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60 Minutes Exposes Turkey's Oppression of Minority Rights

Harut Sassounian | Posted 12.23.2009 | World

Read More: Jews, Erdogan, Pres. Gul, Muhammad, Turkey, Davutoglu, Halki Seminary, Assyrians, Armenians, Istanbul, Cbs, Bob Simon, Greek Orthodox Church, 60 Minutes, Greek Patriarch Bartholomew, World News
Harut Sassounian

CBS' 60 Minutes recently featured a devastating exposé on the violation of Greek minorities' rights in Turkey. This may be the first time that a major American TV network broadcast such coverage.

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The 10 Best Books of 2009

Anis Shivani | Posted 11.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Daniyal Mueenuddin, East Bay Grease, Philip K. Dick, The Fire Gospel, Paul Starobin, Christopher Miller, Syrian Immigrants, Chloe Aridjis, Michael Faber, Home Boy, In Other Rooms Other Wonders, Dave Eggers, The Naked Eye, Azhar Abidi, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, Brownsville: Stories, Torsten Krol, A Good Fall: Stories, Cardboard Universe: A Guide to the World of Phoebus K. Dank, Steve Hely, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression, Melissa Kwasny, Zeitoun, Book of Clouds, Istanbul, Orhan Pamuk Museum of Innocence, Yoko Tawada, Kamila Shamsie, Oscar Casares, The Thing Around Your Neck, Joyce Carol Oates, Ha Jin, H. M. Naqvi, Chris Hedges, Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever, Carolyn Chute, A Free Life, Barbara Ehrenreich, Walter Kirn, Eric Miles Williamson, After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age, Ali Sethi, Franz Wright, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, Amigoland, Callisto, Books News
Anis Shivani

Anis Shivani picks his top 10 books for 2009.

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Ahmadinejad: Capitalism Is Dead

csmonitor.com | Scott Peterson | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Istanbul, Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkey, Iran, Ahmadinejad, World News

Istanbul, Turkey - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to bolster the Islamic Republic's regional standing at an economic summit for Muslim le...

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Reading Ramadan in Istanbul

John Feffer | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

Read More: Akp, Islam, Turkey, Istanbul, Tariq Ramadan, World News
John Feffer

This year in Istanbul, the flags on Republic Day seemed extra large. It wasn't a special anniversary year. Turkey was celebrating its 86th year as a modern secular state.

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Bill Clinton: I Wish I Had Left White House "In A Coffin"

Reuters | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Istanbul, Bill Clinton, White House, Clinton Global Initiative, Clinton Term Limit, Clinton Political Life, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Monday he would have preferred to leave the White House in a coffin because he loved b...

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Orhan Pamuk's New Book, The Museum of Innocence

The New York Review of Books | Pico Iyer | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books

Read More: Authors, The Museum of Innocence, Museum of Innocence, Istanbul, Ohan Pamuk, Turkish Authors, Book Review, Turkey, Books, Eastern Europe, Snow, Orhan Pamuk Snow, Orhan Pamuk Museum of Innocence, New Orhan Pamuk Book, Pamuk, Nyr, Books News

Secret Love in the Lost City Pico Iyer The New York Review of Books The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk, translated from the Turkish by Maureen...

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Civil Society Sounds Off on IFC Policies in Istanbul

Chad Dobson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Transparency, Istanbul, Social Justice, Environmental Policy, Environmental Justice, Economic Development, World Bank, International Finance Corporation, International Financial Institutions, Indigenous Rights, Civil Society, Indigenous People, Business News
Chad Dobson

One German participant summarized: "The IFC places all of the burden of environmental and social safeguards on the client ... The whole world is re-regulating and you should too."

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Time to Stop the Regulatory Circus and to Steer the Ship to Safe Ground

Georges Ugeux | Posted 10.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Finance Ministers, Financial-Stability-Board, Nouriel Roubini, Economy, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Fixed Income, Federal Reserve, Aig, Regulation, Gross Domestic Product, Istanbul, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Bank for International Settlements, G-20 Summit, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, Derivative Market, Bear Stearns, Home News
Georges Ugeux

The real issue for regulators around the globe is a serious definition of the financial world we want to live in. The current focus nearly exclusively on the banking sector could cause authorities to miss the broader picture.

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Financial Crisis: Four Take Aways from Istanbul

Barry D. Wood | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Stanley Fischer, Istanbul, Imf, Global Economy, Nouriel Roubini, g20, Financial Crisis, Business News
Barry D. Wood

Four broad messages emerged last week from the annual gathering in Istanbul of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, including that the worst of the financial crisis is behind us.

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A Surprisingly Successful G-20 Summit

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

Read More: Emerging Nations, G-20 Summit, Financial Services, Bank of International Settlements, Voting Rights, President Barack Obama, G-8, Global Governance, G-7, Financial Crisis, Imf, Pittsburgh, Bonuses, Board for Financial Stability, World Bank, Istanbul, World News
Georges Ugeux

This year, President Obama drove a very different agenda -- one focused on discussing how the world can form global governance and cooperate to stimulate the ailing economies.

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From the Grand Bazaar to New York's Grand Central

Jim Luce | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Turkic Culture, Balkan Culture, Performing Arts at the Terminal, Istanbul, New York Film Academy, Turkish Cultural Center New York, Ottoman Janissary Band, New York, Blue Mosque, Modern Turkey, Grand Bazaar, Whirling Dervishes, Vanderbilt Hall, Bosporus, Turkish-American Business Improvement & Development Council, Turkish Arts & Crafts, Global Peace, Turkish Festival, Grand Central Station, Turkish Days in New York, Anatolian, Turkiye, Tabid, New York News
Jim Luce

The biggest Turkish Festival in the history of the U.S. -- "Turkish Days in New York" -- is now upon us. It is bringing the Grand Bazaar on the beaut...

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Dangerous Intrigues in Istanbul

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

Read More: Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey Floods, European Union, Ergenekon, Turkey Trial, Ataturk, Turkish Muslisms, Istanbul-Floods, World News
Eric Margolis

Thirty-three members of a neo-fascist group called Ergenekon have been on trial, accused of murder, terrorism, and trying to overthrow the elected government.

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Istanbul: Flash Floods Kill At Least 20 After Worst Rain In Decades

AP | IBRAHIM USTA | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Istanbul, Turkey, Natural Disasters, Istanbul Floods, Istanbul Rain, Floods Istanbul, World News

ISTANBUL — The heaviest rainfall in at least eight decades sent flash floods barreling across a major highway and into busy business districts i...

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Turkey's Prime Minister Orders Heavy Metal Fans Arrested

Ahu Ozyurt | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: Secular, Heavy Metal, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Heavy-Metal-Music, Istanbul, Istanbul-Turkey, Erdogan, World News
Ahu Ozyurt

If he can not even tolerate a group of Heavy Metal fans, what sort of a "Leader of the Muslim World" does he aspire to be? Even Ahmedinejad would be ashamed of this.

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Istanbul's Haghia Sophia: Angel's Face Uncovered

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Haghia Sophia Angel, Istanbul, Istanbul Angel, Haghia Sophia, Turkey, Archaeology, Istanbul Haghia Sophia, Angel at the Former Byzantine Cathedral of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, Face of Christian Angel Uncovered in Islamic Mosque, Angel's Face Uncovered at Istanbul's Haghia Sophia, Angel's Face at Byzantine Cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Mosaic Face of an Angel at Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, Mosaic Face of Angel at Istanbul's Haghia Sophia Picture, World News

ANKARA, Turkey — Restoration workers have uncovered a well-preserved, long-hidden mosaic face of an angel at the former Byzantine cathedral of H...

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Vacation Hidden Gems (SLIDESHOW, VOTE)

Huffington Post | Morgan Korn | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

Read More: Istanbul, Top Vacation Spots, Slideshow, Turkey, Namibia, Croatia, Italy, Portugal, Antartica, Slidepoll, Travel, World News

Looking for a summer vacation destination off the beaten track? The Huffington Post has a few ideas that may be just what you are looking for. Vote fo...

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A Traveling Muse: Loreena McKennitt to Perform in the Middle East and Mediterranean Europe

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 07.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Turkey, Religion, Lebanon, Celtic, Middle East, Mediterranean Tour, Cyprus, Music, Sicily, Loreena McKennitt, Concert, Greece, Islam, Italy, China, Canada, Istanbul, History, Mediterranean, Geography, Grammy Award, Spain, Judaism, Entertainment News
Ilana Teitelbaum

McKennitt was shocked when she was invited to perform in Istanbul in 1996, which is when she first discovered her extensive fan base in the Middle East.

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White House Press Corps Stranded In Istanbul

Planet Washington | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Turkey, Istanbul, White House Press Corps, Istanbul-Turkey, Media News

The White House press corps is stranded in Istanbul. Originally scheduled to depart for home soon after President Obama and Air Force One took off Tu...

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Obama Undermines His Credibility by Not Saying "Genocide" in Ankara

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Campaign Promises, White House, Turkey, Turkish Parliament, Azerbaijan, Istanbul, Iraq, Ankara, Armenian Genocide, 1915, Karabagh, Alliance of Civilizations, politifact.com, April 24, Artsakh, Erdogan, Armenia, Gul, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, Pres. Obama, Obameter, Natural Gas, Aliyev, Yerevan, World News
Harut Sassounian

It is not clear if Pres. Obama was deceived by the Turks' warnings to third parties not to interfere in the Armenian-Turkish negotiations.

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Obama In Istanbul: Visits Mosque, Reaches Out To Turkish Youth

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Turkey, Obama Europe, Istanbul Obama, Obama Blue Mosque, Obama Turkey, Obama Muslim Call to Prayer, Obama Istanbul, Barack Obama, Turkey Obama, Obama in Istanbul, Barack Obama Town Hall Istanbul, Istanbul, Obama in Instanbul, Obamam Istanbul Hotel, Obama's Speech With Turkish Youth, Obama Visit Mosque Istambul, Obama, Turkey Youth Speech, Obama in Istambul, Obama Visit to Mosque, Obama Visits Mosque, Obama a Istanbul, Obama Visits Turkish Mosque, Istanbul-Turkey, Obama Turkey Mosque, Obama at Blue Mosque, Obama in Blue Mosque, Obama Mosque Turkey, Obama Visits Mosque in Turkey, Obama Istanbul, World News

ISTANBUL, Turkey — President Barack Obama heralded a "new chapter of American engagement" with the world on Tuesday and vowed to forge new relat...

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Turkey: Not the Usual Geopolitical Sandwich

William Bradley | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Britain, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkey, Bosporus, Afghanistan, France, Pakistan, George W. Bush, European Union, Prague, G-20, London, Istanbul, Nato, Barack Obama, Germany, Dick Cheney, Iraq, Ankara, Jihadists, Cold War, Erdogan, Islam, Winston Churchill, Byzantine Empire, Neoconservative, Ottoman Empire, Balkans, Mohammed Cartoons, Al Qaeda, Taliban, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Roman Empire, Soviet Union, 100 Days, World News
William Bradley

Obama seems to see Turkey, which has friendly relations with Israel, as potentially a much stronger partner than any other NATO nation, perhaps even Britain.

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Dubaification Of Istanbul: Amid Building Boom, Gypsies Of Sulukule Forced From Homes

GlobalPost.com | Iason Athanasiadis | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Istanbul, Turkey, Roma People, Gypsy, Dubaificatioin of Istanbul, Istanbul Building Boom, Europe, Sulukule, Kemal Ataturk, Gypsies, World News

ISTANBUL -- They lived for almost 1,000 years around the remains of Istanbul's Byzantine walls. But when they were forced to leave, the gypsies of S...

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How the Huffington Post Helped Save a Life

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 02.28.2009 | Media

Read More: The Internet, Journalists, Newspapers, Turkey, Sabri Bogday, Citizen Journalism, Bloggers, Prisoners, Computers, Web, Websites, United States, Journalism, Internet, Istanbul Turkey, Istanbul, Religion, Saudi Arabia, New Media, Los Angeles Times, Turkish Coalition of America, Huffington Post, Blogging, Citizen Journalists, Media News
Matthew and Peter Slutsky

In March 2008, I asked readers of HuffPost to reach out to reporters and bloggers to help tell the story of Turk Sabri Bogday, who at the time faced unjust execution in Saudi Arabia.

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Bye Bye Bush: The Shoe

Peter Y. Sussman | Posted 02.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Shoe Throwing, Bye Bye Bush, Bush Shoe Throwing, Al-Zaidi, Istanbul, Model 271, Bush Shoe, Shoe, Bush, Bush Shoe Throw, Baghdad, Fashion, Bush Shoes, Style News
Peter Y. Sussman

When journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi hurled his shoes at Bush during a news conference in Baghdad in December, sales exploded at the Istanbul shoe company that identified the projectiles as its "model 271."

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Turkey Could be Major Political Loser in Israel-Gaza Conflict

Harut Sassounian | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Washington, Gul Shimon Peres, Istanbul, Plo, Hamas, Turkish Terrorists, U.N. Security Council, Armenian Genocide, Jewish Americans, Foreign Policy, Erdogan, Armenia, Gaza, Synagogue Bombing, U.S. Congress, Saudi Arabia, Armenian Genocide Bill, Israel, Denial Genocide, Ankara, World News
Harut Sassounian

It is high time that both Arabs and Israelis realize that Turkey is a friend of neither side. When a ceasefire is finally established in Gaza, Turkey could end up as a major political loser.

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