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La Repubblica: Pope to head to Turkey in hopes of strengthening dialogue
The Italian newspaper "La Reppublica" has published an interview with Vatican expert Marco Politi in which Politi attests that, following the terror attacks in London, Pope Benedict XVI now sees how crucial it is to set up a dialogue with Muslims, and may well place extra importance on a trip to Turkey. |
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Foreign observers denied entry into flag burning trial in Mersin
The trial continues for the 6 people, 5 of whom are children, accused of trying to burn the Turkish flag during Nehvruz celebrations sponsored by the Kurdish backed DEHAP Party in Mersin. Though the suspects themselves were not present at the court session yesterday, European representatives wishing to view the proceedings did show up, and were not permitted into the court chambers. |
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Saints and killers
Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic are being sought by the UN War Crimes Court in connection with their role in the massacre of Bosnian Muslims 10 years ago. Though there is no trace of the two men, they are thought to be in hiding with radical Serbian nationalist forces. Their faces, however, are remembered in paintings which are sold alongside paintings of Orthodox saints in throughout Serbia. |
 Ceremonies mark 10 year anniversary of massacre of Bosnian Muslims |
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PM Erdogan to head to Sochi for informal summit with Putin
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to spend time at his summer house in Sochi, on the shores of the Black Sea. Erdogan will have an "informal summit" with the Russian leader between July 17-18, marking the first time that Russian-Turkish relations have spread outside the usual protocol-laden arrangements surrounding such events. The one hour flight from Ankara to Sochi will have Erdogan eating dinner with Putin at the Russian leader's summer retreat, "Bocharov Rushei" on the evening of July 17. |
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US Consul General Arnett lauds Turkey, says he himself has Turkish blood
At a dinner in honor of the end of the Turkish-American Work Council's project in Turkey, the US Consulate General in Istanbul, David Arnett, noted that is was quite possible that he himself carried Turkish blood, and then said: "There could be no greater honor than knowing that there is Turkish blood in my veins." Arnett, whose tour of duty in Istanbul comes to an end in August, said that he thought some of his ancestors might be "Melanjans," a group of early American settlers who were brought to the US by the Portuguese, but who were Turkish in origin. |
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Turkish Armed Forces lose 114 soldiers in last 13 months
The Turkish Armed Forces have reportedly lost 114 soldiers to fighting since last June, a sizeable increase from the total of 5 soldiers lost in 2003. Of the 114 soldiers lost in in the last year, 54 of the deaths are attributed to mines laid by the PKK. In the last month alone, 20 soldiers have been killed in clashes with the PKK. |
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Istanbul rail links security is tightened
Security on Istanbul's light-rail links systems and underground trains has been tightened following the bombings in London as a precautionary measure, said Turkish transportation officials on Monday. The heightened security comes just one day after a bomb was set off by Kurdish rebels in the western resort town of Cesme, which resulted in 20 people being injured – two of which were tourists – when a fragmentation bomb went off outside a busy chopping centre. No one died in the attack. |
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Greek Patriarch Bartholomeus in Brussels to meet with Barroso
The Fener Greek Patriarch of Istanbul, Bartholomeus, has flown to Brussels to meet with the President of the EU Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso. Bartholomeus, who left yesterday morning for meetings with EU representatives, announced that he would be discussing the status of churches and communities connected with the Fener Patriarchate in Europe. Bartholomeus, in his written statement, also said that he would be actively supporting Turkish entrance into the EU in during his talks. |
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Kurdish border authority using "Kurdistan" stamp in passports in N.Iraq
Following the July 4 announcement that they had started to implement a federal governing system, Kurdish groups in Northern Iraq have begun stamping "Kurdistan" into passports of people passing to Turkey's Habur border crossing from Northern Iraq's Halil Ibrahim border crossing. |
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One soldier kidnapped in Tunceli
A soldier was kidnapped in the Tunceli-Pulumur region in the early evening on Monday, while he was traveling on a bus back to his home-town. A group of five armed terrorists stopped up to 40 cars in a high-way style robbery demanding money from drivers and passengers, before abducting the soldier from the bus at gun point. The incident started at around 6.30 p.m. and went on until the terrorists found the soldier and kidnapped him. "They stopped up to 40 cars and robbed the people of their money," said the Mayor of Tunceli Mustafa Erkal. |
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