| Mon, 21 May 2012 Seychelles and Turkey boost parliamentary ties
| A delegation from the National Assembly of Seychelles, headed by Clerk Azarel Ernesta, has recently returned following an eight-day study visit to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. | This study tour follows and comes as a direct result of an official visit by the... | Civilian festivities replace official ceremonies and military parades in Turkey
| Many visitors in Turkey were surprised this year by crowded civilian festivities on May 19 known as a day of Atatürk Commemoration and Youth and Sports Day. The media pointed to joyful and colorful activities across Turkey on Saturday, without any trace of coups and ... | Turkish banks eye their customers' $270b pot of gold
| Istanbul: Turkish banks are seeking to boost the lowest savings rate among major emerging markets and allay a concern of credit rating companies by persuading customers to deposit gold. | Turks have about 5,000 tonnes of gold "stashed under their pillows", O... | Baghdad Judges Refuse To Hear Evidence That Could Clear Iraq VP of Terrorism Charges
| A three-judge panel has rejected evidence that could help clear Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi of terrorism charges, causing Hashemi’s team of lawyers to quit the case in protest. Hashemi’s trial is taking place in Baghdad, while the vice president is out... | President Gül’s May 19 message
| President Abdullah Gül said in a message that May 19 has become the symbol of national progress. | President Gül’s message reads as follows: "Never having conceded on the will to live free and independent, our nation has never accepted the conditions forced up... | President Gül holds bilateral talks in Chicago
| President Gül first met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. At the talks Karzai said that cooperation and coordination between the two countries should continue. | President Gül said that Turkey would always stand by Afghanistan. Talks between President Gül and Aze... | Nations must protect their children, not their reputations
| Laurie Ahern is president of Disability Rights International, a Washington-based group that provided technical assistance to the British broadcaster ITV in the making of its 2008 documentary. | The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, seems to be in hot water again. A Tur... | |
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