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Turkey military state gripped with violence,economic turmoil

Postby joe » Tue May 01, 2007 1:43 pm

Turkish police arrest 580 in Istanbul May Day rally UPDATE
05.01.07, 7:16 AM ET
(Updates number of arrests)
ISTANBUL (Thomson Financial) - Turkish police arrested nearly 600 people and used water cannon and tear gas to break up a left-wing May Day rally in central Istanbul, officials and organisers said.
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http://www.forbes.com/business/feeds/af ... 71209.html


The world is still a risky place - just look at Turkey
01.05.2007

For all the marvels of globalisation and independent central bankers, the world is still a very risky place.
Investors in Turkey have just received a sharp reminder of this. The country’s main stock market index dived 4% yesterday, reacting to Sunday’s warning from the army that it would “take action” if elections threatened Turkey’s secular political system.
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http://www.moneyweek.com/file/28916/the ... urkey.html
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