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15 hrs ago | TheNational

Turkey angry over Swiss ban on minarets

ISTANBUL // Turkey yesterday expressed dismay at the ban on the building of minarets in Switzerland, seen as yet another example of rejection by Europe that could further weaken Ankara's EU enthusiasm.

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Related Topix: Turkey, Middle East, World News

Mon Nov 30, 2009

OfficialWire

Ancient Persian Goods To Go On Display

Dozens of ancient Persian artworks and inscriptions are set to go on exhibit in Istanbul, Turkey, a media group said.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Iran, Middle East

Sun Nov 29, 2009

TravelPod.com Recent Updates

Where East meets West - Istanbul, Turkey

John My main purpose in coming to Turkey was to visit Gallipoli but I also wanted to explore the historical city of Istanbul to better understand the role this city played in world events over a long period of time.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East

The Epoch Times

Civil Servants Paralyze Turkey

Members of Turkish civil servant unions gather at Beyazit Square during a one-day strike for better wages and working conditions in Istanbul on November 25, 2009.

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

Turkish Digest

Can Turkey Break the Copenhagen Deadlock? : TreeHugger

"Can Turkey Break the Copenhagen Deadlock? by Jennifer Hattam, Istanbul, Turkey on 11.20.09 Business & Politics As a city that literally straddles Europe and Asia, Istanbul -- and, by extension, Turkey -- has been endlessly described as a "bridge" between East and West.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News

Tue Nov 24, 2009

TrekEarth

Istanbul view from Galata Tower

One of the city's most striking landmarks, it is a high, cone-capped cylinder that dominates the skyline and affords a panoramic vista of Old Istanbul and its environs.

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Hospitality Net

Global Spa Leaders and Visionaries to Convene in Istanbul, Turkey, for 2010 Global Spa Summit

Directors of the Global Spa Summit today announced that the fourth annual Summit will be held from May 16--19, 2010, at the historic A A ragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, University of Southern California

MyFoxNY

Airport Opens Earthquake-Safe Terminal

The world's largest earthquake-safe building has opened in Istanbul, Turkey. The new international terminal at the Sabiha Gokcen Airport can withstand an earthquake up to 8.0 on the Richter scale because it doesn't sit directly on the soil; it sits on 300 isolators, special bearings that move with the building during an earthquake.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Turkey, World News

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Gulf Times

Turkey probes fresh allegations of anti-government conspiracy

Reuters/Istanbul Turkey is investigating a suspected plot by naval officers to attack non-Muslim minorities to discredit the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party, the prime minister's office said yesterday.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

New York Times

In Turkey, Trial Casts Wide Net of Mistrust

Few here doubt that the case began with something threatening: in June 2007, 27 hand grenades and fuses were found in the attic of a house in an Istanbul slum.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Terrorism

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Broward/Palm Beach News, Events, Rest...

Video: Pitbull Performs In Istanbul, Turkey

Here's video of Pitbull's recent performance in Istanbul, Turkey, where he's famous, and where he claims he had the album of the year for 2009, "Not 305.

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Anna.aero

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen opens new terminal; demand up 40% so far in 2009

At the opening celebrations for the new Sabiha Gokcen terminal, the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had the honour of cutting the ribbon.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Netherlands, Russia, Asia, Germany

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Voice of America

Turkey-Iran Ties Continue to Worry West

Relations between Turkey and Iran appear to be getting closer and those ties are raising concerns among some of Turkey's Western allies.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, Abdullah Gul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iran,

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Furniture Today

De Leo Textiles promotes Ismail Arslan to VP

HIGH POINT a ' Ismail Arslan has been promoted to vice president of operations for Turkish fabric source De Leo Textiles.

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Turkish Digest

The Istanbulian: A Timely Summary of the Ergenekon

"A Timely Summary of the Ergenekon Since the beginning of the investigation, I have being defending here that the Ergenekon Case, with its unconvincing and illegitimate evidences, disrespected witnesses and comical suspects, is nothing but a spectacle, which was created by the Islamist AKP government to form its own deep state and -when it's ...

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Mon Nov 16, 2009

Kansas.com

UN says once-secret Iran facility to start in 2011

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran gestures during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Iran, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Turkish Digest

Turkey likely to approve ICC in 2010-2011

"Turkey likely to approve ICC in 2010-2011 SERKAN DEMA RTAAz ANKARA a ' HA1 4rriyet Daily News Following a last-minute cancellation of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashira TMs visit to Istanbul, Turkey has said it would reconsider joining the Rome Statute if terrorism is included as a crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal ...

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

The State

Mideast radicals fill space left by peace impasse

Iran's closest allies in the Middle East are seizing on a deadlock in U.S.-backed peace efforts to try to sway a frustrated Arab world to their side.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Turkey

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Turkish Digest

Turkish Airlines to Launch new flights between Istanbul Ataturk and Bologna

"Turkish Airlines to Launch new flights between Istanbul Ataturk and Bologna Published by Ozgur Tore Thursday, 12 November 2009 Turkish Airlines announced a daily service between Istanbul and Bologna, Italy.

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Related Topix: Italy, World News, Turkey, Travel, Istanbul, Turkey Travel, Turkey Travel, Italy Travel

Wed Nov 11, 2009

CBS News

Turkey Denies Policy Shift Toward Iran

Turkey has sought to allay Western fears that the country ? NATO's only majority-Muslim member ? is shifting its affinity from Washington and Europe toward Iran.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Middle East, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Abdullah Gul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israel

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