The ongoing debate on the Dersim massacre that took place under the rule of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in 1937 has undoubtedly revealed the many faces of Turkish politics and politicians. While Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an offered an apology on behalf of the state for the tragic deaths of thousands of people in [...]
On Sept. 8, the Republic of Macedonia marked 20 years of existence as an independent state. The important anniversary was celebrated with a new airport terminal, new asphalt on the streets of Skopje, a fleet of new, extravagant double-decker buses for the capital, many new monuments, museums, a triumphant arch and much more. Some media [...]
As uprisings against autocratic regimes in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Libya captivate the world’s attention, a new slew of questions has arisen over Turkey’s position in the region. To what extent Turkey will be able to influence the shape of new governments built in the wake of the Arab Spring remains unclear. Yet the pivotal [...]
Hürriyet covers Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an’s Macedonia visit. The daily quotes Prime Minister as having said that Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey TOBB, businessmen and Non Governmental Organization are going to be encouraged and reminded of investments to be made by Turkish entrepreneurs in Macedonia. Radikal quotes Prime Minister Erdo?an as [...]
Robert Pattinson and Lady Gaga is working on new albums? Lady Gaga has revealed she’s already working on her new album.The New York star’s second album ‘Born This Way’ was only released in May (2011), but she says she’ll have a follow-up recorded sooner rather than later to “keep things exciting”. Speaking to American Idol [...]
Unidentified attackers killed a nuclear engineer in the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday, a local human rights group said. In a statement it released and which was quoted by AFP, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, “Nuclear engineer Aws Abdel Karim Khalil was killed this morning by unknown attackers.” The murder comes after on [...]
A group of Greek students have interrupted the state television news, as police used tear gas against another group of protesters near parliament. ’There has been an occupation at the state television channel NET and we are dealing with it,’ government spokesman Elias Mossialos said on Sunday. ‘They are students, this is not an issue related [...]
Three top matadors have slayed six bulls in the last bullfight held in Catalonia before a ban on the centuries-old tradition comes into effect in the northeastern Spanish region. The sold-out crowd of 18,000 applauded and chanted ‘Freedom!’ throughout the bullfight at Barcelona’s Monumental arena, the city’s last active bullring, which opened its doors in [...]
Cape Verde has climbed into the top ten in the latest Top of the Props report from TheMoveChannel.com, bringing a fresh-faced rival to a league of hardened competitors. In August, Cape Verde attracted 2.94 per cent of all enquiries on the overseas property portal, making it the ninth most popular property destination in the world. [...]
Today’s Libya has over 5 million citizens, most of them of Arab descent. The cities of Libya are fairly modern, but away from the cities, tribalism is still the rule. The people of Libya adhere to Muslim traditions. Although Arabic is the official language of Libya, English is spoken in the cities and tourist areas. [...]
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky and his former wife have struck the biggest-ever divorce settlement in British legal history, her lawyer said Friday. Berezovsky and Galina Besharova divorced in July 2010 after he admitted unreasonable behaviour, Deborah Levy said. However we need to know that foriegns dosent have much luck with British Family Law or Divorce [...]
The British phone hacking scandal that has transfixed Britons this week and affected the highest levels of their government actually started nine years ago. Here’s a look at related developmentsTIMELINE March 21, 2002: 13-year old Milly Dowler from Surrey, UK, vanishes while walking home from school. April 14, 2002: The News of the World publish [...]
Turkey expects to draw more Russian tourists this year by as high as 20 percent with the onset of a new visa-free travel regime between the two countries, said Cumhur Güven Ta?ba??, director of promotion at the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The visa liberalization agreement, which was signed during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s [...]
Britain, accessing medical care will not be easy now as there are plans to kick out tourists who come to get medical care and cost the NHS millions. Until an attempt is made to pay up, people who are foreigners and owe more than £1,000 for treatment will not be entertained. Immigration Minister Damian Green [...]
Bahraine police shots protesters on the chest and since protests begin this is one of the worst time in Bahrains history, protests growing and spreading to Saudi Arabia which send soldiers to Bahraine to stop protests like in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Libya this year. British Gurdian reported that Saudi Arabia’s decision to send troops [...]
Zion London Olympics 2012 logo and British coalition goverment: British Prime Minister showed a Zionist gesture, claiming Iranians “would not be missed” if they wanted to boycott the London Olympics. In his first interview with a Jewish media, David Cameron described himself and his crew as sincere supporter of Israel, saying: “William Hague is a [...]
