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Two dates scheduled for Sezer's Syria trip
Following US Ambassador Eric Edelman's call for Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer not to visit Syria, there has been some anxiety voiced at the president's palace. According to acquired information, Edelman's message was not taken well within Sezer's larger diplomatic circle. |
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Supreme Court Acquits Turkish Journalist
The Supreme Court acquitted a writer who was charged with "inciting hatred and hostility amongst the population", in a surprise decision, yesterday. The court said the writer had been unfairly charged and that "laicism is the peoples guard". |
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Three Policemen suspended over
Women's Day brutality
Three policemen have been suspended over the police brutality that was vitnessed by the international community in the pre-Women's Day demonstrations that took place in Istanbul last week.The investigation showed that the police had acted "disproportionately". |
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Two Turks expelled from Denmark for life
Two Turks, convicted of killing an Italian tourist, are to be expelled from Denmark, following the completion of their prison sentences, in an historic ruling made by the Danish Supreme court. The decision comes as a surprise because the two convicted criminals have spent their entire lives in Denmark. |
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Student Amnesty Bill passes second time around
The already once vetoed, controversial 'student amnesty bill', got its come back yesterday as it passed parliament with the three-fifths majority needed, 349 out of 550 were in favor of the bill. The bill, which offers amnesty to students who have been expelled since 2000, some for wearing the headscarf, will pardon at least 240,000 students. |
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Sezer addresses healthcare in Turkey
While attending a ceremony at the Hacettepe University's Culture Center to mark March 14. Medical Day in Turkey, yesterday, President Ahmet Necdet Sezer drew attention to the current condition of healthcare in Turkey with a speech that addressed the deficiencies and accessibility of the Turkish healthcare system. |
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Fraudsters producing false credit cards
on the net have been caught
It has come to light that gangs of criminals in Turkey were getting 'foreign bank's customers' personal credit card information from international crooks' and creating fake credit cards. Police have been trying to stamp out their networks for four months, ten people are now in custody as a result of the investigation. It appears that some of the biggest crooks in the operation were located in Turkey. |
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Turkey to renew the sale of real estate to foreigners
The Constitutional Court has annulled a law that supported the sale of real estate to foreigners, the annulment will be implemented fully within three months allowing for any deals currently under way to be tied up, real estate currently owned by foreigners will not be affected by these changes. |
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General Safety Director explains six precautions to make the streets safer
A conference has been organized in Ankara by the General Safety Director, who is in charge of 81 provinces, to address the dramatic increase in crime recently seen throughout Turkey, particularly in Istanbul. The conference will run for three days. |
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Ayhan's competition ban halved
Penalty Committee of Turkey's Youth & Sports General Directorate has halved a ban suspending Turkey's 1,500 meter Women's champion Sureyya Ayhan from participating in competitions for two years. Ayhan was earlier banned from participating in the competitions for two years after a drug-test violation. |
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Aydın denies claims about damage to Gelibolu graves in roadwork
Turkish State Minister Mehmet Aydin has rejected claims that unmarked graves of soldiers were damaged during the improvement of the coastal road on the Anzac Cove on the Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Peninsula.Speaking to reporters, Aydin, who is currently in Australia, asked ustralia to show proof for those allegations, and said, ''in case these claims are proven, I will help a deep investigation into this matter.'' |
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