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Steam rises anew in Turkey’s historic bath houses

Developers are spending millions of dollars buying and restoring İstanbul's finest hamams, or steam baths, after decades of neglect. They are banking on rising tourist numbers and a surge of interest among Turks in Ottoman customs. ...

From ALEXANDRA HUDSON, Today's Zaman,  27 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Kaiser Wilhelm

Turkish language fest shows preacher's global reach

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - "I want to see your hands," little Bangaina Jose from Mozambique shouts in confident Turkish to an auditorium of piously-dressed Turks clapping along to her song routine. The Turkish Language Olympics -- in its seventh year -- has ...

From ALEXANDRA HUDSON, Boston Globe,  7 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Pope John Paul II

Is Grandad Aragones set to leave Fenerbahce?

Turks have nicknamed Luis Aragones “dede” or “granddad” since he became Fenerbahce coach last July – at first to convey the respect they’d show a wise and experienced elder, but nowadays to express their fury at a man they view as an incompetent ...

From ALEXANDRA HUDSON, Reuters Blogs,  19 May 2009

Turkey objects to Obama's view of Armenian killings

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey Saturday branded "unacceptable" parts of U.S. President Barack Obama's carefully worded statement on the mass killings of Armenians, saying that hundreds of thousands of Turks and Muslims also died. Obama avoided using the ...

From ALEXANDRA HUDSON, Boston Globe,  25 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Abdullah Gul,  Orhan Pamuk,  European Union

Obama appeals to faiths in Istanbul

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama met religious leaders in Istanbul on Tuesday as part of an effort to unite moderates of major faiths against extremism. Obama told the Muslim world in a speech on Monday the United States was not at war ...

From MATT SPETALNICK AND ALEXANDRA HUDSON, Boston Globe,  7 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Al-Qaeda,  NATO,  George W. Bush,  Richard Holbrooke

Just kebabs and tea in Sivas – hence the team’s success

“There is no nightlife in Sivas,” states Sivasspor coach Bulent Uygun. This is why his team are surprise leaders of the Turkish championship. Located in Anatolia’s bleak central heartland, Sivas is a tortuous 12-hour drive from the temptations of ...

From ALEXANDRA HUDSON, Reuters Blogs,  31 Mar 2009

Kurd voters stress on identity frustrates Turkish PM

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party failed to conquer the Kurdish bastion of Diyarbakir in Sunday's local polls because they misjudged decades-old grievances by minority Kurds. Jubilant Kurds took to ...

From ALEXANDRA HUDSON, Boston Globe,  30 Mar 2009
Related Topics: European Union,  Abdullah Gul

Turkey's opposition chief faces another poll loss

YALOVA, Turkey (Reuters) - Party loyalists wave flags and cheer but an air of hopelessness prevails as veteran Turkish opposition leader Deniz Baykal, loser of four national elections, addresses his faithful. Turkey's ruling AK Party expects to retain ...

From ALEXANDRA HUDSON, Boston Globe,  22 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Deniz Baykal (politician)

Selfish use of rivers threatens political stability

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Countries that selfishly use shared rivers threaten political stability at a time when water is scarce and demand is growing, a conservation group warned on Wednesday. Disputes over shared rivers such as the Tigris and the ...

From ALEXANDRA HUDSON, EcoEarth News,  18 Mar 2009

Global meeting on water crisis begins today

Istanbul: Government ministers from 120 countries, scientists and campaigners will meet in Istanbul from 16-22 March to discuss how to avert a global water crisis and ease tensions between states fighting over rivers, lakes and glaciers. Nearly half of ...

From ALEXANDRA HUDSON AND THOMAS GROVE, livemint.com,  15 Mar 2009
Related Topics: United Nations,  Ban Ki-moon

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