Turkish Forum | Site Wide Activity http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/activity/feed Site Wide Activity Feed Thu, 24 May 2012 04:50:07 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/24/istanbul-armenian-student-becomes-apple-of-the-eye-of-turkish-media/ aira wrote a new post, Istanbul-Armenian student becomes “apple of the eye” of Turkish media http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/24/istanbul-armenian-student-becomes-apple-of-the-eye-of-turkish-media/ Thu, 24 May 2012 04:50:07 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Istanbul-Armenian student becomes “apple of the eye” of Turkish media ThumbnailThe 14-year-old Istanbul-Armenian high school student Klara Yeteroglu who, with her composition entitled “Being Armenian in Turkey,” was declared winner of a composition contest, is at the focus of Turkish med […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/ny-tops-brits-holiday-destination-list-as-istanbul-surges/ aira wrote a new post, NY tops Brits' holiday destination list as Istanbul surges http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/ny-tops-brits-holiday-destination-list-as-istanbul-surges/ Wed, 23 May 2012 19:55:30 +0000 aira wrote a new post, NY tops Brits' holiday destination list as Istanbul surges ThumbnailNew York is the most enquired-about holiday destination among British buyers while Istanbul continues to see a demand surgeaccording to holiday home website holidaylettings.co.uk.

The Holiday Lettings Index has […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/no-progress-on-sale-of-us-drones-to-turkey/ aira wrote a new post, No Progress On Sale Of US Drones To Turkey http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/no-progress-on-sale-of-us-drones-to-turkey/ Wed, 23 May 2012 18:21:19 +0000 aira wrote a new post, No Progress On Sale Of US Drones To Turkey Thumbnail(RTTNews) - Talks between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Chicago failed to make any progress on the sale of armed drones to Turkey.

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/turkey-to-raise-trade-exchange-with-iran-to-35-dlrs-billion/ aira wrote a new post, Turkey to raise trade exchange with Iran to 35 dlrs billion http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/turkey-to-raise-trade-exchange-with-iran-to-35-dlrs-billion/ Wed, 23 May 2012 17:52:59 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Turkey to raise trade exchange with Iran to 35 dlrs billion ThumbnailTurkey to raise trade exchange with Iran to 35 dlrs billion

Ankara, May 23, IRNA - Turkish Minister of Development Cevdet Yilmaz called his visit to Tehran 'constructive' and urged the raise of trade exchanges […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/turkey-as-a-role-model/ aira wrote a new post, Turkey as a role model http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/turkey-as-a-role-model/ Wed, 23 May 2012 17:49:04 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Turkey as a role model The visit of the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, coincided with a period wherein, the gulf between the Pakistan's government and the opposition has dangerously widened, and is compounding the […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/turkeys-leader-discusses-a-promise-not-yet-fulfilled/ aira wrote a new post, Turkey's leader discusses a promise not yet fulfilled http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/turkeys-leader-discusses-a-promise-not-yet-fulfilled/ Wed, 23 May 2012 17:39:10 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Turkey's leader discusses a promise not yet fulfilled ThumbnailTurkish President Abdullah Gul meets Monday with the Tribune's editorial board. (Heather Charles, Chicago Tribune / May 21, 2012)

John Kass

His largely Islamic nation, so often misunderstood, ruled by […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/a-visit-with-turkeys-controversial-religious-movement/ aira wrote a new post, A Visit with Turkey's Controversial Religious Movement http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/a-visit-with-turkeys-controversial-religious-movement/ Wed, 23 May 2012 09:34:01 +0000 aira wrote a new post, A Visit with Turkey's Controversial Religious Movement Thumbnail
By Piotr Zalewski / Diyarbakir

It is Monday evening in Diyarbakir, a city in Turkey's southeast, and a weekly meeting of several local members of the so-called Gulen movement has begun with a book reading. […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/turkey-opposes-anti-iran-sanctions-turkish-minister/ aira wrote a new post, Turkey opposes anti-Iran sanctions: Turkish minister http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/turkey-opposes-anti-iran-sanctions-turkish-minister/ Wed, 23 May 2012 06:24:15 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Turkey opposes anti-Iran sanctions: Turkish minister ThumbnailTurkish Minister of Development Cevdet Yilmaz has reiterated his country’s opposition to the US-led sanctions against Tehran, saying Turkey will not comply with anti-Iran embargoes.

“We voted against Iran’s […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/somalia-the-soft-power-role-of-turkey/ aira wrote a new post, Somalia: The Soft Power Role of Turkey http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/somalia-the-soft-power-role-of-turkey/ Wed, 23 May 2012 06:05:04 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Somalia: The Soft Power Role of Turkey Thumbnail

Turkey has suddenly and vigorously undertaken a series of initiatives to help Somalia out of its dire political and economic crisis.

Turkey's first visible initiative was organising a meeting of the […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/interning-at-the-u-s-embassy-in-ankara-turkey/ aira wrote a new post, Interning at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/23/interning-at-the-u-s-embassy-in-ankara-turkey/ Wed, 23 May 2012 05:59:24 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Interning at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey ThumbnailInterning at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey

By Dean Pohlman (Ankara, Turkey ’10)

Instead of staying in America for a prolonged period of time, I decided to return to Turkey for an extended period of t […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkey-greece-bridge-cultural-gap-with-romance/ aira wrote a new post, Turkey, Greece bridge cultural gap with romance http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkey-greece-bridge-cultural-gap-with-romance/ Tue, 22 May 2012 19:30:53 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Turkey, Greece bridge cultural gap with romance ThumbnailRomance and "clandestine relationships" between ordinary Greeks and Turks is again the vehicle for another big-budget Turkish romantic comedy. The theme is far from uncommon in real life.
By Menekse Tokyay and HK […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/civil-military-relations-in-turkey/ aira wrote a new post, Civil-Military Relations in Turkey http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/civil-military-relations-in-turkey/ Tue, 22 May 2012 17:53:42 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Civil-Military Relations in Turkey Thumbnail By Ariana Keyman on May 21, 2012

The nature of civil-military relations throughout the history of modern Turkey has been contentious to say the least. Since the founding of the Republic in 1923, the country […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkeys-new-course-in-the-region-and-the-world/ aira wrote a new post, Turkey’s new course in the region and the world http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkeys-new-course-in-the-region-and-the-world/ Tue, 22 May 2012 17:22:11 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Turkey’s new course in the region and the world ThumbnailTurkey’s new course in the region and the world

By Abdullah Gül/Chicago

Turkey has recently been at the forefront of international economic and political debates. On the one hand, de […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/iraq-warns-kurds-against-striking-oil-deal-with-turkey/ aira wrote a new post, Iraq Warns Kurds Against Striking Oil Deal With Turkey http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/iraq-warns-kurds-against-striking-oil-deal-with-turkey/ Tue, 22 May 2012 17:17:10 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Iraq Warns Kurds Against Striking Oil Deal With Turkey ThumbnailBy Palash R. Ghosh

The central government of Iraq warned the Kurdish-ruled semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq that it must obtain Baghdad’s approval for any oil export deals signed with Turkey.

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkish-reflections-what-i-learned-at-the-istanbul-world-political-forum/ aira wrote a new post, Turkish reflections: What I learned at the Istanbul World Political Forum http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkish-reflections-what-i-learned-at-the-istanbul-world-political-forum/ Tue, 22 May 2012 11:30:34 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Turkish reflections: What I learned at the Istanbul World Political Forum Thumbnail
Posted By Stephen M. Walt

The remainder of my trip to Turkey sparked some further thoughts, including some qualifications to my last post. To wit:

1. I previously described the conference I attended […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkey-and-israel-now-is-the-time-to-reconcile/ aira wrote a new post, Turkey And Israel: Now Is The Time To Reconcile http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkey-and-israel-now-is-the-time-to-reconcile/ Tue, 22 May 2012 10:29:24 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Turkey And Israel: Now Is The Time To Reconcile ThumbnailI strongly believe that the time is right for Turkey and Israel to mend their critically important bilateral relationship which has suffered a precipitous decline since 2010. With the Middle East in turmoil as a […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkish-actors-protest-state-control-of-theaters/ aira wrote a new post, Turkish Actors Protest State Control of Theaters http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/turkish-actors-protest-state-control-of-theaters/ Tue, 22 May 2012 10:24:11 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Turkish Actors Protest State Control of Theaters ThumbnailDorian Jones

May 21, 2012

Protestors carry banner that reads "O Sultan, take your hands off theaters," May Day rally, Ankara, Turkey, May 1, 2012.

ISTANBUL - Hundreds of actors and supporters of free […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/preparing-for-the-worst-turkish-navy-awards-contract-for-submarine-rescue-mother-ship/ aira wrote a new post, Preparing for the Worst, Turkish Navy Awards Contract for Submarine Rescue Mother Ship http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/preparing-for-the-worst-turkish-navy-awards-contract-for-submarine-rescue-mother-ship/ Tue, 22 May 2012 06:18:04 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Preparing for the Worst, Turkish Navy Awards Contract for Submarine Rescue Mother Ship ThumbnailPreparing for the Worst, Turkish Navy Awards Contract for Submarine Rescue Mother Ship [VIDEO]

By Rob Almeida On May 21, 2012

Rolls-Royce and Istanbul Shipyard will be working together following their […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/sochi-2014-winter-olympics-the-circassians-cry-genocide/ aira wrote a new post, Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: The Circassians Cry Genocide http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/sochi-2014-winter-olympics-the-circassians-cry-genocide/ Tue, 22 May 2012 06:11:31 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics: The Circassians Cry Genocide ThumbnailSochi, the site for the 2014 winter Olympics, just happens to be where the russians dispossessed an entire nation exactly 150 years earlier. the survivors’ descendants say it was genocide—and now they’re demanding […]

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]]> http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/plan-b-from-istanbul/ aira wrote a new post, Plan B from Istanbul http://www.turkishnews.com/en/content/2012/05/22/plan-b-from-istanbul/ Tue, 22 May 2012 06:05:47 +0000 aira wrote a new post, Plan B from Istanbul ThumbnailAll countries have their unique qualities, and any one place might seem wonderful to some and a great deal less so to others. But it's my guess that most people who have had a chance to spend some time in Turkey […]

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