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Venus Williams' match stretches two continents
Venus Williams played an exhibition match with Turkey's number one seed, Ipek Senoglu, early Sunday morning on the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul ahead of the Istanbul WTA Tour tournament 2005. The court spanning Europe and Asia was set up on the bridge making it a truly inter-continental match. The WTA tour will be held on the courts of Crown Plaza May 16-21. The bridge was closed Sunday morning between 7-7.45 for the match between the two tennis stars. |
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Cicek: No hurry about ECHR ruling
Minister of Justice Cemil Çiçek said that there is “no hurry” about the European Court of Human Rights' (ECHR) ruling on Abdullah Öcalan’s retrial. Talking to a group of journalists in İstanbul’s Bilgi University, Çiçek explained that the ruling is not one-dimensional and that there are many factors involved from politics to law. He also pointed out that there is still work-in-progress regarding the ruling. |
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Rice in Iraq for surprise visit
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice made a surprise visit to Iraq, Sunday, following the upsurge in violence that is over-shadowing the newly elected cabinet in the country. Rice plans to hold talks with political leaders in Iraq to discuss the recent upsurge in violence and try to find some solutions on what can be done to quell the recent uprising from the insurgents that has resulted in over 400 people dead within the last two weeks. |
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Uzbeks bury the dead following violent protests
Two days after the uprising in the Central Asian city of Andizhan, Uzbekistan, family and friends bury the dead, estimated to be at around 500, as sniper fire continues to ring out in the city. The mass hysteria broke out following a protest against President Islam Karimov on the main square in the Uzbekistan city, which is close to the border of Kyrgyzstan. In an unexpected move the military opened fire on the protesters causing wide spread panic across the city on Friday. |
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'Hidden money flow' out in the open
Regarding the corruption case of retired vice admiral Ilhami Erdil, who commanded the Turkish Navy from 1999 to 2002, Hürriyet can now reveal documents which prove the money-flow between the joint bank account of Şirin Melek Özden and Deniz Erdil (Ilhami Erdil's daughter) into Özden’s 'Heker company'. |
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Three Turkish soldiers die in an ambush
A hunt is on for Kurdish rebels who killed three Turkish soldiers in the Bingol province on Friday. The soldiers walked into an ambush by the rebels in the town of Kigi, local security officials said. |
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Private Turkish airline threatens legal action over European ban
The private Turkish airline 'Onur Air' came under heavy scrutiny Wednesday from members of the European bloc, when the Netherlands grounded the Turkish-owned fleet of 28 commercial aircraft. |
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How to kidnap a Russian ballerina
Prof. Erol Manisali has revealed the breathtaking story of a US American attaché-come-secret agent in his recently published book entitled "An American In A Monastary", published by Derin Publications. The book tells the story of John Meultke, who worked in the 60's and 70's as a commercial attaché in, Taiwan and Cambodia. Perhaps one of the most intriguing stories in the book is the kidnapping of a celebrated Russian ballerina in an ad-hoc operation held in Istanbul, in the summer of 1981. |
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Dogan Group makes great contribution to Treasury
Dogan Group's cumulative contribution to the Treasury reached 5.4 billion YTL ($3.8 billion) in 2004. The total amount of tax paid by the Dogan Group companies and the Dogan family amounted to 963.6 million YTL. Dogan companies, operating in various industries including finance, media, energy, tourism and marketing, employ more than 16,000 people. |
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Turkish man detained for human trafficking
A Turkish man has been detained by Greek police for human trafficking on the eastern Aegean Greek island of Lesbos. The man who has been identified as 26-year-old Deniz Atisi was arrested Friday and is due to appear before Magistrates on Saturday. The smuggler was in the act of trafficking 13 immigrants at the time of arrest. It is believed that the Turkish people-trafficker was ferrying the illegal immigrants from Turkey to Europe. |
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