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for the record, Turkey ranks 92nd of 187 countries 2011 International Human Development Index, 19th in Transparency International?s Bribe Payers Index…

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Human Development Report 2011 The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together ? and identifies policies on the national and global level that could spur mutually reinforcing progress towards these interlinked goals. Read more   Turkey Up and Down in 2011 International Human Development Index … Read more

Van için Rock! Rockers join forces for Van Earthquake survivors; Turkey begins to accept foreign aid…

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Main website for the Rock Concert here. On 30 October in Istanbul…  Relatives of victims of an earthquake cries on a street in Ercis, Turkey October 24, 2011. Rescuers pulled survivors from beneath mounds of collapsed buildings and searched for the missing on Monday after a major earthquake killed at least 264 people and wounded … Read more

Sad days for Turkey. Massive earthquake in Van… while Erkan was close to Diyarbakır…

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Like PKK’s Hakkari assault, i have not learnt the earthquake thru internet. My brother called me and asked me how I was as the quake was felt from Diyarbakır, too. However, I was about to arrive Diyarbakır from Mardin when the quake happened so i did not feel anything… There isn’t much accurate news and … Read more

Istanbul just had [felt] an earthquake..sort of powerful…

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Well, our building has not collapsed but shaken well… MAP 6.0 2011/05/19 20:15:24 39.115 29.124 4.6 WESTERN TURKEY The quake center was not near Istanbul, but it was felt powerfully… here comes an Istanbul news roundup:) ******************************************* Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seen here in March 2011, has announced plans to build two new … Read more

Japan quake roundup while Turkey forges ahead for nuclear energy…

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photo via Forging Ahead on Nuclear Energy in Turkey by By SUSANNE GÜSTEN As governments around the world scramble to freeze or review their nuclear energy programs in response to Japan?s crisis, Turkey announced plans for the first of its own nuclear plants. Japan nuclear crisis: The downside of using sea water to cool reactors … Read more

Japan Earthquake and social media. A developing roundup

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  Japan: ?Why do we need nuclear power?? from Global Voices Online by Solana Larsen BBC News – Footage of blast at Japan nuclear power plant Old Feud Lost During Disaster, Korean Responses to Japan Quake from Global Voices Online by Lee Yoo Eun Facebook Causes Rallies Help For Japan?s Tsunami from All Facebook by … Read more