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US drones kill militants
ISLAMABAD - Suspected U.S. drones launched two missile attacks on Taliban targets in the South Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday, killing at least 28 militants in the latest in a barrage of strikes close to the Afghan border, intelligence officials said. The army said the top Taliban commander in another area of the northwest, the scenic Swat Valley, was wounded in an airstrike. It gave no more details. South Waziristan lies close to the Afghan border and is the stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
Aggressive exporters help economy
ISTANBUL - The global logistics sector has been hit hard by the worldwide crisis, but Turkish exporters have managed to lessen the damage, according to Michel Akavi, DHLExpress regional director. ’Exporters seem to be experienced in crisis management, as we see a geographical and industrial diversity in shipments,’he says
Fresh violence in Iran after warning
TEHRAN - Iranian police attack hundreds of protesters with tear gas and fire live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in Tehran. Fresh violence comes after the country’s most powerful security force threatens to crush any further protests over the disputed vote, warning a ’revolutionary’ response
Further signs of regression in press freedom
The fact that the government is stalling on Turkey’s reform process is something EU officials are bringing up on a daily basis today. But it is not just that the reform process has stalled. There are also signs of serious regressions taking place, which should be of great concern for those who believe in democracy and the importance of the freedom of expression for this country.
Turkish front in EP weak, but...
BRUSSELS - I’m writing this article from Brussels. The European Commission invited a group of journalists to Brussels and Berlin. The timing is important because last week there were elections in the European Parliament. The result of these elections will influence Turkey’s already slow-moving relations with the EU.
Wet drinks for dry people
As we sit in a bar in the heart of London, my friend complains to me that "all this theoretical work, my dear, is really futile. Look at the war Turkey had been pulled into with the Kurdistan workers’ Party, or PKK, since 1983, what good has academia done to prevent the death of innocent civilians or young soldiers?" Knowing he would not be convinced by any words anytime soon and partly agreeing with him, I took a sip from my prosecco and watched his pain over the struggles of the land he - at a distance - and I belonged to.
Me as just another traitor and more Greek than a Greek
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was telling the truth when he bravely said that systematic efforts to force non-Muslim minorities (during and after WWII) out of Turkey constituted an act of fascism. Turkey would have been a better place if today its Greek, Armenian and Jewish populations amounted to hundreds - instead of tens - of thousands. Ironically, one could probably not find in these lands more than a few men who are pure Turks by DNA.
Bandwagoning Ñ or ’hakawati’ Ñ in Damascus
In old town Damascus, there are coffee shops similar to those in Dolapdere of Istanbul, where men gather over coffee, cigarettes and nargile/shisha. They do not only socialize but do the usual men’s talk, too, be it football or politics, which in the latter case they embrace or resent their leaders’ choices.
No ’can’t’ if one really believes
Yesterday, the nation marked Youth and Sports Day, a national holiday celebrated to mark the birth of modern Turkey’s independence struggle 90 years ago. We used the moment as did many others to reaffirm the principles of the Republic, the promise of youth and the carriage of values across generations.
Greek Easter with a side of political tribulations
Celebrating Orthodox Easter has always been something of a unique experience. If you live abroad Ğ in Western Europe, for example Ğ it is usually an incomplete and frustrating event, starting with many expectations and ending the same day, always on a spring Sunday, of course, with an even greater feeling of homesickness.
Istanbul’s ferries: A gateway to heaven
ISTANBUL - There are few better ways to unwind than being aboard a ferry crossing between two continents sipping on tea and nibbling at a simit while the gentle breeze of the Bosphurus wafts across one’s face. This mode of transport in Istanbul can be used to commute to work or as it is for many just to get away from all the crowds
Election displays Turkish Cypriot frustration with EU
The victory by the National Unity Party, or UBP, lead by former Prime Minister Dervis Eroğlu, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, or TRNC, clearly does not bode well for the settlement talks under way between Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat and his Greek Cypriot counterpart, Demetris Christofias.
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
The government disclosed the Pre-Accession Economic Program, or PEP, last week, providing a much-needed update to its outdated economic projections. Economist reaction was worthy of the profession, varying between those who found the new figures very realistic to completely unrealistic. But the truth is not so black and white; like a good Spaghetti Western, there was the good, the bad and the ugly in the new numbers.