Turkey Travel News

Date : Sat, 5 Dec 2009 23:14:32 PST Today's Zaman, Turkey Dec 5 2009 Report: 12,000 Armenian citizens working illegally in Turkey Photo: Researcher Alin Ozinian, a Turkish Armenian, interviewed Armenians living in Turkey for the study.

Travel agents with clients looking to explore the Mediterranean region in the coming year have a number of new hotels and tour packages to consider.

Apparently, Istanbul is doing an entire literary festival named for Tanpinar, and the book will play some role in Pamuk's so-called Museum of Innocence.

"Hyatt rebrands Istanbul property by Lucy Taylor on Nov 29, 2009 The Istanbul property's Hyatt Pure Gaia Spa was cited as one of the elements marking the property out for the change to Grand Hyatt.

Strong demand for farewell Med season creating scarcity value - Percentage sold for 2009 already ahead of 2008 - Brochure supported by 500,000 Multiplatform TV campaign.

The lush, lounging bodies captured in the photographer Jennette Williams's new folio " The Bathers " are removed from our world without being totally foreign.

Industry and Trade Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer flew to Turkey on Sunday evening for economic talks, making him the highest-ranking minister to travel to Ankara since ties took a nose-dive last month, following Turkey's cancellation of a military maneuver with Israel.

Turkey is the midpoint between East and West, offering a bit of both Europe and Asia.

Spain, slated to assume European Union presidency for a six-month term starting in January, and Turkey, a country with considerable influence in the Balkans, have agreed in principle to work together to solve simmering tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina over governance and power-sharing issues, including calls by Serbs and Croats to break off from ...

Click here for 48 Hours In...Istanbul map Travel Essentials Why go now? The vast city where Europe extends a tentative hand to Asia is easier to reach than ever thanks to new budget flights.

"Turkey-Iran Ties Continue to Worry West By Dorian Jones Istanbul 12 November 2009 Relations between Turkey and Iran appear to be getting closer and those ties are raising concerns among some of Turkey's Western allies.

"Behind Turkey's New Friendship With Iran By Pelin Turgut/Istanbul Thursday, Nov.

"Turkey debates Kurdish reforms favoured by EU 10 Nov 2009 17:55:11 GMT Source: Reuters * Boost to Kurd minority rights could help Turkey's EU bid * Opposition condemns proposal * Erdogan to address parliament on Thursday By Selcuk Gokoluk ANKARA, Nov 10 - Turkey's parliament began talks on Tuesday on improving Kurdish minority rights, a move which ...

"ANALYSIS: Cancelled Turkey visit by Sudan leader raises questions Europe News By Yigal Schleifer Nov 9, 2009, 12:18 GMT Istanbul - The aborted visit to Turkey by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has renewed questions whether Ankara's push to reengage with the Middle East is coming at the expense of its traditional alliance with the west." More: ...

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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by a UN court for war crimes, is to travel to Turkey at the weekend, but will not be arrested, a Turkish government official said.

Omar al-Bashir to visit Turkey despite warrant Thursday, November 05, 2009 Opheera McDoom Reuters KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will visit Turkey next week for the first time since an international court asked for his arrest, government sources said, in a test of Ankara's support for international justice.

In 2008 nearly 134,000 metric tons of U.S. rice, with a value of $75.5 million, was exported to Turkey.

A CRITICALLY ill great-grandmother who was stranded in Turkey for two months has died hours after flying home to Greater Manchester.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 The Real Deal Three nights at the Conrad Istanbul Luxury Hotel ; one night at the Kolin Hotel in Canakkale; two nights at the Charisma Hotel in Kusadasi; one night at the Pam Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale; two nights at the Sheraton Voyager Antalya Hotel ; one night at the Rixos Hotel in Konya; two nights at Dedeman ...