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Orhan Paumk: A book is a promise

Source: The Telegraph, Nov 9 2012, 1:46am CST

Anyone who has visited Istanbul will know the city is haunted by its Ottoman past. Turkey’s new assertiveness – over its former possession Syria, for example – has led some observers to think the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, longs to rev ...

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European energy exchanges compete for Turkish growth

Source: Reuters  |   May 21 2013, 11:30am CDT

ISTANBUL May 21 (Reuters) - European energy exchanges ICE Endex and EEX are competing for a slice of Turkey's booming power market as the country prepares to open its first electricity exchange, executives from the companies said on Tuesday. Tur ...

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Turkey Seeks to Benefit From Islamic Banking Sector

Source: Voice of America  |   May 21 2013, 11:01am CDT

ISTANBUL — With the international economic crisis continuing to bite, the Turkish government has announced it will be seeking to tap into the $1 trillion Islamic financial industry. Although Turkey is a secular state, it is overwhelmingly Muslim. U ...

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27 weeks ago


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"All art is about seeing other worlds through the details of this world. Holding a copy of a book is akin to holding optimism in your hand – that you will follow the story, you will learn about the human heart. A book is a promise."


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Greek Cyprus ‘outraged’ as Cyprus meet coincides with anniversary of Istanbul conquest

Source: Hurriet Daily News  |   May 21 2013, 8:25am CDT

Greek Cyprus was “outraged” to learn that a meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and his Turkish counterpart scheduled for on May 29 coincides with the 560th anniversary of the conquest of the city of Istanbul. The United Nations has offered to p ...

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Karsiyaka Dream Of Turkish Semis

Source: FIBA Europe  |   May 21 2013, 5:32am CDT

Team captain Ümit Sonkol was the top scorer for Karsiyaka in their Game 1 win over Fenerbahce EuroChallenge finalists Pinar Karsiyaka could become on Tuesday the second team to seal a place in the Turkish BEKO Ligi play-off semi- ...

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Independent Foreign Fiction prize goes to Gerbrand Bakker

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 21 2013, 5:30am CDT

Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker's "haunting" story of a Dutch scholar who retreats to a Welsh farmhouse after an affair has won the . Bakker, who took the €100,000 Impac prize for his debut novel The Twin, narrowly beat Argentinian author Andrés Neuman t ...

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Back Home ...

Source: Oracle Blog  |   May 21 2013, 4:47am CDT

Now finally back from my short trip to Johannesburg, South Africa. Flying out Monday overnight, returning Friday morning after another overnight flight (all Eco). But thanks to Turkish Airlines - including the short ...

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Holiday Mate Welcomes the News that Turkey Aims to Attract 33 Million...

Source: PRWeb  |   May 21 2013, 2:13am CDT

The proposed figures for 2013 may seem an astronomical figure to some but with almost 32 million tourists last year, it’s definitely not unobtainable. These estimated statistics came from Basaran Ulusoy, the c ...

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Turkish Museums

Source: Bella Online  |   May 21 2013, 12:00am CDT

There are two great museum cards now available to foreigners in Turkey. THE MUSEUM PASS ISTANBUL For foreign tourists, consider purchasing the Museum Pass Istanbul Card, previously only available to Turkish citizens. This ...

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Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013

Source: The Complete Review  |   May 20 2013, 11:24pm CDT

go to weblog return to main archive 21 May 2013 - Tuesday | The Hanging Garden review China and India to trade classics Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 They've announced that Gerbrand Bakker's The Detour (published in the US as Ten White Geese), t ...

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