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Istanbul to host swimming’s top stars next month

Source: Hurriet Daily News, Nov 20 2012, 4:19pm CST

Istanbul is ready to host the world’s top swimmers at the 2012 FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships to be held next month. Around 900 athletes, including Olympic champions such as U.S. swimming icon Ryan ...

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When a bad development idea angers the public, some companies--In-N-Out--do the right thing ...

Source: Crazy In Suburbia  |   Jun 19 2013, 12:37pm CDT

And some don't ... Sywest Development, for example ... But here is the good news: last week, In-N-Out told the City of Pleasant Hill it was finally abandoning plans to build a drive-through restaurant on the far north end of North ...

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Turkish Airlines to operate world’s first longest nonstop flight

Source: FareBuzz  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:26am CDT

Media reports recently said that Turkish Airlines is planning to operate the longest commercial flight in the world. This will be the airline’s first nonstop commercial flight to be operated anywhere in the world. Media reports quote ...

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"We have always wished but never attained medals or finals in swimming ... We know it takes time, but in the European Championships I believe we will have swimmers advance to the finals and chase medals."


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UN rights chief urges Turkish government, protesters to defuse tensions

Source: JURIST  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:20am CDT

[JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official website] on Tuesday commended the Turkish government's decision to delay government construction that was the source of widespread protests in ...

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Boyce: U-20s an important occasion for Turkey

Source: FIFA  |   Jun 19 2013, 10:26am CDT

The FIFA U-20 World Cup Organising Committee and Local Organising Committee have met ahead of the kick-off on 21 June to discuss the final preparations for the tournament. Convening in Istanbul, with two days to go before the festivities get un ...

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Harun Yahya: What Gezi Park Means to Me

Source: The Huffington Post  |   Jun 19 2013, 10:12am CDT

The Republic of Turkey is a democratic, secular state of law with a historic, deep-rooted and wealthy culture dating back 2,500 years, the continuation of numerous regional states established in a swathe of territory extending from Asia ...

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Istanbul protests spread to Central Anatolian province

Source: United Press International  |   Jun 19 2013, 10:07am CDT

ESKISEHIR, Turkey, June 19 (UPI) -- Turkish police used gas bombs and water cannons to disperse about 5,000 protesters in the Central Anatolian province of Eskisehir, officials said. Three demonstrators, a journalist and a police office ...

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FIFA: Under-20 WCup upbeat despite demos

Source: San Antonio Express  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:41am CDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Under-20 World Cup kicks off Friday in Turkey with FIFA promising the tournament will go off without a hitch despite sometimes violent, anti-government protests that have gripped Istanbul and other Turkish cities in ...

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Turkish government, protesters seek to draw sting from unrest

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:11am CDT

People stand in silence during a protest at Kugulu park in central Ankara June 18, 2013. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday he had no objection to silent anti-government protests inspired by a symbolic " ...

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In Ankara

Source: London Review of Books  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:10am CDT

A tear gas canister, made in Brazil, used in Turkey. How it changes. When I was in Istanbul last April the mood was sombre. Even the most ebullient of friends were downcast. The latent hostility to the regime was always present, but the AKP’s hegemony, I ...

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