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» Among The Greatest Cuisines, Turkish Is A Delight
By UAA Administrator | Published 08/3/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
Many in the food world believe the three great cuisines are French, Chinese and Turkish. Weekend Edition food commentator Bonny Wolf has visited all three countries and says she now knows why Turkish cuisine has been designated among the best.
» Kyrgyz and Uzbeks Turn Out to Vote for Stability
By UAA Administrator | Published 06/30/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
Just weeks after Kyrgyzstan's worst violence in the post-Soviet era, voters turned out in larger-than-expected numbers on June 27 to cast ballots in a constitutional referendum. Many voters said they yearned for a return of stability to Kyrgyzstan.
» Kyrgyzstan unrest gives big powers cause for concern
By UAA Administrator | Published 06/15/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
The economic, security and strategic interests of Russia, China and the US are increasingly affected by central Asian instability
» Kyrgyzstan imposes curfew after clashes kill 23
By UAA Administrator | Published 06/11/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
Kyrgyzstan's interim government declared a state of emergency and slapped a curfew on southern parts of the country Friday after ethnic clashes left at least 23 people dead and over 300 wounded.
» Kyrgyz opposition says running government, wants election
By UAA Administrator | Published 04/7/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
Kyrgyz opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva said on Thursday she had taken over the government after violent protests forced the president of the Central Asian country to flee the capital.
» Turkish World Cinema Days to Be Held In Istanbul
By UAA Administrator | Published 02/8/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
"The 4th Turkish World Cinema Days" will be held in Istanbul from February 15 to 18.
» Blogger describes Xinjiang as an 'internet prison'
By UAA Administrator | Published 02/3/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
Following the ethnic unrest in Xinjiang in July 2009, internet access in the province has been severely restricted - far more than in other parts of China.
» Kazakhs protest against China farmland lease
By UAA Administrator | Published 01/31/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
Several hundred people have gathered in the Kazakh city of Almaty to protest against what they call "Chinese expansionism".
» Ethnic Kazakh Writer In China Nominated For Prize In Kazakhstan
By UAA Administrator | Published 01/29/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
Kazakhstan's Institute for Cultural Politics and Culture Studies has nominated Qazhyghumar Shabdanuly, an ethnic Kazakh writer in China's Xinjiang Province, for a Kazakh state literature award, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
» Drying of Lake Balkhash threatens southeast Kazakhstan
By UAA Administrator | Published 01/29/2010 | Turkic World Unrated
Kazakhstan is already the site of one of the world's worst environmental catastrophes, the drying of the Aral Sea. Now there are fears of a similar disaster at Lake Balkhash in the southeast of the country.
» Prospect Of Chinese Farmers Brings Controversy To Kazakh Soil
By UAA Administrator | Published 12/18/2009 | Turkic World Unrated
Kazakhstan has a unique problem. It's long on land and short on the people to farm it.
» Obama to Muslim world: No US war with Islam
By UAA Administrator | Published 04/6/2009 | Turkic World Unrated
Declaring the U.S. "is not and never will be at war with Islam," President Barack Obama worked Monday to mend frayed ties with NATO ally Turkey and improve relations with the larger Muslim world.


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