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Topkapi Palace - Conqueror’s Pavilion - Travel - Tourism - Istanbul - Turkey Turkey and Eastern Europe draw Indian tourists Wed 2 May 2012
Well-heeled Indian travellers are looking at alternatives to popular destinations abroad. Though the South East Asian circuit — Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and... (photo: WN / akgunsemra) The Hindu
Europe   India   Photos   Tourism   Turkey   Wikipedia: Tourism
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, and Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili pose for cameras before their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, April 13, 2012. Iran raises hopes of nuclear trade off to halt oil sanctions Fri 13 Apr 2012
Tehran signals willingness to trade uranium enrichment limits on eve of first negotiations on nuclear programme in 15 months Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) The Guardian
Iran   Nuclear   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his party loyalists in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Turkish PM makes first trip to China in 27 years Mon 9 Apr 2012
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to arrive in Beijing on Monday on an official visit to boost business and political ties between the rising powers with... (photo: AP) The Hindu
China   Photos   Politics   Turkey   Wikipedia: People's Republic of China–Turkey relations
Boeing 777-300ER with the badge and cups of FC Barcelona. Turkish Airlines is the official sponsor and carrier of the club.[ The best way to Turkey Sun 8 Apr 2012
THE BEST WAY From LAX, Turkish Airlines provides non-stop service to Istanbul. Lufthansa, KLM and Air France all provide connecting service (change of planes). Restricted... (photo: Creative Commons / Mertborak) The Los Angeles Times
Airlines   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Turkish Airlines
In this picture taken on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, a Syrian woman, right, kisses a soldier from the Free Syrian Army, left, in front a destroyed Syrian army forces tank which was attacked during clashes between the Syrian government forces and the Syrian rebels, in Rastan town in Homs province, central Syria. Friends Of Syria Conference: Gulf Countries To Fund Syrian Opposition Sun 1 Apr 2012
U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with an Arab official as she arrives to join foreign ministers from dozens of countries gathered to set conditions... (photo: AP) Huffington Post
Arab World   Democracy   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
Sean Parnell Alaska, oil giants end lease spat to target LNG exports Sat 31 Mar 2012
Alaska and three oil giants on Friday ended a long-running spat over North Slope energy leases that could open the way for building a trans-Alaska gas pipeline and lead... (photo: Public Domain / Joshua Garcia) Turkish Press
Alaska   Business   Energy   Photos   Wikipedia: Sean Parnell
	SKorea To Work With US To Reduce Iran Oil Imports SKorea To Work With US To Reduce Iran Oil Imports Sat 31 Mar 2012
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials said Saturday that they will continue working with the U.S. to reduce oil imports from Iran after President Barack Obama... (photo: EC / EC) National Public Radio
Iran   Korea   Photos   Seoul   Skorea   Wikipedia: Seoul
Turkish Lira 2009 - Money - Economy - TL Emerging markets stocks down on growth fears Thu 29 Mar 2012
London - Renewed worries over US and Chinese growth hit emerging assets on Thursday, with equities falling to the lowest in almost two months but central bank... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra) News24
Business   Finance   Market   Photos
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, centre left, leads advisors as he arrives to speak to the media in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011. Davutoglu reaches out to Turkey’s non-muslim leaders at weekend tour Thu 29 Mar 2012
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday paid courtesy visits to religious leaders in Istanbul to contribute to the continuation of religious peace in the... (photo: AP) Turkish Press
Business   Photos   Politics   Turkey   Wikipedia: Ahmet Davutoğlu
President Barack Obama meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Erdogan has made Turkey an economic and political powerhouse Mon 26 Mar 2012
Sahit Muja: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become one of the greatest leader of all time in Turkish history. Turkey threw its support behind the Arab... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) The Examiner
Erdogan   Photos   Politics   Turkey   Wikipedia: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
ofi Annan, President, Global Humanitarian Forum; Secretary-General, United Nations (1997-2006); Member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum Annan: Syrian crisis can't be allowed to drag on Mon 26 Mar 2012
MOSCOW — Kofi Annan, the U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria, says there can be no deadline for ending the Syrian crisis but that it can't be allowed to drag on... (photo: Creative Commons / World Economic Forum) Austin American Statesman
Arab   League   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia/Kofi Annan
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan salutes lawmakers and supporters of his party as he addresses at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, a day after France's Senate voted a law that would make it a crime in France to deny that the killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire nearly a century ago was a genocide. Erdogan launches Turkish bid to host Euro 2020 Thu 22 Mar 2012
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged UEFA to award his country the right to host the 2020 European football championships. "Give us Euro 2020,"... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Jakarta Globe
Business   Photos   Politics   Sports   Wikipedia: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Lobby of the Hotel del Coronado. Construction of the hotel began in March, 1887 "on a sandspit populated by jack rabbits and coyotes".[8] Among numerous problems to overcome if the hotel were ever to be built, was the absence of lumber and labor in the San Diego area. Turkish hotel Rixos Palm Dubai opens for business Sun 11 Mar 2012
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the Turkish hotel Rixos The Palm,... (photo: Creative Commons / Rich N) Gulf News
Dubai   Hotel   Photos   Tourism   Turkey   Wikipedia: Dubai
This undated amateur video image posted on the internet and shown on Syrian state television shows Syrian army soldiers lying on the ground apparently dead from gunshot wounds in Jisr al-Shughour, northern Syria. Syria: a Way Out? Wed 7 Mar 2012
There are two tales about the crisis in Syria. In one, the vast majority of Syrians have risen up against the brutality of a criminal dictatorship. The government of... (photo: AP / Amateur Video) CounterPunch
Homs   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: Syria
Mozilla - Internet - Technology Mozilla to go after Android, Apple with cheap phone OS Tue 28 Feb 2012
Mozilla, which brought the free web browser Firefox to the masses, now wants to do the same for mobile users, with a new open source operating system that could... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Turkish Press
Apple   Mobile   Mozilla   Photos   Wikipedia: Mozilla
Turkish Airlines A330-300 at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta Turkish Airlines sees 20% rise in Indian business travellers Tue 21 Feb 2012
Turkish Airlines, which operates from Delhi and Mumbai, has been looking to fly to other cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Adnan Aykac, GM-Northern & Eastern... (photo: Creative Commons / Emirates) DNA India
Airlines   Business   Industry   Photos   Wikipedia: Turkish Airlines
Riot policemen detain a protester during an anti-austerity rally outside the Greek parliament , in central Athens, on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. France and Germany 'to blame for Greece crisis' Mon 20 Feb 2012
About 1,000 protesters gathered in front of the Greek Parliament in central Athens yesterday afternoon while riot police waited to see if there would be a fresh... (photo: AP / Kostas Tsironis) The Independent
Economy   Europe   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Greek government debt crisis
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, along with the Euphrates. The river flows from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq. Before the Flood Fri 17 Feb 2012
HASANKEYF, Turkey — I had been warned before visiting this ancient town by the Tigris River that I was likely to be waylaid by someone named Mehmet, a... (photo: Creative Commons / Uspn) The New York Times
Flood   Photos   Tigris   Turkey   Wikipedia: 2009 Turkish flash floods
Statue of Barbarossa Hayrettin Pasha near the Turkish Naval Museum on the Bosphorus in Istanbul Turkey's economy and tourism is one of the fastest growing in the world. Sat 4 Feb 2012
Sahit Muja: Turkey's economy and tourism is one of the fastest growing in the world. Turkey one of the best travel destination in the world.... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra) The Examiner
Economy   Photos   Tourism   Trade   Turkey   Wikipedia: Turkey
The Sierra Leone-flagged Kayan-1, an 86-meter (282-feet) freighter carrying empty containers, tilts on its right side as crew pumped out water, while a tugboat wait to tow it if needed, in the Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Ship sinking after collision in Bosphorus -agent Fri 20 Jan 2012
ISTANBUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A cargo ship involved in a collision in Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Friday was in danger of sinking, shipping agency GAC said. "The... (photo: AP) The Guardian
Accident   Cargo Ship   Istanbul   Photos   Wikipedia: Bosphorus