,000 ($1,410) after a fiercely contested online auction, local media reported. Avie Woodbury from Christchurch told TVNZ that she captured the spirits after an exorcism session of her house and for which she paid roughly $100.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : new, zealand, woman, auctions, ghosts, bottle

  The most successful main opposition leader [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Baykal is the most successful main opposition leader ever seen in the history of the Turkish Republic.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : most, successful, main, opposition, leader

  Dr. Murad has the solution to your acne problem [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Murad’s new Acne Blemish Treatment Concealer is an oil-free foundation stick that dries up acne.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : murad, has, solution, acne, problem

  Erdogan criticizes Council of State over Ankara bus fare ruling [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan strongly criticized the Council of State on Thursday over a recent decision by the court decreasing bus and metro fares in Ankara to 2003 levels, saying the court should have considered the possible outcome of the ruling in its deliberations.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : erdogan, criticizes, council, state, ankara, bus, fare, ruling

  ORHAN KEMAL CENGIZ o.cengiz@todayszaman.com - Genocide resolut... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
I was once again embarrassed by the Turkish method of stopping the Armenian genocide resolution in Congress. Don’t misunderstand me; I find this resolution process wrong.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : orhan, kemal, cengiz, cengiztodayszaman, com, genocide, resolution, unwise, move, unethical, response

  Robber holds up 11 people, gets $6 [ Today's Zaman ]
 
They say crime doesn’t pay. For one robber in California, it did -- but not much. Authorities in Riverside County say a woman with a gun robbed 11 customers at a market and got away with $6.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : robber, holds, people, gets

  Everyday is special - 12 March 2010 [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Today is the name day of Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria. As it tends to be chilly in Sweden this time of year, the name day is not celebrated outside, but usually with a reception at Stockholm Palace.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : everyday, special, march, 2010

  Are you ready to get shape up with Reebok EasyTone? [ Today's Zaman ]
 
After last year’s successful promotion of its EasyTone line, Reebok is continuing to make strides in the toning shoe sector with its new 2010 spring-summer collection.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : ready, get, shape, reebok, easytone

  HUSEYIN GULERCE h.gulerce@todayszaman.com - Tell us about the ... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Today is the anniversary of the military coup of March 12, 1971. March 12 is a milestone for the military tutelary regime. Today, we are seeing the painful end of this regime.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : huseyin, gulerce, gulercetodayszaman, com, tell, agents, among

  Multivitamin Thermafoliant, a smart product from Dermalogica [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Dermalogica introduces a new product in its Age Smart series, Multivitamin Thermafoliant.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : multivitamin, thermafoliant, smart, product, dermalogica

  Greece hit by strikes over austerity measures [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Greek police fired tear gas to disperse protesters throwing rocks and firebombs outside Parliament as more than 20,000 people marched through central Athens during a nationwide strike against the government’s harsh new austerity measures.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : greece, hit, strikes, austerity, measures

  Kim Kardashian’s new perfume [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Popular TV personality Kim Kardashian has introduced her new perfume.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : kim, kardashians, new, perfume

  Report: Airbus, engine group seek damages [ Today's Zaman ]
 
A German newspaper reports that Airbus’ military arm and the engine-making consortium for the A400M transporter plane are seeking hundreds of millions of euros from each other in a dispute over delays to the project.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : report, airbus, engine, group, seek, damages

  CHARLOTTE MCPHERSON c.mcpherson@todayszaman.com - What do you... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Personal experiences, comments and opinions expressed by Today’s Zaman readers are important to me. Here are what some of my readers have to say:
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : charlotte, mcpherson, mcphersontodayszaman, com, think

  ETYEN MAHCUPYAN e.mahcupyan@todayszaman - Where does the actua... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Political commentators naturally focus on political parties and other players who are influential in politics. They assume social demands are already reflected in this sphere. Therefore, they conclude that it is possible to make sense of society by looking at the political players. However, this parallelism does not apply to countries such as Turkey.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : etyen, mahcupyan, mahcupyantodayszaman, does, actual, tension, lie

  General Staff opposes bill on Court of Accounts’ oversight o... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
As a commission in Parliament discusses a bill that would enable the Court of Accounts to audit military expenditures, the General Staff has come out in strong opposition to the bill on the grounds that it would end the tradition of “military secrecy” and because the court does not have the authority to audit the military.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : general, staff, opposes, bill, court, accounts, oversight, military

  Gul competes with Lagarde, Mesic for Chatham House Prize [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Voting is ongoing for this year’s Chatham House Prize, awarded by the prestigious British think tank to the statesperson “deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations.”
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : gul, competes, lagarde, mesic, chatham, house, prize

  Jewish lobby loses battle on Palestine in European Parliament [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Jewish groups, masters of lobbying, lost their fiercely fought lobby war in the European Parliament over the United Nations Goldstone report, which accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza and calls for the trial of Israeli officials in The Hague.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : jewish, lobby, loses, battle, palestine, european, parliament

  KLAUS JURGENS klaus.jurgens@gmail.com - US-Turkey: Partnership... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
The widely discussed and most recent US House Committee on Foreign Affairs vote (23 “yes,” 22 “no”) in favor of labeling the incidents during World War I involving the Ottoman Empire and Armenia genocide is nothing to be shrugged off.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : klaus, jurgens, klaus, jurgensgmail, com, turkey, partnerships, mutual, interest, benefit

  CHP’s Kilicdaroglu expects change in party administration [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Republican People’s Party (CHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who is seen by many as an alternative to CHP leader Deniz Baykal, has said he expects a “healthy change” in the party administration.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : chps, kilicdaroglu, expects, change, party, administration

  Greek Cypriots target new EU Commissioner Fule [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Greek Cypriot politicians who frequently attacked former European Parliament Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn for being too pro-Turkish have now begun targeting new Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle for the same reason.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : greek, cypriots, target, new, commissioner, fule

  DSP offers its own democratization package [ Today's Zaman ]
 
As the government continues its work on a small package of amendments to the Constitution that is likely to be taken to a public referendum, the Democratic Left Party (DSP) has prepared its own 20-article package, the contents of which greatly overlaps with the government’s package, and a five-article change to the Political Parties Law and the Election Law, which the DSP believes is imperative for true democracy and must happen before any changes to the Constitution.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : dsp, offers, own, democratization, package

  Gul warns political debates on history hurdle to peace [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Reiterating Ankara’s stance that legislative bodies are not places to judge history, President Abdullah Gül warned on Thursday that such attempts both by the US Congress and the Swedish parliament concerning the killings of Anatolian Armenians during World War I would eventually harm peace and stability in the Caucasus.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : gul, warns, political, debates, history, hurdle, peace

  FATMA DISLI ZIBAK f.zibak@todayszaman.com - An amnesty seems i... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Recent statements by Republican People’s Party (CHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who said his party would support a “general amnesty” if this would help settle Turkey’s long-standing Kurdish problem, has brought this controversial issue to the fore even though Kılıçdaroğlu later made a U-turn from his initial statements, saying that he was misunderstood.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : fatma, disli, zibak, zibaktodayszaman, com, amnesty, seems, inevitable

  Talat has no plans to respond favorably to Clinton’s invitation [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has stated that the format of an invitation extended to him by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit Washington in late March “irritated” him, adding that he would not respond favorably to the invitation.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : talat, has, plans, respond, favorably, clintons, invitation

  Medvedev to visit in May for talks on energy, ties [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Turkey on May 11-13 for talks with Turkish officials focusing on energy cooperation and expanding bilateral ties, Russian officials have said.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : medvedev, visit, talks, energy, ties

  Church abuse scandal reaches pope’s Brother, moves closer to... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : church, abuse, scandal, reaches, popes, brother, moves, closer, pontiff

  Turkish tanker crew face drug charges in Venezuela [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Venezuelan authorities have arrested 23 Turkish oil tanker crew members on drug trafficking charges stemming from a recent bust aboard the vessel.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, tanker, crew, face, drug, charges, venezuela

  UK court grants bail to former Bosnian VP Ganic [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Britain’s High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Bosnian Vice President Ejup Ganic, who was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport on a Serbian war crimes warrant earlier this month.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : court, grants, bail, former, bosnian, ganic

  Iraq still counting votes, Maliki appears to have slight lead [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Iraqis were still awaiting preliminary results on Thursday four days after a national election they hoped would bring stable government and help end years of sectarian conflict as US troops ready to leave.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : iraq, still, counting, votes, maliki, appears, have, slight, lead

  Palestinians: No peace talks for now, Biden appeals for no delay [ Today's Zaman ]
 
US Vice President Joe Biden called on Thursday for no delay in resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, after Palestinians said Israel must cancel a settlement project before negotiations can begin.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : palestinians, peace, talks, now, biden, appeals, delay

  Iran warns neighbors over US presence in the Gulf [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Gulf countries on Thursday against the US presence in the region, saying Washington aimed to dominate their energy resources in the name of fighting terrorism.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : iran, warns, neighbors, presence, gulf

  Ukraine createsruling coalition, Azarov new PM [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Ukrainian lawmakers formed a new coalition around new President Viktor Yanukovych, and allowed him to consolidate power by quickly approving his choice for prime minister.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : ukraine, createsruling, coalition, azarov, new

  Got a light, Mr. President? I hope not [ Today's Zaman ]
 
WASHINGTON -- May I bum a smoke, Mr. President? Just kidding. I quit a while back.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : got, light, president, hope

  Libya urges Switzerland to cancel travel ban on Gaddafi [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Libya called Thursday on Switzerland to cancel a travel ban on Col. Muammar Gaddafi and 187 high-ranking officials and their families and start binding arbitration on a dispute over the arrest of the Libyan leader’s son. Libya’s UN Ambassador Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgham said his government wants “a solution” and will accept any outcome of the arbitration panel.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : libya, urges, switzerland, cancel, travel, ban, gaddafi

  Yemeni forces attack rebel-held building [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Yemeni forces launched an attack on Thursday to recapture a government building occupied by rebels in the south of the country, setting off a gun battle in which a passer-by was killed, a local official said.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : yemeni, forces, attack, rebel, held, building

  Myanmar annuls poll held 20 years ago [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Myanmar!s military government on Thursday officially annulled the results of the country’s 1990 general election, a poll it chose to ignore at the time when the main opposition party won by a landslide.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : myanmar, annuls, poll, held, years, ago

  Afghanistan welcomes Pakistani role in talks [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday that Pakistan has an «important» role to play in peace talks with the Taliban, a possible attempt to squash speculation that his government was trying to sideline its neighbor.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : afghanistan, welcomes, pakistani, role, talks

  Chile swears in Pinera as president [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera took office as Chile’s new president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding the country after one of the worst earthquakes ever recorded killed hundreds of people less than two weeks ago.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : chile, swears, pinera, president

  Turkey-press scan on March [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 12, 2010. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, press, scan, march

  Turkish national airline's passengers on rise in Jan-Feb period [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Turkey's national air carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) carried 3.9 million passengers in January-February period of 2010, with a 25 percent rise in the figures of the same term of 2009.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, national, airline, passengers, rise, jan, feb, period

  Schumacher raring to go again [ Today's Zaman : Sports ]
 
Michael Schumacher is raring to go racing again, and the rest of Formula One is just as keen to have him back.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : schumacher, raring, again

  Turkey sends humanitarian aid to Chilean quake victims [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Turkish aid organization Türk Kızılayı (Red Crescent) sent medicine and humanitarian aid to quake-hit Chile.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, sends, humanitarian, aid, chilean, quake, victims

  Turkish FM: Turkey must have a very active diplomacy for globa... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said on Thursday, "We must have a very active diplomacy everywhere so Turkey can contribute to regional and global peace."
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, turkey, have, very, active, diplomacy, global, peace

  Turkey's AK Party would win clear majority [ Today's Zaman : Domestic ]
 
Turkey's ruling AK Party would win a clear majority if general elections due next year were held today, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, party, win, clear, majority

  IPI signalling slow recovery in Turkey's macroeconomic outlook... [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
Recent figures on industrial production index (IPI) in Turkey indicates to a slow recovery in the country's macroeconomic outlook, said a report released by an İstanbul-based risks research institute.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : ipi, signalling, slow, recovery, turkey, macroeconomic, outlook, report

  Examiner sees accounting gimmicks in Lehman demise [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  used accounting gimmicks and had been insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, but there was not extensive wrongdoing, a court-appointed examiner has found.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : examiner, sees, accounting, gimmicks, lehman, demise

  Turkey expresses uneasiness over approval of Armenian resoluti... [ Today's Zaman ]
 
Turkish Foreign Ministry conveyed Turkey's uneasiness to Swedish Ambassador in Ankara Christer Asp after Sweden's parliament approved a resolution in support of the Armenian allegations on the incidents of 1915.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, expresses, uneasiness, approval, armenian, resolution, swedish, parliament

  Turkey, IMF have different perspective on future projections, ... [ Today's Zaman : Finance ]
 
A Turkish state minister said on Friday that Turkey and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had different points of view on future projections.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, imf, have, different, perspective, future, projections, economy, minister

  Armenian Blackmail [ Today's Zaman ]
 
The Diaspora, and also of course Armenia, uses blackmail as a means to fight against Turkey and the Turks. There are many historical examples of it coming from the 19th century.
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : armenian, blackmail

  Iraq: The right idea after all [ Today's Zaman ]
 
WASHINGTON — “Bush was right” is not a view frequently expressed in the New York Times.  But, there it was, in Thomas Friedman’s March 10 column:  “Former President George W. Bush’s gut instinct that this region craved and needed democracy was always right.”
(12 Mar, 2010 00:00)
 

 
TAGS : iraq, right, idea

  Swedish Parliament Recognizes Genocide Of Armenians In Ottoman... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
STOCKHOLM, March 11 (Itar-Tass) ? Swedish parliament has adopted a resolution that recognizes the genocide of Armenians, Assyrians and Pontic Greeks in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. The resolution was p...
(11 Mar, 2010 23:43)
 

 
TAGS : swedish, parliament, recognizes, genocide, armenians, ottoman, empire

  Turkish Terror Suspects Go On Trial In Germany [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Three Turkish nationals went on trial in Germany on Thursday, accused of raising money to help finance a series of terrorist attacks in Turkey. Prosecutors claim all three suspects, two men and one wo...
(11 Mar, 2010 23:43)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, terror, suspects, trial, germany

  Holidaymakers Urged To Sample Turkish Wines > [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
People planning to visit Turkey this year have been encouraged to try some of the wines on offer in the country. The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK recently launched an initiative aiming to inf...
(11 Mar, 2010 23:43)
 

 
TAGS : holidaymakers, urged, sample, turkish, wines

  Holidaymakers Urged To Sample Turkish Wines gt; [ Other Publishers ]
 
People planning to visit Turkey this year have been encouraged to try some of the wines on offer in the country. The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK recently launched an initiative aiming to inf...
(11 Mar, 2010 23:43)
 

 
TAGS : holidaymakers, urged, sample, turkish, wines

  Sweden Angers Turkey With Armenian Vote [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey has recalled its ambassador from Sweden after its parliament voted to brand the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said: 'W...
(11 Mar, 2010 22:33)
 

 
TAGS : sweden, angers, turkey, armenian, vote

  Us Genocide Recognition Resolution Fosters Hopes For Peace Wit... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Email this article A US congressional committee’s approval of a non-binding, draft resolution to recognize Ottoman Turkey’s 1915 slaughter of ethnic Armenians as genocide has sparked optimi...
(11 Mar, 2010 22:20)
 

 
TAGS : genocide, recognition, resolution, fosters, hopes, peace, turkey

  Turkey Earthquake Leaves More Than 50 Dead [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
British soldier jailed for refusing combat A British soldier who went absent without leave rather than return to fight in Afghanistan was jailed March 6 for nine months by a military court, CNN report...
(11 Mar, 2010 22:17)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, earthquake, leaves, more, dead

  Turkey Recalls Ambassador From Sweden Over Armenian Genocide Vote [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Sweden for consultations after the Swedish parliament approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire, local media reported. Turkey...
(11 Mar, 2010 21:49)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, recalls, ambassador, sweden, armenian, genocide, vote

  Ratifying Armenia Protocols Currently #039;almost Impossible#039; [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
An official in Turkey's ruling party says Ankara is extremely unlikely to ratify its fence-mending protocols with Armenia at this juncture, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
(11 Mar, 2010 20:44)
 

 
TAGS : ratifying, armenia, protocols, currently, 039almost, impossible039

  Turkish Brand Goes Vintage [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Prominent Turkish apparel brand Koton has prepared its 2010 Spring-Summer collection. By combining different fabrics, the brand offers different styles that are primarily dominated by vintage fashion...
(11 Mar, 2010 20:32)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, brand, goes, vintage

  Turkish Otokoccedil; Automotive Grows 26 Percent In 2009 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkeyescape_start39;s Otoko
(11 Mar, 2010 20:27)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, otokoccedil, automotive, grows, percent, 2009

  Turkish Minister Says They Are In Favor Of Re-opening Of Semin... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister B
(11 Mar, 2010 20:27)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, minister, favor, opening, seminary, heybeliada

  Suggested Turkish Military Model Incongruous With 21st Century... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The unprecedented move of arresting dozens of current and former high-ranking Turkish generals, some of whom served as force commanders, as part of recent investigations over allegations of mastermind...
(11 Mar, 2010 20:27)
 

 
TAGS : suggested, turkish, military, model, incongruous, 21st, century, lale, kemal

  A Turk In Madagascar [ Hasan Kanbolat ] [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
President Abdullah G
(11 Mar, 2010 20:27)
 

 
TAGS : turk, madagascar, hasan, kanbolat

  Turkcell Is Among The First Operators In The World To Reach 42... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Author : Turkcell Category : Press Release News Alerts by Email ( click here ) News | Home ISTANBUL, March 11, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, ISE: TCELL), announces today that it ...
(11 Mar, 2010 20:27)
 

 
TAGS : turkcell, among, first, operators, world, reach, mbps, speed

  Emaar Finalising Cost Of Developing Project In Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
DUBAI- Emaar Properties is finalising the cost of developing a project in Turkey, it said yesterday, the latest sign the real estate firm is looking overseas to mitigate a downturn at home. The builde...
(11 Mar, 2010 20:27)
 

 
TAGS : emaar, finalising, cost, developing, project, turkey

  Update 1-early Price Talk For Turkey 2021 Bond At Ust+5.75 Pct [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
LONDON/ISTANBUL, March 11 (Reuters) - Turkey's dollar-denominated bond is expected to be priced late on Thursday and early price talk is of 5.75 percent over U.S. Treasuries, sources said. Turkey's Tr...
(11 Mar, 2010 20:27)
 

 
TAGS : update, early, price, talk, turkey, 2021, bond, ust5, pct

  Update 1-italian Bank Eyes Role In Turkish Infrastructure [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
ISTANBUL, March 11 (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's biggest bank, said it wanted a bigger role in Turkey's booming public works sector and would set up a local branch for its BIIS infrastructure a...
(11 Mar, 2010 20:27)
 

 
TAGS : update, italian, bank, eyes, role, turkish, infrastructure

  OfficialWire: Turkey Will Be Among The Best Performing Major E... [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkey Will Be Among The Best Performing Major Economies In Emerging Europe In 2010 New report provides detailed analysis of the Defence market Published on March 11, 2010 Comments (Be the first) by Press Office LONDON, ENGLAND Turkey will be among the best performing major economies in emerging Europe in 2010 we anticipate, with real GDP growth forecast to rise back to 3.7%. A fundamentally stable banking system, low levels of private sector leverage, attractive demographic conditions and government-led market reforms augur well for a robust convergence process.
(11 Mar, 2010 20:00)
 

 
TAGS : officialwire, turkey, will, among, best, performing, major, economies, emerging, europe, 2010

  Turkcell is Among the First Operators in the World to Reach...... [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkcell is Among the First Operators in the World to Reach 42.2 Mbps Speed in 3G ISTANBUL, March 11, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Turkcell ( TKC, ISE: TCELL), announces today that it is among the first operators in the world to reach a speed of 42.2 Mbps with its 3G technology. Turkcell is preparing to provide its customers with these speed levels later in 2010.
(11 Mar, 2010 20:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkcell, among, first, operators, world, reach, istanbul, march, 2010, prnewswire, firstcall

  TURHAN Selcuk passes away March 11, 2010 in Istanbul [ Other Publishers ]
 
TURHAN Selçuk passes away March 11, 2010 in Istanbul The doyen of Turkish cartoonists, Turhan Selçuk dies in Istanbul early this morning March 11, 2010 at 01.30 h at Acibadem Maslak Hospital where he had two operations since he was hospitalized on March 7. He was one of the co-founders of the Association of Cartoonists in Turkey in 1969 along with Semih Balcioglu and Ferit Ongoren. Turhan Selçuk was born in 1922 in Milas, Mugla, Turkey. His comics character Abdulcanbaz is as famous as his political cartoons. He has still been doing editorial cartoons for Cumhuriyet newspaper.
(11 Mar, 2010 20:00)
 

 
TAGS : turhan, selcuk, passes, away, march, 2010, istanbul

  Istanbul Film Festival to take place in April 3-18 [ Other Publishers ]
 
Istanbul Film Festival to take place in April 3-18 Published by Ozgur Tore Thursday, 11 March 2010 As Turkey's largest film activity, the International Istanbul Film Festival drew an audience of 162,000 last year. This year the programme is, once again, packed to the brim. istanbul-film2010.jpgThe International Istanbul Film Festival sustains its leadership in Turkey with the quality and diversity of the films screened, and its wide coverage of the production of international film industry. This year, the Festival will host more than 200 films under 23 categories, screening new features from 2009 and 2010 along with unforgettable classics of film and selections from filmographies of master filmmakers. The festival will bring in a truly carnivalesque atmosphere to the city for two weeks with new categories, famous guests, workshops and panel discussions with masters of film, film seminars and parties.
(11 Mar, 2010 20:00)
 

 
TAGS : istanbul, film, festival, take, place, april

  Turkish munitions found in civilian truck - UPI.com [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkish munitions found in civilian truck ANKARA, Turkey, March 11 (UPI) -- The Turkish military Thursday defended its transport policy after a civilian truck filled with weapons and hand grenades was stopped in Ankara.
(11 Mar, 2010 20:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, munitions, found, civilian, truck, upi, com

  Flap Over Genocide Resolution Strains Turkish-us Ties [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Saying it is a matter of national honour, Ankara voices anger over a non-binding resolution that describes the WWI-era massacre of Armenians as genocide.
(11 Mar, 2010 19:19)
 

 
TAGS : flap, genocide, resolution, strains, turkish, ties

  Turkey, Imf Terminate Talks [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
11/03/2010ANKARA, Turkey -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday (March 10th) that Ankara and the IMF have agreed to discontinue talks on a stand-by agreement. He says the two si...
(11 Mar, 2010 19:19)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, imf, terminate, talks

  Hackers Arrested In Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
11/03/2010ANKARA, Turkey -- Police announced on Wednesday (March 10th) the arrests of 23 hackers linked to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who attacked more than 300 Turkish websites. Th...
(11 Mar, 2010 19:19)
 

 
TAGS : hackers, arrested, turkey

  Turkey Lowers Earthquake Death Toll [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
11/03/2010ANKARA, Turkey -- Authorities on Wednesday (March 10th) lowered the death toll from the strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey last week, from 51 to 41. The tremor, measuring 6.0 on th...
(11 Mar, 2010 19:19)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, lowers, earthquake, death, toll

  Sarkozy Concerned About Karabakh Delays [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian, who is on a three-day visit to France, home to one of Europe's largest Armenian communities. Sarkozy expresses concern about ...
(11 Mar, 2010 19:09)
 

 
TAGS : sarkozy, concerned, karabakh, delays

  Akp Ministers Differ Over Halki Seminary Opening [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Turkish government issued conflicting signals on the long-debated opening of the Halki seminary Thursday, with one deputy prime minister announcing the government has decided to open the facility ...
(11 Mar, 2010 19:09)
 

 
TAGS : akp, ministers, differ, halki, seminary, opening

  The Cost Of Reconstruction [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
So near but yet so far FOR centuries, a stone bridge spanning the emerald green waters of the Akhurian River connected the southern Caucasus to the Anatolian plains: a strategic pivot on the Silk Road...
(11 Mar, 2010 19:06)
 

 
TAGS : cost, reconstruction

  Turkish Trio On Trial For Running Far-left Terror Group [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Dusseldorf - Three Turkish nationals went on trial in Germany on Thursday, accused of raising money to help finance a series of radical left-wing terrorist attacks in Turkey. The high-security wing of...
(11 Mar, 2010 19:05)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, trio, trial, running, far, left, terror, group

  Turkey 2021 Bond Yield Expected At 5.75 Pct-bankers [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
ISTANBUL, March 11 - The yield on a Turkish Treasury dollar-denominated bond due in 2021 was seen at 5.75 percent, bankers said on Thursday. Turkey's Treasury said on Thursday it had mandated Royal Ba...
(11 Mar, 2010 19:03)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, 2021, bond, yield, expected, pct, bankers

  Atmosphere 'vulgar' in Turkey, says MHP deputy [ Hürriyet ]
 
Atmosphere 'vulgar' in Turkey, says MHP deputy The current atmosphere in Turkey is “vulgar” compared to Feb. 28, 1997, when a military memorandum caused the removal of the government, Merak Akşener, a deputy with the Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, has said.
(11 Mar, 2010 19:00)
 

 
TAGS : atmosphere, vulgar, turkey, mhp, deputy

  Turkey Ends IMF Standby-Loan Talks - WSJ.com [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkey Ends IMF Standby-Loan Talks BY MARC CHAMPION Turkey won't conduct further talks with the International Monetary Fund on a potential new standby loan until at least May, economy minister Ali Babacan said Wednesday, ending more than a year of on-again off-again talks on a loan facility favored by economists but resisted by the government.
(11 Mar, 2010 19:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, ends, imf, standby, loan, talks, wsj, com

  Hyundai Ec Sees Rally On News Of Turkey Deal [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
In particular, the stock price of Hyundai Engineering and Construction could continue to rally on the growing expectation that it may win a deal to construct nuclear power plants for export to other c...
(11 Mar, 2010 18:15)
 

 
TAGS : hyundai, sees, rally, news, turkey, deal

  Hyundai Eamp;c Sees Rally On News Of Turkey Deal [ Other Publishers ]
 
In particular, the stock price of Hyundai Engineering and Construction could continue to rally on the growing expectation that it may win a deal to construct nuclear power plants for export to other c...
(11 Mar, 2010 18:15)
 

 
TAGS : hyundai, eampc, sees, rally, news, turkey, deal

  Davutoglu Says Eu "needs Turkey In Foreign Policy" [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday that the EU needed Turkey in foreign policy. On the second day of his formal visit to Ireland, Davutoglu delivered a speech at the University ...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:44)
 

 
TAGS : davutoglu, needs, turkey, foreign, policy

  Davutoglu Says Eu quot;needs Turkey In Foreign Policyquot; [ Other Publishers ]
 
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday that the EU needed Turkey in foreign policy. On the second day of his formal visit to Ireland, Davutoglu delivered a speech at the University ...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:44)
 

 
TAGS : davutoglu, quotneeds, turkey, foreign, policyquot

  Turkey#039;s Ulker Says To Build Black Tea Plant With German Firm [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey's Yildiz Holding, owner of diversified food company Ulker Group , announced plans on Thursday for a new major global partnership following acquisition of Belgian chocolatier Godiva in 2007....
(11 Mar, 2010 17:43)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, ulker, build, black, tea, plant, german, firm

  Military Truck With Ammunition Raises False Alarm For Police [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Anti-terror police in Ankara were scrambled Wednesday night to intercept a truck reportedly laden with ammunition – only to learn later that the vehicle was making a routine delivery for the Tur...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:23)
 

 
TAGS : military, truck, ammunition, raises, false, alarm, police

  Mobile-phone Usage Drops Amid Turbulence [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The global crisis has prompted some 3 million consumers in Turkey to give up their mobile-phone lines in 2009, the chief executive of Turkcell, Turkey’s largest mobile-phone network provider, sa...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:23)
 

 
TAGS : mobile, phone, usage, drops, amid, turbulence

  Opposition, Ruling Party Deputies Quarrel In Parliament [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Deputies with the ruling and main opposition party exchanged tough words Thursday in Parliament’s Human Rights Commission over a potential visit to two men detained as part of the ongoing Ergene...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:23)
 

 
TAGS : opposition, ruling, party, deputies, quarrel, parliament

  #039;jihad Jane#039; Indictment Shows Terror#039;s Evolution [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign t...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:23)
 

 
TAGS : 039jihad, jane039, indictment, shows, terror039s, evolution

  Iran Tops List Of Jailers Of Journalists In World [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
With holding 52 journalists in prison, Iran tops the list of jailers of journalist in the world according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ. The number of jailed journalists is the highe...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:23)
 

 
TAGS : iran, tops, list, jailers, journalists, world

  Istanbul University Massacre Case Dropped [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Supreme Court of Appeals has approved a Council of State decision to drop a court case investigating the murder of seven students at Istanbul University in 1978. Cemil S
(11 Mar, 2010 17:23)
 

 
TAGS : istanbul, university, massacre, case, dropped

  Greece Hit By Strikes, Riots Over Austerity Plan [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Demonstrators protest in Athens on March 11, 2010, during a 24-hour general strike to protest the government's austerity plan to solve country's debt crisis. AFP photo
(11 Mar, 2010 17:23)
 

 
TAGS : greece, hit, strikes, riots, austerity, plan

  Bachelet Says Chile Is In Good Shape For Pinera [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Outgoing President Michelle Bachelet said Thursday that she's leaving Chile in good shape for President-elect Sebastian Pinera, having already resolved a number of the country's most urgent needs in t...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:23)
 

 
TAGS : bachelet, chile, good, shape, pinera

  7.2-magnitude Aftershock Shakes Chile [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked central Chile Thursday, including the cities of Santiago and Valparaiso where a new president was to be sworn in, authorities said. The aftershock was southw...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:23)
 

 
TAGS : magnitude, aftershock, shakes, chile

  Turkish Markets Steady, Looking Beyond Imf [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
* Investors see little impact after end of IMF talks * Shrug off higher-than-expected c/a deficit * Turkcell shares hit by fourth quarter results ISTANBUL, March 11 (Reuters) - Turkish markets shrugge...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:17)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, markets, steady, looking, beyond, imf

  Closure Systems International And Has Plastik Announce Strateg... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Indianapolis, IN and Istanbul Turkey - Closure Systems International (CSI) and Has Plastik are pleased to announce the creation of a new strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the growth of both ...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:17)
 

 
TAGS : closure, systems, international, has, plastik, announce, strategic, partnership

  Turkish Wines Receive Critical Acclaim [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Turkish Culture and Tourism Office UK, together with Turkish Wine Platform, Wines of Turkey, hosted a group of world-renowned British TV wine critics, broadcasters and
(11 Mar, 2010 17:17)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, wines, receive, critical, acclaim

  Suggested Turkish Military Model Incongruous With 21st Century [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The unprecedented move of arresting dozens of current and former high-ranking Turkish generals, some of whom served as force commanders, as part of recent investigations over allegations of mastermind...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:17)
 

 
TAGS : suggested, turkish, military, model, incongruous, 21st, century

  A Turk In Madagascar [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
President Abdullah Gl will be in Africa between March 14-18, where Turkey is considering launching a new initiative. Madagascar is Africas door to the Indian Ocean. As part of a traditional trip to Af...
(11 Mar, 2010 17:17)
 

 
TAGS : turk, madagascar

  17-day-old Infant Found Alive As Quake Victims Set Up In Tents [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
A 17-day-old baby survived the Elazı
(11 Mar, 2010 17:17)
 

 
TAGS : day, old, infant, found, alive, quake, victims, set, tents

  Turkey Oks Privatization Of 3 Electricity Distribution Firms [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey's competition authority approved the privatization of 3 electricity distribution companies on Thursday. Examing the demands for the transfer of shares of Coruh, Osmangazi and Yesilirmak ele...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:52)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, oks, privatization, electricity, distribution, firms

  Turkey Signals Opening Of Heybeliada Seminary [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey's Deputy PM gave a signal that Heybeliada Seminary will be opened, saying the government found the demand "justified". Turkish State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Ar...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:52)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, signals, opening, heybeliada, seminary

  Turkey#039;s Tav Posts 111 Mln Tl-net Profit For 2009 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
TAV (Tepe Akfen Vie) Airports Holding declared 111 million Turkish lira (TL) of net profit in 2009. (1 USD = 1.5370 TL) The holding also announced that its EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Dep...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:52)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, tav, posts, 111, mln, net, profit, 2009

  Turkey#039;s President Hopes Inaccuracy On Armenia Bill To Be ... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey's president said on Thursday that he hoped everybody would see the inaccuracy of the political decisions on Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915. Turkish President Abdullah ...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:52)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, president, hopes, inaccuracy, armenia, bill, seen

  Pimco Chief Says Public Finance Shock May Deepen [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Mohamed El- Erian, chief executive officer of Pacific Investment Management Co., speaks at a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. symposium in Arlington, Virginia, US on Jan. 29, 2010. Bloomberg photo
(11 Mar, 2010 15:32)
 

 
TAGS : pimco, chief, public, finance, shock, deepen

  Samsung Unveils First 3-d Tv Sets [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
With the star power of hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas and "Avatar" director James Cameron, South Korea's Samsung Electronics late Wednesday unveiled the world's first 3-D TV technology ai...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:32)
 

 
TAGS : samsung, unveils, first, sets

  China#039;s Inflation Accelerates In February [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
A vendor sells vegetables at a market in Beijing on March 10, 2010. China announces that consumer prices rose in February for the fourth straight month. AFP photo
(11 Mar, 2010 15:32)
 

 
TAGS : china039s, inflation, accelerates, february

  Turkey Warns Israel To Avoid Steps That Harm Mideast Peace [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey expressed concern Thursday over an Israeli decision to build new settlements in East Jerusalem and demanded the country refrain from any action that would hinder the Middle East peace process. ...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:32)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, warns, israel, avoid, steps, that, harm, mideast, peace

  Current Account Gap Widens [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey’s current-account deficit widened in January from a year earlier, the third consecutive annual increase as a rebound in the economy brought more demand for imported goods. The deficit wa...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:32)
 

 
TAGS : current, account, gap, widens

  Ukraine Creates New Ruling Coalition [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Ukrainian lawmakers formed a new coalition around new President Viktor Yanukovych, and allowed him to consolidate power by quickly approving his choice for prime minister. The election of Mykola Azar...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:31)
 

 
TAGS : ukraine, creates, new, ruling, coalition

  Afghanistan Welcomes Pakistani Role In Peace Talks [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
fghan's President Hamid Karzai (L) listens to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during a joint press conference at the Prime Minister's House in Islamabad. AFP photo.
(11 Mar, 2010 15:31)
 

 
TAGS : afghanistan, welcomes, pakistani, role, peace, talks

  Azerbaijani, Turkish Believers Will Hold Protest Actions Due To [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Azerbaijan, Baku, March 11 / Trend News R. Hafizoglu / Azerbaijani and Turkish believers will hold joint protest actions due to a decision on the so-called made by the U.S. House of Representatives Co...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:27)
 

 
TAGS : azerbaijani, turkish, believers, will, hold, protest, actions

  How To See Everything In Istanbul In 2 Days [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Article Rating: (0 Ratings) Facebook Twitter StumbleUpon Email Share Facebook Twitter Email Share Email Facebook Twitter Share In this article you will learn the easiest way of discovering Istanbul in...
(11 Mar, 2010 15:27)
 

 
TAGS : see, everything, istanbul, days

  Turkey#039;s Pm Opens Health Institutions In Ankara [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Turkish prime minister said on Thursday that baby mortality rate was down in the last seven years. Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the baby mortality rate was 2.85 percent in...
(11 Mar, 2010 14:21)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, opens, health, institutions, ankara

  Turkish Security Forces Seize Nearly 8.5 Ton-drug [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish security forces seized a massive stockpile of hashish, nearly 8.5 tons, in eastern Turkey, officials said on Thursday. Gendarmerie teams received a tip about illicit drug stashed in a village ...
(11 Mar, 2010 14:21)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, security, forces, seize, nearly, ton, drug

  Turkish Pianist Plays In Ny For Earthquake Victims [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Internationally acclaimed Turkish classical pianist G
(11 Mar, 2010 14:01)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, pianist, plays, earthquake, victims

  Greek Police Clash With Protesters [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Police clashed with protesters Thursday in a demonstration against government austerity measures as Greece was gripped by a second general strike in two weeks. A few dozen hooded youths infiltrated a...
(11 Mar, 2010 14:01)
 

 
TAGS : greek, police, clash, protesters

  Umina Beach Surf Boats To Go On Patrol In Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The surf boats are made ready for shipping to Turkey by DHL Freight. THEY gave good service to the surf lifesaving movement on the Central Coast and now two of our surfboats are on their way to serve ...
(11 Mar, 2010 13:56)
 

 
TAGS : umina, beach, surf, boats, patrol, turkey

  Vastned Retail Acquires High Street Shop In Istanbul For 18 Mi... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The pan-European retail property fund VastNed Retail has acquired a high street shop at Istiklal Caddesi 85 in Istanbul. The acquisition concerns a retail property of 3,200 m² in total located on t...
(11 Mar, 2010 13:56)
 

 
TAGS : vastned, retail, acquires, high, street, shop, istanbul, million

  Turkey#039;s Erdogan Gets Saudi Nod As A Mideast Force [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Reuters/RiyadhTurkey?s role as a key player in Middle East and Arab affairs was set in cement when the Saudis honoured Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a prestigious prize for his ?service to ...
(11 Mar, 2010 13:56)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, erdogan, gets, saudi, nod, mideast, force

  Twenty-eight Turkish Citizens Included In Forbes Rich List [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Twenty-eight Turks took place in the 2010 billionaires list of U.S. financial magazine Forbes. Luisa Kroll, one of the editors of the magazine, said Turkish lira (TL) gained value against the USD made...
(11 Mar, 2010 12:54)
 

 
TAGS : twenty, eight, turkish, citizens, included, forbes, rich, list

  Turkey#039;s Turkcell Reports Around $1.1 Bln-net Profit For 2009 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
One of Turkey's leading mobile phone operator, Turkcell, on Thursday posted a net profit of 1.7 billion Turkish liras (around 1.1 billion USD) for 2009. The company's net profit for 2008 was 2...
(11 Mar, 2010 12:54)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, turkcell, reports, around, bln, net, profit, 2009

  New National Coach To Arrive Turkey Next Week [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Dutch coach Guus Hiddink will arrive in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Monday to head Turkey's national soccer team. Turkey's Football Federation released a statement on Thursday and said Hid...
(11 Mar, 2010 12:54)
 

 
TAGS : new, national, coach, arrive, turkey, week

  Turkey Slams Israel Settlement Plan [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey on Thursday slammed Israel's decision to build new settlements in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, saying that it raised "serious doubts" on the the country's commitment to peace. "...
(11 Mar, 2010 12:35)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, slams, israel, settlement, plan

  Opposition Georgian Politician Visiting Moscow [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Former Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli, who is currently in opposition to President Mikheil Saakashvili, left Tbilisi for a three-day trip to Moscow, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, or RFE/R...
(11 Mar, 2010 12:35)
 

 
TAGS : opposition, georgian, politician, visiting, moscow

  Pellegrini Facing Axe As #039;galacticos#039; Fail On Biggest ... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
After spending over 250 million euros to build a second dynasty of “Galacticos” Real Madrid was expected to lift this season's Champions League trophy in the May 22 final at the Santiago B...
(11 Mar, 2010 12:35)
 

 
TAGS : pellegrini, facing, axe, 039galacticos039, fail, biggest, stage

  Azerbaijan Court Rejects #039;donkey Video#039; Bloggers#039; ... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
An Azerbaijani court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by two bloggers jailed after satirizing the government with an Internet video that showed a donkey giving a press conference, their lawyer said. T...
(11 Mar, 2010 12:34)
 

 
TAGS : azerbaijan, court, rejects, 039donkey, video039, bloggers039, appeal

  Russian Officials Brief Icc Prosecutors On Georgian War [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Russian PM Vladimir Putin presses for better ties with Tbilisi as he met a key Georgian opposition leader Nino Burjanadze who has tried to unseat Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Moscow's foe. ...
(11 Mar, 2010 12:34)
 

 
TAGS : russian, officials, brief, icc, prosecutors, georgian, war

  Turkey#039;s January Current Account Deficit $2.95 Bln [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey's current account balance posted a net deficit of $2.95 billion in January 2010, up from net deficit of $491 million seen in January 2009, Turkish Central Bank said on Thursday. Such a rise...
(11 Mar, 2010 11:27)
 

 
TAGS : turkey039s, january, current, account, deficit, bln

  Turkey Urges Israel To Review Expansion Plans [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey has expressed concern over Israel's plans to build 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, Anadolu news agency said. The World Court has ruled all settlements illegal under international law. In...
(11 Mar, 2010 11:27)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, urges, israel, review, expansion, plans

  #039;art Brut#039; Brings A Fresh Breath To Exhibitions [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Istanbul French Culture Institute will be hosting a new exhibition starting today. Named “Anatomia Metamorphosis,” it displays works by three “art brut,” or “outsider...
(11 Mar, 2010 11:07)
 

 
TAGS : 039art, brut039, brings, fresh, breath, exhibitions

  Swedish Artist Has No Regrets Over Prophet Drawing [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The point of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including the most sacred symbols of Islam, the Swedish artist who ...
(11 Mar, 2010 11:07)
 

 
TAGS : swedish, artist, has, regrets, prophet, drawing

  Trial Begins Over Death Of Us Activist In Gaza [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Craig and Cynthia Corrie at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC as they talk about their daughter Rachel who was run over by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003. AP photo
(11 Mar, 2010 11:07)
 

 
TAGS : trial, begins, death, activist, gaza

  Azerbaijan Doubles Gas Sales To Russia [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Azerbaijan has more than doubled its natural-gas exports to Russia, shipping up to 3 million cubic meters of gas per day to its northern neighbor as of March 5, the Russian energy giant Gazprom announ...
(11 Mar, 2010 11:07)
 

 
TAGS : azerbaijan, doubles, gas, sales, russia

  Beckham Dons Anti-glazer Scarf On Man U Homecoming [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
AC Milan's David Beckham wears a green and yellow scarf in support of the anti Glazer protest as he applauds fans after losing to Manchester United in their Champions League first knockout round secon...
(11 Mar, 2010 11:07)
 

 
TAGS : beckham, dons, anti, glazer, scarf, man, homecoming

  28 Turks Make It Onto Forbes#039; Billionaires List [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
More than doubling their number from 2009, 28 Turks have been included on U.S. financial magazine Forbes' list of billionaires for 2010. Luisa Kroll, one of the editors of the magazine, said the Turk...
(11 Mar, 2010 11:07)
 

 
TAGS : turks, make, onto, forbes039, billionaires, list

  Dental Tours Turkey Launches All-in-one Treatment Services In ... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Dental Tours Turkey launches its new website for patients seeking affordable dental care in Istanbul. The cost of getting the same high quality dental treatment is 75% less than average prices in Euro...
(11 Mar, 2010 10:50)
 

 
TAGS : dental, tours, turkey, launches, one, treatment, services, turkey

  Turkey Press Scan On March 11 [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 11, 2010. The World Bulletin does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
(11 Mar, 2010 10:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, press, scan, march

  Turkey Demands Visa Exemption From Ireland [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has informed his Irish counterpart Michael Martin about the recent developments in Cyprus and the Middle East on Wednesday. Sources said that Irish authorities...
(11 Mar, 2010 10:00)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, demands, visa, exemption, ireland

  Tadic Expresses Condolences To Turkish President [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Shevchenko Days running in Ukraine Experts believe Greece crisis may trigger financial, economic vows worldwide Moldova to hold referendum on new constitution Iranian President visiting Iraq U.S. Vice...
(11 Mar, 2010 09:37)
 

 
TAGS : tadic, expresses, condolences, turkish, president

  Turkpa Secretary General To Join Turkish Parliament#039;s 90th... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
URKPA SECRETARY GENERAL TO JOIN TURKISH PARLIAMENT
(11 Mar, 2010 09:37)
 

 
TAGS : turkpa, secretary, general, join, turkish, parliament039s, 90th, anniversary, celebrations

  Erdogan Award Highlights Turkey#039;s Role [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
RIYADH Saudi King Abdullah has presented Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with one of the country's most prestigious prizes on Tuesday for his 'service to Islam.' Erdogan earned the King Fa...
(11 Mar, 2010 09:37)
 

 
TAGS : erdogan, award, highlights, turkey039s, role

  Armenian-turkish Relationship Improvement Stalls [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
YEREVAN, March 10. /ARKA/. Sergey Markedonov, chief of Political and Military Analysis Institutes international relations division, thinks the process of Armenian-Turkish relationship improvement is s...
(11 Mar, 2010 09:37)
 

 
TAGS : armenian, turkish, relationship, improvement, stalls

  Youth Only Turkey Season Opens Saturday [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The youth-only season is open in counties with a four-turkey-per-year bag limit for licensed hunters 16 and under. A second youth-only season for the 101 counties in the North Zone is March 27-28.
(11 Mar, 2010 09:09)
 

 
TAGS : youth, only, turkey, season, opens, saturday

  Talat Says Turkey Sincere About Cyprus Settlement [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Turkish Cypriot president said on Wednesday that relations between the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Turkey were in the best level in their history. TRNC President Mehmet Ali Tala...
(11 Mar, 2010 08:38)
 

 
TAGS : talat, turkey, sincere, cyprus, settlement

  S Korea, Turkey Make Joint Declaration On Nuclear Cooperation ... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Company: Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEP) South Korea and Turkey signed a joint declaration Wednesday to expand cooperation on nuclear power development, raising the prospects of Seoul's bid to build ...
(11 Mar, 2010 08:12)
 

 
TAGS : korea, turkey, make, joint, declaration, nuclear, cooperation

  President Extends Condolences To Turkey Over Killer Quake [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
condolences Wednesday to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul over a killer quake in the country. According to IRIB, Ahmadinejad in his message also sympathized with the Turkish government and people ...
(11 Mar, 2010 08:12)
 

 
TAGS : president, extends, condolences, turkey, killer, quake

  Turkish Polyolefins Confront Tight Credit, China Uncertainty [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
THE economic crisis continues to force the global chemicals industry to think on its feet due to, among many other things, persistently tight credit in some regions. China has also become even more of...
(11 Mar, 2010 08:12)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, polyolefins, confront, tight, credit, china, uncertainty

  Korea#039;s Nuclear Technology To Debut In Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Turkey as the two countries have agreed to join hands for a nuclear power plant project in the Eurasian country. The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Wednesday the state-run Korea Electric Power Cor...
(11 Mar, 2010 06:31)
 

 
TAGS : korea039s, nuclear, technology, debut, turkey

  Seo Company Is Targeting Turkish Web Design, Web Development A... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Pakistan SEO Company luqman-technologies.com is focus on Turkish textile, real estate, showbiz and other markets for the web design, web development and SEO Services they offer, they have started prom...
(11 Mar, 2010 06:31)
 

 
TAGS : seo, company, targeting, turkish, web, design, web, development, seo, services, clients

  The Misleading Political Calm in Turkey [ Other Publishers ]
 
The Misleading Political Calm in Turkey Emre Deliveli Mar 10, 2010 12:58PM Turkey suddenly came into the spotlight two weeks ago with the arrests of more than five dozen military officers, some of them still on active duty, for an alleged coup plot that would put even the most imaginative Hollywood screenwriters to shame.
(11 Mar, 2010 06:00)
 

 
TAGS : misleading, political, calm, turkey

  Belgium deals potentially heavy blow to PKK (SETimes.com) [ Other Publishers ]
 
Belgium deals potentially heavy blow to PKK 10/03/2010 Consecutive raids by the French, Italian and Belgium police against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party cut the terrorist organisation's finances and resulted in the arrest of senor members. By Erol Izmirli for Southeast European Times in Istanbul -- 10/03/10 photo Kurdish supporters march in Brussels on Saturday (March 6th). [Getty Images] Following smaller raids in France and Italy, Belgian police detained 30 people for suspected links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Thursday (March 4th), after conducting large-scale raids on 25 locations, including a studio of Kurdish broadcaster Roj TV. Among the detainees were Zubeyir Aydar and Remzi Kartal, two leading figures.
(11 Mar, 2010 06:00)
 

 
TAGS : belgium, deals, potentially, heavy, blow, pkk, setimes, com

  South Korea Eyes Nuclear Push In Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and Turkey’s Elektrik
(11 Mar, 2010 05:47)
 

 
TAGS : south, korea, eyes, nuclear, push, turkey

  Benedict Xvi Encourages Generosity For Turkey [2010-03-10] [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Zenit.org ).- Benedict XVI today remembered the victims of Monday's earthquake in Turkey, requesting that the international community be generous in the aid effort.The magnitude 6 quake struck the eas...
(11 Mar, 2010 05:11)
 

 
TAGS : benedict, xvi, encourages, generosity, turkey, 2010

  Kepco Inks Nuclear Plant Deal With Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
KEPCO and Turkish state power company Elektrik Uretim AS have reached final agreement on nuclear energy cooperation, the Knowledge Economy Ministry said Wednesday. The agreement envisages the two coun...
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : kepco, inks, nuclear, plant, deal, turkey

  Psp To Sell Photovoltaic Power Plant In Italy [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Prime Sun Power (PSP) has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of a 25Mw photovoltaic power plant in Italy. The sale is expected to generate gross revenues of over E100m in 2010. The transaction...
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : psp, sell, photovoltaic, power, plant, italy

  Escape From Budapest To Istanbul, European Capital Of Culture ... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Along with the Hungarian city of Pecs, and the German city of Essen, Istanbul is also a
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : escape, budapest, istanbul, european, capital, culture, 2010

  Korea, Turkey Ink Power Deal [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Korea and Turkey signed a joint declaration yesterday to expand cooperation on nuclear power development, raising the prospects of Seouls bid to build commercial nuclear reactors in the Eurasian count...
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : korea, turkey, ink, power, deal

  Tadir Gan Sets Up Joint Venture In Turkey [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Tadir-Gan Ltd. unit Ortal has set up a joint venture with a company in Turkey to produce and market zinc products. The Tadir Gan subsidiary, a joint venture with Turkish company Ruba Fermuar San AS, i...
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : tadir, gan, sets, joint, venture, turkey

  Turkey - Meat Prices Stabilize [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Recent indicators show that the hike in meat prices may have stopped as of March. With the meat prices skyrocketing in the last eight months, meat producers and sellers have started voicing concern re...
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : turkey, meat, prices, stabilize

  Erdogan Gets Saudi Nod As Mideast Force [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Saudi Arabia, Turkey in aggrement on ME issues
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : erdogan, gets, saudi, nod, mideast, force

  New Facilities Of Turkish High School Opened In Georgia [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Several other senior Turkish and Georgian officials, including ministers, were also present at the ceremony. Turkish State Minister Hayati Yazici, who travelled to Georgia on Tuesday, attended an inau...
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : new, facilities, turkish, high, school, opened, georgia

  Shoddy Home Construction Blamed For Turkey Earthquake Toll [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Homes in eastern areas of Turkey prone to earthquakes must be better built to withstand jolts like the magnitude 6 quake that toppled village houses and killed 51 people, the Turkish government acknow...
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : shoddy, home, construction, blamed, turkey, earthquake, toll

  #039;turkish Eurobonds#039; Investment Firm#039;s Assets Are F... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
A federal judge in Los Angeles has issued an emergency order freezing the assets of a company that allegedly bilked retirees in California and Illinois out of $20 million, the Securities and Exchange ...
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : 039turkish, eurobonds039, investment, firm039s, assets, frozen

  Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.s. Full Year 2009 Results [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
- Maintained Market Position - Challenges Adversely Impacted Financials Turkcell (NYSE:TKC, ISE:TCELL), the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, today announced results for the fou...
(11 Mar, 2010 04:47)
 

 
TAGS : turkcell, iletisim, hizmetleri, full, year, 2009, results

  Turkish Bid To Join Eu Will Continue Despite Problems - Foreig... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Independence no panacea but end of Soviet rule still celebrated in Lithuania Turkish people have been very disappointed by accession problems, Ahmet Davutoglu tells MARY FITZGERALD
(11 Mar, 2010 02:35)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, bid, join, will, continue, problems, foreign, minister

  Imf Loan Talks Off But Ankara Leaves Door Open [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Istanbul: Turkey Wednesday confirmed that it was no longer holding talks with the IMF about a stand-by loan and said it did not need emergency funds, but left the door open for a possible agreement in...
(11 Mar, 2010 02:27)
 

 
TAGS : imf, loan, talks, ankara, leaves, door, open

  Egypt To Restore Synagogues. Israel/arab Neighbors Joint Nucle... [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Excerpts: Egypt to restore synagogues.Israel/Arab neighbors joint nuclear plant.Dubai financial problems continue.Turkey offers Israel/Syria mediation March 10, 2010 +++EGYPT DAILY NEWS: 10 Mar.'10...
(11 Mar, 2010 01:53)
 

 
TAGS : egypt, restore, synagogues, israelarab, neighbors, joint, nuclear, plant, dubai, financial, problems, continue, turkey, offers, israelsyria, mediation, march, 2010

  lsquo;The Most Expensive Paintings of the Worldrsquo; on display [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
An exhibition opened by a Turkish multidisciplinary artist involved in painting, sculpting, writing, stage design and directing is coming to Istanbul this March. Genco G
(11 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : lsquothe, most, expensive, paintings, worldrsquo, display

  At no. 67 in the world, are we competitive [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
According to the Wall Street Journal/Heritage Foundation’s newly released 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, Turkey’s position has moved up to #67, behind Thailand, and ahead of Montenegro. H...
(11 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : world, competitive

  Ambassadors unite for climate change in Ankara [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Twenty ambassadors who have served in Ankara have come together and posed for a photography project in a specially designed thematic studio to highlight the importance of climate change. The project,...
(11 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : ambassadors, unite, climate, change, ankara

  Reassessing the genocide resolution [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
Once again, as has happened every spring for years running, the debate over whether the ethnic clashes against the Armenians in the break up of the Ottoman Empire amounted to genocide has made it into...
(11 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : reassessing, genocide, resolution

  Straight - The case of Village Idiot vs. Prickly PM [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
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(11 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : straight, case, village, idiot, prickly

  Bodrum supports Greek membership for bay organization [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The Bodrum representative of an international organization designed to protect coastal bays recently traveled to a Greek island to accept its application for membership. Galip G
(11 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : bodrum, supports, greek, membership, bay, organization

  Two odd bidders seek key Turkish defense contract [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
U.S. and Western European companies are the usual winners of major Turkish defense contracts, but now for the first time, two non-NATO members seem to have a good chance to grab a strategic defense de...
(11 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : two, odd, bidders, seek, key, turkish, defense, contract

  A delayed article on violence against women [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
I should begin with self-criticism. The generality of violence against women in Turkey is without doubt not a distant reality for me. But I must confess I did not realize how serious the latest figur...
(11 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : delayed, article, violence, women

  Will the F keyboard solve all the problems [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The hot topic for the last few days has been the keyboard discussion. The government has decided to support the Turkish F Keyboard against the international Q Keyboard. The F Keyboard has many suppor...
(11 Mar, 2010 01:00)
 

 
TAGS : will, keyboard, solve, problems

  Turkish bond scam diverted funds to #039;cryogenics, porn#039; [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
An Illinois estate-planning firm raised more than $20 million for Turkish Eurobond investments, then diverted money to a stamp collection, Internet pornography and cryogenically frozen umbilical cords...
(11 Mar, 2010 00:55)
 

 
TAGS : turkish, bond, scam, diverted, funds, 039cryogenics, porn039

  S.Korea, Turkey sign deal on nuclear power plant [ Big News Network Turkey ]
 
The state power companies of South Korea and Turkey signed a preliminary deal here Wednesday aimed at building a nuclear power plant in northern Turkey....
(11 Mar, 2010 00:55)
 

 
TAGS : korea, turkey, sign, deal, nuclear, power, plant

  
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