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UPDATE 1-Turkey says cancels first nuclear plant tender

ANKARA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Turkey cancelled a tender to build the country's first nuclear power station, state-run power company Tetas said on Friday, hitting Ankara's plans to secure power to cover a looming deficit. A Turkish...

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UPDATE 2-Turkey cbank sees 2010 inflation below target

By Nevzat Devranoglu ISTANBUL, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank expects 2010 inflation to be below the official 6.5 percent target, Governor Durmus Yilmaz told a conference on Friday, a day after the bank cut its...

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Garanti bank secures $700 mln syndicated loan

ISTANBUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Turkish lender Garanti Bank secured a one-year syndicated loan worth $700 million to be used in export financing, the bank said in a statement on Thursday. The bank said the loan was composed of two...

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[Turkey through a traveler’s eyes] Across Anatolia with British traveler W.J. Childs in 1914 (II)

Childs chose the Central Anatolian town of Sivas to pay off Achmet, the loyal araba driver who had guided him from the Black Sea port of Samsun. During the first day’s journey from Sivas, Childs claimed to have been attacked by...

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Turkey unveils reform steps for Kurdish minority

ANKARA (Reuters) - Ankara unveiled on Friday plans to expand the rights of Turkey's Kurdish population including the creation of an independent body to investigate cases of torture and the loosening of restrictions on Kurdish...

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UPDATE 1-Turkish banks lead shares higher on strong Q3 results

ISTANBUL, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Stronger banks lifted the Turkish share market on Wednesday as investors weighed up strong third-quarter corporate results, while a positive trend in global risk appetite underpinned sentiment....

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Turkey debates Kurdish reforms favoured by EU

Source: Reuters * Boost to Kurd minority rights could help Turkey's EU bid * Opposition condemns proposal * Erdogan to address parliament on Thursday By Selcuk Gokoluk ANKARA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Turkey's ...

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UPDATE 1-Turkish bonds and stocks rise, Dogan Yayin dives

ISTANBUL, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Turkish bonds and stocks gained on Tuesday but shares of the country's biggest media group, Dogan Yayin, dived after it denied a report that Germany's Axel Springer was buying five of its papers....

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UPDATE 1-Turkish markets firm, shrug off inflation spike

ISTANBUL, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Turkish markets rose on Wednesday, shrugging off the previous day's higher-than-expected October inflation data as a blip that will not reverse the disinflation and monetary easing trends. Consumer...

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UPDATE 2-Turkey inflation above f'cast, rate cut still seen

By Selcuk Gokoluk ANKARA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's consumer prices rose more than expected in October, by 2.41 percent on the month, adding to share losses but not denting expectations of more cuts in interest rates to boost...

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