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		<title>Muslims don’t…</title>
		<link>http://newstoistanbul.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/muslims-don%e2%80%99t%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was desperately looking for something positive about Turkey in the press. I failed to find anything, but wanted to share this article, commenting on the Prime Minister&#8217;s various speeches.  Not only this article,  but the comments that follow serve to underline the nonsense that is going on here &#8211; one comment talked about &#8220;the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=55&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Still no youtube in Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought I&#8217;d just check to see if I could access youtube.com, but that is still not possible in Turkey &#8230; it&#8217;s still banned &#8230; http://www.ihbarweb.org.tr Tagged: EU progress - Turkey, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, human rights, internet censorship, Turkey, youtube banned<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=50&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Honour Killings&#8221; ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>newstoistanbul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The practice of so-called &#8220;honour killings&#8221; appears to continue in Turkey.  This time a young nurse was the victim.  She had filed for a divorce, and this was her husband&#8217;s response&#8230; English :: The Common Reason for &#8220;Honourable&#8221; Men to Kill &#8211; Bianet. Tagged: EU progress - Turkey, female participation, freedom of expression, honour killings, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=48&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Court of Appeals: Virginity as Essential Wedding &#8220;Qualification&#8221; &#8211; Bianet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Words are beginning to fail me.  What century are we in?  It is known that women have committed suicide, rather than have a &#8220;virginity test&#8221;, on the basis that even this test could render them &#8220;de-flowered&#8221;.  What can we do to bring a halt to these barbaric practices and ignorant judicial decisions? English :: Court [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=45&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>STRANGE BEDFELLOWS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps Turkey just likes making headlines, under the impression that there&#8217;s no such thing as bad publicity. &#8220;Turkish President Abdullah Gul has accused the EU of interfering after Ankara was asked to reconsider an invitation to the president of Sudan. Omar al-Bashir has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).  But [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=41&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pure?</title>
		<link>http://newstoistanbul.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/pure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as I thought Turkey was forging ahead, and was finally becoming &#8220;modern&#8221;, I have only to read the local newspapers to be advised otherwise. This is a quotation from an article in Sunday&#8217;s Zaman “The rise in hymenoplasty doesn&#8217;t mean that the hymen and virginity have gained importance, but indicates that women are increasingly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=36&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>modernisation, apparently</title>
		<link>http://newstoistanbul.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/modernisation-apparently/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tagged: creeping modernisation, istanbul, money money money, skyline, Turkey<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=32&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Political pressure on Turkish press</title>
		<link>http://newstoistanbul.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/political-pressure-on-turkish-press/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>newstoistanbul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Turkey, once again, features in reports regarding freedom of the press &#8211; or lack of it.  A recent report for the RSF Worldwide Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF),  shows Turkey has slipped 20 places from its position last year, and now ranks at number 122, in a survey of 175 countries. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=20&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Expat website banned in Turkey</title>
		<link>http://newstoistanbul.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/english-seventh-website-ban-within-one-month-bianet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really at a loss to understand what the Turkish government hopes to gain by shutting down these websites.  Do they really feel so threatened?  Is this an effort to control absolutely everything?    How can an expat site be a threat?  Or is it the expats themselves that they have in their sights?  What or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=16&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s Rights in Turkey</title>
		<link>http://newstoistanbul.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/womens-rights-in-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>newstoistanbul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet again Turkey makes headlines regarding women&#8217;s rights. The thinking is, given enough exposure, one day things will change for the better.  The more voices there are, the better they can be heard. English :: Women&#8217;s Rights Must be Implemented in Daily Life &#8211; Bianet Shared via AddThis Tagged: freedom of expression, human rights, Turkey, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newstoistanbul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9740330&amp;post=14&amp;subd=newstoistanbul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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