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NEWS ON TURKEY
MARCH 2007


Keywords: Turkey, Turkish, TRNC, Northern Cyprus, Turkish World

Professional boxers train in Kyrenia for title fights
Cyprus Observer, Cyprus - Mar 31, 2007
The whole visit is being filmed by Ozankoy based Cheeky Boy Productions who will be producing a DVD to be used for promotional purposes by the TRNC ...

Anatolian teams to invest $425 million for football
Sabah, Turkey - Mar 31, 2007
Anatolian football teams have decided to construct new stadiums. Trabzon, Kayseri, Ankara, Bursa, Konya, Antalya and Manisa teams are preparing to construct ...

Who is Evil? Terrorists or Us
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Mar 29, 2007
With Turkey, TRNC, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina and Albania the number of Muslim countries in the (classical) European continent amount to five. ...

Turkey, Iraq and the PKK
Washington Times, DC - Mar 29, 2007
Mr. Hashemi told the New Anatolian, one of Turkey's three English-language papers, that "Iraq will never allow its soil be used as base for attacks against ...
A few words on the ATC
Today's Zaman, Turkey - Mar 29, 2007
For example where are the conservative Anatolian tigers? Why don't they have a more visible presence at the ATC? I know ATC president retired Ambassador ...
AK Party makes inroads in southeastern Turkey
Turquie Européenne, France - Mar 29, 2007
... and Mardin provinces show that political support for the AK Party has risen impressively ,and a pro-Kurdish local politician told The New Anatolian, ...
Turk Diplomats May Visit Detained
mezunusa.com, MD - Mar 29, 2007
The state Anatolian news agency quoted Erdogan saying: ``You can expect a positive development at any moment.' Beckett also spoke with Mottaki by telephone ...
Turkish blast kills one
InTheNews.co.uk, UK - Mar 29, 2007
A further ten people were injured in the explosion in the southern coastal resort of Belek and are being treated in hospital, the state-run Anatolian news ...

Turk diplomats may visit detained UK sailors
Reuters.uk, UK - Mar 28, 2007
The state Anatolian news agency quoted Erdogan saying: "You can expect a positive development at any moment." Beckett also spoke with Mottaki by telephone ...
Turk diplomats may visit detained UK sailors
Sun2Surf, Malaysia - Mar 28, 2007
The state Anatolian news agency quoted Erdogan saying: “You can expect a positive development at any moment.” Beckett also spoke with Mottaki by telephone ...
Turk diplomats may visit detained UK sailors: TV
Washington Post, DC - Mar 28, 2007
The state Anatolian news agency quoted Erdogan saying: "You can expect a positive development at any moment." Beckett also spoke with Mottaki by telephone ...
Turk diplomats may visit detained UK sailors - TV
Reuters AlertNet, UK - Mar 28, 2007
The state Anatolian news agency quoted Erdogan saying: "You can expect a positive development at any moment." Beckett also spoke with Mottaki by telephone ...
Turk diplomats may visit detained UK sailors: TV
Reuters - Mar 28, 2007
The state Anatolian news agency quoted Erdogan saying: "You can expect a positive development at any moment." Beckett also spoke with Mottaki by telephone ...
American neo-conservatives and the AKP
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - Mar 28, 2007
Any activists brazen enough to enter into real dissent or to express the cultural and religious aspirations of the Anatolian populace at large were dealt ...

Beckett: direct flights to north blocked by legalities
Cyprus Mail, Cyprus - Mar 28, 2007
After receiving the decision, Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat told Kibris newspaper the ‘TRNC’ had launched a new legal process with the aid of a ...

Erdogan attends Arab summit in Riyadh
New Anatolian, Turkey - Mar 27, 2007
Turkish sources from the Prime Ministry told The New Anatolian yesterday that Erdogan is expected to express his support for the new Palestinian unity ...

Iraq's VP warns against Turkish incursion into Iraq
New Anatolian, Turkey - Mar 27, 2007
Turkish diplomatic sources have told The New Anatolian that Turkey is preparing to host a meeting next month of Iraq's neighbors with the participation of ...
IOC plans to buy Turkish petrochem co
Times of India, India - Mar 27, 2007
Petkim and the refinery appears to be a growth strategy flowing out of IndianOil's 12.5% stake in the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline Company (TAPCO) which is ...

'No solution on Cyprus, no EU membership for Turkey'
New Anatolian, Turkey - Mar 27, 2007
Cyprus is divided between an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot administration in the south and the TRNC in the north. ...
Papadopoulos: Direct trade with TRNC lacks legal basis
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Mar 27, 2007
"I have told Mr. Blair that I believe the regulations (for trade of products exported to Europe from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, TRNC) do not ...

The isolation of Northern Cyprus should come to an end (Fanos ...
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - Mar 27, 2007
There are effectively unofficial sanctions imposed by the TRNC authority against Greek and Maronite Cypriots enclaved in the North. ...

Iraq's VP warns against Turkish incursion into Iraq
New Anatolian, Turkey - Mar 27, 2007
Turkish diplomatic sources have told The New Anatolian that Turkey is preparing to host a meeting next month of Iraq's neighbors with the participation of ...
IOC plans to buy Turkish petrochem co
Times of India, India - Mar 27, 2007
Petkim and the refinery appears to be a growth strategy flowing out of IndianOil's 12.5% stake in the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline Company (TAPCO) which is ...
The 300 Savages at Thermopylae: A Response to the Hollywood Film '300'
Payvand, Iran - Mar 27, 2007
This strategy worked in Anatolian Ionia, in the Indus Valley and in Libya. Unfortunately for the world, it failed in Greece, much as Rome's civilizing ...
Ankara to extend condolence to Armenia via Georgia
Today's Zaman, Turkey - Mar 26, 2007
Margaryan, who died following a heart attack on Sunday, was an Armenian of Anatolian descent. In a statement he once made, he said, “My family is from Muş ...
Press Review
Turkish Press, MI - Mar 26, 2007
/The New Anatolian/. One of Turkey’s two surviving veterans from the War of Independence lost his life in Konya late last week. Veysel Turan, who was 107, ...
Nigerian Minister Named World Bank Vice President
World Bank Group, DC - Mar 26, 2007
Basesgioglu, quoted by the Anatolian News Agency, said the second delay was because of some major amendments to the law. … Investors are closely watching ...
Boca Developers Foundation to Make Grant Donation to Cheetah ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - Mar 26, 2007
Its most successful effort is the Livestock Guarding Dog Program, which uses Anatolian Shepherd dogs from Turkey to guard livestock herds and ward off ...
Amasra to wait for its new visitors from sea
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - Mar 26, 2007
Amasra has been home to numerous civilizations, the Genoese domination of the village ended in 1460 when Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II conquered the Anatolian ...

Ankara to extend condolence to Armenia via Georgia
Today's Zaman, Turkey - Mar 26, 2007
Margaryan, who died following a heart attack on Sunday, was an Armenian of Anatolian descent. In a statement he once made, he said, “My family is from Muş ...
Press Review
Turkish Press, MI - Mar 26, 2007
/The New Anatolian/. One of Turkey’s two surviving veterans from the War of Independence lost his life in Konya late last week. Veysel Turan, who was 107, ...

Papadopoulos: Direct trade with TRNC lacks legal basis
ABHaber, Belgium - Mar 26, 2007
"I have told Mr. Blair that I believe the regulations (for trade of products exported to Europe from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, TRNC) do not ...
Papadopoulos: Direct trade with TRNC lacks legal basis
New Anatolian, Turkey - Mar 26, 2007
"I have told Mr. Blair that I believe the regulations (for trade of products exported to Europe from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, TRNC) do not ...
Press Review
Turkish Press, MI - Mar 26, 2007
... accept any approaches such as an embargo or isolation in the 21st century, referring to the embargo on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). ...
State Department’s Report on Human Rights Practices in Cyprus ...
Greek News, New York - Mar 26, 2007
The Department’s report states that “the northern part, administered by Turkish Cypriots, proclaimed itself the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)’ ...
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Greek News, New York - Mar 26, 2007
The Department’s report states that “the northern part, administered by Turkish Cypriots, proclaimed itself the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)’ ...
'Isolation of Turkish Cypriots is unacceptable'
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Mar 26, 2007
... accept any approaches such as embargo or isolation in the 21st century, referring to the embargo imposed on Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). ...
'Isolation of Turkish Cypriots is unacceptable'
ABHaber, Belgium - Mar 26, 2007
... accept any approaches such as embargo or isolation in the 21st century, referring to the embargo imposed on Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). ...
'Isolation of Turkish Cypriots is unacceptable'
New Anatolian, Turkey - Mar 25, 2007
... accept any approaches such as embargo or isolation in the 21st century, referring to the embargo imposed on Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). ...
Unspoiled paradise? Not for long
Cyprus Mail, Cyprus - Mar 25, 2007
The destruction is clearly visible from the capital, and augmented by the added eyesore of a vast ‘TRNC’ flag painted on the mountain’s slopes. ...
Six hundred ‘112 Ball’ tickets sold!
Cyprus Observer, Cyprus - Mar 24, 2007
It appears that approaching 600 people are now expected to attend the event, which has been designed to arouse public awareness of the new pan-TRNC 112 ...

FROM THE SUBLIME TO RIDICULOUS
Cyprus Mail, Cyprus - Mar 24, 2007
For example, the recent ‘igreek’ petition to ban the presence of a ‘TRNC’ flag at Arsenal’s Emirates stadium. Obviously the flag, only recognised by Turkey, ...

Turkish Islam and Turkey's EU Membership
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Mar 23, 2007
3] Along with the new secretary-general’s bold statements in favor of democratization, there is much room for hope. To summarize, the Turkish interpretation ...

Global Terrorism: Main Reasons
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Mar 23, 2007
With Turkey, TRNC, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina and Albania the number of Muslim countries in the (classical) European continent amount to five. ...

Turkish Islam and Turkey's EU Membership
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Mar 23, 2007
3] Along with the new secretary-general’s bold statements in favor of democratization, there is much room for hope. To summarize, the Turkish interpretation ...
Book recounts dramas behind the exchange of populations
Today's Zaman, Turkey - Mar 23, 2007
The Istanbul Orthodox population, like the Muslims of Eastern (Grecian) Thrace, were exempted from the exchange, but over a million Anatolian Greeks were ...

First organic toy factory in İzmir
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - Mar 23, 2007
Yet in Turkey, we started to produce toys which reflect Anatolian culture, like the Van cat, Denizli rooster and Sivas loop,” said Tamer, adding that they ...
Turkey lost its most humanitarian businessman
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - Mar 23, 2007
Has, who has brought a fresh approach to trust fund management in Turkey, was born in 1921, in Kayseri, a central-Anatolian city, where many business people ...

Babacan: Our Definite Aim Is EU Membership
Turkish Press, MI - Mar 22, 2007
On the other hand, Hungarian FM Goncz said they discussed Turkey's bid to join the EU, noting that Hungary fully supports Turkey's EU membership and watches ...

Alkan CHAGLAR
Londra Toplum Postası, UK - Mar 22, 2007
Equally, Greek and Maronite Cypriots enclaved in North Cyprus since 1974 also complain they too are victims of sanctions imposed by the ‘TRNC state,’ ...
Turkish Cypriot FM Rejects Greek Cypriot Control Of Air Traffic ...
Anatolian Times, Turkey - Mar 21, 2007
LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Minister Turgay Avci rejected Wednesday recent news reports that a European air navigation ...

Turkish Cypriot FM Rejects Greek Cypriot Control Of Air Traffic ...
Turkish Press, MI - Mar 21, 2007
LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Minister Turgay Avci rejected Wednesday recent news reports that a European air navigation ...

Press Review
Turkish Press, MI - Mar 21, 2007
... host the next forum in March 2009, is taking over the chairmanship of the conference from Mexico, which hosted the forum last year. /The New Anatolian/
Nevruz fire powered by Goodyear
Today's Zaman, Turkey - Mar 21, 2007
The state had traditionally distanced itself from celebrations of this spring festival in the eastern and southeastern Anatolian regions to the point of ...
Karagöz will not be Karagiozis
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - Mar 21, 2007
The legendary traditional shadow theater “Karagöz and Hacivat” completely bears the elements of Anatolian culture, said Şinasi Çelikkol, ...
Authorities call for commonsense, security measures reinforced ...
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - Mar 21, 2007
Turkish security forces are taking all measures to prevent provocations and illegal activities in southeast Anatolian cities and especially in Diyarbakır ...

Press Review
Turkish Press, MI - Mar 21, 2007
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Mehmet Ali Talat said that through using “manipulations,” ...
State Department¢s Report on Human Rights Practices in Cyprus ...
Hellenic News of America, PA - Mar 21, 2007
The Department¢s report states that “the northern part, administered by Turkish Cypriots, proclaimed itself the ¡Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC...
European Council Cautions Turkey Over Cyprus Oil Dispute
AINA, CA - Mar 21, 2007
Cyprus is divided between an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot administration in the south and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in the ...
European Council cautions Turkey over Cyprus oil dispute
ABHaber, Belgium - Mar 21, 2007
Cyprus is divided between an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot administration in the south and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in the ...
European Council cautions Turkey over Cyprus oil dispute
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Mar 21, 2007
Cyprus is divided between an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot administration in the south and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in the ...
European Council cautions Turkey over Cyprus oil dispute
MRT online, Macedonia - Mar 21, 2007
Cyprus is divided between an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot administration in the south and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in the ...
d'Estaing: ‘Turkey's place is not in the EU'
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Mar 20, 2007
The EU has 27 members, all are Christian countries though there are Muslim European countries like Albania, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Bosnia and TRNC (Turkish ...

European Council cautions Turkey over Cyprus oil dispute
New Anatolian, Turkey - Mar 20, 2007
Cyprus is divided between an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot administration in the south and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in the ...

Ankara irked at lack of invite to EU anniversary summit
New Anatolian, Turkey - Mar 20, 2007
German diplomatic source told The New Anatolian yesterday that the meeting will be for member states, adding that the German EU Presidency is planning to ...
Press Review
Turkish Press, MI - Mar 20, 2007
/The New Anatolian/. State Minister for the Economy Ali Babacan said yesterday that concerning Turkey’s membership, European Union member states would make ...
İstanbul to host international conference on oriental carpets
Today's Zaman, Turkey - Mar 20, 2007
The 15th century Tophane will host a show of items from several private collections of Anatolian textiles. Among the 176 pieces on display will be Anatolian ...
New film from ‘Wolves' director out next week
Today's Zaman, Turkey - Mar 20, 2007
"Pars: Kiraz Operasyonu" (Anatolian Leopard: Operation Cherry) features Mehmet Kurtuluş, Nida Şafak, Selçuk Yöntem and Murat Daltaban in the lead roles. ...
Canine benefit at Nissi's with comedy and music
YourHub.com, CO - Mar 20, 2007
Scout, an Anatolian Shepherd, was hit by a truck that slid on this winter's ice and suffered two badly mangled hind legs. His left leg received multiple ...
Turkish PM and the presidential bid
Spero News - Mar 20, 2007
... elite and the masses with religious sensitivities," political analyst Ilnur Cevik wrote in a commentary published on the New Anatolian website 19 March. ...
Turkish PM and the presidential bid
ISN, Switzerland - Mar 20, 2007
... elite and the masses with religious sensitivities," political analyst Ilnur Cevik wrote in a commentary published on the New Anatolian website 19 March. ...
Maneuver torpedoes Gul, Bakoyannis meeting
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey - Mar 20, 2007
Although Turkish and Greek Ministry officials say that a date for the meeting hasn't been set, diplomatic sources told The New Anatolian that the three-day ...

Maneuver torpedoes Gul, Bakoyannis meeting
ABHaber, Belgium - Mar 20, 2007
Although Turkish and Greek Ministry officials say that a date for the meeting hasn't been set, diplomatic sources told The New Anatolian that the three-day ...
Maneuver torpedoes Gul, Bakoyannis meeting
New Anatolian, Turkey - Mar 19, 2007
Although Turkish and Greek Ministry officials say that a date for the meeting hasn't been set, diplomatic sources told The New Anatolian that the three-day ...
WILL HE, OR WON’T HE: TURKEY’S PRIME MINISTER MULLS CONTROVERSIAL ...
EurasiaNet, NY - Mar 19, 2007
... elite and the masses with religious sensitivities," political analyst Ilnur Cevik wrote in a commentary published on the New Anatolian website March 19. ...

 
 

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