Xeber.net » Turkey News http://www.xeber.net/news All News Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:01:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 ‘AN ECHO IN THE BONE’ http://www.xeber.net/news/%e2%80%98an-echo-in-the-bone%e2%80%99/ http://www.xeber.net/news/%e2%80%98an-echo-in-the-bone%e2%80%99/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:08 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/%e2%80%98an-echo-in-the-bone%e2%80%99/ In the wake of a devastating fire in the mountains of North Carolina, Highlander Jamie Fraser and his English wife find themselves homeless and without family, in the midst of the gathering storm of the revolution of 1778. Something mysterious looms over their new home, something whose secret may draw them back to what they fled from…

‘AN ECHO IN THE BONE’

]]> http://www.xeber.net/news/%e2%80%98an-echo-in-the-bone%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 ‘SPARTAN GOLD’ http://www.xeber.net/news/%e2%80%98spartan-gold%e2%80%99/ http://www.xeber.net/news/%e2%80%98spartan-gold%e2%80%99/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:08 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/%e2%80%98spartan-gold%e2%80%99/ Treasure-hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a treasure. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for what they’ve just found. He is Hadeon Bondaruk — a half-Russian, half-Persian millionaire — and the treasure will be his, no matter what…
‘SPARTAN GOLD’

]]> http://www.xeber.net/news/%e2%80%98spartan-gold%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 A dictionary of ‘one of the oldest cities in the world’ http://www.xeber.net/news/a-dictionary-of-%e2%80%98one-of-the-oldest-cities-in-the-world%e2%80%99/ http://www.xeber.net/news/a-dictionary-of-%e2%80%98one-of-the-oldest-cities-in-the-world%e2%80%99/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:08 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/a-dictionary-of-%e2%80%98one-of-the-oldest-cities-in-the-world%e2%80%99/ “When a man is tired of London he is tired of life.” So said Dr. Samuel Johnson, the famous compiler of an English dictionary in the 18th century.
A dictionary of ‘one of the oldest cities in the world’

]]> http://www.xeber.net/news/a-dictionary-of-%e2%80%98one-of-the-oldest-cities-in-the-world%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Yılmaz calls ‘Yahşi Batı’ his attempt at ‘viewable action-comedy’ http://www.xeber.net/news/yilmaz-calls-%e2%80%98yahsi-bati%e2%80%99-his-attempt-at-%e2%80%98viewable-action-comedy%e2%80%99/ http://www.xeber.net/news/yilmaz-calls-%e2%80%98yahsi-bati%e2%80%99-his-attempt-at-%e2%80%98viewable-action-comedy%e2%80%99/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:08 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/yilmaz-calls-%e2%80%98yahsi-bati%e2%80%99-his-attempt-at-%e2%80%98viewable-action-comedy%e2%80%99/ The first Turkish movie of the year, and one of the most eagerly awaited, hit the big screen in Turkey this week as comedian Cem Yılmaz’s “Yahşi Batı” (Beautiful West) opened to packed theaters on the first day of the new year.
Yılmaz calls ‘Yahşi Batı’ his attempt at ‘viewable action-comedy’

]]> http://www.xeber.net/news/yilmaz-calls-%e2%80%98yahsi-bati%e2%80%99-his-attempt-at-%e2%80%98viewable-action-comedy%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Tourism sector looks forward to popular trends in 2010 http://www.xeber.net/news/tourism-sector-looks-forward-to-popular-trends-in-2010/ http://www.xeber.net/news/tourism-sector-looks-forward-to-popular-trends-in-2010/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:08 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/tourism-sector-looks-forward-to-popular-trends-in-2010/ After achieving moderate growth in 2009 despite the global financial crisis, the Turkish tourism sector is poised to see more impressive figures this year, thanks to the range of travel options it offers, especially its all-inclusive holiday packages, which have become a popular tourism trend because of the economic slowdown.
Tourism sector looks forward to popular trends in 2010

]]> http://www.xeber.net/news/tourism-sector-looks-forward-to-popular-trends-in-2010/feed/ 0 Telecom industry leaves behind a colorful year http://www.xeber.net/news/telecom-industry-leaves-behind-a-colorful-year/ http://www.xeber.net/news/telecom-industry-leaves-behind-a-colorful-year/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:08 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/telecom-industry-leaves-behind-a-colorful-year/ One of the few sectors in Turkey that maintained steady growth during 2009irrespective of a heavy contraction in demand in global markets, the telecommunications sector bid farewell to a year of “colorful events,” from third generation (3G) mobile phone services to naked ADSL, that are poised to boost improvement in the long run.
Telecom industry leaves behind a colorful year

]]> http://www.xeber.net/news/telecom-industry-leaves-behind-a-colorful-year/feed/ 0 Budget deficits, lack of oversight and unstable system swamp health sector in 2009 http://www.xeber.net/news/budget-deficits-lack-of-oversight-and-unstable-system-swamp-health-sector-in-2009/ http://www.xeber.net/news/budget-deficits-lack-of-oversight-and-unstable-system-swamp-health-sector-in-2009/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:08 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/budget-deficits-lack-of-oversight-and-unstable-system-swamp-health-sector-in-2009/ The Turkish health sector saw some of Turkey’s biggest economic and legislative shocks in 2009, as a government struggling with a widening budget deficit looked to ballooning health costs to curb spending, running up against healthcare workers in a battle encompassing patients, hospitals and pharmacies.
Budget deficits, lack of oversight and unstable system swamp health sector in 2009

]]> http://www.xeber.net/news/budget-deficits-lack-of-oversight-and-unstable-system-swamp-health-sector-in-2009/feed/ 0 Tekel workers protest to secure their future http://www.xeber.net/news/tekel-workers-protest-to-secure-their-future/ http://www.xeber.net/news/tekel-workers-protest-to-secure-their-future/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:08 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/tekel-workers-protest-to-secure-their-future/ “God is with us,” says Bekir Kara, one of the many Tekel workers who have been protesting against the government in Ankara for more than two weeks.
Tekel workers protest to
secure their future

]]> http://www.xeber.net/news/tekel-workers-protest-to-secure-their-future/feed/ 0 Turkish hopes in Spanish EU presidency run high http://www.xeber.net/news/turkish-hopes-in-spanish-eu-presidency-run-high/ http://www.xeber.net/news/turkish-hopes-in-spanish-eu-presidency-run-high/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:07 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/turkish-hopes-in-spanish-eu-presidency-run-high/ In a list of Turkey’s friends in the European Union, one is particularly important due to its unwavering support for Turkey’s full EU membership: Spain.
Turkish hopes in Spanish EU presidency run high

]]> http://www.xeber.net/news/turkish-hopes-in-spanish-eu-presidency-run-high/feed/ 0 First Islamic conscientious objector surfaces http://www.xeber.net/news/first-islamic-conscientious-objector-surfaces/ http://www.xeber.net/news/first-islamic-conscientious-objector-surfaces/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:01:07 +0000 admin http://www.xeber.net/news/first-islamic-conscientious-objector-surfaces/ Being a conscientious objector is perhaps the most challenging way to question authority in Turkey, a traditionally militaristic country where militarism is embedded not only in state organs but also in the culture.
First Islamic conscientious objector surfaces

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