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Report: Turkish police arrest 21 al-Qaida suspects in Istanbul (Turkish Digest)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:33:00 GMT

"Report: Turkish police arrest 21 al-Qaida suspects in Istanbul www.chinaview.cn 2008-08-30 01:10:43 ANKARA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Some 21 suspected members of al-Qaida were arrested in a large operation in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul on Friday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported." More: Report: Turkish police arrest 21 al-Qaida suspects in Istanbul_English_Xinhua...

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Demolitions Continue In The “Gypsy” Neighborhood Of Istanbul (Turkish Digest)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:43:00 GMT

"Demolitions Continue In The “Gypsy” Neighborhood Of Istanbul Demolitions continue in the Sulukule neighborhood of the Roma People in Istanbul. The members of the Sulukule Platform say that they are demolishing the buildings without taking precautions, while people and children are around. The people cannot even call for an ambulance." More: Bianet :: Demolitions Continue In The “Gypsy”...

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Istanbul Stock Exchange Study.. (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:15:57 GMT

*An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Inflation, P/E Ratios and Stock Price Behaviors Using a New Series Called Index-20 for Istanbul Stock Exchange * *There are typically two ways of looking at the possible effect of macroeconomic news on stock* prices; one is the direct...

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Vatican warns of growing "Christianophobia" (Dhimmi Watch)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:33:16 GMT

... of Christian theology hailed from Alexandria, Antioch, not to mention Constantinople, i.e., Istanbul) has, since the 7th century and nearly 1,400 years of jihadi terror and dhimmitude, been steadily "expunged" of any trace of its Christian heritage. Suppose that's what the Vatican means by "conflicts in the Middle East"? Anyway, if Muslims and jihad are not behind the disappearance of Middle...

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ISRAEL: Olmert Has a Last Go at a Legacy (Global News Blog)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:24:07 GMT

... were recently leaked to the press, and the prime minister’s aides are scheduled to head back to Istanbul for another round of indirect talks with Syrian officials. It’s legacy time for Ehud Olmert: he doesn’t want to be remembered as the prime minister who got run out of office because he received cash-stuffed envelopes from a U.S. Jewish businessman. He would much prefer that the history...

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Roundup: Escaping to Color (Apartment Therapy - Chicago)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:22:07 GMT

Travel ignites the senses, and one of our favorite things is taking in a locale's colors. From AT:Chicago's archives, we bring you a roundup of colors near and far - from Chicago to Maui to Istanbul.

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Because I am a Lame-Ass (Londonelicious)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:24:26 GMT

It's a Friday night and I'm not in Madrid or Istanbul or anywhere else for that matter. I'm sitting in my flat catching up on the blogosphere, decompressing from three weeks of a bit too much fun, really. (And the...

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AKP representative at Democratic Congress (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:35:46 GMT

Deputy chairman of the Justice and Development party, or AKP, and Istanbul deputy Egemen Bağış met with Richard Holbrooke of the U.S. Democratic

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Professional job bu amateur group (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:10 GMT

A 22-year-old English literature and theater major at Istanbul University has spent two months of her summer break working on an unusual project for a young student: the translation of a play from

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Going Medieval in Geneva - Geneva, Switzerland (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:24:49 GMT

Cruising Eastern Mediterranean - to Istanbul and back (with Geneva, Switzerland for an appetizer)!

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Arts, Briefly: New Book for Laureate (New York Times)

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:16:53 GMT

... in the country. Mr. Pamuk’s other books include “Snow,” “My Name Is Red,” “The Black Book” and “Istanbul: Memories and the City,” which was translated into 58 languages and sold more than seven million copies worldwide.

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Turkish soldier dies from injuries after bombing - International Herald Tribune (Turkish Digest)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:38:00 GMT

"Turkish soldier dies from injuries after bombing ISTANBUL, Turkey: A Turkish news agency says a soldier died from injuries sustained in a car bombing by Kurdish rebels last week. Dogan news agency said Friday that the soldier died after eight days at a hospital near Turkey's Aegean coast, where a car bomb last week injured 16 people, mostly police officers and soldiers." More: Turkish soldier...

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Pegasus to expand UK-Turkey links (Turkish Digest)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:37:00 GMT

"Pegasus to expand UK-Turkey links Friday, August 29, 2008 Chris Gray Turkish no-frills carrier Pegasus Airlines plans to operate daily flights from Stansted to Istanbul by 2010 and then expand its services to Birmingham and Manchester. The operator is increasing its Stansted frequencies from three to four times weekly on Monday and will add a fifth flight on October 1." More: Pegasus to expand...

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Investing in Iraq (Investor's Iraq Forum)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:33:07 GMT

Iraqi Minister Baban Says Entrepreneurs Investing In Iraq Will Soon Get Positive Results Published: 8/29/2008 ISTANBUL - Iraq`s Planning Minister Ali Baban said Thursday that entrepreneurs investing in Iraq at present would soon obtain positive results.

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Turkey recently accelerates oil search: Minister (Turkish Digest)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:31:00 GMT

"Turkey recently accelerates oil search: Minister Friday, 29 August 2008 13:00 The 9th International Energy Arena has begun in Istanbul. Theme of this year's conference hosted by the Strategic Technic and Economic Research Center (STEAM) at the Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel is 'Strategy of Tomorrow for Oil'." More: World Bulletin [ Turkey recently accelerates oil search: Minister ]

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A real Izayaka-style Japanese restaurant (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:13 GMT

Diners who want to get lost in an authentic Japanese atmosphere do not have to travel far, but can do so by visiting Tokyo restaurant and sushi bar in Istanbul's Taksim area. This two-floor

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İnteltek keeps sports betting game (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:35 GMT

Knocking off its share from the total turnover of İddaa, a popular sports betting game, İnteltek came out as the winner in an auction yesterday, to operate the game. İnteltek and its Greek partner

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Pamuk's book on shelves (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:15 GMT

A new book by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk, "The Museum of Innocence," will be released in Turkey this week. "The Museum of Innocence" is the typical Yeşilçam, or Turkish

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Paksüt gives deposition (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:35:55 GMT

... Yeni Safak on Tuesday, Bilgili called Paksüt to give a deposition in line with an order by the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office. Paksüt claimed that the recent development was just part of efforts to impose pressure on her husband through her.

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Hürriyet Q2 profit almost triples (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:30 GMT

Hürriyet Gazetecilik & Matbaacilik, Turkey's biggest newspaper publisher, said second-quarter profit almost tripled after it sold a unit, revenue grew and the lira gained against the dollar. Net income advanced to YTL 103 million ($87 million) from YTL 36.9 million a year earlier, Hürriyet said in a statement posted on the Web site of the Istanbul Stock Exchange late Wednesday. Sales rose 9.3...

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