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[In 60 years' time] Israel will be celebrating the 120th anniversary as one of the world's great democracies.

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W ORDS OF WISDOM

The time has come for the Palestinian people to establish their own state, with Jerusalem as its capital.

When all is said and done, more is said than done.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

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Türk’s remarks hýghlýght no retreat from PKK polýcy In a move that surprised many, pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) parliamentary group chairman Ahmet Türk said in recent remarks that the armed struggle of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) hurts the Kurdish people. A statement released by the Web site of the Iraqi Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), led by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, reported last Wednesday that Türk had said the PKK had blocked the first step to a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish problem. "If a step is taken [toward peace], we would then, if necessary, turn against the PKK," Türk said, marking a sharp departure from the pro-Kurdish DTP's long-held stance that it would not condemn the PKK. "I am personally saying this openly. The armed struggle of the PKK is hurting the Kurds. It is giving the military the upper hand," he said, in comments after a meeting with the Iraqi president. Nevertheless, on Thursday, Türk denied making these statements and said he meant "the armed struggle in general" in referring to violence. For a long period, despite strong demands from other political parties in Parliament as well as a large segment of society, the DTP avoided taking a stance against the terrorism and violence perpetrated by the PKK, and Türk's latest statement shows that the DTP is still far from the point of acknowledgement.

Bugün's Gülay Göktürk admits that she was very surprised when she heard Türk's remarks since it is uncommon for DTP members to make such clear-cut statements; however, later statements made by the DTP refuting Türk's statements, she says, once again showed that DTP politicians do not have the freedom to be so straightforward.

"They always have to control what comes out of their mouths, placing ambiguity in their speeches that leaves it up to the listener for interpretation," she notes. For example, when they say "We think engaging in violence is not the right way to solve problems," since it is not certain whose violence they are talking about, when cornered by the PKK, they instead say, "We meant the violence perpetrated by the state." And when cornered by the state, they say, "We meant the PKK's violence." Due to the same ambiguity, she states, they have the freedom to say "We are making efforts to end violence," but they do not have the freedom to direct the slightest criticism at the PKK. Göktürk does not just criticize the DTP for lacking a sound initiative for the settlement of the Kurdish problem, but also criticizes the government, which she says has failed to come up with a political project or a reform package for solving the Kurdish problem outside of the latest diplomatic contacts launched in northern Iraq. She thinks the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government's only project with regard to the Southeast is to win the municipalities in the region in the upcoming local elections and then bring services and welfare to the region through the municipalities.

"It is like trying to solve the Kurdish problem by making the Southeast an AK Party stronghold," she states.

Sabah's Erdal Þafak states that Türk's denial of having said PKK terrorism hurts the Kurdish people is not actually very important because all the Kurds in northern Iraq to whom he has spoken said it is not necessary to be a fortuneteller to know that the PKK hurts not only the Kurds living in Turkey but also the ones in northern Iraq.

"Elimination of the PKK from northern Iraq is necessary to develop relations between Turkey and the autonomous Kurdish administration in northern Iraq and to establish ties of friendship. The Kurds are aware of this," he notes.

columns A royal democracy!

MEHMET METÝNER, BUGÜN The British queen is in Turkey for the second time. As its own name -- the United Kingdom -- makes clear, England, of course, has a monarchy. But do they not have a democracy? Does England also not enjoy a republic and secularism? Well of course England is democratic. In fact, it is one of the best examples of a well-functioning democratic republic out there. England's brand of secularism is completely different from that of France, which has aimed to break off religion not only from the state, but also from the nation as a whole and the society. Of course, I am not necessarily supportive of a republic and a democracy which also boasts a king and a queen. But if a "royal democracy" forms a better example of the way to run a nation than our own republic, which has no democracy and is aimed at eliminating plurality and the wishes of the majority, then I say maybe we'd better sit down and rethink this whole venture -- in the name of our own republic and democracy.

The AK Party and Turkey's future YASÝN DOÐAN, YENÝ ÞAFAK The fact that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has so far followed a set of policies in which the party's own future and Turkey's future overlap has become even more meaningful these days. The importance the AK Party has placed on EU membership and the democratic transformations which have occurred within this framework have been of critical importance for Turkey. The goal of EU membership not only keeps Turkey steady within the profile of a modern civilization, it also clarifies the general "direction" of the state.

And just as important as the AK Party's placement of itself on the general EU axis is the importance of Turkey being able to hold onto this axis.

In the same sense then, the recently opened court case aiming to see the AK Party closed down will have a serious effect on the EU goal in Turkey.

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Passersby line up to donate money to support Sichuan earthquake victims in a campaign organized by student volunteers of the Shanghai Red Cross Student Association.

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British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who is on an official four-day visit to Turkey, accompanying the British queen, met with the leaders of opposition parties on Thursday. He warned them about the potential consequences of a closure case that was filed against the ruling AK Party, reported a front-page story in the daily yesterday. In a meeting with Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli and Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal, Miliband said it was inevitable for the EU to react negatively if the AK Party is closed. He also noted that it would be a mistake for Turkey to stray from the path of the EU, adding that Turkey is very important for Europe.

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Supreme Election Board (YSK) President Muammer Aydýn said if the AK Party is closed and some of its current and former members, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and President Abdullah Gül, are banned from politics, Gül would be able to remain in his post and Erdoðan could enter Parliament again as an independent deputy, reported the daily's headline story yesterday. Some had previously claimed that if the AK Party is closed and Gül and Erdoðan are banned from politics, Gül would have to leave office and Erdoðan would not be able to run in the elections.

Belgian newspaper De Standaard has been presented with an international media award by the International Newspaper Marketing Association for its readership campaign titled "Islam File." During the campaign, in which the paper sought to provide readers with factual information on Islam and raise awareness, it distributed 50,000 copies of the Quran. The paper won third place in the "Best of Show" category for its campaign. One of the most important factors that influenced the jury members was the newspaper's courage in launching the campaign and the success it achieved, reported the daily. The editor-in-chief of De Standaard said it was crucial for the media to be more courageous in providing accurate information on Islam.

"Parliament should go after Ergenekon," read the daily's headline yesterday, quoting remarks from Justice and Development Party (AK Party) deputy Mehmet Domaç, who at a meeting of his party called on Parliament to join efforts to crack down on the Ergenekon gang, an illegal crime network which has alleged links to the state. "The prosecutor's efforts are not sufficient [to uncover the gang]. Parliament should also give its support," the daily quoted Domaç as saying.

In this way, he said, one of the obstacles before Turkey's democratization will be cleared away, reported the daily.

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Britain and Turkey: a strategic bridge

Turkey launches new dialogue with Iraqi Kurds

State visits are an opportunity to strengthen Britain's overseas links, renew friendships, deepen political cooperation and send a symbolic message to public opinion, at home and abroad, that the host country matters. Few visits have been as timely or as significant as the queen's current tour of Turkey. As she noted in her banquet speech, the country is uniquely positioned as a bridge between East and West at a crucial time for the European Union and the wider world. It plays a key role in

In an effort to open talks between Turkish officials and the Iraqi Kurds, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan's chief foreign policy adviser, Ahmet Davutoðlu, and Turkish special envoy for Iraq Murat Özcelik met with Kurdish regional Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani in Baghdad at the beginning of this month. The two sides reviewed the issues that have damaged bilateral relations, according to a statement from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's office. Close ties between Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds deteriorated

promoting peace, stability and development in an unsettled area. And it has remained a staunch NATO ally throughout the Cold War and during decades of Middle East turmoil. For Turkey, Britain is equally crucial. This country has been one of the most consistent champions of Turkish entry into the European Union. It was Tony Blair who began formal entry negotiations during the British presidency, and the government has pushed hard to stop its EU partners backsliding on this commitment.

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What we have before us is a society which has given itself up to mass popular culture. It is very clear that any ties that this society forms with reality after this point are going to be laden with problems. Just as Turkish cinema used to turn out the same films over and over, saying "the Turkish people just don't understand anything else," the Turkish media once again now condemns the people of this nation to the same fate by approaching news with an increasingly simplistic and cheapened attitude. This is a dramatic process which will result in the media thinking that society has no ability to criticize or that they are dealing with a robotized society of people. There is a wellknown Latin saying, "Corruptio optimi pessima," or "corruption of the best is the worst of all." In Turkey, though, something even worse is happening: The good is being corrupted and the vehicle for that corruption is the enlightened themselves!

after the Iraq war. Ankara accused Iraqi Kurds of harboring the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), whose members use bases in northern Iraq to launch attacks across the border. Turkish reprisals against the PKK in the last couple of months compounded the tension.

But following the Baghdad meeting, positive remarks by both sides signal a new period.

Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani underlined that the first official contact in years helped remove a "psychological barrier".

Was this a show or a last attempt?

SAMÝ KOHEN, MÝLLÝYET According to some observers, this was President Bush's "farewell" visit to the Middle East. As others see it, this was his "final attempt" to take care of the Palestinian problems before leaving the White House. For others, this five-day tour of the Middle East is, on Bush's part, a "show" aimed at proving that he has in fact done some things for the region. But no matter the reason for this visit, it is certainly an interesting development that Bush has now visited this region twice in the past five months. What this really shows is that this Republican president's up-to-now disinterested stance toward the lack of harmony between Arabs and Israelis is changing more and more.

But isn't this all a bit late? If the real goal of this visit is neither to bid "farewell" nor to put on a "show," and if the real aim is to bring the two sides to some sort of compromise, then it really is late. What's more, Bush's tour of the region comes during a time when regional conditions could not be more unfavorable: The Annapolis peace process appears completely blocked, the two Palestinian flanks (Gaza and the West Bank) are completely broken off from one another, tension between Hamas and Israel is at an all-time high, clashes in Lebanon are on the rise, Hezbullah is getting stronger, the government is about to fall to its knees and, in the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's own political future is now unclear due to charges of corruption.

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we still do not know the cause, it is wise to boil water that will be used for drinking purposes," he advised.

Ahmet Ceran, a branch director of the Health Ministry and a member of the team sent by the ministry, said: "We are working on food samples and looking at the results of tests conducted at the hospitals. We are also looking at whether the drinking water in the city is chlorinated or not. As the cases all originated in the city center, it is very likely that the cases may be water-related. But, we have not been able to determine any abnormalities in the water pumped into the system on May 12 and 13." a Ceran noted that water mains are being replaced in the Taþpazar neighborhood.

"Contaminants may have entered the pipes during the pipe replacement work," he said. Aksaray Today's Zaman

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In the central Anatolian city of Aksaray, hospitals saw close to 2,500 people admitted with complaints of diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pains earlier this week, but health officials have yet to determine the cause of their ailments.

"About 1,500 people have come to our hospital over the last two days. The majority of these cases have complaints that are not so serious such as stomach aches, vomiting, nausea and sometimes diarrhea," Aksaray State Hospital Chief Physician Mustafa Yordam stated.

Yordam noted that the cases have only required outpatient treatment and that a team of experts from the Health Ministry has arrived in the city to investigate the matter. "People should wash fruit and vegetables well before eating them. Although

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A total of 2,500 people went to hospitals with complaints of diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pains in Aksaray.

In the central Anatolian city of Aksaray, hospitals saw close to 2,500 people admitted with complaints of diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pains earlier this week, but health officials have yet to determine the cause of their ailments.

"About 1,500 people have come to our hospital over the last two days. The majority of these cases have complaints that are not so serious such as stomach aches, vomiting, nausea and sometimes diarrhea," Aksaray State Hospital Chief Physician Mustafa Yordam stated.

Yordam noted that the cases have only required outpatient treatment and that a team of experts from the Health Ministry has arrived in the city to investigate the matter. "People should wash fruit and vegetables well before eating them. Although we still do not know

the cause, it is wise to boil water that will be used for drinking purposes," he advised.

Ahmet Ceran, a branch director of the Health Ministry and a member of the team sent by the ministry, said: "We are working on food samples and looking at the results of tests conducted at the hospitals. We are also looking at whether the drinking water in the city is chlorinated or not. As the cases all originated in the city center, it is very likely that the cases may be water-related. But, we have not been able to determine any abnormalities in the water pumped into the system on May 12 and 13." a Ceran noted that water mains are being replaced in the Taþpazar neighborhood.

"Contaminants may have entered the pipes during the pipe replacement work," he said.

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Gencer’s ashes scattered over Bosporus The ashes of prominent Turkish diva Leyla Gencer were scattered over the strait in Ýstanbul on Friday in accordance with her wishes.

Gencer died of respiratory and cardiac failure in Italy on May 10. The Ýstanbul State Opera and Ballet's orchestra and chorus performed compositions by Mozart and Ahmed Adnan Saygun as the ashes of Turkish soprano Gencer were released into the sea by her close friends from the boat Süreyya.

Born in Ýstanbul in 1928, Gencer began studying vo-

cal arts in an Ýstanbul conservatory and later studied with Italian soprano Giannina Arangi-Lombardi and Apollo Granforte. Gencer made her operatic debut as Santuzza in Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" at the Ankara State Opera in 1950. She received great recognition of her achievements during a long career, including Italy's Caruso Award, and was named a state artist in her native Turkey. Known as the "last diva of the 20th century," Leyla spent the final years of her life as the art director of an academy in Milan. Ýstanbul Today's Zaman with wires

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Ankara Roman bath excavations resume Archaeological excavation and restoration of Roman baths in Ankara will continue this year as part of a large archaeological project dating back to 1937. The Roman baths in Ankara, the second largest bath complex in the world, were built between 217 B.C. and 212 B.C. during Roman Emperor Caracalla's reign.

This year the work -- which is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and which has been performed at different areas of the site every year since 1937 -- will include restoration of marble columns along what is known as the sacred path. The floors of the frigidarium, a room with a large cold pool that people would use after enjoying a hot Roman bath, and the apoditerium, the main entry to the baths containing a large changing room, will also be restored this year.

Last year a unique 2.2-meter statue was found during excavations, and it is being exhibited at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. Smaller items that were found last year included oil lamps and tools made of bone. The archaeological team also discovered parts of the sacred path, which begins from the Roman baths and extends to the Augustus Temple.

The excavated parts of the site were covered with geotextile membranes last year to prevent soil from eroding from banks and filling areas that had already been exposed. Ankara Today's Zaman with wires

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Rapporteur completes report on headscarf issue Constitutional Court rapporteur Osman Can has completed his report on an appeal filed against constitutional amendments passed earlier this year to allow female students to wear headscarves at Turkish universities, submitting it to Constitutional Court President Haþim Kýlýç on Friday.

Kýlýç distributed copies of the report to the members of the court. After the 11 members examine the report, Kýlýç will call on them to decide whether to annul the constitutional changes passed by Parliament. If any of these 11 members do not attend the session, one of the four reserve members will attend in their place. The rapporteur’s report has no binding effect on the Constitutional Court members.

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) petitioned the Constitutional Court on Feb. 27 to annul constitutional amendments allowing female students who wear the Muslim scarf to enter universities.

The nearly 50-page petition signed by deputies from the CHP, the Democratic Left Party (DSP) and independent Tunceli deputy Kamer Genç was submitted to the top court

by CHP Secretary-General Önder Sav and CHP parliamentary group deputy chairmen Kemal Anadol, Kemal Kýlýçdaroðlu and Hakký Süha Okay. Ýstanbul Today’s Zaman

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One soldier was killed and two were wounded yesterday in an explosion in Çukurca, a town in the southeastern Anatolian province of Hakkari, caused by a roadside land mine planted by the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

The land mine reportedly exploded while the soldiers were passing the village of Kavuþak, killing Sgt. Ömer Çýnar and injuring two other soldiers. The injured were taken to Hakkari Military Hospital. Security forces launched a large-scale operation against the PKK terrorists in the region after the incident.

The news of Çýnar’s death reportedly came as a blow to his parents, who live in the town of Turhal in Tokat province. Çýnar’s half-brother, Mücahit Okur, was also killed by PKK terrorists 16 years ago on May 26, 1992 in Çukurca. Turhal district Governor Saadettin Yücel, Mayor Ali Gözen, Garrison Commander Gen. Taner Tengiz and Chief of Police Hasan Hüseyin Bahar made a visit to the Çýnar family to offer their condolences. Çýnar will be buried in Turhal on Saturday.

Elsewhere, a military helicopter crashlanded in Bingöl on Thursday but was able to return to its airbase after repairs were made.

Bingöl Deputy Governor Vedat Yýlmaz said there were no casualties in the incident and confirmed that the helicopter had returned safely to its base. Ýstanbul Today’s Zaman with wires

First-graders raise money for charity with quilt show First-grade students from the American George C. Marshall Primary School in Ankara yesterday organized a quilt show at the US military base in Balgat, where their school is located, to raise money for charity.

The children painted blankets and displayed them on a runway, afterwards announcing which of the donors had won a quilt. The money that was raised will be divided among seven charities, including the UNHCR Ankara office. Students raised $1,000 by selling tickets for the drawing. They also produced smaller blankets, which they will give to refugee children.

At the event, officials from the UNHCR office gave thank you letters to the participating students for their efforts.

“Everyday, somewhere in the world, children become refugees. They flee their countries because their lives are in danger. If they stay, they risk being treated badly because of their race, religion, nationality or their parents’ political beliefs.

But young children usually don’t understand the reasons…they are scared and run. They take with them only a few things they can carry. Sometimes refugee children escape with only their dreams and hopes,” the letter said. Tarýk Öztürk Ankara

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PM Recep Tayyip Erdoðan on Friday spoke at an event titled “We are Family -- Turkish Cuisine” at the Lale Culture Center in Ankara.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan has warned that Turkey should not let its traditional family values be distorted by globalization.

“We should keep in mind that it is very dangerous if the family weakens in the era of mass media and metropolitan life. We have to take precautions against the new threats of the new age and preserve our values,” Erdoðan said yesterday, speaking at an event titled “We are Family -- Turkish Cuisine” at the Lale Culture Center in Ankara, which he attended with his wife, Emine Erdoðan.

Erdoðan began his speech by noting that there were 81 families from 81 provinces present at the culture center, saying: “This proves how much impor-

tance we place on family values. This picture is a perfect example of Turkey. There are members from all portions and colors of Turkish society in this picture.

This picture, like the others across the country, shows we share one heart and that we are like a big family.”

The prime minister said that in traditional Turkish families the elders love the younger members and the young members respect their elders, adding, “In this family, the strong always has to share his power with the weak. In this family there is a united understanding. This family’s home is all of Turkey.” Erdoðan said all members of the Turkish family were linked to each other, adding, “I deeply believe that we will overcome all of the problems

we encounter as long as we preserve our family understanding. Enmities will be replaced by kinship, peace and love. Then this 70-million-strong family will be a good example for the world.”

Erdoðan emphasized that Turkish society was one of the strongest nations on earth in terms of the importance it places on family. He said Turkey will be a much stronger country if it preserves its family values. The prime minister warned that society should protect traditional family values, adding: “In our culture, one cannot go to sleep full if his neighbor is hungry. We need to establish these kinds of family and neighborhood ties once again. We will be much stronger when we achieve this. ” Ankara Today’s Zaman

Turkey’s early elections end in disappointment for some parties Turkey has seen nine early general elections since 1946 -- in 1954, 1973, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2002 and 2007 -- and now parties are discussing whether another early general election could be held ERCAN YAVUZ ANKARA

Early elections in Turkey

Early general elections, which have been held nine times since Turkey adopted a multiparty system in 1946, have typically brought disappointing results for the political parties that called for them -- and some opposition party officials expect the same outcome if early elections are held this year.

Turkey has seen nine early general elections since 1946 -- in 1954, 1973, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2002 and 2007 -- and now parties are discussing whether another early general election could be held.

The governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which is planning to introduce a constitutional reform package to counter a state prosecutor’s attempt to disband it, may call for early local and general elections and take the package to a referendum.

A closure case was filed last month by the chief prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals against the ruling party on the grounds that it has become a focal point of “anti-secular activities.”

The AK Party plans to amend two articles of the Constitution that regulate the laws on political party closures and to seek the support of political parties represented in Parliament for these amendments. If the opposition parties -- namely the staunchly secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) -- refuse to support these amendments, the AK Party may call snap polls in the fall and take the constitutional changes to a referendum.

Even though several AK Party administrators, including Erdoðan, deny rumors that the governing party may move the general elections to an earlier date to defuse the political deadlock persisting in the country, some say the party may consider early elections depending on the outcome of the lawsuit filed to shut it down. AK Party parliamentary group deputy chairman Nihat Ergün announced earlier this week that if Parliament cannot find a way out of the political crisis, early elections would become inevitable.

Another AK Party parliamentary group deputy chairman, Bekir Bozdað, however, told Sunday’s Zaman that his party has no plans for an early election on its agenda. “We have no such agenda.

Such topics [early elections] are not to be discussed at the moment. The AK Party has the power to make its own decisions on its road map,” he said.

MHP Antalya deputy Mehmet Günal, on the other hand, stated that the governing party wanted to make the opposition parties consent to supporting the constitutional amendments. “The AK Party cannot aim for early elections. It knows it will not receive the expected results if it does,” he said.

Turkey had its first early elections in 1954, after the CHP -- which had experienced a serious defeat in the elections four years before -- forced the government to call them. Yet, the results of the early elections were far from meeting the CHP’s expectations. While the CHP only took 35.29 percent of the vote and sent 31 deputies to Parliament, the Democrat Party (DP) swept 57.5 percent and sent 502 deputies to Parliament.

Turkey had its second early elections in 1973, three years after a military intervention in civilian politics. The public responded to the military’s action by giving full support to Bülent Ecevit in the 1973 elections instead of the military-backed and newly formed government.

On Sept. 12, 1980, Turkey experienced yet another military coup. In the first early general elections following this coup Gen. Kenan Evren, who had directed the coup, asked the Turkish people to support his comrade in arms, Turgut Sunalp. The people, however, did precisely the opposite, voting instead overwhelmingly for Turgut Özal’s newly formed Motherland Party (then-ANAP, now ANAVATAN). Özal’s party sent 221 deputies to Parliament, whereas Sunalp could only send 71.

However, ANAVATAN lost power in the next early elections, held in 1987, when the public’s support for this party dropped to 36 percent.

After Özal was elected Turkey’s eighth president, Mesut Yýlmaz -- Özal’s successor in ANAVATAN -- called for early elections in October 2001 to increase its seats in Parliament, but received another defeat in the elections. Yýlmaz urged the government to hold snap early polls in 1995, and his party was defeated once more.

The CHP received one of the most severe defeats in its history in the 1999 early elections. The party, which forced the government to move general elections to an earlier date, couldn’t even meet the minimum level necessary to enter Parliament.

The Turkish public headed to the ballot boxes once more for early elections in 2002, after the nationalist MHP asked the government to call for early polls. However, the MHP was unable to meet the minimum threshold for Parliament. The newly established AK Party swept to power with 35 percent of the vote, and the CHP garnered 19 percent.

The AK Party called for early elections in July 2007 after Turkey’s highest court annulled a parliamentary vote for president, effectively blocking the candidacy of then-Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül, a close ally of AK Party leader and Prime Minister Erdoðan.

Erdoðan’s party kept power with a majority, garnering around 47 percent of the vote and sending 341 deputies to Parliament.

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DTP’s Kurtulan, newsmen testify in first trial of photo case The first trial in a case filed by pro-Kurdish Democrat Society Party (DTP) Van deputy Fatma Kurtulan against two newspapers that published a photo they claimed was Kurtulan dressed in terrorist clothing was held yesterday in an Ýstanbul court.

Tercüman and Akþam published a photo last year that they alleged was Kurtulan dressed like a member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), claiming that she had been in the PKK and had lived in the mountains for years before becoming a deputy.

Denying the allegations, Kurtulan filed a case against Tercüman daily reporter Cemal Aþan,

Managing Editor Mustafa Dolu and Akþam daily reporter Recep Canbolat, who all had some involvement in the stories published about her.

In her testimony Kurtulan said the person in the photo run by the dailies was not her and that she was being made the target of a sexist and nationalist attack by the newspapers in question. The DTP deputy also stated that she was concerned for her safety. Kurtulan claimed that the person in the picture had made a statement to the Dicle news agency refuting the reports that said it was Kurtulan in the picture.

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also based on the statements of a PKK informant who was questioned by security forces. Canbolat said according to the statements of the informant with the code name “Doctor,” Kurtulan and another DTP deputy, Sevair Bayýndýr, received terrorist training at the Þehit Harun camp. He demanded an investigation into the entry records of the Iranian and Iraqi border gates in August 2003 to prove his allegations. Canbolat also noted that the PKK posted a photo of someone else on its Web site, saying this was the person in the photo published by his daily; however, he claimed that it was very easy to see that the image was not of this other person, but Kurtulan.

Countering Canbolat’s allegations, Kurtulan said she had the freedom to travel and that she had traveled abroad many times. “I do not accept any correlation between my traveling abroad and being a member of the terrorist organization,” she said. When her statement was recorded by the court, she asked the judge that it be corrected, and said,” I do not accept any correlation between my traveling abroad and being a member of the PKK.” The court adjourned the case to a later data to allow time for the Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office to decide if it will launch a case against Kurtulan over the photo. Bülent Ceyhan, Erkan Acar Ýstanbul

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The Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists’ Africa meetings, of which this year's event is the third, have been successful in bringing over 1,000 African businessmen to Turkey. bringing over 1,000 African businessmen to Turkey.

The Ýstanbul Expo Center was full of meetings Turkish and African entrepreneurs all day long.

On the African side, you can see the same unified front emerging between governments and national trade organizations. Twenty of the 45 African countries that attended the trade bridge were represented at the ministerial level. Seventy high-level officials and countless ambassadors were on the floor paving the way for private entrepreneurs.

Tello May, a business development manager, came from South Africa representing the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP), a provincial government agency established in 2005 under the auspices of the Department of Economic Development to provide both financial and non-financial support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Gauteng. He says, “If Turkish companies want to invest in this region, I will help them to get started and connected each and every step of the way.”

Johann de Bruyn, the director of international affairs for the Chambers of Commerce and Industry South Africa (CHAMSA), joined the trade fair hoping to get cooperative agreements with Turkish trade organizations. CHAMSA has already signed an agreement with the Sandtonbased South African Turkish Business Association (SATBA), and De Bruyn is planning to establish a cooperative agreement with TUSKON. “We are

open to all business groups if they are willing to do business with us,” he explains.

Egypt came prepared, with a large delegation representing the Egyptian Federation of Chambers of Commerce, the Egyptian Businessmen’s Association and others. Khalid Mekati, the chairman of Egypt’s Junior Businessmen’s Association, said, “The government has done its job, and the burden is now on the private sector.”

Everything goes, from fish to water Because of the high quality of Turkey’s textiles, they represent the most popular Turkish market for African importers. Nanyonjo Oliver frequently visits to Turkey to export textiles for everything from ladies dresses to men’s suits. As the managing director of the Lady’s Gift Center in Uganda, she says she has fallen in love with Turkish textile products. The Süvari pavilion at the exhibition is a good testament to why Africans love Turkish textiles. Manufacturing men’s suits, shirts and trousers, Süvari is exhibiting its portfolio of dresses to visitors from the African continent. Onur Karadað, Süvari’s national sales director, says, “African customers prefer light colors in their choice of suits and we have diversified our product line to meet that demand,” adding, “They say our prices are reasonable and our quality is very good.”

Besides the obvious interest in booming markets,

such as construction, agriculture, textiles and food, there are some niche markets you seldom meet at large trade shows like this. Adwene Ventura joined Ghana’s delegation to make her sales pitch in Ýstanbul. Representing the Achampong Gina Owusu Company, which operates in the fish market, Ms. Ventura came looking for a partner who can provide expansion capital. Nana Appiantua IV, another Ghanaian, figured her business would meet great demand from companies that would like to export or import. As the director of the Emcy Dee shipping and freight company based in Tema on the Atlantic coast, she has made a number of deals over the summit’s three days of business talks. Chidinma Jbewvihe of BGC Wardrobes made her trip to buy some fashion, cosmetic and perfume products from Turkish companies. She says this is her second year at the summit and that she has already made a $10 million purchase.

Mahlape T. Qoane, from the Lesotho Ministry of Trade, says her country is famous for its mountain spring water. She is inviting investors from Turkey to come down and set up joint ventures to market the water globally. Qoane says, “We came to observe and look for opportunities in this market.” She suggests that Turkish firms establish textile factories in Lesotho so they can export to the US market, as there is no quota or restriction by the US on products exported by Lesotho.

Festival for youth kicks off MUHAMMED ÇÝMEN ÝSTANBUL

The Second Gençtival event, combining celebrations for May 19, Atatürk Remembrance, Youth and Sports Day, and May 29, Conquest of Istanbul Day, kicks off today and is expected to attract over 400 young people from 192 countries.

Gençtival features concerts, theater performances, athletic contests, panel discussions, conferences, exhibitions and other activities. During the 12-day event, its young participants will form a symbolic “Bridge of Peace” in an attempt to give the message “We are reconciling and maintaining peace.”

Gençtival, hosted by the Bayrampaþa Municipal Youth Center (Baygem), takes place this year at Bayrampaþa City Park.

The United Nations Youth Association of Turkey, a country-specific youth wing of the United Nations Associations and comprising 400 delegates, will inaugurate the festival. The council is to issue a declaration to accompany the slogan “War against war will bring peace,” in an effort to stand against actions harmful to human beings and illustrate the dire consequences of war.

At the Gençtival, poems will be recited and bicycle, skateboard, kung fu, climbing, oil wrestling, mini golf and trampoline demonstrations will be held.

The festival will also include contests in beach volleyball, table tennis, beach soccer, foot tennis, garden chess, Turkish classical music and poem composition between high school and university students. Freestyle motorbike races and laser and light demonstrations are also slated to be part of the festival.

Festival participants will also enjoy musical performances by renowned

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argue. The commitment has been represented at the highest levels of the Turkish state, including the presidency and the office of the prime minister. The Foreign Trade Undersecretariat has been actively encouraging businesses to expand into niche markets around the globe. It was also a sponsor of the Turkey-Africa Trade Bridge.

Public sector backs private businesses all the way Atilla Kýzýlaslan, from the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, asked Turkish businesses to enter the African market as soon as possible. “You are late.

Please expand your export portfolios by investing in other countries and adding value to their economy, as well as to the Turkish economy,” he said. He added, “The undersecretariat is there to help along the way.” He noted that the undersecretariat was established to assist in the determination of foreign trade policies and to regulate, implement and ensure the monitoring and better implementation of exports, imports, overseas contracting services, bilateral and multilateral trade and economic relations.

A business-friendly atmosphere and reduced red tape have begun attracting many foreign investors and businesses to Turkey. After 2005, when the Turkish government started to implement its African strategy with high-level shuttle diplomacy and official visits, the trade volume with Africa increased dramatically. The TUSKON Africa meetings, of which this year’s event is the third, have been successful in

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Awadth Z. Athuman greets his guests by saying “Umoja ni Nguvu” before they get down to their business talks. It means “unity is strength,” and it is a famous proverb in Swahili-speaking Africa. Athuman, the executive director of UR Engineering Ltd., based in Dar Es Salaam, came to be part of the Turkey-Africa Trade Bridge meetings organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) in Ýstanbul. “You can’t simply jump into discussions before exchanging pleasantries,” says Jamal Sultan, who is sitting next to Awadth.

Sultan is a junior at Ankara University working toward an engineering degree. He is also from Tanzania. He and Awadth met each other here for the first time. “In our culture, if you meet a person even for a single day, you feel like you’ve known the person for your whole life,” Sultan explains.

This aspect of African culture is quite familiar to Turks, who are proud to offer their hospitality and kindness here. Turkish hospitality has definitely left its mark on this three-day marathon of business talks at the Ýstanbul Expo Center.

Remarks by Kenyan Assistant Minister for Trade James Omingo Magara the other day reflected the same sentiment. “I feel strongly that Turkey speaks from its heart,” he told a group of Turkish and African businessmen. He added, “True friends hold each other’s hand and do not exploit one another.” He also praised President Abdullah Gül, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan and Foreign Trade Minister Kürþad Tüzmen for attending the summit, saying, “It shows commitment on the part of the upper echelon of the Turkish government.” He concluded by saying, “I will be your goodwill ambassador when I return to my country.”

Foreign Minister Babacan’s speech at the summit the other day received a big round of applause from African and Turkish attendees. He said, “The main theme of the relationship with African countries is friendship,” reiterating the importance of humanto-human contact with warm feelings toward one another. Aladdin Al Hadidi, Egypt’s ambassador to Turkey, shared his feelings: “After two-and-a-half hours of flight, I feel right at home in Turkey because of our common culture, shared values and history.” He stressed that the relationship between Turkey and Egypt is deeply rooted in personal relationships stemming from the love of people.

In the last decade the Turkish government’s strategic initiatives covering not only Africa but other parts of the world and its strong backing of international business forums like this one have been the power behind Turkey’s growth in export figures and reserves of foreign currency, analysts

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Last year’s Gençtival featured concerts, conferences, contests, panel discussions and exhibitions.

Turkish artists including Funda Arar, Kutsi, Kýraç, Mirkelam, Rafet El Roman, Feridun Düzaðaç, Yeni Türkü, Gece Yolcularý, Sýla, Aslý Güngör and the Enbe Orchestra. Civil society organizations, educational institutions, banks, sports clubs and communications companies will host promotional booths at the festival site. Cultural activities, including theater performances, panel discussions, conferences, movie screenings and similar events, will be held in a huge tent pitched over an area of 900 square meters. The festival will also host caricature, calligraphy and photo exhibitions.

Meanwhile, foreign students will exhibit

elements of their cultures at stands at the “Seven Continents Seven Color Fair” hosted by Fatih University.

Describing the festival, which will wrap up on May 29, as a “meeting of civilizations,” Bayrampaþa Mayor Hüseyin Bürge said they were promoting it with the slogan “We are maintaining peace.” Bürge went on to say: “Let us create a bridge of peace that will encompass the whole world, and let us make one leg of this bridge in Bayrampaþa. We are waging a war against discrimination, lethargy, inaction, violence, drugs, racism and corruption. We are staging a war to maintain peace. We will place emphasis on this at the festival.”

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SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008

Fragments of a legend’s life in Todd Haynes’ ‘I’m Not There’ EMÝNE YILDIRIM ÝSTANBUL

Who doesn’t like Bob Dylan’s music? Or maybe the question should be, who isn’t familiar with Bob Dylan? Even better, who is Bob Dylan, really? Todd Haynes’ muchanticipated film, premiere in Turkey at the Ýstanbul International Film Festival this April, attempts to find the answer to this very difficult question by employing six actors, all portraying different periods of the singer’s life, in order to freely portray the multiple aspects of the man’s artistry and possibly his elusive personality.

The title of the film is, in essence, what Haynes’ story is based on, and also a statement in itself; Dylan’s music has transcended into such a phenomenon that it has surpassed the existence of its creator and furthermore, Dylan is also a virtuoso at living in hiding and public evasiveness -- hence his corporeal subsistence is ambiguous at best.

Unassumingly, Haynes writes in the opening credits that the film is inspired by the music and “many lives” of Bob Dylan, which might be initially confusing. But when you dig deeper, it’s evident that the director has found the best way to eschew the conventional method of biopic: find an actor who closely resembles the notorious character and struggle in vain to link the life with the works of its maker -- a method that is actually further misleading when it comes to understanding the person at hand. Instead, Haynes utilizes the talents of Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere and newcomer Marcus Carl Franklin, all acting in roles with names other than Bob Dylan, who represent the ruminations of the man’s most significant facets: poet, prophet, outlaw, electric star, fake...

The sequences of the six actors are not clearly separated from each other in chronological sections, despite the fact that they all have differentiating filmic elements, such as cinematographic style. But they are intertwined through freely associated juxtapositions and Dylan’s songs, which allow for smooth overlaps between the scenes; a clever approach to show that in truth Dylan might have been all these characters at the same time whenever he chose to be or whatever the situation called for.

The film begins by introducing an adolescent traveling black musician (Franklin) as the first Dylan, who calls himself Woodie Guthrie while his real name remains unknown. Clearly, he represents the first steps in the molding of Dylan’s musical journey, in which he was influenced by real-life folk musician Woodie Guthrie. Suddenly, we come faceto-face with a 20-year-old man (Whishaw), wise beyond his years, named after French poet Arthur Rimbaud, who is being questioned by faceless

authorities about why he has stopped writing (just like the French poet himself, who stopped producing verse before reaching the age of 21). Throughout the film, Rimbaud bequeaths on the viewer erratic yet profound statements that did indeed become classic Dylan quotes: “Silence, experience shows, is what terrifies people the most.”

Moving on to the ‘60s, the film is overtaken by a reserved folk-singer called Jack Rollins (Bale), who suddenly overtakes the American people and civil rights movement through his protest songs. Rollins never really talks much throughout the film; he is only explained through his friends and contemporaries, including folk diva Alice Fabian (Juliane Moore), who is without a doubt the embodiment of long-time Dylan collaborator Joan Baez. Perhaps this period constitutes the most memorable and influential of the Dylan phenomenon in the public eye, in which he was defined by the world around him while his personality remained a minute variable in the grand scheme of modern history. Dylan is also represented by a character named Robbie Clark (Ledger), a celebrity actor whose volatile romance with his wife, Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourgh), could have been the inspiration to his most astounding love songs (i.e., “I Want You”).

However the most mesmerizing version of Dylan is portrayed by androgynous Blanchett, who acts as Jude Quinn, a famous musician who abandons his folk roots for the electric guitar, representing Dylan’s own foray into electric folk in the mid’60s, to the disappointment of his earliest fans.

Blanchett’s scenes are where Dylan’s personal intricacies are best revealed, yet at the same time the most confounding. We see a man full of contradictions, constantly interrogated by his surroundings as to what is expected of him. Quinn is a disheartened man who believes his music will no longer change the world but nevertheless manages to become a stronger character with his more personal artistic approach. An aging recluse, an outlaw called Billy the Kid, played by Gere, portrays the final Dylan; a Dylan that could have been omitted from the film due to its loose and superficial references to early American history, probably to point out to where the roots of folk-singing might rest.

“I’m Not There” is a sincere and bold endeavor to shedding the light on a man who is known by all yet remains an enigma. Who knows if Dylan really understands himself, or whether he even wants to. The fact remains that Haynes, by clawing deep into genuine inspiration, has created an incredible multi-layered work of art that is destined to be analyzed over and over again by film buffs and Dylan fans alike. If there is a film that could ever come close to epitomizing the manifold complexities of a single human being, it is this one.

Ýstanbul: Ataköy Galleria Prestige: 12:00 14:15 16:30 18:45 21:00 Fri/Sat: 23:15 Beyoðlu Atlas: 12:00 14:15 16:30 19:00 21:30 Levent Cinebonus Kanyon: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Þiþli Megaplex Cevahir: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Þiþli Movieplex: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Altunizade Capitol Spectrum: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:15 21:40 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Kadýköy Atlantis: 11:00 13:30 16:00 18:30 21:15 Suadiye Movieplex: 11:45 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Ümraniye Cinebonus Meydan: 11:45 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Ankara: Cinebonus Bilkent: 14:15 15:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Kýzýlay Büyülü Fener: 11:40 14:10 16:40 19:10 21:35 Metropol: 11:15 13:45 16:15 18:45 21:15

Cinebonus Arcadium: 11:50 14:20 16:50 19:20 21:50 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Ýzmir: Agora Balçova: 11:00 13:30 16:00 18:30 21:00 Konak AFM Passtel: 11:15 13:45 16:30 19:00 21:30 Antalya: Lara Prestige: 11:45 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Meltem Megapol: 15:00 18:00 20:30

DECEPTION Ýstanbul: Ataköy Galleria Prestige: 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Bakýrköy Cinebonus Capacity: 11:45 13:30 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Beyoðlu Emek: 12:00 14:15 16:30 18:45 21:15 Etiler AFM Akmerkez: 11:00 13:30 16:10 18:50 21:30 Ýstinye AFM Park: 11:15 14:00 16:40 19:15 22:00 Fri/Sat: 23:40 Levent Cinebonus Kanyon: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:30

Cate Blanchett (left), Christian Bale, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere (above) and Marcus Carl Franklin (below-right) portray various segments from Bob Dylan’s life in the film “I’m Not There.”

Cinebonus Balçova Kipa: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:00

‘Never Back Down’

Mecidiyeköy AFM Profilo: 11:00 13:30 16:00 18:40 20:15 21:10 Niþantaþý Citylife: 11:45 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Þiþli Megaplex Cevahir: 11:00 13:10 15:20 17:30 19:40 21:50 Altunizade Capitol Spectrum 14: 13:40 16:15 18:45 21:30 Fri/Sat: 23:50 Caddebostan AFM: 11:10 13:40 16:10 18:40 21:10 Fri/Sat: 23:40 Kadýköy Cinebonus Nautilus: 11:45 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Kozyataðý Bonus Premium Cinecity Trio: 12:15 14:30 17:00 19:30 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Kozyataðý Cinepol: 11:15 13:45 16:15 18:45 21:15 Suadiye Movieplex: 11:00 13:00 15:15 17:30 19:45 22:00 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Ankara: AFM Ankamall: 11:10 13:50 16:25 19:00 20:20 21:40 Fri/Sat: 23:40 Ata On Tower: 12:00 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Kýzýlay Büyülü Fener: 12:00 14:15 16:30 18:45 21:00 Metropol: 12:00 14:15 16:30 18:45 21:00 Cinebonus Panora: 13:45 15:00 16:45 19:15 20:30 21:45 Fri/Sat: 23:00 24:15

Çiðli Cinecity Kipa: 11:45 14:30 17:00 19:30 22:00 Fri/Sat: 24:30 Antalya: Cinebonus Migros: 12:00 14:30 17:00 19:30 22:00

I’M NOT THERE Ýstanbul: Beyoðlu Beyoðlu: 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 Maçka Cinebonus G-mall: 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 Fri/Sat: 24:00

NEVER BACK DOWN Ýstanbul: Ataköy Atrium: 11:30 13:45 16:00 17:00 18:15 19:15 20:30 21:30 Ataköy Galleria Prestige: 11:15 13:45 16:15 18:45 21:15 Fri/Sat: 23:45 Bakýrköy Cinebonus Capacity: 11:15 13:45 16:15 18:45 21:15 Fri/Sat: 23:45 Ýstinye AFM Park: 11:00 13:40 16:20 19:00 21:40 Fri/Sat: 23:10 Levent Cinebonus Kanyon: 11:15 13:45 16:15 18:45 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Niþantaþý Citylife: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Þiþli Megaplex Cevahir: 11:15 13:20 15:30 17:40 19:50 22:00 Altunizade Capitol Spectrum: 12:00 14:30 17:15 19:40 22:00 Fri/Sat: 23:30 Kadýköy Atlantis: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Kadýköy Cinebonus Nautilus: 11:45 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Ankara: AFM Ankamall: 10:40 13:30 16:20 19:10 21:50 Kýzýlay Büyülü Fener: 12:00 14:20 16:40 19:00 21:20 Armada: 11:45 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15 AFM Cepa: 11:15 14:00 16:45 19:30 22:15

THE THREE ROBBERS Ýstanbul: (All showings in Turkish) Ataköy Galleria Prestige: 11:00 12:30 14:00 15:30 17:00 18:30 20:00 Fri/Sat: 21:30 Bakýrköy Cinebonus Capacity: 11:45 13:45 15:45 17:45 19:45 Ýstinye AFM Park: 12:55 15:05 17:15 Levent Cinebonus Kanyon: 11:15 13:00 14:45 16:30 18:15 20:00 Þiþli Megaplex Cevahir: 11:00 12:45 14:30 16:15 18:15 Ataþehir Ataþehir: 11:00 11:45 12:30 13:15 14:15 15:00 16:00 17:45 19:15 Caddebostan AFM: 10:30 12:10 14:40 17:10 19:40 Kadýköy Cinebonus Nautilus: 11:00 13:00 15:00 17:00 18:45 Kozyataðý Cinepol: 11:00 12:30 14:15 16:00 17:45 19:15 20:45 Ankara: (All showings in Turkish) AFM Ankamall: 12:50 14:45 16:40 18:30 Cinebonus Bilkent: 11:00 12:30 14:20 16:20 18:20

How Jonathan McQuarry (Ewan McGregor) answers a question as simple as “Are you free tonight?” will change his life forever. A corporate auditor adrift in a sea of New York’s power elite, Jonathan’s work is his entire life. But a chance meeting with Wyatt Bose (Hugh Jackman), a charismatic corporate lawyer, introduces Jonathan to a decadent playground for Manhattan’s executive upper crust. For these power brokers, whose 18-hour workdays leave no time for a personal life, there’s “The List” -- a world of “intimacy without intricacy.” But an affair with a mysterious stranger known to Jonathan only by her first initial “S” (Michelle Williams) will expose him to a world of betrayal, treachery and murder.

Directed by: Marcel Langenegger Genre: Thriller Cast: Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Lynn Cohen, Charlotte Rampling

Armada: 11:00 13:30 16:00 18:30 21:00 Fri/Sat: 23:30

Ýzmir: Agora Balçova: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30

From the moment Matthew (Josh Hartnett) sees Lisa (Diane Kruger), nothing else matters. She walks past the window of the shop where he works in the Wicker Park section of Chicago and he’s immediately captivated. He follows her, they meet, and soon they fall deeply in love. Everything about their relationship seems perfect -- until the day Lisa disappears without a trace. Two years later, Matt has built a new life for himself, but he’s still haunted by her memory and the torment of unanswered questions. Then he catches a quick glimpse of someone he thinks must be her in a bar.

Thus begins a twisting, obsessive search for the woman who captured his heart years ago -- and for someone who’s playing with his mind right now.

‘Deception’

Cinebonus Panora: 11:45 14:20 16:50 19:20 21:50 Fri/Sat: 24:15 AFM Cepa: 10:30 13:25 16:20 19:20 22:10

‘Wicker Park’

Directed by: Paul McGuigan Genre: Drama Cast: Josh Hartnett, Matthew Lillard, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, Jessica Paré

MOVIE GUIDE

WICKER PARK

This week in theaters

Armada: 12:00 14:15 16:30 18:45 21:00 Fri/Sat: 23:15 AFM Cepa: 12:00 14:35 17:10 19:45 22:20 Ýzmir: Agora Balçova: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Cinebonus Balçova Kipa: 14:00 16:30 19:00 20:15 21:30 Fri/Sat: 22:45 24:00 AFM Bornova Forum: 11:00 13:30 16:00 18:30 21:20 Çiðli Cinecity Kipa: 12:00 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Konak AFM Passtel: 11:30 14:00 16:20 18:45 21:15 Cinebonus Konak Pier: 11:00 13:30 16:00 18:30 21:00 Fri/Sat: 23:30 AFM Maviþehir Ege Park: 11:00 13:30 16:10 18:40 21:10 Antalya: Altýnova Deepo: 12:30 14:45 17:00 19:15 21:30 AFM Laura: 11:45 14:30 17:00 19:30 21:45

O... ÇOCUKLARI Ýstanbul: Ataköy Galleria Prestige: 11:30 12:30 14:00 15:00 16:30 17:30 19:00 20:00 21:30 Fri/Sat: 22:30 24:00 Bakýrköy Cinebonus Capacity: 11:00 13:45 16:00 16:30 19:15 20:30 22:00 Fri/Sat: 23:15 24:00 Beyoðlu CineMajestic: 11:30 13:00 14:00 15:30 16:30 18:00 19:00 20:15 21:30 Etiler AFM Akmerkez: 10:50 13:40 16:30 19:20 22:00 Ýstinye AFM Park: 12:20 13:45 15:15 16:45 18:10 19:40 21:15 Fri/Sat: 23:00 Levent Cinebonus Kanyon: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:15 22:00 Fri/Sat: 24:30 Maçka Cinebonus G-mall: 11:00 13:30 16:15 19:00 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Caddebostan AFM: 10:40 13:20 16:00 18:50 21:30 Kadýköy Cinebonus Nautilus: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Þaþkýnbakkal Megaplex M&S: 12:00 13:10 14:20 15:30 16:45 19:15 21:45 Kozyataðý Cinepol: 11:00 13:30 14:45 16:00 17:15 18:30 21:00 21:45 Suadiye Movieplex: 12:00 14:30 17:00 19:30 22:00 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Ankara: Cinebonus Bilkent: 16:20 17:40 19:05 20:25 21:50 Fri/Sat: 23:45

Ata On Tower: 12:30 14:15 16:00 17:45 Mithatpaþa: 12:00 14:15 16:30 19:00 21:15 Cinebonus Panora: 11:00 13:00 15:00 17:00 19:00 21:00 AFM Cepa: 11:05 13:10 15:20 17:30 19:40 Cinebonus Arcadium: 11:00 12:30 14:00 15:50 17:40 Ýzmir: (All showings in Turkish) Cinebonus Balçova Kipa: 10:30 11:30 12:30 14:30 16:30

AFM Bornova Forum: 10:45 12:45 14:45 16:45 18:45 20:45 Çiðli Cinecity Kipa: 10:30 11:00 12:45 14:30 16:15 Gaziemir Kipa Hollywood: 12:45 14:30 16:15 18:00 Antalya: (All showings in Turkish) Lara Prestige: 11:45 14:15 16:00 17:45 19:30 21:15 Cinebonus Migros: 13:45 15:45 17:45

Ata On Tower: 13:15 15:45 18:15 19:30 20:45 22:00 Fri/Sat: 23:00 24:00 Kýzýlay Büyülü Fener: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Cinebonus Panora: 11:00 13:30 16:10 17:30 18:50 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:00 Armada: 11:30 14:00 16:30 19:00 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:00 AFM Cepa: 10:30 13:20 16:10 17:40 19:00 20:30 21:50 Cinebonus Arcadium: 11:15 13:30 16:15 19:00 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15 Ýzmir: Alsancak Ýzmir: 12:45 14:00 15:15 16:30 17:45 19:00 20:15 21:15 Cinebonus Balçova Kipa: 10:45 13:30 16:15 18:30 19:00 19:00 21:15 21:45 Fri/Sat: 23:00 24:30 Gaziemir Kipa Hollywood: 11:15 13:30 16:00 18:30 19:30 20:45 Cinebonus Konak Pier: 10:30 13:15 16:00 18:45 21:30 Fri/Sat: 24:15 AFM Maviþehir Ege Park: 10:45 13:15 16:00 18:45 21:30 Antalya: Lara Prestige: 11:45 14:15 16:45 19:15 21:45 Cinebonus Migros: 11:00 13:30 16:15 19:00 21:45 Fri/Sat: 24:15

Jake Tyler (Sean Faris) is the new kid in town with a troubled past. He has recently moved to Orlando, Florida with his family who has relocated to support his younger brother’s shot at a professional tennis career. Jake was a star athlete on the football team at home, but in this new city he is an outsider with a reputation for being a quick-tempered brawler. In an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate, Baja (Amber Heard), Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua (Djimon Hounsou). It is immediately apparent to Jake that MMA is not street fighting, but rather an art form he wants to master. Roqua will take Jake under his wing, but it is up to Jake to find the patience, discipline, willingness and reason within him to succeed.

Directed by: Jeff Wadlow Genre: Action Cast: Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Evan Peters, Leslie Hope, Djimon Hounsou

‘Die Drei Rauber’ (The Three Robbers) Once upon a time there lived three robbers in the dark forest. With their black hats and masks, they would terrorize and rob passing carriages. One would blow black pepper in the horses’ eyes, the other would crash the carriage’s tires and the third would scare the passengers. One day, unable to find anything worth stealing in the carriages they had vandalized, they end up kidnapping its little passenger Tiffany, and that is when the journey starts. Contrary to being scared by the kidnapping, little Tiffany, who was on her way to an orphanage, is delighted to have found herself a new family along the way. Adapted from Tomi Ungerer’s book of the same name.

Directed by: Hayo Freitag Genre: Animation / Family Voice cast: Joachim Król, Bela B. Felsenheimer, Charly Hübner, Katharina Thalbach, Elena Kreil, Konstantin Seldenstücker

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CONFLICT

Russia accuses Georgia of aiding rebels Russia's domestic spy service on Friday accused Georgia of supporting armed rebels in southern Russia, an accusation that could further damage the strained relations between the two countries.

A source in the Federal Security Service (FSB) told Interfax news agency that a Chechen man working for Georgian intelligence had been giving cash to fighters across the turbulent North Caucasus. "This confirms that Georgian special forces have participated in subversive terrorist activities in the North Caucasus," Interfax quoted the FSB source as saying. Russia and Georgia are locked in a row over Georgia's two breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Russia supports. Georgia says war was only narrowly averted earlier this month. The FSB's claim surfaced just as a Georgian minister was to meet officials from Russia's Foreign Ministry in Moscow to discuss how to repair relations. A Georgian government spokesman in Tbilisi denied the FSB's accusation, saying: "It's another lie and another provocation from the Russian side" Russia has repeatedly said Georgia turns a blind eye to rebels on its territory who plot attacks in the turbulent north Caucasus region, where Russian soldiers have fought two wars since 1994 against rebels in Chechnya. Moscow Reuters

VERDICT

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Osama bin Laden vowed in an audio tape timed to coincide with Israel’s 60th anniversary to continue to fight the Jewish state and its allies in the West. Bin Laden has placed growing emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in recent pronouncements.

He said it was at the heart of the Muslim battle with the West and an inspiration to the 19 bombers who carried out the attacks on US cities on Sept. 11, 2001. “We will continue, God permitting, the fight against the Israelis and their allies ... and will not give up a single inch of Palestine as long as there is one true Muslim on earth,” the leader of alQaeda said in the latest message, posted on a militant website on Friday.

He said Israel’s anniversary celebrations were a reminder that it did not exist 60 years ago, and had been established on land seized

from Palestinians by force. “This is evidence that Palestine is our land, and the Israelis are invaders and occupiers who should be fought,” he said.

The Saudi-born militant noted that decades of peace initiatives had failed to establish a Palestinian state, and said the West sided with Israel. “The participation of Western leaders with the Jews in this [anniversary] celebration confirms that the West backs this Jewish occupation of our land, and that they stand in the Israeli corner against us,” he said. “They proved this in practice by sending their forces to southern Lebanon.”

He also said Western media had over the years painted Israelis as victims, and the Palestinians who had been displaced from their land as terrorists. The authenticity of the tape could not immediately be verified but

Amýd clamor to drop out, Clýnton campaýgns on Like the once cheery caricature, the former first lady soldiers on, but her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is on the down-swing. Crowds are shrinking, media attention is waning, supporters are jumping ship and calls are growing for her to drop out Sitting on board Se. Hillary Clinton’s campaign plane are the remnants of a colorful balloon replica of the candidate, once nearly life-size but now almost deflated and shriveled. Like the once cheery caricature, the former first lady soldiers on, but her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is on the down-swing.

Crowds are shrinking, media attention is waning, supporters are jumping ship and calls are growing for her to drop out and help unite the Democrats behind Barack Obama.

Her voice hoarse and less forceful than it has been in more impassioned speeches, Clinton still seemed inscrutable and upbeat campaigning this week in South Dakota.

The rural state holds one of the last nominating primaries on June 3. “There’s a lot of people who say, ‘Well, you know, we should just wrap this up.’ Well, I’ve never been impatient with democracy,” she said. “I think actually letting people vote is, on balance, a

really good thing and has served our country well over many, many years.” Clinton, a New York senator, vows to stay in the race until the last primary despite a campaign deeply in debt. She trails Illinois Sen. Obama in the popular vote, in pledged convention delegates and in superdelegates who can back any candidate they choose.

“You’re going to see a lot of us between now and June 3,” she told voters in South Dakota. While the candidate once campaigned relentlessly with four or five events a day, she now has two or three. The number of press spokesmen with her is down to one from two, and the press corps barely fills one bus when once it filled two.

As she steps from her plane, Clinton smiles and waves but no crowd actually awaits her. The balloon gift from a supporter last month used to be a smiling image with yellow balloons for hair, pink balloons for lips and black balloons for its trademark pantsuit. Now

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the memento is sagging and tangled.

To hear Clinton tell it, she will stay in the race until every state primary is held, with June 3 the do-or-die date. She often compares her situation to a sporting event in which the losing team, trailing however badly, plays to the end. But critics are more likely to compare it to a boxing match, with the losing fighter knocked to the mat and unable to get up. Winning the remaining primaries would not give her the delegate support she needs to overcome Obama’s lead.

In sparsely populated Bath, about 300 people turned up to hear Clinton talk about farming and economic woes. Several spoke out for her to stay in the race.

“My opinion is that the people that vote are the ones that count. I’m not for how many delegates there are or any of that kind of stuff,” said Debra Pulfrey, 49, a nursing assistant from Aberdeen. “I think she should keep right on going.” Bath, South Dakota Reuters

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A US court martial sentenced a Marine to four years in prison on Friday for sexual abuse of a 14year-old girl on the southern island of Okinawa, in a case that has sparked widespread public anger.

Many on the island, home to about half the nearly 50,000 US military personnel in Japan, are calling for troop numbers to be cut back, citing concerns over crime, noise and pollution. A string of incidents this year, including the killing of a taxi driver, have forced the United States, pacifist Japan's most important security ally since World War II, to apologize and vow to raise standards of behavior.

Tyrone Hadnott, 38, was arrested by Japanese police on suspicion of rape following the incident in February, but released after the girl withdrew her complaint, a move some in Okinawa said was to escape public attention. "Hadnott was also given a dishonorable discharge at the half-day trial," spokesman for Okinawa Marines said. Lt. Gen. Edward Rice, the commander of USforces in Japan, reiterated on Friday that such crimes by servicemen should not be allowed to affect the security relationship between the two countries. Tokyo Reuters

OPTIMISM

Lebanese go to Qatar for crisis talks Rival Lebanese leaders head for Qatar on Friday aiming to end a protracted political conflict that pushed the country to the brink of a new civil war. One of the most influential members of the US-backed ruling coalition, which was dealt a military blow by Hezbullah in six days of fighting, called for concessions to avoid more conflict. "Let us deal with matters calmly at the dialogue table. Each one of us and them must offer concessions to bury strife," Walid Jumblatt said during a tour of Druze villages where his followers this week battled the Iranian-backed Shiite group Hezbullah. "We are going to the dialogue with a great political wound," said Jumblatt, who was expected to leave for Qatar late on Friday. Arab mediators, led by the Qatari prime minister, concluded a deal on Thursday to end the fighting which killed 81 people and exacerbated sectarian tensions between Shiites loyal to Hezbullah and Druze and Sunni followers of the ruling coalition. Beirut Reuters

the voice sounded like Bin Laden’s.

Laura Mansfield, an organization that monitors websites, said Bin Laden appeared to be changing his emphasis. In his initial messages, bin Laden’s focus was on the removal of US forces from (Saudi Arabia) but in recent years he has more closely wedded himself to the Palestinian issue.

In a message on March 20, bin Laden urged Muslims to maintain the struggle against US forces in Iraq as a path toward “liberating Palestine.” Al-Qaeda has vowed attacks on Jews both inside and outside Israel, and regularly expressed support for the Palestinians. Al-Qaeda is widely blamed for a suicide attack on an Israeli-owned hotel in Kenya and a simultaneous failed attempt to shoot down an Israeli charter jet near Mombasa airport in Kenya in 2002. Dubai Reuters

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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has accused European states of killing hundreds of African migrants by deliberately sinking their boats to stop them reaching Europe. "This tragedy is unfolding.

A war on the Mediterranean sea is being waged against Africans," Gaddafi told leaders of African trade unions he met in Tripoli late on Thursday.

The outspoken Libyan leader's remarks were carried by the Libyan state news agency Jana on Friday. It was the first time he had made such allegations and he did not name any country in particular. Migrant advocacy groups say many migrants die from starvation or drown after overloaded boats sink. "Europe seeks to defend itself and is doing anything it can to prevent migrants from reaching Europe. So they hit the boat and then announce all the people on board died," he said. "They sometimes come to pretend to rescue a boat but they overturn it in order that the migrant workers on board die." Libya is the main springboard for African migrants attempting to sail to Italy -- the main sea route for illegal migrants to spread into Europe. Migrant advocacy groups estimate about 100,000 migrants cross to Italy each year. Tripoli Reuters

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Gaddafi says Europeans killing African migrants

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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton shakes hands inside Jerry's Cakes & Donuts during a campaign stop in Rapid City, S.D.

Hillary scolds McCain for opposing farm bill Hillary Rodham Clinton scolded John McCain for his opposition to the farm bill, taking on the Republican presidential nominee even as her chances for winning the Democratic nomination dim. As she chatted up rural South Dakotans, Clinton largely ignored Democratic rival Barack Obama, who continued to gain ground in delegates needed to clinch the nomination and who picked up a sought-after endorsement from former Sen. John Edwards this week. Clinton noted that President George W. Bush has said he will veto the farm bill, which Congress passed on

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Thursday, and McCain has also said he would veto the bill if he were president. “They’re like two sides of the same coin, and it doesn’t amount to much change, does it?” the New York senator said. “I believe saying no to the farm bill is saying no to rural America.” Bush and McCain both say the bill, which boosts farm subsidies and includes more money for food stamps, is fiscally irresponsible and too generous to wealthy corporate farmers. Clinton argued that the Bush administration will bail out corporate America, but not its farmers. Bath, South Dakota AP

US President George W. Bush is appealing to oil-rich Saudi Arabia to increase production just as oil prices have hit another record high. As US consumers cope with rising prices at the gas pump, Bush is on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia for another burst of diplomacy with King Abdullah. When the two met here in midJanuary, the president asked Saudi Arabia to raise production to ease high prices at the pump.

Bush got a chilly response. The kingdom said it would increase production only when the market justified it, and that production levels appeared normal. Oil prices climbed to a new high Friday above $127 a barrel. At the pump, gas prices rose to a national average of $3.78 per gallon, according to a survey of stations by AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.

When Air Force One landed in the Saudi capital Friday, the president got a red carpet welcome on the tarmac and was warmly greeted by Saudi leaders as a military band played the US national anthem, slightly off-key. Bush was spending the day with Abdullah at his horse farm outside Riyadh, talking mostly out of public view over three tea services and two meals.

The White House says the president’s visit is intended, in part, to celebrate 75 years of formal US-Saudi relations. It will mark the conclusion of several agreements, laying out intentions to cooperate on nuclear energy, infrastructure protection and nonproliferation. But the rising price of oil undoubtedly will overshadow the talks.

Bush acknowledges that raising output is difficult because the demand for oil -- particularly from China and India -- is stretching supplies.

Besides, any production hike might not lower prices that much. Some economists say those prices are being driven up by increased demand, not slowed production.

When Bush first ran for president in 2000, he criticized the Clinton administration for high fuel prices and said the president must “jawbone” oil producing nations and persuade them to drop rates. At that time, oil was nearing $28 a barrel.

Bush’s visit to Saudi Arabia, which has the world’s largest supply of oil, comes two days after Congress voted to temporarily halt daily shipments of 70,000 barrels of oil to the nation’s emergency reserve. Bush has refused to stop pouring oil into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, saying the stockpile was meant for emergencies and that halting the shipments would have little or no impact on gasoline or crude oil prices.

It’s a move that Democrats have sought for the past year to increase supply and apply downward pressure on prices. With an eye to the November election, the Senate sent the measure to the president Wednesday night without a single GOP objection. The White House has indicated that Bush will sign the reserve measure. Riyadh AP

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DEAL

Portuguese lawmakers approve language accord Portugal's Parliament on Friday introduced changes to Portuguese spelling, adopting a widely contested standardization that requires hundreds of words to be spelled the Brazilian way. Lawmakers with the governing Socialist Party and the main opposition Social Democratic Party overwhelmingly backed the government's proposal to implement the changes over the next six years. As usual, the legislators voted "yes" in Parliament by standing up and the overall tally wasn't immediately available. The gradual introduction is designed to allow publishers time to reprint books and ease public adoption of the alterations. Portuguese is the official language of some 230 million people worldwide. The harmonization agreement is with the world's seven other Portuguese-speaking countries -- Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, East Timor, Cape Verde, GuineaBissau, and Sao Tome and Principe. Brazil, which accounts for 190 million Portuguese speakers, the Cape Verde Islands, and Sao Tome and Principe have already ratified the standardization. Under the agreement, spelling is matched more closely to the way words are pronounced by removing silent consonants, as in Brazil. The alphabet also expands to 26 letters with the introduction of k, w and y, and there are new rules on use of hyphens and accents. Lisbon AP

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A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into a bus carrying riot police in Sri Lanka's capital on Friday, killing nine people, including seven policemen, and wounding 85 others. The blast came hours after air force fighter jets bombed a Tamil Tiger rebel base in the northern jungles, where 27 guerrillas and two government soldiers were killed in heavy fighting on Thursday. Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara, blaming the separatist guerrillas, said a suicide bomber on a motorcycle triggered the blast as he rammed a bus carrying policemen on a busy Colombo street. The bomb ripped through the side of the bus, shattering windows and damaging a dozen other vehicles. Located near the president's office and military headquarters, the blast area is considered a high-security zone. Dr. Anil Jasinghe of the Colombo National Hospital said nine people died.

"Eight were already dead when they were brought to hospital and one policemen succumbed after admission.

About 85 people are being treated now," he said. The blast was the first suicide attack since a bomber killed 14 people, including a government minister and a former Olympian, at the start of a marathon April 6. Colombia AP

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A woman stands holding her child amid the debris of their village, which was destroyed by the cyclone, in Kawhmu Township in the southwestern Irrawaddy.

Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar’s cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta on Friday as thousands of destitute victims took to roadsides to beg for help to supplement the meager trickle of aid flowing in. The official death toll has jumped sharply, to 77,738 from a previous figure of 43,328 according to a Myanmar state television report late on Friday. Independent experts have said the actual number is probably far higher, with British officials saying the total dead and missing could be more than 200,000. Myanmar state TV put the number missing at 55,917, about double the previous 27,838. It said 19,359 people were injured, up from 1,403. The new figures were as of May 15, state TV said. As estimates of death and damage rise, those made destitute by the destruction have been seeking help from anyone who will offer it.

In the storm-struck town of Kunyangon, around 100 km (60 miles) southwest of Yangon, men, women and

children stood in the mud and rain, their hands clasped together in supplication at the occasional passing aid vehicle.

“The situation has worsened in just two days,” one shocked aid volunteer said as crowds of children mobbed his vehicle, their grimy hands reaching through the window for scraps of bread or clothing. Their desperate entreaties expose the fragility of the military government’s claim to be on top of emergency aid distribution to up to 2.5 million people left clinging to survival by Cyclone Nargis, which flooded an area of the delta the size of Austria when it struck on May 2. Given the junta’s virtual ban on foreign journalists and restrictions on movement for most international aid workers, independent assessments of the situation are difficult. The former Burma’s ruling generals insist their relief operations are running smoothly, refusing to allow major aid distribution networks run by foreign agencies and workers. Yangon Reuters

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5 Norwegian airports shut down by strike Five Norwegian airports were shut down by a strike early Friday when 220 union members walked out after all-night contract talks failed to reach a settlement with the national airport authority Avinor. The strike stranded an estimated 17,000 passengers a day before Norway's May 17 Constitution Day, when thousands of people fly home to join parades and celebrations.

"Avinor strongly regrets the consequences a strike will have for airlines and passengers. Our community and financial considerations made it impossible to meet the demands from the employee representatives," said Avinor Chief Executive Sverre Quale. The strike called by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions shut down the airport in Norway's second-largest city, Bergen, as well as in the towns of Molde, Harstad, Mo i Rana and Moesjoen. The union, which is Norway's largest, said the negotiations collapsed over demands for wage increases to bring the striking workers to the same pay level as other Avinor staff, and well as over increased shift differentials. "Our members have for many years felt like a B-Team in Avinor," said Lise Olsen, the union's chief negotiator. Oslo AP

A man cries while sitting amid debris in Hongguang village in Qingchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan province. Three of his family members are still missing three days after the massive earthquake.

contýnued from page 1 China put the death toll at just over 22,000 on Friday but has said it expects it to exceed 50,000. About 4.8 million people have lost their homes. Thousands of men, women and children were heading by foot for Mianyang, a city near the epicenter, saying they were abandoning their ruined villages for good.

Anger has focused on the state of school buildings, many of which crumpled in Monday’s 7.9 magnitude quake, burying thousands of children and prompting the Housing Ministry to order an investigation.

Hu and Wen stressed that searching for and rescuing survivors remained the top priority.

“We cannot talk about giving up too easily,” Wen said. “Life should go on. I believe people in the quake area can definitely build their hometown even better with their own hands. That is also the biggest consolation for the dead.”

The country is on precautionary alert against possible radiation leaks, according to government website seen on Friday.

The disaster area is home to China’s chief nuclear weapons research lab in Mianyang, as well as several secretive atomic sites, but no nuclear power stations. The Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, also known as the Southwest Institute, in Mianyang is the primary design laboratory for Chinese nuclear weapons. A Western expert with knowledge of the Mianyang lab had said it was unlikely it was at serious risk.

As officials assessed the risk, thousands of residents from Beichuan, one of the areas worst hit by the quake, streamed down the road away from the town, carrying babies, bags and suitcases as they left in search of shelter.

The town was a scene of devastation, with virtually every building either demolished or damaged beyond habitation. To the south, in the vil-

lage of Houzhuang, residents said they were coping on their own, aid and troops yet to reach them.

“We ate some corn, but now we are suffering from diarrhea after drinking water from the ditch for two days,” a resident said. The aftershock, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, hit Lixian, to the west of the epicenter in Wenchuan, cutting off newly repaired roads and telecommunications.

“A number of vehicles were buried in landslides. The casualties were not known,” Xinhua news agency said, adding four of its reporters narrowly escaped death when a house collapsed.

China has mobilized 130,000 army and paramilitary troops to the disaster area, but with buckled and blocked roads, supplies and rescuers have struggled to reach the worst-hit areas.

Offers of help have also flooded in. The first foreign rescue team, a group of about 60 people from Japan, reached Sichuan on Friday. Rescue teams from Russia, Taiwan,

South Korea and Singapore have also arrived in the province. At China’s request, the World Food Program said it was sending enough ready-to-eat meals for 118,000 people. Despite the growing death toll, rescuers were still finding survivors among the rubble.

A 50-year-old worker was rescued from a collapsed fertilizer plant after being trapped for about 100 hours, a witness said. At least six people in Beichuan were rescued on Friday, including three school girls 87 hours after the tremor.

Many raised questions about school construction. In Dujiangyan, a school collapse buried 900 students. In Wufu, nearly every building in the village withstood the quake but for a primary school, whose collapse killed about 300. "Our child wasn't killed by the earthquake. She and the others were killed by a derelict building. The officials knew it was unsafe," said Bi Kaiwei, whose daughter, 13, was killed. Beichuan Reuters

SECURITY

EU concedes Kosovo mission may be delayed The EU conceded on Friday that it was unlikely to be able to take over policing in Kosovo from the United Nations in June, confirming widespread expectations that Kosovo's security situation will be unclear for some time. Kosovo's ethnic Albanian government wanted the European Union to take over policing when it declared independence from Serbia in February -- infuriating not only Serbia but also its own minority Serb population. Kosovo's failure to secure Serbian or Russian recognition means the UN Security Council has not transferred the policing mandate from the existing U.N. force, UNMIK. With Russia blocking a formal handover, diplomats have been saying privately for weeks that a June 15 target for the 2,200strong police mission to start operation was untenable.

"We are aware that June 15 will be very difficult for us to be deployed and fully operational," EULEX spokesman Victor Reuter said on Friday, in response to an inquiry.

"To say there will be a delay of one, two, three, four months at this stage is speculation. The mission has to start in the best possible conditions." Brussels Reuters

Shape of European Union’s future ‘Club Med’ still unclear

Iraq’s al-Maliki offers conditional amnesty to Mosul’s armed groups

dorse establishing a new secretariat, but is expectThe European Union executive will lay out its ed to state that this could be located "either in the vision next week for a EU-Mediterranean EU or in a Mediterranean partner country," acUnion but leave open where it will be based and cording to a preliminary draft seen by Reuters. The who will head the initiative on the European side. draft also stresses that the project should encomTime is running out for the EU to finalize the projpass all 27 EU states and members ect if it is to be launched by France, and observers of an existing Eurothe bloc’s next president, at a sumMediterranean partnership, mit in Paris on July 13. French launched in 1995 in Barcelona, and President Nicolas Sarkozy has dubbed the "Barcelona Process" in scaled back his original plans for EU circles. The latter are Mauritania, the union, meant to enhance poMorocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, litical and economic ties, after Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Germany voiced fears it would Authority, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, split the EU and divert funds from Turkey and Albania, as well as elsewhere. A proposal due to be Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and adopted by the European Nicolas Sarkozy Monaco. Brussels Reuters Commission next week will en-

after he flew to Mosul to take personal Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ofcharge of a major crackdown against alfered members of armed groups in Qaeda in Iraq militants in the northern city.

Mosul an amnesty in exchange for surrenEarlier on Friday, an Iranian Embassy condering their weapons. He says the gunmen voy came under fire in Baghdad, wounding have 10 days starting Friday to hand over four people, including three medium and heavy weapons Iranians and an Iraqi, a and receive unspecified monspokesman said. Tehran issued etary compensation in return. an angry response blaming the The statement also offers United States for encouraging amnesty to those described attacks against Iranian interests as “duped” into taking up in Iraq with its rhetoric against arms against the government the Islamic republic. The US milas long as they were not initary said it “condemns any atvolved in crimes against civiltack on guests or visitors of any ians and did not “have blood country.” It was not clear who on their hands.” Al-Maliki’s Nouri al-Maliki shot at the convoy. Baghdad AP amnesty offer comes one day

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Rent a week Looking for a cheap holiday vacation? The trend of foreigners planning their self-catering accommodation in Turkey online continues to increase. Turkey seems to be one of the hotspots, in more ways than one!

The Bodrum peninsula and the Aegean coast seem to be very popular.

Here are a few positive comments: One vacationer writes that it was her family’s first time visiting Turkey. She’d heard from friends that staying in a villa was a lot more “personal” and relaxed, with a home-away-from-home feel.

If you tried a hotel stay, you might want to consider renting a villa for a week.

Try the life of villa luxury.

Another foreign friend of mine, who has been renting a villa for a week in the summer, has graduated to now renting one for three weeks. Ohh! Lush living…

She told me that for a fair price you can find a villa of your dreams -- many of the villas incorporate luxury amenities (including individually controlled air conditioning in every room) with everything at your fingertips. Usually, the villas are situated in pleasant quiet complexes with a large swimming pool and kid’s pool. Shops and restaurants are nearby and locals and other holiday visitors are very friendly and helpful.

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CHARLOTTE McPHERSON hustle and bustle of busy, overcrowded hotels, then maybe renting a villa for a week is the way to go! It seems like the villa of your dreams will most certainly meet your needs.

What are some other advantages of renting a villa for your holiday vacation in Turkey? Here’s what some of my friends have told me: Comfortable and well laid-out, with plenty of room for everyone.

Breathtaking views and private gardens or terraces for sunbathing.

Thoughtful and caring landlords keen to ensure that you have a good vacation.

Local bus (dolmuþ) services are very reliable and cheap and you can use that to travel to the next village or town to find plenty of restaurants and bars, etc.

Having fresh bread and drinking water delivered to the door whenever needed.

Villas are in quiet and rural areas and so peaceful.

Internet cafes are easy to find and inexpensive.

Turkish people are very nice and friendly.

Depending on the owner of the villa, you may be provided with a good selection of Turkish, American and European music, satellite television and DVD entertainment.

Which is it? Villa or hotel?

I heard people say that their one-week villa holiday was an excellent price for the best holiday they ever had or that their one-week villa holiday turned their vacation into a dream; or that their overall experience was a very memorable and excellent one.

I have not really heard a negative experience from anyone who has tried a villa for a week; where on the other hand, I’ve had an ear full from a few about negative experiences in hotels.

Probably some of you have had a similar experience in a hotel down south?

When booking on the Internet you can be disappointed when you arrive at your destination. Often, the pictures on the Internet are misleading and the hotel is definitely not of a four-star quality! Rooms can be a bit outdated and the bathrooms in particular can be awful.

Have you noticed that often no bath plugs are provided?

Here are a few points that made visitors’ holiday vacations miserable: The turnover of staff is high and some say hotels where

they have stayed have had absolutely terrible service. Apart from international hotels, the staff is often not professionally trained and is unhelpful and unfriendly. Air conditioning is insufficient; toilets did not work properly; and drinking from plastic glasses gets old. Towels and sheets did not get changed until specifically requested. This did not upset some people. After all, who changes theirs at home more than once a week?

The point is: It is not enough when the view is the only nice thing about the hotel.

What am I doing this summer? It’s an easy decision for me.

I’m headed to the States and visiting family and friends.

If you are thinking about a vacation in Turkey, come and enjoy Turkey!

Turkey is a magnificent country. Along the stunning Aegean and Mediterranean coastline, you can see incredible scenery of majestic pine-clad mountains and spectacular rushing rivers. The countryside is lush with fertile plains of cotton and fruit trees and olive groves.

As everyone says who has been here: you will love Turkey!

Note: Charlotte McPherson is the author of “Culture Smart: Turkey, 2005.” Please keep your questions and observations coming: I want to ensure this column is a help to you, Today’s Zaman’s readers. Email: c.mcpherson@todayszaman.com

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unýque archýtecture wýth a sultan’s touch BÜÞRA ÝPEKÇÝ ÝSTANBUL

You may have noticed an elegant minaret rising modestly to the sky to your right while climbing up from Barbaros Bulvarý toward Yýldýz in the Beþiktaþ district. If you were careful enough, you may also have noticed the clock tower just across from the minaret.

It is Hamidiye Mosque -- or Yýldýz Mosque, as it is used to be known to the public -- that sits at the top of a hill in Yýldýz. Once rows of soldiers encircled the mosque and mounted troops gathered just outside its courtyard, with the sultan’s subjects behind them. Hamidiye was once the scene of flamboyant “Cuma Selamlýðý” ceremonies -- held before and after the Friday prayers with the participation of Ottoman sultans. Sultan Abdülhamid II participated in these ceremonies at Hamidiye Mosque. It is no longer possible to witness these scenes except through historical accounts, but the mosque has lost nothing of its elegance.

Hamidiye, adjacent to Yýldýz Palace, was built by Abdülhamid II in 1886. The architect was Nikogos Balyan, the chief imperial architect of the time.

Once you pass through the doors lead-

ing to the courtyard of the mosque you see two white, marble staircases, which connect you to two different rooms on the second floor, and between them the main door, decorated with beautiful calligraphy.

The stairs on the right lead to the Süfera Odasý, a room reserved for ambassadors, with its gilt ceiling, while the stairs to the left lead to the ornately decorated Hünkar Mahfili, the royal booth. To the left of the royal box, there is an elegant, white ceramic stove that remains well-preserved, and to the right there is another booth separated from the rest of the room with a door made mostly of glass. This smaller booth looks out through latticework over the main space of the mosque.

You enter the mosque through two covered rooms, the first smaller and the second larger.

These rooms contain lockable shoe boxes.

Unique architecture Rich in interior ornamentation, Hamidiye Mosque is a unique example of gothic revivalism (neo-gothic), an architectural movement that became popular in the Ottoman capital in the 19th century. The neo-gothic style is combined with classical Ottoman motifs in the mosque.

The major neo-gothic features of the

mosque stem from its vertical emphasis and the longitudinal proportions of the parts of the building. The mosque -- excluding the dome -- has a total of 17 windows, which were all treated in the neo-gothic style. The mosque has a single-balcony minaret adorned with stone carvings.

Its single dome is surrounded by 16 windows and sits upon four elegant piers. The gilded wooden decorations on these piers supporting the dome were partly done by Abdülhamid II himself, who was known for his carpentry skills. The sultan’s carpentry workshop remains today and is open to Yýldýz Palace visitors. The sultan is also said to have been involved in the design of the mosque.

The dome is painted a bright blue, which makes you feel like you are under a twilit sky.

The dome is also unique since it is one of the few to feature star decorations, which further the feeling of looking skyward.

Quranic verses decorate the four sides of the mosque, while the panels on the walls are made of ebony with pearl engravings.

Hamidiye Mosque is significant because it represents a period when the Ottoman capital was seeing a rising number of Western-style buildings competing with classical Ottoman

styles. A search for new architectural forms was at stake. The neo-gothic style of the mosque is one of the new major styles reflecting the architectural pluralism of the city, as well as the Western-influenced nature of Ottoman architecture in the 19th century.

Yýldýz Clock Tower Yýldýz Clock Tower (Yýldýz Saat Kulesi) was also built by Sultan Abdülhamid II between 1889 and 1890. The tower is located at the far right corner of Hamidiye Mosque’s courtyard.

It is a three-storey structure, also done in a neo-gothic style. The first floor is adorned with inscriptions while the second floor houses a thermometer and barometer and the third floor holds the clock itself. The tower was built in honor of the 25th anniversary of the reign of Abdülhamid II. If you are interested in the historical Friday prayers, like those held at Hamidiye Mosque, you can find many photos on the Internet. For those who like to keep pictures of places they visit, photography is certainly allowed: You can take as many photos of this magnificent mosque as you like while enjoying its unique architecture, which is richly decorated but somehow maintains a sense of modesty.

Who was Nikogos Balyan?

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Nikogos Balyan was from the distinguished Balyan family, an ethnicArmenian family of Ottoman imperial architects. Architects from the family built various mosques and churches in Ýstanbul throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Members of the family served a total of six sultans during the period of the Ottoman architecture's Westernization. Some of the monuments they have built include Valide Mosque, Dolmabahçe Mosque, Yýldýz Palace, the Üsküdar Armenian Gregorian Church and Beyazit Tower.

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‘Notes on a Life’: an exploration of the Coppola clan in details MARGARET WAPPLER CALIFORNIA

Eleanor Coppola doesn't consider herself a writer, yet she frequently records her thoughts and observations, a writer's habit if there ever was one. Her practice, which she admits is catch-as-catch-can, began on the set of "Apocalypse Now," husband Francis Ford Coppola's difficult masterwork that kept them in the Philippines for three years in the late '70s. Her extensive notes for "Hearts of Darkness," an acclaimed documentary on the making of the film, became "Notes on the Making of 'Apocalypse Now'," published in 1979 and also well-regarded.

Now, Coppola has published "Notes on a Life," her second set of observations jotted down in notebooks in the odd moments. The book covers the period roughly from the mid-'80s to 2005, with occasional dips in the further past.

"Notes on a Life," Coppola said in an interview at her home in the Napa Valley, "doesn't have a specific projection or underpinning, but it's reflective of the way we think. In the present time, we are aware of something, but maybe it reminds us of something else and then we're in the past and then we're back to the present again. ... As I looked back on the notes, I could see strong themes emerging, repeating themselves, certain images or ideas."

The result is a document that draws power from a steady accumulation of detail rendered in quiet, natural prose. It's the testament of a woman

devoted to her family, seemingly at the disservice of her own artistic goals. But it's also not that simple.

Radiating a kind of serenity that was clearly hardearned, Coppola, 72, often found a way, on the farflung locations of her husband's work, to reinforce her own creative impulses or at least operate as a key emissary. She set up makeshift homes in Thailand, France and Washington, D.C., comforted and encouraged Francis and, later, her filmmaking offspring, Sofia and Roman. The specter of the accidental death of her oldest son, Gian-Carlo or Gio, in 1986 colors the book with grief and a heightened appreciation for what she still has.

The Coppola home is a dramatic, eggcream-colored Victorian set near rolling hills and rows of grapevines for the Rubicon Estate winery next door. In "Notes on a Life," Coppola is always yearning to get back to the land that the couple bought in the '70s with a payment from "The Godfather." "This place is part of my nature," Coppola said, seated in a chair on the wraparound porch. "It's where I'm most comfortable." Beyond the grapevines, there's her studio, a converted barn where she works on watercolors and sketches near an altar she built with seashells for her elderly mother.

Several sets of tables and chairs were spaced out on the porch, along with a pingpong table that was apparently the center of action at a recent soiree of Sofia's. Coppola's birthday was coming up that weekend, and she planned to host a group of female friends for lunch.

Francis is not home at the moment; he is shooting "Tetro" in Argentina, about the rivalries, suitably enough, within an artistic Italian family.

In a passage in "Notes on a Life," Eleanor describes how Francis, at near breaking point from the making of "The Godfather: Part III," unleashes a litany of complaints. "He spoke so convincingly about all the things wrong in his life: how he hated that he was doing the same thing again that he had done nearly 20 years ago ... he talked about his family, he complained about me. I sat there while he ran it all out. ... I went for a walk outside. I tried to visualize all his dark words draining out of me, dripping off the ends of my fingers and running out my toes through my shoes." That is not to suggest that Coppola only sponged up Francis' complaints and aired none of her own. In "Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now," she states that Francis and she fought for several days, concluding that they should get a divorce, a notion that unraveled moments later. In "Notes on a Life," she drops in such lines as "when our marriage almost ended" but doesn't go into much detail.

Conflicting personalities in marriage are something readers can relate to, including the editor of both of Coppola's books, Nan Talese, who is married to writer Gay Talese. "Gay is very different from Francis, but there are similarities. ...

For women particularly, they will find themselves in the book because of the balance between work and family life, relationships and their own aspirations. Eleanor is amazingly honest and open."

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Freddy Cole Quartet set for two gigs at Jazz Center

Altýn Koza festival pays tribute to Romy Schneider

American jazz musician Freddy Cole, the brother of Nat "King" Cole, is set for two performances along with his quartet at the Ýstanbul Jazz Center next week on May 23-24. The Freddy Cole Quartet, with Cole on the piano and vocals, Jerry Byrd on guitar, Curtis Boyd on drums and Zachery Pride on bass, will take to the stage at 9:30 p.m. in both performances, where they will present a repertoire of jazz classics from the 1930s. Tickets at www.biletix.com

The Altýn Koza (Golden Boll) International Film Festival will commemorate Austrian-German actress Romy Schneider (1938-1982) in its 15th edition, slated for June 2-8 in the province of Adana.

The festival will screen four films by Schneider: "Les Choses De La Vie" ("The Things of Life," 1970), "Cesar et Rosalie" ("César and Rosalie," 1972), "La Mort en direct" ("Death Watch," 1980) and "Garde à vue" ("The Inquisitor," 1981).

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Bitter:Sweet, Morcheeba to headline Chill-Out fest The US bands Bitter:Sweet and Pacha Massive, UK's Morcheeba and Ralfe Band and France's Sebastien Tellier will be performing live at the Third Chill-Out Ýstanbul Festival, slated for May 25 at Ýstanbul's Kemer Golf and Country Club. The festival, organized by the Ýstanbul-based Radio Lounge 102FM, will feature 12 hours of non-stop music from a wide range of genres from trip-hop to Latin and from jazz to funk. Tickets at www.biletix.com

Coppola is also aware of boundaries, of where her story ends and others begin. Sofia's experience with critical reviews for her performance in "The Godfather: Part III" is acknowledged but not indulged. Looking back, Coppola acknowledges the pangs of jealousy she felt with other family members' successes, the resentment that burned in her for often being tasked with the least glamorous aspect of making films, but it's a muted observation now, distanced by time and acceptance of both herself and Francis and their path.

Coppola's father, who trained as an artist in France and worked in Mexico, was a political cartoonist for the Los Angeles Examiner. He died when she was 10, but she clearly inherited some of his wanderlust. Coppola graduated from college and traveled to exotic places such as Machu Picchu. In line to be the old maid of her group of friends, Coppola met Francis in Ireland in 1963. She was working as an assistant to the art director on Francis' horror film "Dementia 13."

"I never expected Francis to be a celebrity when we got married. He was making ["Dementia 13"], this black-and-white film, very low budget. I thought we were going to live in the Valley," she said with a smile. "I was just as startled and unprepared for how our lives evolved. ... I really feel very strongly that he should be whatever he wants to be. That's why I could always be supportive of his projects, because I felt like this is artwork and he wants to make it as much as I want to make mine." © Los Angeles Times, 2008

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Flamenco legend Amigo plays at CRR tonight Spanish flamenco composer and virtuoso guitarist Vicente Amigo, widely considered one of the greatest living guitarists and a successor to Paco de Lucia, will tonight perform a concert at Ýstanbul's Cemal Reþit Rey (CRR) Concert Hall. Amigo, known for his openness to experimenting and his collaborations with other artists, including Khaled, Miguel Bosé, Alejandro Sanz and Sting, will take to the stage at 8 p.m. Ticket price: YTL 25

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US film director Francis Ford Coppola (2nd R) poses with family members Roman (L), wife Eleanor (2nd L) and daughter Sofia (R) at the world premiere of his movie "Youth Without Youth" at the Rome International Film Festival in October 2007.

Young Iranian filmmaker Hana Makhmalbaf's "Buda as sharm foru rikht" (Buddha Collapsed out of Shame) emerged as the winner of this year's Uçan Süpürge (Flying Broom) International Women's Film Festival, which wrapped up its 11th edition on Thursday night with a ceremony in the Turkish capital. Makhmalbaf's feature earned the festival's prestigious International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Prize, the only FIPRESCI prize given in a festival devoted in its entirety to films with women directors.

"Buddha" was up against 11 other entrants, including "XXY" by Argentinean director Lucía Puenzo; "Kurz davor ist es passiert" (It Happened Just Before) by Austria's Anja Salomonowitz; and "Trés Bien, Merci" (Very Well, Thank You) by France's Emmanuelle Cuauand in the festival's international feature film competition entitled "Each Has a Different Color."

Makhmalbaf, born in 1988 into a family of filmmakers, showed her first short film at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland when she was only eight years old. "Buddha" is her feature debut and it already won an award at Canada's Montreal Film Festival in 2007 as well as two awards at Spain's San Sebastian International Film Festival.

The film follows a 6-year-old Afghan girl named Baktay as she tries to go to the school amid the violent war games played by boys in her village.

This year's Flying Broom Film Festival ran May 8-15 at the Kýzýlýrmak movie theater, featuring over 100 films by women filmmakers from across the world in 11 various sections. Ankara Today's Zaman

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Ýhsan Daðý compiles articles in new book Ýhsan Daðý, a professor at the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) International Relations Department and a regular columnist for Today's Zaman, has compiled his commentaries published in Today's Zaman in a new book, titled "Turkey between democracy and militarism."

As Daðý explains in the book's introduction, the book discusses various aspects of the "grand struggle" between the bureaucratic/authoritarian center and the democratic periphery in Turkey. Issues such as nationalism, secularism, Islamism, militarism, Kemalism, the Kurdish question, political parties, the EU membership process and relations with the United States are extensively discussed. "Though covering a wide time span and such a wide array of issues, the articles share a common stand: They seek to develop a post-Kemalist reading of contemporary Turkish politics," Daðý writes, noting that the articles present the reader with an alternative reading on the "current history of Turkey."

Daðý has been writing articles on current political affairs for Today's Zaman since the daily was launched in January 2007. Ýstanbul Today's Zaman

Turkish artists head to Italy for biennale Nine young Turkish artists will be heading to Italy next week to take part in the 13th Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, scheduled for May 22-31 in the southern Italian region of Puglia.

This year's biennale will have the theme "Our Creative Diversity: Kairos." The Greek word kairos means the right or opportune moment.

Artists representing Turkey in the event include painters Þenay Kazalova, Deniz Üster and Halil Vurucuoðlu, video artists Umut Sakallýoðlu and Beliz Demircioðlu, installation artists Þebnem Özbe Arýkan and Elif Süsler, sculptor Yaþam Þaþmazer and animator Yüzgül. They will be showcasing their works of art at the 10-day event along with their peers from 48 countries.

Around 900 artists between the ages of 18 and 30 are taking part in this year's event.

The biennale, a multidisciplinary event which features a wide range of creations from music to visual arts, and from theater to video and literature, is a get-together of selected artists from the Euro-Mediterranean zone, which covers the entire European Union, the Balkans and the "Rive Sud" of the Mediterranean (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey).

The works of the Turkish artists featured in the biennale were earlier this year put on display in an exhibition called "Geleceðe Esintiler" (Winds into the Future) that was held in two editions at Sabancý University's Kasa Art Gallery in Ýstanbul's Karaköy district. Ýstanbul Today's Zaman

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Burma’s agony

Freedom to have a glass of raký MÜMTAZ’ER TÜRKÖNE m.turkone@todayszaman.com

The Hürriyet daily recently published a headline that commented on alcoholic beverages; the headline, "A glass of raký is banned," is well beyond a mere news report and reflects concerns over the country's secular character. It is necessary to recall some basic facts to make a connection between this report and secularism. Raký is considered an alcoholic beverage specific to Turkey and Turkish culture.

Raký is a distilled beverage, like whiskey and vodka. It is produced by mixture of grape-based alcohol and anise.

Almost half of it is alcohol. For this reason, it is a strong beverage. It is taken with water added and because the anise in raký whitens when water is added, it is known famously as "lion's milk" (aslan sütü). It is sometimes served in a special glass, as are whiskey and vodka, which is thin and long and called a "raký kadehi" (raký cup).

Hürriyet's report references a newly introduced amendment to a law on alcoholic beverage sales. The amendment prohibits the outdoor sale of alcoholic beverages. Hürriyet interprets this prohibition as prohibition of serving glasses of raký in restaurants. Under this logic, the restaurant will have to pay a fine of YTL 10,000 when a waiter serves a glass of raký to a customer. In Turkey, there is a specialized agency concerned with alcoholic beverages. The Higher Board of Alcoholic Beverages, the public institution supervising legal matters related to alcoholic beverages, announced that the Hürriyet report was inaccurate, asserting that the prohibition covered markets selling alcoholic beverages and not restaurants.

Let us go back to the connection between this issue and the ongoing discussion on secularism in Turkey. It is generally asserted that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) local authorities -- in municipalities in particular -- impose restrictions on the sellers of alcoholic beverages. Paragraph J of Article 8 of Law No. 5752, headlined by the Hürriyet daily, has been taken as another sign and form of the AK Party's restriction on alcohol consumption. The legal arrangement is being protested on the grounds that the restriction is based on religious considerations and requirements and that for this reason the imposition contradicts the principle of secularism. Actually, further comments are being made to establish a connection between freeing alcohol and secularism. For this reason, the news reports on alcoholic beverages should be taken as reports on secularism.

The peril of these discussions is the association of the restrictions on alcohol consumption for health reasons with secularism. The amendment so strongly criticized by Hürriyet has solid reasons based on health considerations. Let us first point to a basic difference between Turkey and Europe in terms of alcoholic consumption habits. The pub culture is not common in Turkey. Alcohol drinkers do not buy their drink in pubs where all beverages are offered. Instead, they take a seat in a restaurant where they are served the alcoholic beverage they prefer. This is our "meyhan" culture vis-à-vis Europe's pub culture. At a restaurant, or meyhane, the customer is served the raký in a special glass unless he asks for a whole bottle. This poses a great risk for health and sanitation. Counterfeit alcohol production amplifies the magnitude of the danger; alcoholic beverages are subject to a high rate of taxation and for this reason, there is a great difference between the cost and sales price of these beverages.

This makes counterfeit beverage production attractive. It is pretty easy to produce alcoholic beverages in illegal facilities. The producers of these fake drinks easily escape inspection and taxation; therefore, their products pose a great danger to public health. The rakýs that include a high level of methyl alcohol in particular are very dangerous. The counterfeit drinks are offered for sale mainly at hotels and restaurants. These counterfeit beverages are served in "raký cups."

The risk associated with counterfeit drinks is not a mere possibility. A number of people died from counterfeit raký and vodka a few years ago.

Alcohol diffuses into the blood immediately. For this reason, it can cause sudden death. In response to these casualties in connection with counterfeit drinks, the public authorities introduced new arrangements requiring the production of bottles with anti-counterfeit sealing caps. These seals make the production of fake packing difficult. Now, non-bottled drinks pose the greatest risk and danger. Under the law, introduced to protect

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It is really interesting that alcoholic drinks have become a symbol of secularism, republican values and Kemalism because this symbol is taken as the criterion for the secular lifestyle. It is generally accepted that a person who drinks alcohol, no matter for what reason he is drinking, will not pose a threat to the secular republican regime

consumers, the drink needs to be consumed directly from the bottle. In this case, the raký is served to the table in a bottle and the customer opens its cap. This regulation is for health reasons. Hürriyet's complaint is based on the possible objection of people who opt to have just one glass of raký instead of a whole bottle. Then the producers will have to produce smaller-sized bottles. Some producers have actually already done so. Currently, there are small packages equivalent to two glasses on the market.

Regulation for health reasons

The real problem is the attempt to draw a connection between a regulation for health reasons and discussions on secularism. The argument that the conservatives are attempting to put pressure on profane life is expressed with the notion of "neighborhood pressure" (or peer pressure). In response to this, Mehmet Barlas from the Sabah daily describes the opposition to the AK Party administration based on alcoholic beverages as "meyhane pressure." This particular opposition is based on the argument that alcoholic beverages represent secularism. Barlas recalls that secularism is a tool of freedom -- and not of alcoholism.

He objects to the attempt to relate secularism and alcohol, noting that it is actually "meyhane pressure."

Hürriyet's recent headline is not really about alcoholic beverages. The prohibition of one glass of raký is above all a political issue as this paper defines it. Those who prefer a religious life and those who want to lead a profane life become part of this discussion. The discussion is carried out over two major symbols in the political space: the headscarf for the pious and alcoholic beverages for the profane. Turkey is actually having a problem between these two symbols.

It is really interesting that alcoholic drinks have become a symbol of secularism, republican values and Kemalism because this symbol is taken as the criterion for the secular lifestyle. It is generally accepted that a person who drinks alcohol, no matter for what reason he is drinking, will not pose a threat to the secular republican regime. Likewise, a person who wears the headscarf or approves of the headscarf as a religious choice is automatically accepted as a person who respects religious beliefs; this makes the headscarf a criterion. The problem is that the first is focused on secularism and the second is indexed to radicalism. The arguments that those who do not drink alcohol cannot be accepted as secular and every woman who wears a headscarf poses a threat to secularism are equally nonsensical.

Those who prefer a profane life view secularism as a means to protect their lifestyles. They adopt secularism as a notion that expresses their lifestyles. As such, secularism has become a symbol of profane life rather than a constitutional principle; in this setting, it also becomes a totalitarian ideology that sees all differences as threat to the regime and the lifestyles of the profane. This totalitarian ideology adopts alcohol as a symbol to express this lifestyle. Alcohol is not a mere form of entertainment; it is the symbol of the lifestyle of an ideology. Writing and opining on wine is presented as a secular attitude and stance. Drinking alcohol in the holy month of Ramadan is presented as the ultimate form of practicing secularism. The number of restaurants offering alcohol to their customers is the measure of the challenge to secularism.

We have to take this nonsense as a given. Then, we have this conclusion before us: Most of the discussions in Turkey are not actually of political character -they are entirely about the spheres of liberty in society.

We will realize that drinking alcoholic beverages is actually about freedoms and not about secularism when it becomes obvious some day that not every problem is related to regime.

* Suzanne DiMaggio is the director of the Asia Society's Social Issues Program and former vice president of Global Policy Programs at the United Nations Association of the USA. © Project Syndicate, 2008.

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As the death toll mounts from the cyclone that struck a densely populated area of Burma stretching from the Irrawaddy Delta to the capital city of Rangoon, the country's military dictatorship is pressing ahead with efforts to consolidate its power. The junta leaders have done little to facilitate recovery efforts in the wake of the disaster. Indeed, they have announced their intentions to move forward with conducting a national referendum scheduled for Saturday to approve a new constitution, which they hope will entrench their power for decades to come.

Burma's rulers have said the vote will be delayed in the areas hardest hit by the cyclone until May 24, but the referendum will still go ahead as planned in other parts of the country. With this move, the military leaders are putting their sham vote aimed at tightening their repressive grip on power ahead of the well being of the Burmese people.

This should be no surprise. For nearly five decades, Burma's military rulers have systematically undermined the interests of their own citizens. In this latest case, the junta-controlled news media failed to announce warnings about the approaching cyclone. The entry of United Nations humanitarian personnel has been delayed due to the government's refusal to allow aid workers into the country without first applying for visas. Moreover, the military leaders are dragging their feet on easing restrictions on the import of humanitarian supplies and allowing a UN assessment team into the country.

Some have urged focusing attention on bringing relief efforts to Burma instead of criticizing its government. But the reality is that the two issues are connected and the magnitude of the disaster has been made worse by the junta's single-minded objective of preserving its power.

The military leaders have shown that they can mobilize their forces in short order when they want, as evidenced by their violent crack down on thousands of monks and political activists last year. More than seven months on from this brutal suppression, political activists continue to be imprisoned and tortured. Human rights groups report that opponents of the junta's proposed constitution have been beaten and intimidated in advance of the vote.

The current pro-military constitution lacks credibility because Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who has spent 12 of the past 18 years under house arrest or in prison, and other democratic and ethnic minority leaders have not been allowed to participate in the drafting process. Additionally, the new constitution would effectively bar Suu Kyi, from running for president because she was married to a foreigner.

As the only international actor in direct dialogue with both Burma's generals and Suu Kyi, the UN is in a position to press for a genuine process of national reconciliation. But its current approach is not working.

To date, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been addressing the crisis through the use of his "good offices," with Ibrahim Gambari serving as his representative to Burma's rulers. In his March 2008 briefing to the UN Security Council, Gambari reported that his most recent visit to the country was "frustrating" and acknowledged that no tangible progress was made. He was denied meetings with senior government leaders, representatives of ethnic minorities and political opposition groups. The outcome was a major step backward.

This lack of progress is less a reflection of Gambari's capabilities than of the fact that he has not been empowered by the countries that hold the most leverage over Burma's rulers, including China, India, and Burma's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) neighbors. The "good offices" approach is effective when the weight of the world is behind it and, put simply, Gambari has not been given the clout he needs. Since the countries that carry the most sway with the junta also have strong commercial interests in Burma, we should not expect any of them to step up and take the lead on their own.

As secretary-general, Ban has lived up to his self-styled vision of being the consummate diplomat, and has made some important gains in tackling the UN's bureaucratic bloat as well as dealing with the Middle East. But on other issues, Ban has failed to live up to the critically important precedent set by his predecessor as secretary-general, Kofi Annan, who transformed the position to promote human rights and assumed the role of the "world's conscience" when necessary.

Burma's deterioration demands that Ban stop managing and begin to lead. He should begin by demanding that Burma's rulers fulfill their responsibility to protect the country's citizens and condemn the use of violence and repressive tactics.

Given the Burmese generals' hard-line stance to date, it will likely prove necessary for Ban to go to Burma to meet face-to-face with its leaders. One idea is to pressure the generals to agree to multiparty talks based on the North Korean model -- an approach that Ban helped to forge from his days as South Korea's foreign minister.

While the world watches, Burma's generals are consolidating their tyrannical rule as hundreds of thousands of the cyclone survivors remain in desperate need of shelter, clean drinking water and medical care. The situation demands the secretary-general's direct involvement. Without it, the junta will continue to have a free hand to act against the human rights of the Burmese people.

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Author James Frey's first book since the scandal over his 2005 bestseller is receiving mixed reviews.

But at least this time everyone agrees the book is fiction. Frey sparked a major literary outcry when it was discovered that key chunks of his drugs-and-alcohol memoir "A Million Little Pieces" had been fabricated. This time there is no argument over "Bright Shiny Morning," an admitted work of fiction that the New York Times says restores his reputation as a writer.

But the reviewer for the Los Angeles Times says "Bright Shiny Morning" is "a terrible book, one of the worst I've ever read."

"A Million Little Pieces," first published in 2003 and presented by Frey as a factual memoir, was catapulted to the top of the bestsellers list for nonfiction in 2005 after winning praise from talk show host Oprah Winfrey. But the book was exposed in January 2006 as having been embellished with copious passages of fiction, including exaggerated accounts of run-ins with the law and time spent in jail. His punishment was to be savaged on US television by Winfrey, who said she felt "duped" and apologized to her audience for initially standing by Frey's book. He ultimately confessed on the show to "lying." A month later, he was dropped by his publisher, Riverhead Books.

HarperCollins announced in September 2007 that it would publish Frey's novel "Bright Shiny Morning," an admitted work of fiction for which he was paid a reported $1.5 million.

New York Times reviewer Janet Maslin, whose review of "The Da Vinci Code" in 2003 helped turn that novel into an international bestseller, mocked Frey's writing style but called his new work "a captivating urban kaleidoscope." She added: "He got another chance. Look what he did with it. He stepped up to the plate and hit one out of the park. No more lying, no more melodrama, still run-on sentences, still funny punctuation, but so what. He became a furiously good storyteller this time." But Los Angeles Times reviewer David Ulin must have been reading another book. "'Bright Shiny Morning' is an execrable novel, a literary train wreck without even the good grace to be entertaining," he wrote. Los Angeles Reuters

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Today is Norwegian Constitution Day. This is a national holiday that celebrates the signing of the Constitution of Norway on May 17, 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent nation. All over Norway children's parades with an abundance of flags form the central elements of the celebration. The parade takes the children through the community, often making stops at the homes of senior citizens, war memorials, etc. The longest parade is in Oslo, where some 100,000 people travel to the city center to participate in the main festivities. In addition to the children's parades, the streets are filled with young and old, turning out in festive attire, and vendors selling ice cream, hot dogs and, more recently, kebabs.

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One of the most anticipated games of 2008, Grand Theft Auto IV had a lot to prove coming out of the gate. And it pulled it off in fine style.

The latest installment from Rockstar Games in the controversial series follows Niko Bellic, a veteran of the Bosnian war, as he comes to America to join his cousin Roman and take part in an American dream described so vividly in Roman's letters and e-mails. Sadly, not everything is as Roman has written. Niko discovers that his cousin is mired in debt and under the thumb of loan sharks, with only a small cab service to his name.

From here, Niko must make his own way in Liberty City (heavily influenced by modern-day New York), performing jobs for others while trying to help his cousin and resolving a personal agenda.

Players can perform any action they want, legal or otherwise. Attack the wrong person on a whim or steal a car when others are nearby and the next few minutes may be spent running from or fighting the police. Also, players can customize their character's look via clothing stores, do odd jobs for friends, watch TV or go on dates with other characters. For new players, the game provides a generous learning curve. Early missions teach skills such as driving, hand-to-hand combat, using weapons and targeting opponents.

There's something for everyone online, with such multi-player modes as Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Mafiya Work, Team Mafiya Work, Cops n' Crooks, Turf War, Race, GTA Race and Bomb da Base II, each featuring different goals. A solid network interface makes finding the modes easy.

New features really put the game over the top. Where players might have had a hard time finding a specific location, a built-in Global Positioning System feature for all vehicles makes this task simple. Other fun features: the

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There are shortcomings. On Xbox 360 the game ran without incident in both single- and multi-player modes, but the PlayStation 3 version exhibited random crashes several hours into gameplay. Rockstar Games says that the bug is rare and that the company is working with Sony to fix the problem. A clipping issue in which an object may become "stuck" on a part of the map exists on

both consoles but surfaced only on occasion.

Like the rest of the Grand Theft Auto series, there is controversy. Yes, Niko can be made to do horrible things. And other characters frequently swear. The title's Mature rating is justified. The game isn't for everyone, but its achievements easily outweigh its bugs and controversial elements. Rockstar has created a full and compelling world for gamers. ("Grand Theft Auto IV" by Rockstar Games/Rockstar North; for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) © The Washington Post, 2008

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Coach Fatih Terim, who is preparing his squad for next month’s UEFA Euro 2008, held a press conference in Ýstanbul with rival Portugal coach Scolari by his side on Thursday.

Both coaches, whose countries will be opponents in Group A in the opening round of the championship, heaped praise on each other and wished one another success.

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Turkey coach Fatih Terim has paid tribute to his nation's junior squad, despite their semifinal exit from the UEFA European Under-17 Championship on home soil in Antalya.

Terim, who is preparing his squad for next months UEFA Euro 2008, was at the Mardan Sport Complex when Turkey drew 0-0 with Serbia to top Group A, and again on Tuesday as his team was held 1-1 by France before succumbing 4-3 on penalties. After that defeat, he was quick to console the Turkey players, drawing praise from U17 coach Þenol Ustaömer.

"I went down to the dressing room and congratulated them for what they have achieved so far," Terim told uefa.com. "We have to teach those players that losing is not the end of the world. Therefore I told them that they could reach the final in the next tournament. They are young and we shouldn't harshly criticize them."

The national coach also had words of encouragement for highly touted Beþiktaþ striker Batuhan Karadeniz, who missed a penalty in the shootout after what proved a frustrating tournament for a player so talented. "Batuhan is a very promising player," Terim said. "We expect a lot of things from him in the future."

On Thursday Terim held a press conference in Ýstanbul to evaluate the upcoming Euro 2008 next month. Portuguese national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and other Portugal soccer executives attended the Ýstanbul Sports Venue 2008 conference on Thursday. Both coaches, whose countries will be opponents in Group A in the opening round of the championship next month, praised one another and wished one another success.

Turkey and Portugal: looking back As a beaten finalist at home four years ago the Portuguese will hope to go one better at UEFA Euro 2008, but standing in the way of a winning start in Geneva is a Turkey side, no doubt relishing a return to the international spotlight after six years in the shadows.

Turkey has not appeared at a major tournament since the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan, when its run to the semifinals was ended by a Brazil side coached by Scolari, the man now in charge of their opening game in Geneva next month.

If that is a positive omen for Portuguese fans, they might also note that the Seleccao won the two countries’ previous meetings in UEFA European Championship final tournaments. Portugal was the 1-0 winner against Turkey in the group stage at Euro ’96, where Fernando Couto's 66th-minute goal undid a side coached by Terim, then in

his first spell as Turkey’s coach.

Portugal repeated the feat four years later in the UEFA Euro 200 quarterfinals, with Nuno Gomes getting both goals (44 and 56 minutes) in a 2-0 success against a Turkey side reduced to 10 men by Alpay Özalan's 30th-minute red card.

Overall, Portugal has won the two countries' last five contests, with Turkey's only success coming in the first of their six meetings, a 3-1 victory in an Istanbul friendly in 1955. Future Galatasaray and Turkey coach Coþkun Özarý made his international debut in the match.

This will be Portugal's fourth successive appearance in the UEFA European Championship finals and their fifth overall. Its best performance came at UEFA Euro 2004, where it finished runner-up after losing the final 1-0 to Greece in Lisbon. Ithad previously reached the semi-finals of the 1984 and 2000 tournaments.

Turkey is appearing among Europe's elite for the third time. Its previous appearances came in 1996 and 2000 with its quarterfinal run in the latter event their best showing to date.

Portugal and Turkey both reached the FIFA World Cup semifinals on their last appearance at a major tournament, Portugal in 2006 and Turkey four years earlier, when they took third place in Korea and Japan.

Scolari's Portugal advanced to Austria and Switzerland as the second-placed team in Group A behind Poland, securing its Euro 200 berth by holding Finland 0-0 in Porto in their last qualifier. Their record in qualifying was won seven, drew six and lost one.

Turkey qualified as the second-placed team in Group C behind Greece. Nihat Kahveci made sure of their place in Austria and Switzerland with the lone strike against Bosnia and Herzegovina in their concluding qualifier as Terim's team finished with a record of won seven, drew three and lost two.

Scolari's Brazil team defeated Turkey 1-0 through a goal from Ronaldo in the 2002 World Cup semifinal in Saitama, Japan.

Portugal defender Fernando Meira and Turkey midfielder Yýldýray Baþtürk are colleagues at German club VfB Stuttgart.

Portugal striker Nuno Gomes worked under Turkey coach Terim at Serie A club Fiorentina in 2000-01.

Tuncay Þanlý struck twice in Turkey's 4-2 triumph at home to Portugal in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier in October 2002, while Halil Altýntop scored the winner in a 2-1 success away to the same opponents the following September.

This will be the 13th edition of the UEFA European Championship and the eighth edition that features a final tournament with a group phase.

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Portsmouth meet Cardiff City at Wembley today in a final the FA Cup has been crying out for even if the absence of familiar names may prove the competition's lack of appeal for the big clubs.

It is the first time since 1991 that none of the current 'big four' have contested the final (add Everton and Tottenham Hotspur and you have to go back to 1975) and for both combatants it has been a long time coming.

Cardiff manager Dave Jones said he hoped the achievement of his Championship (second division) side in reaching the final would "stop people going on and on about 1927."

That was the year Cardiff became the only non-English club to win the Cup in what was their last appearance in the final until this season.

"We want to make our own history," said Jones. "Maybe, over the last few years, the FA Cup has lost that little bit of magic because it has been the same teams (in the final).

"Portsmouth and ourselves have broken the mould this season and I don't think that will happen again for a long, long time."

Portsmouth must go back to 1939 for their only success and for manager Harry Redknapp, who has been trying to get to a Wembley final as a coach and player for more than 40 years, it is an overdue reward for a lifetime's dedication to the game.

"It's great for everyone at the club," he said. "I look at where we were two years ago (almost relegated from the Premier League), or five years ago when we were near the bottom of the Championship and now we are in the Cup final." London Reuters

FA Cup final facts and figures

Olympique Lyon cautious ahead of Ligue 1 decider Olympique Lyon will take nothing for granted when they travel to AJ Auxerre aiming for a record seventh consecutive Ligue 1 title today.

Lyon, on 76 points with a +35 goal difference, need a draw in Burgundy in the last round of matches if second-placed Bordeaux (+27), who are two points behind, clinch victory at strugglers Racing Lens.

"We must not say to ourselves that it's a done deal," defender Jean-Alain Boumsong told Lyon Mag newspaper.

"The worst mistake would be to believe we are already champions. We must go there to win the game because if we happen to be beaten, we could lose the league."

However, the former Newcastle United and Juventus centre back added that his team would not take any chance at the Stade Abbe-Deschamps.

"If we are drawing 0-0 with 10 minutes remaining and in the mean time, Bordeaux are lead-

FA Cup final for the romantics to revel in

ing, we'll have to play it safe," he said.

Lyon, who will also play the French Cup final against Paris St. Germain later this month, are gunning for the first double in the club's history.

No club from a major European league (Germany, England, Spain, Italy) has won six straight titles, let alone seven. Bordeaux should again be hit by injuries for their Lens trip, with midfielder Alejandro Alonso definitely out of the game with a groin injury.

European spots Playmaker Johan Micoud missed Tuesday's training session because of a leg injury, as well as goalkeeper Ulrich Rame, who suffers from a groin injury.

But coach Laurent Blanc will welcome back Argentine striker Fernando Cavenaghi, who was suspended last weekend and has scored 14 goals in the last 18 matches.

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If Auxerre have nothing to win or lose against Lyon, Lens who won their only league title 10 years ago, will play their last card to avoid relegation against Bordeaux.

The northeners are third from bottom with 39 points and trail Toulouse, who hold the last safe spot, on goal difference.

Toulouse take on Valenciennes, who have only won one match away from home this season. Paris St. Germain, who travel to Sochaux, are one point above Lens and Toulouse. Metz and Racing Strasbourg have already been relegated.

The battle for the European spots will draw to an end with Nancy and Olympique Marseille gunning for the Champions League third preliminary round's spot for third place when they host Stade Rennes and Racing Strasbourg respectively.

Nancy have 60 points to Marseille's 59. Paris Reuters

Facts and figures relating to today's FA Cup final between Cardiff City and Portsmouth at Wembley Stadium: Today's final is the 127th since the competition began in the 1871-72 season.

Although Portsmouth first entered the FA Cup in 1899 and Cardiff in 1910, they have never played each other in the competition before.

Manchester United have appeared in a record 18 finals, winning the competition a record 11 times. This will be Portsmouth's fourth appearance in the final, and Cardiff's third.

Portsmouth's only victory was in 1939 when they upset hot favorites Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the last final to be played before World War II. Their other appearances ended in a 2-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers in 1929 and a 2-1 loss to Manchester City in 1934.

As a result of winning the cup in 1939, Portsmouth held it for the next seven years until the competition re-started in 1945-46 -- the longest any club has managed to keep the cup for.

Cardiff famously became the first, and so far only club, from outside England to win the FA Cup when they beat Arsenal 1-0 in 1927. Their only other appearance was in 1925 when they lost 1-0 to Sheffield United. The Cup final hymn “Abide With Me” was first sung at the 1927 final.

Portsmouth's record FA Cup win came in the first match they played in the competition, beating Ryde from the Isle of Wight 10-0 in a first qualifying round match in 1899. Their record win in the competition proper was a 7-0 victory over Stockport County in 1949.

Cardiff's record win came in 1931 when they beat non-league Enfield 8-0. On their way to this season's final Cardiff were losing to non-League Chasetown in the third round before recovering to beat them 3-1.

Cardiff were involved in an extraordinary FA Cup coincidence in the 1950s.

They were drawn to play away at Leeds United in three successive third round matches in 1955-56, 1956-57 and 195758. Cardiff won all three games 2-1.

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Shania Twain and husband are splitting up Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further details about the couple's breakup. Toronto, AP WWW.TODAYSZAMAN.COM SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008

Hollywood private eye Pellicano found guilty of wiretapping

"The flooding has receded in terms of water. But there's a lot of material left, more mud than water," Galilea said.

Rains are normal during the southern hemispheric winter in Patagonia, but the deluge of volcanic ash has caused nearby rivers to breach their banks. No deaths have resulted, but thousands of people have been evacuated within a 30mile (48-km) radius, including the 4,500 residents of Chaiten.

The column of ash above the volcano, kept aloft by the pressure of constant eruptions, rose as high as 20 miles (32 km) early in the eruption but has since fallen back to about 4.5 miles. "The decision to evacuate was very opportune, as was the decision to keep the zone clear for now," said chief government spokesman Francisco Vidal after a meeting with President Michelle Bachelet on Thursday. Chile's chain of some 2,000 volcanoes -- 500 of them potentially active -- is world's second-largest after Indonesia's. Santiago Reuters

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Chile's Chaiten volcano groaned, rumbled and shuddered on Thursday, raising new concerns among authorities, as lightning bolts pierced the huge clouds of hot ash hovering ominously above its crater. Chile's National Emergency Office, ONEMI, said heavy ash kept shooting from the volcano in southern Chile as it generated small tremors.

On the ground, heavy flooding hit the area around Chaiten as falling ash swelled rivers, overflowing their banks.

"There's been additional volcanic activity that we're really worried about," regional governor Sergio Galilea told reporters. The Chaiten volcano, 760 miles south of the capital Santiago, started erupting on May 2 for the first time in thousands of years, spewing ash, gas and molten rock into the air. The government on Wednesday declared the town of Chaiten, only six miles from the erupting volcano, off-limits for three months and reported that about 90 percent of the town had been flooded by the Blanco and Raya Rivers.

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Chile's Chaiten volcano is continuing to spew smoke and ash across deserted southern villages.

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Anthony Pellicano, known as Hollywood's private eye to the stars, was convicted on Thursday of running a vast criminal enterprise involving wiretapping and bribery to fix the problems of his wealthy clients.

After a two month trial that exposed the seamy side of the movie industry and featured a celebrity-heavy witness list, a Los Angeles federal jury convicted Pellicano on all but one of the 77 charges against him.

His four co-defendants, including a former police officer, a telephone company official and a computer expert who designed the sophisticated "Telesleuth" wiretapping device, were found guilty on most of the dozens of charges they faced.

Pellicano, 64, who pleaded not guilty and conducted his own rambling defense dressed in prison clothes, is expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars when he is sentenced in September. He has already served time for weapons and explosives possession.

The veteran private investigator, who once worked for lawyers representing Tom Cruise, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson, presented himself as the ultimate problem solver. He was charged with racketeering -- under US laws originally used against the Mafia -- and with wiretapping and unlawfully obtaining information about troublesome foes.

Movie stars Chris Rock and Garry Shandling, and Paramount Pictures chief executive Brad Grey and former Walt Disney Co president Michael Ovitz were among a string of witnesses who testified they hired Pellicano, or were spied on by him, during disputes ranging from cheating spouses and paternity lawsuits to show business contracts. Los Angeles Reuters