Dangerous Lies

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Morrissey için son hafta

7 Aralık Pazar günü Morrissey Volkswagen Arena’da sahne alacak.

Military did not put its fist on the table

Defiant, Iran's opposition leader Mousavi urges more protests

TEHRAN - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi urged supporters to stage more protests against the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a direct challenge to the Islamic Republic's leadership.

TEXT - OBAMA'S HISTORIC SPEECH IN CAIRO

ISTANBUL - The following is a text of President Obama's prepared remarks to the Muslim world, delivered on June 4, 2009, as released by the White House.

New political guidance needed for Turkey-Greece ties

The current status of the Turkish-Greek ties is really not very promising. The momentum needed to further improve relations is lost. Instead, a silent war escalating over the Aegean has been observed in recent months.

Any more bets on teaching a cat not to scratch?

In November 2002 when the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, came to power the grandiose political bet opened: Could Turkey’s Islamist elite metamorphose into liberals/democrats and push Turkey into the European Union?

The curious case of the ’resilient’ lira

Top-grossing movies, or columns for that matter, deserve sequels. As my mid-February foray into bonds got the most reader responses so far (after disqualifying the hate mails to the political connections piece of two weeks ago), it is only appropriate that I repeat a similar exercise for the lira. Of course, the fact that it is one of the most popular conversation topics of the past few days is an added bonus.

Turkey has concerns over impact of Bashir warrant - foreign minister

Turkey is worried about the impact that an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir could have on efforts to stabilize the conflict-torn country, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Thursday. The Sudanese ambassador to Ankara said he believed that Turkey would continue to support his country. (UPDATED)

'Intimidation by means of the state'

ANKARA – The imposing tax fine on Dogan Media Group, or DMG, is a testimony to the danger democracy faces in Turkey, parliamentarians said yesterday, adding that government has geared up its campaign to suppress odd voices in the run up to local elections March 29.

Storm paralyzes cities

ISTANBUL - As strong southwesterly wind speed reached 80 kilometers an hour in Istanbul, and 100 kilometers in Çanakkale, the sea traffic was heavily affected over the weekend. Historic pier on the Karaköy shore in Istanbul was hit

Storm paralyzes cities

ISTANBUL - As strong southwesterly wind speed reached 80 kilometers an hour in Istanbul, and 100 kilometers in Çanakkale, the sea traffic was heavily affected over the weekend. Historic pier on the Karaköy shore in Istanbul was hit

What's this fear of a split country?

I have kept hearing the same scenario ever since I was a child. "Turkey will be split some day... Foreign and domestic forces will reach their goal, hand in hand..."

Azeri election not fully democratic: monitors

An election that resulted in a landslide win for Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev fell short of fully democratic standards, European monitors said on Thursday. (UPDATED)

Azeri election not fully democratic: monitors

An election that resulted in a landslide win for Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev fell short of fully democratic standards, European monitors said on Thursday. (UPDATED)

Russia reaches out to China as West fumes over Georgia's separatists

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is scheduled to meet his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on Wednesday, as Moscow looked to bolster support in a diplomatic stand-off with the West over its conflict with Georgia. (UPDATED)

Ertugrul Ozkok: Totem walks on the podium

I couldn't understand it when I saw the photos of that ugly "tesettur" show. I couldn't decide either when I watched it on TV.

Ertugrul Ozkok: The danger on the horizon for Turkey

The future of women in Turkey is in danger. Yes, this danger sits before us in a very concrete way. Many thanks to Hurriyet reporter Ayse Arman. But more than just to Arman, thanks to Professor Serif Mardin, who I have always been proud of to have had as a teacher.

Erkan Kumcu: Tax cuts on housing loan interest rates

There is a new law being passed for housing loans, though at this stage, it does not appear that the principle allowing people to deduct jousing loan credit interest from their tax assessments has been included in the law.

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