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Afetzede işletmelere destek zamanı
Depremin etkilediği 11 ildeki yüz binlerce üretici ve işletme zorlu bir sınavdan geçiyor. Büyük kayıplar yaşayan afetzede esnaf yeni bir hayat için mücadele ederken, “Bir süre daha alışverişinizi deprem bölgesindeki işletmelerden yaparak bizlere destek olabilirsiniz” diyor.
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Hissediyorum… Anlatamıyorum…
“İçimde söylemek istediğim çok şey var. Çok büyük şeyler. Bunları ifade etmenin yolunu bulamıyorum. Bazen bana öyle geliyor ki bütün dünya, bütün hayat, her şey içimde duruyor ve sözcüsü olmam için feryat ediyor. Hissediyorum... Ama anlatamıyorum...” (Jack London-Martin Eden)
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Merrill urges Turkey to come to terms with IMF
BRUSSELS / ANKARA - Turkey is in urgent need of outside financing and thus has to sign a new standby with the International Monetary Fund, according to Merrill Lynch. In a report, Merrill analysts say a falling foreign capital inflow would be added on top of a widening funding gap. Meanwhile, a Moody’s executive says Turkey has room to wait until the end of summer
A story of Hasankeyf’s abandonment, defeat
ISTANBUL - ’Benim ve Roz’un Sonbaharı’ (Roz’s and My Autumn) is based on a story of a journalist who publishes a local newspaper with the support of a few acquaintances to save Hasankeyf, a 10,000 year old settlement, from being flooded to accommodate a dam that is being planned in the area.
Whiskey-making on Bourbon Trail tours
LORETTO, Kentucky -Kentucky produces more than 95 percent of the world's bourbon. Kentuckians like to brag about their whiskey and distillery tours along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail let that them show off the craft of turning grains and other ingredients into fine whiskey. Visitors get a glimpse of production from start to finish
Youngsters want better education all around world
ISTANBUL - World Water Youth Forum, organized for the 4th time within the 5th World Water Forum, brought together hundreds of youngsters from around the world. They discussed the same themes as the participants of the Forum but they already have a concrete solution to world's water problem: They want better education all around the world
Monogamy and gender equality
Recently, at one of Ankara’s splendid five-star hotels there was a rather rare pluralist workshop on participation of women and the "less advantageous members of the society" in politics. It was a rare pluralist event because, for a change, people from different views and political tendencies were invited. The event was hosted by the Turkish Democracy Foundation, or TDV, under the patronage of Nimet Çubukçu, the state minister in charge of women affairs.
A holiday commercialized with St Valentine’s myth
The fully history of St. Valentine's Day is blurry and nobody really knows who the real St. Valentine was. There are many stories and myths and there were three different Valentines who were martyred. One was a priest who lived in Rome and was supposedly martyred in 269 A.D. The second, a bishop, lived in Interamna (modern-day Treni) in Italy. There was a very obscure third Valentine who met his fate in Africa. The first Valentine, from Rome, is generally considered the right person and is associated with a charming but also gruesome story.
Searching for iron axes (and learning to use them) in 2009
A first column of the new year should be one that shares a vision, a look ahead, a few ideas about solving all the problems we report upon daily. After all, 2008 was an innovative year at the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review. We have added greatly to the newspaper: refocused business pages, highlighted sections on critical sectors, a "Horizons" page each day examines Turkey’s near abroad.
AKP gov't isolates secularists by boosting religion in Turkey
The social structure of Turkey has changed and been changing under the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) as government policies isolate secularists with increasing religious pressure on society, a recent research study showed.
Turkey not living up to its Ilısu promises: report
ANKARA - The controversial Ilısu Dam has received another negative report after it was issued an environmental failure notice in October. Austria announces withdrawal from the international consortium, while Germany and Switzerland appear to give Turkey another chance on Ilısu Dam
Alarming fall in Turkey’s exports
ISTANBUL - While Turkey’s November exports plummet 22.3 percent compared to same period last year, Deputy Prime Minister Nazım Ekren continues to reiterate that the global crisis will not have a major effect on Turkey. The crisis has peaked and now begins to descend, says prime minister
Alarming fall in Turkey's exports
ISTANBUL - While Turkey's November exports plummet 22.3 percent compared to same period last year, Deputy Prime Minister Nazım Ekren continues to reiterate that the global crisis will not have a major effect on Turkey. The crisis has peaked and now begins to descend, says prime minister
Europeans miss Gül’s policy making
ANKARA - Dashed hopes for the government’s return to the reform agenda have made Europeans long for the first term of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, when Abdullah Gül was foreign minister. PM Tayyip Erdoğan’s European counterparts refrain from openly targeting his shift from democracy as a major cause of problems.
Europeans miss Gül's policy making
ANKARA - Dashed hopes for the government's return to the reform agenda have made Europeans long for the first term of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, when Abdullah Gül was foreign minister. PM Tayyip Erdoğan's European counterparts refrain from openly targeting his shift from democracy as a major cause of problems.
Turkey fails to manage
ISTANBUL - Turkish markets received two good and one bad piece of news in less than 24 hours. The markets were relieved with the good news, which came at a huge price: Loss of confidence in Turkey’s economic management. The Turkish government and the economy bureaucracy seem to have eroded their credibility with the recent steps taken to relieve the markets at a time when investor confidence has already been worn down.
Turkey fails to manage
ISTANBUL - Turkish markets received two good and one bad piece of news in less than 24 hours. The markets were relieved with the good news, which came at a huge price: Loss of confidence in Turkey's economic management. The Turkish government and the economy bureaucracy seem to have eroded their credibility with the recent steps taken to relieve the markets at a time when investor confidence has already been worn down.