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Recent international agreements

Turkey has recently signed several international agreements. Some of these agreements are multinational and some are specifically designed for bilateral matters, such as the tax treaty between Turkey and Brazil. The signing of several international agreements is certainly an indication of Turkey’s growing international relations. One should note that the growth of international trade is [...]

Growing risks from the debt crisis in Europe

The International Monetary Fund lowered its outlook for the world economy on Tuesday, and warned that the global financial system faces growing risks from the debt crisis in Europe. The IMF now expects the global economy to grow 3.3% in 2012, according to an update to its World Economic Outlook. In September, the IMF said [...]

President Assad of Syria

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged Syria’s Bashar al-Assad to stop killing his own people, saying the path of repression is a “dead end”, as Damascus announced a general amnesty for crimes committed during the unrest. ”Today, I say again to President Assad of Syria: stop the violence. Stop killing your people. The path of repression [...]

High energy drinks

HEALTH professionals are calling for warning labels on caffeinated energy drinks following a study that found a sharp rise in the number of people who report heart problems, tremors and chest pains after drinking the beverages, particularly teenagers. Close to 300 calls were made to NSW’s poisons centre regarding adverse reactions to energy drinks between [...]

Turkish citizens living abroad

On Dec. 15, 2011, a most anticipated law was enacted. Parliament approved a new bill regarding exemption from military service in lieu of payment, which enables men who are 30 years old and older to skip military service in exchange for TL 30,000. According to “The Bill Amending the Law on Military Service,” men who [...]

Mrs. Thatcher was fighting

Pressure had been building on a number of fronts, but the issue which finally destroyed her was the yet-to-be-born euro. In the last weekend of October 1990, she travelled to a European summit in Rome, where Jacques Delors’ dream of European Monetary Union was high on the agenda. But while Mrs. Thatcher was fighting her [...]

Turkey’s Family and Social Policy Minister

Why would someone beat someone else? What a nasty topic to write about. I selected this heading greatly disturbed in my mind and heart. My first choice for the heading was “woman killers,” but then I felt that would be too strong. It is even difficult to write about this, but the extent of violence [...]

Art Clokey’s 90th Birthday

Art Clokey`s birthday has been celebrated with Google Doodle and google change logo to amazing new Google Doodle logos today and Arthur “Art” Clokey (October 12, 1921 – January 8, 2010) was a pioneer in the popularization of stop motion clay animation, beginning in 1955 with a film experiment called Gumbasia, influenced by his professor, [...]

Oludeniz Fethiye in Turkey

Fethiye; The thriving market town of Fethiye (known as the “City of Lights “) is just 5km north of Calis and is easily reached by local dolmus or by frequent water taxis that take you across the bay from Calis to Fethiye. Fethiye is a region of almost indescribable beauty. Among the many natural wonders [...]

Romantic holiday resort Kalkan

Kalkan is a picturesque, unspoiled and romantic holiday resort situated in the place where mythical Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea meet on the beautiful coast between Fethiye and Kaş cities. The heart of Kalkan is its old town, the real labyrinth of narrow cobbled streets leading to harbor. Kalkan is surrounded by famous historic [...]