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Istanbul – Forum Mall & IKEA Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 Istanbul is not only a great place to see history but also a great place to do a bit of shopping too and The Forum is Istanbul’s latest and greatest shopping mall.
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Fethiye Times’ Gardening Club - February Meeting Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 On Wednesday 3rd February the monthly meeting of the FT Gardening Club took place at the Meğri Bar in Çalis.  
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Aleppo's Amazing Souks Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 The old city of Aleppo takes the form of a huge, partially covered bazaar – 'souk' in Arabic – which as well as being the main shopping area for a large part of the city's overall population, is also home to some 120,000 of them.  
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Singing is far easier than dancing Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:00 Yesterday we included a snippet in our roundup of local news items about British residents learning Turkish traditional songs at the Ovacık Art House.
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    Metropolitan Police Commander Ali Dizaei has been found guilty of threatening and falsely arresting a man in a dispute over money.
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    Ali Dizaei "abused his position as a senior police officer", a CPS spokesman has said after the Met Police commander was found guilty of corruption.
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  • İstinye Park hosts Museum of Broken Relationships
    The Museum of Broken Relationships, founded by two Croatian artists, is touring the world and displaying objects from failed love affairs. Istanbul's İstinye Park shopping mall is hosting the museum's exhibition until Feb 14 as part of Valentine's Day activities
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    The Tekel workers are struggling for their lives, for their bread and butter. Their resistance will be a turning point for Turkey for different reasons.

Todays' Zaman Expat Zone

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  • Why ‘İstanbul’?
    Few cities in the world compare with İstanbul, so rich in culture and history. What other reason need one give for living here? “But is it safe?” friends at home occasionally ask. “And isn’t the real name Constantinople?”
  • Speaking in tongues
    The shopkeeper stared at me as if I had suddenly sprouted another head. I know that even on a good day, my Turkish is far from fluent. However, I do speak enough of the language to usually be able to navigate my way through the local markets and seek out...
  • ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’
    It takes more than an apple to keep Turkish parents away from the medical profession, and it will take even longer for Turkish infants to change their perception of doctors.
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    “I’ve got horrible gas,” said my friend Bahar. I was shocked, but tried to keep my face composed. In America, only old men and women might confess this malady without embarrassment.

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