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A Turkish military plane crashed on Monday in southern Turkey the Turkish General Staff said…
A Turkish military plane crashed on Monday in southern Turkey, the Turkish General Staff said ANKARA - A Turkish military plane crashed on Monday in southern Turkey, the Turkish General Staff said.The General Staff said radio contact was lost with an F-16 warplane flying in the southern province of Osmaniye moments after the pilot radioed he was bailing out.A search and rescue mission was under ...
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Turkey is determined to expand its fight against money laundering and financing …
Turkey is determined to expand its fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism. ANKARA - Turkey is determined to expand its fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism.Turkey's Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) will increase the number of countries it cooperates regarding financial intelligence sharing on money laundering and financing of terror. ...
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Turkey softens opposition to Syria conference press
Syria following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's trip to the United States, local media said Saturday."Erdogan has appeared to soften his stance ...
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Bulgarian Ethnic Turks Back Ex FinMins PM Bid
The ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms party, DPS, will support the Socialists' nomination for Prime Minister, according to DPS member Kamen Kostadinov. Speaking for Darik radio Saturday, Kostadinov said his party will be behind former Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski in his bid to become country leader. He stressed DPS was not and in any way communicating with the ...
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Barfi making inroads for Bollywood in Turkey
was one of the most successful Bollywood films of 2012. It told the story of a deaf-mute boy who falls in love with an autistic girl. Apart from critical acclaim, the actors and the director Anurag Basu won several awards for their ...
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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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