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Vettel, Raikkonen, break the rules in Turkey

Source: Flagworld, Dec 10 2012, 6:17am CST

Sebastian Vettel almost missed the FIA’s end-of-season FIA prize giving gala, where he received his trophy for winning the 2012 title for a third consecutive time. But DPA news agency reports that the Red Bull driver actually ...

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Thomas L. Friedman: Turkey's Erdogan abuses his power, and quickly loses it

Source: Sacramento Bee  |   Jun 20 2013, 2:43am CDT

ISTANBUL Having witnessed the Egyptian uprising in Tahrir Square in Cairo in 2011, I was eager to compare it with the protests by Turkish youths here in Taksim Square in 2013. They are very different. The Egyptians ...

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Turkey's protests continue but methods change

Source: BNE | Business New Europe  |   Jun 20 2013, 2:26am CDT

bne June 20, 2013 Turkey's street protests have been brought to a standstill, literally. After Turkish police last weekend forcibly cleared Istanbul’s Taksim Square and neighbouring Gezi Park of the protestors that h ...

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"It was only after the intervention of the Turkish motor sports federation that he was allowed through customs with a replacement document."


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Turkey 'in uncharted waters' after Gezi Park protests

Source: The Express Tribune Pakistan  |   Jun 20 2013, 2:16am CDT

Anti-government protesters gathered for the victims of the Gezi Park protests at Taksim Square in Istanbul on June 19, 2013. PHOTO: AFP ISTANBUL: The stormy anti-government demonstrations that rocked Turkey for n ...

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Turkish government, protesters seek to draw sting from unrest

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   Jun 20 2013, 1:08am CDT

1 of 9. People practice yoga during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul June 19, 2013. ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday he had no objection to silent anti-government protests inspired by a ...

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Man stands up to cops. Literally

Source: NEWS.com.au  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:46pm CDT

Anti-government protesters in Turkey stage another round of silent protests. Paul Chapman reports. Take that, goverment. Oof! Turkish protests take a non-violent turn Man stands in protest. Just stands. Authorities unsure what ...

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Kilim Company celebrates 20 years

Source: Manchester Evening News  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:40pm CDT

Bosses at private security firm G4S were left red-faced – after a senior police officer tweeted photographs of one of their unlocked cars The 2013-14 fixtures have been released - find out your team's schedule with ou ...

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Turkish ambassador uses visit to Denver to support his government

Source: Denver Post  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:25pm CDT

Namik Tan, Turkish ambassador to the United States, talks at the Brown Palace Hotel on Wednesday. "Over the years, (Turkey and the U.S. have) had ups and downs, but we've learned to overcome our differences and have accumulated good memor ...

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A Perspective Of Gezi Park From An Old Turkish Hippie

Source: Down With Tyranny!  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:00pm CDT

In the mid-1970s I was working in the Kosmos, Amsterdam's meditation center, and I hadn't figured out I was gay yet. I was in love with this beautiful Dutch woman who was one of the directors of the center. I was kind of shy but asked ...

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Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey

Source: Atlas Obscura  |   Jun 19 2013, 10:21pm CDT

Upon further investigation, he rediscovered a subterranean marvel, the largest of the long-forgotten palatial cisterns of the Byzantine Empire. Fish swam in an artificial freshwater lake the size of two football fields and the vaulted bri ...

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