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"Hürriyet and its false news

Hürriyet and its false news

By EMRE AKÖZ, SABAH

The difference between news based on lies and news that is wrong can be found in the intent and information held by those reporting the news.

‘One glass of rakı'

By MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE, ZAMAN

The headline run by the Hürriyet daily the other day was not actually about alcoholic drinks.

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"Turkey's tense situation raises EU's concerns

Turkey's tense situation raises EU's concerns

Recent threats made against the AKP government indicate that Turkey's political turmoil has intensified since 2007, writes Katinka Barysch of the Centre for European Reform in an April blog post.

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Posted to Turkey in EU | Turkish politics

"'Political Facebook' to help undecided EU voters

'Political Facebook' to help undecided EU voters

A voter advice application, due to go online shortly before European elections next year, is set to help undecided voters determine which political party most suits their views.

Yahoo!: Aiming for mobile Internet leadership

More relevant search, targeted advertising and attention to privacy: this is how Yahoo! intends to become the leader in the growing mobile Internet services market. Geraldine Wilson, vice president of Yahoo! Europe's Connected Life division, spoke to EurActiv in an exclusive interview ahead of the FT Business of Mobile Conference.

Why Brussels public affairs practitioners should be helping Google

By fhbrussels

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"Blow to Clinton as Edwards backs Obama

Edwards to Endorse Obama

Blow to Clinton as Edwards backs Obama

John Edwards, former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination and champion of organised labour, sought to rally his party and bring the primary race to a close by providing Barack Obama with his highest-profile endorsement in months

edwards and obama

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Posted to Americana

"Five scenarios over the AKP's closure case

Five scenarios over the AKP's closure case

Ruşen ÇAKIR

Turkish businessmen urge gov't to focus on economy

Mehmet Yilmaz: Research on the "Average Turk"

I received the results of research conducted by Associate Professor Dr Hakan Yilmaz from Bosporus University from the editor-in-chief of Capital magazine, Sedef Seckin Buyuk."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth (front 2nd L) and Turkey's First Lady Hayrunnisa Gul (front L) listen to a verse of the Koran at the Green Mosque in Bursa May 14, 2008.

REUTERS/Riza Ozel/Pool (TURKEY)

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"France insists on removal of 'accession'term

France insists on removal of 'accession'term

Just as the French envoy assured the Turkish government Tuesday that France did not intend to block Turkey's accession talks to the European Union, the French delegation to Brussels has

Police and gendarmerie oppose EU negotiating chapter

Turkey may face difficulty while negotiating the chapter on Justice, Freedoms and Security, with the European Union due to the obstruction from the police and gendarmerie. Negotiatios for EU

EU funded project enhances life skills of children

A recently conducted EU-funded project has proved a successful means in contributing to the personal development and communication skills of children living in Turkey, becoming a bridge

And so does the Queen make her way to Turkey

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh began a four-day state visit to Turkey yesterday – their first to the country in almost 40 years. State Minister Mehmet Aydın welcomed the royal

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"Enlargement in Perspective: The EU's Quest for Identity

Enlargement in Perspective: The EU's Quest for Identity

By Reflection Cafe

Enlargement in Perspective: The EU's Quest for Identity
ARENA Working Paper Series
05/2008 / Helene Sjursen (ed.)
Centre for European Studies
University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway

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"Problems of Female Employment in Turkey

Problems of Female Employment in Turkey

By Jenny White

A recent survey found that women working as public employees in Turkey face a variety of serious problems, ranging from low wages to sexual harassment. 3.4 percent of single women, 1.9 percent of married women and 10.0 percent of widowed women complained about violence and sexual harassment in the workplace. The much higher percentage of widowed women reporting problems reflects widespread cultural attitudes about divorced and widowed women who are seen to be without male protection and control,

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"Tuncay Özkan sells out KanalTürk...

Yusuf Kanlı: Freedom to criticize proves very expensive

Unfortunately Tuncay Özkan preferred money to his right to criticize and sold out the KanalTürk Channel to the Koza group – a group which has been supportive of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and which is believed to have if not formal, some sort of “heartfelt” connections with the Fethullah Gülen brotherhood.What's bad in that? Özkan established a TV channel which despite all the adverse conditions proved to be a success and wanted to cash that success into some hard money – some 40 million dollars. At a time when the state is selling its establishments, why should not a “successful” businessman sell his own establishment particularly if there are people paying several fold

Owner defends the controversial sale of Turkish TV

Anti-AKP broadcaster Kanalturk was sold for $25 million to Turkish Koza Davetiye; a decision made under pressure, the former owner said on Tuesday. The sale of the TV channel to a pro-AKP group drew fierce criticism from secularists."

Survey: PR people 'wasting journalists' time'

Professional "communicators" of all kinds are wasting their time trying to pitch stories to the European press, concluded APCO consultants in a survey carried out in co-operation with Journalists at Your Service (J YS), a help centre for Brussels-based reporters.

Media members are ‘in a fight' with the EU

By KÜRŞAT BUMİN, YENİ ŞAFAK

A certain prominent Turkish columnist who has -- thank goodness -- recently emerged from his fixation with "Christian Europe," warned one of the "spokespersons" from the EU, saying, "Don't listen to the tales that the Justice and Development Party [AK Party] spin, their real desire is for Shariah!"

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"Analyst: National politics to dictate 2009 EU elections

Analyst: National politics to dictate 2009 EU elections

Politicians standing for the EU elections next year will have more to gain from keeping their national party happy than campaigning on common European themes, says Sebastian Kurpas, a researcher at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels.

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Our Child Studies Unit gets its first funding!

People in the office are very happy now as we just received a good news. the Dutch Consulate will be funding one of our projects. Well, I am not directly involved but all others in the office are directly involved and as they are happy, I am happy too. Child Studies Unit site is here.

Child Unit at work in the canteen. From right to left: Şaylan Uran, Gözde Durmuş, Melda Akbaş and Ayşe Beyazova

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Posted to Habitus

The queen in town....

Turkey's President Abdullah Gul gestures to Britain's Queen Elizabeth as they get ready to listen to the national anthems upon their arrival at the presidential office in Ankara May 13, 2008.

REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

A sober affair as Turkey welcomes the Queen - Times Online

Turkey is a democracy ! : May 2008 : gilmas : My Telegraph

BBC NEWS | UK | State visit sends message to Turkey

Britain and France opposite to each other about Turkey : May 2008 : Metin YILMAZ : My Telegraph

Britain's Queen Elizabeth praises Turkey's role as bridge between West, Islamic world - International Herald Tribune

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"10 ways bloggers have revolutionized online news media

Web start-up unveils semantic Wikipedia search tool

Powerset on Sunday unveiled tools for searching Wikipedia that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords, marking the first step of its challenge to established Web search services such as

10 ways bloggers have revolutionized online news media

By Jean Yves Chainon

In the past, there has been much debate as to whether bloggers could be considered journalists and what the distinction meant. Regardless of the possible answers, in today's context, blog editorial practices have influenced those of traditional news media online - whether it's writing styles, tones or formats.

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Posted to Cyberculture

"Queen makes official visit to Turkey

Queen makes official visit to Turkey

Queen Elizabeth II, who pays only one official visit to a foreign country each year, has decided to come to Turkey this year.

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