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Islamic banks growing rapidly in Turkey - report
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The Islamic banks in Turkey form 5.2 percent of banking assets and will reach 10 percent by 2018, since those banks surpass the rest of the banking sector and have steady financing growth over 20 percent per year, a specialized economic report showed Friday."During 2012, the total assets of the Islamic banks grew by 25.2 percent y-o-y to reach ...
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Africa On the Occasion of Africa Day Turkeys vision of Africa
First of all, Turkey’s relations with continent arise from a principled and strong historical past, dating back to centuries ago. Ottoman Empire extended to 3 continents and a significant part of its boundaries were in Africa continent. In the first period of the relationship, from 15th to 19th century, there had been strong relationship between Ottoman Empire and certain sub-Saharan ...
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Arat Istanbul bid to host the 2020 Olympic is about building bridges
PARIS: Istanbul winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games would help bridge the gap between different cultures and religions, the bid's chief executive Hasan Arat told AFP. Arat, a former top level basketball player turned successful businessman, is the frontman for what is Istanbul's strongest bid yet of the five times they have tried to host the quadrennial sporting ...
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Syria opposition unity talks face specter of collapse
ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad's foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said on ...
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World Briefing | Europe Turkey Legislation Would Limit Sales of Alcohol and Ban Advertising for It
The Turkish Parliament passed legislation on Friday to ban advertising of alcohol. The measure also bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except in tourist zones, and prohibits alcohol sales near mosques and schools. The measure requires presidential approval before it can be put into ...
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US Turkey Qatar seek urgent UN rights debate on Syria
The United States, Turkey and Qatar called Friday for an urgent debate on Syria at the UN's top human rights body next week, citing the escalating conflict and the regime's assault on the central town of ...
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UNHCR Keep Borders Open to Fleeing Syrians
GENEVA -- The United Nations refugee agency is appealing to nations to keep borders open to refugees fleeing worsening violence in Syria. With Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq already hosting more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warns the number is expected to grow as the conflict intensifies. Responding to reports that Syrians ...
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Dengbej Kurdish Storytellers Revive Their Tradition In Turkey
In Turkey, Kurdish culture is having something of a Renaissance. Public expressions of Kurdish culture are now legal. Now a new cultural center has opened for traditional Kurdish story-tellers to practice their ancient art. Reporter Matthew Brunwasser sat in on a ...
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Turkey - Charges against Turkish intellectuals must be dropped group says
As the next hearing of the trial of Rag?p and Deniz Zarakolu opens on 27 May, the International Publishers Association (IPA) continues to urge the Turkish authorities to drop all charges against both publishers and release Deniz Zarakolu, who has been detained for close to 600 days without a verdict, immediately.Publishers Rag?p and Deniz Zarakolu were among more than 40 people arrested in ...
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Spring turkey kills increase 32 percent in W.Va.
The Division of Natural Resources says the total is a 32 percent increase over last year and was the highest since 2003. The number of turkeys killed rose in 52 of the 55 counties compared to ...
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President of TRNC EU has to accept existence of Turkish Cypriot state
Eroglu descibed admitting Greek Cypriots into EU as a mistake President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Dervis Eroglu received a delegation from Turkey`s EU Ministry in Lefkosa.Speaking while receiving the Turkish delegation, President Eroglu underlined that the EU had to accept the existence of the Turkish Cypriot state, the plane trips to and from the TRNC and how the Turkish ...
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Turkey joins U.S. Aegis missile defense program
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA -- Turkey has engaged with a major U.S. ballistic missile defense project. Turkey’s state-owned Havelsan has been participating in the U.S. Aegis program, designed to intercept ballistic missiles from the sea. Havelsan has contributed naval combat management capabilities to enhance Aegis, led by Lockheed ...
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Turkish restaurant Anatolian Table open in midtown
The new Anatolian Table bistro in midtown Sacramento is celebrating its grand opening diner Thursday with a private party. It's already open, though. The new Anatolian Table bistro in midtown Sacramento is celebrating its grand opening dinner Thursday with a private party. But if you want to see what the Turkish restaurant is all about, its already open. The 70-seat restaurant opened for ...
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Turkey restricts sale of alcohol
The sale of alcohol will be prohibited near mosques and educational centres under new laws passed in Turkey. Photograph: David Jones/PA ...
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We have entered a critical phase for Turkey said Turkish PM
2014 will be elections year for Turkey, said PM Erdogan ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said that they had entered a "critical phase for Turkey".Speaking at a meeting of the provincial and municipality leaders of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Kizilcahamam town of Ankara, Erdogan underlined that they had entered a critical and crucial ...
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Turkey aims to curb alcohol sales
24 May 2013 Turkey's parliament has passed a law to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular ...
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Fitch Upgrades Turkeys Optima Faktoring to BBB Outlook Stable
U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...
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It was said that 309205 Syrians fled to Turkey so far and 114297 of them returned to Syria
It was said that 309,205 Syrians fled to Turkey so far and 114,297 of them returned to Syria ANKARA - Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) announced Friday that there were 194,908 Syrians currently staying in Turkey after fleeing clashes in their country.In a written statement release, AFAD reminded that they set up 5 tent cities in Hatay, 2 in Sanliurfa, 3 ...
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Turkish Deputy PM Atalay said Turkey has made significant improvements in human …
Turkish Deputy PM Atalay said Turkey has made significant improvements in human rights ISTANBUL - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said on Thursday that Turkey has made significant improvements in human rights, especially in freedom of expression.Speaking at the opening of the 38th Congress of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), Turkish Deputy PM Atalay recited the ...
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Turkish dailies covered on Friday the suicide of former governor of state emergency Kozakcioglu new ban on sales of alcoholic beverages and aftermath of daylight killing in Londons Woolwich neighbourhood
Turkish dailies covered on Friday the suicide of former governor of state emergency Kozakcioglu, new ban on sales of alcoholic beverages and aftermath of daylight killing in London's Woolwich neighbourhood ANKARA - The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.All Turkish dailies covered the suicide of Hayri Kozakcioglu who served as a governor ...
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Turkey is determined to fight against all the terrorist organizations in the sa…
ANKARA - Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler met with Swedish Minister of Migration and Asylum Tobias Billstrom on Thursday. "State of Turkish Republic is determined to fight against all the terrorist organizations, regardless of the name or the political view of these organizations, in the same manner," Guler told to the press in a statement prior to the meeting with ...
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Turkey not invited to EU summits since 2004 Head of European Council
President of the European Council Rompuy said Turkey could not attend the European Union summits since 2004 ANKARA - President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy stressed on Thursday the need to change the European Union practices blocking Turkey, saying Turkey has not been invited to the European Union (EU) summits since 2004.Speaking at the joint press conference with Turkish Prime ...
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Turkish PM Erdogan meets President of the European Council Rompuy
ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday "Turkey doesn't think to take part in the European Union (EU) only for its own gain, at the same time the country also thinks to bring in gains to the EU. So Turkey will not become a burden, on the contrary it will reduce the burden of the EU."Erdogan and President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy held ...
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Turkish FM Davutoglu receives Iranian Deputy FM Araqchi
Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu received Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry Araqchi ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday received Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and an accompanying delegation in Ankara.Davutoglu's meeting with the Iranian delegation took place at the Ministry ...
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Turkish Cargo Expands Freighter Trucking Services
will also boost its weekly operation to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to two weekly flights, as of June 8.In the past few months, the division of Turkish Airlines ...
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Turkey remains bridge between civilisations in railway plans
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.
Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, is famous for being the only metropolitan region in the world that spans two continents, sitting as it does in both between Asia and Europe. This idiosyncrasy of the city has made it a popular tourist destination due to the diversity of culture and architecture, but on a wider scale, the geopolitical significance of Turkey is growing and will indeed grow further if two major infrastructure plans in the Middle East and Asia take shape in the next few decades. Read more
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