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-- ERDOGAN: I WILL FIRE 6 MINISTERS IF YOU CAN PROVE ALLEGATIONS
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan denied claims by a newspaper that several ministers presented "verbal resignations" at the Council of Ministers meeting. "How can six ministers transcribe a secret meeting? If allegations regarding the six ministers are accurate, I will fire them. A Cabinet shuffle can happen at any time, and our ministers do not have any fears regarding such a shuffle," Erdogan said.
-- TURKISH CANCER PATIENT UNABLE TO RECEIVE VISA FOR SPOUSE
Aydin Agkemik, a Turkish cancer patient living in Germany, is unable to receive a visa for his wife despite his deteriorating health condition. Agkemik's wife has learned the German language in
-- ELECTIONS OVER, ERDOGAN ENTERS IMF PLAN ON ‘FAST ROAD MAP’
Leaving behind Sunday’s local elections, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has entered an IMF plan on a "fast road map." Erdogan stressed that in order to attain results,
-- TURKISH EXPORTS DROP 34.9 PERCENT
MILLIYET
-- AFRICA FARTHER AWAY NOW
The Turkish national football team suffered its second loss in five days at the hands of the Spaniards in the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. The Turkish team took the lead in the 26th minute, missing two other goal chances in the first half. The Spanish team tied the score in the 62nd from a penalty kick and won the game with another goal in the last minute. The Turkish team is in third place in the group with four points behind
-- US PRESIDENT SET TO MEET OPPOSITION LEADERS
U.S. President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to arrive in
SABAH
-- ACCIDENT EN ROUTE TO AFRICA
-- MOST CRITICAL
Economic growth and unemployment are on the agenda for G20 leaders, made up of countries that lead the world. Erdogan said a consensus on not making concessions regarding the market economy and avoiding protectionism would emerge from the summit in
VATAN
-- ‘LOVE OR LEAVE’ PHRASE HURTS AKP IN VAN
A journalist from daily Zaman, Huseyin Gulerce, made comments on the recent local elections in
-- ERDOGAN: IF I GET TO KNOW THOSE 6 MINISTERS, I WILL FIRE THEM
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan criticized Turkish daily Sabah after the newspaper ran a news story that six ministers of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, offered verbal resignations at a Council of Ministers meeting. "How can six ministers make public a confidential meeting? If I do get to know those six ministers, I will fire them,” Erdogan said.
-- SUMMIT TO FIND A CURE FOR GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
The heads of state and government from the 20 most developed countries gathered at the G20 Summit in
-- SPRING HURTS INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN URBAN
Dr.
CUMHURIYET
-- EXPORTS PLUNGE IN MARCH
The global crisis did not pass by exports last month.
-- HEADSCARF OBJECTION
Political parties are challenging the election results in various corners of the country. When former mayor of Islahiye town of
RADIKAL
-- PM STRONGLY DENIES RESIGNATION RUMORS IN CABINET
Premier Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at a newspaper report that claimed that several Cabinet members offered their resignations after Sunday's local elections showed the ruling party had lost part of its support. The daily
-- EXPORTS HIT BOTTOM
Turkish exports plunged 35 percent in March over the same period last year to $7.1 billion. Exports fell 33 percent in the first three months of 2009 over to the same period last year, to $21 billion. The head of an influential business association in
YENI SAFAK
-- ‘I DO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN MY CABINET,’ ERDOGAN SAYS
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan criticized reports that Cabinet members offered their resignations after the local elections. "There is no single minister in the Cabinet to made such a statement," Erdogan said. "A Cabinet overhaul might come any time. We are working on that.”
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Co-chairman of the German Green Party Cem Ozdemir was taken under a brief custody with his wife, Pia Castro, at