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Moodys lifts up Turkeys bond rating to stable investment grade
PARIS -- Moody's has raised Turkey's bond rating to investment grade, the rating agency said Thursday, citing improved economic and public finance measures and progress on ...
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Decisive action needed in Syria Turkey
WASHINGTON - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it would be up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria and said he backed the involvement of Russia and China in planned peace ...
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Turks and Caicos Islands wont charge 2 Americans accused of having bullets in luggage
Authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands have decided not to prosecute two Americans accused of having one bullet each in their luggage at the airport in the British territory. Director of Public Prosecutions JoAnn Meloche says police decided to discontinue criminal proceedings after a "thorough investigation" into the incidents. The decision was announced in a statement Friday. ...
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Turkish-American relations to grow in trade
US Ambassador to Turkey: "Turkish-American relations to grow in trade, too" ISTANBUL - US Ambassador to Turkey, Francis Ricciardone pointed out on Tuesday that the accustomed strong Turkish-American relations will grow in the trade sector, too.Ricciardone, attending 11th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF' 13) and opening the American booths there, stated that the booths ...
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TRNC hosts an international sports event
The 1st Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) University Sports Games is taking place in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).Turkish Youth & Sports Minister Suat Kilic who attended the opening ceremony of the event in Lefkosa on Tuesday said that this event was a ray of hope for ending the embargoes on TRNC.Athletes from seven countries are participating in the first international ...
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Turks and Caicos drops charges in bullet cases
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- Authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands have decided not to prosecute two Americans accused of having one bullet each in their luggage at the airport in the British territory.Director of Public Prosecutions JoAnn Meloche says police decided to discontinue criminal proceedings after a "thorough investigation" into the incidents. The ...
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Turkey’s economy comes of age with a prized investment-grade rating
to Baa3 for the first time today , giving the country an investment-grade rating at two out of the three major credit ratings agencies. In a post-financial crisis world, Turkey has leveraged an important geopolitical position with competitiveness, prudent fiscal policy, and economic reforms, even as more advanced economies struggle to grow. Turkey hasn't missed out on benefiting from the ...
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Protesting Bulgarian drivers block truck traffic to Turkey
SOFIA (Reuters) - Disgruntled Bulgarian truck drivers blocked traffic at two major border checkpoints with neighboring Turkey on Friday to protest against what they said were Turkish restrictions to their ...
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At least 10 killed by fuel container explosion in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say a container of fuel being smuggled into Turkey from Syria has exploded, killing 10 people.The governor's office in Hatay province said Friday's blast occurred in Tunisma village when the smuggler set the tank on fire after realizing Turkish security forces had rushed to the scene.Hatay is the Turkish border province where two car bombs exploded ...
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Turkeys Erdogan says U.N. must decide on any Syria no-fly zone
Reuters © Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara April 16, 2013. REUTERS/Umit ...
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UPDATE 1-Turkish PM says no decision yet on further Iran oil import cuts
Fri May 17, 2013 1:38pm EDT (Adds details on import levels) WASHINGTON May 17 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey had already significantly reduced its oil imports from Iran, which is under the choke of Western sanctions, and further cutbacks would depend on his country's energy needs. "On crude oil, there has been a significant decrease in the amount ...
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Israel and Turkey Fair-weather allies
A demonstrator burns an Israeli flag as he sits behind a Turkish flag during a protest against Israel on June 5, 2010 at Caglayan Square in Istanbul. Nine people -- eight Turks and a US national of Turkish origin were killed in May 31's pre-dawn raid by Israeli forces on the Turkish ferry, Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in the aid flotilla aiming to break the crippling blockade of Gaza. ...
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Explosion kills 10 in Turkey near Syrian border officials say
ANKARA, Turkey – Officials say a container of fuel being smuggled into Turkey from Syria has exploded, killing 10 people. The governor's office in Hatay province said Friday's blast occurred in Tunisma village when the smuggler set the tank on fire after realizing Turkish security forces had rushed to the scene. Hatay is the Turkish border province where two car bombs exploded in ...
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Analysis Upgrade crowns Turkeys peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
PARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces pitfalls in a dangerous ...
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Prime suspect in Turkey car bombing detained
Turkish police have the man they believe to be the prime suspect in the double car bombing which killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border in custody. A government official said that the two vehicles used in the attack were registered in the man’s name which has yet to be released, and that he had driven one of them to the blast sites. Police are still searching for two more ...
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Turkey did not buy Patriots deployed in the country
Turkish foreign minister said system's arrival, deployment and operation costs were paid by the provider ally under NATO rules ANKARA - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey did not buy the Patriots which had been deployed in Turkey's southern provinces. Answering a written parliamentary question, Davutoglu said a total of six Patriot batteries -two each from the ...
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No bargaining in solution process
EU Minister Bagis said solution process was not oriented towards a certain section and there was no bargaining with any side within the process ISTANBUL - Turkey's Minister for EU and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis has said solution process was not a bargaining process and it was not oriented towards a certain section in Turkey.Speaking in Istanbul Bagis said terror was Turkey's biggest ...
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UPDATE 1-Investment grade Turkey hopes for and fears more investment
Fri May 17, 2013 12:43pm EDT By Sujata Rao LONDON May 17 (Reuters) - The coveted investment grade rating has arrived in Turkey and foreign capital may follow - possibly a lot of it. But here's the multi-million lira question: What kind of cash will it be? What Turkey desperately wants is long-term bricks-and-mortar investment into factories and infrastructure. What it is more likely to get ...
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Spring hunt figures show steady turkey population
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says reports on the spring turkey hunt show the wild turkey population in Tennessee is stable. With reports still coming in from the hunt that ended May 12, the harvest has surpassed 300,000 birds for the 11th straight year. As of a report Wednesday, the number stood at 32,489. TWRA Turkey Program Coordinator Chris Hunter ...
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Hagel Discusses Defense Relationship With Turkish Officials
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel discussed the defense relationship between the United States and Turkey with Turkish officials in a Pentagon meeting today, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. In a statement summarizing the meeting, Little said Hagel met with Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ...
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Readout of Secretary Hagels Meeting With Turkish Leaders
Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with Turkish Minister of National Defense Ismet Yilmaz, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu, and Undersecretary of the National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan today at the Pentagon. Secretary Hagel and the ministers discussed the U.S. and Turkey bilateral defense ...
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Fi Istanbuls Success Demonstrates Unlimited Market Opportunities in Turkey the Middle East North Africa
Staggering 3,000 Visitors + 150 Exhibiting Brands and Record Re-Booking Volumes for the 2014 Event Yes, we've got a lot to shout about and so we would like to start with a huge thank you to all of our exhibitors who helped to make Food ingredients Istanbul such a great success. As the only dedicated food ingredients event in the region, last week's highly successful show demonstrates ...
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Amid Ethnic Tension in Turkey Some Syrian Refugees Return to a War Zone
The Al Mar family. (Jonathan Krohn) REYHANLI, Turkey--"We are afraid to go back to Aleppo--Aleppo is dangerous!--but we can't stay here because the people of Reyhanli kicked us out," said Muhamed al-Mar, a Syrian refugee, as he and his family waited to be allowed back into Syria through the Bab al Hawa gate Tuesday. In the wake of two car bombs that rocked the border town of ...
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‘Turkey’ List Part Of Intense Lobbying On Fla. Budget
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — With speculation mounting that Gov. Rick Scott could sign the Legislature’s proposed $74.5 billion budget as early as Friday, a research organization released its annual list of ';turkeys'; that it said the governor should consider striking with his line-item veto. But the group, Florida TaxWatch, quickly came under withering assault from ...
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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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