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Iran warns of turmoil in markets if EU oil ban enforced, says can easily replace EU as buyer; Tehran rejects discount on gas exports to Turkey after Ankara threatens international arbitration.

Among a sea of weird content floating daily on YouTube, Sidney Raskind has been making videos for five years, and it only took dancing in a turk…

Prophet Muhammad's three hairs were delivered to Russia's Chechnya Republic from Turkey yesterday. The relic will rest in the republic for good

Turkish prosecutors said they would seek life without parole for Gen. Ilker Basbug, Turkey's top soldier until 2010 and the highest-ranking officer arrested to date in a group of court cases alleging a terrorist plot to topple the government.

Istanbul, Turkey (ots/PRNewswire) - Turkcell , the leading communications and technology company today launched the world's first SIM-based, Near Field Technology ("NFC") road toll payment application on its own branded smartphone T11, in collaboration with Bank Asya. Currently only ...

Deputy Prime Minister says December explosion at Iran base occurred where long-range missile was being developed; adds that Turkey assisting Iran to circumvent sanctions by allowing them access to banking system.

LAHORE – A modern system of traffic control would be implemented in Lahore, to ensure smooth traffic flow on roads, Chief Traffic Officer SSP Syed Ahmed Mobin told this paper on Wednesday. The CTO said that during his recent visit to Turkey, he had thoroughly observed the traffic system of Istanbul, which has been introduced by a Turkish transport company. The company, ISBAK, will now ...

GUNMEN have kidnapped 11 Iranian pilgrims heading to the Syrian capital by road from Turkey, a diplomat in Damascus says.

Syria’s rebels may have been driven back from Damascus by President’s Bashar al-Assad’s army, yet they have taken heart from seizing territory and some even hope it might tempt foreign troops in to help.

Heavy snow has caused disruption across Europe, carpeting much of Italy to the south and Turkey to the east.

ANKARA (Reuters) - A dry cargo ship sank off the Black Sea coast of Turkey Tuesday and eight members of the 11-strong Polish crew were missing, Turkish media said.

At least 10 people are missing after a cargo ship sinks off the Turkish coast, officials say.

Owners play new music and translate menus into Arabic amid surge in visitors from Middle EastIn the Turkish restaurants around Taksim Square in Istanbul, the menus are getting a new look. It's not so much the food that is changing but the languages, as more and more restaurateurs choose to include Arabic.Erkan Ali Karabulut, manager of Cafe Eylül in the touristic Talimhane district near the squ...

Enough was enough for Julie Parnell when she added up the cost of her 40 cigarettes-a-day habit. Keen to start her own business and get on the property ladder, she went cold turkey.

“Shoah,” the French documentary about the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime, was broadcast on Turkish television to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The Turkish lira is among the world's best-performing currencies and Turkey's government bonds rallied this week. Yet Turkey is attracting prominent skeptics who see its wide current account deficit as a risk.

An epic French documentary about the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime has appeared on Turkish television to mark international Holocaust Remembrance Day – the first time the film has been aired on public television in a majority-Muslim country.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - M.E. Thompson Inc is recalling some of its Anytime Deli Turkey & Ham Sub Sandwiches because they could potentially be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, the Jacksonville, Florida, company said.

The 26-year-old had previously stated that it was his dream to join Liverpool, but the Premier League outfit was reportedly unwilling to match the Turkish side's offer

"With enough global data, you can actually see the traffic drop when the shutdown occurs." Internet traffic analysists at Arbor Networks examined recent worldwide data flow and determined that Megaupload was taken offline just after 19:00 GMT on January 19. Internet traffic all over the world dropped in the two hours that followed. Top users [...]

(Jay Westcott/POLITICO) The State Department live-streamed President Obama's Tuesday State of the Union address on consulate and embassy websites around the world: Last night, Americans gathered around their television sets -- or computer monitors -- to watch President Barack Obama deliver the State of the Union Address. For the first time, international audiences were able to watch the Stat...

DAVOS, Switzerland–The world can learn important lessons in dealing with the euro-zone debt crisis from Turkey, which went through its own financial crisis in 2001, says Ferit Sahenk, chairman of Turkey’s Dogus Group. He also confirmed to the World Economic Forum what executives at companies in the developed world know already: companies in emerging markets [...]

SI.com's compendium of college hoops style is back with its second update from the 2011-12 season. 1. Mascot Mimicry - Deniz Kilicli - Jr. forward, West Virginia Kilicli hails from Istanbul, Turkey, but his beard has an Appalachian flavor -- so much so that he could step right in for the Mountaineers' mascot (seen at right) if needed. It took until the New Year for Kilicli's beard to reach ful...

French legislation banning the denial of genocide against Armenians by Ottoman Turks sparks outrage from Turkey and threatens diplomatic relations.

Turkey today threatened to retaliate against France if President Nicolas Sarkozy signs a new law making it a crime to deny the Armenian genocide.

Turkey is reacting angrily Tuesday to the French Senate's approval of a law criminalizing the denial of genocide, including that of the Armenians at the end of the Ottoman Empire.

Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan attacked the French parliament on Tuesday for passing a 'discriminatory and racist' bill which makes it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide

Turkish PM says Paris would face new, unspecified sanctions if bill is signed into law

Foreign Minister Alain Juppe says relations should not be "usurped by emotions"; Ankara threatens to reduce ties.

France's parliament approved the bill late Monday, risking more sanctions from Turkey and complicating an already delicate relationship with the rising power.

Bill approved after hours of debate and warning from Turkey, making it illegal to deny mass killings by Ottoman Turks.

The race is all about finding and fixing bugs faster, cheaper and everywhere, in every condition, before an end-user even gets a chance to see them. If that means rounding up an ad hoc flash mob of experts to swarm countries from Turkey to Indonesia with smartphones in hand, so be it.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A Turkish doctor whose 25-member team performed the world's first triple limb transplant - two arms and a leg - says the leg has been removed due to tissue incompatibility....

ASK AROUND and the consensus is that Libya’s best player is the midfielder Tariq al-Taib. He has twice finished in the top 10 of the voting for African Player of the Year, had successful stints in Tunisia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and captained the national side the last time they reached the finals of the Cup of Nations, in 2006. When Libya walk out at the Estadio de Bata this evening to face ...

TEHRAN - Iran is being paid for oil sales to India through a Turkish bank, the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company said Friday on Mehr news agency. “There is no problem with exports to India and money continues to be transferred through a Turkish bank,” said Mohsen Ghamsari. That bank, however, has warned Iranian authorities that it will not take on new clients ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - On a hot summer's day in 2008, 26-year-old physics student Ahmet Yildiz was shot dead when he popped out from his Istanbul apartment to buy ice cream.

ISLAMABAD - It is clarified that the trainer aircraft which crashed in Izmir (Turkey) on 17 January, 2012 was not of Pakistan Air Force, instead it was a Turkish Air force aircraft flown by Suqadron Leader Masood Hussain, a PAF pilot on exchange posting to Turkish Air Force.

ISLAMABAD - It is clarified that the trainer aircraft which crashed in Izmir (Turkey) on 17 January, 2012 was not of Pakistan Air Force, instead it was a Turkish Air force aircraft flown by Suqadron Leader Masood Hussain, a PAF pilot on exchange posting to Turkish Air Force.

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With smokers throwing their cigarettes in the bin come January as they vow to stub out their craving, it appears that investors in tobacco companies are similarly trying to go cold turkey.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry drew Turkey's ire on Tuesday after suggesting the country is ruled by Islamic terrorists.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry labeled Turkey a virtual terrorist state during last night's debate.

Home secretary Theresa May has been accused of double standards for refusing to extradite Sarah, Duchess of York to Turkey.

Headline Title:  No justice for Hrant Dink as murder trial ends 16 January 2012 The Turkish authorities have failed to address state officials' alleged involvement in the killing of journalist and human rights activist Hrant Dink, Amnesty International said today, as the trial...

Researchers in the Netherlands found risk was highest among people from Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles, Turkey and Morocco who immigrated before age 4.

Release Time:  For Immediate Release President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan spoke by telephone today about issues related to democracy, security and development in the Middle East and North Africa region; this was their first conversation in the New Year.  The two leaders discussed recent developments in Iraq and their continu...

Robin Esser visits Cappadocia, a magical landscape of stone pillars where generations of humans have lived. And of course, the only way to see it is from above, in a balloon, and below, in a luxury cave hotel room.

THE Duchess of York faces a maximum of 22 years in jail after allegedly secretly filming orphanages in Turkey.

Fergie (the First) is in an Eastern-European pickle! The Turkish government is up the Duchess of York's royal ass bum for her work in filming an undercover doc about Turkish orphanages. Earlier today a court in Turkey charged Sarah Ferguson for breaking privacy laws… but they're really just pissed they made Turkey look bad. It [...]

The American people spend $1.5 billion dollars every year on smoking cessation devices. That's a huge market for a product that's supposed to work the first time. A forthcoming study suggests that, in the real world, the patch is no "magic bullet." More »

A court in Turkey has charged Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, for her secret filming of orphanages in the country for a TV documentary in 2008, the Press Association reported yesterday.

A Turkish court has pressed charges against Britain's Duchess of York for secretly filming orphanages in Turkey.

ANKARA wants to maintain old and new ties.

With a new film throwing the spotlight on sex addiction, one "sufferer" discusses his battle to change his life.

A new study suggests cigarette smokers who quit after using over-the-counter medication such as nicotine patches are just as likely to relapse as smokers who go "cold turkey," casting fresh doubt on the effectiveness of such products.

Blackburn have turned down a £2.5million bid from Turkey for midfielder Mauro Formica. Bursaspor, Kayserispor and Besiktas have all made enquiries about the Argentine but Blackburn value the midfielder, 23, at £4m.

Fresh US and EU sanctions on Iran’s oil trade could create more hurdles for India in routing payments to Teheran, but New Delhi does not expect any immediate disruption in supplies since it feels a blockade of the key shipping route of Hormuz Straits is unlikely.

A former Turkish armed forces chief has been remanded in custody pending trial charged with bidding to overthrow the government.

A Turkish court has ordered a former armed forces chief to be remanded in custody overnight pending trial charged with bidding to overthrow the government, an unprecedented move likely to exacerbate long-running tensions with the military.

The Food and Drug Administration plans to restrict a family of antibiotics commonly used to treat livestock, citing concerns that overuse might promote the development of drug-resistant bacteria that can infect people. On Wednesday, the FDA said it would limit the use of cephalosporin in cattle, swine, chicken and turkey. The antibiotics can no longer be used to prevent diseases in livestock st...

In college I lived in a house where I was the only female resident among a largish group of guys. Along with assorted boyfriends, girlfriends and hangers on, our house became a hang-out for a lot of people, and we regularly sat down with 15-20 people for dinner. Our food budgets, however, were not of the sort that made this easy - but we managed mostly by feeding everyone soup, more or less a...

(Medical Xpress) -- Cold turkey is the preferred method for giving up smoking according to public health researchers at the University of Sydney. With more than two-thirds of smokers giving up permanently this way, the research team wants to know why.

WHILE MANY tucked into turkey, Galway man Paul Fallon spent Christmas Day treading 45 miles of tar between Roscommon and Sligo. And he will run out the last of the old year in gales and rain along the west coast, completing a 1,000-mile (1,609km) circuit as part of a project for the homeless.

Permission for proposed South Stream line across Black Sea puts more pressure on EU-backed rival Nabucco plan

Aditya Birla Group has decided to invest Rs $500 million (Rs 2,650 crore) to set up a greenfield integrated viscose staple fibre (VSF) plant in Turkey’s industrial zone.

Aditya Birla Group, the $35 billion multinational corporation, plans to invest $500 million (approximately Rs 2,665 crore) over the next five years to set up a Viscose Staple Fibre plant in Turkey's Adana Organised Industrial Zone.

Warplanes carry out air strike near Turkey's border with the Iraq border after apparently mistaking smugglers for Kurdish militants.

China beat India 2.5-1.5 in the last round of the 2011 World Women Chess Team Championship (WWTC) on Tuesday to win the title in Mardin province of southeastern Turkey.

For Donna Hindley, from Stowmarket, Suffolk, seemingly innocuous Yuletide items like Christmas trees, tinsel, mince pies and turkey are a source great of dread.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey and Azerbaijan on Monday signed an agreement to establish a consortium that would build a pipeline to transport 16 billion cubic meters (565 billion cubic feet) per year of Azeri gas to Turkey and Europe....

TOO much Christmas dinner? Researchers say something sweet could be the secret to fitting in more.

FRONTLINE troops will be treated to a massive festive knees-up in Afghanistan

ISTANBUL (AFP) - The war of words between France and Turkey escalated dramatically on Friday, when the Turkish premier accused Paris of committing genocide in Algeria and of stirring hatred of Muslims.Furious that French lawmakers had voted on Thursday to outlaw denial of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back directly at France's President...

Lennon also registers interest in Ibrox legend - now a free agent.

Red? White? Bubbly? Here’s what to pair with the big bird this holiday season

BEIRUT — Arab League delegates traveled to Syria Thursday to arrange the deployment of foreign monitors under a plan aimed at ending the regime’s deadly 9-month-old crackdown on dissent. They arrive in the midst of a new international uproar over activist reports that government troops killed more than 200 people in two days, with Turkey condemning President Bashar Assad over the “bloodbath.” R...

SUNSPORT asks if Steve Kean is out of cluck after Blackburn's latest defeat

Lighter than the traditional beef picadillo, this taco filling is sweet and savory.

(Baghdad) – Iran and Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan killed more than a dozen civilians and displaced thousands between mid-July and November 2011, including in...

By the time Christmas rolls around, we're tired of turkey and ham, so a roast of some kind of meat fits the bill for our Christmas dinner.

Turkey’s role in humanitarian affairs is rapidly growing and has become vital for the international community, the United Nations relief chief said today, calling for stronger partnerships between the country and international organizations to provide assistance to people who have been affected by emergencies around the world.

STAR had better be good in the kitchen as there'll be no booze at her Girls Aloud lunch

STAR had better be good in the kitchen as there'll be no booze at her Girls Aloud lunch

Turkey's standing in the region is growing, but its international credibility should be in doubt as long as it fails to address its human rights record, especially in regard to the large Kurdish minority.There has been much discussion in the U.S. and European media of Turkey as a rising star after its recent stance on Syria and its general support for the "Arab Spring."

China and Turkey are the new destinations which have caught the attention of students, Canada, New Zealand and Australia are still the favourites.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The U.S. needs to give Libya's leaders more time to gain control of the militias that overthrew Moammar Gadhafi before determining how to help the fledgling government, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday, a day ahead of his historic visit to Tripoli....

Kentucky Derby winner Strike the Gold has been euthanized after injuring his left front leg while in his paddock at a stud farm in Turkey. The Turkish Jockey Club confirmed the death Wednesday to the Daily Racing Form and Bloodhorse websites. The 1991 Derby winner trained by Hall of Famer Nick Zito had battled laminitis lately but was in good health before injuring his pastern, a part of the le...

Stoke will take to the field for their final Europa League Group E match against Besiktas less than 22 hours after touching down in Istanbul following a nightmare journey.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on Monday exchanged congratulatory messages on the opening of the "2012 China Culture Year" in Ankara, the capital of Turkey.

Every scene is lame, every line banal, every performance shallow and the product placement for Warner Brothers films is both shameless and shameful (actress Jessica Biel pictured with Seth Meyers).

Young hunters will be allowed to stalk wild turkeys in an open space preserve in rural San Diego County, thanks to a 3-2 vote by the Board of Supervisors.

Following a breakdown in ties and rising violence in Syria, Turkey has decided to begin bypassing trade routes through the country.

Turkey day is long past, but NBC is crowing about just-released ratings for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

We love to moan about it, but when Christmas Day comes round this year turkey will still find its way on to most of our plates, according to research published this morning.

ANKARA (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden has urged Turkey to pass new sanctions against Iran, increasing pressure on Washington's Middle East ally to join a tightening web of sanctions aimed at forcing Tehran to stop work on its nuclear activities.

Nothing like a holiday to bring everyone together. "The entire family and all of our closest friends went over to my mom's for a huge, delicious dinner and as per usual, we went...

Nothing like a holiday to bring everyone together. "The entire family and all of our closest friends went over to my mom's for a huge, delicious dinner and as per usual, we went...

Last year I wrote a post right after Thanksgiving entitled: "While You Were Eating You're Turkey Homeland Security Was Seizing 9 Domains". Well I could have repeated the headline today except the number would be 131 domains rather than just 9. Looks like Homeland Security is going to make domain seizures on Thanksgiving as common in the US as Turkey and Stuffing. Here are the domain names...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish basketball club Besiktas says it is holding talks with Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom.

Last year we wrote a post right after Thanksgiving entitled: “While You Were Eating You’re Turkey Homeland Security Was Seizing 9 Domains“. Well I could have repeated the headline today except the number would be 131 domains rather than just 9. Looks like Homeland Security is going to make domain seizures on Thanksgiving as common [...]

Christmas for any child is the most amazing time of the year. Growing up in London, the cold 25th December mornings used to fill my eyes with joy and my heart with excitement. There were a few reasons as why this time of year was so special for me in-comparison to the other religious holidays or summer breaks... Christmas was filled with presents, turkey with hot gravy, roast potatoes and bruss...

ONE MORE THING:IRISH AIRCRAFT leasing business Avolon celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday with a media briefing in Dublin and a festive dinner of turkey and pumpkin pie.

As Kim Kuntrashian served up a paper plate full of lukewarm publicity stunt, Kirk Douglas, who has volunteered at the L.A. Mission since the beginning of time, NOM NOM NOM-ed on a piece of turkey. The world could've been ending around Kirk, but he wouldn't have noticed since all of his focus was put into gumming the hell out of that turkey. Kirk eat, prayed and loved that piece of...

Filed under: TMZ Sports He set a world record when he consumed 6.91 pounds of turkey meat in 8 minutes -- but this Thanksgiving, competitive eating machine Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti is getting TOTALLY FRIED!Deep Dish tells TMZ ... he's going balls out for a Turkey Day ... as in DEEP FRIED STUFFING BALLS WITH A GRAVY CENTER!!!! And that's just the beginning!...

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SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Nervous about cooking Thanksgiving dinner for a dozen people? One family, with the help of 4,000 volunteers, is preparing turkey and all the trimmings for a guest list...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kim Kardashian, Blair Underwood and other celebrities served up a Thanksgiving day meal to the homeless in Los Angeles....

FORTUNE -- This weekend, chances are pretty good you'll express some Thanksgiving spirit to friends using social media. But how much will you share? A simple "Happy Thanksgiving" status update is one thing, but will you tweet a picture of the turkey? Would you reveal what cheesy movie you watched as you lounged on the couch in full-bellied bliss? Would you share what clothing you wore?

This VIP turkey soaks up the view of the U.S. Treasury and White House from the W Washington D.C. hotel in front of the media.

The Galaxy Nexus from Samsung is the first device to run Google's Android 4.0 operating system, which is designed to be a blend of the Android phone and tablet operating systems that irons out many geeky wrinkles and includes a facial-recognition feature to unlock the phone.

More than a month ago, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari declared victory over the United States and its European allies when China and Russia vetoed a Western-backed U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Damascus' bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters. Today, Syria was back on the defensive. Fresh from defeat in the Arab League, where its me...

After so many years of bad Detroit Lions teams (AP) -- and their games, no matter the week, meaning so little - all of a sudden that traditional Turkey Day contest in the Motor City is no turkey at all....

State Farm recruited William Shatner for a video about the dangers of turkey-fryer fires.

Turkey prices have soared to a record, as farmers roasted by a deep downturn three years ago are still reluctant to expand their flocks.

From farmers markets to big-box groceries, we have a lot of food issues to work out as a nation, but maybe none is more fraught than the poor, freaked-out-over Thanksgiving turkey: It has to deal with our emotional baggage about family, friends and the stress of the holiday season. And so, in the name of the perfect bird, we obsess over brines, under-skin butters, heritage breeds, times, temper...

Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboué the victim of savage abuse by fans during derby match in Turkey.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Marine advocacy groups say delegates at an international conservation meeting have agreed on steps to protect a vulnerable species of shark....

Just like last week, bad news from Europe next week could give U.S. markets a real basting. As the euro-debt crisis churns on, Thanksgiving celebrants over here will be subject to declines over there.

(Reuters) - Thanksgiving Day is for eating turkey, watching football and, apparently, shopping at lower-end retailers.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A senior Iranian official said on Tuesday that Tehran was willing to share its controversial nuclear technology with neighboring countries, suggesting it could help Turkey build an atomic power plant.

Tottenham playmaker elated after Friday’s 3-0 win by The Blazers over Turkey in first round of Euro 2012 playoff

On 'The Martha Stewart Show" next Tuesday, Katie Holmes will discuss dressing a turkey and working with Adam Sandler.

'Scores' trapped beneath collapsed buildings; quake comes weeks after another earthquake killed about 600 people

China Southern Airlines, the country's largest airline company in terms of fleet size, is scheduled to launch a new international service between northwestern city of Urumqi and Istanbul of Turkey on Nov 22.

Forget the turkey and the football -- if it's Thanksgiving Day, why aren't you shopping?