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Soccer-Turkish championship results and standings
May 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Turkish championship matches on Friday Friday, May 17 Mersin Idmanyurdu 1 Gaziantepspor 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts C1 Galatasaray 33 20 8 5 64 35 68 ------------------------- 2 Fenerbahce 33 18 7 8 54 36 61 ------------------------- 3 Besiktas 33 16 10 7 63 47 58 4 Bursaspor 33 14 12 7 50 39 54 5 Kayserispor 33 14 7 12 46 45 ...
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Turkey detains primary suspect in car bombings
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish police have detained a man they believe to be one of the main perpetrators of car bombings that killed more than 50 people near the Syrian border, officials said on ...
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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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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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