Turkish PM Erdogan with the Health Minister Recep
Akdag, right, talks to an unidentified boy rescued from under the
debris of the school building in Bingol, Turkey, May 1, 2003. |
Turkish Quake in Bingol Kills 118 Students in Collapsed
Dorm
Survivors
angry at shoddy construction practices. Bingol Police Chief sacked
The Turkish Times with US and Turkish press reports,
wire services - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern Turkish
city of Bingol on May 1 has trapped 198 students at Celtiksuyu State Middle
School, killing at least 118 of them at this writing. As the frantic efforts
to rescue any survivors continue (as of May 3) poor construction material
has been singled out as the principle cause why the school dormitory has
collapsed on itself like a stack of pancakes, giving rise to the high
death toll. In addition to the trapped students, the quake also injured
500 in the area.
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Greek, Turkish Cypriot Leaders Praise
Mass Border Crossing
NICOSIA (AP) - Greek and Turkish Cypriot political
leaders welcomed the crossing of tens of thousands of their people across
the U.N. buffer zone that has divided the island for nearly 30 years.
"We are trying to create a basis for peace," Turkish Cypriot [President]
Rauf Denktash told the Turkish Anatolia news agency. "This coming and
going is a good thing. The people should get to know each other." More
"Desperate Hours" Screened in Florida
The Turkish Times-Victoria Barrett’s powerful
movie "Desperate Hours," telling the stories of Turkish diplomats
saving Jewish lives during Second World War, was shown in B'nai Israel
temple of Boca Raton, Florida on April 27th, for the second time in
Florida. The screening was attended by 400 Jewish-Americans and Turkish-Americans
in a true spirit of the celebration of Turkish-Jewish friendship and
alliance. More
 Dr.
Mehmet Oz, Heart Surgeon with a Big Heart
Operates on 400 heart patients a year
Erin. M. Rada Interviewed on January 9, 2003 - ATA-DC
News - Dr. Mehmet Oz is perhaps the most accomplished and respected
cardiothoracic surgeon in the United States. Born in the US to Turkish
parents, he works at Columbia University New York Presbyterian Hospital
in New York City. A graduate of University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, he also holds an MBA from Wharton School of Business at Penn.
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STARBUCKS Coffee Returns "Home"
Yuksel Oktay, The Turkish Times, ISTANBUL - Starbuck
Coffee Company, which celebrated its tenth anniversary as a public company,
opened its first store in Istanbul on April 19, Saturday near the famous
Bagdat caddesi, Istanbul. The next store is scheduled to open in Akmerkez
in May. As some US companies are contemplating closing shops in Turkey,
this is a welcome news to Turks and especially the large foreign residents
in Turkey, including over 5,000 Americans in Istanbul. More
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Turkey sends aid to northern Iraq
Ankara plans to treat wounded Iraqis
AFP, April 28, 2003, ANKARA (AFP) - The first
Turkish Red Crescent convoy carrying humanitarian aid crossed
into northern Iraq (news - web sites) as officials said Ankara
was ready to also take in wounded Iraqis for treatment.
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 Jay
(Ceyhun) Karahan Elected Presiding Judge
of Harris County Criminal Court
Pinar Polat, The Turkish Times, National Grassroots
Editor - Jay (Ceyhun) Karahan is a first generation American born
in Tampa, FL May 1st 1947. His father is originally from Mersin, Turkey
and his mother from New York City, where they met. Jay was raised
in Tampa and educated in the public school system. More
Green-Card Holders To Renew or Replace Their
Cards Online
Eric Chabrow - The U.S. federal government says
it will begin accepting electronic filings from foreign nationals
for employment authorization late next month. The Bureau of Citizenship
and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security,
already electronically collects a photograph, signature, and fingerprint
from each foreign national residing in the United States. More
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