Thursday 01 January 2009
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by: Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and President-elect Barack Obama will confer today on an economic stimulus package proposed for early approval. (Photo: Getty Images)
President-elect Barack Obama will meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday [...]

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THE FETHULLAH GULEN MOVEMENT
The Gulen movement is attracting increasing and sometimes hostile attention both inside Turkey and beyond as a result of its increasing activity, wealth, and influence. Inspired by the thoughts of its founder, Sufi scholar Fethullah Gulen, it has established hundreds of educational institutions, as well as media outlets, dialogue platforms, and [...]

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An explosive device that was placed inside the house of Judge Abdul-Mahdi Najar who lives in Tuz Khormatu went off about three o’clock this afternoon on the 2nd of January 2009.
The blast occurred in the Aksu neighbourhood in Tuz Khormatu district which is one of the Turkmeneli districts; it is located on the highway between [...]

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On the 1st January 2009, 25 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the town of Yusufiya south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, reported Turkmeneli TV.
 
About 67 Turkmen Qaragol tribes were also injured in the attack at a gathering of Turkmen Qaragol tribal leaders in Yusufiya, 20km (12 miles) from Baghdad. The Qaragoli [...]

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Russia, Moscow, January 1 / TrendNews R. Mashadigasanli / The only question that remained unsolved between the Turkic-speaking people, is the question of a single alphabet - Turkey’s Ambassador to Russia Halil Akinci told Trend News on thursday.
According to him, even in the XIX century, the Turks around the world accepted the Istanbul dialect as a common [...]

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DEGERLI UYELERIMIZ
TURKISH FORUM DANISMA KURULU UYESI SAYIN SUKRU SERVER AYA TARAFINDAN OZURCULERE HAKIKATIN BIR KERE DAHA ANLATILACAGI
BU ONEMLI TOPLANTIYA KATILINIZ..
DR. KAYAALP BUYUKATAMAN
BASKAN, TURKISH FORUMMr Sukru Server Aya’s research on the “Genocide Fanfare” aimed to find truth, amidst a multitude of disinformation has been published. The New Book “Genocide Of Truth” is based on Neutral or [...]

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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Turkish box office is up | Local hits have helped attract private money
By NICK HOLDSWORTH | Fri., Oct. 3, 2008,
As Turkey’s Golden Orange Film Festival gets ready to kick off its 45th year, local films are burning up the wickets, with domestic pics set to capture some 50% of the country’s box [...]

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Summary of DEBKAfile Exclusives in Weeks Ending Dec. 25, 2008

Kidnap, glider attacks in Jerusalem foiled. Two Palestinians arrested 14 Dec.: DEBKAfile’s counter-terror sources report that two residents of the Jerusalem village of Isawiya, Iyad Abid, 20, and Abdullah Abid, 21, were indicted before Jerusalem district court Sunday, Dec. 14, on charges [...]

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Egypt, Turkey: To Warn Israel Of Possible Hezbollah Attack
December 30, 2008Turkey and Egypt prepared to warn Israel that if a ground operation is launched in the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah might open another front in south Lebanon, al-Hayat newspaper reported Dec. 30, citing a Turkish official. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit visited Ankara on Monday [...]

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Ankara–APA. Armenian-American rock band “System of a Down” will join the Eurovision 2009 Song Contest in Moscow in May. Turkish opposition concerns about this decision, APA reports quoting the Turkish news agencies. Member of the Parliament from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Akif Ekici addressed Prime Minister Receb Tayib Erdogan reminding that this group is [...]

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