DIVIDE & SWALLOW .. Those words are the title to a great book written by BANU AVAR (a very patriotistic Turkish Lady Journalist in love with her country) about the scenarios being put into effect by the Emperialistic Powers  allover the world and especially in the Middle East .. We are all acquainted with the name of the play, now; The Greater Middle East Project.. The book (unfortunately) is in Turkish ...

In the conflict between Wikileaks and banking companies such as Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, Western Union and Bank of America regarding the arbitrary banking blockades against WikiLeaks the internet company seems to be one step ahead now. In fact, in a landmark decision the European Parliament has initiated the drafting of legislation that would stop such banking blockades against WikiLeaks and other organiza ...

Former Vice President of the US under President Bill Clinton Al Gore praised Turkey's economic growth on Saturday, stating that Turkey has a bright future and that its significance within the global economy is gradually increasing. Speaking at the fourth Leaders Summit held by Turkcell, Turkey's leading GSM operator, in Istanbul, Gore emphasized that Turkey's young population inspires him and stated, "Turke ...

The Iraqi war is known to have been started by an invasion of Iraq by the United States and the United Kingdom from March 20, 2003 to December 18, 2011. Although the war is supposed to have been over long time ago, sectarian violence has been continuing and has caused thousands of lives after the occupant forces withdrew from the region. Prior to the war, the governments of the United States headed by Georg ...

President Barack Obama sent a personal message to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan asking him to speak out against the violence. Obama has vowed to "stand fast" against spreading anti-US violence raging in the Arab world, as he mourned four Americans slain in Libya after their remains were flown home. In a heart-rending homecoming, four transfer caskets draped in American flags were slowly borne ...

The well-known CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour held an exclusive interview with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul in which the two discussed the 18-month crisis in Syria while also touching on a number of other topics, including weapons of mass destruction and the suspected nuclear program in Iran. When asked what he thought about the United States' involvement in solely providing "nonle ...

Ankara and Washington join hands for addressing ways to approach Iraq’s simmering internal row over energy issues, urging dialogue with rival governments AP PhotoTurkish and U.S. officials have shared concerns over an ongoing dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) over the latter’s oil deals with foreign companies, agreeing that the dispute should be resolved through “dialogue and ...

A Turkish diplomatic official, speaking to Today's Zaman on condition of anonymity, has dismissed a report in the Turkish media that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director David Petraeus's visit to Turkey aims to mend ties between former allies Turkey and Israel, adding that mediation is not necessary.The Radikal daily reported on Thursday that the main goal of Petraeus's one-day surprise visit to Turke ...

The unrest in the Middle East and Syria in specific seems to escalating each and every day in spite of all the (useless) efforts spent by UN officials to put and end to it. Syria, on the contrary to many predictions as to Assad would leave the country to give way to a new administration and regime (certainly) to take over the country has been resisting all the pressure from the SYRIAN ARMY OF FREEDOM (rebel ...

Forming an international coalition to impose a partial no-fly zone over Syria, in order to provide protection for the Syrian population on the run from the civil war ongoing in the country, has been under discussion among Western allies for the last few weeks, Turkish official sources confirmed to the Hürriyet Daily News on Aug. 24. The confirmation came after French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had ...

Ecuadorian envoy defies British threat in diplomatic row over WikiLeaks founder Ecuadorian envoy in the Turkish capital has said his country would strike back if the British government violated Ecuador's sovereignty in a diplomatic row over the WikiLekas frontman, Julian Assange. "We will give a due response if Britain disregards our sovereignty," Augusto Saa Corriere, Ecuador's ambassador in Ankara, told t ...

Washington and Ankara sit down for an ‘operational planning’ meeting to discuss aid options amid their continued bid to overthrow Syria’s government FM Davutoğlu says Turkey can handle no more than 100,000 Syrian refugees. AP photoWith clashes between Syrian security forces and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) intensifying, senior Turkish and American officials met yesterday in a first “operational planning” meet ...

Assad accuses Turkey of aiding 'terrorists' Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad accused the United States of assisting "gangs"  and Turkey of aiding the Syrian rebels, in a rare interview with a western television channel aired on Sunday. "The United States is part of the conflict. They offer the umbrella and political support to those gangs to... destabilise Syria," Assad told German public broadcaster ARD. A ...

Caterpillar exploring investment opportunities in Turkey Heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar has Turkey on its investment agenda, according to Turkey’s Minister of Science, Industry and Technology, Nihat Ergun. Impressed by Turkey’s new investment incentive scheme, the company’s CEO will visit Turkey in the coming weeks for a meeting with the Ministry, said Ergun during his visit to the US for the 2012 ...

Language and religion will be two important elements of the bridge to be established between the homeland and the soon to be nearly 6.5-million-strong Turkish diaspora, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag has said. "If you can be unified, then an organized society of 200,000 people can be more effective than 500,000 unorganized people," Bozdag said, addressing numerous Turkish non-governmental organizations ...

With hundreds of millions of websites on the internet today almost millions of individuals as well as companies with a little awareness of the advantages a webpage could provide are ready to jump into this immense sector.Having an acceptable webpage built might be considered a challenging issue but what is even more challenging (if not risky) is finding the right hosting company to put your site up on the W ...

On his trip to the USA, Turkish President Abdullah Gül has paid visits to major IT and High Tech companies in SILICON VALLEY which is located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, USA. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations.President Gul paid visits to Facebook and Microsoft centers in Silicon Valley, California, on Thursday. Gul’s firs ...

US think tank organization, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), defined Turkey as an increasingly influential regional and economic power. In a 96-page report prepared on the United States and Turkey, the CFR called on US and Turkey to forge a new partnership. Among those who prepared the report on Turkey was former US Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright. Turkey is an increasingly influential regio ...

The Trump group is willing to invest in a further real estate business with Turkey’s Doğan Holding, Donald Trump, head of the group, says as he tours the newly finalized Trump Towers Mall project in central Istanbul The Trump Organization is interested in engaging in new real estate projects with Turkey’s Doğan Holding, as well as a separate plan to take its Trump Hotel Collection business to Turkey, accord ...

The United States and Turkey have for six decades enjoyed a close political and military relationship. However, our economic and business partnership has lagged behind until recently. During President Barack Obama’s 2009 trip to Turkey, he and Turkish President Abdullah Gul agreed to advance our commercial partnership to the level of our diplomatic and strategic defense relationship. According to U.S. Secre ...

Turkey lacks staff and fund for regional role Turkey may have significantly boosted its profile in the Middle East over the past decade, but it still has a gap to close between its expectations and capabilities to become a ‘regional power,’ a recent study says Over the past decade Turkey may have significantly boosted its profile in the Middle East, but it still has a large gap to close between its expectat ...

With the announcement of the new incentives system, U.S. firms Pepsi, General Electric, 3M, Kimberly-Clark and Quest Diagnostics have all decided to invest in Turkey. VISITING THE WORLD'S TWO LARGEST ECONOMIES After his recent trip to China, Turkey's Minister of Economy Zafer Çağlayan has now begun his schedule of meetings in the United States. Çağlayan met with a number of administrators from leading Ameri ...

Gülen charter schools in US lawmakers' crosshairs The U.S. state of Tennessee has passed a new law limiting the number of foreign teachers at charter schools in an apparent reaction to educational institutions owned by Turkish religious leader Fethullah Gülen, daily Milliyet reported today. A nongovernmental organization called for the law after one of its members, Phyllis Schlafly, wrote an article drawing ...