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Fergie Duchess Of York facing Turkish orphan charges...that ban secret filming and trespassing on government property in the country. British police acted on behalf of the authorities in Ankara when serving the documents on Sarah Ferguson, 50, whose daughters are fifth and sixth in line to the... In this article: Turkey, Metropolitan Police Service, Ankara, Sarah, Duchess of York, Princess Eugenie, and EU |
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Financial Times | 2 days ago
Van Rompuy against Turkey membership
...is one of the areas where it can contribute most to the Union, and wants an EU leader with international clout. A popular name in Ankara is that of Finland's Martti Ahtisaari, the Nobel laureate who recently penned a report calling on...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, European Union, Turkey, Europe, Tony Blair, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, and UK
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 3 days ago
Turkey ends rebel's segregation
ANKARA: Turkey has ended a Kurdish militant leader's solitary confinement on an island jail in the Marmara Sea, the Justice Minister, Sadullah Ergin said. The Government sent five convicts to join Abdullah Ocalan on Imrali on Monday,...
In this article: Abdullah Ocalan, Turkey, Imrali, Milliyet, European Union, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Istanbul
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JPost.com Front Page Top Stories | 6 days ago
PM: France could mediate Syria talks
The prime minister, however, said Jerusalem did not believe Ankara was objective enough to mediate the talks. Turkey mediated four rounds of indirect talks with Israel under former prime minister Ehud Olmert. Those efforts were halted when...
In this article: France, Syria, Israel, Ehud Olmert, Jerusalem, and Turkey
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washingtonpost.com | 7 days ago
Syrian president says Israel doesn't want peace
...under Sarkozy, a firm and vocal opponent of EU membership for Turkey, and it is not clear whether France could have much influence with Ankara. Assad reiterated his complaint that Israel is not fully committed to talks mediated by...
In this article: Bashar Assad, Israel, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, Middle East, Turkey, Paris, France, and Tehran
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AP Online | November 13, 2009
Turkey announces plans for Kurdish rights
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's government on Friday announced new measures aimed at reconciling with minority Kurds and ending a 25-year-old insurgency, but there was no mention of the sweeping amnesty sought by Kurdish rebels. The...
In this article: Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ahmet Turk, European Union, Democratic Society Party, Abdullah Ocalan, United States, and Iraq
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BBC News | November 13, 2009
Turkey high-speed train derails
...as it tried to change tracks near the city of Eskisehir. The train was reported to be travelling to Eskisehir from the capital, Ankara. There has been a series of rail accidents over recent months, including one in August which killed...
In this article: Turkey, Eskisehir, Taliban, Anatolia, and Russia
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Reports: High-speed train derails in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A high-speed train derailed in western Turkey on Friday, news reports said. There were no reports of injuries. The engine and three cars of the train derailed when it tried to switch tracks near the city of Eskisehir,...
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TIME | November 13, 2009
Turkey Strengthens Ties with Iran
...restrained antagonism for centuries. The border that separates them today is one of the world's oldest, dating back to 1514. And Ankara and Tehran have regarded each other warily since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution put it on a collision...
In this article: Turkey, Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, European Union, Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Israel, Islam, and NATO
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Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of 850 m, and as of 2007 the city had a population of 4,751,360, which includes eight districts under the city's administration. Ankara also serves as the capital of Ankara Province.
As with many ancient cities, Ankara has gone by several names over the ages: The Hittites gave it the name Ankuwash before 1200 BC. The Galatians and Romans called it Ancyra. In the classical, Hellenistic, and Byzantine periods it was known as (Ánkyra, meaning Anchor) in Greek. The local Armenians called it Enkare. The city was also known in the European languages as Angora after its conquest by the Seljuk Turks in 1073, and continued to be internationally called with this name until it was officially renamed Ankara with the Turkish Postal Service Law of 1930.
Centrally located in Anatolia, Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city. It is the center of the Turkish Government, and houses all foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade, strategically located at the centre of Turkey's highway and railway networks, and serves as the marketing centre for the surrounding agricultural area. The city was famous for its long-haired Angora goat and its prized wool (mohair), a unique breed of cat (Angora cat), white rabbits and their prized wool (Angora wool), pears, honey, and the region's muscat grapes.
- Name:
- Ankara
- Motto:
- Heart of Turkey
- Total Area (km):
- 2516.00
- Elevation (m):
- 850
- Time Zone:
- EET
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