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After 4 failed Olympic bids, Istanbul to try for 2020 Games
... International Olympic Committee are due in 2011. The IOC will select the 2020 host city in 2013. Atalay, the head of Turkey's Youth and Sports Directorate, said he believed the Olympics will return to Europe in 2020 after going to South America for ... Comment?
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Military contractors sued over Iraq 'burn pits'
... of waste. A Halliburton spokesman did not immediately return a message and an e-mail to ERKA's offices in Adana, Turkey, also was not returned. Stanton was stationed at Camp Bucca near Umm Qasr in Iraq until April 2006 while Hicks was at Balad Air ... Comment?
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Turkey brings Kurdish peace plan to parliament
... trouble last month when a group of PKK rebels from the group's mountain stronghold in northern Iraq surrendered to Turkey in a gesture of support for the government plan and were detained and freed shortly afterwards. Although Erdogan initially ... Comment?
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Erdogan's visit strengthens ties
... as well as 30 media representatives. During his stay Erdogan attended a joint economic meeting between Iran and Turkey, and a press conference as well as meeting with numbers of Iranian merchants and businessmen in the Iran Chamber of Commerce. The ... Comment?
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Turkish court blocks Nuclear plant tender
Ankara: A Turkish court has blocked a 2008 tender won by a Russian company to build the country's first nuclear power plant, a civil society group that challenged the tender in court said yesterday. Comment?
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Zillur seeks Turkish zero tariff benefit
... goods to the Turkish market to bring the existing trade relations between Dhaka and Ankara to a newer height. "If Turkey provides duty and quota free access then this remarkable gesture will be greatly valued by both the governments and people of ... Comment?
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Anniversary of Republic of Turkey celebrated in seafaring style
BEIRUT: The magnificent seafaring vessel TCG Gemlik, moored at the port of Beirut, was the setting on October 28 for a dazzling night of revelry in honor of the Turkey's 86th anniversary as a Republic. Comment?
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Turkey Denies Policy Shift Toward Iran
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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. 3 comments
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ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Leaders of countries in the Organisation of the Islamic Conference gathered in Istanbul on Monday to discuss ways to boost economic co-operation amid the global financial crisis. Comment?
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It's a long-time member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it has been pushing hard to join the European Union, it has been viewed as a model for secularism in the Muslim world, and it's .... planning to host an indicted war criminal next week.A It's Turkey.A Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sudanese President Omar Hassan ... Comment?
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Reforms for Kurds spark accusations of 'treason'
... Opening, against criticism by Turkish nationalists. 'The Democratic Opening will not touch the unitary structure' of Turkey, he said. Nationalists oppose the government plans, which they see as a sell-out to separatism. 'You are breaking up the ... Comment?
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Turkey unveils Kurdish peace plan
TURKEY'S parliament met overnight to hear the government unveil a plan to end a deadly 25-year Kurdish insurgency, a project the opposition views as a threat to the country's unity. Comment?
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Iranian prosecutor accuses three US hikers of spying
... to the West. Ahmadinejad, asked about the spying accusations against the Americans, told reporters in Istanbul, Turkey, said he had no opinion about the case. It must be judged by the judiciary, whether they are spies or not, he said. There are some ... Comment?
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Turkey official addresses letter to Knesset Speaker in Tel Aviv
... of clarification released by the Knesset Speaker's Office said on Tuesday. Despite recent tension between Israel and Turkey, the Knesset Speaker's Office expressed satisfaction over the letter, sent in reply to Rivlin's note of congratulations over ... Comment?
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NARFE honors Mary Bowen at meeting
... Medical Center at Lackland. Bowen was also stationed at the Wiesbaden USAF Hospital in West Germany and in Ankara, Turkey. Her travels took her to Israel and Torrejon, Spain. She retired after nearly 20 years in Civil Service in San Antonio. Connie ... Comment?
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Iran's Ahmadinejad: Capitalism is dead
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to bolster the Islamic Republic's regional standing at an economic summit for Muslim leaders in Turkey on Monday, by declaring that a "new era is starting" after the "definite defeat" of capitalism.Analysts say that Iran has had a legitimacy deficit since a disputed presidential election and weeks of ... Comment?
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Newport News teen ranks as a celebrity a " and a master a " in the chess world
... week, Marshall will join the national team for her second trip to the World Youth Chess Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, where she hopes to win a few more points toward her goal of becoming a Grand Master. Here's what she had to say when we caught ... Comment?
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ANKARA, Turkey -- Seven people have drowned after their boat sank off the Turkish coast near Bodrum, local media reported on Friday . Comment?
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Turkey's PKK peace plan delayed
Opposition parties in Turkey have delayed the government's announcement of its plan to end a conflict in the mainly Kurdish south-east. Interior Minister Besir Atalay ran out of time to present the measures in parliament as nationalist MPs jeered. Comment?
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For Erdogan The President Of Sudan Is Better Than Israel's Prime Min
... today visited Ankara. Erdogaan's statement was intended to clarify the reasons for canceling Al Bashir's visit to Turkey. According to Erdogan, he it is not able to maintain a respectful conversation with Netanyahuu because of the "crimes" committed ... Comment?
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