İzmir

Type: City

Name: İzmir

Country: Turkey

Latitude: 38.43

Longitude: 27.15

population: 2,501,895

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Mehmet Zafer Caglayan

Pilot killed as jet crashes during Turkey airshow

ANKARA — A pilot was killed yesterday when his jet crashed into a corn field during an acrobatic aerial display in a southern Turkish province, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. Video footage showed the pilot losing control of the jet as he ... [Published Oman Observer - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Turkey, Mehmet Zafer Caglayan, Ankara, Mugla (Turkey), İzmir

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Russians buy most property in Turkey

ANKARA - Anatolia News AgencyA total of 14,599 foreigners from different countries have bought 13,495 properties across Turkey since the reciprocity law came into effect, according to data from the Turkish Environment and Urban Planning Ministry.Russians ... [Published Turkish Daily - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Mersin, Turkey, Real Estate

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Youth, Atatürk Day celebrated in Turkey

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily NewsThousands gather in the Şişli district of Istanbul, decorated with Turkish flags and Atatürk posters for the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day.The Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day was celebrated ... [Published Turkish Daily - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Turkey, Mugla (Turkey), Denizli, İzmir, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Hürriyet

Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site

ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily NewsSecurity at the site of the deadly terrorist attack in Reyhanlı remained lax hours after the event, while officials confess to incompetence and negligenceThe crime scenes of the twin car-bomb attacks in the southern town of ... [Published Turkish Daily - May 17 2013]

Entities: Reyhanli (Turkey), Bombing, Hürriyet, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Turkey loses 12,000 to work accidents in 12 years

/TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBULAbout 1,000 people died every year in the past 12 years in Turkey as a result of work-related accidents, according to data from the general manager of a company that supports the construction industry.Serdar Urfalılar, general ... [Published Zaman - May 17 2013]

Entities: Turkey, Workers, İstanbul

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Illusions in the so-called Pontus genocide allegations and the facts

A Greek Orthodox group and associations touting themselves as from Pontus allege that Turks carried out between 1916 and 1923 a genocide of the Greeks in the region, which is today’s eastern Black Sea region. These groups have launched a lot of campaigns ... [Published Turkish Radio and Television - May 17 2013]

Entities: Allegation, Turkey, Greece, Samsun

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Turkey stand locates at E400 at Imex Frankfurt

Turkey, with its perfect geographical location has always been a gateway between East and West and home to many civilizations in its 10,000 year history.Turkey today, still holds a very strategic position on the world map with its vibrant society, dynamic ... [Published Focus on Travel News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Turkey, İstanbul, Frankfurt am Main, İzmir, Antalya

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

11,000 women received domestic protective orders

Family Minister Fatma Şahin stated that the weapons of 15,000 men were seized by the police as a protective measure under the Law on the Protection of the Family and the Prevention of Violence Against Women. (Photo: Cihan, İdris Okur)16 May 2013 /TODAY'S ... [Published Zaman - May 16 2013]

Entities: Adana, Abuse, İzmir, Kayseri, İstanbul

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Minister says 398,000 disabled people home care support in 2012

Family and Social Policy Minister Fatma Şahin has stated that the number of disabled people who benefitted from government support in 2012 was 398,000.In response to a parliamentary question from Republican People's Party (CHP) İzmir deputy Musa Çam, ... [Published Zaman - May 16 2013]

Entities: Care Service Co Ltd, İzmir, İstanbul

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

İzmir sea transport to boost with funds

The Metropolitan Municipality of İzmir, in the Aegean region, has signed a series of agreements with three financial institutions for the financing of a sea transportation project as part of a global transport program.The International Finance Corporation ... [Published Turkish Daily - May 14 2013]

Entities: İzmir, Transportation, EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction & Develop...

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

‘Deadline coming’ for local armored vehicle producer

BMC, the maker of Turkey’s Kirpi armored carriers, will have until tomorrow to deliver 175 Kirpis and 105 trucks to the Defense Ministry following numerous delays due to financial problems, the head of the plant’s workers’ trade union has said.“The Defense ... [Published Turkish Daily - May 13 2013]

Entities: İzmir, Armoured Vehicle, Deadline, Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi AŞ

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

İzmir home of new species from Israel

İZMİR - Anatolia News AgencyForty-five animals of seven different species have been brought to the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Natural Life Park, which is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The animals have come from ... [Published Turkish Daily - May 13 2013]

Entities: İzmir, Species, Israel, Sacred Ibis

Quotes

"The Turkish minority in Bulgaria has been represented in the Bulgarian parliament throughout Bulgaria's democratic history. Now the FDPP, which is the second party established by the Turkish minority, will give a breath of fresh air to the Bulgarian political scene and help to increase the number of deputies who will be elected from the lists of ethnic Turkish parties" Sait added

Two parties compete to win hearts of ethnic Turks in Bulgarian elections [Published Zaman - May 03 2013]

...We stand by Turkey," Ricciardone told reporters in İzmir, when asked his opinion on the solution process Turkey launched late last year. "I do not want to comment on Turkish domestic issues regarding the solution process" said the US envoy, who was in İzmir to attend a concert performed by the New York Philharmonic

US envoy voices optimism on Turkey amid settlement efforts [Published Zaman - May 03 2013]

...Balbay mektubunda şu mesajı iletti: " Türkiye'de kadın olmak ve kadına şiddet konulu panel davetinizi alınca sizlerle buluşmuş kadar oldum. O günler de gelecek. Düzenlemiş olduğunuz panelin konusu ve davet ettiğiniz konuşmacılar gösteriyor ki sizler Türkiye ile nefes alıp veren yurtsever insanlarsınız. Özgürlükte kucaklaşmak üzere..."

Kadına şiddet Türkiye'nin gerçeği [Published Londra Gazete - May 02 2013]

"It is same as the color as our national flag's color" he said, concluding the interview without addressing the question

Turkish minister likens lipstick red to national flag's color [Published Turkish Daily - May 01 2013]

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Pilot killed as jet crashes during Turkey airshow [Published Oman Observer - 5 hours ago]
Russians buy most property in Turkey [Published Turkish Daily - 5 hours ago]
We make peace with ourselves as we integrate wi... [Published Zaman - 9 hours ago]
Youth, Atatürk Day celebrated in Turkey [Published Turkish Daily - 12 hours ago]
Officials fail to secure Reyhanlı bombing site [Published Turkish Daily - May 17 2013]
Turkey loses 12,000 to work accidents in 12 years [Published Zaman - May 17 2013]
Illusions in the so-called Pontus genocide alle... [Published Turkish Radio and Television - May 17 2013]
Turkey stand locates at E400 at Imex Frankfurt [Published Focus on Travel News - May 16 2013]
Postcards from Antalya [Published Zaman - May 16 2013]
11,000 women received domestic protective orders [Published Zaman - May 16 2013]
Minister says 398,000 disabled people home care... [Published Zaman - May 16 2013]
Sunrise Tours: The link between Greece and Turkey [Published TravelDailyNews.com - May 16 2013]
Down and doughy: Lahmacun makers vow to answer ... [Published Zaman - May 14 2013]
İzmir sea transport to boost with funds [Published Turkish Daily - May 14 2013]
The Majalla: Kurdish fight for rights has embol... [Published Armenpress - May 14 2013]
‘Deadline coming’ for local armored vehicle pro... [Published Turkish Daily - May 13 2013]
İzmir home of new species from Israel [Published Turkish Daily - May 13 2013]
Deputy PM: If settlement process fails, we'll r... [Published Zaman - May 13 2013]
Turkey's Changemakers: Story of effort to make ... [Published Turkish Daily - May 13 2013]
SunExpress launches one domestic and one intern... [Published Anna.aero - May 09 2013]
Women making their mark in management [Published Zaman - May 09 2013]
Indictment seeks lengthy prison terms for DHKP/... [Published Zaman - May 09 2013]
12 governors relocated, 6 recalled to Ankara wi... [Published Zaman - May 09 2013]
Doping claims in Turkey to be debated in legisl... [Published Turkish Daily - May 09 2013]
Gaziantep resists time, keeps alive its history [Published Turkish Daily - May 08 2013]
Turkish President Gül welcomes move to continue... [Published Turkish Daily - May 08 2013]
İzmir and Diyarbakır governors to swap function... [Published Turkish Daily - May 08 2013]
23 detained in operation against artifact smugg... [Published Zaman - May 08 2013]
No turning back from peace process: Diyarbakır ... [Published Turkish Daily - May 07 2013]
Cultural connections forged in southwest Turkey [Published Zaman - May 07 2013]

Blogs

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censorship in Turkey [Published The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... - Jan 02 2013] From Ali, Angry Arab's chief correspondent in Turkey:"The İzmir Education Directorate's books commission is seeking to ban certain parts of John Steinbeck's classic “Of Mice and Men” for several “immoral” passages, according to daily BirGün. The book ...