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Turkish news for week ending 30 August 2008

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NEWS

* The effects of the Georgian-Russian conflict are
still being felt around the World including Turkey.
The latest news we received is that Russian
authorities are keeping Turkish trucks fetching goods
to Russia several days at their border posts, perhaps
to express their displeasure with Turkish stance on the
conflict, especially with Turkey allowing the passage
of NATO and US naval vessels through the Turkish
straights to the Black Sea. The vessels are ostensibly
delivering humanitarian aid to Georgia.
Turkish officials are saying Turkish agricultural
goods will be spoiling as a result, and Turkish
producers are expected to loose up to $3 billion in
revenues.
Russia is Turkey's major trading partner, with
bilateral trade expected to reach $38 billion this
year. As is the case with European countries, Russia is
a major supplier of natural gas to Turkey.
Russian use the gas supplies as leverage, as they
have done so with Ukraine, to get their customers into
submission, analysts say.
We have more on the Russian reaction to the passage
of the western military vessels later in the news.

* On Thursday, Turkey's foreign affairs minister Mr.
Ali Babacan made a series of telephone calls to top
foreign diplomats to discuss recent developments in the
Caucasus, and particularly Georgia, reported the
Turkish daily Cumhuriyet.
Mr. Babacan spoke with Condoleezza Rice, British
counterpart David Miliband, German counterpart
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, NATO Secretary General Jaap de
Hoop Scheffer, European Union Term President France's
Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner, European
Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, European
Union Commissioner for External Relations Benita
Ferrero-Waldner, European Union Commissioner for
Enlargement Olli Rehn, European Commission Term
President Sweden's Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Bildt,
and Organization for Security and Co-operation in
Europe Term President Finland's Foreign Affairs
Minister Alexander Stubb.
During the conversations, Babacan reportedly stressed
the importance that Turkey places on Georgia's
territorial integrity.

* The Turkish daily Aksam reports that the Azerbaijani
Foreign Affairs Minister Elmar Mammadyarov paid a visit
to Ankara on Friday to discuss recent developments in
the Caucasus as well as bilateral matters with his
Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan.
Georgian Foreign Affairs Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili
was also expected to pay a visit to Istanbul over the
weekend, and Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey
Lavrov is set to meet with Babacan next week to discuss
recent developments in the region.

* On Tuesday, Senator Richard Lugar met with Turkey's
Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Babacan in the Turkish
capital Ankara, reports the Turkish daily Turkiye.
Asked about Turkish prime minister Mr. Recep Tayyip
Erdogan's proposed Caucasus platform, meant to help
restore regional peace and security following the
recent conflict between Russia and Georgia, Senator
Lugar told reporters that discussions on the platform
will probably be postponed until Russia fully pulls out
its troops from the region, and peace and stability has
completely been established in Georgia.
Senator Lugar, a Republican member of the Senate
Foreign Relation Committee, is currently leading a
congressional delegation on a nine-nation trip in the
wake of the Russian-Georgian conflict.

* Countries who are not signatories to the Montreux
Convention should nevertheless abide by it, said
Russian Ambassador to Ankara Vladimir Ivanovski on
Wednesday, reports the Turkish daily Cumhuriyet.
At a press conference at the Russian Embassy about
recent developments in the Caucasus, asked about
Turkey's proposal for a Caucasus cooperation and
stability platform, Ambassador Ivanovski said the
foreign affairs ministers of the two countries will
meet early next month.
Asked about Montreux, Ivanovski said that Turkey and
Russia's position on it was the same, adding that
everyone should abide by it, apparently implying the
US.
As we explained last week, Montreux Convention signed
in 1936, gives Turkey controls over the Turkish
straights, which it did not have for a while after the
end of the First World War.
The convention limits military vessels to 10,000
displacement tons, effectively preventing Western
aircraft carriers from entering the Black Sea.
See more on the convention at:
<http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/naval-arms-
control-1936.htm

* The daily Turkiye reports that in a series of trips
abroad in the weeks and months to come, Turkey's
President Abdullah Gul is set to renew his efforts to
promote Turkey's European Union membership bid, along
with other foreign policy goals.
Along with upcoming official visits to Lithuania,
Latvia and Estonia, Mr. Gul will also attend the
Frankfurt Book Fair on October 14-19, representing
Turkey as the guest country of honor, and address the
opening of the prestigious German cultural event.
Mr. Orhan Pamuk, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in
Literature, will also speak at the fair. Turkey's rich
cultural and historical heritage will be spotlighted
through 200 different musical and cultural activities
during the fair, including 12 scholarly panels and four
symposiums, as well as an exhibit of Turkish writers
and publishers.
President Gul will also travel to New York to attend
the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly, set to
start on September 16.
During the assembly, Mr. Gul is expected to hold
bilateral talks with fellow UN members to promote
Turkey's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN
Security Council for 2009-2010.
An invitation from Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian
to watch a World Cup qualifying football match between
the two countries' national teams next Saturday (Sept.
6) in Yerevan is still being considered, but Gul is
expected to accept the invitation.

* The Turkish daily Hurriyet reports that at the
Turkish Union of Chambers of Commodities Exchanges
first women entrepreneurs' board congress on Monday,
the Union head Rifat Hisarciklioglu called for positive
discrimination to boost female employment and urged
that Turkish Parliament set up a commission on gender
equality.
More than 600 female entrepreneurs from around Turkey
participated in the congress held at the Union's
university in the Turkish capital Ankara.
Stressing the importance of women's role in society,
Mr. Hisarciklioglu said that Turkey fares poorly in
female employment, with only 24 percent of all women in
the workforce, compared to a World rate of 49 percent
and European Union average of 56 percent.
Also addressing the gathering, Turkey's state
minister Ms. Nimet Cubukcu said that traditional values
limit women to responsibilities in private life.
"But every day women are overcoming cultural and
economic obstacles to join the economy as
entrepreneurs," she added.
Ms. Cubukcu said the government had introduced new
regulations to permit flexible work hours for women,
but their effect has yet to be seen.

* Investing in Turkey has become a privilege for
foreign investors, said Turkey's industry and trade
minister Mr. Zafer Caglayan on Sunday, reports the
Turkish daily Sabah.
Mr. Caglayan touted Turkey as an important automobile
production hub.
Stressing that Turkey enjoys key advantages to
attract more foreign investments, he said that the
government had made sweeping legal changes to make such
investing easier.
He said that to make the progress in its automotive
sector sustainable, Turkey should also have an
inexpensive cost-competitive auto sector.
The government will provide interest-free loans to
small- and medium-sized enterprises which do exports,
he said.
Touching on recent international economic woes, he
added, "as long as Turkey's economic development trend
continues, income growth and demand will keep rising.
This means the automotive sector won't face any
dramatic contractions in the future."

* The Turkish daily Hurriyet reports that in collective
bargaining talks between Turkey's government and
Turkish trade unions representing more than two million
public workers, the government proposal for a 7.6
percent salary increase for next year fell far short of
labor demands.

ARTS AND CULTURE

* The number of high-spending Middle Eastern tourists
visiting Turkey is increasing, travel agents say,
reports the Dogan News Agency.
Tourists from Iran, Jordan and Syria especially
prefer the southwestern Turkey's Marmaris area, once
almost exclusively visited by Europeans. According to
the Turkish travel agents Middle Eastern tourists are
willing to pay a lot more for the hotels and amenities;
where as the European tourists were always looking for
bargains.
According to the travel agencies, Middle Eastern
tourists like urban life and stay close to the city
center.
As we have reported to you in the past weeks, a
Turkish drama series dubbed in Arabic and shown
throughout the Middle Eastern countries is increasing
the interest from these countries. Some of the public
and the Middle Eastern countries are also able to
receive Turkish TV channels, which increases their
interest in Turkey.
See more at:
<http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=113733>

* Asli Evrensel, an English literature student at
Istanbul University, has translated an English play
into Turkish during her summer break. GATE, an amateur
theater group created in 2006, is preparing to perform
the play '100', reports Charlotte Lloyd of the Turkish
daily News.
Ms. Lloyd says that the amateur group has done a
professional job in preparing the play for the stage.
In searching for GATE's next performance piece,
Evrensel stumbled upon the play "100," written by Neil
Monaghan, Diene Petterle and Christopher Heimann. The
work was influenced by Gabriel Garcia Marquez's famous
novel, "One Hundred Years of Solitude," especially in
terms of the work's magical realism style.
In the play's opening scene, the small cast of five
characters discover that they are dead and stuck in
limbo between life and death.
The characters are instructed that they only have one
hour to select the most important memory from their
life. After the time is up, they will live in their
chosen memory for eternity and all other memories of
their life will be erased.
See more at:
<http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=113880>

* The Turkish daily News reports that a new book by
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk, "The Museum
of Innocence," will be released in Turkey this week.
"The Museum of Innocence" is the typical Yesilcam,
or Turkish Hollywood-style love story, where distant
relatives -- a rich boy, Kemal, and a poor girl, Fusun
-- fall in love. But despite the unoriginal premise,
this is not your everyday love story.
Pamuk traveled to museums around the world to
research the novel, exploring the art of exhibition.
"The Museum of Innocence" is, therefore, not just a
novel for Pamuk, but also a symbol of his passion for
museums. The museum in the novel is supposed to exhibit
the wide collection Kemal has made of Fusun's personal
belongings, even the things she has merely touched.
Pamuk suggests in the novel that collecting artifacts
is a sign of love.
See more at:
<http://www.orhanpamuk.net/>

* The ancient Edirne Sarayi, or Saray-i Cedid-i Amire,
which was destroyed during the Russian occupation of
1875, will be recreated in a new project. The project
is undertaken by the Turkish Parliament and is
scheduled to start in 2009, reports the Turkish daily
News.
Oil paintings by Ottoman artists are the only
remaining record of the palace and will be used as
guide in Parliament's new project. Edirne, which served
as the Ottoman capital for years, will reclaim the
former glory if this ancient landmark through the
project. The history of the palace, which is situated
near Tundzha River in Edirne, dates back to Sultan
Murad II in 1450. After Murad II, other Ottoman
sultans, including Mehmet II, the Conqueror; Suleiman,
the Magnificent; Selim II; Ahmet I; Ahmet II; Sultan
Mustafa; Suleiman III; and Mehmet IV, or Hunter Mehmet,
also made changes to the palace by adding new
structures to it.
The palace had seven storys, which included a room
with a pool in the middle. During the reign of Mehmet
II, the Conqueror, the imperial gate (bab-i humayun),
regiment square, babussaade (the third gate to the
palace), the sultan's audience hall, cihannuma kasri
(the belvedere castle), kum kasri, harem and enderun
school were all added to the palace.
See more at:
<http://www.edirnegogushastanesi.saglik.gov.tr/slides/
EdirneSarayi.html>

* Turkish-Japanese dialogue is expected to flourish in
2010, designated as "Japanese Year" in Turkey, reports
Muge Akun of Turkish Daily News.
The year 2010 will also be the 120th anniversary of
Turkish-Japanese friendship, which began after an
Ottoman frigate sank off the Japanese coast in 1890.
Turkey plans to host a series of events while Turkish
representatives pay visits to Japan.
The program of events has not been announced yet, but
it is known that executives from 10 big Japanese firms,
including Toyota, will be among businessmen visiting
Turkey in 2010.
The year 2003 was designated as "Turkish Year" in
Japan. Bilateral relations were bolstered with a number
of events organized by authorities and nongovernmental
organizations from both countries.
As part of the 2010 Japanese Year program, which is a
second crucial step taken for Turkey-Japan dialogue,
some preliminary events will take place soon. A group
of artists and migrants from Japan's Wakayama region,
where the sunken Ottoman frigate Ertugrul is located,
will organize events jointly with partners from Turkey
to contribute to both countries' efforts to get to know
each other better.

* Speaking of Japanese artist, Muge Akgun also talks
about Neko Oikawa. Neko Oikawa is one of Japan's most
popular and productive songwriters. She has been paying
visits to Turkey since 1998. During her visits she met
Erol Safak, a Turk, and married him. The couple,
currently living in Japan, dedicated their life to
enhancing the dialogue between Turkey and Japan.
Described as "Aysel Gurel of Japan' in her country"
an attribution to prominent Turkish songwriter Aysel
Gurel who died recently, Oikawa has composed a song in
memory of the Ottoman frigate Ertugrul. The song is
called Chikai-Yemin, or Oath in English, and is voiced
by Shono Mayo. Oikawa is an active volunteer in various
social responsibility projects. She granted the income
she earned from a DVD, which she prepared together with
Japan's prominent musicians, to Iraqi kids four years
ago.
Mayo is one of the popular singers in Japan. In 2006,
she formed a band called "Musicians Without Borders",
or NPO. Mayo and her group took to the stage in many
countries around the world to promote global peace.
They have given numerous charity concerts so far,
including some held in Turkey.
Last year, Mayo and NPO prepared a CD, in which they
tell a love story about a Turk and a Japanese. Scenes
were shot in the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul's ancient
quarter of Sultanahmet and in different corners of the
same neighborhood as well as in the Veliefendi
Hippodrome and the Emirgan Park, each located in
different parts of Istanbul. The CD is still on sale in
Japan.
See more at:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtXbQvEWXNg&translated=1>

* The Turkish daily News reports that Dr. Halil
Inalcik, a respected professor of Ottoman history,
announced the publication of his latest book, "Studies
on the History of Turkish Textiles," with a cocktail
party held at Topkapi Palace on Thursday.
The epic work chronicles the development of the
Turkish textile industry all the way from its world
dominance in the 16th century, to its decline with the
beginning of the European Industrial Revolution, before
it reemerged once again on the world stage in the
1960s. The colorful book, adorned throughout its 368
pages with intricate paintings and maps, is a product
of 50 years of academic work according to Inalcik, who
said it presents a lesser-known side of Turkish
history.
"Anatolia possesses a people that can truly create
miracles," the 92-year-old Inalcik said. "In 1960, no
one had even heard of Turkish textiles. But today, we
are once again one of the industry's dominant
leaders.'The book holds a light to both the textile
sector's "age-old history" and its present day
condition, said a statement released by Is Bank
Cultural Press.
"We Turks did not only win military victories,"
Inalcik added. "For before European technology left us
behind in the 18th century, we were one of the most
advanced peoples in textiles, painting and the arts."
Professor Halil Inalcik received his doctorate from
Ankara University in 1940.
Prior to joining Bilkent University, he taught at
Ankara University, the University of Chicago, Columbia
University, Princeton University and the University of
Pennsylvania. He is an expert on classical Ottoman
economic, social and institutional history and has
published more than 200 scholarly articles and numerous
books.
See more at:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halil_%%C4%%B0nalc%%C4%%B1k>

* As the 65th Venice Film Festival kicks off, Turkey
competes for the Golden Lion with two films, Semih
Kaplanoglu's "Milk", the sequel to his acclaimed "Egg",
and Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek's "Un
Giorno perfetto" (A Perfect Day), reports Emrah Guler
of the Turkish daily News.
The jury for the main competition will be led by
German filmmaker Wim Wenders, and includes Italian
actress Valeria Golino, Russian screenwriter Juriy
Arabov, British visual artist Douglas Gordon, American
filmmaker John Landis, Argentinean director Lucrecia
Martel, and Hong Kong director Johnnie To. Last year,
Taiwanese director Ang Lee won the Golden Lion for his
controversial war drama "Lust, Caution!"
See more at:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semih_Kaplano%%C4%%9Flu>

* Cetin Cem Yilmaz of the Turkish Daily News reports
that the second edition of the "Blurring the Lines'"
gig brought together the hottest bands on a unique
scene: Rock bands made up of foreign artists living in
Istanbul played on Kemanci stage in Istanbul this
Saturday.
Among the bands and artists were:
- Sean Parker Band
- The Wingmen,
- Sick Peaches and
- Black Schwartz
See more at:
<http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=114014>

* Turkish filmmaker Ozer Kiziltan won the grand prize
at the Sarajevo Film festival, which wrapped up this
Monday, reports the Turkish Daily News.
Kiziltan won 25,000 euros for his entry, "A Man's
Fear of God", and Saadet Isil Aksoy won the best
actress award for her role in Semih Kaplanoglu's film
"Egg".
The festival looked rather like a Turkish film
contest, as three of the 10 movies in the feature film
competition were Turkish: Zeki Demirkubuz's "Fate",
Reha Erdam's "Five Times", and "The Last Ottoman",
directed by Mustafa Sevki Dogan.
See more at:
<http://www.bostonturkishfilmfestival.org/2008Festival/Events/Takva
%%20-%%20A%%20Mans%%20Fear%%20of%%20God.htm>

* A group of 36 dancers have progressed to the
semifinals in the Istanbul International Ballet
Competition, Turkey's first-ever ballet competition,
reports the Turkish Daily News.
Organized by the State Opera and Ballet as part of
the 2010 European Cultural Capital events, the
competition will take place between Sept. 8 and 13 at
the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall. A panel of 11 judges,
which includes world known Russian dancer Maya
Plisetskaya, will choose the winners of the
competition.
See more at:
<http://www.istanbulballetcompetition.org/eng/index.html>

* According to Anatolia News agency Turkey is the
favorite destination of Brooklyn, New York's borough
president. In a short interview in the New York Post's
travel section, when asked for his favorite place on
earth apart from Brooklyn, Marty Markowitz said he
adored Turkey.
Noting that Brooklyn had the largest Turkish
population in the country, Markowitz said there were a
lot of similarities between Turkey and Brooklyn. He
talked of how Turkish food was healthy and not
fattening, adding, "How can you not love a place that
you can go there, eat breakfast, lunch and dinner, come
home and you don't gain a pound? I love it!"
Markowitz is known for his close relationship with
the Turkish community in Brooklyn and often
participates in events organized by the
Turkish-American community.
See more at:
<http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/Press/2007/may16.htm>

* Renowned Kirghiz poet Chinghiz Aitmatov, who passed
away June 10 this year, will be commemorated at the
International Bursa Silk Road Film Festival. The
festival, to be organized in the Marmara city of Bursa
from Nov. 24 to Dec. 4, will screen 10 movies adapted
from the works of Aitmatov.
See more at:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinghiz_Aitmatov>

EXCHANGE RATE

EXCHANGE RATE for the U.S. dollar in Turkish Liras: 1.18

WEATHER

High and Low Temperatures in Degrees F, Weather

Ankara, in central Turkey----------: 91/70 Partly cloudy
Antalya, on the Mediterranean------: 91/77 Decreasing Cloudiness
Erzurum in eastern Turkey----------: 88/50 Partly cloudy
Istanbul, in northwestern Turkey---: 86/73 Partly cloudy
Izmir, on the Aegean---------------: 88/75 Decreasing Cloudiness
Trabzon, on the Black Sea----------: 82/72 Heavy Showers

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*** Bay Area Turkish Community School [ See more
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school
year on Sunday September 7th with the registration at the Los
Altos
Community Center.

We hope to see the Turkish-American children (5-12 years of age)
and
their families who'd like to register or to find out more about
the
school.

2008-09 calendar and the address for the Hillview Community
Center
are:

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Hillview Community Center
Room 16
97 Hillview Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94022
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2008/2009 CALENDAR---- --------- --------- --------- -
1. September 7, 2008 (Kayit/Registration )
2. September 14, 2008
3. September 28, 2008
4. October 12, 2008
5. October 19, 2008
6. October 26, 2008 (Cumhuriyet Bayrami/Republic Day)
7. November 9, 2008 (AtatUrkU Anma/Rememberence of Ataturk)
8. November 16, 2008
9. Saturday November 22, 2008 (Special Program: Atat?rk's daughter ?
lk? Hanim's visit. Time/place TBD.)
10. December 7, 2008
11. December 14, 2008
12. January 4, 2009
13. January 11, 2009
14. January 25, 2009
15. February 8, 2009
16. February 22, 2009
17. March 1, 2009
18. March 15, 2009
19. March 29, 2009
20. April 5, 2009
21. April 12, 2009
22. April 19, 2009 (Special Program: April 23 Children's Day/23
Nisan ?ocuk Bayrami. Time/place TBD.)

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Wake up, Americans

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:56:20 PDT

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TwoOliveTrees/message/3191
31 August 2008

So we wait for the people who are on the red and blue lists to be
picked up across America who are the most resistant to the anti-
Christ
takeover of America that will probably be about two or three weeks
before some pre-planned event used to call upon Martial Law by Adolf
George Bush who will just hand the control of the whole of America to
Christian-hater Michael Chertoff, when he sends out his gestapo
police
to gather up Americans all across America.

So at this time President Adolf George Bush will use the Noahide Law
he has placed over America back in 1990, so that anyone who will
confess Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour will be
beheaded with one of 70,000 large guillotines that President Adolf
Bush had bought from the Chinese communists. If any of these supposed
Christians will denounce their faith in Lord Jesus, they will be
placed in one of the many internment camps already built and running
by order of President Adolf Bush.

Then they will command all Americans to relate to the Catholic sun
god
worship day by law. Anyone who does not obey will be placed in one of
these internment camps. Then everyone will be told to accept their
biochip mark of the beast in their right hand or forehead. If anyone
refuses, they will be beheaded, so that all of America will become
like Catholics following their traditions as writtten in Matthew 15:3
to 9, and all these so-called Christian churches will be one of the
many little harlots of Revelation 17:5 and bow to their anti-Christ
Pope Benedict as the Vicar of Christ who is a sun god worshiper and a
Queen of Heaven worshiper. His Word says to come out from her, this
great whore, or be judged with her, Revelation 18:1-4.

So in the next few days or weeks we will see what happens there in
America especially when Americans find out that America is dissolved
as a nation and their banks start to close. That will lead to rioting
across America to give President Adolf Bush the right to call upon
Martial Law. Soon there will be no one in the Senate or in Congress
when America is dissolved under Martial Law. Americans will have no
one to confront over the dissolving of their nation, for the
Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights has been
done
away with by President Adolf George Bush, to now become a dictator
who
hands America over to Michael Chertoff. Then Bush can simply fly off
to his paradise in Paraguay where his saviour Reverend Moon dwells
nearby on his. Wake up, Americans.

Elijah
http://www.prophecies.org/index.html#WELCOME

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why is food so expensive ? How to yield 20 tons of camel and kangaroo meat and tons of prawns and tons of massive lobsters , per hectare in a desert

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:40:06 PDT

will your country be left behind or at the front of this rapidly
evolving new method to produce vast amounts of high quality food
almost anywhere using sea water and waste land at very very low cost
and nil waste or pollution
.

One hectare test farm in Australian deserts was designed to yield 20
tons of camel and kangaroo meat by feeding the algae , as well as the
135 tons of mixed sea foods including mainly prawns and crayfish/
lobster from a one hectare salt water aquaculture farm
.
The largest spiny lobster on record was over 1 m (3 ft) long and
weighed over 11.8 kg (26 lb)[3].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiny_lobster
it is not uncommon to catch individuals weighing 10 kg.and they lay
half a million eggs at a time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_rock_lobster
.
prawns lay up to a million eggs at a time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrimp_farming
.
they all eat algae or its by product that will grow in salt water /
sea water
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae
.

there really is no limit to the potential variations possible ,

there is no shortage of food , unless the governments choose it to be
that way

including camel meat or milk , they tolerate saline algae well ,
as do red kangaroos , even the waste salt from evaporation ponds has
commercial value, match your farm to suit your market , its all in the
original careful design , so start with a aquarium size system , and
learn as you grow slowly , it will soon fund itself once you master
the system , it is an art and no 2 will be the same
.

There is nil input feeds required and nil waste produced , it is
possible to grow truly vast amounts of food in salt water in the
desert
.

This would, of course, be a technically demanding farm, requiring
experienced hands
.

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sustainability (biomitigation), economic stability (product
diversification and risk reduction) and social acceptability (better
management practices).[1]
.
Contents
[hide]

* 1 IMTA versus Polyculture
* 2 IMTA systems
* 3 Modern history of land-based IMTA
* 4 IMTA as a method of sustainability
* 5 Nutrient flow in IMTA
o 5.1 Nutrient recovery efficiency
* 6 Food safety and quality
* 7 Selected IMTA projects
o 7.1 Asia
o 7.2 Canada
+ 7.2.1 Bay of Fundy IMTA project
+ 7.2.2 Pacific SEA-lab research initiative
o 7.3 Chile
o 7.4 Israel
+ 7.4.1 SeaOr Marine Enterprises Ltd.
+ 7.4.2 PGP Ltd.
o 7.5 South Africa
o 7.6 United Kingdom
o 7.7 Other IMTA projects
* 8 See also
* 9 References and notes
* 10 External links
.

[edit] IMTA versus Polyculture
.
Harvesting of kelp (Saccharina latissima, previously known as
Laminaria saccharina) cultivated in proximity to Atlantic salmon
(Salmo salar) at Charlie Cove, Bay of Fundy, Canada. Note the salmon
cages in the background.
.
Harvesting of kelp (Saccharina latissima, previously known as
Laminaria saccharina) cultivated in proximity to Atlantic salmon
(Salmo salar) at Charlie Cove, Bay of Fundy, Canada. Note the salmon
cages in the background.
.
"Multi-Trophic"
b refers to the incorporation of species from different trophic or
nutritional levels in the same system.[2] This is one potential
distinction from the age-old practice of aquatic polyculture, which
could simply be the co-culture of different fish species from the same
trophic level.

.
In this case, these organisms may all share the same biological and
chemical processes, with few synergistic benefits, which could
potentially lead to significant shifts in the ecosystem. Some
traditional polyculture systems may, in fact, incorporate a greater
diversity of species, occupying several niches, as extensive cultures
(low intensity, low management) within the same pond.
.
The "Integrated" in IMTA refers to the more intensive cultivation of
the different species in proximity of each other (but not necessarily
right at the same location), connected by nutrient and energy transfer
through water.
.
Ideally, the biological and chemical processes in an IMTA system
should balance. This is achieved through the appropriate selection and
proportions of different species providing different ecosystem
functions.
.
The co-cultured species should be more than just biofilters; they
should also be harvestable crops of commercial value.[2] A working
IMTA system should result in greater production for the overall
system, based on mutual benefits to the co-cultured species and
improved ecosystem health, even if the individual production of some
of the species is lower compared to what could be reached in
monoculture practices over a short term period.[3]
.

Sometimes the more general term "Integrated Aquaculture" is used to
describe the integration of monocultures through water transfer
between organisms.[3] For all intents and purposes however, the terms
"IMTA" and "integrated aquaculture" differ primarily in their degree
of descriptiveness.
.
These terms are sometimes interchanged. Aquaponics, fractionated
aquaculture, IAAS (integrated agriculture-aquaculture systems), IPUAS
(integrated peri-urban-aquaculture systems), and IFAS (integrated
fisheries-aquaculture systems) may also be considered variations of
the IMTA concept.
.
[edit] IMTA systems
Harvesting blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) cultivated in proximity to
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Note the
salmon cage (polar circle) in the background.
.

The IMTA concept is very flexible. IMTA systems can be land-based or
open-water systems, marine or freshwater systems, and may comprise
several species combinations.[3]
.
Some IMTA systems have included such combinations as shellfish/shrimp,
fish/seaweed/shellfish, fish/shrimp and seaweed/shrimp.[4] What is
important is that the appropriate organisms are chosen based on the
functions they have in the ecosystem, their economic value or
potential, and their acceptance by consumers.

.
While IMTA likely occurs due to traditional or incidental, adjacent
culture of dissimilar species in some coastal areas,[3] deliberately
designed IMTA sites are, at present, less common.
.
Moreover, they are presently simplified systems, like fish/seaweed/
shellfish. In the future, more advanced systems with several other
components for different functions, or similar functions but different
size brackets of particles, will have to be designed.[2] There are
also a number of regulatory issues that will have to be addressed.[5]
.
[edit] Modern history of land-based IMTA

The inception of modern integrated intensive mariculture on land has
been the work of Ryther and co-workers[6][7] who approached, both
scientifically and quantitatively, the integrated use of extractive
organisms - shellfish, microalgae and seaweeds - in the treatment of
household effluents. They described the concept and provided
quantitative experimental results of integrated waste-recycling marine
aquaculture systems.
.
A domestic wastewater effluent, mixed with seawater, was the source
of nutrients for phytoplankton culture, which in turn was fed to
oysters and clams. Other organisms were cultured in a separate food
chain, based on the organic sludge of the farm. Dissolved remnants of
nutrients in the final effluent were filtered by seaweed (mainly
Gracilaria and Ulva) biofilters.
.
The weakness of this approach was the questionable value of organisms
grown on human waste effluents.
.
Adaptations of this principle to the treatment of intensive
aquaculture effluents in both inland and coastal areas was proposed,
[8] and quickly followed by the integration to their system of
carnivorous fish and the macroalgivore abalone.[9]

What is arguably the first practical and quantitative integrated land-
based cultures of marine fish and shellfish; including phytoplankton
as both the biofilter and shellfish food, were described by Hughes-
Games (1977)[10] and Gordin et al. (1981)[11].
.
A semi-intensive (1 kg fish m-3) "green-water" seabream and grey
mullet pond system on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat), on the
Red Sea, supported dense populations of diatoms, excellent for feeding
oysters.[12][13]
.
Hundreds of kg of fish and oysters cultured in this experiment were
actually sold. Neori et al. (1989)[12] and Krom and Neori (1989)[14]
quantified the water quality parameters and the nutrient budgets in
more intensive (5 kg fish m-3) green water seabream ponds. For the
most part, the phytoplankton in their ponds maintained a reasonable
water quality and converted on average over half the waste nitrogen
into algal biomass. The development of a practical intensive culture
of bivalves in these phytoplankton-rich effluents, and the extremely
fast bivalve growth rates achieved under these conditions, were
described in a series of papers (Shpigel and Friedman, 1990;[15]
Shpigel and Blaylock, 1991;[16] Shpigel et al., 1993a,[17] 1993b;[18]
Neori and Shpigel, 1999;[19] Neori et al., 2001[20]).
.
[edit] IMTA as a method of sustainability
.
IMTA promotes economic and environmental sustainability by converting
solid and soluble nutrients from fed organisms and their feed (e.g.
intensive fish and shrimp farming) into harvestable crops (extractive
organisms), thereby reducing the potential for eutrophication, and
increasing economic diversification.[4][3][21]
.

If properly selected and placed, co-cultured species will have
accelerated growth from the uptake of extra nutrients provided by the
fed culture species.[5][22][23][24] This increases the overall
environmental assimilative capacity of a site thereby reducing the
potential for negative environmental impacts.
.

IMTA enables farm operators to diversify, often without the need for
new locations or sites. Initial capital budgeting research suggests
that recycling the waste of one crop as feed for another can increase
profits in an IMTA system. Scenario analysis also indicate that IMTA
can reduce financial risks due to weather, disease and market related
risks.[25] Over a dozen studies have investigated the economics of
IMTA systems since 1985.[3]
.

[edit] Nutrient flow in IMTA
.

Typically, the fed culture species (i.e. upper trophic level) in an
IMTA system have been carnivorous fish or shrimp, whose wastes augment
the natural food supply or nutrient uptake of co-cultured extractive
species.
.
Fish and shrimp excrete soluble ammonia and phosphorus
(orthophosphate), which are inorganic nutrients readily available to
inorganic extractive species such as seaweeds.[1][4][3] Fish and
shrimp also release organic solids which can become food for shellfish
and deposit feeders,[4][26][23] the organic extractive species.
.

Not all supplemental nutrients flow directly from the waste by-
products of the fed species. For example, some ammonia may be
generated by organic extractive species (e.g. shellfish) and also
extracted by seaweeds.[4] Waste feed may also be a source of
additional nutrients; either directly available for consumption by
organic extractive species (e.g. deposit feeders) or from the release
of soluble nutrients by decomposition, for inorganic extractive
species.
.

[edit] Nutrient recovery efficiency
.

Nutrient recovery efficiency in an IMTA system is a function of
several factors. Culture system, harvest schedule, management, spatial
configuration/proximity, production, selection of fed and extractive
species, biomass ratio of species involved, availability of natural
food sources, particle size, digestibility, season, light,
temperature, and water volumes (flushing rate) all have the potential
to influence growth rates and nutrient recovery efficiency.[26][4][3]
.
Since these factors will vary significantly between sites, systems
and regions, a general percentage of IMTA nutrient recovery can not be
simply reported. A site-by-site determination must be made.
.

Some of the first attempts to quantify nutrient recovery of an IMTA
farm were reported by Neori et al. (2004).[3] Shpigel et al. (1993b)
[18] presented the first quantitative performance assessment of a
hypothetical family scale fish/microalga /bivalve/seaweed farm, based
on actual pilot scale culture data.
.
They showed that at least 60%% of the nutrient input to the farm could
reach commercial products, nearly three times more than in modern fish
net pen farms.
.
Expected average annual yields of the system (recalculated for a
hypothetical 1 ha farm) were 35 tons of seabream, 100 tons of bivalves
and 125 tons of seaweeds. This would, of course, be a technically
demanding farm, requiring experienced hands to control changes in
water quality and in suitability for bivalve nutrition, due to the
inherently unstable phytoplanton populations.[18][14]
.

Troell et al. (2003)[4] reviewed 28 studies that reported dissolved
nitrogen uptake efficiency of seaweeds in IMTA systems. Reported
values ranged from 2 to 100%% for 23 land-based studies. None of the 5
reviewed open-water studies reported nutrient recovery values. It is
difficult to determine nutrient recovery in an open-water IMTA site
due to the inherent "leaky nature" of the system. However, such
information is necessary for ecosystem and integrated coastal zone
management, and research on this aspect is ongoing.[27]
.

[edit] Food safety and quality
.

A possible concern with the wastes of one species being the
nutritional inputs for another is the potential for contaminants.
.
To date, this does not appear to be a problem for IMTA systems.
.
.Mussels and kelps growing adjacent to Atlantic salmon cages in the
Bay of Fundy, Canada, have been examined since 2001 for evidence of
contamination by therapeutants, heavy metals, arsenic, PCBs and
pesticides.
.
Concentrations have always been either non-detectable or well below
the regulatory limits established by the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency, the USA Food and Drug Administration and the European
Community Directives.[28][29]
.

Some taste testing of IMTA products has also been conducted. These
tests have indicated that mussels grown adjacent to Atlantic salmon
cages have been free of "fishy" taint and could not be distinguished
from wild mussels by the testers.[23] Their meat yield is, however,
significantly higher, reflecting the increase in food availability and
energy.
.

[edit] Selected IMTA projects
.

Several IMTA research projects have been ongoing over the last few
years. These are described below.
.
[edit] Asia

Variants of IMTA in Japan, China, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam,
Indonesia, etc. have occurred for centuries in marine, brackish and
freshwater.[1][3] Fish, shellfish and seaweeds have been placed next
to each other in bays, lagoons and ponds.
.
Through trial and error, optimal integration has been achieved over
time.[3] However, while seemly quite common, there is no readily
available data on the proportion of Asian aquaculture production that
occurs in IMTA systems.
.

[edit] Canada

[edit] Bay of Fundy IMTA project

The Bay of Fundy IMTA project is a collaborative project with
industry, academia and government and is presently expanding
production to commercial scale.[2] The current system includes
Atlantic salmon, blue mussels and kelps; deposit feeders are being
investigated.
.
Phase one of the project was funded by AquaNet (one of Canada’s
Networks of Centres of Excellence) and phase two is presently funded
by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The project leaders are
Thierry Chopin (University of New Brunswick in Saint John) and Shawn
Robinson (Department of Fisheries and Oceans, St. Andrews Biological
Station). See Chopin et al. (2004, 2007)[5][29] and Robinson et al.
(2007)[30] for additional details.
.
[edit] Pacific SEA-lab research initiative
.
Pacific SEA-lab is licensed for the co-culture of sablefish, scallops,
oysters, blue mussels, urchins and kelps ("SEA" stands for Sustainable
Ecological Aquaculture). The project presently aims to balance four
species in an intensive IMTA design. The project is headed by Stephen
Cross under a British Columbia Innovation Award at the University of
Victoria [Coastal Aquaculture Research & Training (CART) network]. See
Cross (2007)[31] for further details.
.

[edit] Chile

Science and technology towards the reduction of environmental impact
of intensive salmon culture is carried out at the Universidad de Los
Lagos, in Puerto Montt, at the [www.i-mar.cl i-mar Research Center].
Initial research included integrated land-based aquaculture
development with trout, oysters and seaweeds. Present research is
focusing on IMTA in open waters with salmon, seaweeds and abalone. The
project leader is Alejandro Buschmann. See Buschmann et al. (2007)[32]
for further details.
.

[edit] South Africa
.

Three farms currently grow seaweeds for feed in abalone effluents in
land-based tanks. Up to 50%% of re-circulated water passes through the
seaweed tanks.[33] This is a somewhat unique IMTA system, as fish or
shrimp do not comprise the upper trophic species. In this case, the
driver is not nutrient abatement in the effluents, but avoiding
overfishing of natural seaweed beds and avoidance of periods with red
tides by turning the system in the recirculation mode.
.
This commercially successful system was produced in research
collaboration between the abalone farms (Irvine and Johnson Cape
Abalone) and scientists from the University of Cape Town and the
University of Stockholm.[33]
.

[edit] United Kingdom
.

The Scottish Association for Marine Science, in Oban, is working on
the development of IMTA systems by co-culturing salmon, oysters, sea
urchins, and brown and red seaweeds under different projects
(MERMAIDS, AAAG, REDWEEDS, SPIINES2).
.
Research focuses on biological and physical processes, as well as
production economics and implications for integrated coastal zone
management. Researchers include: M. Kelly, A. Rodger, L. Cook, S.
Dworjanyn, and C. Sanderson. See Kelly et al. (2007)[34] and Rodger et
al. (2007)[35] for further details.
.
[edit] Other IMTA projects
.
Several other IMTA projects from the last three decades are reviewed
by Troell et al. (2003)[4] and Neori et al. (2004)[3].

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* On Wedneday Turkey's President Abdullah Gul spoke separately on the
telephone with his Russian and Georgian counterparts to assess recent
developments in the armed conflict over the breakaway region of South
Ossetia, reports the Turkish daily Turkiye.
"During his conversations, President Gul expressed his deep sorrow
over the death of civilians during the clashes," said the Presidential
Press Center.
"President Gul also reiterated that Turkey places great importance
on Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty, solving regional
problems peacefully, and the integrated implementation of initiatives
to promote peace, stability and prosperity in all countries of the
region."

* The Turkish daily Turkiye reported the same day that Turkey's Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister
Ali Babacan, visited Moscow to hold talks with top Russian officials
on the armed conflict between Russia and Georgia, with an eye to
aiding efforts to secure sustainable peace and stability in the
Caucasus.
During his visit, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev received Mr.
Erdogan and also Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met him.
Afterwards, Erdogan told reporters that his proposal to establish a
Caucasus cooperation and stability alliance would be discussed by the
two countries' Foreign Affairs Ministers.
Mr. Erdogan said that his talks in Russia would pave the way for the
alliance, and added, "this cooperative platform should assume the
responsibility for solving disputes before they break out, and it
should also manage crises in the region after they start."
Touching on the issue of bilateral trade, Mr. Erdogan said,
"Turkey's trade with Russia has developed remarkably in recent years,
with Russia topping Turkey's foreign trade partners."

* On Thursday the Mr. Erdogan met with Georgian President Mikhail
Saakasvili as part of his tour to help end the conflict.
Speaking at a joint press conference afterwards, Mr. Saakashvili
thanked Turkey's efforts.
Stating that they discussed issues such as reconstructing areas
damaged in the recent attacks, as well as restoring peace to the
region, he added, "We will pursue an extensive dialogue. We will also
continue to work for peace and ending occupation in the region."
Expressing appreciation for Turkey's humanitarian aid and its
determination to solve the crisis, President Saakasvili said that
Georgia's recovery is very important.
For his part, Mr. Erdogan said that he came to Tbilisi to hear of
its pains and express his concerns as well as to exchange views about
the recent conflict. Stating that Turkey favors Georgia's
independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and is closely
interested in peace and prosperity for its neighbor.

* Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday arrived in
Istanbul to pay a two-day working visit, the first by an Iranian
president in 12 years, amid the continuing international dispute over
Iran's nuclear program, reported the Turkish dailies Turkiye and
Sabah.
Mr. Ahmadinejad met with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul at the
Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, and the two leaders discussed bilateral
relations and regional and international issues as well as the nuclear
enrichment controversy.
Afterwards, Mr. Gul told a joint press conference that Turkey favors
a diplomatic solution to the issue. "Any solution should take into
consideration the international community's concerns and should also
protect Iran's legitimate rights under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty," he said.
Mr. Gul also urged Iran to continue negotiations on the issue,
saying, "Turkey hopes the talks between Iran and six major world
powers will yield positive results."
Stating that in recent years the Turkish-Iranian bilateral trade
volume has risen to $10 billion, he added that during their meeting,
they confirmed their goal to double this to $20 billion as soon as
possible.
"We also agreed to celebrate 2009 as a Turkey-Iran Year of Culture
to mark the 50th anniversary of a bilateral culture agreement," he
said.
For his part, Mr. Ahmadinejad thanked Turkey for supporting Iran's
right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and its efforts to
solve the issue through diplomacy. He said Iran would continue
negotiations on its nuclear program so long as its rights are
protected.
Mr. Ahmadinejad also said that Iran would welcome proposals by
friendly countries on the issue during the negotiation process. Iran
is pleased with Turkey's development and growing power, he added.
On the 2009 Turkey-Iran Year of Culture, he said, "This will provide
the peoples of our countries an important opportunity to get to know
each other's culture and civilizations better."
Following a meeting between the delegations chaired by the two
presidents, government ministers of the two countries signed various
cooperation agreements.

* The Turkish daily Hurriyet reports that Turkey's National Security
Council, chaired by President Abdullah Gul, is set to convene next
week in Istanbul, with Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit
attending for the last time, as he is retiring at the end of this
month.
Issues expected to be discussed at the gathering include the
Georgian crisis in the Caucasus, the fight against the Kurdish rebels
at home and abroad, and the future of the Iraqi province of Kirkuk.
Possible changes in relations between countries of the Caucasus in
light of the conflict between Russia and Georgia, and their possible
effects of energy supplies, will also be taken up at the gathering.

* On another farewell visit ahead of his Aug. 30 retirement, Turkish
armed forces Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit met with main
opposition Republican People's Party leader Mr. Deniz Baykal on
Wednesday.
During the meeting, they discussed issues such as the fight against
the Kurdish rebel underground organization Kurdistan Workers Party and
the conflict between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia.
General Buyukanit previously visited Turkish President Abdullah Gul
and Prime Minister Erdogan.

* Speaking of the Kurdish rebels, a roadside bomb exploded in Turkey's
eastern province of Erzincan on Monday, killing nine military
personnel, including a lieutenant colonel, two specialist sergeants,
and six privates.
The Kurdistan Workers Party detonated the land mine near a road via
remote control while a military vehicle was passing by, according to
Erzincan Governor Ali Gungor.
The soldiers had been returning from an operation in a rural part of
the province, and a captain and another private were wounded in the
blast.
In response, the Turkish Armed Forces has started an operation to
capture the assailants.
The nine military personnel were laid to rest in their hometowns
later in the week, reported the Turkish dailies.
A memorial service for the soldiers at Erzincan Military Hospital
was attended by Turkey's Interior Minister Besir Atalay,
Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim, and thousand of other
mourners.
Turkey, European Union and the United States
consider the Kurdistan Workers Party a terrorist
organization. In addition to the Turkish military
personnel, the underground organization has been
responsible for the deaths of many civilians over
the years, especially those who do not sympathize
with their goals.

* Representatives from Turkish and African non-governmental
organizations met Thursday at an Istanbul forum hosted by Turkey's
Turkish-Asian Center for Strategic Studies ahead of next week's
Turkish-African Cooperation Summit, reports the Turkish daily Turkiye.
Representatives from over 100 non-governmental organizations in 45
African countries are participating in the two-day event, which will
end Saturday with the release of a final declaration.
Addressing the forum, Turkish-Asian Center for Strategic Studies
head Suleyman Sensoy said that the meeting would help identify areas
of cooperation between Turkey and Africa.
United Nations Development Program Turkey Representative Mahmoud
Ayyup said, "The UN welcomes Turkey's aid efforts for African
countries. It is a very important country for the continent with its
aid institutions like the Turkish International Cooperation and
Development Agency and the Turkish Red Crescent."
He also said ties between Turkey and African countries will improve
rapidly with the opening of new Turkish embassies across the
continent. Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency
head Musa Kulaklikaya stressed the key role of NGOs in international
aid activities.
The Agency has extended around $2 billion in annual development aid
to Africa, and it runs an agricultural development program in 13
African countries.

* According to the daily Milliyet, speaking to his party's Central
Executive Board on Wednesday, main opposition Republican People's
Party leader Deniz Baykal reiterated that the ruling Justice and
Development Party should engage in self-criticism in the light of a
recent Constitutional Court ruling to penalize it financially rather
than close it down, but added, "The Justice and Development Party does
not seem to be eager to make such criticism."
Stressing that the court had said the Justice and Development Party
was the focal point of activities working against the principle of
secularism, Mr. Baykal said, "after this decision, the Justice and
Development Party should have signaled that it had gotten the message
and would make necessary changes. But recent moves by the party,
especially preparations for a constitutional change to make party
closures impossible, show that it will not do the required self-
criticism."

* As part of its special development plan for the eastern and
southeastern Anatolia regions, the Turkish government plans to
increase aviation-related investments in the local provinces, reports
the Turkish daily Aksam.
Under its plans, three new airports will be constructed in the
Igdir, Sirnak, and Yuksekova districts of Hakkari, and some existing
airports in the regions will be renovated.
A joint airport for the provinces of Adana and Mersin will also be
built. The new airports are expected to be operational by 2010.

ARTS AND CULTURE

Edited by Colleen Clark

* Human skeletons, which experts say could be more than 8,000 years
old, were found in four prehistoric graves recently unearthed at the
Marmaray tunnel excavation site in the Yenikap? district of Istanbul,
according to a report in Hurriyet.
The Marmaray project, will be the first underwater tube to connect
Europe and Asia beneath the Bosporus.
"These graves reveal Istanbul used to be home to some of the
earliest types of settlements during the Stone Age when people
migrated from Anatolia to the European continent," said Mehmet
Ozdogan, professor of prehistory at Istanbul University.
"They also show that the Marmara Sea used to be a small and shallow
water in ancient times," he added.
Dr. Ozdogan said the graves might date back to between 6,400 B.C.
and 6,200 B.C. The Stone Age skeletons have been moved to the Istanbul
Archeology Museum.
The excavations in Yenikap? started in 2004. In addition to
skeletons, the digs have uncovered 32 sunken ships dating back to the
7th and 11th centuries. The sunken ships have been conserved at the
Istanbul University and the Underwater Research Institute in Bodrum.
The Marmaray excavations have also revealed remnants of some walls,
which are thought to be the first city walls of Istanbul. About 500
pieces taken from the relics unearthed during the excavations were
exhibited at the Istanbul Archeology Museum.
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* The museum in the province of Burdur in southwestern Turkey is set
to become one of the biggest museums in Turkey and even Europe thanks
to new historical artifacts that are the result of continuing
excavations in nearby ancient cities, according to a report by the
Anatolia News Agency.
Burdur hopes to become a center of culture tourism, with its rich
background of culture and history, says the museum manager Ali Ekinci.
He added that the ancient cities of Sagalassos, Kremna and Kibyra,
as well as the tumulus of Hacilar, Yassigume and Tefenni have a
history dating back 12,000 years, making the museum a popular
destination for tourists.
"The head of Roman emperor Hadrian's statue, which was excavated at
Sagalassos, is now being exhibited in England.
"As excavations continue, especially at Sagalassos, the artifacts
will be a part of the collection of Burdur Museum and the museum will
rank among one of the special museums of the world," he added.
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* In anticipation of 2010 when Istanbul will play the role of Europe's
"capital of culture" the European Capital of Culture Agency is hoping
to turn the streets of Istanbul into a festival area this August.
The Turkish Daily News reports that the agency invites the young
people of the city to the Streetwaves mini festival, a series of
summer concerts held under the leadership of Liverpool European
Capital of Culture 2008.
Streetwaves is designed to promote intercultural dialogue and will
bring together musical groups made up of young musicians ages 14 to 25
in the cities of Liverpool, Marseille, Gdansk, Bremen, and, of course,
Istanbul.
The European Capital of Cultural 2010 music and opera management
will organize the Istanbul leg of the event. Turkey will be
represented abroad by the Karavan Group, which is made up of students
from Galatasaray High School.
The collective will also have the unique opportunity of performing
at this year's Creamfields festival in Great Britain.
Streetwaves is a free event open to the public. The festival began
Friday, Aug. 15 at Caddebostan beach.
The show featured performances from British groups such as The New
Haze, Apsen Grove and Beaker Folk of the Bronze Age.
"We attach importance to cooperation with other European capitals of
culture," said Nuri Colakoglu, chairman of the executive board.
"Streetwaves is a nice opportunity for young people from around
Europe to share their own culture with each other through music. We
will support young Turkish people to join international events like
this and open to the world.
"We believe that Istanbul will be home to many international events
like the Streetwaves festival and in the end will turn the city into a
meeting point for culture and art with the help of the youth," he
said.
In addition to the Streetwaves festival, Istanbul will also host
many other free open air concerts during August. Gigs, which will be
held in the city rather than specific concert venues, will enable
people to experience local music free of charge.
The schedule for the rest of the festival through August 31 is:
Saturday, Aug. 16: Jam Session with Neset Ruacan in Bebek Park, 8
p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 20: Bosporus songs by Bosporus soloists at Sariyer
Quay, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 21, Bosporus songs by Bosporus soloists at Uskudar
Quay, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22: Voices of Istanbul, Kalan musical artists; Cengiz
Ozkan,
HasbihalToplulugu, Yasemin Goksu and Muammer Ketencoglu at
Bayrampasa City Park, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 22: Voices of Istanbul, Kalan musical artists: Huseyin-
Ali R?za Albayrak,
Vedat Yildirim-Bajar, Birol Toplulugu and Gayda at Istanbul
B.Cekmece Kültürpark, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23: Classics belonging to all of us: Cemal Re?it Rey
Istanbul
Symphony Orchestra at Bayrampasa City Park, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23: Selim Sesler and Kolektifistanbul at B.Cekmece
Kültürpark, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24: Selim Sesler and Kolektifistanbul at Bayrampa?a
City Park, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 24: Classics belonging to all of us: Cemal Resit Rey
Istanbul Symphony
Orchestra at B.Cekmece Kültürpark, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 26: Bosporus songs by Bosporus soloists at Beylerbeyi
Quay, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 29: Voices of Istanbul, Kalan musical artists: Fatih
Yasar and Mazlum
Cimen+Neset Ertas at Zeytinburnu Cirpici Cayiri, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 30: Selim Sesler and Kolektifistanbul at Zeytinburnu
Cirpici Cayiri, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 31: Classics belonging to all of us: Cemal Re?it Rey
Istanbul Symphony
Orchestra at Zeytinburnu Ç?rp?c? Çay?r?, 8 p.m. www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=112066>
<http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/liverpoolecho/jan2008/0/2/3AC43E2C-
C46B-3A27-9F6C34C5180E542C.jpg>

* The head of a sculpture stolen in Turkey's Marmara region city of
Izmit has been found and returned to its body at the Izmit Archeology
and Ethnography Museum.
The Dogan News Agency reports that the sculpture, symbolizing
autumn, was on display in Izmit's open air museum and had been placed
in the garden area of the hunting grounds, which were damaged during
the Marmara earthquake in 1999. The head of the sculpture was stolen
in 2002 and later found in Munich, Germany. The head was brought to
Ankara with the efforts of the Ministry of Culture and Interpol and
was restored by sculptor Ali Osman Avsar.
"The head of the sculpture was first exhibited at the Anatolian
Civilizations Museum and brought to our museum under the tight
security conditions of the ministry. Now it is attached to its body,"
said museum director Ilksen Ozbay. <http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/
article.php?enewsid=112379>
<http://www.tourismturkey.org/img/regions-marmara/izmitmus.gif>

* The Anatolia News agency had a article on foreign archeologists in
turkey. Titled "Foreign archaeologists fond of Turkish culture", you
will find that a lot of the names in the article have appeared in our
News over time. Here is the article:
Foreign archaeologists who have been working on archaeological
excavations in Turkey for many years have started to make Turkish
culture a part of their lives. British couple Geoffrey and Françoise
Summers have been working on excavations in the central Anatolian city
of Yozgat's Sorgun district. Their children, Natali, 18, and Pamela,
16, were born in Turkey, and are very happy with their life in a
village. They speak Turkish like natives. "I am living in Turkey for
more than 20 years. The British government does not embrace us
anymore. We feel like Turks," said Françoise.
The couple's daughters tutor at Middle East Technical University and
also work on the excavations in the village. Natali said she liked
weddings in the village and wished to organize her wedding in the same
place.
Professor Antonio La Marca from Italy's Calabria University is the
head of excavations in the ancient city of Kyme, positioned in the
Gulf of Nemrut near Izmir's Alia?a district. After living in Turkey
for 25 years, he said he feels like a Turk.
"I am a fan of Turkey," La Marca said. "I feel like a Turk. As well
as döner and kebab, I am an addict of Turkish food with olive oil. I
have more friends in Turkey than in Italy. Turkey is a like a European
country, especially within the last 10 years. Its people's lifestyle
and economy do not fall behind a European country. I want to stay in
this country until the end of my life."
Associate professor Andreas Schachner from the German Archaeology
Institute is a graduate of Ankara's Hacettepe University and is
working for the Hattusha excavations in the central Anatolian city of
Corum's Bogazkale district. He has been married to Turkish
archaeologist Senay Schachner for 16 years and which is the reason why
he says he is used to Turkish culture and traditions.
Speaking Turkish fluently, he said he met his wife in 1991 while
earning his masters degree working on Panaztepe excavations in Izmir's
Menemen's district. He said he had no problem in Turkey in a cultural
and social sense, adding: "I live freely in Turkey because it is a
country of tolerance. People approach us positively in regions where
we work. Local governors try to help us using their own opportunities.
Now 30 people work for the excavations. My fluent Turkish is very
helpful to me while communicating with them."
The ancient city of Sagalasos in the Mediterranean city of Burdur's
Aglasun district is like a bridge bringing people from various
civilizations together with local people of the district. The first
scientific excavations started in 1989 under the leadership of Belgian
professor Marc Waelkens and have continued for 19 years.
Belgian Leuven Catholic University archaeology department member and
Sagalasos excavation team's deputy chairman, professor Jeroen Poblome,
said he joined the excavations in 1991 and since then he has stayed in
Aglasun for about two months every year.
Austrian Archaeology Institute member Dr. Sabine Ladstatter, who has
worked on the excavations in the ancient city of Ephesus in ?zmir's
Selçuk district for 13 years and is another deputy chairwoman of the
excavation team, said working in Turkey, particularly in Ephesus, was
a privilege.
Noting that she, her spouse and their 4-year-old daughter spend half
of the year in Turkey, Ladstatter said they loved Turkey very much and
felt part of the country. She said work in Ephesus starts in the
spring and continues until the end of October. Ladstatter said when
they returned to Turkey, they cooked Turkish dishes at home. She said
a Turkish family in Selcuk cared for her daughter when she was at
work, adding that her daughter calls the woman "mother" in Turkish.
Many foreign archaeologists from the United States, Canada and Italy
are working on digs in the southeastern city of Hatay's Tell Ta'yinat
and Accana. Professor Timothy Harrison from Canada's University of
Toronto, the head of Tell Ta'yinat excavations, said they had been
working on the site for six years. He said he tried to learn Turkish
during that period, adding: "We have 45 people, 19 are foreigners, in
the excavation team. Time is too slow here while trying to find
something under the sun. When we get bored, we talk to the people in
the village. The talk starts with the help of translators but later on
we see that both sides can say something in the other's language. I am
sure that we will be able to speak without the help of a translator
sometime later. Turkish people are warm, they never exclude us."
<http://www.expatharem.com/contributors.htm#Maureen_Basedow>
<http://www.expatharem.com/Maureen%%20Basedow.jpg>

EXCHANGE RATE

EXCHANGE RATE for the U.S. dollar in Turkish Liras: 1.18

WEATHER

High and Low Temperatures in Degrees F, Weather

Ankara, in central Turkey----------: 88/64 Decreasing Cloudiness
Antalya, on the Mediterranean------: 91/77 Decreasing Cloudiness
Erzurum in eastern Turkey----------: 77/55 Light Showers
Istanbul, in northwestern Turkey---: 91/73 Decreasing Cloudiness
Izmir, on the Aegean---------------: 97/79 Decreasing Cloudiness
Trabzon, on the Black Sea----------: 82/70 Light Showers

Seawater temperatures

Black Sea measured at Trabzon 79
Marmara Sea measured at Tekirdag 79
Aegean Sea measured at Bodrum 79
Mediterranean Sea measured at Alanya 86

SPORTS

Olympics:

The Turkish athletes received so far three medals:

- Elvan Abeylegesse received a silver medal in 10,000 m women
athletics on Friday
- Sibel Ozkan received a silver medal in the women weightlifting in
the 48 kg category on August 9.
- Nazmi Avluca received a bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
wrestling competitions

While not quite sports, the Turkish painter Elif Cimen received a gold
medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics arts organization committee.

*** ANNOUNCEMENTS

*** Turkish American Association of California is a non-profit
charitable organization established to promote better
understanding between Americans and Turks.

If you have any questions about Turks and Turkey,
e-mail them at taac@taaca.org

*** Planning to go to Turkey? Take a look at our Web pages
that are full of articles and information furnished by
travelers like yourselves:

http://travel.to/sunholiday

*** For more music from Turkey and the Middle East tune to
International Cultural Program.

San Francisco World TV Channel 29
Sundays at 9-10 A.M.

{20080816trh.txt}

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Skopya,Ossetia panSlob Obscina Tentacles

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:25:02 PDT

Now the world sees what the Greeks meant about FYROM/Skopya calling itself
Macedonia on inspiration of Ignatieff's Phyletist San Stefano Eastern
Roumelia Exarchate. The panSlob obscina wants to assimilate us all like the
borg, but they must be stopped. By nuclear war if necessary.

A 1979 NSC study by Huntington determined that in a hypothetical all-out
1978 nuclear war 80-90%% of soviet land as opposed to 35-65%% of USA would
survive [Civil Defense, Sen. Bnkg. Comte.,08JAN79, p.30] The idea of nuclear
overkill and nuclear winter is from the same fools who bring you global
warming. In fact the insanity behind nuclear overkill dies away when you
raise the kilotonnage multiplier to the two thirds power because bombs don't
multiply in the upwards direction. The soviets always believed nuclear war
was winnable.

- = -
Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vjp2/vasos.htm
---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---
[Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards]
[Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Remorse begets zeal] [Windows is for Bimbos]

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NEWS

Edited by Senem Evrim Ozer

* Following two days of deliberations and debate,
Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled not to close
down the ruling Justice and Development Party.
Constitutional Court has decided to cut the
party's financial assistance from the state in
half.
Six members of the Constitutional Court voted to
close the party -- one short of the seven needed
-- while four others voted to cut the party's
financial assistance from the Treasury, and one
voted to reject the case outright.
"Accordingly, the Justice and Development Party
will be deprived of half of the financial
assistance that it would have received from the
Treasury," said Chief Justice Hasim Kilic. He
characterized the ruling as a serious warning.
Judge Kilic also called on politicians to reach
a consensus to make the sections of the Turkish
Constitution on party closures more democratic,
adding that this is urgently needed.
Judge Kilic said that he believed that from now
on everyone would work to reduce domestic
political tension.
This case marks the first time the
Constitutional Court used Article 69 of the
Constitution to cut a political party's financial
assistance, something made possible by a 2001
amendment.
The amendment says that in closure cases, the
court can fully or partially deprive a political
party of financial assistance instead of banning
it.

* The Turkish daily Hurriyet reports that Turkey's
interior minister said the Kurdistan Workers Party
was responsible for the twin bomb attacks in
Istanbul last week which killed 17 people and all
those involved in the attack had been caught. The
bomb blasts, 50 meters and 10 minutes apart, were
the worst such attacks in Turkey since 2003, when
al Qaeda carried out a series of bombings in
Istanbul. Some 150 people were also injured in
last Sunday's blasts.
"Our judgment is that this merciless attack was
the work of the bloody separatist group," Interior
Minister Besir Atalay told a televised news
conference.
In the attacks, first a lighter bomb went off
and then the second one blasted when the crowd
gathered in the scene of the first blast, a tactic
to increase casualties.
The Kurdistan Workers Party, considered as a
terrorist organization by the European Union,
U.S., and others, is responsible for 30,000
people's deaths so far.

* Cumhuriyet reports that the Chief of the Turkish
General Staff Yasar Buyukanit stated that an
effective air operation was performed by the
Turkish Armed Forces' war planes against the
Kurdistan Workers Party targets in Iraq's Kandil
Mountain.
The General Staff's statement added that the
entire 12 targets belonging to the terrorist
organization were hit and that the planes, which
had fulfilled their duty successfully, had
returned to their base.

* According to the Turkish Daily News, The United
Nations special envoy for Cyprus, Alexander
Downer, met separately with Turkish Cypriot
President Mehmet Ali Talat and his Greek Cypriot
counterpart, Demetris Christofias, on the island.
The talks were also attended by Taye-Brook
Zerihoun, the U.N. secretary general's special
representative to Cyprus and head of the U.N.
mission on the island.
September 3, 2008 was agreed upon as the date to
begin direct negotiations to end the Cyprus issue.

Reunification talks in the island have been
deadlocked since 2004, when Greek Cypriots
rejected a U.N. reunification blueprint in a
referendum, in which Turkish Cypriots approved the
so-called Annan plan.
Cyprus has been divided since 1964 when Turkish
Cypriots were forced to withdraw into enclaves.

* The Goldman Sachs, leading global investment
banking, estimates that Turkey's national income
will surpass $6 trillion in 2050.
According to Goldman Sachs' report on the
World's economic projection, if Turkey continues
to implement right policies, the income per capita
will reach $20 to $25,000 in 2024 and it will take
its share in the new balance of power in global
economy, reports the Turkish daily Turkiye.

ARTS AND CULTURE

Edited by Carol Dean

* The Turkish Daily News reports that workers
accidentally discovered ancient graves and
artifacts dating back to Roman times during the
excavation of a construction site.
The construction site, located in the southern
Turkish city of Antalya, is the future site of a
business and cultural center. The excavation of
the site is being carried out by the Antalya City
Museum, under the academic supervision of
professors Nevzat €elik and Havva Iskan Isik of
Akdeniz University and a team of 30 others from
the university.
The ancient graves cover an 80,000-square-feet
area, and date back to Roman times. Artifacts
found at the site indicate that the city of
Antalya is older than the 200 years it was
believed to be.
"We also came upon findings dating back to the
Hellenistic Period in the third century B.C.,
besides the ancient graves pertaining to the Roman
and Byzantium times," said Ms. Isik.
See more at:

<http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?e
newsid=111341>

* The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art is organizing
a series of educational events for children titled
"Young Designers of the City".
The program includes various activities such as
meetings with artists and creative workshops. This
weekend in the workshop of architect Nevzat Sayin,
"A mysterious space to my very special hero,"
children ages 11 to 13 will attempt to answer the
question, "What kind of a space would you create,
if you could design a mysterious space to your
very own special hero?"
Concepts like space, structure, environment,
heroes and mystery will be combined with the
children's dreams, as they try to compose the
spaces in their dreams through the use of their
knowledge of reality.
See more at:

<http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?e
newsid=111231>

* The Anatolian News Agency reports that the
"Seyahatname" exhibition of travel books will be
on display in Istanbul starting in 2010.
The Seyahatname, or "Book of Travels" was
written by Evliya Celebi, the Turkish traveler, in
the 17th Century.
The 10 volume work documents his travels
starting in Istanbul and covering the Ottoman
Empire, Persia, Austria and Cairo.
See more at:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evliya_%%C3%%87elebi>

* The Turkish Daily News reports that Turkish
director Yesim Ustaoglu's latest film, "Pandora's
Box", has been selected to compete at the San
Sebastian Film Festival, to be held Sept. 18 to
27.
The world premier of "Pandora's Box" will take
place at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada
during the first week of September. The film will
then go to San Sebastian, where it will be
introduced to the world market.
See more at:

<http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?e
newsid=111031>

* A Turkish soap opera that flopped when first
broadcast in its native Turkey three years ago has
taken the Arab world by storm, provoking a flood
of Gulf Arab tourists to Turkey that even includes
royalty.
Reuters in Riyadh reports that "Noor" became an
immediate hit when Saudi-owned MBC satellite
television began airing it earlier this year,
partly because of its unconventional usage of
colloquial Arabic dubbing -- and because its
blond-haired, blue-eyed leading man had women
swooning.
In "Noor" -- the main character whose name means
"light" -- the names of the characters in the
original Turkish soap opera have been swapped for
Arabic, and Syrian vernacular has replaced the
formal classical Arabic of modern media and
religion.
The drama, which made poor ratings when first
shown in Turkey in 2005, centers around a family
whose patriarch strives to ensure his sons focus
on the family business and maintain cohesion
without straying into romantic temptation.
The 24-year-old Turkish actor and model, Kivan‡
Tatlitug, plays the main character Muhannad.
"We made the series with a Turkish audience in
mind," Tatlitug told al-Arabiya Television during
a recent visit to Dubai. "The fact that it has
amassed such a following in the Arab world just
proves how much our cultures have in common."
See more at:

<http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?e
newsid=111018>

* The Turkish Daily News reports that Turkish
author, Sedef Ecer, has become one of five writers
whose play will be read aloud during the
Mediterranean Theatre Play Writers' Meeting.
Ms. Ecer's play, written in French, will be read
on stage by professional actors at the Cannes
Theatre on September 27.
Earlier, Ecer's play, "Sur le Seuil", also was
recognized and awarded a 3000 Euro cash prize,
from the Centre National de Theatre, the most
prestigious theater institution in France.
Sedef Ecer will receive his award in the fall,
along with world-renowned writers Matei Visniec
and Philippe Djia.
See more at:

<http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?e
newsid=110886>

* The world-famous Turkish piano player Fahir
Atakaoglu's "Istanbul in Blue" is the 38th most
played album on the top 200 jazz album charts
according to Turkish daily Referans.
"It is a great feeling for me to climb to number
one on the American jazz charts. A weeks ago I was
number four on the chart," Atakoglu said of his
success.
The pianist, who has established his music
career in the U.S., added that he considers his
recent rise in popularity a great success for
himself as well as for Turkey.
Mr. Atakoglu, who has been making melodies in
the business for 25 years, is currently working on
his next album, which will include stellar vocal
talents from Turkey such as Sezen Aksu, Tarkan,
Nilufer and Levent Yuksel.
Celebrating his 25th year in music, Atakoglu is
planning to go on tour with a series of concerts.
See more at:

<http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=
16899>

* Turkish Daily News reports that Turkish cinema
has lost a well-known and veteran actress, as Suna
Pekuysal passed away July 22nd in Istanbul
University's Medical Faculty Hospital intensive
care unit.
The 75-year-old veteran actress had been in the
hospital for five days, after breaking her hip
falling down in her home in Istanbul.
Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay said
he was saddened by the actress' death. "Pekuysal
has played a major part in the development of
Turkish theater and its popularity among masses.
During her lifetime, which she has dedicated to
art, Pekuysal has shown significant achievements
and contributed to the education of numerous
valuable actors." He added that Pekuysal had won
herself a place in Turkish people's hearts with
her colorful personality and her contribution to
the arts.
Born Oct. 24, 1933, Pekuysal was first educated
in singing and ballet at the Istanbul Municipality
Conservatory. Her first performance as an actress
was in 1949 in Kadri ™gelman's play "Seeking an
Artist." She decided to transfer to the drama
department three years later.
One of her most famous performances was in
"Lukus Hayat" (Luxurious Life). The play was well
received by Turkish audiences, becoming a classic
and running for 14 consecutive years.
In her 53-year career, Pekuysal performed in
more than 250 theatrical productions and nearly
100 films. She also acted in television series.
See more at:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HmhyFVppdc>

EXCHANGE RATE

EXCHANGE RATE for the U.S. dollar in Turkish Liras: 1.16

WEATHER

High and Low Temperatures in Degrees F, Weather

Ankara, in central Turkey----------: 88/59 Decreasing Cloudiness
Antalya, on the Mediterranean------: 104/86 Clear
Erzurum in eastern Turkey----------: 91/57 Partly cloudy
Istanbul, in northwestern Turkey---: 84/72 Decreasing Cloudiness
Izmir, on the Aegean---------------: 97/77 Clear
Trabzon, on the Black Sea----------: 81/72 Heavy Showers

Seawater temperatures

Black Sea measured at Trabzon 79
Marmara Sea measured at Tekirdag 79
Aegean Sea measured at Bodrum 77
Mediterranean Sea measured at Alanya 82

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*** Come and Celebrate the Turkish Arts and Culture
Aug 2-3, Saturday & Sunday

11th Annual California Turkish Arts & Culture Festival in
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Custom House Plaza, Monterey, CA
Monterey State Historic Park (next to the Fisherman's Wharf)

FREE ADMISSION

Live Music Entertainment, Folk Dancing, Belly Dancing, Art Exhibits

Food and drinks (Doner Kebap, Adana Kebap,borek,
baklava, Turkish Coffee)
Many activities for Children
(puppet making, painting, coloring, story telling,
folk dancing, games,...)

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