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18 June 2013 Tuesday
 
 
 
 
 
 
Erdoğan, EU leaders exchange criticism over Taksim protests
NEWS DIPLOMACY
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lashed out once again at the European Parliament on Monday, saying he does not recognize the EU body, as criticism from Europe flooded in over the way he handled the three-week protests against his government.
Prosecutor says high court should uphold 18-year sentence for Balyoz generals
The Prosecutor's Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals has requested that the high court uphold 18-year jail sentences handed down to four generals convicted in the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) trial.
17 June 2013/ 17:34/ TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL, 0
Seven die from methane gas in western Turkey
Seven workers died after being poisoned by methane gas at a sewage plant in the Milas district of Muğla province on Monday.
17 June 2013/ 12:56/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL, 0
Rohani's leadership won't mean change in relations with Turkey
The election of Hassan Rohani as the new president of Iran is unlikely to have any significant impact on the country's relations with Turkey, experts agree.
16 June 2013/ 16:57/ SİNEM CENGİZ, ANKARA, 0
Senior diplomat tests water before PM's visit to Moscow
Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu departed for Moscow on Monday for a two-day official visit in an effort to prepare the ground for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's upcoming visit to the country.
17 June 2013/ 17:15/ SİNEM CENGİZ, ANKARA, 0
Kurdish conference ends with list of demands from gov't
A two-day conference in the city of Diyarbakır held June 15-16 has ended with a declaration listing the demands of Turkey's Kurds including freedom for the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, and special autonomous status for Turkey's Kurdish-dominated regions.
17 June 2013/ 16:47/ TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL, 0
Deputy PM says gov't may deploy army to end protests
NEWS National
Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç has said that if necessary, the government »»
‘Economic relations between Turkey, S. Africa must reflect economies and mutual interest'
INTERVIEWS
“There are currently high-level mechanisms in place between Turkey and South »»
Riot police target pockets of İstanbul protesters
NEWS National
Riot police in İstanbul fired water cannon and tear gas Monday to disperse pockets »»
Fikret Orman gets another mandate as Beşiktaş boss
Fikret Orman was re-elected Beşiktaş chairman on Sunday night, receiving 5,938 valid »»
17 June 2013/ 12:09 / OKAN UDO BASSEY, İSTANBUL
Danny Boyle's new film a 'trance' of confusion
Filmmaker Danny Boyle returns to the big screen with John Hodges's screenplay “Trance” »»
17 June 2013/ 16:06 / EMİNE YILDIRIM, İSTANBUL
Manu Ginobili sparks Spurs to Game 5 win
Across three NBA championships and more than 100 playoff victories together, Tim »»
17 June 2013/ 13:02 / AP, SAN ANTONIO
Czech Prime Minister Necas steps down after graft scandal
NEWS World
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has been forced to quit by a graft and spying scandal »»
US says Iran election may be hopeful sign for resolving nuclear dispute
NEWS World
The surprise win by Iran's Hassan Rohani in weekend presidential elections offers »»
Bombings kill 12 in Iraq bringing 2-day toll to 63
NEWS World
At least 12 people were killed in three bomb attacks in Iraq on Monday, police and »»
West scolds Putin over Syria stance at G-8 meeting
NEWS World
Western leaders criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for supporting Syria's »»
Europe’s Economic Groupthink
by Hans-Helmut Kotz*
18 June 2013/ 00:40/ ,
During the recent hearing on the constitutionality of the European Central Bank’s measures to prevent the eurozone from falling apart, Andreas Vosskuhle, President of Germany’s Constitutional Court, raised an important question: Do non-German economists condemn the ECB’s outright monetary transactions (OMT) as unequivocally as all but one of the German experts testifying?
Only the Poor Die Young
by Johan P. Mackenbach*
18 June 2013/ 00:43/ ,
People who are lower on the socioeconomic ladder (indicated by their level of education, occupation, or income) have shorter and less healthy lives, on average, than those on higher rungs. Indeed, life expectancy at birth often varies by 5-10 years, depending on social and economic well-being, with poorer people spending 10-20 more years of life suffering from illness or disability than their wealthier counterparts.
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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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