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		<title>Israel Lobby Gets Congress to Stick It to Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2010/03/08/israel-lobby-gets-congress-to-stick-it-to-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2010/03/08/israel-lobby-gets-congress-to-stick-it-to-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Israelis are trying to teach the Turks a lesson&#8230;&#8230;.This was simply an act of punishment for Turkey for not being nice to Israel and for courting Iran.
MJ Rosenberg
Senior Fellow Media Matters Action Network
Posted: March 5, 2010 11:42 AM
That battle is now being carried to Washington. The Israelis are trying to teach the Turks a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massive earthquake strikes Chile</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2010/02/28/massive-earthquake-strikes-chile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Degerli Dostlarimiz &#8211; Turkish forum&#8217;un Yeniden Dogusu &#8230;.  sizden destek beklemekde   ..Donation (bagislar) ve Kurucu Uye Sertifikalari</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2010/01/23/degerli-dostlarimiz-turkish-forumun-yeniden-dogusu-sizden-destek-beklemekde-donation-bagislar-ve-kurucu-uye-sertifikalari/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2010/01/23/degerli-dostlarimiz-turkish-forumun-yeniden-dogusu-sizden-destek-beklemekde-donation-bagislar-ve-kurucu-uye-sertifikalari/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Degerli Arkadaslarim ve Çok Değerli Turkish Forum Üyeleri
Turkish Forum’un yeniden doğuşu için çalışmalarımız sonuç vermeye başladı  - Turkish Forumun Türkçe ve İngilizce sayfalarına girebilirsiniz &#8211; Turkish forum yazar kadrosu (Editorial Board) bilgilendirici yayınları deposit etmeye başladı  …  Almanca ve Rusça sayfalarımız henüz aktif değil &#8211; Son durumda çalışmalarımızı dağıtım programları üzerine yapmaktayız  *  onlar kurtarıldıktan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TURKEY WINS AWARD FOR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/12/17/turkey-wins-award-for-advertising-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/12/17/turkey-wins-award-for-advertising-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tolga Çakır</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TURKEY WINS AWARD FOR &#8216;NEW YORK, TIMES SQUARE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN&#8217; IN MOST PRESTIGIOUS TRAVEL MARKETING COMPETITION
NEW YORK,- The Hospitality Sales &#38; Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will grant award to Turkey in its 53rd annual Adrian Awards Competition for the &#8216;Times Square Outdoor Campaign&#8217; which is realized as part of the &#8216;Unlimited Turkey&#8217; advertising campaign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 10 cities to visit in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/11/29/the-top-10-cities-to-visit-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/11/29/the-top-10-cities-to-visit-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guidebook publisher Dorling Kindersley reveals the hip, hot and happening city breaks for the coming year
DK Eyewitness Travel team
Istanbul
One of the greatest cities the world has ever known, nowhere does the cliché of East meets West, old meets new, apply more aptly.
The last few years have seen Istanbul thrive with boutique hotels, uber-trendy bars and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey: Budget Deficit Rises to $28.2 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/10/16/turkey-budget-deficit-rises-to-28-2-billion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/10/16/turkey-budget-deficit-rises-to-28-2-billion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[









October 15, 2009


Turkey’s budget deficit has risen to $28.2 billion from January to  September, Today’s Zaman reported Oct. 15, citing a statement released by the  Turkish Finance Ministry. Budget expenditures increased 9.5 percent and incomes  rose 15.7 percent in September year-on-year.






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		<title>Ankara must decide</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/10/14/ankara-must-decide-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/10/14/ankara-must-decide-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Oct.  12, 2009
THE JERUSALEM POST
Who would have thought &#8211; Turkey and Armenia agreeing to normalize political  relations. Armenia&#8217;s president planning to attend a football match in Turkey.  And George Papandreou, the new Greek prime minister, making Turkey the  destination of his first trip abroad.
These are encouraging examples of how age-old animosities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TEXAS : TURANT TURKISH FEST.</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/09/28/texas-turant-turkish-fest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/09/28/texas-turant-turkish-fest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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OCTOBER 24-25, 2009 ADDISON CIRCLE PARK

UNIVERSITY OF EGE FOLKDANCE  GROUP &#8211; WINNER OF THREE  GOLD MEDALS AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
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TRT Performer HALE YAMANER

Performance Examples;
HALE YAMAER, Leylim  Ley
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Turkish Folk Rock PerformerTarkan Erkan
 
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TARKAN ERKAN-Ay Aksamdan  Isiktir
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		<title>Syria, Turkey Sign Strategic Deal, LIFT VISA</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/09/17/syria-turkey-sign-strategic-deal-lift-visa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/09/17/syria-turkey-sign-strategic-deal-lift-visa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkey and Syria have signed a bilateral cooperation accord under which top ministers from the two countries will meet each year.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Syrian counterpart Walid Mualem who is currently visiting Turkey along with President Bashar al-Assad, signed the agreement on Wednesday.
They also said that the two countries would establish a high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British teenager deported from Turkey for stripping naked in front of Ataturk statue</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/08/18/british-teenager-deported-from-turkey-for-stripping-naked-in-front-of-ataturk-statue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/08/18/british-teenager-deported-from-turkey-for-stripping-naked-in-front-of-ataturk-statue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A British teenager has been deported from Turkey for stripping naked and swearing in front of a statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the republic.

By Lucy Cockcroft
Thomas Strong, 19, from Carlisle in Cumbria, approached the quayside statue while on holiday in Marmaris on Sunday and dropped his shorts, before launching into a tirade of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient Jewish temple found in Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/08/14/ancient-jewish-temple-found-in-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/08/14/ancient-jewish-temple-found-in-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
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Remains of ancient temple found in Turkey
(JTA) &#8211; The remains of a centuries-old Jewish temple were found on the southern coast of Turkey.
Excavations have revealed the first evidence of a Jewish presence in the ancient port city of Andriake in Lycia, now located in southern Turkey, the Turkish daily Zaman reported Tuesday.
The find was unexpected and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish Cypriots complain about Greek harassment</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/08/08/turkish-cypriots-complain-about-greek-harassment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/08/08/turkish-cypriots-complain-about-greek-harassment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tolga Çakır</dc:creator>
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
REETA PAAKKINEN
KYRENIA &#8211; Hürriyet Daily News

The Turkish Cypriot tourism sector is considering starting legal proceedings against Greek Cyprus for what they see as harassment of their business partners abroad. The issue reached the Italian parliament in June, when a local MP called the letters from Greek Cypriot representation an &#8216;intimidation campaign.&#8217;



For harassment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Present-Day Anti-Semitism in Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/07/28/present-day-anti-semitism-in-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/07/28/present-day-anti-semitism-in-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Büyükataman</dc:creator>
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Rıfat N. Bali

 Turkish intellectuals have always taken a pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli  stance. Islamists associate the &#8220;Palestine question&#8221; with alleged Jewish  involvement in the rise of Turkish secularism. Leftists see Israel as an  imperialist state and an extension of American hegemony in the Middle East.  Comparable themes are found among nationalist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ISTANBUL: A Tale of Two Cities</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/07/21/istanbul-a-tale-of-two-cities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/07/21/istanbul-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a city of constrasts, brought together by east and west, Islam and Christianity.
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The people of Istanbul are tolerant by nature &#8230; which explains why the mostly Muslim city harbours a significant Jewish presence as well as Greek-Orthodoxy.
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It&#8217;s a crossroads between north and south, east and west.
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THE PRESENT PERSPECTIVE: Istanbul is Turkey at its most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkmenistan Willing To Make Use Of Turkey&#8217;S Tourism Experiences</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/07/03/turkmenistan-willing-to-make-use-of-turkeys-tourism-experiences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tolga Çakır</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANTALYA (A.A) &#8211; 03.07.2009 &#8211; The Turkmen tourism minister expressed his country&#8217;s willingness to make use of Turkey&#8217;s tourism experiences.Gurbanmammet Ilyasov, the head of the Turkmen State Committee for Sports and Tourism, visited the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya, and said Turkmenistan wanted to benefit from Turkey&#8217;s tourism experiences.
Ilyasov met executives of the Mediterranean Tourist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flowers of Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/06/20/flowers-of-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aira</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/?p=13220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This 1st edition guide book was published in Japan in 2008 for tourists visit in Turkey for particularly hiking and nature watching. There are 448 species of plants&#8217; names with 7 different languages( by Latin=sientific name, English,Turkish, Japanese, German, French, Italian names) and it&#8217;s useful for the visitors of those language speakers. This book is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greek carrier Aegean to start flights to Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/06/18/greek-carrier-aegean-to-start-flights-to-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/06/18/greek-carrier-aegean-to-start-flights-to-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tolga Çakır</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/?p=13188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[17 Jun 2009
ATHENS, June 17 (Reuters) &#8211; Greek carrier Aegean Airlines (AGNr.AT) said on Wednesday it will start a daily service to Istanbul, Turkey from Sept. 9, expanding its international routes.
 
Aegean, Greece&#8217;s largest airline by passenger numbers in 2008, competes with recently privatised Olympic Airlines.
 
The airline has been steadily expanding its routes outside Greece, adding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excellence Award goes to Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/06/14/vote-of-excellence-award-goes-to-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/06/14/vote-of-excellence-award-goes-to-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Vote of Excellence Award&#8217; goes to Turkey

Travel Age West magazine, which has been published for the past 40 years on the West side of America gave Turkey the Travel Age West Wave (Western Agents&#8217; Vote of Excellence), which is an annual award given to those deemed by Travel Age West to be the best in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The £1bn (that&#8217;s right) new hotel in Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/06/04/the-1bn-thats-right-new-hotel-in-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/06/04/the-1bn-thats-right-new-hotel-in-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tolga Çakır</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antalya]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/?p=12936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Turkey is on everyone’s holiday radar right now because it’s one of the few destinations where a pound might just buy more than a chip wrapper this summer.
At least, that’s how most Brits are viewing the country. Turkey’s tourism chiefs see things somewhat differently. They are busy transforming a section of its southern seaboard into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exeter offers &#8216;Holiday Turkish&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/05/15/exeter-offers-holiday-turkish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/05/15/exeter-offers-holiday-turkish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 21:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>haluk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jon Wills »
EXETER Airport was the venue for the launch of the University of Exeter’s Foreign Language Centre ‘Holiday Turkish’ course.
Passengers at the airport were given a free taster of key expressions and phrases to help prepare them for their holiday.
Turkish tutor Anil Lee, who originally hails from Istanbul and has been living in [...]]]></description>
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