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Thursday, February 5, 2015

Turkey Zaman

Business
Bank Asya seeks immediate return of ‘hijacked’ management rights

Bank Asya seeks immediate return of ‘hijacked’ management rights

Turkey's largest Islamic lender, Bank Asya, is demanding that the state-run Savings »» ��
World
Merkel, Hollande and Kerry to take Ukraine peace plan to Kiev

Merkel, Hollande and Kerry to take Ukraine peace plan to Kiev

The leaders of Germany and France launched a new diplomatic initiative over Ukraine »» ��
Arts & Culture
‘Jupiter Ascending’ a nauseating potpourri

‘Jupiter Ascending’ a nauseating potpourri

Are the Wachowskis also suffering from the unfortunate negative energy of the recent »» ��
Expat Zone
’There should be 300 books in a healthy person’s bookcase ’

’There should be 300 books in a healthy person’s bookcase ’

The sole female when it comes to İstanbul secondhand booksellers, Asuman Bektaş, »» ��
Sports
Fener hosts Laboral in Euroleague, Efes flies to Milan

Fener hosts Laboral in Euroleague, Efes flies to Milan

Fenerbahçe Ülker hosts Spanish outfit Laboral Kutxa Vitoria at home while Anadolu »» ��

What do we see in Greece? 
by HERCULES MILAS* 

February 05, 2015, Thursday/ 14:47:07 
Watching the political developments in Greece from the angle of the Turkish media can actually be quite informative. I learn, in doing so, how everyone finds something that fits in with what they need, or what their perceptions are; kind of like a Rorschach test. Lest you don't know, the Rorschach test is a kind of psychological test in which people are shown mixed-up shapes that look like ink blots and stains. The people are then asked what shapes they see and what they see in ge

Dangerous play by Erdoğan 
by VAHAP UYSAL* 

February 04, 2015, Wednesday/ 18:13:13 
At 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, police raided the headquarters of Bank Asya in İstanbul, Turkey, to help the takeover of the bank by the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF). Bank Asya is an Islamic bank largely run by businessmen associated with Mr. Fethullah Gülen, an influential Islamic scholar with a large following in Turkey. The raid was unusual on several accounts. First, the TMSF takes over banks after hours on Fridays to let the markets absorb the negat
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