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Wi-Fi project is under way
A project announced by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras last November to improve wireless Internet access across Greece is now getting under way.
An invitation for expressions of interest in the tender was published on Tuesday so that it can be incorporated in the regional programs of the European Union-subsidized National Strategic Reference Framework.
AKP, CHP in war of words over hostages
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan and main opposition Republican Peopleâs Party (CHP) leader Kemal KılıçdaroÄlu on June 17 engaged in war of words over the 80 Turkish citizen hostages taken by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq.
Europe urges Turkey for better dialogue, progress
EU Commissioner Stefan Füle has called on Turkey to be in closer dialogue with the European Commission to âprovide positive substance that will set the tone of the next progress reportâ The EU commissioner urged Ankara to consult further with the commission in making legislation more compatible with EUâs acquis.
Fenerbahçe captain Emre Belözoğlu receives jail time for racist remarks
Fenerbahçe footballer Emre BelözoÄlu has received a jail sentence of two-and-half months, by an Istanbul court, for racist remarks towards Ivorian Didier Zokora during an April 15, 2012 league game.
The judge stated BelözoÄlu committed the crime of insulting then-Trabzonspor player Zokoraâs âreligion, language, race, ethic roots, gender and sect.â
Turkish interior minister tells US about ‘parallel state’
As Turkey is spending efforts to become a more transparent state, a so-called parallel structure has attempted to topple the government, Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala has said at a U.S. conference. Alaâs remarks were referring to the Gülen movement under the U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who resides in Pennsylvania in self-exile.
Ottoman poet ‘may be buried’ in Karaman
It has been discovered that the grave of 17th century Ottoman poet KaracaoÄlan might be in the central Anatolian province of Karaman. During restoration works in the garden of a mosque in the cityâs Sarıveliler neighborhood, a grave and tombstone with the inscribed âKaracaoÄlanâın ruhuna Fatihaâ (Fatiha to KaracaoÄlaâs soul) in Ottoman were found.
Greece is changing
A lot has changed in Greece, things that have gone unnoticed since we enjoy complaining and, to a certain extent, because we consider these to be obvious. But this has not always been the case. Remember the situation with taxis before the crisis? Cabs tended to disappear for a few hours in order for one driver to hand the vehicle over to the next.