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ÝSTANBUL ANKARA ÝZMÝR ANTALYA ADANA ERZURUM EDÝRNE TRABZON KAYSERÝ

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A Turkish rower has broken a world record, spending 312 days alone on his boat in the Pacific Ocean. Erden Eruç, speaking at a press conference yesterday, said he had broken the previous record of 304 days set by a British rower. "I set out on my journey in the Pacific Ocean in July 2007, and stayed at sea for 312 days. I was not accompanied by anyone. The record previously belonged to Peter Bird, who spent 304 days at sea," he said. Eruç's world record was registered with Guinness. Eruç said his motivation to break the record was the memory of a friend, Göran Kropp, who lost his life as the two were climbing a mountain. "My adventure on the Pacific was full of hard times. When I ran out of the foodstuffs I brought with me, I asked for help from fishermen. They gave me some fish. Then I ate the fish and calamari I caught. I also drank rain water. I struggled against heavy rain and storms to stay alive. I had very difficult times, but finally broke the world record," he stated. He also noted he was very careful not to get sick. "The first few weeks I spent at sea were full of hardships. I was very careful not to get sick. I was especially afraid of contracting an infection. To avoid this, I paid great attention to personal hygiene. I was careful not to get injured. All I needed to do was be careful. In time, I got used to being on alert against injuries and illnesses," he recounted.

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Turkish rower Erden Eruç broke a world record by spending a total of 312 days alone at sea. Asked what he did to stave off boredom, Eruç said he exercised regularly while aboard his boat. "In general I was kept busy with my exercise routine. It kept me busy enough. I also had a satellite phone with me. When I was really bored, I talked to my family and friends

using it. I was not under pressure by anyone to break a world record. I knew that there were people behind me who believed I would succeed. Their support helped me a lot," he noted. Eruç also said his next aim was to climb to the highest spots on all six continents.

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Is Russýa’s ‘Býg Power Ideology’ suffýcýent for a new cold war? We can safely argue that the process that started with Georgia's entry into South Ossetia with a miscalculated passion on Aug. 7, 2008, followed by a military operation by Russia into the region, has ended the interim hiatus known as the "post-Cold War era." Of course, we can also argue that today the world is very different from the world that existed before Aug. 7. However, we must highlight the fact that it is still early to name the new era and that we lack sufficient data to do this. Nevertheless, many strategists or international relations experts have rushed with an incomprehensible haste to define the new era as the new Cold War. For this reason, whether the new era can be duly labeled a new cold war era should be exhaustively discussed. First of all, I must say that, the Cold War era of the past in which the possible actions of the parties were predictable to some extent, in which who would react to which situation could be anticipated, in which who had how much power or which party could call which forces for assistance and in which circumstance or what the inventory, military or political, of the parties involved was, could be known with precision is preferable to the current era of uncertainties. Indeed, the "balance of terror" set up in the Cold War era, though it may not seem melodious to the ears, provided both sides with the comfort of perfect predictability. Moreover, thanks to the strategy of "mutually assured destruction [MAD]," which made its imprint on the Cold War era, the world could be kept distant from destructive armed conflict, and the world lived in an extremely controlled atmosphere of peace, though fragile over the delicate balance of mutual deterrence. It is true that the world lived with the fear that at any moment two poles might engage in a war and that both sides spent considerable part of their economic resources in a perpetual arms race. However, in the final analysis, each of the two blocs in the Cold War world could predict well how the other block would react in each case and this predictability would provide international players with a cautious comfort even in the "balance of terror" atmosphere. As for today, can we safely make the same statements about today's world? In the period from the 1990s to now, designated by many as the post-Cold War era, which in my opinion is nothing more than an era of cease-fires, humankind has unfortunately failed to establish a new, just, fair, sustainable and peaceful world order. The greatest share of blame for this failure belongs, naturally, to US administrations that acted with an air of victory in the Cold War. In particular, the unilateral policies pursued by neocons arrogantly and at the expense of ignoring the sensitivities of world public opinion played a great role in this failure. In this process, the national pride and interests of Russia, which was the leader of one side of the bipolar world until recently, have not been respected properly and Russia has been treated like a pariah. The mood and historical reflexes of Russians have never been taken into consideration and Russia has been viewed not as a new partner that can make contributions to the international system, but as a potential enemy that will possibly cause nuisance in the future. The fact that Yeltsin's Russia was open to be a possible NATO

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member has always been ignored. And finally Russia has decided to make a comeback to the "enemy" role, which the international community, led by the US, has for long been tailoring for it. There is as much blame to be put on those that force Russia to accept it as can be put on Russia. Following the single ideology of what Arthur Sagdeev calls the "Big Power Ideology," Russians, governed by a czarist or communist or liberal democratic regime, have made a strong comeback to the world's political arena as required by this eternal ideology and by intervening in Georgia. It is obvious that Russia intends to reaffirm its traditional control over the areas from which it had to retreat with the collapse of communism. The policy of rejecting the Russian influence -- instead of sharing influence in the region with Russia, pursued by the US-led international community -- gave the Russian administration a legitimate pretext to return to the field of struggle after gaining much power with rising income from high energy prices. Yes, it is true that Russians have returned to the international political arena in a very powerful and shocking manner. But, is this comeback sufficient for a new cold war? Absolutely not. This is because neither Russian national interests nor Russia's "big power ideology" can sufficiently provide the infrastructure of ideological and international relations that a cold war would require. As suggested by Professor Ýhsan Daðý, an international relations expert, in his column in Zaman daily, there is no cold war in the making, but an expression of Russia's complex for being accepted as a big power via a Georgia affair. One can do nothing but agree with his following assessments: "The sine qua non aspect of the Cold War was its ideological dimension. … Does Russia's challenging the West today have any ideological basis? It is impossible to legitimize, socialize and sustain a new global tension without an "ideological dimension." The Cold War was at the same time a competition of power between two "military blocs." Political and ideological tensions could be maintained under the assurance and control of a "military" alliance structure. Therefore, the Cold War was an "interbloc" contention. Where are today's blocs? The Cold War was possible in models of economy and society that could be isolated from one another. Today, global capitalism has permeated all societies. Dependencies, or more correctly "mutual dependencies," are making a global bloc formation and conflict impossible. Recently, societies and economies have connected to each other with an indestructible nexus. Any attempt to destroy this nexus means destruction of societies. Economies and welfare do not accept a continuous or new "Cold War." Failure to "cooperate" has costs that neither Russia nor the West can bear. As we will see, the reintroduction of a new cold war is impossible. Yet, this new era does not imply that there will not be armed clashes, or "hot wars," with unknown consequences. This is the real danger that awaits us.

Prosecutor’s office launches investigation into beating of Keçiören grocer The Ankara Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into two municipal police officers who allegedly beat up a grocer in Ankara's Keçiören district on the grounds that he sold alcoholic beverages after 11 p.m. It is prohibited to sell alcoholic beverages after 11 p.m. in Keçiören. Municipal police officers B.Þ. and E.G. are being charged with "intentionally injuring an individual " and "damaging property." Prosecutor Mehmet Cihan Kýsa will conduct the investigation, opened upon a complaint from grocer Metin Þahin. Security camera

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records will be examined as part of the investigation. In the meantime, the US Embassy sent out an official, Jeffrey Collins, to investigate the incident. Collins recently paid a visit to Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy chairman and Ankara deputy Yýlmaz Ateþ and was briefed on the incident. Collins told Ateþ that the US Embassy was closely following the developments related to the incident and that he will submit a report both to the US and to EU officials on the case. This is a worrisome incident, he added. Collins also visited Þahin at his home. Ankara Today's Zaman

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Lavrov to visit Ýstanbul next week for Caucasus talks contýnued from page 1 As a result of these talks between Çeviköz and Titov, Lavrov decided to hold detailed talks with Babacan earlier than expected, Russian sources told Today's Zaman. Lavrov will arrive in Ýstanbul on Monday evening and have talks with Babacan on Tuesday, the same sources said, noting that Lavrov would depart from Ýstanbul following a joint press conference with Babacan. The concrete proposals were first briefly explained by Babacan to Lavrov on Friday when the former initiated a telephone conversation with the latter. Ankara had already announced that officials

from the Turkish and Russian foreign ministries would meet this week to work on the proposals and that Babacan and Lavrov will also meet in early September to review progress in the technical talks. Yet, both Russian and Turkish officials are still tightlipped concerning the content of Ankara's proposals, apparently due to the delicacy of the issue given the conjuncture in the region as well as the conflict between Georgia and Russia, which has led to global tension. Ankara's proposal for the platform -- which is supposed to bring Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia and Turkey around the same table -- came

after a regional crisis erupted following a Georgian military offensive in its Russian-backed breakaway region of South Ossetia earlier this month. In the first half of August, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan paid successive visits to Moscow and Tbilisi and traveled to Baku last week to promote and gain support for the proposed platform. Both Georgian and Russian leaders said they would welcome the idea, while a joint statement released by Erdoðan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Baku had approached the proposal "positively." Armenia and Azerbaijan are in a state of en-

mity due to Armenia's continued occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan and observers say a regional alliance including both countries as members may be difficult to implement. Ahead of his departure for Baku on Aug. 20, however, Erdoðan disclosed Ankara's eagerness for Armenia's participation in a "Caucasus alliance," as he said it would greatly increase regional stability. He said the form of talks with Armenia would be set following Babacan's consultations with Lavrov. In an initial reaction, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said Yerevan welcomed the Turkish initiative. Ankara Today's Zaman

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With Russia not hiding its uneasiness over the presence of an increasing number of warships from NATO countries in the Black Sea, tension between Washington and Moscow is rising after the United States announced yesterday that it intends to deliver humanitarian aid to the beleaguered Georgian port city of Poti, which Russian troops still control through checkpoints on the city's outskirts. The US announcement has been widely interpreted as a direct challenge to Russia. "At the request of the Georgian government, these ships will be delivering humanitarian aid to Poti," a spokesperson for the US Embassy in Tbilisi said. "The USS McFaul and another US ship will dock in Poti on Wednesday," the spokesperson added. USS McFaul and USS Dallas have crossed through the Turkish Straits, the only sea outlet to the Black Sea, to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia following its brief war with Russia. Another US Navy ship, the USS Taylor, passed through the straits on Monday within the scope of an earlier scheduled NATO military exercise, not as part of the humanitarian mission, Kathy Schalow, the spokesperson for the US Embassy in Ankara said yesterday. The passage of US and NATO ships has been a delicate matter for Turkey, which insists that all ships passing through the straits must meet criteria set by the 1936 international Montreux Convention. Schalow said all US ships passing through the straits met Montreux standards. Turkey is a member of NATO and has its own warships in the Black Sea that will take part in the NATO exercises. It has also authorized the passages of warships from NATO members Spain, Poland and Germany in recent days so that they can take part in the exercises. But Ankara is reluctant to antagonize Russia, the main natural gas supplier to the Turkish market and a major trade partner. "The heightened activity of NATO ships in the Black Sea perplexes us," Col. Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn, deputy chief of the Russian General Staff, said in Moscow. Nogovitsyn told reporters that 10 ships from NATO nations were currently in the Black Sea and that eight more are to join them soon. "The fact that there are Western warships in the Black Sea cannot but be a cause for concern. They include two US warships, one each from Spain and Poland and four from Turkey," he said. But despite the Russian uneasiness over NATO and US aid ships in the Black Sea, ties between Turkey, which controls the straits, and Russia appear to have no problem at the moment. A Russian diplomat based in Ankara has reportedly said Russia appreciates Ankara's firmness with regard to the appropriate implementation of the international convention, which regulates passages through the Turkish Straits, during this recent process.

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US senator expects delay in Turkey's Caucasus proposal US Senator Richard Lugar said yesterday that he expected discussions on Turkey's recent proposal for the establishment of a cooperation and stability platform in the Caucasus to be postponed until Russian troops were completely withdrawn from Georgia. Speaking after talks with Foreign Minister Ali Babacan in Ankara, Lugar said the idea, introduced by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan, was new and that the US had not been consulted before the proposal was announced. Turkish officials say Babacan talked to his US counterpart, Condoleezza Rice, about the proposed platform on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels last week. Lugar, heading a US congressional delegation, said in response to questions that Russia's decision on Tuesday to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia "was not helpful with regards to peace and security in the area." He said the United States, along with most nations in the world, believed that the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia should be protected. He also said the US had been extending strong humanitarian and diplomatic support to Georgia, adding that it would continue to take constructive actions that would bolster Georgia. Lugar was also received by President Abdullah Gül later in the day. The congressional delegation departed from the United States over the weekend for Georgia as part of a ninenation trip in the wake of fighting between Russia and Georgia this month. Ankara Today's Zaman

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USS McFaul anchors at Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi, as seen from the deck of a Georgian naval boat, on Sunday to deliver humanitarian aid. "Russia is not blaming Turkey for the situation in the Black Sea. The situation is not related to Turkey. We are asking why the US wants to deliver humanitarian aid via warships and why it doesn't prefer an airlift, which is shorter; we've been worried about this," yesterday's Radikal daily quoted the senior Ankara-based Russian diplomat as saying. "We find Turkey's manner compatible with the Montreux Convention and appreciate it," the same diplomat also said, while urging countries which are not party to the convention to comply with terms of the convention -in an apparent reference to the United States.

Tension in the Black Sea Many of the Russian forces that drove deep into Georgia after fighting broke out Aug. 7 in the separatist region of South Ossetia have pulled back, but hundreds at least are estimated to still be manning checkpoints that Russia calls "security zones" inside Georgia proper. Two of those checkpoints are near the edge of Poti, one of Georgia's most

important Black Sea ports. The Russian military is also claiming the right to patrol in the city. In a move that angered Russia, the United States sent missile destroyer USS McFaul to the southern Georgian port of Batumi, well away from the conflict zone, to deliver 34 tons of humanitarian aid on Sunday. The McFaul left Batumi on Tuesday but will remain in the Black Sea area, said Commander Scott Miller, a spokesman for the US Navy's 6th Fleet in Naples, Italy. "We can confirm that US ship-borne humanitarian aid will be delivered to Poti tomorrow," US Embassy spokesperson Stephen Guice said on Tuesday, without elaborating which of the ships will dock at Poti. In Moscow, the deputy head of the Russian military's general staff lashed out at the US naval operation. "We are worried" about aid, the way aid is delivered on warships, Nogovitsyn said. "This is devilish." He added, "This aid could be bought at any flea market." While he did not link it with the US ships, Nogovitsyn said a unit of Russian naval ships

was off Sukhumi -- the capital of another separatist Georgian region, Abkhazia, on the Black Sea north of Poti. He said the ships were observing the pullout of Russian troops from Georgia. The United States says its ships are carrying humanitarian aid but suspicion persists in Russia that they are delivering military materiel clandestinely. On Sunday, the US guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul arrived with aid, including camp beds, bedding, tents and mobile kitchen units, US Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman said. Separately, the US Coast Guard cutter Dallas was dispatched with aid, while a third vessel, the Navy command ship USS Mount Whitney, is being loaded in Italy with humanitarian supplies for Georgia, he said. The NATO ships in the Black Sea are carrying more than 100 "Tomahawk" cruise missiles, with more than 50 onboard the USS McFaul alone that could hit ground targets, reported RIA news agency, quoting unnamed sources in Russian military intelligence. Ankara Today's Zaman with wires

Aiming high, Ankara courts Caribbean nations Timothy Sylvester Harris, the minister of foreign affairs for the small Caribbean island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, had talks with both President Abdullah Gül and his Turkish counterpart, Ali Babacan, yesterday, as Turkish diplomacy to drum up support for its UN Security Council bid expands to the Caribbean region. Harris, who is the minister in charge of foreign affairs and international trade, industry, commerce and consumer affairs, attended a meeting of senior officials from Turkey and the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to explore possibilities for expanding ties between what Turkish officials call "distant neighbors." Saint Kitts and Nevis, a country of 42,696 inhabitants -- according to 2000 figures -- is just one of the small nations that most Turks have probably never heard of before. But as the government steps up efforts to widen support for its "Turkey in the

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Security Council" campaign ahead of the UN General Assembly election in autumn, every vote counts and every country is as valuable as the next. Asserting that Turkish representation on the UN Security Council is long overdue after an absence at the influential world body for half a century, the government has launched a campaign to win support from the world countries that it generally had poor relations with before. Officials signed documents to initiate diplomatic relations with many world nations over the past years. In 2007, Turkey hosted a meeting of the world's Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a large group of mostly African and Asian countries with the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development. This month, leaders of African countries, including controversial Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, gathered in Ýstanbul for a Turkey-Africa cooperation summit. Ties with Africa are of special importance for the gov-

ernment, not only because of the trade and energy cooperation opportunities it offers to outsiders but also because of the more than 50 seats that African countries hold on the UN General Assembly. Turkey needs at least 128 votes out of 192 UN members to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2009-2010. As part of its policy of opening up to Africa, the government is planning to open new embassies in African countries in the coming years, boosting its presence on the continent. The Caribbean region is more modest in its energy resources and trade opportunities when compared with vast Africa. The government, which is working on an action plan to develop ties with Latin America and the Caribbean region, is proud that the trade volume with Latin America and the Caribbean has more than quadrupled over the past years. But despite the impressive growth rate, the figures are still modest, going up from $885 million in 2000 to $4 billion in

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2007. Trade with the Caribbean region alone rose from $75 million to $200 million in the same period. Caribbean nations have received Turkey's request for UN support warmly, but promoting Caribbean interests as pledged by Foreign Minister Babacan at last week's opening of the Turkey-CARICOM meeting, will mean more Turkish attention to a number of issues that are traditionally not on Turkey's top to-do list in the international sphere. One is global warming and climate change, an imminent threat to many Caribbean island nations that fear any rise in sea levels could mean disaster for them. Rising food prices are another key concern for the Caribbean nations. "If we are elected, you can be assured that we, together with representatives from your region at the UN Security Council, will give special importance to the interests of the Caribbean community," Babacan said at the Turkey-CARICOM meeting last week. Ýstanbul Today's Zaman

Syria's foreign minister has stated that no headway has been made in several rounds of indirect negotiations with Israel. Walid alMoallem said the talks mediated by Turkey have "regrettably" not progressed enough for the two parties to hold direct negotiations, but added that both Israel and Syria were "serious" about solving outstanding issues. Moallem said both sides were still discussing those issues, particularly "the determination of the June 4, 1967 line," a reference to the size of Syrian territory on the Golan Heights that Israel seized in the 1967 Mideast war. Direct Syrian-Israeli peace negotiations under US sponsorship collapsed in 2000 amid disagreement over the extent of Israeli withdrawal. Israel then offered to turn over the Golan Heights to Syria, but refused to accede to a Syrian demand for access to the Sea of Galilee. Israel relies on the reservoir for its fresh water supplies. The Syrian foreign minister's comments came Monday at a joint press conference with the visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who expressed his country's willingness to assist in the peace process if both parties requested it. Turkish officials have hosted four rounds of indirect negotiations in Ýstanbul between Syrian and Israeli delegations. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had said in an interview Thursday with Arabic-language Russia Today TV station that the next round of indirect negotiations planned for next week would be "decisive." He did not elaborate. Assad said Syria wished to give peace a chance, although "I have no confidence in Israel's peace intentions." He also said the talks had failed until then to produce an Israeli commitment to withdraw from the strategic Golan Heights, which it occupied from Syria in the 1967 Mideast War. Assad, during a meeting with Kouchner in Damascus Monday, said that ending Israel's occupation of Arab territories "is the only guarantee to achieve permanent security and peace in the Middle East," official Syrian news agency SANA reported. It said Assad discussed with Kouchner the situation in the Middle East and the Caucasus, and stressed the need to "adopt dialogue and diplomacy as the only ways to solve conflicts." Over the weekend, a leading Israeli daily commented that the current indirect talks between Israel and Syria were highly unlikely to result in a peace agreement. A commentary published in the Jerusalem Post on Sunday and titled "Dangerous talks with Syria," suggested that "the talks, far from playing any positive role for Israel, are mistaken both in terms of our values and in terms of our practical interest. "They are being conducted by an irresponsible government with no public mandate, and are already causing real harm. We should be working to isolate the Syrian regime, not rehabilitating it. From the point of view of values, the government's approach is fundamentally mistaken. The Golan Heights were taken in a just war in 1967, a war which was provoked by an extremist and reckless Baathist regime in Damascus. Our presence is both legal and essential. The Golan Heights must be retained under Israeli sovereignty. Ankara Today's Zaman with AP

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TODAY’S ZAMAN 09

W E D N E S D AY, A U G U S T 2 7 , 2 0 0 8

Historian Kiel spends half century tracing history of Ottoman art MESUT ÇEVÝKALP ÝSTANBUL

The Mostar Bridge

"Like Evliya Çelebi, I have traveled the entire Balkans throughout the last five decades. I have reported the heartbreaking situation of the Ottoman works to the authorities. I was beaten up and even jailed because I photographed ruins and remnants during fieldwork. I am fighting against barbarity, and you should join me -- because if no measure is taken, in 10 years there will not even be a single artifact left in the Balkans." These are remarks by Dutch art historian Dr. Michael Kiel -- not a Turkish citizen. Kiel has dedicated his life to researching Ottoman works and documents in the Balkans, and is an admirer of Ottoman architecture. Despite his advanced age, he frequently does fieldwork in the Balkans, at every opportunity he gets. He has been doing Balkans studies for 50 years, starting when he was 21, back in 1959. His focus on both archives as well as fieldwork has brought him success in his research.

Not a single sentence without seeing the pieces themselves

Attended college in his 30s because of interest in history He decided to get a college education when he realized that fieldwork would not suffice to gain expertise in art history. He made it to college without even having a high school education. "In the Netherlands, everybody who was able to speak three languages was admitted to the university placement exams. I spoke three languages and I used this opportunity. I studied and passed the exam. I studied art history at Amsterdam University. I received my doctorate at age 45 in 1983 from the same university. But I never ceased working. I traveled the entire Balkan region between 1970-76, thanks to the scholarships I got from different institutions. I also continued my works in the Ottoman archives in Ýstanbul, Ankara, Sofia, Athens and Thessaloniki. These archives are pretty important. I found very rare and precious docu-

ments there. I became a professor at Utrecht University in 1993. Back then, there was nobody else [concentrating] on the Ottoman works in the Balkans. I [performed research] on photo documentation as well as archival searches. Then I traveled from the Balkans through Iran by hitchhiking. During these travels, I also examined works in Anatolia."

'Ayverdi hosted me at his home in Fatih, Ýstanbul' In 1973, he came across articles by Ekrem Hakký Ayverdi on the Balkans. He wrote a letter to Ayverdi, expressing interest in formally meeting and working with him. Ayverdi replied positively. Kiel would later describe Ayverdi as a very bright young man. "We first met through a letter I sent to him. A few times, I made him transcribe the works I found. He helped me a lot, hosted me in his house in Fatih. He did a lot for me. Nobody else like him has ever come to this world. … If I had a supporter like Ayverdi, I would have been more prolific in my studies."

Artifacts still being destroyed Sometimes he tastes the excitement and pleasure of encountering a new artifact during his fieldwork in the Balkans, but at other times he is saddened when encountering ruins. He is especially proud of taking part in the restorations of some big artifacts, like the Sarý Saltuk Tomb in Romana, the Gazi Evrenos Poorhouse in Albania and the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque in Bulgaria. He currently serves on the advisory board for the restorations sponsored by UNESCO in Bosnia. "I feel the Ottoman state in Sarajevo. Currently, restoration works are envisaged in 20 spots, including two mosques, one bath and a number of Ottoman houses. But I will never forget the moment Mostar Bridge collapsed. It was a horrible loss not only for the Turks but also for all of entire humanity."

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He became more successful because of a rule he established for himself: not to write even a single sentence about a work without actually seeing it. He occasionally criticizes European historians. He is competent in Ottoman Turkish, as well as German, English and French, and he also learned Serbian and Bulgarian for research purposes. He made it to college owing to his ambition, without ever actually attending secondary or high school classes. His efforts paid off; he was offered privileged teaching posts at prestigious universities, including Harvard, Munich and Durham. He has retired from his post at Utrecht University, but is still doing research in Ottoman archives. He has authored 230 articles and 12 books during his 50-year career. At 70, Dr. Kiel is known as an impartial authority on the Ottoman artistic works in the Balkans. Born in Amsterdam's Wormerveer village in 1938 to Jan, the captain of a small ship, and Cornelia, a housewife, Kiel attended the village primary school, where he first became acquainted with history. However, he eventually entered business because his grades were not high enough for him to continue with his education. At 14 years old, he went through hard times with his family: "I worked in a lot of jobs after school. We needed money. I even worked in wall making. During this work, I became familiar with architecture. I had a knack for this. This contributed a great deal to my works later.

I also began reading books on art history. Everything came from curiosity and attention." In later years, he was to combine his affinity with history and craftsmanship to become an authority in art history. He first encountered Ottoman works and artifacts in Yanya of Greece, where he traveled to work on the construction of a water canal and sewage system in 1959, when he was 21. There, he found the opportunity to compare European architecture with the Ottoman style: "I was impressed by the Ottoman works in Yanya. In the same year, I also had the opportunity to examine an Ottoman mosque in Belgrade. Then I realized that there were a lot of Ottoman works, including mosques, baths, tombs and water springs, in the entire Balkan region because the Ottoman state brought service and civilization to every place where it established domination. But these were subjected to destruction in the Balkan Wars. I headed to a place where there was an Ottoman work. I traveled Yugoslavia for six months. I went to Albania three times. I made trips to Macedonia many times. I took notes, photos and drew blueprints of the artifacts. That did not happen so easily. The police never left me alone. I was beaten up and even jailed. This was how my first fieldwork took place. I have never broken my connection with the Balkans since then. Back then, nobody was paying the area any attention. But I did."

Dutch art historian Dr. Michael Kiel

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EU membership will facilitate the protection of artifacts He notes that Ottoman structures in the Balkans remain subject to a destruction campaign. In every international or local meeting he attends, he informs authorities on those structures that are in poor condition: "At every platform, I ask for attention and consideration for this situation, because some [sites] need urgent action without wasting time. Most of the madrasas have already been destroyed; mosques, bridges and others suffer from lack of attention. For instance, there should be 22 mosques in the Vidin of Bulgaria, according to the archives. However I was able to locate only four. Now there is only one. I noticed that 54 mosques were destroyed in Sofia in the last 100 years. The traces in the Ottoman Castle were removed and the castle was turned into a Bulgarian artifact. While I am impartial, Bulgarians call me Pan-Turk because I wrote about all this. There is an ongoing destruction because of natural reasons, lack of vision and barbarity and excessive nationalism. Measures should be taken immediately to stem this." While some states, like Bulgaria, pay no attention to the Ottoman structures, Kiel recalls that Hungary and Croatia take good care of Ottoman architecture, adding that many Ottoman structures are still in use in some areas. But he stresses that Turkey needs to play a greater role in protecting these sites: "There is no interest in these structures in the Balkans. They have no idea of what they are losing here. We will lose most of these works in 10 years if no measures are taken." Noting that the Greek government received substantial amounts of funds from the European Union by putting an emphasis on "multiculturalism" and repaired these works, Kiel also says: "If Turkey becomes an EU member, it will be easier to be attentive to these works. I am hopeful on that matter." And he makes another remark, one that should evoke a sense of shame in Turks: "I have realized, though, that there is not much of an interest in some historical artifacts in Turkey. People should inherently have this." The situation is actually no different than the situation in the Balkans, he says. You can sense Kiel's affinity with all things Ottoman in his home in Gümüþsuyu, Ýstanbul. The house is adorned with plates and other pieces in Ottoman Turkish. He proudly mentions that his wife, Hedda, who works at Bonn University, has authored 40 articles on Ottoman civilization. His daughter must have been influenced by him as well, as she became a ceramic artist.

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10 TODAY’S ZAMAN

Syria's foreign minister on Tuesday rejected US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's expressed concern over a potential arms buildup by the Middle Eastern country. Walid al-Moallem said Rice should" look after her own interests" and that" she has nothing to do with Syria." Rice said on Monday that the region should be concerned about the potential for major new military sales to Syria by Russia at a time when the Middle Eastern country is engaged in indirect peace talks with Israel. Al-Moallem spoke after talks with Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias. The Syrian official is on a two-day official visit to the ethnically divided island. Al-Moallem today will sign a memorandum of understanding with Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou on "bilateral political consultations." He will also sign an agreement to abolish visa requirements for diplomats. A ferry service opened last year between the Syrian port of Lattakia and the Turkish the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. Nicosia AP

ANGER

President Mugabe jeered as parliament opens

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Israel on Tuesday not to undermine peace negotiations with the Palestinians after a report found it had nearly doubled Jewish settlement construction. On her seventh visit this year in a longshot push for a peace deal by January, Rice said the two sides were "somewhat closer" in their secret talks despite deep public skepticism about the chances of ending the sixdecade conflict. Israel's Peace Now group, citing data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, said construction had begun on more than 443 structures in settlements in the occupied West Bank since January compared with 240 starts in the same period in 2007. At a news conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Rice reiterated her long-standing criticism of settlement building. "I think it's no secret, and I have said it to my Israeli counterparts, that I don't think that settlement activity is helpful," Rice said. "In fact, what we need now are steps that enhance confidence between the parties and anything that undermines confidence between the parties ought to be avoided," she said.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (R) and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice hold a joint news conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Rice urged Israel to avoid undermining peace efforts. Palestinians say settlement building denies them land they want for a contiguous state. A USbacked peace "road map" calls on Israel to halt all settlement activity in the West Bank and for Palestinians to rein in militants. Israel has said it

plans to keep building in settlement blocs that it wants to keep in any future peace deal with the Palestinians. Livni said Israeli settlement activity had been reduced "in the most dramatic way," especially in areas east of the barrier Israel is construct-

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was jeered on Tuesday as he opened parliament in defiance of opposition objections, but voiced optimism for a power-sharing deal to end political turmoil. Heckling by parliamentarians from the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) drowned out Mugabe's speech, underscoring the bitterness of the divide. It said reconvening parliament could undermine deadlocked talks. Landmark agreements have been concluded, with every expectation that everyone will sign up, said Mugabe, 84, whose ZANU-PF party goes into the new parliament without a majority for the first time since independence from Britain in 1980. The elections are now behind us, what is upon us is a challenge of vision and common purposes. Now is the time for us to put Zimbabwe first, Mugabe said. Opposition MPs snubbed Mugabe by not rising when he entered the chamber and chanted "ZANU is rotten!" The MDC, which does not recognize Mugabe as president, said he had no right to open the chamber. Mugabe was re-elected unopposed in a June vote boycotted by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai because of violence and condemned around the world. Harare Reuters

TRAGEDY

Up to 35 reported dead in migrant ordeal A cargo ship rescued 25 African migrants from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean Sea but survivors said up to 35 others died as the boat drifted for three days, the Spanish Red Cross said on Tuesday. The sub-Saharan Africans were rescued Monday afternoon south of Spain's Almeria province and taken to the southern Spanish port of Malaga, Francisco Roman, head of the Red Cross office there, told The Associated Press. Survivors told Red Cross employees at the port the boat originally carried 50 to 60 people on board, Roman said. The bodies of people who died of hunger, thirst or exposure were thrown overboard. "We can never know the exact number," he said. The 25 survivors included five women and five children. One woman said her husband and three small children died at sea, Roman said. "She was in shock, in a state of great anguish," Roman said. Mainland Spain and its Canary Islands off the coast of West Africa are magnets for destitute Africans who risk their lives for a chance to reach prosperous Europe's southern gateway and find work. Two tragedies similar to this one claimed nearly 30 lives in July, also in waters off southern Spain. Every year thousands of Africans attempt these treacherous journeys in overcrowded boats. Madrid AP

ELECTION

Malaysia's Ibrahim Anwar wins Parliament seat Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a landslide victory in a special election on Tuesday, marking a triumphant return to Parliament more than a decade after he was ignominiously ejected for alleged sodomy. The Election Commission announced that Anwar had won 31,195 of the estimated 47,000 votes cast in the election Tuesday in this semirural district in the northern state of Penang that has been his stronghold since 1982. His rival, Arif Shah Omar Shah of the governing National Front coalition, got 15,524 votes. A third independent candidate got 92 votes. Anwar's victory strengthens his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister even though he is facing a new charge of sodomizing a male aide. Anwar was deputy prime minister in the National Front government in 1998 when he was fired and jailed for allegedly sodomizing his family driver. He was subsequently convicted, but that was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2004. Anwar has always maintained that he was framed by his boss, then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in a power struggle. Permatung Pauh AP

WORLD

Israel’s settlement surge draws criticism from Rice REUTERS

Syrian FM rejects US arms buildup concerns

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W E D N E S D AY, A U G U S T 2 7 , 2 0 0 8

Members from the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy climb into the Government House during a demonstration in Bangkok on Tuesday. Thousands of royalist protesters stormed Thai state broadcaster NBT.

Protesters break ýnto Thaý PM’s compound A mob of anti-government protesters pushed their way into the compound housing the offices of Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday, one of a series of actions against state agencies in the capital. The demonstrators, from the right-wing People's Alliance for Democracy, stopped once they entered the compound at Government House at about 2:30 p.m. and did not attempt to enter the official offices there, footage on Thai TV channel 9 showed. Earlier, mobs of alliance protesters took over a state-controlled television station and besieged several ministries in a self-described "final showdown" to try to bring down the elected government of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. It was the first time in recent years that a large crowd managed to get onto the Government House grounds.

The crowd of several thousand appeared peaceful. Samak was expected to speak about the situation late on Tuesday afternoon. The protests were the latest effort by the alliance to force Samak's government from office. The group contends Samak is a proxy for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup and now has gone into self-imposed exile in England. The protest group led months of demonstrations that ended in Thaksin's ouster by the September 2006 military coup for alleged corruption and abuse of power. The strategy of the alliance now appears to be to provoke a violent crackdown from the government, with the goal of winning public sympathy and perhaps compelling the army to step in to restore order. The need to preserve order and avoid violent clashes was one of the excuses given by the military for the 2006 coup. Bangkok AP

ing in the West Bank, a project it terms a security necessity and Palestinians condemn as a land grab. "The peace process is not, and should not be, affected by any kind of settlement activities," Livni added, cautioning against allowing what she termed "noise" to derail peace negotiations. Livni urged the Palestinians not to use settlement building "as an excuse" to avoid negotiations but added she understood "their frustration" at times. Rice has said she still aims to reach a peace accord by January, when US President George W. Bush leaves office, but she has played down chances of striking any partial accord in time for the September UN General Assembly. "I believe that the parties have succeeded in moving their understandings of what needs to be achieved, and indeed their positions, somewhat closer together," Rice told the news conference. But few analysts believe Rice, who saw Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert before meeting Livni, can secure a major breakthrough. Later in the day she was to hold a three-way meeting with Livni and former Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie, the two sides' lead negotiators, before she was to see Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Jerusalem Reuters

N. Korea halts nuclear reactor disablement North Korea said on Tuesday it has stopped disabling its nuclear reactor and will consider restoring the plutonium-producing facility in anger over Washington's failure to remove it from the US list of terror sponsors. The North's announcement marks the emergence of the biggest hurdle yet to the communist nation's denuclearization process under a landmark deal last year and is expected to escalate tension in the nuclear talks involving China, Japan, the two Koreas, the US and Russia. Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry said it suspended the disablement work at the reactor and other facilities at its Yongbyon nuclear complex as of Aug. 14 because the US did not keep its promise to delist Pyongyang as a terror sponsor under last year's deal. The countries concerned were notified of the suspension, the ministry said. "The US postponed the process of delisting the (North) as a 'state sponsor of terrorism,"' the ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. "Now that the US breached the agreed points, the (North) is compelled to take" countermeasures, it said. The ministry also said the country will "consider soon a step to restore" the Yongbyon nuclear facilities, but did not elaborate. The statement came shortly after Chinese President Hu Jintao left South Korea after summit talks with President Lee Myung-bak that included discussions on the North Korean nuclear issue. South Korean and Japanese officials lamented the North's move. "It's regrettable that this announcement came at a time when each side has been trying" to move the process forward, said Kim Sook, Seoul's chief nuclear envoy. "I hope North Korea will resume disablement measures at an early date." Seoul's Foreign Ministry issued a statement containing similar remarks. "We take it with grave concern," Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kazuo Kodama told a news conference in Tokyo. "Japan will continue to work closely with the six-way nations and make efforts so that North Korea will resume nuclear disablement work." Removal from the terror list is one of the key concessions offered to the North in exchange for shutting down and disabling the reactor under a landmark six-nation deal reached last year. In late June, the US announced that it would delist the North as a terror sponsor after Pyongyang turned in a long-delayed account of its nuclear programs and blew up the reactor's cooling tower in a symbolic move to demonstrate its denuclearization commitment. Seoul AP AP

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Up to 26 hospitalized after emergency landing in central France A Ryanair plane made an emergency landing in central France after it suddenly lost cabin pressure and descended 26,200 feet (8,000 meters) in five minutes, French officials said on Tuesday. Up to 26 people were hospitalized. The Boeing 737 was carrying 174 passengers and crew from Bristol, England, to Gerona, Spain, before the urgent landing in Limoges, officials in the Haute-Vienne region said. "I think it's fair to say there was muffled consternation in the first few seconds," passenger Pen Hadow told Sky News.

"People were clearly suffering with the shock of it, but on the whole ... people had a stiff upper lip about it and they were resigned to their fate. They were properly terrified. "They thought they were going to meet their maker. And that's not an exaggeration," Hadow added. The "depressurization incident" caused the oxygen masks on board to deploy, a statement from the Irish carrier Ryanair said. French officials said 26 people were taken to hospital,

and suffered mostly from chest, nose and ear pain. Elsewhere, a Philippine air force transport plane crashed into the sea minutes after it took off and there were no survivors among the two pilots and seven crew members aboard, the air force said on Tuesday. The C-130 plane took off from Davao airport in the south on Monday evening and radio contact was lost 10 minutes later, air force chief Lieutenant-General Pedrito Cadungog told reporters. Paris/Manila AP and Reuters

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Hands-on help Do you know what the warning signs of a stroke are? Do you know what to do when someone is choking? Do you know what to do or not do when a person suffers from a sudden illness or poisoning or goes into shock? How about treating cuts and scrapes? Have you ever used first-aid skills to help someone? First aid offers lifesaving treatments for emergency health problems, injuries or unexpected illnesses. The Journal of Emergency Nursing published an article that evaluated first-aid knowledge and attitudes of a sample of Turkish primary school teachers, revealing that most teachers do not have the correct knowledge and attitudes about first aid. For example, two-thirds or more of the teachers gave incorrect answers regarding what to do for nosebleeds, bee stings and abrasions. In the event of a disaster such as a flood, earthquake, fire, personal injury or other unfortunate event, it is useful to have a first-aid kit. In Turkey, you can buy a basic safety emergency first-aid kit at many major retail stores and at pharmacies. It might be advisable to take a small first-aid bag with you, should you plan to go on holiday in Turkey. The US State Department Web

site for Turkey has posted some specific details about skiing in Turkey. Skiing, like other sports, is a fun sport, but accidents do happen! We need to be ready for an emergency. Just having a first-aid kit is not enough. You need to know how to use the supplies. A mom shared with me how her son once helped her when she began to choke -- he saved her life because he had learned first-aid emergency skills in Boy Scouts (this association exists in Turkey, but is not very common). The mom confessed that she realized that if her child was choking, she would not know what to do. Kim Painter in her column in USA Today, "Your Health," shares this experience: Rachel Walsh, 47, a real estate agent from New Canaan, CT, took an infant lifesaving class before the birth of her first child. It paid off one afternoon when she was pregnant with her third child and found her 2-year-old daughter Sam choking and turning blue. "With my husband screaming, ‘Call 911, call 911' ... I picked my daughter up, miraculously hoisting her over my very large, nine-month pregnant belly, and performed the Heimlich maneuver on her," Walsh writes. A piece of hard candy "was propelled across the kitchen," she says. "Color quickly came

CULTURAL CORNER

CHARLOTTE McPHERSON back to her face, and her blue lips returned to their normal shade of pink." Today, Sam is a 20-year-old college student. Walsh says, "There is nothing scarier than watching a loved one in an emergency situation, but also nothing more rewarding than helping them with a little medical know-how and training." We have all read or heard about someone whose life was saved by someone who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Not too long ago I heard about a man in Britain whose life was saved by his son. Instead of panicking, his son's instinct took over and he performed CPR until the paramedics arrived in the ambulance. Teachers have so many roles in the classroom. Often they do not

have the resources they need. With schools opening again soon in Turkey, it might be helpful for teachers to be equipped for an emergency. A first-aid kit is a must in every classroom. Why not teach your students about basic first-aid techniques? Role-playing is a great way to teach the students the correct action for different scenarios. It is easy to panic in an emergency, so it is best to teach students what to do in a variety of situations so people will remain calm and not panic. Sure, every school has a doctor and a firstaid kit in the doctor's office, but that may be too far away! The results of the study mentioned earlier showed that teachers did not have enough knowledge about first aid. First aid and basic lifesaving skills are important enough that teaching basic first aid should be compulsory in all schools. Every second counts in an emergency! Slow help is no help. -- Proverb Note: Charlotte McPherson is the author of “Culture Smart: Turkey, 2005.” Email: c.mcpherson@todayszaman.com. Please keep your questions and observations coming.

Working out with the neighbors KATHY HAMILTON ÝSTANBUL

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KRISTINA KAMP ÝSTANBUL

What would life be like if we had no music? Indeed, a simple song can simplify many matters. But did you ever think about making music your actual hobby? Or are you already a trained musician but don't really know how or where to use your potential in Turkey? Don't worry; Turkey, with its long and colorful cultural history, is a real treasure chest for music lovers. This week Today's Zaman provides you with the most essential facts about how to act on your passion for music in Turkey, a country that has always been inseparable from its music. So you want to learn how to play an instrument, but you haven't decided yet which one? Then, first of all, get inspired by the online expat community "All About Turkey." At www.allaboutturkey.com/muzikalet.htm you will find a perfect introduction to all kinds of Turkish folk instruments, such as the long-neck lute (saz) or the wood flute (ney), and it explains the origins, sounds and uses of these instruments in detail. Aside from traditional Turkish instruments, you can also choose guitar, piano, drums or the violin, of course. Moreover, you will find all kinds of music styles offered -- from classical music to folk and from ethnic styles to rock and pop. LEARNING HOW TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT But where can you take lessons? Well, the easiest way to get active is surely by joining a regular music school. They can be found in nearly every city in Turkey. First check the Web site of your city or municipality to see what kind of official offers there are. There may be some courses that are supported by the state and, therefore, are not too expensive. If you cannot find a place, however, it may be best to ask distinguished musicians in your area. They will know where to direct you. Furthermore, some art academies and conservatories offer evening lessons in addition to their official curriculum. To find such institutions, you can have a look at the online expat forum mymerhaba.com, which will provide you with a list of schools and academies, some of which have produced several world-famous artists. The site is available in English and French. Famous schools in Turkey include Akademi Ýstanbul, the Beylerbeyi Art Center, the Doðan Canku Müzik Eðitim Merkezi and the Müjdat Gezen Art Center -- all located in Ýstanbul -- or the Ensemble Feverish Music in Ýzmir. In Ankara you may visit the state conservatory. Established in 1936, it was the first music academy to be founded in Turkey. If your budget is modest, however, or if you dn't want to put yourself under the strict work schedule of a school, you can also try private lessons. The best method for this is to put a note on a bulletin board at a nearby university that offers

music as a field of study. You will be surprised at how many students will be happy to teach you some tunes in a relaxed and joyful atmosphere for half the price of what you would pay at a school. FOR THE VOCALISTS For those foreigners who have a passion for singing rather than playing an instrument, there is another option: The Ýstanbul European Choir, which was founded 28 years ago by a group of Germans living in Ýstanbul. According to the mymerhaba.com forum, the choir consists of 100 singers all coming from different professions, nationalities and religions. And the best part is that though its current conductor is the famous Ms. Gökçen Koray, who also conducts the Ýstanbul State Opera and Ballet Choir, the Ýstanbul European Choir is an amateur society, which means that you don't need to sing professionally to join them. "If you enjoy choral music and singing, believe that you have a 'music ear' and can read music, you can join the rehearsals, no matter which voice group you belong to, or what nationality and profession you have," the Web site says. Rehearsals take place at Galip Dede Cad. No. 85 in the district of Tünel. Sessions are held between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. each Tuesday. You can go and watch a rehearsal and then try out at the auditions, which are held after rehearsals.

The easiest way to get musically active is surely by joining a regular music school. They can be found in nearly every city in Turkey. First check the Web site of your city or municipality to see what kind of official offers there are. There may be some courses that are supported by the state and, therefore, are not too expensive

in Turkey!

GETTING MUSICAL

BETTER IN THE AUDIENCE? If you love music but don't feel like making it yourself, you can still keep your eyes open for many musical events that Turkey's cities offer throughout the year. There are plenty of concert halls, opera houses and other places offering performances of all kinds. Concert tickets in Turkey are not that expensive and can often be found between YTL 5 and YTL 10, much cheaper than what you would have to pay in many other countries. You can check the big halls' performance schedules on the events calendar at mymerhaba.com. And last, but not least, two more hot tips: If you prefer alternative music events, the "2010'a Gider Iken Her Telden" (Music While Approaching 2010) program will surely make you happy. It consists of a series of concerts from a wide variety of genres, including classical music, traditional Turkish music and jazz, and it is being held on streets throughout Ýstanbul until Aug. 31. Just keep your eyes open for posters and banners announcing concerts. Entrance is completely free of charge. And finally, an absolute treat for distinguished music lovers is to simply join one of the unforgettable weddings in Ýstanbul's Roma quarter of Sulukule. Don't hesitate. If you join the masses you will be warmly welcomed -and the sound of the drums and the joy of dance will follow you for many days afterward.

NOTE: Today's Zaman intends to provide a lively forum for expatriates living in Turkey. We encourage you to contact us at voice@todayszaman.com and share your experiences, questions and problems in all walks of life for publication in Today's Zaman.

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Our local parks recently installed several types of fitness equipment in an attempt to coax people out of their houses to exercise. At first, the machines were greeted with curiosity as neighbors clustered together around each one, trying to figure out just how each machine worked. In my working class part of Ýstanbul, I suspect that these apparatuses were something completely alien to many of the locals who visit our parks in the evening with their children. Over the years, I have noticed that most of the parents sit and visit while the children play and burn off energy and calories. For many adults, this is a relaxing time of day because work is finished and left behind in the office until tomorrow, the evening meal has been finished up and, now, in the fading twilight hours they like to have the chance to sit and rest. For me, however, all this new machinery is a boon. Knowing that I do need to exercise more to stay fit and tone up my body, I was reluctant to join a gym, partly due to the generally high prices and also because there isn't a good one in our immediate area, and commuting back and forth to work out does not appeal to me. Therefore, when I first saw these machines my eyes lit up as I envisioned myself becoming stronger and stronger every day. Well, at least until the weather changes and it is too cold to go to the park to use the free equipment. It took a while, however, before the machines began to be used regularly as they were intended. For the first couple of weeks after the new equipment appeared, they were adopted as extensions of the playground by the children, while parents sat nearby and watched as their progeny climbed upon and tested these new things to see what games could be developed around them. Eventually, though, the novelty wore off and the children returned to their tried and true games in the playground area. Most of the parents who frequent the park are mothers, some in the latest fashions, some more covered, donning long scarves and coats when they leave their homes. At first, the women eyed the new machinery, some obviously wanting to try them, but perhaps a little embarrassed to do so in front of friends and strangers. Eventually a few brave ones began to use the machines, to the amusement of their children. I joined in, and since I have used similar equipment over the years, I began showing the women how the equipment worked, and explaining in my broken Turkish what parts of the body would benefit from each workout. Over time, even the shyer ones have come over and begun testing their own strength during our now nightly group workouts. One of the women was fascinated as she watched me using an apparatus to build upper arm strength. To use the machine, you first sit on a small seat, reach high overhead and grasp the handlebars above. By pulling down on the handlebars, the seat rises and you do pull-ups while seated. After eyeing me doing reps for about 15 minutes, she decided that she too would try this machine. I helped her get situated, and since she was much shorter than me, at six feel tall, I tower over all the women there, I had to pull the handlebars down quite a bit so that she could manage to get them in her grasp. As she pulled herself up her eyes widened in surprise. "Wow, this is so hard!" she gasped. I explained that this would build up her arms' muscles and tighten the flabby skin that we middle-aged women tend to get in the upper arm area. After a few tries, she decided that it was just too much exertion for her. Joking, she said, "I'm always covered up anyway, so no one will ever see my fat upper arms." Laughing together, we moved on to other equipment that was easier for her to use. Since the physical fitness machines appeared two months ago, many of the women now regularly work out at night. We have developed a core group and the camaraderie grows as we compare notes on the changes we have noticed in our bodies since we began using the equipment. Some have found that they can now climb the steep hills around us without having to pause for breath. Others have noticed that they do not get so tired during the day. In addition, for some, the best benefit is that they have lost weight and feel better about themselves. I hope that we will continue our neighborhood fitness routine. What will happen when winter hits is anyone's guess, however. I have light weights to use at home for toning when the weather gets too cold or rainy to go to the park. But, I will miss the evening rituals we have established. Hopefully we will all continue to work to become healthier and our little exercise group will continue to grow. It is wonderful that the city has taken this step to encourage everyone to work out and be more active. It's definitely a step in the right direction for all of us.

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Dance with Demet on Asian side of Ýstanbul Having rocked all the shores of Turkey this summer with her dance songs, Demet Akalýn is getting ready for a live performance on the Asian side of Ýstanbul. The concert will take place at True Blue in Fenerbahçe on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. Tickets can be found at www.unilifeturkey.com for prices from YTL 35 to YTL 50. You can also watch the concert from luxury boxes with eight-person capacity for YTL 1,000.

Turkish Religious Directorate Chairman Ali Bardakoðlu attends the opening ceremony of the Ahl al-Bayt exhibition at Topkapý Palace.

Ahl al-Bayt exhibition opens at Topkapý Palace Museum KERÝM BALCI ÝSTANBUL

Yapý Kredi Vedat Nedim Tör Museum in Ýstanbul, which organized the first exhibition on Phrygians, has been presenting the story of banknotes from the Ottoman Empire to the modern Turkish Republic in an exhibition titled "Ýmparatorluktan Cumhuriyete Kaðýt Paranýn Öyküsü." The exhibition features historic banknotes accompanied by information prepared by professors; it began on May 29 and will end on Aug. 31. For more information, call 212 252 47 00.

CONCERT

Teneke Trampet to perform in a free concert "Sokakta Doya Doya Sanat," a series of cultural events organized by the Kadýköy district of Ýstanbul, is continuing with its free-admission activities. The events, which had previously been held indoors, have moved onto the streets this month to spots marked with big blue dots. On Friday, Ýstanbul-based folk rock band Teneke Trampet will give a concert in front of the Bahariye Süreyye Opera at 7 p.m.

PERFORMANCE

Fire of Anatolia lights up Aspendos theater The internationally acclaimed Turkish dance company Anadolu Ateþi (Fire of Anatolia) is reviving the legend of Troy in its homeland. The group's art director, Mustafa Erdoðan, defined the show as "a scream coming from the wrecks of Troy and a revival of a 3,000-yearold mystic dream." The show will take place at the ancient Aspendos theater in Antalya. Tickets can purchased at www.biletix.com for prices YTL 28.50-YTL 112.

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Last chance to catch banknote exhibition

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The Topkapý Palace Museum and the Turkish Women's Association (TÜRKKAD) on Monday evening opened the "Love of Ahl alBayt" exhibition among the Ottoman exhibitions in the Sacred Relics Room of the museum. The exhibition presents several relics from the family of the Prophet of Islam and certain revelatory ornamentations added to them by the Ottomans. The bulk of the exhibition consists of calligraphy venerating the members of the family of the Prophet -- Ali, the fourth Caliph, his wife and the Prophet's daughter, Fatima, and their two sons, Hasan and Husain. The exhibition also presents firmans and manuscripts about the institution of Naqib al-Eshraf (chief of the Prophet's descendants), several miniatures showing the sociopolitical position of the descendants of the Prophet and the Sacred Relics that stand on permanent exhibition. The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by Directorate of Religious Affairs President Ali Bardakoðlu. Bardakoðlu reminded participants in the ceremony of the historical relationship between the Turkish people and the descendants of the Prophet. "Muslims send salutations upon the Prophet and the members of his family several times a day in their obligatory prayers," he said. TÜRKKAD Chairwoman Cemalnur Sargut told the participants that she believed the love of the descendents of the Prophet is a grace from God. "It is us who should be grateful for this love, not the objects of that love. We have to thank God that he put the love of the Prophet and the members of his family in our hearts," she said. TÜRKKAD is an association of mostly women followers of Kenan Rýfai (1867-1950), a Sufi leader. The exhibition will be open to visitors for three months.

capers and intricacies EMÝNE YILDIRIM, ÝSTANBUL

French screenwriter Eric Bresnard's second feature "Ca$h" is close enough to becoming intelligent entertainment -until the plot twists get too complicated for the film's own good. The "Ocean's Eleven" craze has certainly had an influence on this caper comedy, in which the thieves are witty and the rest of the players are never quick enough to catch on. Meet Ca$h (Jean Dujardin). He's funny, he's charming and he's a smalltime crook, but that doesn't matter since he's almost as handsome as George Clooney. With his small crew of four, they pull off small cons on whoever looks gullible enough to take the bait. But things start getting complicated when sophisticated Europol officer Julia Molina (Valeria Golino) starts tailing Ca$h in order to land a big promotion at Paris headquarters. Enter a gang of two other con artists, including counterfeit money unit and big shot Maxime (Jean Reno), who decides to include Ca$h in a big operation that involves stealing a batch of diamonds worth 12 million euros. Turns out Molina is not willing to settle for a police pension after she finds out about the team's new hit; she wants to join the operation plus get a hefty share of the profits. Putting initial doubts aside, Ca$h decides to let

her in, and Monsieur Maxime has a secret crush on her anyway. Halfway through the film, you realize that someone in the group is a double-crosser (well, they're all doublecrossers, but the question is whether the code of thieves allows them to double-cross each other). But that's the convention of the genre anyways -keep the audience guessing until they get too tired to try and figure out the ongoing intricacies. In the end we get to envy all the champagne the characters get to drink and enjoy both an advanced level of smooth talking and the favorite -- identity changing. There's one such scene that involves veteran actor Francois Berleand and is probably the funniest part of the film. It's always an escapist pleasure to watch big film stars portraying stylish criminals, especially if the film is set in Paris along the glamorous Cote d'Azur. Adding to that, we have fiery Italian actress Golino as the female lead, who carries her 40s with a sophistication particular to European beauties. Golino has been working in France for some time now, and especially left a mark with her appearance in "36 Quai des Orfeveres." The rest of the acting talent is clearly enjoying their time on the film's set, although it's obvious that some of them care more about their paychecks than the quality of the material. Ciaran Hinds, who we've seen before in HBO's

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"Rome," doesn't have much to work with in the role of the Europol chief inspector and feels the need to frequently shout at the top of his lungs. Dujardin and Reno wear their swindler roles perfectly; Dujardin has that certain Cheshire cat smile and Reno is after all, Reno. The movie would have been even better if their characters had more scenes and conversations together, as we want more of that suave interaction. Dujardin also stars in the more complex role of Octave in the adaptation of Frederic Beigbeder's infamous "99 Francs," to be released next week. "Ca$h" is good fun, the only problem being that the plot twists get too disorienting for us to make any sense of the story, which aspires to come together at the end like a massive jigsaw puzzle. Once you've found the pieces to complete the picture, you've already forgotten what the picture was all about. And that's especially a shame since there's supposed to be a very valid reason for all the confusing hustle and bustle connecting the first and last scenes. After watching "Ca$h," you'll be left with a big smirk on your face admiring how clever the crooks are, but then you'll ask yourself, "Wait a minute, how did we get from point A to point B?" In the end, you'll just forget you ever asked the question as you start thinking about the grocery shopping.

Ayça Damgacý wins 3rd best actress award in Sarajevo Turkish actress Ayça Damgacý has won her share of awards this year. Her latest success is winning best actress at the Sarajevo Film Festival for her role in Turkish filmmaker Hüseyin Karabey's "Gitmek" ("My Marlon and Brando"), for which Damgacý also wrote the script. She also won the best actress award at the Ýstanbul Film Festival and Altýnkoza Film Festival for the same movie. The movie tells the story of a Turkish woman and an Iraqi man who meet on a film set and fall in love; the story is inspired by events in Damgacý's own life. This year's Sarajevo festival ran from Aug. 1523 and showcased 174 films and documentaries from 16 countries. Six hundred members of the press from 32 countries were in attendance. Three Turkish films were among the 10 that competed in the category to win the Heart of Sarajevo award -- "Sonbahar" ("Autumn") from young director Özcan Alper, "Nokta" ("Dot") from Derviþ Zaim and "Gitmek." Of the 10 contestants, "Buic Riviera" -- a Croatian film about two Bosnian immigrants who left the country during the 1992-95 war for a new life in the United States -was awarded the Heart of Sarajevo on Saturday. The Sarajevo Film Festival was launched by a group of cinephiles near the end of the 1992-1995 Bosnian War; it has since grown to become the largest regional film competition. Ýstanbul Today's Zaman

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Georgia and the stakes for Ukraine

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The Kosovo issue has fallen out of the limelight as Georgia's conflict with Russia made the international community ill at ease this summer. However, all those engaged in the crisis in Georgia, especially the Russians, use the card that is Kosovo as an argument point, claiming that the precedent set by the independence of Kosovo could affect other "frozen conflicts" in the world. Kosovo continues to enjoy its independence, but still faces the many obstacles a country seeking its own place in the world community has to pass. This summer, it was the issue of passports, one of the first proofs of a country's independence. Many revere passports as holy books and protect them accordingly. This is especially true of young adults, who upon receiving their passport for the first time feel as if their horizons have expanded to include the entire world. I got such an impression watching news from Pristina, when Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci handed Teuta Begolli the first passport of the Republic of Kosovo. Begolli shone, noting how "honored and happy" she felt at that moment. Thaci then stressed that Kosovo's residents "now have their own identity." Both had reason to be happy because the July 30 passport ceremony marked a new and significant step in the maturation of the small and "fledgling" Balkan country. Controversy is of course not far behind. Kosovo began to face problems with its new passport immediately after its introduction, not dissimilar to difficulties it faced after declaring independence from Serbia six months ago. The passport is being accepted by some countries and being refused by many others; the situation is tied to which countries recognize Kosovo's independence, but not entirely. Kosovars, the common name adopted for the Kosovo Albanians and other residents of Kosovo as well, can travel freely with their dark blue passports, issued by the government of Kosovo, to states that have recognized their country. The US and Germany were among the first countries to announce that their governments accept the new Kosovar passport as a valid document. Two regional states, Macedonia and Montenegro, have also announced that they recognize the passport, though they have yet to recognize Kosovo's independence.

Fate of documents unclear In order to enter states that refuse to recognize Kosovo's independence, citizens of Kosovo can for the time begin using travel documents that have been issued by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Reports had said the UN administration would stop producing such documents last month, but that those already issued would be valid until their date of expiry. It is not clear, however, what would happen if a Kosovar were to travel to a country that, for example, in a few years time still refuses to acknowledge Kosovo as a state and his or her UN travel document is no longer valid. It is not likely that, in such a case, a citizen of Kosovo would ever enter, for example, Serbia or Russia -- two countries that could resist the existence of an independent Kosovo for years or even decades. Controversies regarding the issue of passports are a logical consequence of controversies related to the recognition of Kosovo as a state, stretching all the way back to the first day of its independence. Kosovo's government cannot be satisfied with the recognition process in spite of diplomatic efforts that have been made by the US and leading EU countries in that regard. Meeting Kosovar President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Thaci in Washington on July 21, US President George W. Bush reiterated his support for Kosovo's independence. The two Kosovar leaders requested that their main ally exert more efforts in gaining "global recognition" of their country. As of June 2008 Kosovo's independence was recognized by 43 out of 192 UN member states. So far, it has formally been recognized by 20 out of 27 EU countries and by 21 of 26 NATO member states. Independent Kosovo is being supported by the US, France, Germany and Great Britain, but it is being opposed by Russia and several other significant countries, such as China and India, both emerging global powers. All have their own reasons and interests, but the attitude of the Islamic and Arab world toward Kosovo arouses curiosity. Kosovo has only been recognized by a few Muslim-majority countries: Turkey, Albania and Senegal. I would now

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Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (R) presents Teuta Begolli of Albania with a Kosovo passport six months after Kosovo's parliament unilaterally declared independence from Serbia. like to shed some light on the approach of Balkan countries toward the recognition of Kosovo. The tenacity of Serbia is understandable, if not acceptable. Kosovo is still considered by all Serbs a part of their "fatherland." Serbian President Boris Tadic said recently that Serbia "will never give up its territorial integrity and sovereignty" and that his country would not "drop its opposition to Kosovo's secession in order to become a member of the European Union." However bitter it may be, an independent Kosovo is a fact that is slowly being accepted by most pro-Western Serbs. Perhaps "it will never be recognized" officially -- as Tadic once stressed -but a way will be found soon to include Serbia "without Kosovo" in Euro-Atlantic organizations. For several Balkan countries and other countries in the region, it is enough to mention those that have opened embassies in Pristina as the best proof of their attitude toward Kosovo. Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia and Turkey have already done so. Romania firmly and unanimously opposes Kosovo's independence. The situation is different for countries with Albanian or Serb ethnic minorities, whether large or small. Two ethnic Albanian parties, speaking on behalf of at least one-third of the country's population, put pressure on the government of Macedonia to recognize Kosovo immediately after recent elections, but Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski opposed this. "Strong pressure for that existed," he said, "but Macedonia has its own state interests, policy and partners." Recognizing Kosovo's independence has emerged as a divisive issue in Montenegro as well. While this small country's Albanian minority insists on such a move, politicians representing about one-third of Montenegro's population and who consider themselves more as Serbs than as Montenegrins threaten that protests will follow as well as a destabilized country should Kosovo be recognized. For this reason, newly elected Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic is still hesitant to take a clear position, arguing that his country will follow the policy of the European Union towards Kosovo. The EU, however, has not adopted any

common decision regarding the recognition of Kosovo, leaving it to individual member states to decide. As in many other matters, Bosnia and Herzegovina is deeply divided over Kosovo's independence. The parliament of the "Republika Srpska" entity, which covers 49 percent of the country's territory, adopted a special resolution denouncing Kosovo's independence and wide demonstrations have been organized there in protest. Keeping in mind that Serb leaders of that entity have threatened to secede from Bosnia and Herzegovina and join Serbia as compensation for losing Kosovo, Bosnian Presidency Chairman Haris Silajdzic said simply that his country is "unlikely to recognize Kosovo's independence any time soon due to strong objections from its own Serb community." A special case could be the attitude of Greece and the Republic of Cyprus. Greece remains one of the few EU member states to resist recognizing Kosovo. However, Greek President Karolos Papoulias stated during his recent visit to Austria that his "country is doing positive, small and diligent steps in the direction towards recognizing Kosovo's independence." It was understood as the first positive signal in that regard. It seems that south Cypriot chief of diplomacy Marcos Kiprianou does not follow such signals from Athens, as may have been expected. In an interview with Serbia's Novi Sad-based daily Dnevnik, he said on Aug. 4 that Serbia's process of accession to the EU ought to start after Radovan Karadzic's extradition to The Hague tribunal and that its approach to the Kosovo issue should not be a condition in that regard. "Until all EU states recognize Kosovo, Serbia itself will not be conditioned with the recognition." So, Begolli should be happy to have the first Kosovo passport, one of the main attributes of the independence of her country, but it may already be the case that some border authority will doubt its validity. *Hajrudin Somun is the former ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Turkey.

KYIV -- The conflict in Georgia revealed problems that extend well beyond our region. Recent events have made clear how perilous it is for the international community to ignore "frozen conflicts." The issues of breakaway regions in newly independent states are complex; too often, they have been treated as bargaining chips in geopolitical games. But such "games" result in the loss of human lives, humanitarian disasters, economic ruin and the collapse of international security guarantees. Ukraine has become a hostage in the war waged by Russia. This has prompted Ukrainian authorities and all of our country's people, including those living in Crimea, to ponder the dangers emanating from the fact that the Russian Black Sea fleet is based on our territory. The tragic events in Georgia also exposed the lack of effective preventive mechanisms by the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other international organizations. We in Ukraine hope that the Russian Federation will heed the opinion of the global community so that the issues at hand can be settled through negotiations. We want an end to the looting and destruction of Georgian infrastructure. We must do everything possible to prevent provocations and avoid further massacres. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Georgia affects my country's interests. Military operations have taken place close to our borders and the Russian Black Sea fleet was directly involved. The question of Ukraine's national security was acutely raised. Given the activities of the Russian fleet, I had to issue a decree regulating its functioning on the territory of Ukraine. Under these circumstances, Ukraine could not stay silent. We, along with other nations, engaged to seek resolution of the conflict. From the first day of hostilities, Ukraine called for an immediate cease-fire by all parties and dispatched humanitarian aid to victims, regardless of their ethnicity. Ukraine upheld its firm support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. On Aug. 12, I, together with my colleagues from the three Baltic states and Poland, visited Tbilisi. Our proposals seeking a solution to the conflict were in harmony with the European Union settlement plan. We highly praise the efforts of the United States and the EU presidency, led by the French, to achieve a cease-fire. Their actions proved efficient in putting a halt to war and bloodshed. Ukraine favors a wider international representation in the peacekeeping force in the conflict area. A new multilateral format mandated by the United Nations or the OSCE is the only way to guarantee security in the conflict zone. I strongly hope that that plan will be strictly implemented by the conflicting parties. We are ready to join international efforts to provide relief and help victims resume their peaceful lives. Ukraine also stands ready to take part in the UN or OSCE missions by sending peacekeepers. It is clear that in addition to the political dimensions of issues involving breakaway regions, we need to cope with the social and economic aspects of this phenomenon. Many of these provinces are beyond the control of the respective governments or the international community. In many cases, the absence of monitoring has turned these territories into havens for smuggling as well as illegal trafficking in arms, people and drugs. Corruption and human-rights abuses are rampant. These areas are marked by their lack of democratic electoral procedures and their unfree or biased media. The ethnic dimension of the problem is often exaggerated to help conceal the criminal practices. Moreover, an area home to such activities poses a threat to the prosperity and development of adjacent nations. Official authorities are compelled to counter attacks from separatist paramilitaries. But they are not always successful. Before large-scale combat erupted in Georgia, Russian peacekeepers failed to prevent the shelling of Georgian territory by South Ossetian separatists. Indeed, that activity intensified in the days before the greater conflict. This weekend Ukraine celebrated the anniversary of its independence. This conflict has proven once again that the best means of ensuring the national security of Ukraine and other countries is to participate in the collective security system of free democratic nations, exemplified today by NATO. In accordance with national legislation and its foreign policy priorities, Ukraine will continue following the path of Euro-Atlantic integration. This is the path of democracy, freedom and indep endence. *Victor Yushchenko is the president of Ukraine. © LA Times-Washington Post 2008

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Russýa backs the West ýnto a corner With the decision of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Russia has received a united condemnation from the West. But the West's response will have held little surprise for Moscow. Being a nation which plays out its foreign policy like a game of chess, Moscow will have weighed the impact of all their decisions since their invasion of Georgia and estimated the likely fallout very carefully. After Ukraine's Orange Revolution, the independence of Kosovo, the missile defense shield, the increased presence of the US in Russia's backyard and NATO's broken promises on further enlargement, Russia struck back. Moscow did not want to challenge NATO directly; rather, it chose to confront and defeat a nation that was increasingly aligned with the West and particularly with the US. Moscow has driven home the message that the balance of power in the region has shifted and that neither the US nor Europe is in a position to stop them. While Georgia lies in tatters, other nations on Europe's periphery feel increasingly nervous. Russia's actions have demonstrated that all the promises and guarantees made by the US are useless. Russia is set to argue that it was left with little option than to recognize these two breakaway regions following claims of eth-

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nic cleansing and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's alleged determination to annihilate South Ossetia. Moscow will probably use similar arguments to those used by the international community regarding Kosovo's independence, although there are considerable differences between the two cases. This will be terrible news for the countries with similar breakaway regions (Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan and Transnistria in Moldova), which might take similar steps and demand recognition from Moscow. It will also come as a massive blow to Ukraine, which has also been wooed by the US into dreams of NATO membership and integration with the West. Russia maintains its Black Sea fleet at Sevastopol in Ukraine's Crimea, which has a heavy Russian minority (to whom Russia has allegedly been giving pass-

ports), and which Russia continues to claim should never have been part of Ukraine. So far warnings from the West have been taken with a pinch of salt, and NATO's decision to halt cooperation has roused little concern. Russia's seat on the UN Security Council has prevented any action there. Even the battering to the Russian economy and the withdrawal of investments does not seem to be concerning them too much. The message is that the US and Europe need Russia more than Russia needs them. They need Russia's help in sanctions against Iran, in the war against terrorism and in Afghanistan, in fighting drug trafficking, etc. Europe is also cautious due to its heavy dependence on Russian energy resources and increasingly worried about reported Russian arms sales to Hezbollah and possibly even to Iran and Syria. George Bush will go down in history as the president with the record number of foreign policy calamities during his term in office. With more than 100 advisors on the ground in Georgia, it is shocking how badly the US misread and underestimated Russia. For the sake of the elections and McCain's candidacy, the Republicans will now have to show the American people that Russia has not won, that the US is fighting back and will stand up

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Seekýng consensus possýble, but reachýng ýt rather unlýkely Welcoming the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's declaration of its intention to launch a new wave of EU reforms, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn wrote in a recent article that he sees such a path as the only way for Turkey to break the vicious circle of reproducing crises on an annual basis. "This year's crisis showed the urgency of Turkey's need to undertake judicial and constitutional reforms to reach European standards," Rehn stated, adding that the Political Parties Law has been awaiting change for far too long. The law regarding trade unions is another example. Rehn is right. He is also justified in pointing out that the ombudsman law, which was vetoed by the previous president, will pave the way for impartial scrutiny of the government's high-level recruitment policies for the bureaucracy, which has been one of the "grand illnesses" facing Turkish politics over the decades, a source of partisanship and cronyism. As Rehn writes: "The Turkish EU reform agenda is comprehensive. It concerns issues such as civil-military relations, judicial and public administration reform, and further measures to promote women's rights and freedom of expression, and the fight against corruption. It is also about making state aid and public procurement legislation compatible with EU standards, addressing discriminatory practices in the field of taxation and modernizing the Turkish commercial code." Inevitably, Rehn underlines the basic principles for the future of negotiations. "Technical talks make up the walls and eventually the roof of the house, but the legal and democratic reforms constitute the very foundations of any EU member's construction. And, as every builder knows, one must first make solid foundations before putting up the walls," he says, calling -- once again -- for focus, determination and a quicker pace. Then comes, specifically for Turkey, the tricky part, the "mother of all crises." In his conclusion, Rehn ties his hopes for a better climate: "Constructive dialogue and a spirit of compromise will be key to build a broad consensus on EU-related reforms and resolve the most sensitive questions in the domestic debate." "Compromise" and "consensus" being the most alien terms in Turkey's non-existent atmosphere of dialogue, what is to be come in the autumn -- at least until the middle of next year -- may show that Rehn may have been too optimistic. Although there is once again a rise in support for EU membership amongst -- now around 60-65 percent -- there is absolutely no sign of a possible mobilization in the ranks of the AKP for comprehensive reforms. The lull following the verdict of the Constitutional Court is worrisome, since the AKP leadership seems divided over the issue of whether or not to "rock the boat." Some key figures in the government are willing to continue in a "non-disruptive manner" until the local elections. This notion actually doesn't have much to do with compromise or consensus; the more narrow the focus on economic reforms, these figures argue, the better for the government. They are afraid that the "twilight zone," that the verdict of the Constitutional Court created might actually lead to further damage. What is more, all polls show that the AKP enjoys the support of more than 50 percent of the electorate. "Why bother to deal with sensitive issues now?" some of them ask. So, it would be reasonable to expect a "cautious approach" from the AKP when Parliament convenes in the beginning of October. Economic reforms will be on the top of the agenda, whereas the other issues will have to be left until next year. Without sincere dialogue, empathy and self scrutiny, Turkey will remain cursed by new crises. And all the signs of a change in attitude are vague at the moment, if they exist at all. The ProKurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) has at least voiced its intention for soul searching, but the other parties, including the AKP, remain largely silent. The Republican People's Party (CHP) will most definitely continue the path of hard confrontation and resistance in the face of reforms. As long as Deniz Baykal remains as the party's chairman and is advised by hardliners such as Onur Öymen, the breaking point will only come after the local elections. The most interesting chance for seeking compromise and consensus remains, odd as it ever may seem, through the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Its leader, Devlet Bahçeli, addressing MHP deputies yesterday, declared that the party remained open to cooperation in legal and political reform, albeit with reservations. He is inclined toward a revision of the juridical powers of the Constitutional Court, an review of the separation of powers and changes in the Political Parties Law. He is particularly keen on lifting deputy immunity and restricting party closures. Erdoðan, if he is equally keen on "reaching out," may choose to walk with MHP, although he has reasons to be very careful of the traps that may be involved. Overall, this sort of cooperation can only be patchy, and will not solve the big issues for Turkey. In conclusion, the AKP's decision on a short-term road map will define what sort of power it will exercise from now on: the power to modernize or the power to serve self interest and avoid a necessary confrontation.

to the aggressors. But realistically there is not much the US can do, given it is so heavily bogged down in the Middle East. It will probably just continue to pump Georgia full of money and fresh supplies of armaments and give a stronger push for NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine. On Sept. 1 the EU's French presidency will hold an emergency Russia summit. What concrete action the EU can take remains to be seen. Options include freezing the EU-Russia partnership treaty and visa-free travel talks, exclusion of Russia from the G8 and the WTO and boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics. The outcome will probably be based on the "lowest common denominator," as such is the split within EU member states on Russia. The French-German-Italian Russian friendly club will probably not support freezing talks. Sarkozy wants to deliver a success, but it is very difficult to see how he is going to do it. Although it is detrimental for Russia to isolate itself, the West itself cannot afford to isolate Russia, either. The West may say it is united, but it is a superficial unity. If NATO had not dithered on Georgia and Ukraine's Membership Action Plans back in April, we may well have avoided the disaster we are facing with Russia today.

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Even if the fighting phase has come to an end in the Georgian war, other parts of this conflict are far from over. The US has been pressuring Turkey since the beginning of the 2000s about the Montreux Convention, which regulates passage through the Turkish Straits, because Washington has decided that it should have a presence in the Black Sea region. The covert crisis between Turkey and the US was about the total tonnage and number of military ships that the US wanted to send through the straits, their purpose for reaching that sea and the port where they would cast anchor. Finally, the Georgian war had assured the US of having an excuse to fly its flag in the Black Sea. The presence of the US Navy in the Black Sea is an important political development on its own, even if this doesn't mean the modification of the Montreux regime or the breaching of this convention at this point. Officially, the US is sending humanitarian aid to Georgia; but in fact, these ships' essential task is to demonstrate that the US supports Georgia in the Russian-Georgian war. When someone talks about humanitarian aid, the US, governed by neocons, is probably the last country that comes to mind. Furthermore, a country that wants simply to send help wouldn't usually choose ways that would put other countries such as Turkey into difficult diplomatic positions. Additionally, it's not mandatory to send diapers, milk powder, food or medicine exclusively by sea. However, when the hidden objective is to provoke Russia, which wants to sign a missile defense shield agreement with Belarus and to renew its traditional alliance with Syria, then the presence of the American battleships in the Georgian territorial sea becomes necessary.

While the US ships unload their humanitarian aid cargo in the port of Batumi, a city next to the Turkish border, Russia does exactly the same in Poti, next to Batumi. How nice that Georgians receive that much aid! In the context of NATO operations, American and Russian battleships have worked together in the past without any problems, but today, to have them in two close ports is too risky because of the growing military tension between them. Additionally, Russia has just decided to freeze its relationship with NATO. These recent events have also put Azerbaijan and Armenia in an uncomfortable position. Important social segments in these countries were trying to westernize their states without making Russia too angry. But following the latest developments, Russia seems to be furious and this will undoubtedly affect not only Georgia, but also Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan. If two major powers apply pressure to a region at the same time, the possibility of eruption of local armed conflicts based on ethnic, religious and territorial problems diminish. It is likely that the Russian-American pressure has delayed the expansion and deepening of several regional conflicts in the Caucasus for now. But this situation doesn't help to resolve the existing problems. Mutual deterrence can help to freeze conflicts but cannot remove the risk of future explosions. This means that we may witness more problems in Caucasia over the issues between Azerbaijan and Armenia or between Armenia and Turkey. Moreover, the pressure applied by leader countries to their allied nations can cause a deterioration of the mutual trust within old alliances, as we have witnessed with the Turkish Straits situation between the US and Turkey. It's hard to predict what societies' reactions will be in the face of this distrust because actual international conditions are not what they were during the Cold War. Most important of all, pressures on states and on societies don't always produce similar results.

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Rich in energy resources, the Caucasus and Central Asia have been since the end of the 19th century one of the scenes of major power competition and contention. The 20th century passed with Soviet domination of the region. The West, especially the US, wanted to be a major if not the main actor in this theater after the collapse of the Soviet system. Their first aim was of course to access the rich oil and gas reserves of the region's nations, but their second aim was no less important: diverting oil around Russia and preventing Moscow from reasserting its control over the Caucasus and Central Asia. Georgia was chosen as the foremost pro-Western country for safe transportation of the enormous oil and gas wealth of the environing regions. So when the main pipeline that carries oil through Georgia was completed in 2005, it was hailed as a major success of the United States policy to have scored over Russia and diversified its energy supply, given the volatility of the Middle East. Now energy experts say the hostilities between Russia and Georgia could threaten American plans to gain access to more of Central Asia's energy resources. At the other end of the continent are China and India, whose hunger for energy will keep competition for supplies tight, as well as increase pressure to hike oil and gas prices. Georgia and the Caucasus, under the watchful eyes of Russia -- with an imperial appetite that has lately proven not shy of resorting to military measures -- do not seem like the safe passage for oil and gas as was previously believed. Western states and multinationals as well as Central Asian and Caspian governments may now be more reluctant to build new lines or move large volumes through this corridor. One thing is sure: A Russia headed by a leader who sees his country's ascendance to global power through the monopolizing of energy resources and transportation lines and who has demonstrated his proclivity to use armed force to tame dissidents to that end will be the main actor in shaping the region's energy future. This reality poses a danger to the US and its Western allies' hopes of shifting their dependence on oil supplies from the Middle East to the Caucasus and Central Asia. The latest Russian invasion of Georgia has left the American strategy aimed at driving a wedge between Russia and the old Soviet Central Asian countries in limbo. The success maintained by the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline could not be repeated in getting oil out of Kazakhstan through a non-Russia route. A great deal of oil from the rich Tengiz fields (Chevron is the biggest investor in this venture) passes through the northern Caspian coastline to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. This pipeline is called the Caspian Pipeline Consortium. It had alternative routes in the planning stage, but Russian pressure consolidated the present route. Another fierce competition is likely to unfold, as oil from Kashagan -- the giant oil field in the Caspian Sea off Kazakhstan that holds over 10 billion barrels of reserves -will be transported. Western companies attach a great deal of importance and commercial value to developing this new supply source, which will be operational in at least five years from now. The operating consortium, which includes Exxon Mobil and Conoco Phillips, plans to transport a major part of Kashagan oil through the BTC pipeline. This initiative requires building a new pipeline under the Caspian Sea that connects to the existing BTC, which ends at the Turkish port of Ceyhan. This oil is bound for Europe and eventually the United States. There is no doubt that the Russia that wants to be reinvented by its leader Putin as a "petrostate" will be unhappy and will oppose the initiative as it has done on previous occasions. As long as Russia values her monopoly on oil and gas pipelines from the Caucasus and Central Asia, not only will she have her hand on the spigots, but she will also make it very difficult for the West to build a new westward pipeline. So far, both the US and Europe thought that by co-opting regional states through their authoritarian leaders, commercial concerns and diplomacy would suffice to get the oil and gas out of these countries. This was Plan A. Russia's grip on Georgia and in general on the Caucasus proved this wrong. Now there is a need for Plan B. Plan what?!

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W E D N E S D AY, A U G U S T 2 7 , 2 0 0 8

TODAY’S LEARNING TIME

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” Thomas Alva Edison

OSMAN TURHAN

elementary READING

Whales

ILLUSTRATIONS

Many people think that the dinosaur is the biggest animal that ever lived. They are wrong. The world’s biggest animal is still living and it lives in the sea. It is called the Blue Whale. The Blue Whale can be as long as 30 meters and weigh as much as 1,000 kilograms. The largest dinosaurs weighed only 500 kilograms. The whale is not only the world’s biggest animal; it is also one of the cleverest. We know that whales can talk to each other, though we do not know what they are saying. We do not yet know how to ‘speak’ whale! One day perhaps we shall learn to speak to whales and then they will be able to tell us about themselves. Whales are part of a family of animals called ‘cetaceans.’ These are animals that live in the sea but unlike fish, do not lay eggs. They have live babies in the same way that cows and cats do, and give their babies milk. There is a famous White Whale called ‘Moby Dick’. He was in a story by the American writer, Herman Melville. In this story, a sailor called Captain Ahab spends a lot of time trying to find and kill Moby Dick. Sadly, there are not many kinds of whales left. Men have killed them for thousands of years for food and other things. However, there are now laws to stop people killing most kinds of whales so perhaps there will be more of them in the years to come.

PART 1: Choose and write the correct word

Activity: Prepositions of time Read the definitions carefully and guess the colors described. 1.

Let’s meet …………….eight o’clock.

a. at 2.

b. in b. at b. on

c. in

I will see you………….a few weeks.

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c. out

We came to Istanbul ……….Friday.

a. at 4.

READING

Breakfast: indispensable or not? between 30-40. Half of them ate a standard breakfast on the first day of the study, and half didn’t. Afterwards both groups completed tests of cognitive function, and a questionnaire designed to gauge their moods. A week later, the two groups switched. Eating breakfast had no effect on a student’s or worker’s ability to sustain attention, but everyone said they felt more alert after eating breakfast. The men said their mood was better after they ate, while they also performed better on memory tests. There are several ways that eating breakfast might be instrumental for good health, the researchers note- it could give people the energy they need to produce brain signaling chemicals known as neurotransmitters, while the protein and fat content may effect one’s mood. Also, if one eats breakfast with other students or workers, the social interaction might lead to increased alertness which is a prerequisite for the successful completion of cognitive duties.

Breakfast has never meant much to me. I am rarely hungry when I awaken, so skipping it is no big deal. Greasy bacon and sausage along with cholesterol-filled eggs is nothing I have ever wanted to partake in. I did enjoy cereal when I was a child, but today’s cereal is nothing but sugar. After reading an article on the internet, however, I may want to revamp my opinion. A new study shows that adolescents and adults may be less heedful at school or work if they don’t eat breakfast. Moreover, the effect of missing this meal is different in men and women. Dr. Widenhorn-Mueller and her colleagues have noted in Pediatrics Magazine that males reported being in a foul mood if they went without breakfast. Their memory was also affected, but this wasn’t true for women. To examine the effects of eating breakfast on students and workers in their natural environments, Widenhorn-Mueller looked at 104 boarding school children between the ages of 13-20, and 50 office workers

holds/weighs killed/ opened old/famous laws/whales

I was born …………….February.

a. in 3.

c. on

a. A boy in our class ………..80 kilograms. b. The cat ………a bird in the garden yesterday. c. Elvis Presley was a ……….singer. d. There are ………..against stealing in our country.

advanced

b. in

c. on

What do you do ………….the weekends?

a. on

b. in

c. of

PART 2: Complete the sentences using these words biggest whale talk tell still perhaps unlike left a. We think that whales can ………to each other. b. The ……..animal in the world is The Blue Whale c. Whales cannot …………us about their lives. d. A large ……..can weigh 1,000 kilograms. e. There aren’t many large whales………..in the seas. f. There is ………..time to save the whales from being killed. g. …………we shall be able to talk to whales in the future. h. Whales are ………..all other sea animals, except other cetaceans.

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Reading: Choose the best answer.

Get cured at home : Home remedies

1. Which one is wrong about the text

Home remedies and natural cures or medicines made at home from natural ingredients such as fruits, vegetables, and herbs are getting a lot of attention owing to their very nature of cure: simple, no side effects, no chemicals, inexpensive, plus the pleasure of being able to cure yourself! Read on for how all this is useful and how people are using these home made methods in their day to day lives to stay fit and healthy. How much do you value your health? Can you put a price tag on your own health or on that of your loved ones? Obviously not, if anything, your health or that of your family is invaluable. Long gone are the days when drugs manufactured in laboratories were popular, when expensive chemical or synthetic drugs were supposed to be the best for our bodies. Apart from the high costs, the side effects that the body has to deal with when a drug is taken cannot be ignored. This realiza-

Home Remedies? a. Home remedies are simple to im-

Reading: Vocabulary Exercise

plement at home.

Fill in the blanks with the correct letters.

b. Home remedies cost little prices,

1.to skip _____

regarding their benefits. c. Home remedies work in common cases of dispositions, with no side ef-

a. to be a part of

d. Doctors suggest to make home

3. to revamp _____

remedies.

a. to strengthen

2. What does ‘synthetic’ mean?

4. heedful _____

a. made of chemicals, not natural

a. careless

c. genuine

ty, without side effects and dollops of TLC (tender, loving care)! Sounds too good to be true? Well, it is just a little awareness and understanding that you need to make the best out of it. To start learning some remedies you can buy some books related to it, and then try it at home. You can even find lots of home remedy suggestions shared on the internet.

d. made of plants or minerals 3. Home remedies were used for

1. I’d rather have tea……………juice. a. instead of b. because of 2. ……………….bad weather, the trip will be postponed to next week. a. in common b. because of 3. ………………manager, they won't finish the project until the end of next week. a. according to b. due to 4. He's been living in Holland………… a. for ages b. in accordance 5. You have come…………. a. at most b. at last

c. to postpone

b. to prefer

c. to change

c. useless

d. to neglect

d. to decorate

d. attentive

a. smelly

b. disgusting

c. disagreeable

d. happy

6. to gauge _____ a. to increase

7. to switch _____

b. to improve

b. they did not work.

a. to punish

c. they were banned.

8. to sustain _____

and synthetic drugs.

d. to eat slowly

b. to avoid

b. useful

a. later they were found dangerous.

d. they were replaced by chemical

c. to cook

5. foul _____

thousands of years but

4. You can find the medicines you will

Activity: Prepositional phrases

b. to jump

fects.

b. healthy

tion has dawned nowadays and people are going back to natural remedies that humankind has been using for thousands of years. For natural home remedies, the kitchen is a great place. It has almost all the medicines you would possibly need to at least deal with common indispositions, such as cold or nausea. All this at no or negligible cost, puri-

a. to overlook

2. to partake in _____

b. to fight

a. to continue

c. to delete

d. to measure

c. to remain the same

b. to replace

c. to misplace

d. to change

d. to be complacent

9. instrumental _____

need for home remedies in

a. helpful

a. pharmacies.

10. prerequisite _____

b. detrimental

b. home remedy centers.

a. summary

b. synopsis

c. disastrous

c. appendix

d. handy

d. requirement

c. your kitchen. d. food stores. 5. There are many home remedy

Activity: Adjectives with prepositions

sources on the internet. Is it true or

1. They are excited …………..their trip to Paris next June.

false?

2. I feel sorry …………Jennifer. She is so lonely these days.

a. True b. False

3. Are you good………… golf? 4. That flat is different ……….the one I was looking for. 5. Constable is famous …………his landscapes.

VOCABULARY Must Have TOEFL Words accuracy (noun) Precision; exactness The research department checks all our articles for accuracy of facts before we print them. Usage tips: Accuracy is often followed by of. Parts of speech: accurate (adjective), accurately (adverb) adjacent (adjective). adjacent (adjective) Next to Even though the villages are adjacent to each other, their residents speak different languages. Usage tips: Adjacent is often followed by to. Parts of speech: adjacency (noun) compress (verb) To press together To make the foundation stronger, they compressed the soil before pouring the concrete.

Parts of speech: compression (noun) compressed (adjective) feasibly (adverb) Practically; in a way that can work Scientists can’t feasibly bring energy from deep ocean currents to where it is needed—on land. Parts of speech: feasibility (noun), feasible (adjective) gut (verb) To empty or hollow out In order to remodel the house, we must first gut it and throw away all the old fixtures. Usage tips: Gut also means “the stomach of an animal”; this verb makes an image that the inside of a building is like the inside of an animal. Parts of speech: gut (noun), gutted (adjective)

New Meanings for Old Words Physique (noun) the opposite of mystique. Scurrilous (adjective) in an excited state (said of mice and the like).

Pun of the Day The pun is the ultimate word play. It forms the basis of a large percentage of the jokes we hear every day. I couldn't quite remember how to throw a boomerang, but eventually it came back to me. Everyday Acronyms R&R - Rest and Relaxation I need some R&R badly. Work has been really stressful lately. RIP - Rest in Peace My grandfather passed away this morning. May he RIP. RPG - Role Playing Game RPG’s are a good way to learn anything. Most Often Misspelled Words In English column Silent final [e] is commonplace in English but a silent final [n] is not uncommon, especially after [m]. committed If you are committed to correct spelling, you will remember that this word doubles its final [t] from "commit" to "committed."

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YESTERDAY’S ANSWER KEY:

ELEMENTARY: (Reading) 1. a.death b.leader c.quick 2.b 3.a. (Activity) 1.a 2.the 3.the 4.the 5.the 6.an INTERMEDIATE: (Reading) 1.a 2.c 3.d 4.c 5.b (Activity) 1.e 2.a 3.b 4.d 5.c ADVANCED: (Reading) 1.a 2.c 3.d 4.c 5.d 6.d 7.c 8.a 9.b 10.d (Activity) 1.importance 2.twelfth 3.uncomfortable 4.basically 5.choice

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Bonds seeks dismissal of most of criminal case Major League Baseball home run record holder Barry Bonds has asked a federal judge to toss out most of the case against him that charges the slugger lied to a federal grand jury about his alleged steroids use. In a filing made on Monday at the US District Court in San Francisco, his lawyers argue that many of the charges stem from ambiguous answers to ambiguous questions posed by prosecutors. San Francisco, AP

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008

Lions need victory, Canaries draw in do-or-die qualifiers The Galatasaray Lions are in Romania, where they will be locking horns with Steaua in a crucial Champions League third qualifying round, second-leg clash today while the Fener Canaries host Serbia's Partizan

Turkish champion Galatasaray has signed Czech international striker Milan Baros in a three-year deal, the Ýstanbul club confirmed on Tuesday. "All the signatures are on the contract, there is no problem," senior club official Haldun Üstünel said, adding that the former Olympique Lyonnais forward will arrive in Ýstanbul on Thursday. However, full details of the deal were not disclosed. Baros, who scored seven goals in 30 games for Lyon, has not featured in Lyon coach Claude Puel's plans since the beginning of the season. He was the winner of the Golden Boot at Euro 2004, where he scored five goals, and he has previously played for several clubs, including Liverpool, Aston Villa, Portsmouth and FC Banik Ostrava, where he earned the nickname "Ostrava's Maradona." In January of this year Baros completed a loan signing deal that would keep him at English side Portsmouth until the end of the 2007-2008 English Premier League season with a view to signing a permanent contract. Baros did not score in any of his first 16 appearances for Portsmouth, but played a significant role in the club winning the 2008 FA Cup. Baros, it appears, is a far cry from the striker he was in his heyday. Fans are waiting anxiously to see how the out-of-form Czech will contribute, or not contribute, to the Galatasaray attacking force. Ýstanbul Today's Zaman

Lions need a Houdini touch Fener striker Semih Þentürk

Galatasaray winger Arda Turan

Turkish Olympic team returns home

Live on D-spor 20:45 Steaua Bucharest - Galatasaray

Live on D-Smart

Other third qualification round, second-leg matches BATE Borisov (Belarus) (1) vs. Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) (0) FBK Kaunas (Lithuania) (0) vs. AaB Aalborg (Denmark) (2) Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) (4) vs. Spartak Moscow (Russia) (1) Olympiakos (Greece) (0) vs. Anorthosis Famagusta (Greek Cyprus) (3) Atletico Madrid (Spain) (0) vs. Schalke 04 (Germany) (1) Marseille (France) (1) vs. Brann Bergen (Norway) (0)

Dynamo Zagreb (Croatia) (0) vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) (2) Slavia Prague (Czech Rep) (0) vs. Fiorentina (Italy) (2) Liverpool (England) (0) vs. Standard Liege (Belgium) (0) Arsenal (England) (2) vs. Twente Enschede (Netherlands) (0) Basel (Switzerland) (0) vs. Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal) (0)

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But the same cannot be said about the Lions, who need more than a miracle against Steaua today to stay alive. That Galatasaray had to come from two goals down to grab a draw from the jaws of defeat in the first leg means new German coach Michael Skibbe should shore up that leaky defense. "The first 90 minutes ended in a draw," the German said over the weekend. "Now we are looking forward to the other 90. There is no victor nor vanquished yet," he added. The Lions, the defending Turkish champions, started the domestic season with a resounding 4-1 home victory over the Denizlispor Roosters. The fact of the matter, though, is that Steaua is not Denizlispor. Also, the Romanians will be playing on home turf and today's contest is the tough UEFA Champions League, not the Turkish league. But with newly signed ex-Liverpool midfielder Harry Kewell showing old form, Shabani Christophe Nonda and playmaker Cassio Lincoln improving with every game and temperamental captain Hasan Þaþ delivering perfect crosses from the flanks, the Lions still have a glimmer of hope. Winger Sabri Sarýoðlu, taken off the pitch on a stretcher in the match against Denizli on Saturday, will be missing today; so will injured Tobias Linderoth (pelvis) and influential striker Ümit Karan (thigh strain), who are still at the club's infirmary. Marius Lacatus' Steaua is a very experienced side and we may be watching a tactical battle this evening. The Romanians may be playing more defensively to protect their first-leg advantage, while Galatasaray definitely will have to push more men forward in search of the needed goal or goals. Whatever the outcome, let friendship and common sense prevail.

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Turkish soccer fans at home will be glued to their television sets as Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, the most beloved teams in the land, battle for berths in the UEFA Champions League proper this evening. The UEFA European Champions League is not only the most prestigious club soccer competition on the face of the earth, it is also one of the most lucrative. Staying in this competition for as long as it takes is therefore every team's dream. The Galatasaray Lions are in Romania, where they will be locking horns with Steaua Bucharest in the do-or-die third qualifying round, second-leg of the competition today. The first leg in Ýstanbul's Ali Sami Yen Stadium two weeks ago ended in a two-all draw. But because away goals count double, the Romanians seemingly have a slight advantage. That means Galatasaray must win today or at least draw 3-3 or 4-4 to earn a ticket in the group stage of the European continent's elite competition. The Fener Yellow Canaries, in contrast to the Lions, have the advantage at home today over Partizan Belgrade, having drawn the first leg 2-2 in Serbia Wednesday before last. A victory even by the slightest margin, a 0-0 or 1-1 draw, will be enough for the Canaries to go through. However, the Canaries cannot afford to lie on their laurels, knowing quite well that the desperate Serbs will be playing the game of their lives. Fener's performance was horrendous in its 1-0 away defeat at Antep in their domestic Turkcell Super League opener on Saturday. This means Euro 2008 championship-winning coach Luis Aragones has plenty of homework to do. The absence of TurkishBrazilian midfielder Mehmet Aurelio, who left in the early summer for Spain's Real Betis, was badly felt by the team. There was a huge gulf between the Fener defense and midfield, leaving the team very vulnerable to Antep's fast counterattacks. Furthermore, lone striker Daniel Guiza, the reigning Spanish goal king, was isolated upfront throughout the game and wingers Kazým Kazým and Uður Boral lacked the quality to make the required crosses. Even captain-playmaker Alex De Souza, the team's master passer, ran out of options and ideas as he was closely marked by two Antep defenders. In a nutshell, Fener lacked any real sense of teamwork. Spanish coach Aragones therefore has plenty of fixing to do today. Hopefully, he and his assistants must have noted down the main flaws in the Fener game plan --

Galatasaray signs Baros

the lack of a link between defense and midfield which left too many gaps for counterattacks and the final passes were not coming with any consistency -- and they have to do what they get paid big bucks to do. The Spaniard will be missing the services of injured midfielder David De Souza, Selçuk Þahin and Gökçek Wederson today. But despite all odds, Fenerbahçe, the wealthiest soccer club in Turkey, still has enough ammo to subdue the Serbs and send them packing from the Champions League. But to accomplish this, the Canaries need to rein in the Serbian danger men -- most especially Veljko Paunovic and Milos Bogunovic -- who scored against them in the first leg.

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Milan Baros

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Games weary Rafael Nadal and Dementieva battle on

Elena Dementieva

Beijing gold medalists Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva shook off their Olympic hangovers on Monday to stumble into the second round of the US Open. As the newly-crowned world number one, Nadal would have been expected to flatten a qualifier ranked 136th in the world. But the Spaniard's exertions over the past few weeks, where he made a flying visit to the Chinese capital to add the Games title to his triumphs at the French Open and Wimbledon, appeared to have caught up with him as he struggled to a 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 win over Germany's Bjorn Phau. Dementieva snapped back to attention in the nick of time to come from 5-3 down in the second set, sav-

ing two set points, before beating Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzhbekistan 6-4, 7-5. Eight days after pulling off the greatest win of her career, Dementieva admitted she was still pinching herself. Ninth seed James Blake may also have suffered from Beijing fatigue, needing five sets to subdue 19-year-old fellow American Donald Young 6-1 3-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to bring the curtain down on the opening day's play. Lindsay Davenport, winner in Atlanta in 1996, did not seem to suffer from any ill effects from the knee injury which has curtailed her season and eased past Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak 6-4, 6-2. Men's 10th seed Stanislas Wawrinka, who helped Federer fulfil his Olympic dream by winning the doubles crown in Beijing, beat Simone Bolelli of Italy 7-6, 6-3, 6-3.

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British sixth seed Andy Murray lived up to his billing as a title contender when he gave unlucky Argentine Sergio Roitman the run-around in a 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 mauling. Roitman's compatriot David Nalbandian enjoyed better fortune and overcame Brazilian Marcos Daniel 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. Second seed Jelena Jankovic underlined her title aspirations with an unforgiving 6-3, 6-1 exhibition against grand slam debutante Coco Vandeweghe. Tenth seed Anna Chakvetadze's challenge, however, stalled in the first round. She collapsed to her earliest grand slam defeat in over three years when she was hustled out 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 by fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova. New York Reuters

The Turkish Olympics team, comprising 68 athletes, returned home yesterday from the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing aboard a Turkish Airlines flight at 4:30 a.m. Elvan Abeylegesse, who won two silver medals in the women's 5,000 and 10,000 meters, said that she ran in the Olympics, trusting her coach, and thereby succeeded in the race. Asked why there was no Turkish flag for her in the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing after she finished the women's 5,000, Abeylegesse said it was a problem which stayed there and added: "We have encountered this problem because bringing a flag there was very difficult. However, I am very successful as I won the silver medal." Ramazan Þahin, who won the Olympic gold medal in the 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling event, said that he was very happy and added: "I went there to win the gold. I had already won the gold medal in the World Championship. I hope to win the gold medal in the 2012 Olympic Games also." Servet Tazegül, who won a bronze in the men's 68-kilogram taekwondo, said that although his coaches had analyzed his opponents very carefully, he only won the bronze medal, which made him unhappy. Tazegül said he wants to take the gold in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Ýstanbul Today's Zaman with wires

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Infections may cause many premature births Undiagnosed infections may be causing a significant number of premature births, researchers reported after finding bacteria or fungi in 15 percent of the amniotic fluid samples taken from women in pre-term labor. The heavier the infection, the more likely the women were to deliver younger, sicker infants, the team at Stanford University in California found. Washington, Reuters WWW.TODAYSZAMAN.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008

Report: EU deaths to outnumber births from 2015

Researchers say burnýng ýncense lýnked to respýratory tract cancers AP

Jeppe T. Friborg of the Statens Serum Institute in Copenhagen. For their study, the researchers followed 61,320 Singapore Chinese men and women between the ages of 45 and 74 from the Hokkien or Cantonese dialect group. All of the subjects were cancer-free at the outset. Participants reported on their typical incense use, including how often they burned it in their homes and for how long -- only at night, for instance, or all day and night. Over the next 12 years, 325 men and women developed cancer of the upper respiratory tract, such as nasal, oral or throat cancer. Another 821 developed lung cancer. The researchers found that incense use was associated with a statistically significant higher risk of cancers of the upper respiratory tract, with the exception of nasopharyngeal cancer. However, they observed no overall effect on lung cancer risk. Those who used incense heavily also had higher rates of a type of cancer called squamous cell carcinoma, which refers to tumors that arise in the cells lining the internal and external surfaces of the body. The risk was seen in smokers and nonsmokers. New York Reuters

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Burning incense may create a sweet scent, but regularly inhaling the smoke could put people at risk of cancers of the respiratory tract, researchers reported on Monday. In a study of more than 61,000 ethnic Chinese living in Singapore who were followed for up to 12 years, the investigators found a link between heavy incense use and various respiratory cancers. The findings are published in the medical journal Cancer. Incense has been used for millennia in many cultures' religious and spiritual ceremonies. In Asia, people commonly burn incense in their homes -- a practice that is becoming more popular in Western countries as well. Incense is usually derived from fragrant plant materials, like tree bark, resins, roots, flowers and essential oils. Past research has found that burning these materials can produce potentially cancer-causing substances, including benzene and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. However, no studies until now had linked the practice of burning incense to an increased cancer risk over time, according to the researchers, led by Dr.

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Deaths are expected to outnumber births in the European Union from 2015 when migration will become the only source of population growth, according to an EU report released on Tuesday. The forecasts show Europe aging rapidly over future decades with fewer workers paying the pension and health care costs of more and more elderly people. In the near-term, the number of EU citizens in the EU's 27 nations will swell from today's 495 million to 521 million in 2035. But after that it will shrink back gradually to 506 million in 2060, according to the EU's statistics agency. Many more people will live longer, with those aged 80 or over almost tripling in number from 22 million now to 61 million in 2060, Eurostat predicts. EU officials regularly warn governments they need to do more to prepare for this population timebomb which will see two workers for every retiree in 2060 instead of four at present. Some European countries are trying to tackle this by encouraging people to work longer, shedding some rules that allow some professions retire in their 50s. The population changes will vary from country to country. By 2060, Britain will overtake Germany and France to become the European Union's most populous state, increasing by a quarter to 77 million. Germany will shrink to 71 million while France will grow to 72 million, Italy to 59 million and Spain to 52 million. Ireland -- which currently has Europe's second highest birth rate after France -- will grow by half, while Greek Cyprus, one of the EU's smallest states, will expand by three quarters. Some eastern European states will see their populations fall dramatically. Bulgaria will drop by 28 percent, Latvia by 26 percent, Lithuania by 24 percent, Romania by 21 percent and Poland by 18 percent, Eurostat forecasts. Brussels AP