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İndirimlerden indirim beğenenlerin, evlerine paket paket yeni ciciler taşıyanların olduğu kadar, bütçesi yetmediği için sadece vitrine bakmakla kalanların, parası olsa da gözü kuyruklardan korktuğu için dükkânlardan içeri giremeyenlerin de olduğu bir Black Friday’i daha geride bıraktık.

Turkish Cypriot leader to meet EU officials in Brussels

Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will travel Tuesday to Brussels to meet EU officials. The U.N. Secretary-General personally congratulated the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders for agreeing to full-fledged negotiations aimed at reuniting Cyprus. (UPDATED)

Laptop ban aims to hinder business as Turkish Airlines flies high: Minister

Laptop ban aims to hinder business as Turkish Airlines flies high: Minister

Turkey, US collaborate in NY art field

ISTANBUL - In a collaboration with Artists Space in New York, Istanbul’s Platform Garanti Art Gallery organizes an informal exhibition and series event titled 'The Columns Held Us Up.' The event opened Wednesday in New York.

Iran rules out scrapping presidential vote as world alarm mounts

TEHRAN - Iran’s top election body on Tuesday ruled out cancelling the disputed presidential vote as the world voiced increasing alarm at the violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators posing the most serious challenge to the Islamic regime in 30 years.

DTP says open to a dignified peace

ANKARA - The Democratic Society Party’s Ahmet Türk says: ’We want to contribute to peace and dialogue. What we want is to sit and talk and to find a common ground. We are not eager for a meeting otherwise.’ The prime minister refuses to meet with members of the DTP

EU agency helps Greece with immigration

KIPI, Greece - Weary of illegal immigrants crossing over its rugged borders with Turkey, Greece gets help from EU agency Frontex to search trucks and monitor clandestine crossings. Heartbeat and carbon dioxide detectors are used, along with heat cameras to scan vehicles

Lower Mexico flu death toll heartens nervous world

MEXICO CITY - New laboratory data showed fewer people have died in Mexico than first thought from a new influenza strain, a glint of good news for a world rattled by the threat of a flu pandemic.

Ex-minister shuns attempt on his life

ANKARA - Two extremist militants fail in an attempt to take the life of former Justice Minister Hikmet Sami Türk, as the guard neutralizes the suicide bomber at the last second. An alleged aide to the militant is also taken into custody short while later

Three suspected swine flu cases in Germany: min

BERLIN - Three suspected cases of swine flu are being probed in Germany, Klaus Theo Schroeder, state secretary at the country's health ministry, said Tuesday.

Personality crisis through artworks

ISTANBUL - 'Personality Crisis,' the latest exhibition at Istanbul’s Outlet/Independent Art Space, is the response of a group of artists from Turkey and abroad to contemporary issues through paintings, photography and video works. The exhibition will continue through May 23.

Probe may boost trust in the bourse

ISTANBUL - The crackdown on stock market manipulation is likely to increase investors’ confidence in the bourse, according to the chief of the bourse, who is expecting the ongoing investigation to be finalized soon.

Obama makes suprise visit to Iraqi capital

BAGHDAD - On a trip shrouded in secrecy, President Barack Obama flew into Iraq yesterday for a look at a war he opposed as a candidate and now vows to end as commander in chief. Obama flew into the country hours after a bomb exploded in Baghdad, a reminder of the violence that has claimed the lives at least 4,266 U.S. soldiers since 2003.

Five aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

Five employees with the Belgian branch of Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), including three international staff, have been kidnapped in Darfur, officials said Thursday.

High-speed train makes debut trip

ANKARA / ESKİŞEHİR - A long-awaited high-speed train makes its test debut on the Ankara-Eskişehir route and will open to the public after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan officially inaugurates the route by riding it March 13

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON MAR 09

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on March 9, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Turkish, U.S. top diplomats express commitment for cooperation

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed willingness to cooperate with each other during a phone conversation on Tuesday. (UPDATED)

US sends more troops to flagging Afghan war

KABUL - Afghanistan readies for an Iraq-style surge after US president authorizes the deployment of an extra 17,000 troops for the flagging war, his first major move to change the course of conflict. Barack Obama says the troop increase is vital for stabilization, but he also pledges to use diplomacy

Illinois Senator offers US help for Cyprus peace talks

Washington is offering assistance to the leaders of the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities in the ongoing peace talks aimed at reunifying the divided island, a U.S. lawmaker said Tuesday.(UPDATED)

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON FEB 3

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on Feb. 3, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

A good start for no-interest bonds

ISTANBUL - The demand for the revenue-indexed bonds should not be belittled, according to the chief of the Capital Markets Board, or SPK. ’For a start, it's a good figure,’ says Turan Erol, adding that the SPK is currently working on establishing a secondary market for trading revenue-linked bonds.

Islamic-style bonds made good start: Turkey's Capital Markets Board

Turkey's revenue-index bonds, an Islamic-style debt issue, made a good start and the demand -- much less than expected -- should not be "belittled," the head of the Capital Markets Board (SPK) said on Friday.

Ukraine says to meet Russia in Moscow over gas dispute- agency

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to meet on Saturday in Moscow to discuss a row over gas prices that has cut supplies to Europe, Russian media reported on Thursday, quoting the Ukrainian government press service.

No visas to Kosovo

ANKARA - Turkey and Kosovo agreed Tuesday to abolish the visa regime between the two countries to make travel easier.

Turkish, Kosovar foreign ministers sign agreement on visa-free travels

Foreign ministers of Turkey and Kosovo on Tuesday agreed to abolish the visa regime between the two countries, to make travel easier.

Turkey rejects Greek demand of gas as Russia-Ukraine price row grows

Turkey has rejected a request from Greece to provide additional gas supplies amid intensified efforts to compensate supply cut as the gas price dispute between Russia and Ukraine worsened on Tuesday when the deliveries to Europe disrupted. (UPDATED)

Russia supplies to south-east Europe halt

Russian gas supplies to Turkey from a western pipeline passing through Ukraine have been completely cut as a result of the Moscow-Kiev price row, the Turkish energy minister said on Tuesday. Iran may increase its gas flow, Reuters reported. (UPDATED)

EU tells Israel to respect int'l law, UN fails to agree on ceasefire call

The European Commission on Sunday called on Israel to respect international law and allow access to people "suffering and dying" in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. The U.N. Security Council has failed to agree on a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. (UPDATED)