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Turkey is often described as the gateway between two great civilisations, this is a theme employed commonly in our promotional material to encourage tourism and it has been invoked as part of the rhetoric used in ongoing efforts to join the EU, but the fact remains that Turkey is a key player in the world of geopolitics and this is seen most clearly in two major railway projects currently being planned between three regions of the world.

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Friday 18th May, 2012

    • Questions about Turkey as a democracy and military model

    General Sources

    When NATO meets in Chicago this weekend, intervention in Syria is sure to be discussed - perhaps by Syria's neighbor, Turkey, which presents itself as a democratic model for the Middle East ...

    • Turkish Muslims want to pray in Hagia Sophia

    Catholic Culture

    Muslim activists in Turkey are restore the use of the Hagia Sophia as an Islamic place of prayer. The Young People of Anatolia, a religious group, have petitioned the government for permission to ...

    • Obama, Hollande talk turkey with cheeseburgers

    ABC News

    Ahhh, cheeseburgers. Diplomacy's comfort food. President Barack Obama's nod on Friday to visiting French President Franois Hollande's youthful fondness for the fast-food sandwich ...

  • Turkey Seeks to Revive Its EU Bid

    VOA

    ISTANBUL - Turkey is showing renewed interest in reviving its stalled bid to join the European Union now that Nicolas Sarkozy, one of its key opponents, is no longer the president of France. The ...

  • Turkey: A Lethal Drone Attack Hits Turkish-American Military Cooperation

    EurasiaNet

    A recent article in the Wall Street Journal about a Turkish military attack last December that left 34 Kurdish smugglers dead has led to intense debate inside Turkey and has given rise to new ...

  • Turkey opposes Cyprus drilling

    General Sources

    Turkey has called on major international oil and gas companies seeking licences to search for gas deposits off Cyprus to withdraw their bids, saying it will not allow exploration to go ahead and ...

  • Foster Farms Recalls Turkey Burger Due To Undeclared Allergen

    RTT News

    5/18/2012 4:13 PM ET (RTTNews) - California-based Foster Farms is recalling about 15,040 pounds of a turkey burger product because of mis-branding and an undeclared allergen. The company said the ...

  • Turkey warns Israel over airspace violations

    UPI

    The dispute between Turkey and Israel over major natural gas fields under the eastern Mediterranean escalated sharply after Ankara scrambled F-16s to intercept an Israeli aircraft over ...

  • First Starbucks Coffe Shop Soon To Be Opened in Istanbul

    General Sources

    Oil executives from around the world are in Istanbul this week for talks with the Turkish government and the governments of oil-rich central Asian countries. The main topic for discussion is ...

  • Ankara warns against Cyprus drilling

    General Sources

    Turkey issued a warning on Friday that if companies seeking a license to drill for oil deposits off Cyprus do not withdraw their bids, ...

  • Turkey Questions Israeli Violation of Air Space

    Prensa Latina

    Ankara, May 10 (Prensa Latina) Turkey demanded Israel an explanation for the violation of the Turkish-Cypriot air space, made last May 14 by an Israeli airplane and answered by Turkish combat ...

  • Turkey: Public Theaters in the Crosshairs of Culture War

    EurasiaNet

    Turkey Turkey's government is embroiled in a bitter dispute with secular-minded actors over freedom of expression in public theaters. Officials insist they respect the concept of artistic ...

  • Turkey warns gas speculators to stay away from Cyprus waters

    The National

    ANKARA // Turkey on Friday called on major international oil and gas companies seeking licenses to search for gas deposits off Cyprus to withdraw their bids, saying it will not allow exploration to ...

  • Turkey: Kyrgyz Nomads Struggle to Make Peace with Settled Existence

    EurasiaNet

    The hills of eastern Anatolia are better suited for sheep herding than for keeping yaks. Some 1,100 Kyrgyz found this out the hard way when they migrated to Turkey 30 years ago from ...

  • Turkey, Qatar to construct a €750 million road to EU through Bulgaria

    New Europe

    Bulgaria, Turkey and Qatar will create a joint project company to build a speed road with starting point town of Rousse (borderingRomania) to Svilengrad (bordering Turkey and Greece), the details to ...

  • Texan to Obama: Forget turkey, pardon writer O. Henry!

    MSNBC

    William S. Porter, better known by his pen name, O. Henry, was convicted of embezzling in 1898. But the prolific American writer, especially celebrated for his short stories, is the subject of a new ...

  • Iraqi VP frustrated with his president

    General Sources

    following an Interpol Red Notice . Interpol issued a Red Notice for Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi at the request of the Iraqi government. Hashemi is the subject of an arrest warrant issued ...

  • Turkey warns int'l companies bidding for oil exploration of Greek Cyprus

    SINA

    ANKARA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Turkey warned on Friday international oil and gas companies that submitted bids for exploring gas deposits off the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, and urged those ...

  • Spat with Iraq bares Turk plunge into regional power game

    General Sources

    Turkey 's role in a wider Middle East power struggle, with Ankara acting to protect its stability and prosperity from an Iranian-Iraqi "Shi'ite axis" it fears in the wake of the ...

  • Rwanda: Airline Ushers in New Economic Relations Between Country and Turkey

    All Africa

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs Louise Mushikiwabo has said that the flights between Kigali and Istanbul will usher in a new chapter in the economic relations between Rwanda and Turkey. The ...

  • Turkey advocates for Macedonia to NATO

    Southeast European Times

    Macedonia Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, right, met with Turkey President Abdullah Gl during his official visit in Turkey. [Macedonia Foreign Affairs ...

  • Qatar, Turkey to Pitch In for Building Romania-Bulgaria-Turkey Road

    Novinite

    The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Qatar, and Turkey have declared their readiness to set up a joint company for the construction of a major highway running from Romania to Turkey and Greece via ...

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