Urfa

Type: City

Name: Urfa

Country: Turkey

Latitude: 37.169998

Longitude: 38.790001

population: 449,785

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Hrant Dink

The Majalla: Kurdish fight for rights has emboldened Turkish Armenians to become more vocal on Armenian issue

YEREVAN, MAY 14, ARMENPRESS: The leading arab magazine The Majalla published "Breaking the Armenian Taboo" article by turkish journalism Barın Yinan. The article runs as follows: For years, I have told my foreign friends that there is no such issue as ... [Published Armenpress - May 14 2013]

Entities: Turkey, Massacre, Hrant Dink

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

The Holy Quran was translated into Zazaki, a language spoken in eastern regions of Turkey.

Ahmed Karkhan, a school teacher living in the city of Urfa, has translated the Holy Book, Al-Mihwar daily reported.He said by translating the Quran, he aimed to help the speaker of Zazaki language better understand the teachings and commandments of the ... [Published IQNA - May 10 2013]

Entities: Qur'an, Turkey, Abu Zakariya, Urfa

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Amstar Continues Turkish Retail Expansion with 560 KSF Shopping Center

By Eliza Theiss, Associate EditorGlobal real estate investment manager Amstar has announced the opening of yet another institutional-quality shopping center in Turkey. Located in the underserved market of the city Kahramanmaras, the administrative center ... [Published Commercial Property Executive - May 06 2013]

Entities: Samsun, Property, Renaissance

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Guide: Istanbul's Top Kebabs

Where can you get the best authentic kabab in Istanbul? Read on."Doner, Iskender, Adana, Sis, Urfa, Sebzeli – after a few serious days of kebab eating, you'll begin to understand which is which."Tatyana LeonovIf you’re a meat eater, you’ll love Istanbul. ... [Published Nine MSN Travel - May 01 2013]

Entities: Urfa, Adana, Gaziantep, Alcohol, Guinea Pig

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Abdullah Gül

Suspended prison sentence given to journalist for denigrating president

A journalist who wrote allegedly insulting comments about President Abdullah Gül on social media has been given a suspended sentence of 14 months in prison over charges of denigrating the president.Journalist Ali Örnek, foreign news editor of the left-wing ... [Published Zaman - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Abdullah Gül, İstanbul, prison, Suspended Sentence

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Göbekli Tepe, Turkey: a new wonder of the ancient world

Gbekli Tepe, a soon-to-be inundated archaeological site near the banks of the Euphrates, leaves Jeremy Seal awestruck. "Wow," exclaims the visitor from New Zealand, a place, after all, with a human history shorter than most. For from a wooden walkway ... [Published Telegraph - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Gaziantep, Turkey, Urfa

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Birecik and evening in Sanliurfa.

1. I am going to Halfeti from Sanliurfa,so I gues I'll have to change buses at Birecik. Is there anything I can do in Birecik for an hour or so? Like where do I find the castle or the birds,what do I ask people for(what are the places called)?2. How do ... [Published Fodors.com - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Urfa, Architecture

Quotes

"Doner, Iskender, Adana, Sis, Urfa, Sebzeli – after a few serious days of kebab eating, you'll begin to understand which is which."

Guide: Istanbul's Top Kebabs [Published Nine MSN Travel - May 01 2013]

"Time passes so slowly here as we wait to return home" said Idlibi, a 58-year-old retired civil servant as he sat in this camp on the edge of a Turkish farming community, one of eight Turkish-run camps that...

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