After a week of dark clouds, rain and storms, the day dawned calm in Istanbul and much of Turkey, while its citizens were heading to the 160,000 polling stations spread across the country. Some 53 million people today are called to the polls, the first time that citizens directly elect the President, which until now […]
Aug 11 2014 | Posted in
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At least 67 police officers involved in an investigation into alleged corruption in the government have been arrested during Tuesday early morning in Turkey on suspicion of spying and making illegal recordings, as reported by the Office of the Prosecutor Istanbul. Most of those arrested Tuesday are senior officials, including two former heads ATU Istanbul, […]
Jul 23 2014 | Posted in
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Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has lambasted Israel for its invasion of Gaza strip that has killed over 400 Palestinians and called Israeli action as “disproportionate” and more barbaric than Hitler. Unites States quickly responded to the statement calling it “offensive”. Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed a political gathering in the city of Ordu and […]
Jul 20 2014 | Posted in
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Israel announced yesterday to withdraw part of their diplomatic staff and their families after a night of violent protests in Istanbul and Ankara against military offensive in Gaza. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, said it will reduce to a minimum the presence and accused Turkey of a “gross violation of diplomatic norms and the Vienna […]
Jul 20 2014 | Posted in
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With everyone’s eyes set on the recent meeting debating military action in Syria, by Turkey, some cynics seem to be eavesdropping, illegitimately. Turkey banned YouTube on Thursday, after it was accused of proliferating the talks between the two nations. The recording seems to be critical, as it essentially shows the plan of a staged […]
Korea’s spirited shuttlers Sol Kyu Choi and Hye Rin Kim stayed on the right track and they easily secured Mixed Doubles after defeating Turkey’s Ramazan Ozturk and Neslihan Kilic in the final of Li-Ning Romanian International 2013 in Romania, on Sunday, March 17. The in-form Sol Kyu and Hye Rin were in staggering form as […]
Mar 19 2013 | Posted in
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Denmark’s emerging shuttler Viktor Axelsen showed a wonderful performance and easily trounced Turkey’s Murat Sen in Men’s Singles encounter at European Mixed Team Championships 2013 on Thursday, February 14, in Russia. The lanky Danish player has been playing top class badminton in the recent tournaments and he remained impressive all the way against Murat. He […]
Feb 14 2013 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said Islamabad would continue cooperation for peace process in Afghanistan, the uneasy neighbor of Pakistan. In an interview to France’s Le Monde daily‚ the foreign minister said democratic government of Pakistan wants to maintain bilateral relations with neighboring countries. In her view, trilateral conference in Ankara would […]
Dec 13 2012 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the democratic government of Pakistan is committed to defeat the extremist mindset that has hurt both Pakistan and Afghanistan. Speaking at a joint news conference along with his Turkish and Afghan counterparts in Ankara at the conclusion of trilateral summit, he said both Pakistan and Afghanistan have […]
In quite an unexpected development, the Turkish government has lifted ban on wearing of scarves in religious schools of the country. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan while speaking at a news conference in Madrid announced the announcement. Expressing his views, he said that children reserve the right to choose clothing of their choice […]
Nov 29 2012 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari has called upon D-8 countries to work for development solutions for their one billion people with focus on encouraging the free flow of goods‚ free flow of peoples and free flow of finances. Addressing the opening of the 8th summit of the D-8 countries in Islamabad Thursday after assuming chairmanship […]
The federal government has announced a public holiday in Islamabad on November 22 ahead of D8 summit which is going to held on Thursday. The Summit will be inaugurated by President Asif Zardari on Thursday in Islamabad. The focus of the summit is to enhance economic and trade cooperation among the member countries. […]
Nov 21 2012 | Posted in
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