Need a Change? Teach English in the Mediterranean

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If you’re ready for a change and have always contemplated teaching English in a foreign country, an opportunity may be awaiting you in the Mediterranean.
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Turkey sentences Kurdish activist to prison

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ANKARA, Turkey — A court in Diyarbakir on Tuesday sentenced prominent Kurdish activist Leyla Zana to 15 months in prison for propaganda in favour of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party .
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Juliette Lewis Loves Istanbul

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Juliette Lewis has a reputation for being somewhat of a wild child. But the 36-year-old actress-singer says she is mellower than people would think.
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Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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An amazing development towards a peaceful solution between Turks and Kurds is happening now in Turkey.
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Turkey reaffirms determination to normalize relations with Armenia

Turkish News:Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday that Turkish government was still resolute to normalize relations with neighboring Armenia, Turk.net reported.
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Nine people killed in traffic accident in Turkey

Turkish News:Nine people were killed and one other injured in a traffic accident in southern Turkey on Thursday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
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One killed in smoking ban row in Turkey

Turkish News:One person was shot dead and another was injured during a row involving a recently introduced smoking ban in a bar in western Turkey on Wednesday, the Turkish newspaper Today’s Zaman reported.
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Vodafone Turkey to invest 1 bln lira

Turkish News:Vodafone in Turkey plans to invest 1 billion lira ($675 million) in technology over the next 12 months as it seeks to boost its position in the fast-growing market, the unit’s chief executive, Serpil Timuray, said on televison channel CNN Turk on Thursday.
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Prominent Kurdish woman activist gets jail in Turkey

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DIYARBAKIR: Leading Kurdish activist Leyla Zana was sentenced to 15 months in prison yesterday for remarks upholding Kurdish rebels fighting the Turkish government, judicial sources said.
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Afghan, Pakistan leaders discuss Central Asian security in Tajikistan

Turkish News:Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan agreed on Thursday to coordinate efforts in their fight against extrenist violence which has threatened to spill over into the broader Central Asia region.
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HSYK member Ertosun’s response to allegations seen as unsatisfactory

Turkish News:Embattled Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) member Ali Suat Ertosun yesterday held a press conference to reply to various allegations, including the controversy surrounding his alleged role in an HSYK attempt to replace Ergenekon prosecutors, but journalists and writers who initially raised the allegations have said they are not satisfied with Ertosun's [...]

US Democrats clinch healthcare deal

Turkish News:Democrats broke a logjam in President Barack Obama's drive to revamp the costly US healthcare system on Wednesday when a group of party conservatives accepted a compromise that allowed an overhaul bill to advance in the House of Representatives.
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Report: Turkey wants to mediate Hamas-Fatah talks

Turkish News:Turkey has formally requested to facilitate talks for reconciliation between rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah, a news report said on Thursday.
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Nigerian troops attack mosque, kill more than 100 sect members

Turkish News:Nigerian security forces shelled then stormed the mosque and compound of a militant sect blamed for days of violence across northern Nigeria, killing more than 100 militants in a raging gunbattle.
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Justice Ministry accuses HSYK of overstepping authority in harsh statement

Turkish News:The Justice Ministry posted a harsh statement on its Web site on Wednesday, accusing the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) of attempting to overstep its authority during deliberations giving the board's yearly appointment list its final form.
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North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat amid tension

Turkish News:North Korea is investigating a South Korean fishing boat and its four-member crew that it seized on Thursday after the vessel strayed into the country's waters, the South Korean government said.
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More than a dozen killed in traffic accidents

Turkish News:Road accidents claimed the lives of at least 15 people across Turkey yesterday, with a collision between two cars and two trucks on the Mersin-Tarsus highway on Thursday leaving nine dead and one young girl injured.
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Iranian police arrest mourners at cemetery memorial

Turkish News:Iranian police arrested mourners who gathered at a Tehran cemetery to commemorate victims of the unrest that followed the country's disputed June presidential election, witnesses said on Thursday.
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Steadfastness urged in Kurdish process

Turkish News:Amid renewed talks of a solution to the decades-long Kurdish problem in the Turkish capital, observers have expressed their concern over possible incidents that might outrage the public and may eventually derail the ongoing process.
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South Africa council workers defy Zuma, vow to continue strike

Turkish News:South Africa's council workers' union said on Thursday it would extend a four-day strike that has crippled public services, after wage deals in key sectors eased the pressure on President Jacob Zuma.
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