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Day of reckoning for mighty auto industry
WASHINGTON - As Canadian Magna and its Russian backers are selected to take over the Opel division of General Motors, the USgiant faces bankruptcy today. A subsequent government rescue plan may put as much as 72.5 percent of General Motors under state ownership, practically making the company ’Government Motors’.
Fascism, anti-Semitism and all sorts of Turks
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a man full of surprises. He surprised the world four months ago in Davos by bashing Israeli President Shimon Peres for "killing children" in Gaza. The way he stormed the international forum came as a relief to most Middle Easterners, but raised eyebrows among many Westerners.
Land ownership creates obstacle
The future ownership of the land that will be de-mined is the main problem behind the debates on the draft law. The mine-clearing bid will not be subject to public procurement law. The Finance Ministry will decide on the bid. This means the ministry can offer the area to be de-mined to any company it likes
8 patients perish in hospital blaze
ANKARA -A blaze that is believed to have started in the radiology department of a state hospital in Bursa kills eight people in the intensive care unit. More than a dozen children and other patients are transferred to other hospitals to be treated for smoke inhalation as the Health Ministry investigates whether the fire was caused by a technical glitch
Shakhtar wins UEFA Cup, but supporters fail to create magic
ISTANBUL - Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk puts on a solid performance to see off Germany’s Werder Bremen 2-1 in overtime in the UEFA Cup final at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. The final in Istanbul satisfies in providing quality football, but the crowd lacks the final atmosphere that a European competition final match deserves to have
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
US still lacks clear Afghan Pakistani strategy, say analysts
ISTANBUL - Pakistan has attacked the Taliban in the northwest for more than two weeks in what Islamabad calls a fight to eliminate militants, but Washington has yet to clarify its thinking about recent developments in the country, which pose grave threats to the war in Afghanistan, experts argue. The US may face greater risks in the region than it faced in Iraq, they say.
Disarmament negotiations started
Hasan Cemal’s impressions, which are based on statements by the No. 1 leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Murat Karayılan, of northern Iraq and Kandil are full of signals showing that a new period has started for what can be called the most important issue in Turkey.
City’s bus drivers profit from removal of akbil
ISTANBUL - As the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality phases out akbils, a pre-paid public transport pass, and puts into circulation the new "Istanbul Kart," bus drivers are benefiting from the spare change they receive from passengers who pay cash, daily HaberTürk reported yesterday.
Boat tours popular for picking mushrooms
BEYŞEHİR - The inhabitants of Konya’s Beyşehir district travel to the islands in the lake to pick up kuzugöbeği - a specialty mushroom - by organizing boat tours. Now, because of heavy rain, mushroom numbers have reached their highest levels in the Beyşehir Lake Basin.
Erotic Arab magazine sets a new Body Politic on fire
JOUNIEH, Lebanon -A new high-brow literary journal looks through the eyes of voyeurs, clerics and foot fetish experts. This mix of gonzo reporting, scholarly study and old-school Playboy is fueling the ire of religious and women’s groups, but its editor doesn’t flinch: ’We have to stop condescending to the Arab reader’
Turkish gov't to pay a heavy cost for measures
ANKARA - Though found unsatisfactory by many, the successive ’stimulus measures’announced by the government may extract a heavy toll on the budget soon. The measures are estimated to cost 54.37 billion liras. The figure becomes more alarming considering current budget deficits
A SEASIDE VIEW: Fishy business
Fethiye - With their bright tablecloths and charismatic waiters, the restaurants encircling Fethiye’s daily market vie for customers. The pervasive and addictive smell of garlic, spices and olive oil floats above the inevitable fishy odors of the seafood stalls, luring tourists and locals alike to this intrinsically Turkish spot.
Elections over, here comes the penalties
ANKARA - The government is now taking action on illegal housing, which was tolerated before the March 29 local elections. The Ministry of Public Works and Settlement has rearranged the related construction law that outlined the penalties for illegal buildings and brought forth heavy fines. The existing law was canceled by the Constitutional Court.