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	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A BOMB TARGETED A TURKMEN JUDGE IN IRAQ</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2009/01/03/a-bomb-targeted-a-turkmen-judge-in-iraq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2009/01/03/a-bomb-targeted-a-turkmen-judge-in-iraq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msalman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An explosive device that was placed inside the house of Judge Abdul-Mahdi Najar who lives in Tuz Khormatu went off about three o&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poor Richard&#8217;s Report</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/29/poor-richards-report-15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/29/poor-richards-report-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Richard De Graff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[POOR RICHARD’S REPORT                         
Over 300,000 readers
 2009 Forecasts (Stocks, Bonds etc&#8230;)


The word “billions” is being bandied around every day now. I would like to put this number in perspective before I start my market letter.
                   A billion seconds equals 32 years. A billion seconds ago puts us back to December 1977. A billion minutes ago [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diary reveals Turkish soldiers cared for Korean orphans in war</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/22/8254/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/22/8254/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[KOREA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Written by www.daily.pk
Sunday, 21 December 2008 00:27
Haydar Karakurt, a young man from Kayseri, voluntarily joined the first brigade going to the Korean War in 1950. He returned as a war veteran and with a diary. He had recorded what he saw and experienced day by day in the Korean War. In the diary, he wrote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chingiz Aitmatov&#8217;s Lifelong Journey Toward Eternity</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/13/chingiz-aitmatovs-lifelong-journey-toward-eternity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/13/chingiz-aitmatovs-lifelong-journey-toward-eternity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Russian Federation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
 
Chingiz Aitmatov
December 12, 2008 
By Tyntchtykbek Tchoroev
 
This week marks the culmination of a yearlong celebration in Kyrgyzstan of the writer and thinker Chingiz Aitmatov, who died on June 10, a few months short of his 80th birthday.
Aitmatov is revered for building a bridge between the world of traditional Kyrgyz folklore and modern Eurasian literature. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trouble in the Other Middle East</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/12/trouble-in-the-other-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/12/trouble-in-the-other-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
 
 
December 8, 2008
Op-Ed Contributor
 
By ROBERT D. KAPLAN

Washington
THE divisions we split the world into during the cold war have at long last crumbled thanks to the Mumbai terrorist attacks. No longer will we view South Asia as a region distinct from the Middle East. Now there is only one long continuum stretching from the Mediterranean to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dostum Says He Is Not in Exile in Turkey and Remains a Potent Force in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/09/dostum-says-he-is-not-in-exile-in-turkey-and-remains-a-potent-force-in-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/09/dostum-says-he-is-not-in-exile-in-turkey-and-remains-a-potent-force-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SabanKardas</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 5 Issue: 233
December 8, 2008 05:57 PM Age: 18 min
Category: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Turkey, Foreign Policy, Home Page, Featured
By: Saban Kardas

A Turkish newspaper has reported that Rashid Dostum, the leader of ethnic Uzbeks in Afghanistan, was flown to Turkey as part of a special operation arranged by the Turkish government. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating an &#8220;Arc of Crisis&#8221;: The Destabilization of the Middle East and Central Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/08/creating-an-arc-of-crisis-the-destabilization-of-the-middle-east-and-central-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/08/creating-an-arc-of-crisis-the-destabilization-of-the-middle-east-and-central-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew G. Marshall
URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&#38;aid=11313
Introduction
 
The recent attacks in Mumbai, while largely blamed on Pakistan’s state-sponsored militant groups, represent the latest phase in a far more complex and long-term “strategy of tension” in the region; being employed by the Anglo-American-Israeli Axis to ultimately divide and conquer the Middle East and Central Asia. The aim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA – CONFERENCE AT THE EU PARLIAMENT</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/07/human-rights-in-china-%e2%80%93-conference-at-the-eu-parliament/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/07/human-rights-in-china-%e2%80%93-conference-at-the-eu-parliament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kb@turkishforum.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[


On 2nd December 2008,  Human Rights Without Frontiers (Mr Willy Fautré), the ALDE and the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy organized a conference on Human Rights in China at the EU Parliament.

Mr. Dokun Isa, Secretary General of World Uygur Congress spoke about Uygur Human Rights issue.


Mr. Willy Fautré of HRWF, Mr. Dokun Isa of WUC




UNPO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gul Hosts Karzai and Zardari for a Trilateral Summit in Istanbul</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/06/gul-hosts-karzai-and-zardari-for-a-trilateral-summit-in-istanbul/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/06/gul-hosts-karzai-and-zardari-for-a-trilateral-summit-in-istanbul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SabanKardas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Gul Hosts Karzai and Zardari for a Trilateral Summit in Istanbul
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 5 Issue: 232
December 5, 2008 02:19 PM Age: 3 hrs
Category: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Turkey, Foreign Policy
By: Saban Kardas
Turkey is hosting another major international gathering, marking its growing profile in regional and international diplomacy. Turkish President Abdullah Gul has brought together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poor Richard&#8217;s Report</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/04/poor-richards-report-8/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/04/poor-richards-report-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Turkey: Pakistan&#8217;s Zardari In Trilateral Meeting
December 4, 2008
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Istanbul on Dec. 4 for a trilateral summit involving Turkey and Afghanistan, where peace efforts for the region were to be discussed, GEO TV reported. Zardari’s schedule called for separate meetings with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Rashid Dostum is in Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/04/general-rashid-dostum-is-in-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/04/general-rashid-dostum-is-in-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ankara – APA. Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed that leader of Afghanistan’s Uzbek community, General Rashid Dostum is in Turkey, APA reports quoting Turkish media. Spokesman for Turkish Foreign Ministry Burak Ozugergin told journalists the reports that Dostum was in Turkey were true. Asked whether General had been illegally sent into exile by afghan government, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Symposium in Bishkek, Aug. 24-29, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/04/pre-ottoman-and-ottoman-symposium-in-bishkek-aug-24-29-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/04/pre-ottoman-and-ottoman-symposium-in-bishkek-aug-24-29-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
International Committee of Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Studies (CIEPO)
Interim Symposium
On the Central Asiatic Roots of the Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Culture
August 24-29, 2009, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
First Circular
We are pleased to announce that the CIEPO Symposium on the Central
Asiatic Roots of the pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Culture will be held at
Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek, 24-29 August, 2009.
The Organizing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;US knew about Mumbai terror attacks&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/02/us-knew-about-mumbai-terror-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/12/02/us-knew-about-mumbai-terror-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tolga Cakir</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[US intelligence agencies have been aware of a potential attack &#8216;from the sea against hotels and business centers&#8217; in Indian port city of Mumbai. One US intelligence official said India had been told of an apparent plot to launch an attack from the sea, the AP agency reports. The official added specific locations, including the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TURKEY PUSHES FOR CLOSER POLITICAL TIES WITHIN THE TURKIC-SPEAKING WORLD</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/25/turkey-pushes-for-closer-political-ties-within-the-turkic-speaking-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/25/turkey-pushes-for-closer-political-ties-within-the-turkic-speaking-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SabanKardas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TURKEY PUSHES FOR CLOSER POLITICAL TIES WITHIN THE TURKIC-SPEAKING WORLD 
http://www.jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2373559
By Saban Kardas 
Monday, November 24, 2008
 

The speakers and delegates of the parliaments of the Turkish-speaking countries—Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Turkey—met in Istanbul on November 20 and 21 for a Conference of Turkic-Speaking Countries’ Parliamentary Speakers. Turkish Speaker of Parliament Koksal Toptan, Azerbaijani Speaker of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey: Med Stream Talks With Israel, India Planned - Minister</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/25/poor-richardd-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/25/poor-richardd-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Turkey: Med Stream Talks With Israel, India Planned - Minister
Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said Nov. 24 he plans to talk with Indian and Israeli authorities soon about plans for the Med Stream oil pipeline – a project that would connect Turkey to Israel through the Mediterranean Sea, Hurriyet reported. India has expressed interest in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conference for establishing Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking Countries signs an agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/22/conference-for-establishing-parliamentary-assembly-of-turkic-speaking-countries-signs-an-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/22/conference-for-establishing-parliamentary-assembly-of-turkic-speaking-countries-signs-an-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
The idea of establishing Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking Countries was initiated by President of Kazakhstan PNursultan Nazarbayev in 1996.
 
Agreement has been signed on establishment of Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking Countries in the “Conference of Speakers of Parliaments of Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking countries”, the Chairman of Turkey- Azerbaijan parliamentary group of friendship Mustafa Kabakchi has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uzbek History Textbook Denounces Soviet Totalitarianism But Downplays Popular Movements in Uzbekistan</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/21/uzbek-history-textbook-denounces-soviet-totalitarianism-but-downplays-popular-movements-in-uzbekistan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Goble
Kuressaare, November 21 – A history textbook prepared for tenth graders in Uzbekistan on the Soviet period denounces communist totalitarianism in sweeping terms, but it downplays popular movements that have struggled for democracy in that Central Asian country in recent years and ignores many events that the current Tashkent regime finds inconvenient.
Because most people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LECTURE- Rebiya Kadeer, Human Rights in Xinjiang, MSU, East Lansing, Nov. 20</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/20/lecture-rebiya-kadeer-human-rights-in-xinjiang-msu-east-lansing-nov-20/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/20/lecture-rebiya-kadeer-human-rights-in-xinjiang-msu-east-lansing-nov-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk Announcement:
Human Rights in Xinjiang and the Plight of Uyghurs
A talk by Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress and a
Nobel Peace Prize candidate
Time: 3:30 pm
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008
Place: 201 International Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Sponsored by the Michigan State University (MSU)
Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies
and the Muslim Studies Program
For more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Azerbaijan to join 1st Conference of Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking countries</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/19/azerbaijan-to-join-1st-conference-of-parliamentary-assembly-of-turkic-speaking-countries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/19/azerbaijan-to-join-1st-conference-of-parliamentary-assembly-of-turkic-speaking-countries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Baku. Elnur Mammadli–APA. Delegation of Azerbaijani Parliament will leave for Turkey on Thursday to participate at the 1st Conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking countries. The Azerbaijani delegation will be headed by Speaker Ogtay Asadov, Spokesman for the Parliament Akif Nasirov told journalists, APA reports. The conference will take place on November 20-22. Delegations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headscarf Ban Remains Live Issue in Central Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/18/headscarf-ban-remains-live-issue-in-central-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com/content/2008/11/18/headscarf-ban-remains-live-issue-in-central-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ncanikli@yahoo.com</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Linking hijab controversy to fears of Islamic extremism may be counter-productive.
By Abdumomun Mamaraimov in Jalalabad and Saodat Asanova in Dushanbe (RCA No. 556, 14-Nov-08)
“We face a difficult choice – take the headscarf off or give up on school,” said Sahiba Yusupova, whose daughters are under increasing pressure from their school in southern Kyrgyzstan to remove [...]]]></description>
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