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Hande Bozdoğan - training tomorrow’s top chefs
ISTANBUL - Turkish cuisine is one of the richest cuisines in the world. It owes this to the large geography of the Ottoman Empire and the different ethnic identities within it. Also, we live in a very lucky climate with four seasons and many delicious ingredients. Given all of this, there is so much to do and to improve.
Will Davutoğlu keep his EU promise?
Last month interesting winds were blowing in respect to the relationship between Turkey and the European Union. On one side there were statements by Sarkozy and Merkel that attracted reactions in Turkey and on the other side news stirring from other EU members and the commission.
Seeking alternatives
On one hand, the Democratic Left Party, or DSP, elected Masum Türker last week to replace Zeki Sezer as its chairman, while on the other hand, the center-right Democrat Party, or DP, replaced Süleyman Soylu with a veteran Hüsamettin Cindoruk as its chairman. It both parties what happened indeed was beyond a simple change in leadership.
Iran theocracy has final word on thaw
DUBAI - The Iranian leader's swift and sweeping rebuff to Washington's offer for dialogue is more than just a reply to the latest outreach. It is a broad lesson in the mind-set of Iran's all-powerful theocracy and how it overshadows any possible next steps by President Barack Obama
Turkey’s Abkhaz diaspora dreams of home
MEZİT, İnegöl - High atop a mountain chain in western Turkey stands Mezit village, a hamlet founded in the 19th century by Abkhaz rebels on the run from Tsarist Russian troops. More than 130 years later, Mezit's Abkhaz residents now have one goal, to return to Abkhazia, where Russian troops are now a welcome presence.
Barzani waiting for a signal in PKK matters
The northern Kurdish administration made its choice in the short, medium and long run. In the short run it is important to protect Iraq’s integrity and continue its influence in the central administration. But developments in the medium run, after the withdrawal of U.S. forces, scare the Kurds. And they are right in being scared. This year there will be local and general elections.
Turkey and east Europe push new energy routes
BAKU - President Abdullah Gül was in Baku for an energy meeting three months after Russia dropped bombs close to crucial energy routes through Georgia. Avoiding inflamatory rhetoric against Moscow, Gül reaffirms Turkey’s desire as a NATO member for a greater diplomatic role in the region
Turkey and east Europe push new energy routes
BAKU - President Abdullah Gül was in Baku for an energy meeting three months after Russia dropped bombs close to crucial energy routes through Georgia. Avoiding inflamatory rhetoric against Moscow, Gül reaffirms Turkey's desire as a NATO member for a greater diplomatic role in the region
