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HOMEPAGE HEADLINE
Alevi leader Balkız: New left-social democrat party will solve problems, including those of Alevis
Ali Balkız, head of the Federation of Alevi-Bektaşi Associations»»
AGENDA
Erdoğan cold toward sending combat troops to Afghanistan
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed unwillingness to sending combat troops to Afghanistan in»»
MİT officials detained in Ergenekon probe
The head of the National Intelligence Organization's (MİT) Erzincan branch, identified as Ş.D., and two other members»»
LATEST NEWS More»»
16:46   Terrorist attack kills 7 soldiers
15:47   Oil below $75 as OPEC ministers flag steady output
15:35   Thousands protest in Iran, battling police
14:50   Nearly one million tourists visit Hasankeyf
12:48   Government official: Dubai World may sell assets
12:42   Russia, India leaders agree atomic cooperation pact
Turkey’s GDP in PPP rises by factor of 2.5 in 15 years
A set of figures released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shown that Turkey has been among the»»
Turkey’s oil bill down $12.9 billion in 10 months owing to falling prices
Turkey has paid $12.9 billion less than the same period last year for oil purchases between»»
Aselsan eyes leading global position in unmanned vehicles
With the production of unmanned systems one of its core activity areas, Turkey’s major military industry»»
Russia’s Perm mourns as blaze toll reaches 112
Perm residents gathered at the central morgue on a bitter cold Siberian Sunday to identify the dead after Friday’s»»
‘Turkey has team-player spirit for joining EU league’
Sauli Niinistö, the Finnish parliament speaker since April 2007, was the deputy prime minister of his country»»
Eroğlu vows to continue Cyprus talks if elected president
Peace negotiations between the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) and Greek Cyprus to find an enduring»»

News
Untouchable generals’ turn to testify in Ergenekon investigation
Terrorist attack kills 7 soldiers
MİT officials detained in Ergenekon probe
Erdoğan flies to US with packed agenda for Obama talks
Erdoğan cold toward sending combat troops to Afghanistan
Business
Turkey’s GDP in PPP rises by factor of 2.5 in 15 years
Turkey’s oil bill down $12.9 billion in 10 months owing to falling prices
Aselsan eyes leading global position in unmanned vehicles
Textile giant Gürmen eyes expansion in dairy and olive sectors
Cigarette producers sue to reduce size of graphic images
Op-Ed
Protecting democracy, prosecuting coup plotters, promoting public opinion by KLAUS JURGENS
Obama’s ideal partner: Turkey by JOSHUA W. WALKER*
Turkey’s civil war by MÜCAHİT BİLİCİ*
Order of threats to national security by MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE
Scandal at WAN-IFRA / WEF Congress in Hyderabad by YAVUZ BAYDAR
Arts & Culture
Contemporary art makes four-day İstanbul appearance
Cemal Şan’s ‘Acı’ vying for prizes in Ukraine, Iran
Akın’s ‘Soul Kitchen’ to open on New Year’s Day
Pianist sisters to bring ‘White Nights’ to İstanbul
Ruşen Güneş to make 2 appearances with CSO
Features
Hometown markets attract attention of regional foodies
Batik: Indonesia’s cultural heritage UNESCO to protect batik as Indonesia’s cultural heritage
Steam rises anew in Turkey’s historic bath houses
Kaynaklar: an organic heaven
Travel
Return to Diyarbakır
Jerusalem, the al-Aqsa Mosque and the city of Acre
[Turkey Through a Traveler’s Eyes] A Wild Sheep Chase Across Anatolia in 1939
The unique beauties of mysterious Morocco
On active service in eastern Turkey: 1918-1921
Leisure
Fans kept guessing about Jackson 4 reunion ahead of reality show
How can you tell if cheese is good?
[Movie Guide]
A little care about the right points leads to a great meal!
[TV Guide]


Russia's new European security architecture proposal: The wrong blueprint
DANIEL P. FATA AND DAVID J. KRAMER, GMF ON TURKEY, Dec 06, 2009,
WASHINGTON -- On the eve of this week’s Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and NATO Ministerial meetings, in addition to a NATO-Russia Council gathering, Russian officials unveiled their long-awaited proposal for a new European Security Treaty.

A European Union of Nations Needs Deft, Discreet Leaders
GILLES ANDRÉANI *, GMF ON TURKEY, Nov 26, 2009,
PARIS — On November 18, the European Council selected Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton to become, respectively, President of the European Council for a two and a half year-term, and High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission for external affairs for a five-year term.

The Turhurmatu Turkmens: A Success Story
SERHAT ERKMEN *, ORSAM, Nov 26, 2009,
Tuzhurmatu that constitutes a buffer zone between the Arabs and Kurds due to its location is a significant Turkmen settlement in terms of demographic and geographic qualities.

In Iraq coalitions are being formed before the elections
BILGAY DUMAN, ORSAM, Nov 26, 2009,
As the elections approach, political developments in Iraq seem to be accelerating. In this process, especially large Shiite parties of Iraq have advanced through their alliance.


Columnists
YAŞ and dear diary
BÜLENT KENEŞ
Minarets and steeples
CHARLOTTE MCPHERSON
DTP undermines Turkey’s EU path, reforms
YAVUZ BAYDAR
A response to Israeli President Shimon Peres
ŞAHİN ALPAY
Is the US prepared to work with a Saddam of Turkey?
İHSAN DAĞI
The WTO Ministerial Conference lives up to modest expectations
ASIM ERDİLEK
What’s next in Turkish-American relations?
ÖMER TAŞPINAR
Protecting democracy, prosecuting coup plotters, promoting public opinion
KLAUS JURGENS
Supreme court of Middle Ages? A different approach to ‘women and the high judiciary’ (4)
BERK ÇEKTİR

Turkish Press Review

Death wells: Ergenekon's Aceldama


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Erdoğan flies to US with packed agenda for Obama talks
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Untouchable generals’ turn to testify in Ergenekon investigation
Eroğlu vows to continue Cyprus talks if elected president
Aselsan eyes leading global position in unmanned vehicles
Barcelona to fly with Turkish Airlines
MİT officials detained in Ergenekon probe
Erdoğan cold toward sending combat troops to Afghanistan
Turkey’s GDP in PPP rises by factor of 2.5 in 15 years
‘Turkey has team-player spirit for joining EU league’


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Turkey wants to maintain current status even in post-Kyoto period
[The Old Groaner] You say tomato, I say tomato
Contemporary art makes four-day İstanbul appearance
Untouchable generals’ turn to testify in Ergenekon investigation
Erdoğan vows to go ahead with Kurdish move despite DTP
Turkey’s GDP in PPP rises by factor of 2.5 in 15 years
Aselsan eyes leading global position in unmanned vehicles
Turkey rethinks military cooperation with Israel
Turkey’s civil war by MÜCAHİT BİLİCİ*
Stop the old ‘bridge’ metaphor; Turkey has become a new regional ‘hub’