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Turks and Caicos recovers cash land amid probe
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; Officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands have recovered $19.5 million and more than 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) of real estate as they continue to seize assets improperly obtained by corrupt ...
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Blogger sentenced to Turkish prison for blasphemy
Sevan Nisanyan accuses Turkey's government of politically persecuting him His crime: "openly denigrating the religious values held by a certain portion of the population." He says he has been prosecuted simultaneously in three Turkish courts Nisanyan told CNN he recognizes he was deliberately confrontational in ...
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Turkish lawmakers debate restricting alcohol sales and ads as critics warn of Islamization
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish lawmakers on Thursday began debating a bill that bans all alcohol advertising and tightens restrictions on sales of such beverages - a proposal the government insists is aimed at protecting the young from the ills of spirits but which secularists say is an example of the Islamic-based ruling party's encroachment on personal freedoms. The proposal bars the sale of ...
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Turks and Caicos recovers large amount of money property in ongoing corruption case
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands have recovered $19.5 million and more than 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) of prized real estate as they seize assets improperly obtained by corrupt politicians. Thursday's announcement comes six months after the territory began to govern itself for the first time in three years following direct rule imposed by Britain due to a ...
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Turkey debates alcohol sales and ad restrictions
ANKARA, Turkey -; Turkish lawmakers on Thursday began debating a bill that bans all alcohol advertising and tightens restrictions on sales of such beverages - a proposal the government insists is aimed at protecting the young from the ills of spirits but which secularists say is an example of the Islamic-based ruling party's encroachment on personal ...
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Turkish assets fall on U.S. stimulus worries
ISTANBUL, May 23 (Reuters) - Turkish assets fell on Thursday in line with other emerging markets as concern that the U.S. Federal Reserve may scale back stimulus measures drove investors to safer havens. Turkey's main share index closed down 1.96 percent at 91,351.4 points, narrowly outperforming the global emerging markets index. Turkish stocks had risen 19 percent this year by ...
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Opinion Ankaras all-too-fragile Syria policy
As a neighbor of Syria, Turkey is right on the frontline between the West and one of the world's most volatile regions now threatened with an ever-escalating conflict. Ankara, therefore, would have been well-advised not to put too much pressure on itself to get involved when the Arab Spring spilled over into Syria and led to a major uprising against dictator Bashar al-Assad. But ...
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Prominent Chechen advocate shot dead in Turkish capital
ANKARA (Reuters) - A prominent figure in the Chechen diaspora in Turkey was shot at his Ankara office late on Wednesday, a North Caucasus refugee association said, the latest in a series of killings of Chechens and their sympathizers in the country in recent ...
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Center-right GERB holds lead in parliamentary elections followed by socialist BSP and Turkish party MRF…
Center-right GERB holds lead in parliamentary elections, followed by socialist BSP and Turkish party MRF SOFIA/BURSA - Four parties won seats in the Bulgarian parliament according to early results as neither one winning a majority needed to form a government. Bulgaria's Central Election Commission announced the results of 69 percent of the votes. Center-right party Citizens for European ...
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Erdogan Syrian regime behind Reyhanli blasts
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan stated that Syrian regime was behind blasts in Turkey`s south border town ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said, "The incident is definitely related with the (Syrian) regime. The regime is behind it for sure," in regards to the recent blasts at Turkey`s southern Hatay province`s Reyhanli district. Erdogan responded to the ...
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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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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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Turkeys investment gradebond market
We wrote here yesterday on howTurkish hard currency bonds have been given the nod to join some Barclays global indices as a result of the country's elevation to investment grade.Turkish dollar bondswill alsomove to the Investment grade sub-index of JPMorgan's flagship EMBI Global on June 28. Local lira debt meanwhile will enter JPM's GBI-EM Global Diversified IG 15 percent Cap Index ...
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New Issue-EBRD prices 50 mln Turkish lira 2018 bond
Thu May 23, 2013 10:05am EDT May 23 (Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Thursday. Borrower European Bank for Reconstruction and ...
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Self-proclaimed honorary consul of Chechnya shot dead in Ankara
ANKARA, May 23 (Itar-Tass) - A Medet Unlu, who proclaimed himself as a honorary consul of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, has been killed in the Turkish capital, Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Levent Gumrukcu told Itar-Tass on ...
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Turkey pro-Chechen businessman shot dead
ANKARA: Turkey's state-run agency says a pro-Chechen businessman has been shot dead in the Turkish capital, the latest victim in a wave of assassinations of Chechens in ...
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Bulgarian Ethnic Turks to Back Socialist-Led Hybrid Govt
Bulgaria's predominantly ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will endorse a cabinet that is both expert-based and political, DPS leader Lyutvi Mestan has declared. Mestan met with Bulgarian Socialist Party PM candidate Plamen Oresharski on Thursday. While emphasizing the important role experts will have in a future government backed by DPS and BSP, Mestan noted that ...
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IPC Paralympic Shooting World Cup in Antalya Turkey concludes
Sports News: Male and female athletes competed in five categories over three days in the IPC Shooting World Cup in Antalya, Turkey this week. Turkey's Muharrem Korhan Yama took gold on home turf in the Men's 10m Air ...
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Syrian opposition mulls stance in Geneva conference in Istanbul
Syria's main opposition group held talks Thursday in Turkey's Istanbul to discuss its stance in the upcoming Geneva international conference.The fresh round of talks are set to run for three days, during which Syria's exiled National Coalition is set to elect a new president to replace the resigned chief, Moaz al-Khatib.Some senior members of the coalition earlier said the ...
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Chechen Diaspora Figure Killed in Turkey - Reports
ANKARA, May 23 (RIA Novosti) – Medet Unlu, a businessman and prominent figure in Turkey's Chechen diaspora, has been killed in Ankara, according to media reports. Local media reported that Unlu, a Turkish citizen of Chechen origin, was shot dead in his office shortly after 7 pm local time on Wednesday. Unlu was a critic of the Chechen government, and the Anatolia News Agency cites ...
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Syrias main opposition group opens key talks in Istanbul
A Syrian man walks in the rubble of the city of Qusayr, in Syria's Central Homs province, following airstrikes by government forces, in this handout picture released by Al-Qusayr Media Centre on May 22, 2013. Syria's main opposition group opened key talks on Thursday in Istanbul to debate whether to negotiate with the regime on ending the bloody two-year civil war, as proposed by the ...
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Turkish Airlines open flight to Lankaran
Turkish Airlines plans to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan opening the Istanbul-Lankaran air flight. "We are negotiating with the Azerbaijani side on the opening of a flight to Lankaran. It will presumably open in summer of 2014", head of the company Temel Kotil told Azerbaijani journalists as part of the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. Lankaran will be the fourth ...
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Fenerbahce win Turkish Cup final
The Europa League semi-finalists had ended the league season 10 points behind champions Galatasaray but took the cup for a second straight year. The only goal came when Senegalese striker Sow ran on to a pass from Mehmet Topal and fired in a low shot. Sow went close to adding a second while Adrian Mierzejewski had Trabzonspor's best effort with a shot that went wide. ...
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Pro-Chechen Turkish businessman shot dead in Ankara
ANKARA (Turkey) (AP) - Turkey's state-run agency said a pro-Chechen businessman has been shot dead in the Turkish capital, the latest victim in a wave of assassinations of Chechens in Turkey. The Anadolu Agency said Mr Medet Unlu, a Turkish businessman of Chechen origin, was found dead in his office in Ankara late on Wednesday. Anadolu reported on Thursday that Mr Unlu had provided ...
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Iraqs state-owned Trade Bank eyes Lebanon Turkey - president
By Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI | Thu May 23, 2013 7:20am EDT ABU DHABI May 23 (Reuters) - State-owned Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) plans to expand its domestic presence as well as open branches in Lebanon and Turkey to tap growing trade between the countries, the bank's top executive said on Thursday. The bank, set up in 2003, operates as a commercial bank with a virtual monopoly on ...
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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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