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Heroic movie to let youth believe
ISTANBUL - The movie titled ’Devrim Arabaları’ (Revolution cars) tells the story of 23 engineers who manufactured the first local car in Turkey 47 years ago and is an inspiration to young movie-goers. Director Tolga Örnek says the film’s characters offer unusual role models
No breakthrough from Obama’s Russia summit
MOSCOW - While the US president ends his keynote visit to Moscow and arrives in Italy for the G-8 summit, his two-day meeting yields no stunning progress as the two ex-Cold War enemies remain at odds on various disputed issues. After the Russia trip, he joins fellow world leaders for the G-8 meet where the global crisis, climate change and world hunger top agenda.
Legendary Armstrong set for Tour de France
PARIS - Tour de France 2009 starts Saturday with a time trial in Monaco and cycling fans across the world are eager to see one thing, whether Lance Armstrong can produce the magic on his bicycle or not. A legend with a record seven straight wins, the 37-year-old cycyclist’s return is the highlight of this year’s Tour.
Director Nuri Kino: What was done to me created me
MARDİN - A Syriac man, whose life story is like a film, is a part of this year's Sinemardin Film Festival in the southeastern Mardin. Well-known journalist and director Nuri Kino, who was born in Midyat but raised in Sweden, says, 'I have seen many red carpets in my life, but I have never been this emotional and happy to participate in a film festival.'
Bibi cornered by hawks, US
JERUSALEM - Stuck in a corner by his right-wing coalition and an American president bent on progress toward peace, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is facing a moment of truth when he will have to decide between the two. The results from the Iranian presidential election will also draw the lines in his foreign policy, which is set to be unveiled in a major speech Sunday.
Transition
The other night, on the Al Jazeera International channel, there was a debate on the place of military in Turkish society, relations between the military and civilian administration, how Turkey will balance out secular and Islamist fundamentalism, and establish cohesive democratic, secular governance adhering to the principle of supremacy of law.
We all let Ergenekon get out of hand
Ergenekon is one of the most important cases in the history of the Turkish judiciary. For the first time since the establishment of the Republic, we have encountered a trial regarding those who are planning or paving the way for a coup. Up until now coups were justified endeavors that were directed toward the benefit of the country or the survival of democracy.
Openings closed one after another?
Turkey has foreign policy positions that recall trenches in battlefields. These positions, established after the creation of the republic, are considered solutions to problems inherited from the Ottoman state. These are the positions with regard the Armenian and Kurdish questions and the Greek dossier, always on the agenda due to the unresolved Cyprus conflict. There have been no significant changes in any of these three policies since 1923.
It will be different this time, says Turkey boss
ISTANBUL- Turkey takes on Spain again in the World Cup Qualifying Group 5 game tonight. Fatih Terim's boys were beaten by a single goal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, but the coach is encouraged by his team's performance and says things will be better in Istanbul.