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Friday, January 2, 2015

Turkey's Zaman

Business
Turkey worker deaths hit 1,886 in 2014

Turkey worker deaths hit 1,886 in 2014

Marking a tragic year in the country's history for workplace safety records, 2014 »» »»
World
Up to 98 people may still be missing in ferry fire

Up to 98 people may still be missing in ferry fire

Greece and Italy have issued widely different figures for how many people are still »» »»
Arts & Culture
You might not know them... but you will

You might not know them... but you will

Meryl Streep. Amy Adams. Christoph Waltz. Reese Witherspoon. Sound familiar? Might »» »»
Expat Zone
Not a refugee (II)

Not a refugee (II)

Six years of confusion finally came to a peaceful end when my passport expired. Back »» »»
Sports
Winning at Fener ‘mission impossible’ for Başakşehir

Winning at Fener ‘mission impossible’ for Başakşehir

Nothing is impossible, but some things are incredibly unlikely, such as İstanbul »» »»

Turkey’s role in post-2014 Afghanistan 
by SALİH DOĞAN*

January 02, 2015, Friday/ 16:43:02
When we look at Turkey over the past 10 years, it could be argued that its most successful foreign policy has been that practiced in Afghanistan.   Afghanistan has seen great tragedies, such as the Soviet invasion, civil war, a Taliban-led administration and US-led NATO operations over the last 35 years. Turkey has been one of the countries involved in the rebuilding of Afghanistan under NATO's scope in the post-2001 era. Needless to say, Turkey's r

Turkish economy declines from 17th to 19th place in ranking of biggest economies 
by MURAT AKSOY*

January 01, 2015, Thursday/ 15:14:00
In its mission paper for 2023, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) stresses that it would like to transform Turkey into one of the 10 largest economies in the world by 2023. In that paper, it provides extensive data and details regarding the roads it has constructed, the hospitals it has built and how it reduced the inflation rate, etc. It also notes that Turkey is currently the 17th largest economy. Is this a reasonable goal? This is a legitimate question given
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