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24 December 2013 Tuesday
 
 

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Reactions mount as jurists seek annulment of anti-secrecy regulation
Reactions mount as jurists seek annulment of anti-secrecy regulation
NEWS NATIONAL
There was growing criticism from politicians, including some members of the ruling party, around a controversial government amendment requiring police officers to inform their superiors of all investigations on Monday.

Halkbank says Iran dealings 'entirely lawful'
Halkbank's dealings with sanctions-hit Iran are entirely lawful, the Turkish state-run lender said on Monday after its chief executive was arrested in a corruption probe denounced by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan as a foreign plot.
23 December 2013/ 12:11/ REUTERS WITH TODAYSZAMAN.COM

Turkey relaxing stance on Israeli compensation, says report
Turkey is showing flexibility on the issue of Israeli compensation for the tragic consequences of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in 2010 and is reducing the amount demanded for the families of the victims, reported the Israeli daily Haaretz on Monday.
23 December 2013/ 11:47/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM, İSTANBUL

Ruling AK Party may cast off three-term rule after corruption scandal
Fearing that the alleged involvement of several Justice and Development Party (AK Party) ministers in corruption might endanger the party's future, the AK Party may alter the party bylaw that limits deputies to three consecutive terms in office.
23 December 2013/ 18:33/ ALİ ASLAN KILIÇ, ANKARA

‘Turkish schools in Africa important for strong relations'
The first-ever Rwandan ambassador to Turkey, Lt. Gen. Caesar Kayizari, has said that Turkish schools in Africa play an important role in strengthening relations between African nations and Turkey, adding that Turkey has a lot to offer Rwanda in terms of education.
23 December 2013/ 16:47/ SİNEM CENGİZ, ANKARA

Opposition MHP leader: Gov't amendment aims to obstruct probe

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has said a government amendment requiring police chiefs to notify their superiors of any investigation begun by prosecutors is designed to impede an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption.
23 December 2013/ 17:43/ TODAY'S ZAMAN, ANKARA
Gülen criticizes remarks insulting members of Hizmet movement
Gülen criticizes remarks insulting members of Hizmet movement
NEWS National
Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has strongly criticized remarks that »»
AK Party youths wear shrouds to show support for Erdoğan
AK Party youths wear shrouds to show support for Erdoğan
NEWS National
A group of young men from the Çarşıbaşı youth branch of the ruling Justice »»
New corruption cases exposed in Turkey
New corruption cases exposed in Turkey
NEWS National
New corruption cases have emerged as new wiretappings and videos have surfaced as »»

Lions trample 10-man Trabzonspor in tense week 15 match
Lions trample 10-man Trabzonspor in tense week 15 match
Try as it might, a 10-man Trabzonspor could not overcome Galatasaray when the two »»
23 December 2013/ 16:11 / RACHEL MOLLMAN, İSTANBUL

Borusan Philharmonic's Beethoven Festival delights İstanbul audiences
Borusan Philharmonic's Beethoven Festival delights İstanbul audiences
The Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BİFO) staged the second and largest »»
23 December 2013/ 18:02 / ALEXANDRA IVANOFF, İSTANBUL

Journalists stage demos for release of colleague kidnapped in Syria

Journalists stage demos for release of colleague kidnapped in Syria
Turkish journalists staged simultaneous demonstrations in five Turkish cities -- »»
23 December 2013/ 18:20 / ANKARA, TODAY'S ZAMAN
Markets down, lira near record low on graft probe
Markets down, lira near record low on graft probe
BUSINESS
Turkey's lira hovered near a record low on Monday, hammered by domestic political »»
Iran cracks down on same corruption Turkey fighting to conceal
Iran cracks down on same corruption Turkey fighting to conceal
BUSINESS
Iran is nowadays carrying out a clampdown on a shady net of corruption that includes »»
Activists: Syrian helicopters expand ‘barrel bomb’ attacks
Activists: Syrian helicopters expand ‘barrel bomb’ attacks
NEWS World
Government forces widened a bombing campaign in rebel-held areas of northern Syria »»
China wants more action taken on corruption
China wants more action taken on corruption
NEWS World
China’s ruling Communist Party would like to see more party bosses held accountable »»

Limits of political Islam: the other face of AKP (2)
by Anwar Alam*
23 December 2013/ 16:14/ ,
Such narratives do not hold up for long and quickly expose themselves to their multiple inherent contradictions. First, Fethullah Gülen himself has been accused of supporting the military coup in 1980; if that is true then Gülen does not personally see the military as an obstacle to his Islamic vision.

India's Martian chronicles
by Shashi Tharoor *
23 December 2013/ 16:25/ NEW DELHI ,
The news that the Mars orbiter spacecraft Mangalyaan, launched by India on Nov. 5, has left the Earth's orbit, traversed the moon, and is on course for its ultimate destination, 400 million kilometers (249 million miles) away, brought early holiday cheer to Indians. Space missions have become a matter of pride for India, which is already one of the top countries in terms of rocket and satellite technology.
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The International Misrule of Law
by Brahma Chellaney*
23 December 2013 / 17:26/ NEW DELHI ,
Trading Up from Poverty
by Mahmoud Mohieldin*
22 December 2013 / 00:00/ WASHINGTON, DC ,
[Political Scandal a la Turca] What is happening in Turkey right at this moment?
by Sedat Yusuf*
22 December 2013 / 00:00/ ,
What does the readmission agreement signify?
by Taner Kılıç*
22 December 2013 / 00:00/ ,
North Korea’s urge to purge
by Christopher R. Hill*
22 December 2013 / 22:49/ ,
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The Triangle of Capitalism, USA, and the 2008 Global Crisis
28 November 2013 / 01:03/ ABDULLAH YILMAZ/ADNAN ÇELİK, STRATEGIC OUTLOOK,
While the concept of crisis is generally treated in an economical axis, it will not be better to define the developments lived during and after the crisis as “economical, financial or fiscal” and to accept it only as a “refraction” in the finance sector.

Shale projects lagging in Eastern Europe
7 November 2013 / 20:56/ IGOR ALEXEEV, STRATEGIC OUTLOOK,
“Shale perspectives” in Eastern Europe are challenged by delaying tactics of industry majors. Media coverage of shale gas development is positive but in Lithuania and Poland global oil & gas companies one by one drop bids to explore for unconventional. Lack of business awareness and overdependence on preliminary estimates of shale reserves may lead to the same result in Ukraine.

Energy wars on Caspian Basin
28 October 2013 / 12:40/ JOSEPH HAMMOND, STRATEGIC OUTLOOK,
Today, many of the world’s likely flashpoints for conventional conflict between lie under water. Such disputes have prompted states to stake their claim with methods ranging from tragic -- China’s bullying of the Philippines over disputed reefs -- to the comic--- witness the Russian Federation planting a metallic flag the arctic seafloor in 2007.
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