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Severe Criticism for Turkey from Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal heavily criticized Turkey in its editorial and prompted adverse reactions of Turks living in the U.S and diplomatic sources. The Wall Street Journal, the primary finance daily with a circulation of 2 million vper day, stated in an article drafted by the editor Robert L. Pullock, "Much of Ataturk's legacy risks being lost, and there won't be any of the old Ottoman grandeur left, either. |
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Mesut Yilmaz: It Would Have Interested Every PM in Turkey
Former Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, the first prime minister to be tried before the Supreme Court accused of privatizing Turkbank to establish media control for political gains appeared at a hearing yesterday in his defense along side former State Minister Gunes Taner. In his defense Yilmaz said, "The sale of a public entity reaching 600 million dollars would interest every prime minister in Turkey, because of the sheer economic size of the transaction. That is why I closely followed this issue." |
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Bulgaria Issues Diplomatic Note to Turkey for Soup Commercial
A TV soup commercial produced by a Turkish company for a TV channel in Germany has caused a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and Bulgaria. The commercial in question was made for Baktat, a famous food wholesaler in Europe, and was claimed by Bulgaria to be derogatory in content and show hostile relationships between Turks and Bulgarians. It is a story about Turkish workers on their way to Europe in order to promote the soups. |
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Erdogan Supports Albania's NATO Aspirations
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in full support of Albania's bid for NATO membership. At a press conference yesterday with Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano, Erdogan expressed his support for Albania saying that it is a key country in the Balkans and has an essential role to play in the future of Europe and world peace. |
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Turkish Stock Market Shaken by Explosion in Iran
Turkey's Istanbul Stock Exchange fell more than four percent yesterday following reports of a missile attack in the Bushehr province of Iran. Initial reports came in that it was a fuel tank that fell from an Iranian plane. However, Reuters have said that the explosion was caused during the construction of a damn in the Dailam region. |
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Rauf Denktas is Moving Closer to EU
Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktas will continue his fight for EU membership from a building opposite the EU Delegation in Lefkosa following the presidency elections. Stating that he would not be a candidate again at the presidency elections on April 16, Denktas said that he will not retire from his duty of seeing EU membership become a reality for TRNC. |
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Papadopulous Is Ready For Coffee Meeting
Greek Cypriot Spokesman, Kipros Hrisostomidis spoke yesterday to Hurriyet in answer to the question of "whether the Greek Cypriot leader Tasos Papadopulous would accept the invitation from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for coffee". "We made the offer and Erdogan always said no. This meeting must be about Turkish soldiers on the island. |
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Erdikler Re-elected Chairman
Saban Erdikler was re-elected for Chairman of the Foreign Investment Association (YASED) at the 24th Ordinary General Assembly meeting of YASED. The election was only realized with the a list prepared solely by Erdikler. |
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Pressure from Turkey is Necessary for the Isolation of Syria
Stating that Syria, which is suspected in connection with the assassination of Refik Hariri, would be isolated, the Washington Post daily wrote: pressure should be made over Europe, Russia, Turkey and other states to isolate the Syrian regime." |
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Hariri Assassination Must Be Clarified
Turkey is in full support of Washington's demands for the clarification of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Refik Hariri. Explaining Ankara's evaluation about Hariri's assassination to Hurriyet daily, a high level diplomatic source said, "There is a grave terror action. This terror action shall be brought into light with its real sizes and it shall be acted in the light thereof. Taking into account the problems and pains experienced by Lebanon in the past, this incident is extremely serious." |
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Van Refugees Promise Hunger Strike
Families of refugees go on hunger strike following the pressure of village headman to displace these families from camp Kirklareli, village of Ercis in Van, back to their villages they left to save their lives. The Akbas and Bayar families, who are presently living in Kirklareli after immigrating last December are settled in the Gaziosmanpasa Immigrant Guesthouse, the results of a governorship decision after taking shelter in Demirkoy Town for a while. |
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