Davos-Like Political Forum in istanbul Highlights Turkey's Growing Clout - policymic.com
26 May 2012, 8:18 am
Last week became remarkable for Turkey as its capital hosted the second annual World Political Forum where global political issues were discussed by delegations from 56 countries. By creating a Davos-like event, istanbul aims to be the world's newest ...

'istanbul': A Twisted Tale Of Foreign Espionage - WBUR
26 May 2012, 5:12 am
The big war is over, and the Cold War has just begun. Leon Bauer, an American tobacco man, wonders how to fit into this new world. Bauer and his wife, Anna, a German Jew, made it to istanbul just before World War II began. With his U.S. passport ...

Clinton to discuss Syria, Iran in Turkey - Jerusalem Post
26 May 2012, 3:53 am
US secretary of state to visit istanbul in early June; at least 90 killed in Homs; Annan announces first visit to Syria since peace plan; UN nearing full deployment of unarmed observer forces. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves next ...

Car bomb in central Turkey kills 3, wounds 18 - Calgary Herald
25 May 2012, 5:44 pm
istanbul - Two militants set off a bomb inside their car by a police headquarters in the central Turkish province of Kayseri on Friday, killing themselves and one policeman and wounding 18 others, Turkey's interior minister said. Kurdish ...

Everest climber skips summit to rescue friend - FOX News
25 May 2012, 6:53 am
istanbul – An Israeli who rescued a distressed climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit said Friday that the man he helped, an American of Turkish origin, is like a brother to him. Nadav Ben-Yehuda, who was climbing ...

istanbul: The original home of the tulip - firstpost.com
25 May 2012, 1:59 am
Baskets of aromatic spices, soaring minarets, the myriad waterways, mosques with exquisite domes and mystic whirling dervishes, this city has mesmerised me. But the surprise element has been the rows and rows of tulips…in varied hues and ...

A Trip From the Corner Office to istanbul - Wall Street Journal
24 May 2012, 1:57 pm
The view from his publisher’s office overlooking Rockefeller Plaza is pretty spectacular. It doesn’t quite compare to the sweeping, history laden vistas Joe Kanon describes in “istanbul Passage,” his latest time-traveling thriller set in ...

Olympics: istanbul is Tokyo's 'biggest bid rival' - Times of India
24 May 2012, 5:43 am
TOKYO: Tokyo said Thursday its "biggest rival" in the bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics was now istanbul, after both cities and Madrid advanced to the final vote. With fellow Asian candidate Qatar's Doha failing alongside Azerbaijan's Baku to ...

Madrid, Tokyo, istanbul finalists to host 2020 Summer Olympics - CBC
23 May 2012, 9:00 pm
The race for the 2020 Olympics will come down to a contest between Madrid, Tokyo and istanbul after the IOC trimmed the field Wednesday, once again rejecting Doha's bid to take the games to tiny Qatar. Doha and Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, were eliminated ...

Tokyo, Madrid, istanbul make cut for 2020 Olympics - YAHOO!
23 May 2012, 9:00 pm
Tokyo, istanbul and Madrid made the first cut among bidders to host the 2020 Olympics, as the International Olympic Committee announced that Baku and Doha were dropped from the running. The IOC will decide which city will host the 2020 Olympics in a final ...