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20 June 2013 Thursday
 
 
 
 
 
 
More trouble in store for Turkey's deadlocked EU bid
NEWS DIPLOMACY
Turkey responded defiantly to disconcerting signals that its troubled bid to join the European Union is bracing for yet other setbacks, saying it will not beg anyone to join the 27-nation bloc if it faces new rejection.
İstanbul court orders release of Gezi protesters except 2 Çarşı members
Most of Gezi protesters who had previously been detained for their involvement in two-week-long Gezi Park protests, were released on Wednesday evening while interrogation of two Çarşı members continues.
19 June 2013/ 21:25/ TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL
Turkish intelligence blamed for deaths of 11 people
Media reports are accusing Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) of deliberate negligence in failing to prevent a terrorist organization from exploding a roadside bomb that killed 11 people, six of whom were civilians.
19 June 2013/ 12:18/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL
PKK's Karayılan threatens to pull out of settlement process
The leader of the military wing of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Murat Karayılan, has said the PKK is ready to fight again, threatening to withdraw from a settlement process launched by the Turkish government last year to resolve the long-standing terrorism problem in the country.
19 June 2013/ 15:15/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL
Five NCOs accused of rape of minor released
A court has released five senior sergeants under investigation on charges of rape and sexual exploitation of a minor in the southern Turkish province of Bingöl, in a move that has sparked outrage. 
19 June 2013/ 00:31/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL
Iraqi Kurds say new oil pipeline to Turkey to start soon
Iraqi Kurdistan will start a new oil pipeline to Turkey within months, its energy minister said, increasing the autonomous region's control over its resources in a dispute with Baghdad and raising its exports to world markets.
19 June 2013/ 16:05/ REUTERS, LONDON
‘Standing man’ allegedly protested headscarf ban at universities
NEWS National
Erdem Gündüz, a performance artist swiftly dubbed the "standing man" on »»
US ambassador meets Erdoğan's adviser at AK Party headquarters
NEWS Diplomacy
US Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone had talks with adviser to Turkish »»
Çağlayan: TUSKON Trade Bridge soon to be global brand
BUSINESS
Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan said Tuesday that the Turkish Confederation »»
Fener to submit ‘match-fixing' defense to UEFA
Spor Toto Super League runner-up Fenerbahçe will submit its defense on match-fixing »»
19 June 2013/ 12:44 / RACHEL MOLLMAN, İSTANBUL
+1 Newspaper and Design Days offer new perspectives to young designers
The eighth annual +1T Newspaper and Design Days, which kicked off on Tuesday at the »»
19 June 2013/ 16:36 / İPEK ÜZÜM, İSTANBUL
All roads lead to Mersin as Med Games kick off in earnest
The 2013 Mediterranean Games officially kick off in the Mediterranean city of Mersin »»
19 June 2013/ 11:32 / OKAN UDO BASSEY, İSTANBUL
Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs
NEWS World
Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama »»
Opposition launches attack to block northern Syria highway
NEWS World
Opposition forces attacked a main highway in northern Syria on Wednesday, opposition »»
Afghan government irked over US talks with Taliban
NEWS World
Afghan President Hamid Karzai distanced himself from US peace talks with Taliban »»
ICRC says opening Guantanamo files would set dangerous precedent
NEWS World
No court in the world has ever ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross »»
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The battle between the president and judges
11 June 2013 / 12:09/ HAZEM MOHSEN SOLIMAN, STRATEGIC OUTLOOK,
I thought that it will be very essential  to start writing a series of articles shedding the light on what i believe is true or false regarding the current situation in Egypt and the middle east,  faithfully refuting all what I believe should be considered  or proved  false, artificial and  stereotype.
Could an Arab Spring Emerge From Taksim?
7 June 2013 / 12:16/ ASSOC. DR. VEYSEL AYHAN, IMPR,
The Arab Spring had emerged as an outward expression of anger against ruling powers.
Bottom-Up: Explaining the Success Story of Turkey in the 2000s
27 May 2013 / 11:32/ PROF. DR. MUSTAFA ACAR, STRATEGIC OUTLOOK,
A lot of people around the world are wondering these days how Turkey was able to jump from bottom to the top within a decade and became a shining star of the region. It seems a miracle: starting from a terrible situation it faced with the eruption of 2001 crisis, but ending with a brighter than ever outlook. When the country cleared its external debts to the IMF last week, this outlook became even brighter, urging credit rating institutions to upgrade Turkey’s rating.
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