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A ship full of tranquility clichés


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Belgian artist Hans Op De Beeck’s movie titled ‘Sea of Tranquility,’ currently on display at Dirimart’s Garibaldi building, discovers the clichés of society

Holder Fener out, rivals in the Champions League


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Holder Fenerbahçe Universal will not be defending its continental title at the Champions League after the European volleyball’s governing body, CEV, surprisingly gave the wild card to Galatasaray yesterday.

OECD: Euro crisis risk to growth, emerging economies promising


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

The Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) sees the ongoing euro area as the largest risk to the global economy.

Wonder boys step into the limelight


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Major championships provide a stage where promising players turn into superstars and Euro 2012 will not be an exception.

Şermet: I canceled Kıvaner’s show for disrespectfulness


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

The owner of the Istanbul Jazz Center, Aytek Şermet, was recently accused of behaving violently toward jazz musician Uraz Kıvaner, which has negatively impacted Şermet’s standing among the jazz community.

Fitch downgrades Japan credit rating two notches


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Fitch cut Japan’s credit rating by two notches yesterday, citing the country’s massive public debt, as Tokyo struggles to set the world’s third-largest economy back on a growth track.

Robot fish take to sea to monitor pollution


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Robot “fish” developed by European scientists to improve pollution monitoring moved from the lab to the sea in a test at the northern Spanish port of Gijon yesterday.

Vodafone cuts sales target on weak European market


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Vodafone cut its medium-term sales target and took a write down of 4 billion pounds ($6.3 billion) yesterday.

Pitt scotches rumors of wedding


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

half of Hollywood’s hottest couple, Angelina Jolie, would take place in August. ‘She’s prepping for a movie that starts pretty soon,’ he said.

The world’s silliest spy network


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

It’s Mossad! In 2008, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s official news agency, Wafa, reported that Israel (read: Mossad) had released ...

FIFA names first woman in board


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

FIFA co-opted a woman to its executive committee for the first time yesterday and continued its reform process by pressing ahead with changes to its ethics committee.

Turkey and Pakistan


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Pakistan is as peculiar a country as Turkey is. It is in the league of countries that have hanged their prime minister in recent history.

Orchestra conductor speaks about his career


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

“Being a conductor in Turkey” was the title of a talk given by orchestra conductor Gürer Aykalat the headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Ankara May 21.

Municipal changes plan comes under criticism in Turkey


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

A new draft bill by the government which redraws the boundaries of local administrations raises concern from the opposition who says that the changes will gain more voters to the AKP in the next elections

Argentine boom may be coming to an end


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Argentina’s nine-year economic expansion appears to be slowing sharply, according to analysts.

Allah protects churches, Islamists attack them


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Yesterday’s New York Times had two separate but equally worrying opinion pieces on the religious bigotry in Indonesia ...

Turkish movie theaters draw more audiences


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Some 21.36 million people in Turkey have gone to a movie in the country so far this year, representing a slight increase over box office numbers over the first 20 weeks of 2011, according to new data.

Turkey, Abu Dhabi ink energy deal


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

The Turkish Energy Ministry and the state-run Abu Dhabi National Energy (TAQA) have agreed to form a joint committee to explore future energy investment opportunities in Turkey.

Brazil unsure of growth, forecast due to euro jitters


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Brazil has admitted it is unlikely to meet an economic growth forecast of 4.5 percent over concerns about the eurozone and announced a new stimulus package in a bid to reverse a recent slowdown.

Students charged with 255 years of jail in Turkey


Hurriyet Daily News 23 May 2012, 12:01 am CEST

Seven suspects arrested on terrorism-related charges for involvement in demonstrations against Turkey’s 1980 coup, other acts of protest and possession of certain books are set to appear before an Ankara court on May 29.
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