Pressure on Gaddafi as West boosts Libya’s ‘leaders’
Western and regional powers boosted Libyan rebels battling Muammar Gaddafi by designating them as the country’s legitimate rulers.
Nicolas Cheviron
Landmark Istanbul hotel bids to revive glorious past
A favourite of royals seeking luxury, writers looking for the muse and undercover spies, Pera Palace has reopened after a major facelift.
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Turkey pressures Israel, seeks regional support
Turkey pressured Israel on Monday to accept an international inquiry into a deadly raid on Gaza-bound aid ships.
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French view of history threatens trade with Turkey
French businessmen in Turkey are bracing for a vote in their country’s National Assembly this Thursday that could prove disastrous for trade. France’s Socialists have stirred up a very sore point in relations with Turkey over an issue that dates back to World War I, when hundreds of thousands of Armenians perished.
