Turkish News from around the world updated hourly. http://www.learn-how-to-speak.com en-us News newsManager v4.04.2961 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:15:16 CST 60 TURKISH STOCKS OPEN DOWN 1.23 PCT AFTER IMF SAYS LOAN TALKS WITH TURKEY CALLED OFF http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12cop5tm2/%2Ahttp%253A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews%26articleid=7784858%26action=article Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:15:43 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12cop5tm2/%2Ahttp%253A//www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews%26articleid=7784858%26action=article ANKARA, March 10 (Reuters) - Turkish petrochemical producer Petkim has signed 10 licence agreements with five different companies for the engineering of various processing units at a planned refinery, the company said on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12cm9d4vm/%2Ahttp%253A//asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100311/tbs-turcas-refiner-7318940.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:07 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12cm9d4vm/%2Ahttp%253A//asia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100311/tbs-turcas-refiner-7318940.html Executives at an Illinois estate- planning firm raised more than $20 million for Turkish Eurobond investments, while diverting clients' money for a stamp collection, Internet pornography and cryogenically frozen umbilical cords, U.S. regulators said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=124jet4k1/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103%26sid=aYElptpY9vkw Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:15:16 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=124jet4k1/%2Ahttp%253A//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103%26sid=aYElptpY9vkw Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan cancelled his trip to the United States in response to the U.S. adoption of a resolution labelling the incidents of 1915 as "genocide," local Daily News reported on its website Tuesday. Caglayan, who is in charge of foreign trade, was scheduled to depart for the U.S. on March 19 with a large business delegation, according to the report. The decision was made http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11vfc1ot9/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6914484.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:15:43 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11vfc1ot9/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6914484.html Turkish officials on Wednesday lowered the death toll in this week's magnitude 6 earthquake from 51 to 41. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12bo1m711/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/aponreeu/euturkeyearthquake34 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:26:59 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12bo1m711/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/aponreeu/euturkeyearthquake34 ANKARA, Turkey, March 10 (UPI) -- At least 18 paintings are missing from the State Museum of Fine Arts in Ankara, the Turkish Radikal newspaper reported Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13ht3m5g9/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/International/2010/03/10/Paintings-stolen-from-Turkish-museum/UPI-34221268238911/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:41:03 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13ht3m5g9/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/International/2010/03/10/Paintings-stolen-from-Turkish-museum/UPI-34221268238911/ Source: Reuters ISTANBUL March 10 (Reuters) - A Turkish court arrested three soldiers on Wednesday in an investigation over an alleged plot to topple the Islamist rooted government, state-run news agency Anatolian http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11q12a9um/%2Ahttp%253A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE62929F.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:59:11 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11q12a9um/%2Ahttp%253A//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE62929F.htm Venezuelan authorities have arrested 23 Turkish oil tanker crew members on drug trafficking charges stemming from a recent bust aboard the vessel. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=1289virsl/%2Ahttp%253A//biz.yahoo.com/ap/100310/ltvenezuelaturksarrested.html?.v=1 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:15:16 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=1289virsl/%2Ahttp%253A//biz.yahoo.com/ap/100310/ltvenezuelaturksarrested.html?.v=1 A Saudi award to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his 'service to Islam' underscores Saudi backing for Turkey's bid to take a more activist role as a Middle East power broker. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13vatmb12/%2Ahttp%253A//www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0310/Saudi-award-to-Turkish-prime-minister-signals-deepening-strategic-ties Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:03:31 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13vatmb12/%2Ahttp%253A//www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0310/Saudi-award-to-Turkish-prime-minister-signals-deepening-strategic-ties ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 9 (UPI) -- Two Turkish soldiers were killed and six others were injured in two bombing attacks in as many days, officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13gqtalbq/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/International/2010/03/09/Two-attacks-kill-2-Turkish-soldiers/UPI-25051268139732/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:59 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13gqtalbq/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/International/2010/03/09/Two-attacks-kill-2-Turkish-soldiers/UPI-25051268139732/ Police shot a Turkish man after he opened fire on the Consulate of Ukraine, local officials and media said http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13el8n4bi/%2Ahttp%253A//www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/09/turkey.ukraine.consulate.shooting/index.html?section=cnnlatest Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:59 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13el8n4bi/%2Ahttp%253A//www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/09/turkey.ukraine.consulate.shooting/index.html?section=cnnlatest Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Riyadh on Tuesday that further sanctions on Tehran over its controversial uranium enrichment programme would bear no fruit. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=130rm9rin/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/wlmideastafp/iranpoliticsnuclearturkey20100309140442 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:15:59 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=130rm9rin/%2Ahttp%253A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100309/wlmideastafp/iranpoliticsnuclearturkey20100309140442 ISTANBUL, March 9 (Reuters) - The Turkish Central Bank will hold a one-week repo auction on Tuesday with a volume of two billion lira ($1.3 billion), bank data showed . http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12d8moelo/%2Ahttp%253A//malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-turkey-repo-955c2a1.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:11:04 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12d8moelo/%2Ahttp%253A//malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-turkey-repo-955c2a1.html * Turkish lira softer, stocks flat http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12ap5i4a8/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-markets-turkey-955c2a1.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:47:43 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12ap5i4a8/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-markets-turkey-955c2a1.html Turkish Airlines is offering special airfares to American Express (AMEX) card members from Thailand to experience premium journey on Turkish Airlines First and Business Class service to Europe and Nor http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12ibaju09/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thaipr.net/nc/readnews.aspx?newsid=0D7905636F8E2BE7BECDBB92DB9B9803 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:46:58 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12ibaju09/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thaipr.net/nc/readnews.aspx?newsid=0D7905636F8E2BE7BECDBB92DB9B9803 British artist Michael Dickinson is freed by a Turkish judge after being tried over a cartoon that depicted the head of the Turkish prime minister on a dog. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11ms0q88g/%2Ahttp%253A//news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8558805.stm Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:27:24 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11ms0q88g/%2Ahttp%253A//news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8558805.stm ANKARA - The exposure of the plan hatched by senior military officials - called "Operation Sledgehammer" - to destabilize Turkey's government, and the subsequent arrest of high-ranking officers, demonstrates the growing strength of Turkey's democracy. Moreover, prosecutors' efforts to uncover the truth are not a campaign to discredit the Turkish Army, as some allege; nor has the exposure of http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11odqqr6b/%2Ahttp%253A//search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/eo20100310a1.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:17:48 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11odqqr6b/%2Ahttp%253A//search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/eo20100310a1.html ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 8 (UPI) -- A magnitude-6 earthquake struck an eastern Turkish province Monday, killing at least 57 people and injuring 71, officials said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13jmt08qu/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/International/2010/03/08/Turkish-earthquake-kills-57-injures-70/UPI-99671268052299/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:48:59 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13jmt08qu/%2Ahttp%253A//www.upi.com/TopNews/International/2010/03/08/Turkish-earthquake-kills-57-injures-70/UPI-99671268052299/ Turkish championship results and standings on Wednesday. Besiktas 2 Buyuksehir Bld. Spor 0 Kasimpasa 0 Bursaspor 2 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12ocqbfsj/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-europeturkeyresults%26prov=reuters%26type=lgns Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:03:51 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12ocqbfsj/%2Ahttp%253A//sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-europeturkeyresults%26prov=reuters%26type=lgns * Turkish lira, bonds firm, stocks flat http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12auvuu9l/%2Ahttp%253A//sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100308/tbs-markets-turkey-955c2a1.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:15:29 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12auvuu9l/%2Ahttp%253A//sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100308/tbs-markets-turkey-955c2a1.html DOHA: It was a day of creativity and enlightenment as the members of the Turkish Women Association in Qatar celebrated the International Women's Day yesterday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=14fc5vj94/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Displaynews.asp?section=LocalNews%26subsection=Qatar%2BNews%26month=March2010%26file=LocalNews2010030964335.xml Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:15:12 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=14fc5vj94/%2Ahttp%253A//www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Displaynews.asp?section=LocalNews%26subsection=Qatar%2BNews%26month=March2010%26file=LocalNews2010030964335.xml Boeing Gets Turkish Air Order; List Price $1.6 Bln http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=126n1fsj5/%2Ahttp%253A//feeds.foxbusiness.com/%7Er/foxbusiness/latest/%7E3/FuNolHxb6ic/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:15:29 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=126n1fsj5/%2Ahttp%253A//feeds.foxbusiness.com/%7Er/foxbusiness/latest/%7E3/FuNolHxb6ic/ WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Monday he would meet Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan within the next few months to discuss a "just solution" for Cyprus. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12jb6cbah/%2Ahttp%253A//malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-greece-usa-cyprus-0b94ddd.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:15:12 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12jb6cbah/%2Ahttp%253A//malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100309/tbs-greece-usa-cyprus-0b94ddd.html Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu pledged Sunday to push the bilateral relations, saying the ties serve the interests of two peoples, the official ANA news agency reported. During their meeting, the two sides discussed the latest regional developments, especially in the Palestinian territories, calling for immediate action to stop the http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11vjm6sg8/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6912130.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:24:23 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11vjm6sg8/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6912130.html Boeing finalizes order with Turkish Airlines for 20 new 737s worth $1.6 billion at list prices Turkish Airlines - Boeing - Aircraft - Turkey - Aviation http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11onoi4o8/%2Ahttp%253A//abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10041756 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:31:31 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11onoi4o8/%2Ahttp%253A//abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10041756 ISTANBUL, March 8 (Reuters) - The Turkish Treasury on Monday sold a net 2.033 billion lira ($1.3 billion) of a six-month reference bill, maturing on Sept. 8, at an average compound yield of 7.19 percent, Central Bank data showed. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12a0558oj/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100308/tbs-turkey-auction-955c2a1.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:15:29 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12a0558oj/%2Ahttp%253A//ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20100308/tbs-turkey-auction-955c2a1.html Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday lashed out at the United Sates, saying that the U.S. House of Representatives resolution on Armenian allegations would harm U.S.-Turkish relations and U.S. interests. Addressing a business conference in Istanbul, the Turkish leader said "the resolution of the U.S House Committee on Foreign Affairs will not harm Turkey in anyway. ...Those who http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11v5a9hu0/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6911204.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:15:05 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11v5a9hu0/%2Ahttp%253A//english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6911204.html Former Tennessee All-SEC forward Tyler Smith made his debut for Bornova Belediye in the Turkish Basketball League.Smith had 17 points, two rebounds and three assists in a 104-79 loss to Turk Telekom on Friday. Smith was 7-of-9 shooting, including 2-of-5 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12tkv1qms/%2Ahttp%253A//www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/06/smith-makes-turkish-debut/?partner=yahoofeeds Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:17:00 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=12tkv1qms/%2Ahttp%253A//www.govolsxtra.com/news/2010/mar/06/smith-makes-turkish-debut/?partner=yahoofeeds Some arms are displayed during 'Tuerckische Cammer' (Turkish Chamber) exhibition at the Dresdner Residenzschloss (Dresden Royal Palace) in Dresden, Germany. Between the 16th and the 19th centuries, the art-loving Electors of Saxony built up a treasure house of precious oriental items. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11t3n1iae/%2Ahttp%253A//www.artdaily.com/index.asp?intsec=2%26intnew=36617 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:15:05 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11t3n1iae/%2Ahttp%253A//www.artdaily.com/index.asp?intsec=2%26intnew=36617 Follow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) A Turkish newspaper reports that police burst into an Istanbul synagogue during recent Sabbath services and demanded worshipers' ID's. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11ridocge/%2Ahttp%253A//www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136373 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:15:49 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=11ridocge/%2Ahttp%253A//www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136373 Damascus - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Damascus Sunday for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which diplomats said would focus on the Middle East peace process. Last week, Turkey announced that it was prepared to res http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13r43tsac/%2Ahttp%253A//www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/312855%2Cturkish-foreign-minister-in-syria-for-talks-with-president-al-assad.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:05:00 CST http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/%2522turkish%2522/SIG=13r43tsac/%2Ahttp%253A//www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/312855%2Cturkish-foreign-minister-in-syria-for-talks-with-president-al-assad.html