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New Delhi: India's quest for acquiring overseas oil and gas assets received yet another setback, with rival China walking away with the giant Halfaya oilfield put on the block by Iraq. Full Article at DNA India
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hey are the forgotten faces of an oil boom that is literally passing them by, people connected by poverty along a billion-dollar pipeline that threads through the volatile Caucasus to pump energy to the West. Full Article at Times Online
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Kazakhstan's Leonid Spiridonov (R) celebrates after defeating Turkey's Muhammed Ilkhan in the men's 66 kg free-style bronze medal match at the World Wrestling Championships 2009 in Herning September 21, 2009. View Photo »
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We should not expect a complete severance of ties with Iran. If Turkish Prime Minister [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan can visit Tehran and embrace Ahmadinejad, why can't Bashar Assad
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Turkey's top court on Friday closed the only pro-Kurdish party in parliament for having links to PKK Kurdish rebels in a ruling that could deal a fresh blow to the nation's faltering EU membership bid. Full Article at The Post Chronicle
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RNRL's submissions on the MoU New Delhi: ONGCs losing streak in Iraq continued on Friday when it lost the bid to develop Iraqs giant Halfaya oilfield to a consortium led by a Chinese firm. Full Article at Expressindia.com
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NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Grave robbers stole the corpse of former hardline Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, digging up his coffin during a thunderstorm just before the first anniversary of his death, police said Friday. Full Article at WHDH-TV
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Kazakhstan's Leonid Spiridonov (R) challenges Turkey's Muhammed Ilkhan in the men's 66 kg free-style bronze medal match at the World Wrestling Championships 2009 in Herning September 21, 2009. View Photo »
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Trepp Qualifies for Final at European Championship
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ISTANBUL, Turkey -- LSU swimmer Jane Trepp continues to have one of the meets of her life as the junior qualified for an event final for the second time in as many days during the second session of the 2009 European Short-Course Swimming Championships... Full Article at LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics
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Top Turkish court bans Kurdish party for rebel ties, forbids dozens from joining other parties
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Kilic said the party had become "a focal point of activities against the state's unity" with its "actions and ties to the terrorist organization" - a reference to the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which has fought for autonomy from the... Full Article at Macleans.ca
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North Korea's Yang Kyong-il (L) challenges Turkey's Sezar Akgul in the men's 55 kg free-style gold medal match at the World Wrestling Championships 2009 in Herning September 21, 2009.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, is measured by an official from Guinness World Records in New York's Times Square, September 21, 2009. The 26-year-old is 2 metres 46.5 cm (8 feet 1 inch) tall, also claiming the record for the largest hands and feet.
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North Korea's Yang Kyong-il (L) challenges Turkey's Sezar Akgul in the men's 55 kg free-style gold medal match at the World Wrestling Championships 2009 in Herning September 21, 2009.
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Sultan Kosen, left, from Turkey, who is 8-feet-1, meets Mr. Met, the New York Mets mascot, on the field during Mets' batting practice before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, is measured by an official from Guinness World Records in New York's Times Square, September 21, 2009. The 26-year-old is 2 metres 46.5 cm (8 feet 1 inch) tall, also claiming the record for the largest hands and feet.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, poses for photographers in New York's Times Square, September 21, 2009. The 26-year-old is 2 metres 46.5 cm (8 feet 1 inch) tall, also claiming the record for the largest hands and feet.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, is measured by an official from Guinness World Records in New York's Times Square, September 21, 2009. The 26-year-old is 2 metres 46.5 cm (8 feet 1 inch) tall, also claiming the record for the largest hands and feet.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, poses for photographers in New York's Times Square, September 21, 2009. The 26-year-old is 2 metres 46.5 cm (8 feet 1 inch) tall, also claiming the record for the largest hands and feet.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, poses for pictures in Times Square, New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Kosen has been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest living man at 8 feet 1 inch.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, right, poses for pictures with a Guinness Book of World Record official, Stuart Claxton, in Times Square, New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, is measured by Guinness Book of World Records' officials in Times Square, New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Kosen has been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest living man at 8 feet 1 inch.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, poses for pictures in Times Square, New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Kosen has been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest living man at 8 feet 1 inch.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, poses in New York's Times Square, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Kosen has been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest living man at 8 foot 1 inch.
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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, touches a street sign in Times Square, New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Kosen has been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's tallest living man at 8 feet 1 inch.
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Turkey's Semih Erden shoots against Russia during their play off game for positions 7-8 in the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
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Russia's Timofey Mozgov (L) tries to block Turkey's (div)mer Asik (R) during their play off game for positions 7-8 in the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
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Russia's Sergey Bykov (R) tries to block Turkey's Semih Erden (L) during their play off game for positions 7-8 in the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
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Russia's Sergey Monya (C) jumps to shoot past Turkey's (div)mer Asik (L) and Kerem Tunçeri (R) try to block him during their play off game for positions 7-8 in the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
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Russia's Anton Ponkrashov (R) looks on as Turkey's (div)mer Asik (L) blocks his teammate Nikita Kurbanov during their play off game for positions 7-8 in the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
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Russia's Anton Ponkrashov jumps to shoot against Turkey during their play off game for positions 7-8 in the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
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Russia's Anton Ponkrashov (R) jumps to shoot as Turkey's Hidayet Türkoglu looks on during their play off game for positions 7-8 in the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
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Omer Asik, left, from Turkey challenges Nikita Kurbanov, right, from Russia during their EuroBasket 2009, European Basketball Championships 7th place match in Katowice, Poland, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
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We should not expect a complete severance of ties with Iran. If Turkish Prime Minister [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan can visit Tehran and embrace Ahmadinejad, why can't Bashar Assad
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The current Israeli government of (Benjamin) Netanyahu is perfectly aware that Syria will not resume indirect talks brokered by Turkey unless this prime minister commits himself to a full withdrawal from the Golan
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Our policy is conditioned by what Mr. Gunter Verheugen and other officials of the Union have told us - that direct trade with Turkish Cyprus would be established ... That did not happen. As long as that does not happen, there is no way we are going to open the ports to Greek Cyprus.
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That year, 1915, saw the awful crescendo of the genocide as the CUP government forcibly deported Armenians eastward [to Syria, Iraq, and Russian territory], tortured, massacred, and starved them on death marches, confiscated their property, killed almost all of the arrested 250 leaders, and resettled Mu...
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We discussed the continuing role that we can play as NATO allies in strengthening Turkey’s profile within NATO and coordinating more effectively on critical issues like missile defense
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as it has recognized that the Alexandretta is Turkish and pulled its forces out of Lebanon, it will recognize the Golan [is Israeli].
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It is clearly unfair to make demands of Turkey over the additional protocol while the decision taken by the European Council to lift the embargo on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has not been fully applied
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This is very dangerous. [The] opening of ports and airports should be kept to either a solution or to lifting the isolation of Turkish Cypriots simultaneously
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Obviously, why wouldn’t I be when we’ve got the Turkish Jordan on our team?
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We will be setting conditions for the opening of the chapters ... Our intention is not to stop the Turkish accession process.
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The illegal money transfer systems they use provide the infrastructure to launder cash for organised crime groups whose activities directly impact on the United Kingdom ... These networks pay no attention to cultural or geographical barriers and launder money for ... UK, Pakistani and Turkish nationals ...
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We have also had opportunity to discuss what we can do jointly in the region with regard to nuclear programs ... We as Turkey stand ready to do whatever we can to ensure a diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue in our region. And we stand ready as Turkey to do whatever we can do with respect to relati...
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The president pressed the prime minister to make rebuilding Turkey's ties with Israel a priority.
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I indicated to the Prime Minister how important it is to resolve the issue of Iran's nuclear capacity in a way that allows Iran to pursue peaceful nuclear energy but provides assurances that it will abide by international rules and norms ... and I believe that Turkey can be an important player in trying...
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Turkey harshly condemns this loathsome terrorist attack that took place at a time when an important progress was recorded to restore democratization and stability following approval of the law regarding the elections planned to take place in Iraq at the beginning of 2010.
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This operation is part of Soca's long-term strategy targeting specialist money launderers based overseas. These networks pay no attention to cultural or geographical barriers and launder money for organised crime groups from any ethnic background or criminal businesses, particularly UK, Pakistani and Tu...
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The spots that seem like real big holes in my travel resume are Greece, which I can't believe I haven't been to, and Ireland ... I'm actually quite interested in going to Istanbul. I've been wanting to go to Turkey for going on two decades.
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we stand ready as Turkey to do whatever we can do with respect to relations between Israel and the Palestinians, and Israel and Syria.
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If Defense Minister Ehud Barak continues to fight the hesder yeshivas, they will have to import soldiers from Turkey
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I indicated to the prime minister how important it is to resolve the issue of Iran's nuclear capacity in a way that allows Iran to pursue peaceful nuclear energy but provides assurances that it will abide by international rules and norms ... I believe that Turkey can be an important player in trying to ...
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Aston Villa striker John Carew is a shock transfer target for wealthy Turkish giants Fenerbahce - with a £5million bid on the cards.
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the inflammatory denunciation of Israel by Turkish officials.
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I thanked Prime Minister Erdogan and the Turkish people for their outstanding contributions to stabilizing Afghanistan
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and I indicated to the prime minister how important it is to resolve the issue of Iran's nuclear capacity in a way that allows Iran to pursue peaceful nuclear energy but provides assurances that it will abide by international rules and norms, and I believe that Turkey can be an important player ...
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During our meeting, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told me that the Syrians prefer Turkish mediation and I told him that we prefer either direct contacts or French mediation
SOURCE: France 24
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