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01/28/12--12:15: Turkish Halkbank to Continue Handling Iran Payments Despite US Sanctions (chan 1069482)

Turkish Halkbank to Continue Handling Iran Payments Despite US Sanctions News number: 9010172633 18:36 | 2012-01-27 http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9010172633 TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish ...


01/28/12--12:33: Cyprus Summit kicks off today (chan 1069482)

At the summit to be held in Greentree, New York, in the United States, President Dervis Eroglu of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, leader of the Greek Cypriot administration Dimitris ...


01/28/12--12:33: US military to cut troop numbers, invest in future (chan 1069482)

WASHINGTON (AFP) The Pentagon proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war, but vowed new investments to exert power in Asia and ...


01/28/12--12:33: WikiLeaks scandal sparks US intelligence reform (chan 1069482)

WASHINGTON (AFP) The WikiLeaks document dump, which saw hundreds of thousands of classified US files leaked, rattled US intelligence officials, forcing them to implement reforms to prevent another ...


01/28/12--12:33: Civil rights leader urges unity among gay activists (chan 1069482)

BALTIMORE, Maryland (AFP) The leader of the most venerable civil rights organization in the United States has opened a national gathering of gay and lesbian activists with a call for unity among ...


01/28/12--12:33: Occupy DC must end camp by Monday or face eviction (chan 1069482)

WASHINGTON (AFP) The Washington offshoot of Occupy Wall Street has been given until noon on Monday to remove camping equipment or risk eviction from a park near the White House, park authorities ...


01/28/12--12:58: Istanbul and Aegean coast offer seascapes, antiquities and a warm welcome (chan 1069482)

ISTANBUL - The sea of Marmara shimmered to my right, a pod of dolphins played improbably in the ferry-and tankers-choked Bosporus strait, and minarets pierced my jet-lag fog on my first Istanbul ...


01/28/12--14:10: Foreign Ministers of Turkey and GCC countries conclude meeting in Istanbul (chan 1069482)

WAM ISTANBUL: The six Gulf countries and Turkey on Saturday concluded the Turkey-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) High Level Strategic Dialogue Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Istanbul. The UAE ...


01/28/12--14:23: Double-dipping US worker gets 18 months in prison (chan 1069482)

WASHINGTON (AFP) A Virginia man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday for concealing that he was employed by the federal government and the United Nations at the same time. Jeffery K ...


01/28/12--14:23: US 'Barefoot Bandit' jailed for 6.5 years (chan 1069482)

SEATTLE (AFP) A US man dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced to six and a half years in jail Friday for a string of audacious crimes across the United States, which ended with his ...


01/28/12--14:48: Packaging Industry Outlook in Turkey: Market Size, Key Trends, Drivers and Challenges to 2016 (chan 1069482)

Packaging Industry Outlook in Turkey: Market Size, Key Trends, Drivers and Challenges to 2016 " report to their offering. Despite ...


01/28/12--16:45: Turkish journalists denied release in conspiracy case (chan 1069482)

Prominent Turkish journalists charged with involvement in an alleged plot to overthrow the government were denied release from custody late on Friday in a trial that has become a rallying point for ...


01/28/12--20:02: Taleb Rifai, Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization , yeste… (chan 1069482)

Taleb Rifai, Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization (WTO), yesterday stated that the number of tourists visiting Turkey has increased by approximately 9 percent to reach 30 million ...


01/28/12--22:27: Ankara to disregard new EU sanctions against Iran (chan 1069482)

ANKARA, January 29 (Itar-Tass) - Turkey does not intend to heed new sanctions against Iran, proposed by the EU. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu made public on Sunday this Ankara’s ...


01/28/12--23:16: Abraaj says it made 'significant' returns from Turkey sale (chan 1069482)

Dubai-based Abraaj Capital has said it has made "very significant" returns from the sale of its 50% stake in Turkey's largest hospital chain, Bloomberg has reported. The sale of ...


01/28/12--23:30: As part of cultural activity programs prepared by the Culture and Tourism Minist… (chan 1069482)

As part of cultural activity programs prepared by the Culture and Tourism Ministry and Turkish Organizing Committee for International Book Fairs, Turkey will again participate in a great many ...


01/28/12--23:30: The New York Times daily yesterday published an article entitled “In the Arab Spring, Watch Turkey” which … (chan 1069482)

The New York Times daily yesterday published an article entitled "In the Arab Spring, Watch Turkey" which claims that latest developments in the Middle East have caused such comments that ...


01/28/12--23:53: Turkish President's visit to UAE will open new economic cooperation avenues between two countries (chan 1069482)

(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) The state visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to the UAE on Sunday will usher in new horizons for joint cooperation between the UAE and Turkey in the ...


01/29/12--03:00: Turkish fashion magazine for Muslim women hailed 'Vogue of the veiled' (chan 1069482)

A fashion magazine, which has been created for fashion-conscious Muslim women wearing headscarves, is proving that when it comes to Turkey, they don't need bikinis, breasts and legs to sell issues.


01/29/12--03:09: Ozgur Ozaslan, assistant secretary of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, … (chan 1069482)

Ozgur Ozaslan, assistant secretary of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, said yesterday that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Turkey was expected to increase thanks to cultural ...


01/29/12--03:09: Turkey’s economic successes caused by the decisions which have been taken sinc… (chan 1069482)

Turkey's economic successes caused by the decisions which have been taken since the global economic crises were appreciated by a European Parliament ...


01/29/12--03:55: Paul Auster refuses Turkey visit over jailed scribes (chan 1069482)

Turkey because of the number of journalists and writers that have been jailed in the country.Speaking to daily Hrriyet's Buket Sahin, Auster said he had protested the Turkish and Chinese ...


01/29/12--03:55: Azarenka upstages Sharapova to win Australian Open (chan 1069482)

AFP photo Maria Sharapova was once the young upstart, fearlessly upstaging Serena Williams in her first Grand Slam final. On Saturday at the Australian Open, she ran into the new noise in ...


01/29/12--04:08: GCC and Turkey stand united on Syria (chan 1069482)

From left, Bahrain's Foreign Minister, Sheik Khalid bin AhmedI bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu and ...


01/29/12--05:56: Israel plans overland Asia-Europe train route (chan 1069482)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. AP photo Israel's government on Sunday began examining a plan for a rail link between its Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts, offering a new route ...


01/29/12--05:56: Merkel to 'actively support' Sarkozy re-election (chan 1069482)

Angela Merkel will "actively support" French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a fellow conservative, in his spring campaign to win re-election, her Christian Democrat (CDU) party in Berlin said. ...


01/29/12--05:56: Police arrest over 200 Occupy protesters in Oakland (chan 1069482)

A group of Occupy Oakland demonstrators climb a fence to escape arrest during a day-long protest in Oakland, California January 28, 2012. REUTERS photo Police fired tear gas and arrested more ...


01/29/12--06:04: Turkey's Erdogan visits Georgia (chan 1069482)

31/05/2011TBILISI, Georgia -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in neighbouring Georgia on Tuesday (May 31st) to attend the inaugural ceremony for a new border checkpoint. The two ...


01/29/12--06:04: Turkey's Davutoglu says government cannot prevent another aid flotilla to Gaza (chan 1069482)

31/05/2011ANKARA, Turkey -- Democratic governments cannot stop citizens from sending a new humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday (May 30th), a year after ...


01/29/12--07:36: Djokovic beats Nadal to win Australian Open title (chan 1069482)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts as he celebrates winning a point during his men's singles final match against Rafael Nadal. AFP photo World number one Novak Djokovic won his third ...


01/29/12--08:20: Foreign ministers of Turkey, six Gulf nations meet (chan 1069482)

Foreign ministers of Turkey and six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman -- met in Istanbul and discussed ways to improv


01/29/12--10:44: Cyprus talks begins in Greentree, NY (chan 1069482)

Talks aimed at paving the way for a political settlement in Cyprus began at Greentree outside New York yesterday, under U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's ...


01/29/12--10:44: Draft bill aims to facilitate property sales to foreigners (chan 1069482)

The drafting of a bill which will facilitate the sale of land to and acquisition of real estate by foreigners has been completed and presented to Parliament ...


01/29/12--10:44: Obama calls for bipartisan cooperation in Congress (chan 1069482)

WASHINGTON (AFP) US President Barack Obama called Saturday for Democrats and Republicans to cooperate in Congress, saying they should put aside personal ambition to tackle important issues ...


01/29/12--10:44: Campaign heats up two days before Florida primary (chan 1069482)

LUTZ, Florida (AFP) Mitt Romney stormed towards a likely Tuesday victory in Florida that would make him strong favorite for the Republican presidential nomination, but rival Newt Gingrich vowed a ...


01/29/12--11:09: Istanbul restaurants change tune and language to woo big-spending Arabs (chan 1069482)

In the Turkish restaurants around Taksim Square in Istanbul, the menus are getting a new look. It's not so much the food that is changing but the languages, as more and more restaurateurs ...


01/29/12--11:20: Qatar eyes right price for Turkey's Denizbank (chan 1069482)

Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is in the final stages of acquiring Credit Suisse's headquarters in London and may sign the deal in a few weeks, two sources familiar with ...


01/29/12--13:21: 'Turkey denies promise of $300m. aid to Hamas' (chan 1069482)

Turkish Foreign Ministry officials denied reports on Sunday that Turkey has promised to deliver Hamas $300 million in aid money to make up for shortfalls when Iran stopped funneling money last ...


01/29/12--14:06: Turkish President eager to hold fruitful talks with Sheikh Khalifa (chan 1069482)

Abu Dhabi, 29 Jan. 2012 (WAM) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Sunday that he was looking forward to holding fruitful talks with President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan during ...


01/29/12--14:45: Wash away your cares in Istanbul (chan 1069482)

This was a real Turkish bath in Turkey. The Cemberlitas hammam, built in 1584. A minute's walk from Istanbul's Grand Bazaar. The large Turkish gentleman confronting me knew but two words ...


01/29/12--15:04: State moves forward in renewable energy (chan 1069482)

Companies seeking authorization in wind and sun energy must provide the regulator with groundwork data for one year. Hrriyet photo The Energy Market Regulator (EPDK) has announced measurement ...


01/29/12--15:04: S Korea President to visit Turkey for possible nuclear accord (chan 1069482)

South Korean President Lee, set to visit Turkey by the end of this week, will seek a nuclear power plant contract, according to a Turkish official. Korean businesses have repeatedly expressed their ...


01/29/12--15:04: German minister accuses party of supporting PKK (chan 1069482)

'There are significant indications that the Left Party has such anti-constitutional tendencies,' Friedrich says. REUTERS photo German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said some ...


01/29/12--15:04: Arab Spring breeze swaying Hamas too (chan 1069482)

Recent efforts by Hamas to engage with the region have proven that the group, which could soon set up in Turkey, is not 'immune' to the Arab ...


01/29/12--15:04: Iran delays EU oil ban as suppliers eye Turkey (chan 1069482)

IAEA officials begin a visit to Iran to discuss Tehran's suspect nuclear drive as Iranian Parliament postpones a vote on a bill in response to the EU oil embargo requiring the government to ...


01/29/12--15:04: Plans on Taksim protested (chan 1069482)

Istanbul Municipality to pedestrianize the famous Taksim Square.Grsel Tekin, deputy leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), told protesters that he had been struggling ...


01/29/12--15:04: Doubts emerge in death of Armenian-Turk soldier (chan 1069482)

A key eyewitness changes his testimony in the trial of Sevag Sahin Bal?k?'s death, fueling suspicions that the Armenian-Turkish troop's death last year could be more than just a simple ...


01/29/12--15:04: Ex-prosecutors of Lighthouse face jail (chan 1069482)

Deniz Feneri logo. Three prosecutors who were removed from the embezzlement probe into the Deniz Feneri (Lighthouse) case in controversial circumstances could now face jail terms and expulsion ...


01/29/12--15:04: Eight arrests in probe into KCK (chan 1069482)

DHA photo A court in the southeastern province of Mardin yesterday found in favor of the arrest of eight suspects on alleged links to ...


01/29/12--15:04: ‘I protest, refuse to come to Turkey’ (chan 1069482)

Turkey even before the US. The world famous author spoke to the daily Hrriyet in Brooklyn, New York, about his new book and explained why he refused to come to Turkey. "It is all about the ...


01/29/12--15:04: Number of imprisoned journalists increases in Turkey (chan 1069482)

Turkey rose to 105, according to a written statement issued yesterday by the Platform of Solidarity with Imprisoned Journalists.Most lately, Aziz Tekin, the Kurdish-language newspaper Azadiya ...


01/29/12--15:04: Akyol’s book nominated for ‘best-non fiction’ (chan 1069482)

Hrriyet Daily News writer Mustafa Akyol's book, "Islam without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Liberty" as one of the 10 books of 2011 "that deepen public debate on important ...


01/29/12--15:04: Turkish film wins award at Sundance (chan 1069482)

The team of 'Can' that won the Special Jury Award poses at the festival. Turkish director Rasit elikezer has been presented with the special jury award at the 12th Sundance Film ...


01/29/12--15:04: ‘Artificially Flavored’ artworks define purity (chan 1069482)

With his three-dimensional works at Istanbul's Sanatorium art gallery, the artist Can Ertas. He aims to show that a painting does not need anything to define ...


01/29/12--15:04: 14-year-old becomes youngest pro winner (chan 1069482)

Lydia Ko has now her name in golf's record books after her victory at the New South Wales Open. Fourteen-year-old New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko has become the youngest winner of a ...


01/29/12--15:04: Power test for Turkey's main opposition party (chan 1069482)

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is forging ahead in double-quick time to assemble a convention over party regulations. Opposition members within ...


01/29/12--15:04: Turkish sides may ditch Europe, Beşiktaş chief says (chan 1069482)

Y?ld?r?m Demirren says Turkish clubs must 'unite' in tackling the match-fixing case. DHA photo Besiktas and Union of Clubs ...


01/29/12--15:04: Bursaspor deals Galatasaray’s first defeat in new year (chan 1069482)

Pablo Batalla scores the only goal of the game as Bursaspor becomes the team to end Galatasaray's long unbeaten streak in the Spor Toto Super League. Galatasaray continues its league lead ...


01/29/12--15:05: Goodyear finds costs in car sector too high (chan 1069482)

Turkey's automotive sector incentives are a good thing, says a Goodyear official. The cost of tire production and auto sector employees are still too high despite the currency devaluation, ...


01/29/12--15:05: Tender for third bridge in April (chan 1069482)

The new tender date has been set as April 5 for Istanbul's third Bosporus bridge and the first phase of the Northern Marmara Highway Project.The "build-operate-tranfser" model tender ...


01/29/12--15:05: Bursa to host trade forum (chan 1069482)

The Turkey-Macedonia Trade Investment Forum will take place in the northwestern province of Bursa on Feb 2. Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is expected to attend the forum, which will be ...


01/29/12--15:05: Turkey should pull down inflation goal, IMF says (chan 1069482)

An International Monetary Fund report says that Turkey's monetary policy is overburdened by potentially conflicting objectives and its inflation target is too ...


01/29/12--15:05: Ottoman structures victim of Arab Spring (chan 1069482)

The Sleymaniye complex in Syria will be restored after the situation improves in the country. Restoration of Turkish architectural structures in Syria has been stopped by the Arab Spring, which ...


01/29/12--15:05: Van’s famous breakfast now served in Ankara (chan 1069482)

The breakfast culture of the eastern province Van is well-known in Turkey. Following the recent earthquake and after 35 years serving this breakfast in Van, Bak Hele Bak's Yusuf Konak has ...


01/29/12--15:05: A Turkish perspective on the Fed (chan 1069482)

With interest rates already at zero, the Fed does not have many options left at this point, barring yet another round of quantitative easing, the much-awaited QE3. But at $3 trillion, its balance ...


01/29/12--15:05: ‘BRIC’ countries unable to pass 2011 exam (chan 1069482)

India and China. This group of countries (called the "BRIC" in short) implemented rational policies that made them the most successful examples among emerging economies. Their high growth ...


01/29/12--15:05: Turk opera artist wins in Spain (chan 1069482)

Turkish opera artist Orhan Y?ld?z, 33, has won second prize at the 49th International Francisco Vinas Singing Competition in Barcelona, Spain. The Jan. 22 competition, organized at the Liceu ...


01/29/12--15:05: Greeks bid farewell to renowned director (chan 1069482)

Relatives and friends escort the coffin of film director Theo Angelopoulos. AA photo More than a thousand people, including leading lights in politics and entertainment, attended the funeral ...


01/29/12--15:05: Think of the sea (chan 1069482)

Russia fears that by losing influence over Damascus, it will also lose its only Mediterranean maritime base, located in the Syrian coastal town of Tartus. For Moscow, this would usher in a ...


01/29/12--15:05: Twitter to change TV viewing in Turkey (chan 1069482)

Always quick to follow the latest cultural trends in the West, TV programmers in Turkey have jumped on the bandwagon to integrate TV viewing and social media. On-screen hashtags and live Tweets have ...


01/29/12--15:05: I have seen the evil regime (chan 1069482)

I have spent the last two weeks in Damascus and its suburbs, and I have seen the Syrian regime's brutality and oppression with my own eyes.Central Damascus is strictly controlled by the ...


01/29/12--15:05: The suspended step of Greece (chan 1069482)

"We do not want politicians here! They should leave the place! This place is for culture," angry voices were heard saying last Friday among the thick, somber crowd gathered at the Central ...


01/29/12--15:05: Energy policy may bring 500,000 jobs (chan 1069482)

European Union may pass a triple whammy environmental policy in the first half of this year that would bring a rapid jobs boost, cut energy bills and improve the environment by one simple measure: ...


01/29/12--15:05: Shall we mind our own security first (chan 1069482)

Turkey was helping out the Syrian opposition groups and that those groups were meeting in TurkeyHe did not say how many millions of dollars from Turkish coffers had been spent so far in support ...


01/29/12--15:05: US decree puts India’s Ranbaxy on the ropes (chan 1069482)

A staff member checks batch numbers of medicines produced by Ranbaxy, the disputed Indian generic drugs giant, at a shop in Mumbai in this file photo. AFP photo Indian drugs giant Ranbaxy faces ...


01/29/12--15:05: The Age of ‘Rising Democracies’ (chan 1069482)

EU country, Hungary, is a recent good (or bad?) example, and there are many others. Turkey is the most controversial and curious case, since some define it as an "advanced democracy." ...


01/29/12--15:05: Spanair shut-down strands thousands of passengers (chan 1069482)

People seek claims at the desk of Spanair at Barcelona's airport on Jan 28. Loss-making Spanish airline Spanair ceased operations late on Jan 27. REUTERS photo Passengers were stranded at ...


01/29/12--15:05: Romanians set protest against mine (chan 1069482)

Demonstrators wave flags that read 'Save Rosia Montana' in Bucharest. REUTERS photo Hundreds of Romanians protested on Jan. 28 against a plan to set up Europe's biggest open-cast ...


01/29/12--15:05: Greece rejects to cede economic sovereignty (chan 1069482)

Greek PM Papademos says there is 'total convergence' among political allies on new austerity measures needed for a second bailout and debt cuts to avert default. AFP photo A Greek ...


01/29/12--15:05: Egypt votes for upper house (chan 1069482)

Egyptians submitted their ballots yesterday for the upper house of parliament, a largely consultative body with limited powers.Turnout was light early yesterday in Cairo, one of 13 provinces where ...


01/29/12--15:05: Thousands protest extremism in Tunis (chan 1069482)

Tunisian people shout slogans and wave flags during a demonstration in Tunis on Jan 28 to 'defend freedom' following a series of incidents involving radicals. AFP photo More than ...


01/29/12--15:05: NTC drops women quota in new electoral statute (chan 1069482)

Supporters of the May 28 Brigade stand outside the prime minister's office as they protest Libya's Defense Minister Osama al-Juwali's recent visit to Bani Walid. REUTERS photo ...


01/29/12--15:05: Paris, Kabul agree on faster exit in Afghanistan (chan 1069482)

Nicolas Sarkozy said Jan. 27, raising new questions about the unity of the Western military alliance.Sarkozy also announced a faster-track exit for France, the fourth-largest contributor of troops ...


01/29/12--15:05: Taliban, US start Qatar talks (chan 1069482)

US officials begin meeting with Taliban in Qatar to discuss preliminary trust-building measures. The meeeting comes before the visit of Pakistan's foreign minister to Afghanistan for talks to ...


01/29/12--15:50: Gulf States and Turkey Hold Meeting in Istanbul to Continue Conspiring against Syria (chan 1069482)

Gulf States and Turkey Hold Meeting in Istanbul to Continue Conspiring against Syria Jan 29, 2012 http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2012/01/29/397165.htm DAMASCUS, (SANA - Syrian news agency)- Days ...


01/29/12--16:24: Istanbul first choice for property investors as European recovery stalls (chan 1069482)

Istanbul, has retained its top rank for attracting property developers and investors for the second consecutive year. Photograph Herbert ...