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Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:41:00 -0700

Brazilian Felipe Massa swept to a hat-trick of Turkish Grand Prix victories from pole position with another domineering display for Ferrari at Istanbul Park. The Brazilian triumphed by 3.7 seconds ahead of McLarens British driver Lewis Hamilton with reigning champion Finn Kimi Raikkonen less than half-a-second behind in third in the other...

My Great Turkey pages launched by mygreatworld.com

Wed, 07 May 2008 23:21:00 -0700

A young project for photo-enthusiasts launches these days with a new approach to digital photography: The idea behind mygreatworld.com is to map the whole world with visual impressions of literally any spot on Earth, country-by-country, city-by-city, allowing residents to present their hometown and visitors to share their favourite...

Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders gathered in northwestern Turkey

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:54:00 -0700

Thousands of Australians and New Zealanders gathered in northwestern Turkey early on Friday to honour the memory of soldiers killed in the 1915 Gallipoli battle, one of the bloodiest in World War I. The dawn ceremony marks the time of the first landings of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) at the Gallipoli peninsula in the...

Turkish property sales to foreigners is to be temporarily halted

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:18:00 -0700

Turkish property sales to foreigners is to be temporarily halted from Wednesday, declared a Ministry of Public Works and Settlement inline with a Constitutional Court ruling three months ago. A new regulation was delivered to the Board of Ministers for approval.

Turkish property sales to foreigners temporarily halted...

The Turkish Golf Federation has plans to add 100 new golf courses

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:16:00 -0700

The Turkish Golf Federation has plans to add 100 new golf courses to Turkey�s current scanty tally of less than 20. Golf tourism is already experiencing strong growth in Turkey and revenues should hit 500 million euros by 2010, but now Turkey really means business and intends to take golf giant Spain on head-to-head with the Aegean province of...

Turkish side Fenerbache produced a rousing second-half performance in Istanbul

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:11:00 -0700

Turkish side Fenerbache produced a rousing second-half performance in Istanbul, to over-turn a 1-0 half-time deficit, and end the Champions League first leg quarter-final as 2-1 winners. The fact that Fenerbahce got a 2-1 lead in the first leg was a shock in itself so there�s nothing stopping them from repeating this by getting a draw in...

Property in Turkey Turkish Property

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:01:00 -0700

Property in Turkey has for some time now been a popular choice for anybody wanting to purchase a second home as a holiday home, real estate in Turkey is a booming business with many tourists spending a small percentage of their time viewing Turkish property whilst on holiday, estate agents can offer inspection trips to combine property viewing...

Miss Turkey 2008 contest in Istanbul with Paris Hilton

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:47:00 -0700

Paris Hilton took part in an impromptu belly dance during the Miss Turkey 2008 contest in Istanbul yesterday. The heiress was a judge at the beauty pageant - but she clearly didn't want to be left out of the limelight.

Paris, 27, took to the stage to join a professional belly dancer and was seen twirling and shaking her...

Two demonstrators have died today in southeastern Turkey

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:47:00 -0700

Two demonstrators have died today in southeastern Turkey as clashes between Kurdish protestors and police continued for a third day. A 20-year-old died of a bullet wound in the town of Yuksekova in Hakkari province, which borders Iran and Iraq, after clashes erupted today when a crowd of demonstrators defied an official ban on a planned...

Millions celebrate Nowruz festival in Turkey

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:27:00 -0700

Nowruz, a joyful occasion marking the ending of winter and the reawakening of nature, is celebrated across a vast region from largely Kurdish areas of northern Iraq and Turkey to central Asian countries and western China.

It also marks the beginning of a new calendar year in Iran, and is the biggest holiday on the...