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Intermediate to Advanced ngilizce Derslere Elik Eden !rk"e A"#klamal# ngilizce $k%ma Par"alar#

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D$&ES I' A((AIRS )I )E PR$GRESS ($R *R+IS, -$&EN

Yet another International Womens Day and the second year in a new millennium in which Turkish women seem to have made little progress...

yet another = bir baka daha... make little progress = pek az mesafe katetmek... It seems the dichotomy that tears through modern Turkey rages on: One half of Turkish women enjoying a lifestyle and social status that any woman in the leading countries of the West would envy, and the other half living in such appalling servitude to men that recalls "typical" middle-eastern societies dichotomy = ikilik... tears through = yrtp ayran, yrtp boydanboya ikiye ayran... rages on = btn iddetiyle devam ediyor... to enjoy = (burada sahip olmak (ve dolaysyla da nimetlerinden yararlanmak ... ( !u s"zc#n $o#u zaman bu anlamyla karnza $kaca#ndan daha "nce de s"z etmitim ... to envy = gpta etmek... appalling = $ok k"t, utan$ verici, ok edici... servitude = k"lelik... to recall = $a#rtrmak, hatrlamak, hatrlatmak... !ccording to a report pu"lished "y the state#s Women#s $tatus and Issues %irectorate, while a si&ea"le percent of Turkish women have suffered from domestic violence, '( percent were raped "y their hus"ands, )* percent are illiterate and (+ percent are unemployed directorate = genel mdrlk... sizeable = olduk$a "nemli bir b"lm... suffer from = u#ramak, ac $ekmek... domestic violence = aile i$inde iddet... to rape = zorla sahip olma... illiterate = okuma yazma bilmez... unemployed = isiz... The study showed that (, percent of the acts of domestic violence was physical while the remaining -- percent ver"al The incidence of violence was higher in shantytowns and poorer communities, the report said The results of the study also draws attention to the fact that the num"er of Turkish men who physically a"use their wives is close to one million, which may represent as much as ). percent of the married males population verbal = s"zel... shantyto%ns = gecekondu mahalleleri... to dra% attention to = dikkati $ekmek... physically abuse = dayak atmak... $tatistics show that in Turkey , out of every )/ men "elieve that they would "e right to physically "punish" their wife or children if they were "diso"eyed" 0onversely, the num"er of men who share some responsi"ility in housework and child care is as low as '/ percent conversely = bunun tersine... child care = $ocuk bakm... The report states that only one out every three women who have the potential to work have regular jo"s It shows that "y and large, professional Turkish women prefer academic and teaching careers1 "anking, civil service and secretarial jo"s coming second by and large = byk b"lmyle, byk $o#unluk ile... coming second = ikinci srada olmak zere...

$trangely enough, representing (( percent of the academic work force, women seem to stay away from politics, with only ' , percent of the elected deputies in the parliament "eing women This is a rather sad fact considering that 2/ or */ years ago that percentage used to "e in the dou"le digits when in most 3uropean countries women did not even have the right to vote

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P$)I'E DE AIN S*SPE' S IN A+.AN+ R$..ER/ Turkish police have captured two men allegedly involved in the ro""ing of an Istan"ul "ranch on Wednesday allegedly = iddia edildi#ine g"re... involved = karm, bulam... to rob = soygun yapmak, soymak... robbery = soygun... robber = soyguncu... Turkish security forces announced that they detained the two men in a train in the western town of 45rklareli on Thursday morning The train was travelling to 6omania !ccording to police sources, the suspects were carrying two guns, T7 (2 . "illion and 8)+,,/. stolen from the "ank to detain = g"zaltna almak... !izim &rk$esi kt &' kanallarmz ise, biliyorsunuz (g"zlem altna( alyorlar) yani (mahede altnda( tutuyorlar)... *omania = eskiden (*umania( $ok daha yaygnd... +,&- !iliyorsunuz yazda para rumuzlar rakamn bana konur ama ardndan okunur... Two gunmen ro""ed the !k"ank "ranch in the "usiness district of 9ayrettepe in Istan"ul, the third such incident in the city in a week 7ast Wednesday, two other "anks in Istan"ul were ro""ed, in one incident security personnel e:changing shots with two of the "andits, killing "oth gunmen = silahl kiiler... district = (burada semt, b"lge... to e.change shots = karlkl ate etmek, ate (teatisinde( bulunmak... bandit = haydut...

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*R+E/0S (IRS DIN$SA*R ($SSI)S ($*ND ;arch ).< Turkish scientists have identified the first fossil "elonging to the prehistoric times of the dinosaurs found in the country, uncovered during e:cavation work for a dam in Turkey#s north The relics of the 0retaceous 3ra have "een dated as "eing 2/ million years old relics = kalnt... (/ncak, "zellikle (mukaddes emanetler( i$in $ok kullanlr ... identify = kimli#ini veya niteli#ini belirlemek... to uncover = a$#a $karmak, meydana $karmak... dam ,-./, = baraj... !ssociate =rofessor 0emal Tuno>lu from the 9eology %epartment of the ?acettepe @niversity, said, AThe fossils we found goes "ack 2/ million years and "elong to the type known as Bthe dinosaur of the seas# or Athe cousin of the dinosaurC ?e added that the type of dinosaur would "e )2 . metres long "ut said pieces were destroyed in the construction work on the Deyler %am Those "ones that had "een salvaged were from the ) . metre-long head of the animal ?e added that the fossils "elonging to the same type had previously "een unearthed in !merica, ?olland, Delgium, =oland and Dulgaria to salvage = kurtarmak, enkazdan $karmak... to unearth = dnya yzne $karmak, topraktan $karmak, kefetmek...

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*R+IS, E'$N$&/ -- AN $1ER1IEovervie% = toplu bak... TurkeyEs dynamic economy is a comple: mi: of modern industry and commerce along with traditional agriculture that still accounts for nearly ,/F of employment employment = 0. ie alma, adam tutma1 2. istihdam (metindeki anlam ... It has a strong and rapidly growing private sector, yet the state still plays a major role in "asic industry, "anking, transport, and communication The most important industry - and largest e:porter - is te:tiles and clothing, which is almost entirely in private hands private sector = "zel sector (3 public sector ... the state = devlet (ayrca, durum1 to state = belirtmek, beyan etmek ... In recent years the economic situation has "een marked "y erratic economic growth and serious im"alances 6eal 9G= growth has e:ceeded -F in most years, "ut this strong e:pansion was interrupted "y sharp declines in output in )++, and )+++ has been marked by = kuvvetli etkisi altna girmitir (to mark = 0. iaretlemek1 2. damgasn vurmak (metinde pasif kullanlmtr ... erratic economic gro%th = dzensiz (bi "yle bi b"yle) iktisadi byme... serious imbalances = ciddi dengesizlikler... 4+5 = gross national product, gayrisafi milli hasla... strong e.pansion 3 a sharp decline... = kuvvetli genileme 3 sert bir d... output = retim (burada ... ;eanwhile the pu"lic sector fiscal deficit has shown a steady growth - due in large part to the huge "urden of interest payments, which now account for more than ,/F of central government spending while inflation has remained in the high dou"le digit range fiscal deficit = mali a$k... steady gro%th = srekli byme... due in large part to = byk "l$de ...den dolay... huge burden = $ok a#r yk (huge = very big, very large ... interest payments = faiz "demeleri (interest = 0. ilgi, alaka... 2. faiz... 6. $kar, menfaat ... central government spending = merkezi hkumet harcamalar... in the high double digit range = yksek $ift haneli dzeylerde... =erhaps "ecause of these pro"lems, foreign direct investment in Turkey remains low - less than 8) "illion annually investment = yatrm... remains lo% = dk olmakta devam ediyor...

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,REE PE$P)E DIE IN $RREN IA) RAINS three people die = $ kii "ld (gazetecilik dilinde, balkta present tense ge$mi zaman anlam verir... 4elecek zaman i$in mastarlar kullanlr- 7cevit (is to visit !ulgaria... gibi torrential rains = bardaktan boanrcasna ya#mur, afet ya#muru... Two people who were injured were hospitali&ed claimed the lives of = can ald (claim= talep etmek, benimsin demek ... %ere hospitalized = hastaneye kaldrld... ?undreds of houses and workplaces were flooded Telephone communication was paraly&ed and there was widespread power failure all over the area flooded = sel basknna u#rad... po%er failure = elektrik ebeke arzas...

;e&itli Hunction was closed to traffic as the "usy highway succum"ed to heavy rains, while the ;uftu Drook overflowed its "anks !gricultural fields and greenhouses sustained heavy damage succumbed = boyun e#di, teslim oldu... brook = $ay... overflo%ed its banks = tat... agricultural fields and greenhouses = tarlalar ve seralar... ;eanwhile, schools were recessed in the city and its townships on ;onday One "ridge collapsed in 4emer township of southern !ntalya province as the 4u&deresi "rook overflowed its "anks as a result of torrential rains Iortunately there were no reports of casualties, as this particular "ridge is not very freJuently used recessed = ara verildi, paydos edildi... to%nship = kasaba... casualties = zayiat1 "l, yaral ve kayplar toplam... In the meantime, heavy winds uprooted trees and electrical wires in western I&mir province The winds which "lew at +/-)// kilometers per hour are e:pected to continue till Tuesday in the meantime = mean%hile = bu arada, be esnada, btn bunlar olup biterken... uprooted = k"klerinden s"kt... are e.pected to continue = devam etmesi bekleniyor...

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,E P$P S'ENE AR+AN0S .I$GRAP,/ reflects a perfect balance = mkemmel bir dengeyi yanstyor... lyrics = ark s"zleri... loaded %ith = ile ykl... &urkish slang = &rk argosu... se.ually tinted = cinsel nanslar tayor... sensual = tensel, ehevi... provocative = tahrik edici... /ma kim bu adam ger$ekten8 9aydi onu daha yakndan tanyalm... to a &urkish family of modest means = orta halli bir &rk ailesine... move back to their country of origin = kendi lkelerine d"nmek... broke sales records = sat rekorlar kryordu... rock: and pop scene = rock ve pop dnyas... media attention = basnn dikkat oda#... ever to appear = o zamana de#in (tm zamanlardaki ilk... on the cover of = kapa#nda... &hus, a megastar %as born = !"ylece bir yldz do#mutu... a price to pay for fame and fortune = "hret ve servet karl# "denecek bedel... bodyguards accompanying him = elik eden korumaclar... the paparazzi = (;talyancadan $o#ul paparazzi muhabirleri...
Excerpts (with extensive modification) from -- http://tarkanplace2001.tripod.com

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SP$R S NE-S 'I& .$& APPEASES DISI))*SI$NED (ANS GA)A ASARA/ 23 -ERDER .RE&EN 1
by Udo Steven Bassey, Ankara - Turkish Daily News (Shortened and slightly modified

Ior two days in a row, 9alatasaray K0im DomL played warm-up matches in !ntalya, and for two days in a row 0im Dom lost, "y the same score '-) Iirst against 6ussiaEs $partak ;oscow and then to Turkish %ivision Two struggler !ntalya 4epe&spor to appease = yattrmak, memnun etmek... appeasement (siyasette sava tehdidine kar taviz vererek, istenileni yerine getirerek yattrmak... disillusioned = hayal krkl#na u#ram... for t%o days in a ro% = ardarda iki gn... %arm:up = snma, hazrlk... struggler = 0. mcadele eden1 2. zor durumda olan... To "eat Werder Dremen and appease its disillusioned fans, 0im DomEs play was "ound to "e an elegant display of attacking skill, M N "ut in doing so, they left gaping holes in their defense and Dremen was Juick to e:ploit one of them %as bound to be = olmas ka$nlmazd... display = g"steri, sergileme... gap = ara, aralk, boluk... to gape = a#zn kocaman a$mak, a#zn a$p aknlkla aval aval bakmak... gaping holes = kocaman boluklar... to be <uick to do something = bireyi yapmakta gecikmemek, $abucak yapmak... to e.ploit = 0. s"mrmek1 2. kendi yararna kullanmak... %as <uick to e.ploit one of them = bunlardan birisini kendi yararlarna kullanmakta gecikmediler... Hust after four minutes of play, Dremen went into the lead from an own-goal "y captain-defender DOlent 4orkma&, when he kicked the "all into the "ack of his own net in a desperate "id to stop a Dremen player, who had "roken loose and "eaten 0im DomEs 0olom"ian keeper Iaryd ;ondragon neat and clear %ent into lead = "ne ge$ti... in a desperate bid = $aresiz (ve hereyi g"ze alan bir giriimle... had broken loose = syrlmt, serbest kalmt... neat and clear = a$k ekilde uza#nda... (neat, aslnda (dzenli, tertipli( demektir. !urada,(ii iyi baarmt( anlamna (gayet( s"zc#yle $evrilebilecek bir pekitirici g"revi yapyor. (=lear( ise burada (a$#nda, >ondragon?un uzanamayacap bir mesafede( anlam veriyor.... ?owever, DOlent turned from villain to hero in the (,th when he eJuali&ed )-) for 0im Dom from a corner kick Hust a minute later, playmaker $ergen PalQ5n was on target to settle the score: 9alatasaray ', Werder Dremen ) turned from villain to hero = k"t adamdan kahramana d"nt... (('illain( aslnda hain, ihanet eden, demektir. /ma burada, gerek (hero( gerekse (villain(, bir romann yada filmin kahraman ve k"t kiisi anlamnda kullanlyor... %as on target = hedefi buldu... settle the score = skoru tayin etti... M N One pro"lem with 9alatasaray is that it plays according to the strength of its opponents That e:plains why 0im Dom sweeps aside 3uropean heavyweights with enthralling arrogance and at times loses to lightweights in Turkey ! clear e:ample was in the Turkish 0up when 9alatasaray was ousted in the third round "y $econd %ivision 3r&urumspor according to the strength of its opponents = rakiplerinin gcne g"re... s%eeps aside = sprp bir kenara atyor... 7uropean heavy%eights = a#rsikletleri, "nde gelen takmlar... enthralling = byleyici... arrogance = kibir, gurur, ma#rur olma... to oust = defetmek, dar atmak, kap dar etmek, g"revden drmek... in the third round = $nc turda... @econd Aivision = ;kinci Big...

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S *R+IS, -AR 1E ERANS ARRI1E A from http://www.sportingnews.com !ssociated =ress, Hune ), '//' ,E -$R)D '*P

@7$!G, $outh 4orea -- The last time they traveled to $outh 4orea more than ./ years ago, they were carrying rifles and "ayonets Ior the World 0up, Turkish 4orean War veterans "rought flags and Turkish delights, a traditional treat, to distri"ute at the stadium rifle = tfek... bayonet /012-nit/ = sng... %ar veteran = sava gazisi /31-trn/ :: hece vurgularna dikkat, ltfen1 yoksa istedi#iniz kadar gzel telaffuz edin, anlalmayacaktrC... treat = (burada ikram, leziz yiyecek... Thirty-four Turkish veterans on $unday flew from $eoul to the coastal city of Dusan where they first landed to fight in the )+./-.( war The veterans will travel to the near"y city of @lsan on ;onday to support their national team against mighty Dra&il coastal city = ky kenti... to land = karaya ayak basmak... (7skiden bir denizcilik terimi olan bu s"zck, hemen btn denizcilik terimleri gibi, havaclkta da :: uzay u$ular dahil :: kullanlyor ... mighty = g$l... ;ore than a third of veterans are having their trip paid for "y 4orea 3lectronics Inc , in a sign of gratitude and friendship to the Turks Others were invited "y 4orean municipalities and an association "ased at TurkeyEs Iener"ahQe clu", along with TurkeyEs culture ministry gratitude = minnettarlk... municipality = belde1 belediyesi olan yerleim birimi... The presence of the veterans, all of whom are in their 2/s and */s, is e:pected to fire up the 4oreans in @lsanEs ;unsu stadium on ;onday On their arrival in $eoul on $aturday they were greeted "y a crowd of 4orean veterans at the airport, Turkish diplomats said to fire up = atelemek... $outh 4orea and Turkey have enjoyed warm ties since Turkey sent ).,/// troops to help $outh 4orea as part of a @nited Gations force during the 4orean War to enjoy = 0. ho$a vakit ge$irmek1 2. sahip olmak, nimetlerinden yararlanmak ($o#u yerde oldu#u gibi, buradaki anlam da bu ... have enjoyed %arm ties = scak ilikiler i$inde olageldiler... Turkish troops won honors from the @ $ 0ongress and the $outh 4orean president for their successful defense during the Dattle of 4unuri, in which the Turks acted as a rear guard and allowed other @ G forces to withdraw after "eing taken "y surprise "y a larger 0hinese force rear guard = ard$ kuvvet... to %ithdra% = $ekilmek, ricat etmek... =aik $ang-ki, a 4orean officer who was attached to the Turkish "rigade as an 3nglish-language interpreter during the War, told The !ssociated =ress in an interview that the TurksE "ravery prevented a tragedy %as attached to = atanmt, ba#lantlyd... brigade = tugay... interpreter = tercman... (translator = mtercim, $evirmen- yazl $eviri yapar ... "If the Turkish "rigade was not there at that time, a whole @nited Gations regiment would have "een destroyed "y the 0hinese," he said recently in his office at the Turkish em"assy in $eoul, where he is a voluntary adviser "I witnessed how they repelled the enemy with "ayonets, and how hundreds of them fell It was so heroic " regiment = alay (askeriye ... voluntary = g"nll... to repel = geri pskrtmek... to fall = ehit olmak ((topra#a dmek( kavramndan ... On $unday afternoon, the Turkish veterans will visit the @nited Gations cemetery in Dusan, where ,-' of their comrades lie ;ore than 2'/ Turkish soldiers were killed and some ',)./ were wounded in the 4orean War

comrade = yolda, dava arkada... ;any elderly 4oreans who fought alongside the Turks in the War have deep respect for the Turks have deep respect for = derin sayg duyuyorlar... "I ran into two ta:i drivers in $eoul who fought in the 4orean War, and "oth refused to accept money from me They were full of respect for the Turks apparently "ecause of our role in the war," said Turkey manager 0an Ro"ano>lu "They could not speak 3nglish, "ut their gratitude were visi"le in their eyes " to run into = to come across = happen to meet = to encounter = rastlamak... apparently = anlald#na g"re, g"rnd# kadaryla... The Turks e:pect some ).,/// $outh 4oreans to show up to support Turkey at each match In a move to foster the friendship, each veteran will toss tiny packages of Turkish delight, a traditional treat of gummy sugar-"rushed cu"es, to the 4oreans some = yaklak... to sho% up = oraya gelmek, ortaya $kmak... Dn a move E mastar (infinitive = amacyla... to foster = gelitirmek... to toss = frlatp atmak... gummy = koyu pelte gibi... sugar:brushed = eker serpilmi ((fr$a ile eker srlm( kavramndan ... "Turkish 4orean War veterans are a great "ridge "etween Turkey and $outh 4orea," said Tomur Dayer, TurkeyEs !m"assador to $outh 4orea, in an interview "They are the cornerstone of the Turkish-4orean friendship "I am sure, they will "e the focus of sympathy during the Dra&il match," Dayer said

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SA+IP SA.AN'I &*SE*& $PENING $ P*.)I' On display will "e art works from the Ottoman era, paintings and other valua"le artifacts collected over the years "y the $a"anc5s
from http://www.ntvmsn c.com

Aevrik tmceye dikkat ediniz... artifact (veya, artefact = insan eliyle yaplm ey1 genelde eski insan topluluklarndan kalma eyalar yada geleneksel sanat rnleri i$in kullanlr... Hune ))- The $a"anc5 @niversity#s $ak5p $a"anc5 ;useum, located in the historical !tl5 4STk in Ustan"ul#s 3mirgan district, is to open its doors to the pu"lic on Tuesday is to open its doors = kaplarn a$acak (to be E mastar = gelecek zaman bildirir... /yrca "zellikle $nc kiilerin emir ve direktiflerini aktarmakta da sk bavurulan bir yapdr- Fou are to go and see the boss this afternoon... The museum will serve to display the rich collection of leading Turkish "usinessman $ak5p $a"anc5 On display will "e some '*/ works of art, including precious e:amples from the Ottoman calligraphy and paintings from the ).th to '/th centuries to display = sergilemek, g"stermek... leading = "nde gelen... calligraphy = hat sanat... The Ottoman calligraphy works have previously "een on show at the famous international Gew Pork ;etropolitan ;useum and =aris# 7ouvre ;useum

have previously been on sho% = daha "nce sergilenmi bulunuyor... 5aris? = ?in ekinin g"steriliine dikkat ediniz... $a"anc5, in private opening of the museum earlier this week, stressed the importance of private collections and museums, adding that while his family is saddened to leave the historical "uilding that has served as their home for many years, they were happy to have accomplished their dream of opening a museum is saddened = znt duyuyor, zntl... to accomplish = baarmak, baar ile sonu$landrmak...

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S )I4*ID 1AGRA 55 !nvestment "ress #elease$ =fi&er 0orporation is making the announcement today that VI!96! Kmyko:aphalenphastL will soon "e availa"le in liJuid form under the trade name of ;ydi:aflopin ;ydi:aflopin will "e marketed "y =epsi 0ola as a power "everage suita"le for use as is, or as a mi:er, under the name ;ount !nd %o =epsiEs proposed ad campaign suggests: "It will now "e possi"le for a man to literally pour himself a stiff one " po%er beverage = enerji ve kuvvet i$ece#i... for use as is = oldu#u gibi kullanmak i$in Fani, sulandrmadan filan ... as a mi.er = baka bir i$kinin i$ine kartrmak i$in... >ount G Ao = !in G Fap... literally = kelimenin tam anlamyla, kelimesi kelimesine... a stiff one = (sert bir i$ki( anlamnda... stiff = kat, kaskat, sert, sertlemi... to literally pour himself a stiff one = (ger$ek anlamda, kendisine bu i$kiden bir bardak koyarak ereksiyon sa#layabilir(...

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S SN$- AND .AD -EA ,ER PARA)/6ES *R+E/ The whole of Turkey was paraly&ed this past week due to "ad weather and a new wave of snowfall -yet once more this year ! severe snowstorm closed down !tatOrk airport and "rought the city close to a standstill on Iriday as roads were "locked and ferries across the Dosphorus were cancelled paralyzed ,kunuu- /P-rla d/ (-4/-teke)... sno%fall = kar ya#... yet once more = bir kez daha... (yet another = bir tane daha1 (yet( in bu deyimlerdeki kullanln not ediniz ... severe /si-35-/ = iddetli... Hrnekler- severe %eatherI%interIvie%sIcompetitionIlook, etc... bring to a standstill = cause to stop... standstill = durma, hareketsiz kalma... /JDKB/>/@D- still = 0. 9alL1 2. 9areketsiz... @it still) = ,rada kpdamadan otur)... still life = natrmort... stillborn = "ldo#an, "l do#mu... ferry = araba vapuru... ! second homeless person was found fro&en to death in the city, following the tragic death of a ).year old "oy last Wednesday !n elderly woman was reported to lose her life when she slipped and fell on ice

frozen to death = so#uktan donarak "lm... elderly /1&-dli/ = yalca, yal... (ayp olmasn diye (old( yerine kullanrz, $nk (old( genelde (ya yetmi, ii bitmi( nans verir ... to slip = kaymak... slippery /6&5P-ri/ = kaygan... slippers = terlik (aya#a kaydrlveren ey mi8 &er:lik de, ayak (ter(lemesin diye de#il mi8 ... The Ustan"ul $tock 3:change was closed for "usiness on Iriday, as only a small percentage of its staff could manage to get there1 and schools and universities also closed down for the day stock e.change = menkul kymetler borsas... staff = (burada personel (ayrca, orduda = kurmay1 the chief of general staff = genel kurmay bakan1 akademik alanda = faklte "#retim yeleri ... manage E mastar = becerebilmek, baarabilmek... Go less than nine thousand villages around the country were reported to "e snow"ound, not e:cluding some on the !egean coast, which normally "oasts of very mild weather even in mid-winter ;any villages in the mountainous eastern areas were cut off and without power due to heavy "li&&ards no less than = daha az olmamak zere, yani daha fazlas- !u deyim i$in en iyi &rk$e $eviri = (en az(- no less than t%enty men = en az yirmi adam... sno%bound = kardan dolay ba#lants kesilmi... not e.cluding = including- /ma, nans hissettiniz sanrm... cut off = ba#lants kopmu... %ithout po%er = elektriksiz... blizzard = kar frtnas, tipi... The main roads leading to Istan"ulEs "usiness district, normally packed with cars nose to "umper, was practically deserted at rush hour while the metro was overflowing with people who had left their cars at home nose to bumper (bumper to bumper = tampon tampona... practically deserted = hemen hemen terkedilmi1 terkedilmi denilebilir "l$de... rush hour = ie gidi ve iten $k saatleri, trafi#in yo#un oldu#u saatler... to overflo% = dolup tamak, kenarlarndan tamak... DKKAT: to desert /di-78:$/ = terketmek... desert /-1-zt/ = $"l... dessert /di-78:$/ = yeme#in stne yenilen hertrl tatl... !!= telaffuzunda ,r, lerin ($o#u zaman seslendirilmedi#ini, /!A ;ngilizcesinde ise bir hayli belirgin ekilde s"ylendi#ini unutmad#nz umarm. Thousands of vehicles "locked the roads and the "ridges, and the more determined citi&ens a"andoned their cars in the snow and walked to work across the main "ridges over the Dosphorus vehicle /35-kl/ = ara$, tat... determined = kararl.. to abandon = brakmak, terketmek... &he sailors abandoned the sinking ship... &hey abandoned all hope... 9e abandoned his %ife and children to a life of poverty and misery. (!oks"rler abandone olunca n?apm oluyorlar8 *ingi terkediyorlar ... In the central "usiness districts of the city, where many shops were closed, those who could make it to work were out on the streets throwing snow"alls at one another make it to a place = oraya ulamak, ulaabilmek... one another = birbiri... at one another = birbirine... with one another = birbiri ile... about one another = birbiri hakknda... 0hildren seemed to enjoy themselves the most as they took advantage of the no-traffic situation to "uild snowmen and engage in snow"all fights engage = (angaje( olmak veya angaje etmek, ...ile u#ramak, ilgilenmek, megul olmak, itigal etmek... !ir baka anlam ise, nianlanmak (yani birisine angaje olmak ... engagement ring = nian yz#... %edding ring = nikah yz#... /in-912#-mnt/... The snow piled up on the windowsills and with icicles dangling from the roofs and tree "ranches "ent over under the weight of snow, the city was transformed into a magical rustic appearance

piled up = birikti... %indo%sills = pencere pervazlar... icicles /:2-sklz/ = sarktlar (asl buz ... to dangle = asl durup sallanmak, sarkyor olmak... rustic /%:6-tik/ = k"ye ve k"y hayatna ilikin, k"yms... (!u s"zck olumsuz herhangi bir nans tamyor... Hte yandan, bizim kazma sosyetenin, evlerine yaptrdklar (rustik( dekorasyonlarn *usya?dan getirildi#ini sanmalar da bir ayr konu)... The snowy weather is e:pected to continue in Ustan"ul and the ;armara region over the weekend with temperatures, already around free&ing, dropping even lower already around freezing = daha imdiden, zaten donma noktasnda... dropping even lo%er = daha da aa# derek... The ;editerranean and !egean coastline cities and towns were also covered under a heavy "lanket of snow, which is a rare event in those parts The $tate ;eteorology Institute stated on Iriday that temperatures will continue to decrease on the !egean coast coastline = ky eridi... cities = byk ehirler... to%ns = k$k ehirler ve di#er beldeler... to be covered under = altnda "rtl olmak... blanket = 0. battaniye1 2. "rt, tabaka... under a heavy blanket of sno% = kaln bir kar tabakas altnda... a rare event = ender g"rlen bir olay yada durum... DKKAT... DKKAT... M=ity = ehirC X Mto%n = kasabaC eklinde bir ayrm yapmak $ok byk bir yanllktr. =ity, ger$ekten (bykehir( anlam tayor, ama her byk ehirden ayrca (to%n( eklinde de s"z edebiliriz. Jnk asl kartlk (town( X (country( arasndadr... !irincisi (urban( kesime ilikindir1 ikincisi (rural( kesime. Fani kentsel 3 krsal... (&o%n( s"zc# (kent, belde( anlamna geliyor. (&o%n( s"zc#ne hakszlk etmeyiniz... Ferleim merkezleri arasnda yalnzca k"yler bu s"zc#n kapsam dndadr. Hte yandan, (country(, bildi#iniz gibi, 0. Nlke, memleket1 2. Krsal kesim, anlamndadr ve k"yler, mezralar ve krlk yerler bu kapsam i$inde yer alrlar.

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S -$ NE- .$$+)E S ./ ,E &INIS R/ $( EN1IR$N&EN 3nvironmental issues in daily life are "rought under sharp focus in two new "ooklets prepared and pu"lished "y the ;inistry of 3nvironment ! common theme informing the series is the idea that through implementing a "asic set of measures in daily life, it is possi"le for everyone to make a significant economic contri"ution on "oth familial and national levels booklet = kitap$k... environmental issues = $evre sorunlar, $evre meseleleri... in daily life = gnlk yaamda... to be brought under sharp focus = yakndan inceleniyor1 k oda# altna alnyor... a common theme = ortak bir tema... the series = (burada seri kitap$k... to implement = yrrl#e koymak, yrrlk kazandrmak, hayata ge$irmek... a basic set = temel bir dizi... measure = 1. "l$m1 2. (burada oldu#u gibi "nlem... significant = "nemli, anlaml derecede... contribution = katk... familial = aileye ilikin, ailesel, ailevi... (familiar = aina, ile kartrmaynz ?ere are some of the suggestions relating to the use of water supplies at home, some of them directed at prevention of general water pollution: suggestions = "neriler... relating to =...ile ilgili, ilikin... prevention = "nlenmesi, engellenmesi...

"Gever neglect to fi: "roken taps Water dripping from defective taps causes a great loss of water " to neglect /nig-&1;$/ = ihmal etmek (mastar veya gerund alabilir ... to fi. = to repair = to mend = onarmak, tamir etmek... dripping = damlayan... &o drip = damlamak... drop = damla... teardrops = g"zya damlalar... tap = (burada musluk... "Pou do not have to leave the tap on all along when you are "rushing your teeth or having a shave Dy doing so, you will economi&e up to two litres of water Irom an open tap, ).-'/ litres of water flows an hour " leave the tap on = muslu#u a$k brakmak... all along = (burada btn bu i boyunca... to economize = tasarruf etmek... up to t%o litres = iki litreye ulaan "l$lerde... to flo% = akmak... "!lways opt for proper car wash facilities or if you must do it yourself use a "ucket When you wash your car using a hose, you use up to ../ litres of water " to opt for = tercih etmek... option = tercih, se$enek, opsiyon... facilities = tesis, tesisler... bucket = kova... Jok ho bir deyim var- 9e kicked the bucket. = >ortu $ekti, cavla# $ekti... hose = hortum... ";ake a point of using soap powder for your laundry, rather than detergents which contain phosphate " make a point of = "zel dikkat g"stermek, huy haline getirmek... soap po%der = sabun tozu... laundry = $amar, $amarhane... Ior noise pollution prevention the "ooklets offer: "%o not presume that others will want to know what you are watching on the television or listening to on your radioW" to presume = varsaymak, kendi kendine gelin gvey olmak... others = bakalar... "$ound proof salons should "e preferred for weddings and other special occasions " sound proof = ses ge$irmez... special occasions = "zel gnler... occasion = vesile, "zel ve "nemli, hatrlanmaya de#er olay veya gn... "0ar horns should not "e used unnecessarily1 faulty e:haust silencers should "e fi:ed no sooner than they develop " horn = 0. korna1 ayrca, 2. boynuz...

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($REIGN NE-S ,E 7$NE- $-$NE7 PEG ERA DRA-S $ A ')$SE IN ARGEN INA (one:to:one( = /rjantin?in yllardr uyguladktan sonra imdi yrrlkten kaldrd# (0 pezo = 0 dolar( (valla kelime oyunu yapmyorum sabit kur politikasna verilen ad... peg = (burada $pa... (asl anlam, ask olarak kullanlan ahap vida veya $ivi ... era /5:-ra/ =d"nem, $a#... to dra% to an end = sona yaklamak, bitmek, sona ermek... In the wake of the nearly (/F devaluation of the peso in !rgentina, there have "een remarka"ly few reports of price hikes, as many merchants admitted that they could not increase the prices even if they

wanted to Pears of recession seem to have left !rgentines drastically short for cash and in no mood for spending money on anything "ut essentials in the %ake of = ardndan, akabinde... remarkably = dikkate de#er "l$de... price hikes = fiat zamlar... merchant = tccar (burada daha genel anlamda hertrl alm satm iiyle u#raan esnaf kastediliyor ... recession /ri-61-n/ = (to recede( (/ri-65:-/) gerilemek, geriye gitmek fiil k"knden tremi olan bu s"zck, ekonomide ise (durgunluk( anlamnda kullanlyor... /rgentines = /rjantinliler... drastically /-%.6-tikli/ = k"kten, a#r bi$imde, iddetli derecede... short for (of cash = paras yetmiyor, paras yok... in no mood for = havasnda de#il, isteksiz... anything but essentials = temel gereksinimler dnda hi$birey... Gonetheless, many !rgentines felt dejected as they prepared for the end of )/ years of relatively sta"le prices ;emories are still fresh on many minds of the kind of runaway inflation and price hikes which had followed the )+*+ devaluation of their previous currency, the austral nonetheless = yine de... dejected /di-#1;-tid/ = zntl, kendini kolu kanad krlm hissediyor... relatively = nisbeten, olduk$a, epeyce... stable /6$12-bl/ = istikrarl... runa%ay = alp ban giden... Tensions remained high amid uncertainty a"out the inevita"le erosion of purchasing power Go one could tell how long their "ank deposits, fro&en "y a government decree last month, were likely to remain out of "ounds remain high = yksek olmakta devam etmek... inevitable erosion = ka$nlmaz anma... purchasing po%er = satnalma gc... government decree = hkumet kararnamesi... out of bounds = ulalamaz... ((snrlarn "tesinde( kavramndan ... To Juell the worries of foreign investors and citi&ens alike, the 3conomy ;inister 7enicov "roke the news last $unday that "one-to-one" era, as the dollar-peso e:change rate was known, is now past history !s he announced the a"andonment of the ten-year-old currency peg, he added "luntly: "We are devaluing, we are in collapse, !rgentina is "ankrupt " ! sorry epitaph for $outh !mericaEs second"iggest economy and the once-darling of emerging markets <uell = yattrmak... foreign investors and citizens alike = gerek yabanc yatrmclar gerekse yurttalar... bluntly = s"zn esirgemeksizin... bankrupt = iflas etmi... epitaph /1-pitf/ (-4/-teke) = mezar tana yazlan kitabe ve bu tarzda yazlm msralar... once:darling = bir zamanlar sevgilisi olan... emerging markets = gelimekte olan pazar ve piyasalar...

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D$&ES I' NE-S PAR)IA&EN $ IN1ES IGA E ,E PR$.)E&S $( &EDIA SE' $R

$ome (* deputies from coalition partner parties apply to =arliament $peakerEs Office to underline the pro"lems of media sector
from !"rkish #ail$ %ews &arliamentar$ '"rea"( )nkara. (*lightl$ modified for ling"istic p"rposes)

some (burada = yaklak... (the @peaker = >eclis bakan... to underline = /ltn $izmek, vurgulamak... !n investigation proposal on the media sector prepared "y the Gationalist ;ovement =arty K;?=L deputy Ga&if OkumuT and signed "y mem"ers of the three-way coalition government was presented to the =arliament $peakerEs Office investigation proposal = aratrma teklifi... deputy = milletvekili... Increasing unemployment in the media sector, low salaries, lack of jo" security as well as monopoli&ation are posing a threat to the freedom of press, the proposal said

increasing unemployment = giderek artan isizlik... lo% salaries = dk cretler... 4enelde, biliyorsunuz, salary = maa Mgenelde aylk bazda "denirC1 wages = cret Mgenelde haftalk "denir ve genelde beden i$ileri i$indirC... lack of job security = i gvenli#i olmamas... monopolization = tekelleme... posing a threat to = bir tehdit oluturuyor... "Turkish press is facing important and serious pro"lems that need to "e solved urgently M N =ro"lems that have occurred in the media sector for the last decade is the result of unfair competition and monopoli&ation in the sector," the proposal stated that need to be solved urgently = acil $"zlmesi gereken... in the last decade = son on ylda... unfair competition = haksz rekabet... The proposal underlines the fact that more than .,/// people working in the media sector have "een sacked and those who still have jo"s are getting poor salaries, M N pointing out that newspaper circulations are in sharp decline and apart from the unemployment issue, the media sector also has pro"lems regarding technology, cost and distri"ution M N have been sacked = iten atldlar... those %ho still have jobs = hala bir ii olanlar... circulation = (burada tiraj... M!iyolojide- dolam... ;ktisatta- dolam, tedavl1 the money in circulation...C the unemployment issue = isizlik sorunu... distribution = da#tm... "There are some media "osses who are using the media organs as a tool for personal am"itions, anger and "ri"ery It is wrong and unfair for the state to limit the freedom of the press "ut it is also wrong and a crime for the media to attempt to apply pressure on the state and political life," the proposal said media bosses = medya patronlar... personal ambitions = ahsi hrslar... bribery = rvet... (!uradaki s"zck se$imi ile muhtemelen (siyasi rvet( kastediliyor... Oarkl bir anlatm "yle olabilirdi- (a tool for personal ambitions, as %ell as for political revenge and intimidation(... !u son s"zck, (korkutma, sindirme( demektir.

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S G$1ERN&EN AND P,AR&A'IS S A $DDS Thousands of pharmacists pulled down their shutters on two consecutive days this week in protest of the governmentEs decision to cut their profit margin "y )/ percent =eople stood in long Jueues in front of the pharmacies that were on duty, "ut many came "ack empty-handed as only the most vital drugs were offered for sale pulled do%n their shutters = kepenklerini indirdiler... consecutive = ardarda gelen... <ueue [k)u:] = sra kuyru#u... on duty = g"revde, n"bet$i... The ;inistry of ?ealth, in an attempt to lower the sales prices, has recently reduced the pharmacistsE profits over domestically produced drugs "y halving their '/ percent profit margin ?owever, the 0ham"er of =harmacists points out that, although imported drug prices went up "y )(. percent due to last yearEs devaluation, the price of locally manufactured drugs rose "y a mere +* percent domestically produced drugs = yurti$inde retilen ila$lar... to halve = yarya b"lmek, yarya indirmek... the =hamber ,f 5harmacists = 7czaclar ,das... mere = yalnzca, sadece... =harmacists seem determined to carry on their "oycott =osters hung on the windows of closed pharmacies reading: "The pharmacies are closed today in order to survive and keep Kciti&ensL alive They are putting up a life struggle " =harmacists, also supported "y The Turkish %octors @nion KTTDL, are demanding that the )* percent Value !dded Ta: KV!TL on drugs "e cur"ed down to * percent

to carry on = srdrmek... to survive = varl#n srdrebilmek, "lmemek, ayakta kalmak... value added ta. = katma de#er vergisi... to curb = snrlamak... to curb do%n = aa# indirerek snrlamak... (curb = kaldrmyolu snrlyor ... &raffic police announcement- (5ull up by the curb, please)( = Kenara $ekip durunuz, ltfen... (pull up( = arac durdurmak. +erden mi geliyor8 &abii ki, at arabasnda dizginleri $ekip durdurmaktan... ! press release from the =harmaceutical Industry 3mployers @nion KI3I$L noted that the governmentEs decision puts their industry under great risk since the pharmaciesE commercial activity as a whole is "ound to "e adversely affected press release = basn bildirgesi... employers union = iverenler sendikas... to be bound E mastar = ka$nlmaz olmak... to be adversely affected = olumsuz etkilenmek... (Pnutmaynz, side effect = yan etki, adverse effect = ters etki... !iliyorsunuz, (effect( aslnda (sonu$( demektir- cause and effect = sebep ve sonu$1 ama &rk$eye $o#u zaman (etki( s"zc# ile en iyi $eviri veriyor... (+op$right: &ratik-,ngili-ce)

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NE-.$RN RIP)E S (REE6E $ DEA , ! set of premature triplets died ;onday after their mother gave "irth in their unheated home in TurkeyEs impoverished southeast, which has "een hit "y su"-free&ing temperatures, the !natolia news agency reported triplets = $zler... unheated = stlmam, stlmayan... impoverished = fakir dm, fakirletirilmi... poor = fakir... poverty = fa irli !"v" ye #i at e#ini$% "power" ile ar&'t&r(ay&n&$)... sub:freezing = donma noktasnn altnda... Two of !dalet $iyahgS&Es "a"ies, who were "orn more than two months premature, died in the familyEs home in the town of $iverek, the agency reported The third new"orn died at a hospital, where their mother remained in a coma from malnutrition and loss of "lood during child"irth remained in a coma = koma hali devam ediyordu... to remain = 0. geride kalmak, gitmemek1 2. olmakta devam etmek... "The "a"iesE "odies had turned purple from the cold," !natolia Juoted emergency room %r Iatih !kkov as saying Temperatures in the region were minus )/ 0 K), IL ;onday <uote smb as saying :::: (gazetecilik dili = falan filan dedi#ini bildirmek... DKKAT... DKKAT... ** +++had turned purple from cold = so#uktan (morarmt(... Fanltr. !u &rk$e?den ;ngilizceye bir yanstma1 ;ngilizce?de (turn purple( denilmez, (turn blue( denilir... Aayaktansa, bu kez de (blue and black( olur... !uthorities were investigating the father, 4ocali $iyahgS&, on suspicion of mistreatment The -(-yearold retired la"ourer had initially refused to take his family to the hospital citing economic pro"lems, !natolia said treat = 0. muamele etmek, davranmak1 2. tedavi etmek... treatment = 0. muamele, davranm1 2. tedavi, sa#altm... mistreatment = 0. k"t davranma1 2. yanl tedavi... (malpractice = g"revini bilerek k"tye kullanma, tbbi etik dna $kma ... retired labourer = i$i emeklisi... to cite = anmak, adn anmak, zikretmek... citation = ad ge$me... bilimsel makalelerin dipnotlarnda ad ge$me... The government provides the poor free health care "ut apparently the $iyahgS& family had not applied for the service The "a"ies "ecame the latest victims of harsh winter which has claimed the lives of more than two do&en people across the country

the poor = fakirler Mthe E sfat = snf ismi, $o#ulC... free health care = cretsiz sa#lk bakm, hizmeti... claim the lives of = canlarn almak...
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($REIGN PRESS *R+E/ PR$P$SES $ )EAD ($R'E IN A(G,ANIS AN W!$?IG9TOG K!=L --The Dush administration has said that it is ready to discuss the demands to ease import tariffs and write off military de"t, "ut has so far made no promises to 3cevit, who is wrapping up a five-day trip to the @nited $tates to ease /5:7/ = rahatlatmak, kolaylatrmak (PF/*D- Ferimiz nisbetinde verdi#imiz karlklar genelde (buradaki anlam( eklinde anlalmaldr. @"zlkte daha pek$ok de#iik karlklar bulunabilir ... import tariffs = ithalat vergileri, tarife... to %rite off = silmek... to %rap up a visit = tamamlamak, bitirmek... 3cevit discussed the need for increased trade "etween the two allies in a meeting with =resident Dush on Wednesday !lso Wednesday, the $tate %epartment announced the esta"lishment of an 3conomic =artnership 0ommission to discuss how to improve trade and commercial relations increased trade = artm, arttrlm, daha fazla ticaret... the t%o allies = iki mttefik... partnership = ortaklk... commercial relations = ticari ilikiler... 3cevit said it would take time to e:pand "ilateral trade ties and said Turkey was pleased with the Dush administrationEs statements that trade relations had to "e "rought to the same level of the strategic ties "etween the two G!TO allies to e.pand = geniletmek... bilateral trade ties (trade relations = ikili (iki tarafl ticaret ba#lar (ilikileri ... bet%een the t%o +/&, allies = iki +/&, mttefiki arasnda... 3conomy ;inister 4emal %erviT said TurkeyEs letter of intent would "e signed Iriday, "ut said some measures still had to "e taken in Turkey "efore the stand"y agreement is approved "y the I;I e:ecutive "oard The I;I has already approved 8)+ "illion worth of loans and is e:pected to lend another dlrs )/ "illion under the upcoming agreement letter of intent = niyet mektubu... measures = "nlemler, tedbirler (ayrca, "l$mler ... e.ecutive board = y"netim kurulu... has already approved = bugne de#in onaylam bulunuyor... loans = krediler, bor$lar... upcoming = yakn gelecekteki, yaklaan, "nmzdeki... Turkey also wants to see more @ $ investment in Turkey, an issue that will "e raised in 3cevitEs meeting with 0ommerce $ecretary %on 3vans on Thursday %ill be raised = ortaya konacak, ortaya atlacak, masaya getirilecek... =ommerce @ecretary = (P@/ &icaret !akan... %uring the visit, Turkish and @ $ officials also discussed TurkeyEs proposal to take over the lead of the peacekeeping force in !fghanistan later this year Dritain currently leads the force Dush welcomed the Turkish proposal "ut put off a decision whether to help finance the operation to take over = devralmak... (to hand over = devretmek ... to put off = ertelemek (to postpone ... a decision %hether to help finance the operation = operasyonu finanse etme#e yardm edip etmeme karar...
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*R+E/ .IDS $ END ,*NGER S RI+E !G4!6!, Turkey K!=L -- The Hustice ;inistry said Iriday it was allowing prisoners in TurkeyEs ma:imum security prisons to sociali&e with other inmates for five hours a week, in an attempt to try and end a yearlong hunger strike that has claimed ,. lives Qustice >inistry = /dalet !akanl#... ma.imum security prisons = O:tipi cezaevleri... to socialize = biraraya gelmek, dostluk kurarak ahbablk etmek... inmates = mahkumlar... that has claimed RS lives = bugne de#in RS canalan, cana malolan, RS kiinin "ld#... The inmates are fighting transfers from large wards housing up to )// people to one- or three-inmate cells, which they say leave them vulnera"le to a"usive guards !"out )// prisoners and their supporters are taking part in the strike %ards = ko#ular... (hastanede (servis( ... to house = barndrmak... one: to three:inmate cells = 0 ila 6 mahkumlu hcreler... vulnerable /3:&-nrbl/ :: unutmaynz, #,(:teketek dzeninde... M7#er vulne:-A.:le diyecekseniz, sizi ancak ;spanya?da anlarlar)C = (maruz( anlamnda, kolay yaralanabilir, saldrgan etkilere a$k, yumuak karn olan, kendini koruyamayacak durumda olan... abusive guards = k"t muamele eden gardiyanlar... taking part in the strike = greve katlyorlar... The independent ?uman 6ights !ssociation said the strikers vowed to continue their fast, despite the new regulation, which allows prisoners to meet up in groups of )/ for up to five hours a week under strict supervision 9uman *ights /ssociation = ;nsan 9aklar Aerne#i... under strict supervision = sk denetim altnda... In a similar move last year, the ministry allowed prisoners limited communal time in li"raries and sports halls The prisoners also rejected that offer and no one signed up for the activities limited communal time = kstl ortak zaman... rejected that offer = o teklifi reddettiler... no one signed up for = kimse adn yazdrmad... $elahattin 3smer, an officials with the ?uman 6ights !ssociation, said the inmates could end the strike if they are allowed to roam freely within a limited num"er of cells to roam = (s"zlk anlam babo dolamak, diledi#ince kouturmak, avare gezmek... (!urada mecazi = serbest dolama ... The government refuses any return to the old ward system which it says had "ecome a virtual training camp for militants the old %ard system = eski ko#u sistemi... a virtual training camp = aslna baklacak olursa hemen hemen bir e#itim kampndan baka birey de#il... virtually (for all practical purposes1 in effect1 almost1 nearly = hemen hemen, neredeyse, aslnda "yle saylabilir... ;ilitant leftist groups leading the strike have claimed responsi"ility for a num"er of assassinations and "om"ings since the )+2/s have claimed responsibility = sorumlulu#u stlendiler...

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Intermediate to Advanced ngilizce Derslere Elik Eden !rk"e A"#klamal# ngilizce $k%ma Par"alar#

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S *R+IS, P&9 SADDA& ,AS -$R)D AGAINS ,I& (4azete manetlerinde, (articles( bata olmak zere, formel ;ngilizce?deki pek$ok gramer kuralnn iletilmedi#ine dikkat ediniz :: 4erek$esi, tabiatyla, yerden tasarruf... TurkeyEs prime minister has called on $addam ?ussein to allow @G weapons inspectors into IraJ and warned that refusal to do so could "ring massive @$ retaliation The IraJi leader "has to pull himself together, he has to get in line," ;r 3cevit told the state-owned T6T television "?e has nearly the whole world against him "
called on = arda bulundu... weapons inspectors = silah denetileri... refusal to do so = byle yapmay reddetmek... retaliation = misilleme... pull oneself together = kendini toparlamak, kendine eki dzen ermek... get in line = hizaya girmek, uyum salamak...

6efusing to admit the inspectors could "ring "serious afflictions, not only for IraJ "ut for the whole world, especially the ;iddle 3ast and Turkey," 3cevit said 3arlier this week, the Turkish foreign minister had written to Daghdad urging the admission of the inspectors, "ut had "not had a satisfactory response "
afflictions = !burada" skntlar !#salk anomalileri# ka ramndan"... to be afflicted with = hastalk b. iin tutulmu$ olmak, yakalanm$ olmak... to urge = #acil e nemlidir# arsnda bulunmak...

"There would "e a gleam of hope here, if a solution can "e found through diplomatic means," 3cevit said ?e said swift action to admit weapons inspectors could avert the threat of @$ action against IraJ, as favoured "y some Washington hawks
a gleam of hope = bir umut $... through diplomatic means = diplomatik yollardan... to a ert the threat of = tehdidini sa u$turmak... fa oured = n planda tutulan, lehinde olunan, nerilen... hawks = $ahinler...

IraJ has refused since )++* to allow @G inspectors into the country to check if the Daghdad regime has dismantled its weapons of mass destruction
to dismantle = demonte etmek, paralarna ayrmak, skmek... weapons of mass destruction = kitle imha silahlar...

Turkey was a launching pad for strikes against IraJ in the )++) 9ulf War, and still hosts @$ and Dritish planes that patrol a no-fly &one over IraJEs north
launching pad = frlatma rampas% !burada mecazi"... strikes = darbeler, saldrlar... to host = e sahiplii yapmak... to patrol = de riye gezmek !burada& de riye uu$u"... no'fly zone = uu$a kapal blge...

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$upporters of Tra"&onspor forced a Turkish league game to "e suspended after *. minutes They set fires in the stadium and hurled plastic chairs at players during the match against DeTiktaT Go injuries were reported after the trou"le
be suspended = askya alnmak% !burada" iptal edilmek... set fires = ate$e erdiler, ate$ler !yangnlar" ba$lattlar... to hurl = frlatmak, atmak... (o in)uries were reported = herhangi bir yaralanma bildirilmedi...

DeTiktaT were leading .-/ when angry home-team fans started the violence 6iot police and commando units rushed to defend a group of DeTiktaT fans, who had travelled from Ustan"ul, while police evacuated the players of "oth teams =olice tightened security around the stadium to prevent clashes "etween the two groups
*e$ikta$ was+were = ,kisi de olanakl& #takm olarak# grdnzde #was#% *e$ikta$l oyuncular demek istediinizde, #were#... riot police = bizdeki #e ik ku et# !szck e irisi& sokak hareketlerine kar$ polis"... commando units = komando birlikleri... rushed to defend = korumaa ko$tular, korumak amacyla hzla geldiler... to e acuate = tahliye etmek... tight = sk... to tighten = skla$trmak... to pre ent clashes = at$malar nlemek...

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DER-A)) S)A&S (ENER Iormer 9alatasaray and 9ermany coach Hupp %erwall critici&ed Iener"ahQe for firing his former protXgX ;ustafa %eni&li in %ecem"er $peaking on $tar TV, %erwall commented, "Gowhere in the world is a coach sacked when his team is ' points off the lead This means Iener"ahQe has still not a"andoned its custom of "ackstage administration " Of %eni&liEs successor 7orant, %erwall said, "?eEs an am"itious man of principle If no"ody interferes with his work, heEll "e successful ?eEs a trainer with international vision "
former = nceki, eski... coach = antrenr... prot-g- +./0't)ey+ = himaye e koruma altnda olan kimse, kollanan kimse% burada #yardmcs# anlamnda kullanlyor... to sack = to fire = i$ine son ermek, ko mak... 1 points off the lead = liderin 1 puan altnda, liderlikten 1 puan uzakta... backstage administration = sahne arkasndan ynetim... ambitious man of principle = hrsl e ilkeli... interfere with his work = i$ine kar$mak...

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D$&ES I' S'ENE SE6ER 1E $ES ,REE AR I')ES =resident !hmet Gecdet $e&er yesterday returned parts of a "ank re-capitali&ation law to parliament, the presidential press office announced in a statement $e&er vetoed three articles of the law, namely those reJuiring private la"our contracts for employees of state "anks, lifting $upreme 0ourt of !ccounts supervision over these "anks and providing partial immunity for state "ank e:ecutives in transactions related to restructuring of corporate de"ts
articles = !burada" yasa maddeleri... re'capitalization = yeniden sermayelendirme... namely = adn ermek gerekirse... adn erecek olursak... labour = al$ma, emek, ar i$, amele, doum sancs... 2upreme 3ourt 0f 4ccounts = 2ay$tay... partial immunity = ksmi ba$klk !burada, sorumlu olmama"... e5ecuti es = yneticiler... transactions = i$lemler... restructuring of corporate debts... $irket borlarnn yeniden yaplandrlmas... 6#debt#, +det+ $eklinde okunacak. 7tfen +b+ sesini okumaynz .8

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.A,:E)0S NE-S '$N(EREN'E $enior coalition partner Gationalist ;ovement =arty K;?=L leader %evlet DahQeli, the deputy prime minister, said Iriday his party is not against democratic reforms that will improve TurkeyEs chances of entering the 3uropean @nion K3@L "ut that these should not jeopardi&e national unity and should not "e used as a prete:t to e:tend concessions to any separatist groups
senior coalition partner = koalisyonun byk orta... deputy prime minister = ba$bakan yardmcs... to )eopardize /CE-pday / = tehlikeye atmak, riske sokmak... national unity = milli birlik... prete5t = bahane, szde neden ... concession = ta iz, dn... separatist /SE-prtist/ = ayrlk, blc...

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*SIAD 'A))S ($R A &EN A)I / RE($R& In a speech he made on Iriday, the president of the top "usinessmenEs group in the country Tuncay Y&ilhan has urged that restructuring of politics and the implementation of the reforms recently passed "y the =arliament were of paramount importance for speeding up the 3uropean @nion accession process
to implement = yrrle koymak, gereini yapmak, uygulamak, gerekle$tirmek... of paramount importance = byk nem ta$yor...

;r Y&ilhan said that Turkey must undergo a mentality reform, restructure its political system, and undertake further democratic reforms, thus speeding up the whole process of its 3uropean @nion accession

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SP$R S NE-S *R+IS, DE)IG, ($R ENG)AND IN ($$ .A)) DRA1!he 0inancial !imes1 Dy 6o"ert Orr =u"lished: Hanuary '. '//'
0rom

!fter their arduous yet ultimately successful campaign for a place in this summerEs World 0up, 3nglandEs foot"allers were on Iriday handed what on paper looked like a more straightforward route to the '//, 3uropean 0hampionships in =ortugal
draw = kur9a ekme... arduous = me$akkatli... yet = !burada" ama... ultimately = sonunda, nihai olarak... ultimatum = ltimatom, #*u bizim son szmz:#... on paper = kat stnde...

In the draw in Oporto, $ven 9oran 3rikssonEs men were placed in 9roup $even alongside Turkey, one of the weakest of the top-seeded teams
6;marm, #weakest# szcn grr grmez hemen kplere binmediniz. 4dam ardndan #of the top'seeded teams# diye eklemi$& *unun anlam, #<urada st torbalarda yer alan# demektir...8 draw = kura... 4rkada$lar arasnda da kura ekerken, #to draw lots# deyimi kullanlr... alongside = yansra...

Top spot in the group guarantees automatic Jualification, while second place teams go into a series of play-offs
=rup birincisi olmak otomatik olarak tur atlama garantisi anlamna geliyor% ikinci srada bitiren takmlar ise #play'off# serisine katlyorlar...

=laced alongside 3ngland in 9roup $even were $lovakia, the inferior foot"alling half of the former 0&echoslovakia, ;acedonia and lowly 7iechtenstein, none of whom should provide tough opposition
6*uradaki de rik tmce yaps sanrm dikkatinizi ekmi$tir& #0n the table was a book#... #;pon the hill stood a huge castle# trnden tmceler. >ani, yer zarfn ba$a ekiyorsunuz, ardndan zne e fiil yer dei$tiriyor. ?zne e fiilin sayca uyumuna dikkat etmek gerek& #4t the bus'stop was a man... were two men...8 the inferior footballing half of ... = eski @ekosla akya9nn daha kt futbol oynanan yars... =azetecilerin yerden kazanmak iin geli$tirdikleri dil zaman zaman gerekten ok yaratc e hatta ekici... #lowly# = Ah yani, $imdi bir 7iechtenstein9l gidip bu gazeteciyi hacamat etmez miB 6*u arada, 2ayn =ne$, biz bu 7iechtenstein9a yenilmeyiz deil miB Carihte $i$indike ba$mza neler geldiine ok tank olduk da...8

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D$&ES I' NE-S &G+ DIS'*SSES AR I')E 812 )eaders ;ill once more meet at t<e =eginning o> ne?t ;eek =ertaining to the freedom of e:pression, the democrati&ation package, which led to a "mini" crisis among the coalition partners, was also discussed yesterday at TurkeyEs Gational $ecurity 0ouncil K;94L pertaining = konusunda, ilikin olarak... freedom of e.pression = ifade "zgrl#... !s the Gationalist ;ovement =arty K;?=LEs resistance could not "e "roken at ;ondayEs leaders summit, which was held in order to resolve different opinions on the package, =rime ;inister DOlent 3cevit had asked his partners to meet once more at the "eginning of ne:t week, after yesterdayEs ;94 meeting leaders summit = liderler zirvesi... to resolve different opinions = farkl g"rleri uzlatrmak... Hunior coalition partner the ;otherland =arty K!G!=L demands amendments to the draft law, which was adopted in its initial form, upon the reactions of the 3uropean @nion management !G!=Es stance is also supported "y %emocratic 7eft =arty K%$=L junior coalition partner = koalisyonun k$k orta#... amendment = yasa vb. de#iikli#i... draft la% = yasa tasars... adopted in its initial form = ilk bi$imiyle benimsenmiti... stance = tutum, tavr... %$= officials noted that certain views that were included in the rationale of the "ill would "e inserted in the "illEs te:t, and thus it would "ecome more clear with the resolution of the uncertainties ?owever, coalition partner ;?= rejects any small amendment to the "ill, which was prepared "y professor $ulhi %Snme&er and supported also "y the military circles ;?= plans to satisfy "oth its e:tremist nationalist party "ase floor and military circles the rationale of the bill = tasarnn gerek$esi, mant#... the resolution of the uncertainties = belirsizliklerin $"zlmesi... military circles = askeri $evreler... party base floor = parti taban...
from !he !"rkish #ail$ %ews

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.AG SNA ',ING -I , 1I$)EN'E AGAIN ! woman who was returning home from her relativesE home with her si: year old son in the 4urtuluT district of Istan"ul was sta""ed eight times "y a "ag-snatcher who wanted to steal her hand"ag '*-

year old ;Onevver PeTiltepe was sta""ed mostly on her hands and face when she resisted the snatcher, reportedly in his twenties, who wanted to grasp her hand"ag at a "us stop The snatcher ran away throwing the hand"ag when the other people at the "us stop intervened PeTilkaya was hospitali&ed immediately and had microsurgery "ecause one of her fingers was almost severed after the sta""ing bag snatching = kapka$$lk... district = (burada semt... %as stabbed = b$akland... reportedly = bildirildi#ine g"re... grasp = yakalamak tutmak, kavramak... to intervene = mdahele etmek, araya girmek... almost severed = neredeyse kopmutu...

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E'$N$&I' NE-S $.A''$ P*R',ASE PRI'ES The Turkish government yesterday announced that it has raised su"sidi&ed purchase prices of to"acco "y some (. percent from last year, as it prepares to phase out farm su"sidies under an agriculture sector reform "acked "y international finance institutions subsidize = subvansiyon yapmak... raise ... by some 6S percent = yaklak T6S arttrmak... to phase out = giderek son vermek... subsidies = destek almlar (subvansiyonlar ... $tate ;inister responsi"le for privati&ation 4arakoyunlu said the government would "e su"sidi&ing to"acco farmers via purchases for the last time this year, in line with a to"acco reform law that went into effect early Hanuary The minister said the government made the most of its opportunities to give farmers the "est price under the currently difficult economic conditions and wouldnEt let inflation "eat them ! decree authori&ing this yearEs su"sidy purchases was "eing prepared and would likely "ecome effective within a few days responsible for privatization = "zelletirmeden sorumlu... via purchases = alnmlar yoluyla... in line %ith = uyarnca, ile uyumlu olarak... go into effect = yrrl#e girmek... make the most of = en iyisini yapmak, en yksek "l$de yararlanmak... %ouldn?t let inflation beat them = enflasyonun onlar yenmesine izin vermeyeceklerdi... decree = hkumet kararnamesi... to become effective = yrrl#e girmek...

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,$&E A((AIRS DEA , $)) RISES $ @A IN EAR ,4*A+E !t least ,. people are now known to have lost their lives in an earthJuake in central Turkey Worst hit was the township of $ultanda>5, where at least fifteen people died are kno%n to have lost = ...m oldu#u biliniyor... Uorst hit...etc = devrik tmceye dikkat... The Juake had a preliminary magnitude of - /, as tremors toppled do&ens of "uildings, injuring more than a hundred and sending terrified residents leaping from their homes a preliminary magnitude of V.W = (gazeteci a#zyla ilk belirlemelere g"re V.W iddetinde... to topple = baaa# etmek, alaa# etmek... leaping...etc = yine gazeteci anlatmyla... Mmeaning, they jumped out of their %indo%sC In the neigh"ouring township of Ray, eleven people were crushed to death under collapsing "uildings One person died in Dolvadin in a collapsed house and another person died of a heart attack in the neigh"ouring city of 4onya, where seven people were injured from jumping from windows and "alconies, state television said

to collapse = $"kmek, yklmak, yere y#lmak... 3ight people were still "uried under the de"ris of a collapsed house in $ultanda>5, seven miles south of Dolvadin, said the mayor of the provincial capital of !fyon debris /-1<(ri:/ (ikinci hece stnde ikincil vurgu olmak zere1 /!A telaffuzu ise ,-=<(ri:, veya ,-12<(ri:, = y#nt, birikinti, kalnt... moloz y#n... mayor = belediye bakan... provincial capital = il merkezi... In villages around the area, the carcasses of animals lay amid the stones of collapsed "arns and onestorey homes, while fires "la&ed in some houses In Dolvadin, the minarets of several mosJues had collapsed carcass Ika-:ksI = hayvan lei... (ayrca, gemi enkaz, inaatta yap iskeleti ... amid = amidst = ortasnda, arasnda (yani, (among( gibi ... barn = ahr, $iftlik ambar... one:storey = one:story, bi$imi de olanakl... blazed = tutumu, alev alev yanyor... several = bu s"zck ($eitli, bir$ok, pek$ok( gibi $eviri olanaklaryla, say belirtmemekle birlikte, tmcenin geliine ve mant#a ba#l olarak genelde 6:S veya X:Y gibi bir kavram uyandrr...
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($REIGN A((AIRS *R+IS, '$&PANIES IN A(G,ANIS AN The world community offers full aid for reconstruction of !fghanistan, as "rotherly ties "etween =akistan and Turkey are "eing strengthened and "oth countries are now cooperating in economic matters
>ine gryorsunuz, gazetecilik dilinde marifet, olanakl en kk bo$lua olanakl en ok haberi tk$trmak = #economy in words# ilkesi, ou zaman klasik gramerin snrlarn zorluyor. >ada, gazetecilik dilinin kendine gre bir grameri ar demek daha doru...

=akistan seeks partnership with Turkey for reconstruction of neigh"ouring !fghanistan Turkish constructor companies have "een engaged in highway "uilding projects in =akistan for a long time to seek = $ok istemek, "zlemle aramak... 0ooperation in the highway sector, however, needs to "e promoted "etween the two countries =akistan will undertake all possi"le steps to promote cooperation in communications and railways industries, and vast opportunities that e:ist for the two "rotherly countries will "ring them closer to promote = (burada gelitirmek, arttrmak... (di#er anlamlar- 0. reklamn yapmak, tantmak1 2. terfi ettirmek ... The nature of "rotherly relationship "etween Turkey and =akistan is e:emplary and Turkey desires to e:tend the range of economic cooperation "etween the two countries =akistan is to play a leading role in the reconstruction of !fghanistan and Turkish companies desire to work jointly with =akistan to this effect e.emplary = bir (e.ample( oluturacak nitelikte... to %ork jointly = birlikte $almak... to thisIthat effect = bu sonuca y"nelik olarak... Turkey is determined to e:tend a helping hand in every possi"le way for the welfare of their !fghan "rothers Turkey and =akistan are already cooperating in several sectors, and mutual cooperation will further the "rotherly ties already e:isting "etween the two countries

%elfare = refah... mutual = karlkl, ortak... reciprocal = (sadece karlkl... Fani, mutual feeling = reciprocal feelings... /ma (our mutual friend, >ehmet( (ortak dostumuz >ehmet diyebilirken, bunun yerine (reciprocal( s"zc#n bu yapda kullanamayz...
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D$&ES I' A((AIRS E'$N$&I' RE'$1ER/ PR$GRA&
6(ote that D ha e written some ery long and in ol ed sentences for you to bite into. Eowe er, you shall find some helpful hints after each paragraph.8

$uccessful implementation of Turkey#s economic recovery program is a matter of importance to and has the full support of the whole international community and the reasons "ehind such strong support is never a secret: the strategic position that the country occupies in one of the worldEs most trou"led regions
,lk tmcenin asl znesi& #implementation#, birbirine paralel iki fiil ar& #is# e #has#. *unlar #to# e #of# $eklindeki iki edat ile tmcenin nesnesini etkiliyor& #international community#. ?teki szckler bu ana eleri e$itli ynlerden niteliyor. Cmce daha sonra #and# balac ile yeni bir tmceye alyor...

While it is true that Turkey stands as the "astion of peace and sta"ility in the region, it is also a sorry sight to see how slowly and painfully the country is recovering from the economic crises of the past few years Uhile it is true = Ao#ru olmakla birlikte... bastion /0.6-tin/ = kale burcu, tabya... a sorry sight = ackl bir manzara... crisis /;%:2-sis/1 $o#ulu - crises /;%:2-si:z/- ,kunu farkna dikkat... Miki nokta stste, biliyorsunuz, sesin uzatld# anlamna geliyor.C Pes, the country has full international support for its economic recovery program, "ut it is also essential for Turkey to implement without a flinch all the elements of its economic recovery program %ithout a flinch = g"zn krpmadan, ylmadan... Iirst of all, there is a need for countryEs economic and commercial relations to "e improved Dut that all depends on the investment conditions for "oth domestic and foreign investors in Turkey economic and commercial relations = iktisadi ve ticari ilikiler... investment conditions = yatrm koullar, ortam... for both ...etc = gerek yerli gerek yabanc yatrmclar i$in... The lack of transparency in investment and co-ordination pro"lems in economy administration in Turkey causes concern for foreign investors We must not "e too optimistic without these pro"lems first "eing solved transparency = effaflk, saydamlk... co:ordination ...etc = ekonomi y"netiminde koordinasyon sorunlar... causes concern = endie yaratyor... for = (burada a$sndan... too optimistic = ar iyimser... 7et no one "e mistaken a"out the measures that need "e taken to com"at the pro"lems that lie at the roots of the economic ills and woes of the country: 6ed tape needs to "e eradicated at all costs1 transparency must "e "oosted to the utmost degree1 and the privati&ation process, which is now showing definite sighs of slowing down, must "e speeded up
7et no one be mistaken = <imsenin $phesi olmasn, kimse bu konuda yanlmasn... to combat = muharebe etmek% burada #mcadele edip yenmek# anlamnda... red tape = brokratik i$lemler... to eradicate = kkn kazmak... ills =

yanl$lklar, hastalklar... woes = ekilen aclar, zdraplar... Co boost = hzla ykseltmek... to the utmost degree = olanakl en yksek derecede...

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(. .EA S GS9 %N& to N!'((( I am a 0im Dom fan and -- I would like to congratulate the whole ID community on this precious win over us They were definitely the "etter prepared side, and set upon winning this der"y I would like to e:tend my congratulations also to ;r !li !yd5n, the referee, for his un"iased and courageous management of this most difficult match $hame on you, ;r 7ucescu: PouEve finally managed to transform the mighty lions into mere defensive weaklings !nd, shame on you 0aptain DOlent When are you going to stop getting on the wrong side of the referees and learn to concentrate on the game itself I fear 7iverpool will prove no mere Iener"ahQe, who could not score even more goals with 0im Dom down to seven men on the pitch

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D$&ES I' A((AIRS DE.A E '$N IN*ES $N 'API A) P*NIS,&EN =resident $e&er sided with the argument that the proposed "anning of capital punishment in Turkey could "e effected simply "y changing the countryEs penal code, eliminating thus the need for a constitutional amendment which might prove just too difficult to pass through the parliament in its present political composition sided %ith = tarafn tuttu, saflarnda yerini ald... proposed = teklif olunan... to ban = yasaklamak... capital punishment = idam cezas... be effected = ger$ekletirilmek... penal code = ceza yasas... constitutional amendment = anayasa de#iikli#i... $peaking at a weekly press "riefing on Iriday, =residential advisor Talcan ldem said that the =resident, a former head of the Turkish 0onstitutional 0ourt, "elieved proposed changes to the Turkish =enal 0ode would "e enough ensure that the death penalty was no longer a sentencing option Thus, amending the Turkish =enal 0ode, rather than changing the country#s constitution, would "e sufficient to a"olish capital punishment in Turkey, according to =resident !hmet Gecdet $e&er briefing /0%5:-fiN/ = brifing, ksa bilgilendirme toplants... the =onstitutional =ourt = /nayasa >ahkemesi... to ensure = olmasn sa#lamak, garanti altna almak... death penalty = capital punishment... no longer = artk de#il... sentencing = ceza verme, hkm giydirme... to abolish = kaldrmak, lavetmek... ldem also stated that =resident $e&er condemns the recent decision "y the 3uropean =arliament to recogni&e the so-called !rmenian 9enocide, adding that the =resident is of the opinion that history should "e entrusted into the hands of historians

condemns = (burada knyor... so:called = s"zde, gya... genocide /#1-nsayd/ = soykrm... to entrust = gvenip ellerine teslim etmek...

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AN$ ,ER 7 PI'ASS$ PAIN ING7 SEI6ED =olice sources disclosed that another painting allegedly "y the $panish master =a"lo =icasso was confiscated in the @Tak province when it was offered for sale for 8) / million $even people were detained in connection with the case 3ight other similar paintings have turned up in Turkey during the past year !t least half of these have "een proven to "e forgeries, with none of the remaining ones having "een authenticated so far It has "een claimed that many of the artworks looted from 4uwait "y IraJi forces during the )++/-+) 9ulf War were later smuggled into Turkey for sale to art dealers to seize ,65:7, = yakalamak, ele ge$irmek... to disclose = a$klamak... allegedly /-&5:-cidli/ = iddia edildi#ine g"re, s"zde... master = usta... to confiscate = el koymak... to detain = g"zaltna almak M!P =/9;B &'?ler (4HZB7> /B&D+/ /B>/K( dedik$e, sizler de benim kadar JDBAD*DF,* >P@P+PZ8C... to turn up = ortaya $kmak... forgery />O-cri/ = sahte ey, sahte imza, sahtecilik yapmak, sahte imza atmak... looted = ya#malanm (to loot ... to smuggle /6/:-gl/= ka$ak$lk yapmak... art dealers = sanat eseri alp satanlar1 sanat galerisi sahipleri diye dnmek daha do#ru bir yaklam olur...

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,$&E (R$N /I)&A6 S)A&S E*R$PEAN PAR)IA&EN 6eferences "y the 3uropean =arliament to allegations that the Ottoman 3mpire was responsi"le for the deaths of thousands of its !rmenian citi&ens and calls not to "an a pro-4urdish political party, cast a shadow on the 3uropean =arliament#s credi"ility and consistency, a senior Turkish politician said on Thursday allegations = iddialar, isnatlar... cast a shado% (on = g"lge drmek... credibility = inanrlk... consistency = istikrar, kendi i$inde uyum... %eputy =rime ;inister P5lma& is reported as saying, AWe respect the independence of the judiciary in other countries Therefore, we have the right to e:pect the same attitude from other countries C is reported as saying = (gazetecilik deyii dedi#i bildirildi... judiciary /cy --5-iri/ = yarg, yarg erki, adalet sistemi... P5lma&, who is currently in Drussels to attend meetings of the 3uropean 0onvention, descri"ed a decision "y the 3uropean =arliament to recogni&e the so-called !rmenian 9enocide and calls to Turkey not to "an the =eople#s %emocracy =arty K?!%3=L as Anonsense" and as ""eing invalid for Turkey": currently = halen... calls = $a#rlar... invalid = ge$ersiz... "If the 3uropean =arliament wants to do something useful, it should ask "oth the 3@ 0ommission and the 0ouncil of 3urope why they have not yet included the terrorist group the =44 and the outlawed 6evolutionary =eople#s 7i"eration =arty-Iront K%?4=-0L on the list of terrorist organi&ations C outla%ed = yasad... front = cephe...

AWe cannot accept these decisions It is not possi"le for such decisions to create de facto results,C he said ATurkey has always said that parliaments, which are political forums, do not have the mission of judging history,C P5lma& continued in reference to the alleged !rmenian 9enocide AThis mission can only "e carried out "y independent and impartial scholars ?owever, !rmenian lo""ies have "een trying continuously to e:ploit the parliaments " de facto = oldu bitti, fiili durum (Batince ... impartial = tarafsz... scholar = alim... to e.ploit = s"mrmek... !dding that the decisions should not "e allowed to affect Turkish relations with the 3uropean @nion, P5lma&, who is also the minister responsi"le for Turkey#s 3@ accession process, said that these decisions have revealed once again the importance of further improving relations with the 3@ and finali&ing Turkey#s 3@ mem"ership process accession = girme, giri... further improving = daha da iyiletirme... to finalize = sonu$landrmak...
4klama& Crke9de #alim# e #bilim adam# arasnda hissettiimiz fark, ,ngilizce9de de #scholar# e #scientist# szcklerinin nanslar iin geerli. *irincisinde, sentezci bir yakla$mla, daha ok ktphanede al$an, hatta ok bilgili, deneyimli e ya$lca bir kimse gzmzde canlanrken, ikincisinde laboratuarda beyaz gmlei ile analitik al$malar yapan genten bir ki$i canlanyor gzmzde...

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D$&ES I' A((AIRS $.1I$*S)/ ,E &I)I AR/ $$ ARE '$N(*SED %o ;94 $ecretary-9eneralEs words on the 3@ reveal a certain new attitude on the part of the T$4, though he was only disclosing his "personal" viewsZ What is not easy to understand is his suggestion that Turkey conduct a policy "that encompasses 6ussia and Iran without ignoring the @nited $tates " This has caused a certain amount of confusion in minds, and a clarification is called for attitude = tutum, tavr... to disclose = a$klamak... to encompass = kapsamak, i$ine almak... to ignore = g"rmezden gelmek, tnmamak... clarification = a$kl#a kavuturma (make clear ... The views e:pressed "y Gational $ecurity 0ouncil K;94L $ecretary-9eneral 9en Tuncer 45l5nQ at a symposium held at the War !cademies 0ommand two days ago have created confusion in many a minds Though 45l5nQ =asha emphasi&ed that these were his own personal views, those familiar with the traditions of the Turkish !rmed Iorces KT$4L know very well a"out the 9eneral $taffEs sensitivity a"out military figuresE "disclosing personal views " 3specially when the person that has spoken up is the ;94 secretary-general, it "ecomes all the more difficult to ignore these words "y saying: "$o whatZ These are only his personal views "

to emphasize = vurgulamak... general staff = genel kurmay... sensitivity = duyarlk, (hassasiyet(... figures = (burada ahslar, kiiler... figures? = s"zc#n :in eki alm hali... to speak up = a$k$a ve yksek sesle s"ylemek... @nder the circumstances, although the prime minister said, "This is his personal stance1 we do not have any such policy," in a way that indicates that he is taking this view lightly, 9en 45l5nQEs words have caused an increasing num"er of people to ask Juestions such as, "Is the T$4 altering its stanceZ Is it further toughening up its approachZ" stance = tutum, tavr... to alter = de#imek, de#itirmek1 de#iim ge$irmek... to toughen up = sertletirmek... M(tough( sfatndan :en ekiyle yaplan fiilC... further toughening up = daha da sertletiriyor... !s far as we know, the 9eneral $taff is not against the 3uropean @nion mem"ership What it wants is that while moving towards the 3@, the measures reJuired to ensure the stateEs and the countryEs unity and integrity, "e taken as far as %e kno% = bildi#imiz kadaryla... to ensure = sa#lamak, sa#lama almak, garantiye almak... unity = birlik, beraberlik... integrity = btnlk... It wants Turkey not to run and join the 3@ "lindly without securing itself adeJuately It wants Turkey not to take too hasty steps hasty = aceleci, acele... blindly = k"rlemesine... $ome of these sensitivities are e:tremely justified ?owever, the view e:pressed "y 9en 45l5nQ carries this issue even "eyond the 3@ and encompasses a "rand new initiative, the feasi"ility of which is de"ata"le justified = hakl... (to justify = hakll#n g"stermek, hakl klmak, fiilinden ... issue = (burada konu, mesele... brand ne% = yepyeni... initiative = insiyatif, giriim... feasibility = fizibilite, olabilirlik, ge$erlik... debatable = tartmal, tartmaya a$k... (to debate, (mzakere etmek( fiilinden
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E'E1 9 -E EBPE' E* S*PP$R AGAINS
!from the nt msnbc.com% modified slightly"

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Turkish =rime ;inister, in his speech at the 3@ summit in Darcelona, stressed Turkey could help reconciliation "etween cultures and religions as a modern, democratic and secular state summit /6:-mit/ = zirve, doruk... reconciliation = barma, uzlama... secular /61;-y l/ = laik... Turkey#s =rime ;inister 3cevit called on 3uropean @nion mem"er countries to give effective support to the countyEs years-long fight against terrorism ?e e:plained that the country has taken determined steps towards mem"ership in the 3@ "loc despite the threats it receives in its region %escri"ing Turkey as a "ridge "etween 3ast and West, 3cevit called 3uropean countries to consider the 3urasia vision, saying A3@ policies should not "e limited to 3urope " years:long = yllardr sren... determined = kararl... threats = tehditler... the 7urasia vision = /vrasya vizyonu... 3cevit also called on 3@ mem"er states to help end poverty and social ineJualities in other countries such as Turkey Otherwise there could "e the risk that related pro"lems and distur"ances in those countries could "e e:ported "eyond their "orders, 3cevit warned

call on smb = $a#rda bulunmak (baka yerde, (u#ramak, ziyaret etmek( anlam da tayabilir ... poverty = fakirlik (poor, s"zc#nden ... MA;KK/&- @navlarda $o#u zaman (po%er( s"zc# ile kartrlyorC... ine<uality = eitsizlik... to be e.ported beyond the borders = snrlarn "tesine ihra$ edilmek...

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($REIGN &EDIA *R+IS, &INIS ER ,I S $* A 7(AS'IS 7 I A)IANS
by Fassimo Farzocchi, from Che 2cotsman, Hri IJ Farch 1KK1...

T?3 "rawl at the end of 6oma#s 0hampions 7eague match against 9alatasaray turned into a diplomatic incident yesterday when the Turkish foreign minister accused Italian police of "ehaving like fascists bra%l = dalama, kavga, grlt patrt... incident = olay... Iighting involving players, officials and riot police "roke out after the )-) draw "etween the Italian champions and the Istan"ul clu" in 6ome riot /%:-yt/ = sokak kargaas, oraya buraya saldrma... riot police = bizdeki (toplum( polisi veya ($evik kuvvet(... Ismail 0em, the Turkish foreign minister, said that the "ehaviour of the police was akin to the days of fascist Italy be akin to = benzer olmak, benzemek, yakn olmak... "Watching from television and looking at the newspapers, I thought I was watching the time of fascist ;ussolini and the ;ussolini police, not 3urope in '//'," 0em said "! police that attacks and truncheons so pitilessly, that goes into the changing rooms and attacks our players could only "e ;ussolini#s police," he added truncheon /$%:N-!n/ = cop (burada fiil = coplamak ... pitilessly = acmaszca... changing rooms = soyunma odalar... Thirteen Italian police were injured in the "rawl, officials said =olice said they would give magistrates a detailed report of the incidents, including video footage and photographs magistrates = sorgu hakimleri... footage = $ekimler...

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E)E1EN ',ARGED IN *R+IS, &A ',-(IBING S'ANDA) from !he *tar 2nline( 3ala$sia... I$T!GD@7: Turkish prosecutors on Iriday filed "ri"ery charges against two super league foot"all coaches, a referee and eight others in a match-fi:ing scandal that could shake the country#s premier division bribery /0%:2-bri/ = rvet... charge = su$lama, isnat ((ykleme( kavramndanC... referee /%1-f-%5:/ = hakem... match:fi.ing = ike...

Istan"ul prosecutors have completed a charge sheet against the )) accused, who also include a "usinessman wanted in Turkey for involvement in a scandal e:posing links "etween state officials and organi&ed crime, the state-run !natolian news agency said The agency said the charges included Asetting up a criminal gangC and Ataking and receiving "ri"esC prosecutor = savc... involvement = karm olmak... a scandal e.posing links = ba#lantlar a$#a vuran bir skandal... setting up a criminal gang = ($ete kurmak(... =rosecutors had "egun interviewing referees and other people when allegations surfaced last month that some matches in Turkey were fi:ed The matches concerned include games from the top division down to lower leagues over a num"er of years allegations = iddialar... to surface = yze (yzeye $kmak... over a number of years = yllardr, yllar boyunca... Turkey#s foot"all federation is watching the case closely, aware that allegations of match-fi:ing could cast dou"ts over the league title winners and lead relegated clu"s to appeal %atching the case closely = davay yakndan izliyor... cast doubts over = zerine phe drmek, aibeli hale getirmek... title %inner = ampiyon... relegated clubs = kme den takmlar... could... lead relegated clubs to appeal = kme dm takmlarn karar dzeltilmesi i$in bavurmalarna yol a$abilir... 3arlier this month, federation head ?aluk @lusoy said he had full confidence in his referees and would not allow a few "ad apples to stain the reputation of Turkish foot"all [ 6euters a fe% bad apples = birka$ $rk elma (tabii, mecazi kullanm ...

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SP$R S NE-S CR+$D)* ,E +ING $( SA'RA&EN $ Whether scoring, re"ounding or firing off assists to his team mates, TOrko>lu dominated the game against %enver ?idayat TOrko>lu on Thursday night showed why he is one of the most e:citing players to come out of Turkey, when he personally demolished the %enver Guggets in a =acific %ivision match of the @$ Gational Dasket"all !ssociation to demolish = ykmak, yerle bir etmek... Though not a regular starter for his $acramento 4ings, TOrko>lu was called on to line up at the tip off after 4ings star With =eja $tojakovic was ruled out with an injured hamstring $ei&ing the opportunity for e:tra court time, TOrko>lu put in a match-winning performance, reaching a career-high () points, pulling down nine re"ounds and dishing off )/ assists in the 4ings ))* to *' victory over %enver starter = ilk beli oyuncusu... to line up = oyunun banda takmda yer almak... tip off = hava at, basketbolda oyunun balamas... ruled out = oyund kalmak... hamstring = diz arkasndaki iki byk kiriten biri... to seize = ele ge$irmek, el koymak, zaptetmek1 (burada- (frsat ka$rmayarak ... court time = oyunda sre alma... career:high = kariyerinin en yksek skoru (tabii, burada 9idayet?in +!/?deki kariyeri kastediliyor ... MAemek ki ribaundlar (pull do%n( ediliyor1 asistler (dish out( ediliyor... ,laya b"yle bakmalsnz.C TOrko>lu, in his second year with the 4ings, was modest a"out his stellar performance: "=eja is a good scorer, pro"a"ly one of the leading scorers on the team, and today I tried to do the same things as him, to re"ound and score,C said TOrko>lu after the match AI had to step it up and play as a starter C

modest = mtevazi, tevazu g"sterdi... stellar performance = yldz performans... The win lifts the 4ings to ,+-)+, the "est win-loss ratio in the GD!, with their ('-( home record also "eing a league "est It is the fourth time this season that $acramento has defeated the Guggets, with an average winning margin of a massive '' points %in:loss ratio = yengi:yenilgi oran...

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D$&ES I' A((AIRS ,ealt< &inistrE o (acilitate Proced%res $n ,ealt< ReForts (or &arriages With the new 0ivil 0ode urging couples on the verge of marriage to o"tain health reports, the ?ealth ;inistry has decided to facilitate the procedures for getting reports from medical institutions to urge = (acil ve "nemlidir( $a#rsnda bulunmak. (burada istemek, zorunlu tutmak... on the verge of = $ok yakn, olmak zere... to facilitate /f-65-liteyt/ = kolaylatrmak... !ccording to a communiJuX sent "y the ?ealth ;inistry to the governorEs offices of *) provinces, it was indicated that the ministry was conducting studies to prevent any disagreement that might emerge "etween the medical institutions and marriage registry offices communi<u[ /km-2?-nikei/ = resmi tebli#, bildiri... the governor?s office = valilik... province = (bizde il... to conduct studies = $almalarIincelemeler yrtmekIsrdrmek... to emerge = ortaya $kmak... emergence = ortaya $kma, zuhur... emergency = acil durum... marriage registry offices = evlendirme daireleri... The ministry stressed that the 9eneral ?ygiene 7aw limited the diseases preventing marriages to only syphilis, tu"erculosis, gonorrhea and leprosy, adding that the concerned articles of the law should "e renewed so as to include contagious diseases, whose importance was increased at present syphilis = firengi... gonorrhea = belso#uklu#u... leprosy /&1P-rsi/ = czzam... leper /&1-p/ = czzaml... the concerned articles = ilgili yasa maddeleri... so as to = mekImak i$in... contagious /kn-$12-cs/ = bulac... The communiJuX said that a guide would "e prepared for medical e:aminations and consultancy services for couples wishing to get married, stressing that regional clinics, maternity clinics, and "irth control centers would give the health reports to the couples consultancy services = danmanlk hizmetleri... Those couples will "e Juestioned on contagious diseases indicated in the law, as well as mental diseases, !I%$, ?epatitis D and 0 and will also "e e:amined "y doctors in order to get health reports

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($REIGN PRESS I A)IAN NA1/ 7)E I&&IGRAN S DR$-N7 The Italian navy was accused last night of doing little to help shipwreck victims as more than ./ immigrants were feared drowned when their "oat capsi&ed in heavy seas off the southern coast of $icily

doing little = pek az ey yapmak, pek birey yapmamak... ship%reck = gemi kazas, gemi enkaz... %ere feared dro%ned = bo#ulduklarndan korkuluyordu... to capsize /;.P-sayz/ = alabora olmak... heavy seas = $ok kaba dalgal deniz... off the southern coast = gney sahili a$klarnda... The tragedy occurred at around *pm on Thursday as the "oat, laden with illegal immigrants "elieved to "e mainly west !fricans, =alestinians and Turkish 4urds, was "eing towed "y an Italian fishing vessel towards the island of 7ampedusa laden = ykl ((to load( fiilinden sfat1 eski pp1 yenisi, biliyorsunuz, (loaded( ... to to% = yede#inde $ekmek (burada pasif ... fishing vessel = balk$ teknesi... Gine men were rescued "y the fishing "oat while an Italian naval patrol "oat on the scene picked up just two "The navyEs rescue effortsZ They might have done more," said one of the sailors on the fishing vessel patrol = devriye... picked up just t%o = sadece iki kii kurtard (denizden toplad) ... The captain of the 3lide, Vito %iodato, said he had "egun towing the overloaded "oat after he found it having a hard time in large waves with engine trou"le It overturned after "eing hit "y a particularly large wave "We couldnEt reduce our speed "ecause the engine cuts out at low speed," he said overloaded = ar ykl... engine trouble = motor arzas... to overturn = baaa# d"nmek (burada, alabora olmak ... engine cuts out at lo% speed = dk hzda motor stop ediyor... "Only after the "oat had sunk and disappeared under the waves and the "odies were disappearing underwater did the navy launch a life"oat, "ut they only managed to save two," the captain said "They might have thought a"out it a "it sooner " to launch = denize indirmek (burada, yola $karmak, anlamnda ... MAevrik tmceye dikkatC One of the sailor said, "It was a terri"le scene: desperate voices calling for help, do&ens of arms reaching towards us out of the darkness desperate voices = $aresiz seslerIba#rmalar... reaching to%ard us = bize uzanyordu... "The most shocking image was that of a woman trying to hold on to a piece of wood as a fight "roke out around her and someone punched her in the face $he was shouting with fear and e:haustion, and she didnEt make it $he slipped slowly into the "lack waters "efore we could hoist her on "oard " to punch = yumruklamak... she didn?t make it = baaramad, kendini kurtaramad... to hoist her on board = sudan $ekip kaldrarak gverteye almak...
4eported $ &hilip 5illan in 4ome *lightl$ modified from !he 6"ardian( http:\\www guardian co uk

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SP$R S NE-S ENG)AND &*S ;arch '*, '//' GPOG, $wit&erland -- 3nglandEs final Jualifying match for the 3uro '//, tournament will "e a tense away game against Turkey, a @3I! draw decided Thursday RA1E) $ *R+E/ ($R 4*A)I(/ING &A ',

<ualifying = tur atlama... tense = gerilimli, gergin... a%ay game = deplasman ma$... dra% = kur?a... The teams -- the strongest in 9roup 2 -- will meet on Oct )) or )', '//(, to decide the final standings in the Jualifying stages 3ngland is due to host Turkey si: months earlier &he (t%o teams :: (%hich are the strongest in 4roup X = X. 4rubun en kuvvetlileri olan bu iki takm... standings = sralama... is due E mastar = :cek, :cak (gelecek zaman belirtir ... to host = evsahipli#i yapmak, a#rlamak... si. months earlier = bu ma$n alt ay "ncesinde... "The good thing for us is that we now know the task that lies ahead," 3ngland coach $ven-9oran 3riksson was Juoted as saying on the we"site of the 3nglish Ioot"all !ssociation %as <uoted as saying = (dedi#i bildirildi( anlamnda bir gazetecilik deyii... "We can now "egin to work to prepare for these games and, after this summerEs World 0up, "e )// percent focused on Jualifying for 3uro '//,," he said begin to %ork to prepare = hazrlanmak i$in $almalara balamak... to <ualify for = katlmaya hak kazanmak, eleme turlarn ge$mek... Turkish officials also e:pressed satisfaction with the draw "ItEs what we had proposed to the 3nglish side all along Our luck was with us, we are happy with the result," Turkish $occer Iederation official $elami O&demir told The !ssociated =ress "The dates suit us fine Gow itEs up to our players to make good of this advantage," he added officials =yetkililer... e.pressed satisfaction = memnuniyetlerini dile getirdiler... all along = bandan beri, tm bu sre zarfnca... ,ur luck %as %ith us = \ansmz yardm etti... suit us fine = bizim i$in (gayet uygun... no% it?s up to our players = artk i oyuncularmza kald... to make good of an advantage = frsattanIavantajdan yararlanmak... The draw took place following the failure of the teams in the group to agree on a schedule of matches, primarily "ecause 3ngland wanted to avoid just such a final match, citing security concerns failure to agree = anlaamamak... to avoid just such a match = ite tam b"ylesi bir karlamadan ka$nmak... citing security concerns = gvenlik konularn ileri srerek (zikrederek, g"nderimde bulunarak ... Two fans of 3nglish clu" 7eeds @nited were sta""ed to death "efore a @3I! 0up game in Istan"ul two years ago, and security at su"seJuent matches involving the countries has "een high fans (fanatics?ten ksaltma = taraftar... stabbed to death = b$aklanarak "ldrlmek... subse<uent matches = bunu izleyen karlamalar...
from !he *porting %ews http://www.sportingnews.com

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D$&ES I' NE-S 7GEN$'IDE7 &IS A+E 55
!#% Editorial $ ,ln"r 7evik( 8 )pril 2002

&)evit )learly got )arried away and made remarks whi)h he had to )larify at the DS" *arty gathering(((

to get carried a%ay = comak, coku ile kendinden ge$mek... to clarify = a$kl#a kavuturmak... gathering = toplant... We were surprised on Thursday when we heard =rime ;inister Dulent 3cevit telling his %emocratic 7eft =arty K%$=L deputies in a weekly routine gathering that Israel was committing an act of genocide against the =alestinians to commit genocide /#1N-sayd/ = soykrm yapmak... $uch a statement coming from the prime minister of a country which is so sensitive to the word "genocide," we felt the prime minister would "e more careful in what he said !fter all, we are always up in arms when people accuse the Ottomans of having committed acts of genocide against the !rmenians earlier this century We even go as far as to threaten to cut our relations with countries whose parliaments approve anti-Turkish genocide resolutions $o when we heard his remarks we felt, "this man really means "usiness " after all = (ne de olsa( eklinde $eviriniz... to be up in arms = ayaklanmak (asl anlam silahl ayaklanma ... to mean business = ii ciddi tutmak1 konuya e#ilmek... Then, we asked, "If 3cevit was full of such views, why did he approve the moderni&ation of Turkish tanks "y Israel last weekZ" $o we were really "affled baffled = arp kalm (to baffle, fiilinden ... It seems the prime minister got carried away at the gathering, and his fiery speech went a "it too far This "ecame apparent when the Turkish Ioreign ;inistry drew 3cevitEs attention to the possi"le ramifications of his remarks $o the prime minister issued a written statement late Thursday which aimed at down-playing his charge of Israeli genocide fiery speech />:-yri/ = ateli konuma... %ent a bit too far = biraz fazla ileri gitti... apparent /-P.-rnt/ = (burada g"zle g"rlr, belirgin... In the statement, 3cevit said his remarks accusing military ally Israel of committing "genocide" against =alestinians reflected the regionEs growing an:iety over violence in the ;iddle 3ast military ally /.-lai/ = askeri mttefik... an.iety /eng-7:-iti/ = endie, tedirginlik... "In this speech, I touched upon the grave results the events in the ;iddle 3ast could lead to ;y words reflected the an:iety felt in our country and our region " to touch upon = de#inmek... grave = a#r ciddi... (ayrca, mezar ... This is all fine, "ut not so convincing !fter such remarks, he should not critici&e the actions of some Islamists in Turkey who make similar remarks like him 3cevit has to "e much more careful in what he says and does &his is all... etc. = !tn bunlar iyi de, pek inandrc de#il... We heard very clearly at his address to the %$= deputies that he called Israeli =rime ;inister !riel "$haron," "$heraton," several times, which raised many eye"rows This can "e considered a slip of the tongue, "ut a prime minister cannot afford making the serious mistake of using the word "genocide" so freely raised many eyebro%s = kalarn kalkmasna neden oldu (garip karlama ve sorgulama, ifade ediyor ... slip of the tongue = dil sr$mesi...

If the Ioreign ;inistry had not warned 3cevit of his "mistake," would the prime minister have made such a written statement late Thursday nightZ 3cevitEs address, in general, was well "alanced and to the point ?e was right in charging that some !ra" countries do not want a =alestinian state, that $haronEs tactics were playing into the hands of radical terrorist elements, and a"ove all that $haron was trying to get rid of !rafat What is sad, is that the mention of "genocide" overshadowed all these to the point = konuya ilikin, meselenin stne giden... to charge = su$lamak... play into the hands of = kar tarafn iine yarayacak ekilde davranmak... to overshado% = g"lgesi dmek...

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It may have "een 9alatasaray#s first domestic win on the road since $eptem"er "ut 0im Dom couldn#t have timed it "etter, its '-/ defeat of Tra"&onspor on Wednesday night taking it to the outright lead of the Turkish $uper 7eague to break clear = aray a$mak... couldn?t have timed it better = daha iyi zamanlayamazlard1 en iyi zamanlama buydu... Tra"&onspor went into the match, postponed from three weeks ago to allow 9alatasaray to prepare for its final 0hampions 7eague game against Darcelona, with high hopes of further complicating the congested situation at the top of the ta"le to postpone = ertelemek... (to cancel = iptal etmek ... further complicate = daha da karmak hale getirmek... congested = tkank, tkk, kalabalk... at the top of the table = sralamann tepesinde... ?owever, a hard running 9alatasaray outfit "rought these hopes to earth with a "ump, through goals to !rif in the ),th minute and ?asan ]aT in the *+th Indeed ]aT was all over the park, his pass setting up !rif for the first goal and his incisive running playing havoc with the Tra"&on defence all night a hard running 4@ outfit = $ok koan bir 4@ takm... indeed = ger$ekten de... set up = hazrlamak, kurmak... incisive running = derinlemesine delici kou (incisive = sivri, keskin, i$ine ileyen, delip ge$ici, vb... (to incise( fiilinden1 incision = yarma, deme1 tpta (insizyon( = kesi ... play havoc %ith = altstIdarmada#n etmek... defence = defans, savunma... Tra"&on did have the "etter of part of the second half, applying continued pressure on the 9alatasaray defence, with keeper ;ondragon forced to make a num"er of strong saves keeper = goal:keeper = goalie = kaleci... strong saves = zor kurtarlar, iyi kurtarlar (deriz biz ... ?owever, the home side could not translate pressure into an eJuali&er and then had to sit "ack as ]aT weaved a "it of magic just "efore full time, "eating three defenders and slotting home a shot past Tra"&on keeper ;etin home side = evsahibi takm... (tersi- visiting side ... translate pressure into an e<ualizer = basky bir beraberlik golne $evirmek... %eave a bit of magic = by gibi dokudu... just before full time = ma$ bitmeden az "nce... to slot home = a#lara takt, kaleye soktu...

9alatasaray#s win lifts it three points clear of second placed Iener"ahQe and five in front of losing Turkish 0up finalist DeTiktaT If 0im Dom can continue to display the form of Wednesday night, they would have to "e considered favourites to take the title It is just a Juestion of if three points clear of second placed O! = ikinci sradaki O!?nin $ puan "nnde... to take the title = ampiyon olmak... Dt is just a <uestion of if... !ir "nceki cmledeki (e#er( s"zc#ne g"nderim yaplyor...

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,IDDIN+ -ARNS GCNEG $outh 4orea coach 9uus ?iddink sent out a warning to his Turkish counterpart ]enol 9OneT that he cannot afford to "e complacent a"out his teamEs prospects at the World 0up, where Turkey is drawn in an opening round group against Dra&il, 0osta 6ica and 0hina counterpart = kar tarafta ede#er mevkideki adam, mmasil... complacent = halinden fazlasyla memnun olarak gevemi, aldrmyor... prospects = umutlar, beklentiler... is dra%n = kur?a ile dt... "I think Turkey will "e the second team to come through the group after Dra&il," ?iddink said "?owever, at major events like this, small nations can cause "ig surprises In particular, I advise ]enol 9OneT to watch out for 0osta 6ica "ecause in its Jualifying matches it played e:cellent soccer against very strong opponents " %atch out = dikkatli, olmak, temkinli olmak... opponent /"-PO?-nnt/ = rakip... $outh 4orea drew a recent friendly against Turkey /-/ in 9ermany friendly = hazrlk ma$, dostluk karlamas...
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zealous /71-ls/ = istekli, g"nll... overzealous = (g"revini yapmas gerekti#inden daha byk bir akla yapyor(1 ar igzar, arya ka$yor1 (over = ar, kavramndan ... The Interior ;inistry has announced that it will investigate claims that students were mistreated during a recent protest

to investigate = soruturma yapmak, aratrmak... claims = iddialar, "ne srlenler... to treat = muamele etmek (davranmak ... to mistreat = k"t davranmak, k"t muamele etmek... ! Turkish parliamentary committee has critici&ed police of using e:cessive force during a protest "y students demonstrating against the "an on wearing headscarves at religious schools to demonstrate = (burada g"steriInmayi yapmak... ban /0.N/ = yasak... headscarf = ba"rts... (scarf = earp... @pesifik olarak 9intli veya Bbnanl trban kastedilirse (turban( /$8:-bn/... The parliament#s inter-party human rights committee said that police mistreated students during the protest in Istan"ul last month, in particular highlighting the handcuffing of students inter:party = partileraras... human rights = insan haklar... to highlight = vurgulamak, kuvvetle belirtmek ((klar zerine odaklamak( kavramndan ... handcuff = kelep$e... The committee recommended that an inJuiry into the involvement of the Istan"ul provincial governor, 3rol Rak5r, "e instigated The provincial police force is responsi"le to the governor in<uiry = soruturma... involvement = olaya karm olmak, olayda rol olmak... to instigate an in<uiry = bir soruturma balatmak... &he provincial ...etc = ;llerde polis valiye kar sorumludur... Turkey#s Interior ;inistry, under which the country#s police force serve, has already announced it will conduct an investigation into reports that students were mistreated Dnterior >inistry = ;$ileri !akanl#... &o conduct an investigation = soruturma (aratrma balatp yrtmekIsrdrmek...

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DER1G -ARNS AGAINS SPE'*)A I1E &$1ES IN ($REIGN '*RREN'/ &AR+E Dervi+ said that the ,--, target of around .- *er)ent inflation and three *er)ent growth would be a)hieved( ! senior Turkish minister has warned against currency speculation, saying that such moves could result in speculators Agetting "urntC speculative moves = speklatif hareketler... foreign currency market = d"viz piyasas... senior minister = /$klamas- Kimi bakanlk veya bakanlarn kabine i$inde daha ("nemli( veya a#rl# oldu#u kavramn yanstan (senior( s"zc# burada ("nde gelen( deyimi ile karlanabilir. 4emal %erviT, the $tate ;inister 6esponsi"le for the 3conomy, spoke out against speculative moves in foreign currency market and said that the only way out of Turkey#s ongoing financial crisis was to work with the International ;onetary Iund spoke out = ilan etti, a$#a vurdu ((out( burada pekitirici bir ileve sahip1 kullanlmasayd, $eviri (konutu, s"zler s"yledi( eklinde olacakt ... the only %ay out = tek $k yolu... ongoing = srmekte olan... $peaking at a meeting held "y the Turkish Poung Dusinessmen !ssociation, %erviT stressed that the floating foreign currency regime was to continue and added that if investors tried to speculate in the market they would "urn themselves stressed = vurgulad... floating = yzer ((dalgal( diyoruz ...

!s long as Turkey adhered to its economic reform and recovery program, "acked "y the I;I and the World Dank, it would "e possi"le to lower inflation to (/ percent "y the end of the year and to achieve three percent growth in the economy for '//' to adhere = (yapmak(1 mecazi- bir g"r vs?ye ba#l olmak, taraftar olmak... burada (sadk kalmak, srdrmek( (piyasadaki (adhesive(, yaptrclarn ve fizikteki (adhesion( gcnn fiil k"k ... to lo%er = indirmek, drmek, daha aa# bir seviyeye drmek... to achieve = baarmak, elde etmek...

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*R+IS, &*SE*&S RE'$RD .$$& /EAR The To*ka*/ 0useum was Turkey1s most *o*ular attra)tion -- 2,32,,--- million visitors to the former %ttoman "ala)e boom = byk canllk, patlama... 6evenue generated "y Turkey#s many museums hit record levels in '//), with some T7 ,- trillion "eing taken in at the gates revenue = gelir (devlet, kurumlar, vb i$in kullanlr... (Jalma karl# kazlan gelir i$in = income ... to take in = burada, alnp kasaya atlan, yani tahsil edilen... !lthough Turkey has "een suffering from the effects of a financial crisis in '//), the money raised from entrance fees to museums and historical sites "roke all e:isting records $ome )- million people visited the various museums throughout the country, paying T7 ,- trillion or 8(,- million for the privilege entrance fee = giri creti... all e.isting records = varolanImevcut btn rekorlar... privilege /P%5-#ilic/ = ayrcalk, imtiyaz. !urada (mzeye gezip g"rme ayrcal#( (b"yle mstesna bir olay yaam olma mutlulu#u i$in kullanlyor... Turkey#s top attraction in '//) was Topkap5 =alace in Istan"ul The former home of the Ottoman sultans and their courts saw ) 2 million visitors, with entrance fees topping T ( trillion $econd on the list of popular sites was the ancient 6oman city of 3phesus and the ?agia $ofia ;useum top attraction = en$ok ilgi $eken (ey veya yer ... court = burada (maiyet( anlamnda... topping ::: = ::: dzeyine ulaarak ve aarak...

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.A/AR9 I -I)) '$N IN*E $ SER1E &/ '$*N R/ The re)ently dismissed head of the "rivati4ation Board refused to reveal the reasons behind his being removed from offi)e recently dismissed = yakn zamanlarda iine son verilen... 5rivatization !oard = Hzelletirme Kurulu... to reveal = a$klamak, a$#a vurmak, ifa etmek... his being removed from office = kendisinin g"revden alnmas... The former head of the =rivati&ation Doard, @>ur Dayar, resigned late on Wednesday from the e:ecutive "oard of Turkish !irlines and the committee overseeing the tender process for the selling off of the state-owned landline monopoly Turk Tele4om to resign /ri-7:2N/ = istifa etmek... to re:sign /%5:-sayn/ = yeniden imzalamak... (9ece vurgularna dikkat) ... e.ecutive board /ig-71-kiti#-0O:-/ = y"netim kurulu, idare meclisi... to oversee = denetlemek... tender = ihale... to sell off = satarak elden $karmak... landline monopoly = hat tekeli... M(landline( = yerEhatt... Klasik

(telli telefon( kastediliyor. (Uireless communications(, yada daha kesin bir belirlemeyle (cep telefonlar( sisteminin kartC Dayar refused to make any statement on why he had "een dismissed as the =rivati&ation Doard, a position that he has held for four and half years ?e vowed to continue to on his path to serve his country and people to make a statement = beyanda bulunmak ((birey s"ylemek( anlamnda, yoksa mal beyan filan de#il ... to dismiss = iten $karmak (burada edilgen- to be dismissed ... to hold a position = o g"revde olmak... (Fabanc dile "yle yaklamak gerekiyor- demek ki ;ngilizce?de (position(, yani g"revler (hold( ediliyor ... to vo% = yemin etmek, s"z vermek... /ma &rk$e?ye $evirirken, illa ki (yemin etti, s"z verdi( demek zorunda de#ilsiniz&mcenin geliine g"re, "rne#in (kuvvetle belirtti( filan demek de hakknz... to continue on one?s path = yoluna devam etmek... to serve = hizmet etmek... The $tate ;inister in 0harge of =rivati&ation, P5lma& 4arakoyunlu, dismissed Dayar from his jo" on Tuesday, reportedly after the two had clashed over Turkish !irline#s involvement in ground services @tate >inister = devlet bakan... in charge of = sorumlu, y"netiminde... reportedly = (gazetecilik dili bildirildi#ine g"re... the t%o = ikisi (bu iki kii, kendileri ... to clash = $atmak, uyumsuzluk i$inde olmak... involvement = iin i$ine karm olma, iin i$inde olma, dahil olma, par$as olma... ground services = yer hizmetleri... Doth Turk Telekom and Turkish !irlines have "een slated for privati&ation, a part of the government#s program to sell off state assets to be slated = aday listesinde bulunmak, iaretlenmi olmak... MJok eskilerde :: $ocuklu#umda :: bunlardan g"rmtm- Aeyim, zerine takalem ile yazlan bir (slate( = tatahtadan oluan iaretleme arac kavramndan geliyor...C state assets = devlet varlklar...

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turtle /$8:-tl/ = kaplumba#a... egg:laying season = yumurtlama mevsimi... to harass = rahatsz etmek, taciz etmek... breeding = $o#alma... to breed = (hayvan retmek, yetitirmek- (Ue breed race horses(, ama (Ue bring up children(...

to approach = yaklamak... environment(al protection = $evre koruma... impose strict measures = kesin (sert "nlemler koymak... endangered = tehlike altndaki... species = biyolojik tr... (&ekili ve $o#ulu ayn olan bir s"zck, Fani, ,ne species is... &%o species are ... to disturb = rahatsz etmek...

to lay an egg, to lay eggs (laid : laid = yumurtlamak... to face a risk = tehlike ile yzyze olmak... e.tinction = yokolma, soyu tkenme... e.panding = genileyen, genilemekte olan... coastal /;O?6-tl/ = kylardaki, kysal... urban /8:-bn/ = kentsel, (ayrca, = civilized, uygar gibi bir anlam da vardr ... urbanization = kentleme... (Batince, (urb( = kent k"knden

to ensure = olmasn sa#lamak, olanakl klmak...

to %eigh = a#rl#nda olmak1 (falan filan kilo $ekmekIgelmek... every second yearIdayI%eek = iki yldaIgndeIhaftada bir... to establish = kurmak, tesis etmek... closed to the public = halka kapal, umuma kapal... to provide ...etc = kaplumba#alara hertrl yaama ansn tanyabilmek i$in...

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The 5orld Bank is dis)ussing a new loan *a)t for Turkey when the )urrent deal ends in ,--. M>odified from the *7P&7*@C The World Dank is discussing a new loan pact for Turkey when the current deal ends in '//(, "ut is concerned that local currency strength may threaten growth targets, the "ank#s representative in Turkey said on ;onday clearly = besbelli, a$k$a... is concerned = endie, tedirginlik duyuyor... ((concern( s"zc#, bazen ayr ayr bazen de birlikte ifade etti#i, (ilgi( ve (endie( eklinde iki anlam atomunu i$eren bir molekldr ... over:valued = ar de#erlenmi, veya ar de#er atfedilen... loan pact = bor$ anlamas... current deal = mevcut anlama, imdiki anlama... local currency = burada (yerel para( kavramyla (lke para birimi( kastediliyor... gro%th targets = byme hedefleri... !jay 0hhi""er picked out recent strength in the Turkish lira as a possi"le threat to Turkey#s plans to return to growth after a '//) crisis caused gross national product decrease "y + , percent gross national product = gayri safi milli hasla... Turkey#s current two-year pact with the "ank, known as a 0ountry !ssistance $trategy or 0!$, is worth 8- ' "illion and aimed mainly at financial, pu"lic, energy and agricultural reforms It "acks a 8)"illion I;I lending deal to help Turkey out of recession to back = desteklemek, destek olmak... lending deal = bor$ verme anlamas... recession /ri-61-n/ = durgunluk (s"zck anlam = gerileme, geri $ekilme ... A$ometime "y the end of this year we will also provide a new 0!$ for Turkey for '//( to '//. This is still under discussion,C !jay 0hhi""er told 6euters in an interview ?e said that the I;I targets to reduce Turkish inflation to (. percent "y end-'//' from -. percent in ;arch looked set to "e met and the country should now focus on a return to growth the D>O targets ... look set to be met = D>O hedefleri ger$ekleecek (ger$ekleme#e hazr g"rnyor... 0hhi""er pointed out that the stronger lira since Octo"er last year against the dollar could hurt e:port and tourism revenues, which were e:pected to play a key role in growth: The urgent need for growth had to "e "rought under focus now and this would reJuire concentrating also on the e:change rate "ecause this was "eginning to affect the competitiveness of Turkish e:ports in an adverse way revenues = gelirler ("zellikle de devlet veya resmi kurulularn gelirleri ... e.change rate = d"viz kuru... to affect in an adverse %ay = olumsuz etkilemek... Turkish 0entral Dank and I;I officials have all recently e:pressed concern over the lira#s rise and 0hhi""er#s remarks now only add to market concerns: AThe real e:change rate has reached now precrisis levels and at some point this is going to hurt the e:ports and tourism,C he said

to e.press concern = endielerini dile getirmek... =hhibber?s remarks = s"zleri, belirttikleri... add to market concerns = piyasadaki endieleri daha da arttryor... at some point = bir noktada, belli bir yerde... The World Dank is still in talks with Turkish authorities over the payment of a num"er of loans that make up parts of the current 0ountry !ssistance $trategy ! 8(// million loan to support education was "eing planned and this would "e discussed at the Dank#s "oard in Hune to make up = (burada oluturmak... board = (y"netim kurulu( anlamna... (= board of directors . ! World Dank team would come in ;ay to review progress in agricultural reform, and 0hhi""er said the Dank e:pected to release a 8-// million loan aimed at providing direct income support to farming communities to replace the system of state su"sidies team = ekip, heyet... revie% progress = ilerlemeyi, gidiat g"zden ge$irmek... to release = (burada serbest brakma... (0. salverme1 2. salglama ... direct income support = do#rudan gelir deste#i... to replace = yerine ge$mek, yerini almak... state subsidies = devlet subvansiyonlar...

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D$&ES I' NE-S $NE $* $( E1ER/ EN 55 One study says "ne out of every ten Turkish children are part and parcel of the countryEs regular workforce and most of these are participating in the agricultural sector one out of every ten = her on ($ocuktan biri... part and parcel of = pekitirilmi bir ifade tarz... regular %orkforce = srekli igc... to participate = katlmak, (burada yer almak... The day "efore Turkey marks its 0hildrenEs %ay, a report released on ;onday paints a "leak picture for the country#s youth to mark = kutlamak, anmak... to celebrate = kutlamak (=enlikli kutlama ... to commemorate = anmak... a bleak picture = i$ a$c olmayan, gri bir g"rnt... The study, which focused on the participation of children in the workforce and was commissioned "y leading trade union and la"our confederations, says that one tenth of Turkey#s children are involved in some form of employment to be commissioned by = cretli olarak g"revlendirilmek, creti "denmek zere smarlamak ("rne#in bir rapor veya bir heykel ... be involved in = iin i$inde olmak, dahil olmak, karm olmak, (i$erilmek(... The study said the children were mostly used for agricultural work with .2 - percent of them working in the fields, followed "y ') * percent working in industry and )/ ' percent in trade and services The study said that *2 ' percent of the children working were "eing paid while )' * were family la"ourers and received no payment %orking in the fields = tarlalarda $alyorlar... family labourers = ailenin ilerinde $alyorlar... The study said children mostly worked to "oost the family income while a secondary aim in some cases was to provide vocation training or meeting its e:penses The study stated that only () ' percent of children in the work force were attending schools to boost = arttrmak, hzla ykseltmek... the family income = ailenin geliri... vocation training = mesleki e#itim, kariyer e#itimi... to meet the e.penses = masraflarn karlamak...

vocation = meslek, kariyer... vacation = tatil (holiday ... On the positive side, the study said that the introduction of eight-year compulsory education had helped decrease the num"ers of children involved in la"our, as well as the gap in the income distri"ution and high level of unemployment in Turkey introduction = getirilmesi, balatlmas... compulsory education = zorunlu e#itim... the gap in the income distribution = gelir da#lmndaki u$urum... Aikkat ederseniz- 0 had helped decrease = (help( fiilinden sonraki fiil (to( alabilir veya almayabilir (had helped to decrease, olanakl -anlam, (azaltma#a yardmc oldu(... 2 (decrease( fiiline ba#l $ (gramatik nesnevar- Fani zorunlu e#itim $ eyin azalmasna yardmc olmu...

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*R+IS, AR',I1ES N$- A1AI)A.)E $N ,E IN ERNE The site will allow researchers and others interested in Turkish and Ottoman history to delve into the past to delve into = 7ski bir fiil olan ve (kazmak( anlam tayan bu s"zck, gnmzde (aratrma yapmak amacyla konuya eniboyu dalmak( anlamnda kullanlyor... The archives of the Turkish 6epu"lic and Ottoman 3mpire have "een opened up to world through the internet The $tate !rchives 9eneral %irectorate has arranged for the catalogues listing the materials held in its rich Turkish 6epu"lican and Ottoman 3mpire era archives to "e made availa"le on the Internet 4eneral Airectorate = 4enel >drlk... era = d"nem, $a#... to be made available = ulalabilir hale getirmek1 istenilirse ulalmasn sa#lamak... The service, which "egan operating on )* !pril, can "e accessed "y logging onto the %irectorate#s we"site The we"site address for the site is: htt*$66www(devletarsivleri(gov(tr

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D$&ES I' NE-S A&NES / '$N(*SI$N /ource: 0ffice of the 1ri(e 2inister3 Directorate 4eneral of 1ress an# 5nfor(ation ;U77UP3T- 0olumnist Iikret Dila comments on the just vetoed amnesty law ! summary of his column is as follows: amnesty /./-nsti/ = af ((genel af( kavramnda oldu#u ekliyle... (af etmek( fiili i$in (to pardon(... /ma, (seni affediyorum... n?olur beni affet( filan derken (forgive( fiilini kullanacaksnz ... confusion = kargaa, kafa karkl#... directorate general = genel mdrlk... (to veto( fiilinin past tense yazlna dikkat ediniz... just vetoed = gazeteci a#zyla- yaknlardaIyeni veto edilmi olan... columnist = (k"e( yazar (column = stun, kavramndan ...

If =resident !hmet Gecdet $e&er hadn#t vetoed the latest amnesty law, would convicts such as ;ehmet !li !>ca and ?aluk 45rc5 have received a Bget out of jail free# cardZ Hustice ;inister ?ikmet $ami TOrk addressed this Juestion when I spoke to him yesterday BThe press looked at the early release law and interpreted it to mean that these men would "e released,# he said B?owever, it was "y no means certain that they would "enefit from this law and get out One would have to check each of their files individually # ;lk tmce, tipik bir &ip DDD if?li tmce- (Df @ezer hadn?t vetoed, %ould they have received...8( :: (latest( s"zc#ne dikkat ediniz = u ana de#in en sonuncusu, ama daha bakalar gelebilir (oysa (last( = bu sonuncusu, bundan sonra baka olmayacakIolmad, kavramn verecektir. &abii, (latest( burada bir hayli imalIalayc da oluyor (s"z aramzda, hakl olarak) ... convict = hkml... (to be convicted of a crime = bir su$tan hkm giymek ... / (get out of jail free( card = monopoli oyunundaki kart adlarn anmsaynz... addressed this <uestion = bu sorunla ilgili konutu, bu konu zerinde durdu... (early release( la% = (erken salverme( yasas... by no means = asla, hi$bir bi$imde... certain = (burada kesin... to benefit from = yararlanmak... each of their files = (her dilde ka$nlmaz bi$imde mu#laklkIbelirsizlik tayan anlatm kalplarna bir "rnek(ayr ayr herbirinin dosyas( m8 (herbirinin dosyalar( m8 !u tr belirsizliklerde ba#lama bavururuz. !urada ilki oldu#u anlalyor. individually = herbir... ((individual( s"zc#nn bu anlamna dikkat ediniz- (Ue must check every individual file( = 9erbir dosyay... (Dndividual countries may decide for or against this issue = Nlkeler ayr ayr (herbir lke di#erlerinden ayr olarak lehte veya aleyhte karar verebilir. Hustice ;inister TOrk cannot predict for certain the fates of !>ca and 45rc5, instead saying that their files need to "e e:amined $o what will happen ne:tZ ;inister TOrk points out that a legal vacuum has opened up following =resident $e&er#s veto, and so he emphasi&es that a new law should "e enacted as soon as possi"le predict for certain = kesin s"yleyebilmek, "nceden kestirebilmek... instead = bunun yerine... (;lk tmcenin gramer a$sndan dk oldu#una dikkat ediniz- 4azetecilikte (yutuluyor(, ama snavda cezalanrdnz. &mcenin iki b"lm arasnda gramatik denklikIparalellik sa#lamalsnz. Hrne#in- cannot predict... , instead he says that... (/ ne% la%( is (enacted( = (to enact a la%( = yasa yapmakI$karmak... It is no surprise that the su"ject of amnesty resulted in confusion 7et#s remem"er, the push for amnesty originally came from %emocratic 7eft =arty M%$=N deputy leader 6ahTan 3cevit, also the wife of the prime minister ?er aim was to "ring "ack into society#s fold those who ended up in prison due to petty crimes and who are considered Bvictims of fate# and their social conditions The aim was to provide people who turned to crime due to economic hardship with jo"s 6ahTan 3cevit made an effort to ensure that the Bvictims of fate# who were released from prison under last year#s amnesty law would "e "rought "ack into normal society $he helped them to find jo"s ;rs 3cevit#s aim was limited to this the push for amnesty = af y"nndeki bask ((ittirme( kavramndan ... deputy leader = bakan yardmcs... (also %ife of the prime minister( = ayn zamanda babakann refikalar... to bring back into society?s fold = (topluma kazandrmak( (4enel >drlk $evirmenlerini burada kullandklar deyimden dolay ger$ekten kutlarm. Aeyimin di#er kullanl bi$imleri- to be brought back into society?s fold... returned into society?s fold... %ithin the @ociety?s fold... petty crimes = k$k su$lar... victims of fate = K/A7* KP*!/+B/*D... (kavram bizden... ?owever, the result was just the opposite While this old conditional release law was enacted "y commissions one "y one, it turned out to "e an Bamnesty of supporters# from the coalition partners It was very likely that the 0onstitutional 0ourt would annul the law, which is just what happened just the opposite = tam tersi... conditional release = artl salverme... amnesty of supporters = sanyorum (amnesty for supporters( kastediliyor... to annul = iptal etmek (yasa, vb i$in ...

This new arrangement for conditional release for Bvictims of fate# turned out almost to "e a Bgeneral amnesty# covering such convicts as !>ca and 45rc5 Geither the pu"lic nor the 3cevits# conscience could stomach this It will "e hard for the government to put together a palata"le conditional release law after this point general amnesty = genel af... convict = hkml... the 7cevits? = Kar koca 7cevitler... to stomach = (bu ba#lamda ;J;+7 @;+A;*7!;B>7K... (!ir takm terbiyesizlerin yapt# (sindirim rahatszl# = indices$n( benzetmeleri i$in ingilizcede (D can?t digest it( demek zorunda kalrdk)) : Hh"")... palatable /P.-ltbl/ = (yenilir yutulur cinsten( ((damaksl( kavramndan ...

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128 PRIS$NERS RE)EASED D*E $ '$N(*SI$N $N A&NES / )A!s the si: months period set down "y the 0onstitutional 0ourt e:pires, authorities "egan releasing prisoners on grounds a legislative loophole the =onstitutional =ourt = /nayasa >ahkemesi... on grounds (on grounds that = gerek$esiyle ((zemininde( kavramndan ... legislative loophole = yasal boluk... (to find a loophole in the la% = yasada bir boluk bulmak. (Auvarda a$lan k$k bir delik( anlamnda olan loophole bu deyimlerde mecazi kullanmda ... !pril '+< $ome )'( inmates held in prisons in the western provinces of Ranakkale and Dolu in Turkey#s northwest have "een released due to a 0onstitutional 0ourt decision and inaction "y the government inmate = mahkum (hapishanede ... inaction = hareketsizlik1 bu konuda birey yapmama durumu... The government had "een given si: months "y the 0onstitutional 0ourt in which it was supposed to prepare a law to correct a legislative mistake in the legislation for a previous prisoners amnesty Though the government approved the new legislation, including further sentence reductions, the "ill was vetoed "y =resident !hmet Gecdet $e&er over the weekend and the si: month period of grace lapsed to be supposed E mastar = bir eyi yapmas gerekmek1 bunu yapmas bekleniliyor olmak1 yapaca# varsaylmak... a legislative mistake = bir yasama hatas... sentence reductions = sre indirimleri (sentence = mahkeme karar, hkm ... bill = yasa... a draft bill = yasa tasars... period of grace = grace period = bir eyin yaplmas i$in tannan sre... to lapse = ge$mek ("zellikle zaman, sre i$in :: bu s"zc#n daha pek$ok anlamlar var- ltfen s"zl#e dannz. Hrne#in tptaki (r"laps( kavramnn k"k de bu s"zck. =rosecutors said that the release of the prisoners was conditional and that they were deemed to have "een set free on "ail If the laws were to "e changed in the future the prisoners could easily "e found and put "ehind "ars again, officials said prosecutor = savc... to deem = saymak, addetmek, "yle dnmek... on bail = kefaletle tahliye edilmi... @on tmcenin $evirisi- Fetkililer, e#er yasalar ilerde de#itirilecek olursa, mahkumlarn kolaylkla bulunup yeniden demir parmaklklar arkasna konulabilece#ini s"ylediler)) $bul6s 7o((ent: Uell, so comforting it is to kno% that %e, the ordinary citizens, can no% take refuge in the fully:emptied prison houses as all inmates are released and (brought back into society?s fold())

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S *R+IS, -AR 1E ERANS $ G$ $ -$R)D '*P %ar veterans /31-trnz/ = sava gazileri... to go = gidecekler (gazete balklarnda mastarIinfinitive gelecek zaman belirtir ... !G4!6!, Turkey K!=L $eventy-five-year-old 4emal O>u& Reliktin is e:cited at the idea of watching Turkey in the World 0up in $outh 4orea, "ut is more e:cited to go "ack to the lands where he fought half a century ago Thirty-nine Turkish 4orean War veterans will travel to $outh 4orea this summer to support their national soccer team, 9Oltekin !lpugan, president of TurkeyEs War Veterans !ssociation, said ;onday Ior many of them like Reliktin who manned an artillery "attery in the war it will "e their first visit to 4orea since the )+./-.( war to man = personel olarak $almak veya yerletirmek ((adamlandrmak( kavramndan ... manned space flight = insanl uzay u$uu... artillery battery /a-T-lri-B-tri/ = top$u bataryas... "IEm very e:cited," he said "Dut this time, weEre going to display the Turkish flag at a peaceful soccer match not at the war " to display = g"stermek, sergilemek... ;ost veteransE trips are "eing funded "y private 4orean companies, led "y 4oreaEs 79 3lectronics Inc , in a sign of gratitude and friendship to the Turks to be funded by = tarafndan "deniyor, fonlanyor... gratitude /GR-ti"yu#d/ = minnettarlk... "I am going to see the lands where I fought," said *)-year-old Osman PaTar 3ken, who commanded an infantry platoon in the 4orean War .' years ago "We want to "e side "y side with the Turkish national team in peacetime 4orea now " infantry /N-$ntri/ = piyade... platoon /pl%-TU:N/ veya /pl-TU:N/ = takm (askeriye , mfreze...

Iifteen veterans will attend TurkeyEs opening match against Dra&il in @lsan on Hune ( "The presence of 4orean war veterans will certainly fire up the 4oreans in the stadium," said Hae-9eun Poo, an official of the 79 3lectronics "They already regard Turkey as their own national team " to attend = katlmak, hazr bulunmak... presence /P%1-zns/ = hazr bulunmalar, orada olmalar... %ill fire up = ateleyecek... already = zaten, daha imdiden, her halkarda... to regard = saymak, addetmek, o g"zle g"rmek... 3ach veteran will "e carrying ( kilograms K- - poundsL of Turkish delight, a traditional treat of gummy sugar-"rushed cu"es, and will toss tiny packages of the candy with 4orean and Turkish flags printed on them into the crowd, !lpugan said treat = hoa giden ey, (kyak(... gummy = yapkan, koyu pelte kvamnda... sugar:brushed = stne eker srlm, kaplanm... to toss = frlatp atmak, havaya atmak, atp yuvarlamak... "It is a sweet sign of our friendship," he said 4orean officials have already guaranteed support for the Turkish team, "y hiring cheering sJuads for the Turkish matches Other foreign teams will also have similar sJuads recruited "y 4orean officials s<uad = ekip... (Koreli yetkililer takmlar teyi etmek i$in cret alacak ekipler oluturmular) ... to recruit = devirmek, askere almak1 (burada adam tutmak... $outh 4orea and Turkey have enjoyed warm ties since Turkey sent ).,/// troops to help $outh 4orea as part of a @nited Gations force during the 4orean War to enjoy = sahip olmak, nimetlerinden yararlanmak... (Fani, bu fiili her g"rd#nz yerde hemen (holanmak, ho$a vakit ge$irmek( anlamnda dnmeyiniz1 $o#u zaman (sahip olmak( anlamnda karnza $kacaktr ... troops = birlikler, askerler... Turkish troops won honors from the @ $ 0ongress and the $outh 4orean president for their successful defense during the Dattle of 4unuri, in which the Turks acted as a rear guard and allowed other @ G forces to withdraw after "eing taken "y surprise "y a larger 0hinese force rear guard = ard$ koruma kuvveti1 geri $ekilme srasnda dman oyalamak i$in braklan kuvvetler... to %ithdra% = geri $ekme veya $ekilme... H*+7KB7*- %ithdra%al symptoms = uyuturucu vb brakma semptomlar... %ithdra%al method = (Katoliklerde( do#um kontrol y"ntemi... Ior 0ol Gecdet Rakan IT5k, $outh 4oreaEs co-hosting of the World 0up together with Hapan is a source of pride "Ior ./ years, I have lived with the images of my friends who fell in 4orea," said IT5k "Gow, I am proud to see that "eautiful country live happy days " for = i$in, a$sndan... col. = colonel /;8&-nl/ = albay... co:hosting = birlikte evsahipli#i... source of pride = gurur kayna#... images = g"rntler... %ho fell in Korea = Kore?de ehit den... to see that beautiful country live happy days = o gzel lkeyi mutlu gnler yayor g"rmek... $even hundred and twenty-one Turkish soldiers were killed and ',),2 were wounded in the 4orean War
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Aikkat- (&o realize( fiilinin &rk$e?deki (ger$ekletirmek( anlam, ;ngilizce?de pek az karnza $kar. 4enelde, (anlamak, kavramak, kafasna dank etmek( anlamlarnda rastlarsnz... to dive = dalmak, dal yapmak... diver = dalg$... The richness of Turkey#s underwater heritage and species of sea life is attracting foreign holidaymakers "ut not enough is "eing done to promote this section of the tourist industry, it has "een claimed under%ater heritage = sahip oldu#u sualt zenginlikleri ((heritage( daha $ok (kltr miras( veya tarihten gelen zenginlikler anlamnda kullanlr ... species = biyolojik tr1 tekil ve $o#ul ayn- ,ne species is1 t%o species are... to promote = (burada tantmn (promosyonunu( yapmak. (/yrca- 0. /rttrmak, gelitirmek1 2. &erfi ettirmek ... to claim = iddia etmek, "ne srmek... If more was done to promote undersea diving in Turkey as a tourist attraction, the country could "ecome a leader in the field, according to diving teaching $i"el 4arasu teaching = burada, ("#reten(... Fani, (diving:teaching @ibel Karasu( = dal "#retenI"#reticisi @ibel Karasu(... +ormalde, "#retmen veya hoca karl#nda (instructor( kullanrdk... ;any foreign tourists staying in holiday resorts and five stars hotels showed great interest to taking diving classes, 4arasu said, with interest in diving in Turkish waters "eing so high that some tourists were coming to the country specifically to learn how to dive holiday resort = tatil beldesi... specifically = "zel olarak... ?owever, not enough was "eing done to promote diving in Turkey as a tourism option, according to 4arasu AThere should "e more importance given to underwater museums in Turkey,C she said, adding that western and southern Dodrum, ReTme, Ustan"ul and !ntalya provinces all had potential for such enterprises to promote = (burada gelitirmek... a tourism option = bir turizm se$ene#i... enterprise = giriim, teebbs... 4arasu said that the ;editerranean and !egean coasts of Turkey were particularly well suited with their natural or artificial reefs for diving ?owever, there are some '+ points in the !egean and ), in the ;editerranean where diving is "anned, limiting the potential for growth in the industry %ell suited = $ok uygun... reef = resif, d"knt, kayalk (ama, (artificial reef( ile ne kastettiklerini do#rusu anlayamadm ...
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SP$R S NE-S A)) ,AI) ',A&P .$& .$&5 /ll hail = herkes alklyor... (Fani, (all( s"zc# (hail( fiilinin "znesi ... =hamp !om !om = (=im !om !om( i$in s"zck oyunu... (!en de Aaily +e%s yazar, kadim dostum @ayn !assey?i alklyorum bu balk i$in ... In a formality match at Istan"ul !li $ami Pen $tadium, new champion 9alatasaray walloped alreadyrelegated PimpaT Po&gatspor .-/ to end the '//)-/' season on a high note %allop = pataklamak (ender kullanlr ... already:relegated = zaten, daha imdiden kme dm olan... on a high note = (yksek perdeden(...

What was more important was the culmination of the week-long victory cele"rations cro%n = ta$... to cro%n = ta$landrmak, ta$ giydirmek... culmination = ending = sona erme, sonlanma, bitim... %eek:long = bir haftadr sren... !nd the carnival atmosphere at Istan"ulEs !li $ami Pen was worth watching Iireworks crackled at the stadium on $aturday as 9alatasaray fans in the clu"Es yellow and red, chanted slogans and songs of glory in support of their team %as %orth %atching = izlemeye de#erdi... fire%orks = havai fiekler... crackle = $atr patr patlamak, $atr $utur yanmak... to chant slogans = (slogan atmak(... (to chant, aslnda ark s"ylemek anlamna bir fiil- bizdeki (ant"z( s"zc# veya (an dersleri( gibi deyimler de bu k"kten geliyor (olaslkla Oranszca?dan1 Batincecantare ... songs of glory = (burada zafer arklar... (A;KK/&- normalde bu deyim, (&anry "ven ilahiler( anlam verecektir ... The victory meant that 0im Dom clinched its fifth crown in si: years and its ).th overall to clinch = per$inlemek... overall = toplam... 9alatasaray finished the season with 2* points, a three-point lead over arch-rival Iener"ahQe, thus winning "ack the title from the latter, whose victory last year had denied 0im Dom a fifth straight title arch:rival = ba:rakip, ezeli rakip... the former, the latter = "nceki, sonraki, ilk anlan, ikinci anlan... to deny = 0. inkar etmek1 2. reddetmek1 6. vermemek, yoksun brakmak... fifth straight title = pepee beinci ampiyonluk...
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D$&ES I' NE-S *R+IS, P& DE)A/S RE *RN $ -$R+ Che Fiami Eerald, online .osted on Fon, Fay. IL, 1KK1 !G4!6!, Turkey K!=L - =rime ;inister DOlent 3cevit said ;onday he would delay his return to work "y several days as he recovers from an intestinal infection that caused him to "e hospitali&ed recover = iyilemek (s"zc#n di#er anlamlar i$in s"zl#e dannz ... intestinal infection = barsak enfeksiyonu... 3cevit was discharged from hospital on ;ay ., a day after he was admitted, and had "een e:pected to return to his office ;onday after a week of recuperating at home Dut in a written statement ;onday, 3cevit said he would "continue to work at home for two or three days more " discharged = taburcu edildi... (di#er anlamlar i$in s"zl#e dannz ... admit (burada = hastaneye yatrma, hasta kabul... to recuperate = nekahat devresi ge$irmek, sa#lk ve gcn yeniden kazanmak... 3cevit said his health was rapidly improving, and he had decided to stay at home to ensure a full recovery

to ensure = ger$eklemesini sa#lamak, sa#lama almak... a full recovery = tam iyileme... The premierEs hospitali&ation had sparked fears that 3cevit could "e forced to retire early due to ill health, although doctors said his intestinal infection was not serious 3cevit, 2-, has appeared frail in recent years sparked fears = korkular kvlcmlandrd... to retire early = (7*K7+, '/K&;+A7+ H+=7( emekli olmak... ill health = sa#l#n bozuk olmas... appeared frail = zayf, g$sz g"rnyordu... 3cevitEs departure could undermine TurkeyEs three-party coalition government, and force early elections that would disrupt an austerity program designed to overcome last yearEs deep economic crisis to undermine = zayflatmak, aya#n kaydrmak, gcn yitirmesine neden olmak, zor durumda brakmak... force early elections = erken sde$imi zorunlu klmak... to disrupt = kesintiye u#ratmak, bozmak... austerity program = kemer skma program... to overcome = yenmak, stesinden gelmek...

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E'$N$&/ AND (INAN'E *R+E/ AND GREE'E $ .$$S E'$N$&I' '$-$PERA I$N ;inisters say joint Turco-9reek projects could attract the support of the 3uropean Investment Dank
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;ay )/- The continuing improvement in relations "etween Turkey and 9reece took another step forward on Thursday, with the economy ministers of the two countries agreeing to "oost co-operation in regional transport and energy projects took another step for%ard = bir adm daha att... to boost = canlandrmak, hzla arttrmak... Together with Italy, Turkey and 9reece can develop energy and transport infrastructure to "enefit "oth themselves and the region, according to 4emal %erviT, the Turkish $tate ;inister 6esponsi"le for the 3conomy, and his 9reek counterpart Gikos 0hristodoulakis infrastructure = altyap... counterpart = kar tarafta ayn konumda olan kii, meslekta, mmasil... $peaking at a joint press conference on Thursday, the two ministers talked a"out the potential of cooperation Turkey and 9reece have already agreed to a project to e:tend an Iranian natural gas pipeline from Turkey into 9reece, at a cost of 8(// million The pipeline could "e e:tended further to Italy, opening up the opportunity to e:port Iranian natural gas directly to the West Doth Turkey and 9reece would "enefit from earning transit fees as well as increasing their own access to energy joint press conference = ortak basn toplants... access to energy = enerjiye eriim... Working together with 9reece and Italy will help Turkey Aenter the 3uropean market "oth as "uyers and sellers,C %erviT said AI think this will "ring increased efficiency of energy use in "oth our countries When the neigh"ourhood is good, it "enefits everyone who lives there,C the minister added !ccording to 0hristodoulakis, the 3uropean @nionEs financial agency, the 3uropean Investment Dank, could provide funds to develop joint energy and transport projects "etween 9reece and Turkey the 7uropean Dnvestment !ank = /vrupa Fatrm !ankas...

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I$T!GD@7, Turkey K!=L - Opposition parties stepped up calls for the resignation of TurkeyEs ailing premier ;onday, while financial markets recovered slightly from a "ig drop late last week when DOlent 3cevit was hospitali&ed for the second time this month to step up = hzlandrmak, trmandrmak... call = $a#r... resignation = istifa (to resign, fiilinden ... ailing = hasta, sa#lk bakmndan dkn, g$ten ve takatten dmekte olan, giderek gcn yitiren... ailment = illness = hastalk... 7eaders of the countryEs three-party coalition government were e:pected to meet Tuesday at the !nkara hospital where 3cevit, 2-, is "eing treated for a "roken ri" and a leg inflammation %octors say 3cevit, who was hospitali&ed Iriday, will remain there for at least a week They say his condition is not serious rib = kaburga... inflammation = iltihab... With the 0a"inet una"le to meet since the premier was first taken ill on ;ay ,, opposition lawmakers said 3cevitEs determination to remain in office had "rought the country to a halt Ba%maker = (burada milletvekili anlamnda... determination = kararllk1 (burada srar ... bring to a halt = durma noktasna getirmek... "!t this stage, it would "e much nicer for 3cevit to end his political career of his own free will," said DOlent !r5nQ of the pro-Islamic Hustice and %evelopment =arty at this stage = bu aamada... nice, nicer = @anyorum, yabanc muhabir bizim reva$taki (k( s"zc#mz b"yle $evirmi... to end his political career = siyasi kariyerine nokta koymak... of his o%n free %ill = kendi serbest iradesiyle... pro:Dslamic = ;slam yanls... Iinancial markets dipped more than . percent after 3cevitEs hospitali&ation last week amid fears that his departure could lead to early elections and undermine TurkeyEs efforts to recover from a deep crisis that saw the economy shrink + , percent last year amid massive layoffs dipped = dala ge$ti, tabana vurdu... M/ma, (dip( &rk$e?de taban demek, onun da ;ngilizce karl# = bottom... (Aeep, the deeps( ayr bir s"zckC... amid = amidst = in the middle of... (!urada (arasnda, i$inde( kavramlar ge$erli ... to undermine = (!urada g"lge drmek, baltalamak... to shrink : shrank : shrunk = bzmek, (slannca $ekmek, vb.... layoff = iten $karma...

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I$T!GD@7 K6eutersL - Turkish coach ]enol 9OneT may speak of fielding four forwards at the World 0up, "ut the final sJuad to "e announced in the coming days is likely to "e a far more conservative affair s<uad = ekip, takm... to field = sahaya srmek... 9OneT told newspapers last week that he planned to play with four attackers, sparking shock until o"servers reali&ed the coach was hinting at a (-(-(-) system, in which three attacking midfielders support a lone striker to spark = (!urada yol a$mak, neden olmak... /sl anlam, kvlcm $akmak, kvlcmn $akmak, balatmak... to hint at = ima etmek... a lone striker = tek hcum oyuncusu... TurkeyEs current sJuad of '2 is in ?ong 4ong for a warm-up tournament and will play against the local side on ;onday and against $outh !frica on Thursday a %arm:up tournament = snma, antreman turnuvas... local side = yerel takm... =revious matches and the distri"ution of the sJuad point to a packed midfield for the World 0up, making the most of an area where Turkey has produced its strongest players, and emulating the recent success of Istan"ul clu" side 9alatasaray point to a packed midfield = kalabalk bir ortasahaya iaret ediyor... The sole forward is all "ut certain to "e =armaEs ?akan ]OkOr, TurkeyEs highest-scoring international ever all but certain = hemen hemen kesin... highest:scoring international = en $ok gol atan milli takm oyuncusu... Dehind the strikers 9OneT could choose "etween players a"le to move from midfield into attack such as Dayer 7everkusenEs P5ld5ray DaTtOrk, 9alatasarayEs ?asan ]aT, Inter ;ilanEs Okan Duruk, 6eal $ociedadEs Gihat 4ahveci or 9alatasarayEs ^mit %avala $ome of those could also play as strikers if the need arose The fourth player to "e removed from the sJuad is less clear 7eicester 0ityEs ;ustafa ";u&&y" U&&et, a 7ondon-"orn Turk who has struggled to win a solid place in the Turkish set-up, could "e the one to miss out

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($REIGN PRESS *R+IS, P& )EA1ES ,$SPI A)3 SA/S ,E0S (INE AND IN ',ARGE from !he 3iami 9erald( online !G4!6!, 3a$ 2/ K6eutersL -- Turkish =rime ;inister DOlent 3cevit, whose ill health has trou"led markets and stirred fears of early elections, left hospital ;onday declaring: "I am fine and I am in charge " ill health = sa#l#n bozuk olmas... has troubled markets = piyasalar rahatsz etti... to stir = uyarmak, harekete ge$irmek, canlandrmak (burada (yol a$t( eklinde $evirebilirsiniz ... D am in charge = 4"revin bandaym, ipler benim elimde, ben y"netiyorum, yetkili ve sorumlu kii benim, ...vb. vb... 3cevit, who will mark his 22th "irthday Tuesday, left the cityEs DaTkent hospital "y car after speaking "riefly to journalists "I am "etter The only pro"lems remaining are with my leg and foot," he said

to mark = kutlamak (daha bir sr anlam var, tabii ... (4eride sadece bacak ve ayak sorunlarm kald(... ! spokesman said earlier he would work in his private office in an !nkara su"ur" near his home and give a news conference on Tuesday suburb = banliy"... ne%s conference = basn toplants... 3cevit was admitted to hospital with a cracked ri" and throm"ophle"itis in his left leg, a condition involving "lood clots that can partially or completely "lock "lood vessels cracked = genel dilde ($atlak(, tpta (krk(... rib = kaburga kemi#i... rib cage = g"#s kafesi... clot = pht... partially = ksmen... to block = bloke etmek, tkamak...

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)nkara - !#% &arliament '"rea" 3cevit is under too many different pressures in his sick"ed When the pressures urging him to step down did not "ear fruit, people started pressuring him to move to a state hospital The aim is to prevent him from staying in power with an official report from a state doctor to step do%n = g"revi brakmak... to bear fruit = meyve (=sonu$ vermek... 5aragrafn son cmlesi tam bir komplo teorisine yakacak bir iddia... Oakat "te yandan, arkl bir ses tonuyla okunursa kestedilenin tam tersi bir (gya( anlam da verebilir... When 3cevit insisted on staying in his close friend and presidential candidate ?a"eralEs hospital, he faced the pressure of an early election decision presidential candidate = cumhurbakanl# aday... 3cevitEs short-term agenda is full of tough and pressing pro"lems short:term agenda = ksa d"nemdeki gndemi... tough = (burada zor (ayrca, sert, dayankl, kabaday gibi anlamlar var- okunuu- /$:>/ ... pressing = acil ((bask yapyor( kavramndan... ?e first has to find a solution to the 0yprus pro"lem "y the end of Hune, in line with the 3@Es will %ill = irade, istek... (ayrca, vasiyetname, vb. gibi anlamlar da var ... In the same process, he is e:pected to make the toughest decisions, such as the a"olition of the death penalty, ending the $tate of 3mergency in the southeast, and "roadcasting and education in languages other than Turkish to abolish = bir yasa vb. kaldrmak... state of emergency = ola#anst hal... languages other than &urkish = &rk$e?nin dnda diller... There is also the ?igh ;ilitary 0ouncil meeting on 3cevitEs agenda ;any though decisions, such as the e:tension of the chief of 9eneral $taffEs term of office, will "e made at this meeting

9igh >ilitary =ouncil = Fksek /skeri \ura... term of office = g"rev sresi... to make a decision = karar vermek...

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$-ARDS ,E -$R)D '*P *R+IS, S4*AD ARRI1E IN SI+$REA from ?inh"a %ews )genc$( online $3O@7, ;ay '- K_inhuanetL -- Turkish World 0up team arrived at their training camp @lsan, $outh 4orea, late $aturday to prepare for their first round group matches against Dra&il, 0osta 6ica and 0hina in the World 0up soccer tournament starting on ;ay () first round = ilk tur... Defore reaching $outh 4orea, which will co-host the World 0up finals with Hapan, Turkey "eat ?ong 4ong '-/ "ut lost to $outh !frica '-/ in an international tournament in ?ong 4ong to co:host = birlikte evsahipli#i yapmak... The Turks were given a warm welcome "y 4oreans including (// kids holding a "anner in "oth 4orean and Turkish when they reached their camp in @lsan Turkish head coach ]enol 9OneT was e:tremely happy a"out this warm welcome, saying, "ItEs like home We are really glad a"out this We are all right mentally and physically " It was reported that the Turks are happy a"out the climate in $outh 4orea, where the humidity and the temperature are more tolera"le than those in ?ong 4ong (4ne?in s"zlerini epeyce &arzanca $evirmiler...

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@7$!G, $outh 4orea - K!ssociated =ressL - TurkeyEs soccer team arrived $aturday at the World 0up after nearly a half-century of frustration !fter a disastrous /-).-) World 0up Jualifying stretch that spanned most of the )+*/s, Turkey has Jualified for its second World 0up and first since )+., frustration = hayal krkl#... W:0S:0 = Fani, W galibiyet, 0S yenilgi, 0 beraberlik... stretch = (uzant( kavram ile (ma$lar dizisi( kastediliyor... to span = zaman kavram ile birlikte kullanld#nda, (kapsamak, o d"nem boyunca srmek( gibi anlamlar verir... 0oming from a weeklong training camp in ?ong 4ong, the Turkish sJuad was welcomed "y a group of fans and Turkish diplomats on its arrival at DusanEs 9imhae !irport The team then left "y "us for the near"y city of @lsan, where it opens World 0up play against four-time world champion Dra&il on Hune ( Turkey, disappointed "y a '-/ loss to fellow World 0up Jualifier $outh !frica in its last warm-up match in ?ong 4ong on Thursday, planned its first training session in $outh 4orea later $aturday fello% Uorld =up <ualifier = kendisi de Anya Kupasna katlma hakkn elde etmi olan... %armup = snma, antreman... training session = (antreman( kastediliyor... 0oach ]enol 9OneT has said the defeat revealed the teamEs weak points

to reveal = a$#a vurmak, ifa etmek... "We have seen our shortcomings We know there are pro"lems against "alls coming from the wings," 0oach ]enol 9OneT said Iriday "We will correct these in training " shortcomings = eksiklikler... balls coming from the %ings = kanatlardan gelen toplar... The Turks had an edge in "all possession in the first half "ut could not "reak down the tight $outh !frican defense $u"stitute Denedict ;c0arthy scored twice in the second half as $outh !frica "eat Turkey to win ?ong 4ongEs 6eunification 0up tournament had an edge = stnl# ellerinde tuttular... ball possession = topa sahip olma... tight = sk... substitute = yedek oyuncu, ma$a sonradan giren... reunification = 9ong Kong?un Jin ile birlemesi kastediliyor... "We have found good positions to score "ut we could not use them," 9OneT said !fter Dra&il, Turkey meets 0osta 6ica on Hune + in Incheon and first-time Jualifier 0hina on Hune )( in $eoul first:time <ualifier = Anya Kupasna ilk katlan...

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SP$R S NE-S *R+IS, DIGES Basketball -- New 7ham* Today8 Today could see a new Turkish menEs "asket"all champion crowned 3fes =ilsen leads its playoff final series (-' against reigning champion ^lkerspor and will recapture the title if it wins 9ame - this evening reigning champion = ge$en yln ampiyonu (to reign = hkm srmek, kavramndan ... to recapture the title = nvan yeniden ele ge$irmek... ?owever, the two previous matches played at the !"di IpekQi $ports ?all in this series have "oth gone ^lkerEs way TodayEs game starts at 2 (/ p m and will "e "roadcast live "y T6T' have both gone Nlker?s %ay = her ikisi de Nlker?in lehine sonu$land... %ill be broadcast live = canl yaynlanacak... (to broadcast : broadcat : broadcast... live = okunuu /&:23/...

Athleti)s -- &lvan 5ins 9engello There was another success for TurkeyEs 3thiopian-"orn 3lvan !"eylegesse on $unday as she won the ./// meters at the ?engello 9rand =ri: in ?olland In doing so, the improved her own 3uropean under-'( record from ). )- // to ). // ,+ in doing so = b"yle yapmakla, b"yle yaparken...

9ammer-Throwing Ior the second time this season, 3Tref !pak and `O"eyde P5ld5& "roke their own Turkish hammerthrowing records at the same competition hammer:thro%ing = $eki$ atma... In the Turkish Individual 0hampionship at the Gaile ;oran comple:, !nkara, !pak threw 2( ', meters, an improvement of '+ cm over his previous record P5ld5& registered an even greater improvement in the womenEs event, raising the mark from .+ +, to -) .2 individual championships = bireysel ampiyona... comple. = tesisler... (improvement over( ve (raise the mark( deyimlerine dikkat ediniz...

So))er -- :ago Signs !s e:pected, Dra&ilian defender !ntonio 0arlos `ago arrived in Istan"ul and signed a two-year agreement with DeTiktaT The ((-year-old, previously of !$ 6oma, said that the fact that ne:t year is the clu"Es centenary had influenced his decision to join DeTiktaT "ut that the main reason was the presence of "an outstanding coach", ;ircea 7ucescu as e.pected = beklenildi#i ekilde... centenary = yznc yl... an outstanding coach = ola#an d, se$kin bir teknik direkt"r (Hhh" "hh", "ksrk tuttu ... 5orried ;ay/han 9S&tepe coach ^mit 4ay5han, who was persuaded with difficulty to continue with the U&mir clu" for another season, is reconsidering his position and has sought a meeting with the "oard over transfer policy %uring the close season, 9S&tepe has lost eight mem"ers of last seasonEs sJuad without making a single signing "I donEt understand what the "oard is doing," admitted 4ay5han "0an we start the season with )' or )( playersZ This is a very dangerous position Other clu"s are strengthening their sJuads with our players I went to $weden to look at training camp sites "ut when I got "ack I found a team which had "een utterly pillaged " to seek : sought : sought = aramak, "zlemle istemek... the board = y"netim kurulu... s<uad = ekip, takm... to pillage = to plunder = ya#ma etmek... ?owever, things are starting to move on the transfer front 9S&tepe is in talks with ;alatyasporEs ;acedonian midfielder !r"en $hakiri and ;ali international striker Iernand 0ouli"aly of %eni&lispor starting to move = kprdama#a balad... transfer front = transfer cephesi... international = milli takm oyuncusu...

Arm 5restling -- Same "attern The second and final day of the Turkish !rm Wrestling 0hampionship followed the same pattern as the first with !nkara doing well in the womenEs right arm events and Istan"ul picking up titles in the menEs The !nkara women won ( out of - weight categories, Istan"ulEs men , of + TurkeyEs team for the 3uropean 0hampionship which takes place in the 0&ech 6epu"lic from Hune )2 to '( will "e selected from amongst the successful competitors in 4onya arm %restling = bilek grei... same pattern = ayn "rnt1 (burada ayn hamam ayn tas...

&<uestrianism -- 9orasan Takes Atat=rk 7u* The !taturk $how Humping 0up was won at Istan"ulEs 4emer 9olf and 0ountry 0lu" "y $encer ?orasan riding %undee (' $econd was !vni !ta"ek on Deko 0assidy with Tuncer 0an and !lfa %u ;are third e<uestrianism = at$lk... M!u arada, yeni argo s"zc#mz (ekri( = (elemanlar grubu( ndan dolay gen$leri ger$ekten kutlarm ...

>olleyball -- 5omen 'ose Again TurkeyEs women showed an improved performance in their second friendly match against 9reece at the ;elina ;ercouri $ports ?all, !thens "ut still went down in straight sets 9reece won '.-'(, '.-'(, '.-)2 still %ent do%n = yine de (=buna ra#men yenildiler... straight sets = stste setler...

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D$&ES I' NE-S E* IS ,E '$&&$N ARGE 9 S*&&I =rime ;inister DOlent 3cevit and the main opposition leader Tansu Riller did not attend the meeting to discuss Turkey#s candidacy for the 3uropean @nion, held at the =residential =alace
from the Curkish Gaily (ews

Turkey was committed to gaining full mem"ership of the 3uropean @nion, according to a statement issued in the wake of a meeting of senior political leaders in !nkara Iriday summit = /6:-mit/ zirve, doruk... to be committed to doing sth = bir eyi yapmaya kendini ba#lam olmak, kesin kararl olmak... in the %ake of = ardndan, akabinde... M;ngilizce?de anlatm gcnz arttrmann en iyi yollarndan birisi, zerinizde srekli bir k$k defter tayp, notlar almak. Hrne#in u k$ck paragraftan $karabilece#iniz iki deyi tarz daha var- to gain full membership, to issue a statement- 4"rnce anlamak yeterli de#il, kendinize mal etme#e $alnz...C !fter the three hour long summit the advisor to =resident !hmet Gecdet $e&er, Tacan Uldem, made a statement stressing that it had "een a very constructive meeting with the leaders of most of Turkey#s political parties represented in the parliament

advisor = danman (to advise, fiilinden ... constructive = yapc... 3@ mem"ership was the common aim of all of the party leaders who attended the summit, Uldem said common aim (target = ortak ama$ (hedef ... =rime ;inister DOlent 3cevit, still recovering from a series of ailments, was represented "y the %emocratic 7eft =arty $ecretary 9eneral ?asan 9Olay The Gationalist ;ovement =arty leader %evlet DahQeli, ;otherland =arty leader ;esut P5lma&, opposition Hustice and %evelopment =arty leader 6ecep Tayyip 3rdo>an and =rosperity =arty leader 6ecai 4utan were present at the summit a series of ailments = bir dizi hastalk... ailment = 0. hastalk1 2. hasta olma hali, dknlk... 5rosperity = *efah... Uldem said that a consensus had "een reached over the rapid completion of the parliament work for the 0onstitutional and legislative changes reJuired for the 3uropean ?uman 6ights 0onvention and other 3uropean regulations ?e also said that parliamentary committees and "odies working on 3@ related amendments should speed up work and "ring them "efore the parliament consensus = konsenss (g"rdnz m, yabanc dilden s"zck devirmek ileri ne derece kolaylatryor) ... rapid = hzl, $abuk... constitutional = anayasal... legislative = yasal... human rights = insan haklar... related = (burada ilgili, konuya ilikin... amendments = yasa de#iiklikleri... to speed up = hzlandrmak... (to speed = hz yapmak ... bring before the 5arliament = >eclis?e sunmak, konuyu >eclise getirmek... Hrne#in, (speak before the king( (kraldan "nce konumak( vb. bir anlam tamaz- (kraln huzurunda konumak( anlamndadr... (4er$i birinci anlamn da ge$erli oldu#u yerler vardr tabiiC

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A;KK/& A;KK/&- (too( s"zc#nn byk $o#unlukla olumsuz bir anlam verdi#ine bir baka "rnek... too good = fazla iyi... /ma ne yazk ki, &rk$e bilmeyen &' metin yazarlar sayesinde dilimizi katletme#e devam ediyoruz. (@eni $ok fazla seviyorum( gibi gariplikler sayesinde, (fazla iyi( artk eskiden oldu#u gibi (lzumsuz derecede iyi( anlam vermiyor1 tam tersi anlam verme#e balad. +e curcuna ama... !G4!6!, Turkey, Hune )), '//', The !ssociated =ress -- =rosecutors "egan investigating on ;onday whether a Turkish economist "roke the law "y referring to the imprisoned 4urdish re"el leader as ";r " !"dullah Ycalan, a news report said prosecutor = savc... to break the la% = yasay $i#nemek... imprisoned = hapsedilmi, hapisteki... rebel = asi, bakaldran1 /%1-bl/ - ad hali, ilk hece vurguluC... to rebel = isyan etmek (toplu halde /ri-01&/ - fiil, ikinci hece vurguluC... rebellion /ri-01&-yn/ = isyan, bakaldr... The Turkish press routinely refers to Ycalan as the "terrorist chieftain" or ""a"y killer" and it is illegal to show support for Ycalan or his re"el group routinely = rutin olarak... chieftain /@5:>-tn/ = (kabile veya benzeri k$k gruplar i$in ba, ef, reis... !uradaki deyiler- ter"rist ba, bebek katili... !tilla PeTilada, an economist and commentator on TurkeyEs financial 0GD0-e channel, repeatedly used the Turkish word "say5n" -- which means "mister" and is used to show respect -- "efore OcalanEs name at a conference on the economy this weekend, the !natolia news agency reported

commentator = yorumcu... >uhabir yanlyor- (sayn( s"zc# (mister( dan $ok "te bir (saygl( hitap tarz. Hrne#in, mecliste milletvekilleri birbirine (sayn( eklinde hitap ederken, bunun ;ngiliz 5arlamentosundaki karl# = the honourable member... !u arada, @ayn Feilada, ben sizin Hcalan efendiyi (saygn( buldu#unuzu filan sanmyorum, ama i$inde yaad#n kltre bu derece yabanclamlk olur mu be kardeim) !ir de, iede durdu#u gibi durmuyo, di mi)) $everal participants, including $tate ;inister Tunca Toskay, a nationalist politician, walked out in protest participant /par-$5-sipnt/ = katlmc... $ome (2,/// people died during the 4urdish re"elsE ).-year insurgency and Turkey claims YcalanEs group was responsi"le for all of the deaths insurgency /in-68:-cnsi/ = bakaldr... !natolia said prosecutors were inspecting transcripts of the conference to check for possi"le violations of the law /natolia = /natolia +e%s /gency (daha "nce ad ge$ti#i i$in, ksaltma kullanlm ... to violate the la% = yasay $i#nemek... Turkey has in the past jailed writers and journalists for calling for a peaceful and not a military end to the fighting Insulting the military is also illegal in Turkey call for = $a#rda bulunmak... to insult = hakaret etmek... M;lahi >uhabir efendi... 4er$i bizim askeriye bu konularda biraz fazla duyarldr ((over:sensitive( ama, hangi lkede hangi kurumu (insult( etmek (legal( dir acaba88C Turkey, which aspires to join the 3uropean @nion, is under pressure to ease laws that restrict freedom of e:pression to aspire = "zlemle ama$lamak, umutla hedeflemek... to ease = rahatlatmak, gevetmek... ((easy( s"zc#nn k"k ... PeTilada was not immediately availa"le for comment, "ut the economist defended himself during the conference saying that he refers to everyone as "say5n," !natolia reported Feilada ... for comment = /nlam- ilk anda yorumlarn almak mmkn olmad, veya kendisine ulaamadk... Ycalan was sentenced to death in )+++ and is awaiting a 3uropean 0ourt of ?uman 6ights verdict on his appeal verdict = hkm, mahkeme karar... appeal = temyiz bavurusu...

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S *R+E/ R/ING $ 'RA'+ D$-N $N 7E1I)7 ($REIGN PR$S I * ES The authorities )hara)teri4e foreign *rostitutes as disease s*readers and even tied some to s*ying( !slami) )leri)s )urse them as ?evil foreigners(?
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to crack do%n on = k"kl "nlemler almak, tepesine inmek1 (ger$i ;ngilizce?deki deyim argo saylmaz ama, &rk$e?de en iyi argo bir deyim ile a$klanabilir- (gagasna binmek( ... evil = k"t, er, eytani... prostitute = fahie (bu s"zck, bizdekinden farkl olarak, para karl# seks yapan kavram ile snrldr ... disease spreaders = hastalk yayanlar... spying = casusluk... cleric = din adam... to curse = 0. lanetlemek1 2. kfretmek... !u bal#n komik yan ise, farkna varlmadan (yerli mallar( dan yana tavr konuluyor olmas... Olga, a slim ',-year-old 6ussian "londe, never met her Turkish hus"and ! 6ussian prostitution ring arranged the marriage through "ri"ery to provide her instant Turkish citi&enship -- a legal shield against deportation if she is ever caught slim = ince (aranlr bir "zellik1 zayf, sa#lksz anlamnda ise (skinny( deriz ... blonde = sarn (daha $ok sfat olarak kullanlan (blond( ve yine ad olan (blondie( gibi varyasyonlar var ... ring = $ete, ebeke... bribery = rvet... instant citizenship = (instant coffee( gibi birey- annda yurttalk... shield = kalkan, koruma... deportation = snrd etme... ever = burada (olur da yakalanrsa( anlamnda ((tm zamanlarda( kavramndan ... =rostitution has "ecome more visi"le in Turkey since the collapse of the $oviet @nion led to an influ: of tens of thousands of women working for se: gangs There are so many $lavic women working as prostitutes that Turks have taken to calling any foreign prostitute "Gatasha " collapse = ykl, $"k, y#lma... lead to = yol a$mak... influ. = (i$eri ak( kavramndan- kitleler halinde gelme... take to = balamak, adet haline getirmek... The government, which is trying to crack down on the issue, characteri&es prostitutes as disease spreaders and even tied some to spying Islamic clerics curse them as "evil foreigners " =rostitution is legal here only at government-controlled "rothels housing Turkish women, and foreigners are su"ject to deportation if caught brothel = genelev... (government:controlled( deyimi de hi$ yerinde de#il- (hkumetIdevlet iletiyor( anlamnda anlalabilir... (licensed by municipalities( filan gibi bir anlatm yerinde olurdu... to be subject to = tabi, maruz, mahkum... "They canEt deport me I am a Turkish citi&en," Olga said at a night clu" full of young women from the former $oviet states Olga said she married and divorced her Turkish hus"and without seeing him $he did not know how much he was paid "I never wondered a"out who he was," she said D?ve never %ondered ...etc. = Kim oldu#unu hi$ merak etmedim... $ome prostitutes have married poor Turks who were paid up to dlrs (,///, authorities say Gewspapers have reported cases of mentally disordered Turks "eing used as marriage partners without their knowledge !s part of its crackdown, the government wants to make it harder to "ecome a citi&en 7egislation "efore parliament would reJuire married couples to live together for three years and to undergo a security investigation "efore citi&enship could "e granted legislation before parliament = meclise sevkedilmi olan yasa... to undergo security investigation = gvenlik soruturmas ge$irmek... The governmentEs campaign "egan after an intelligence report, titled "Gatasha !ctivities," warned that some foreign prostitutes might "e engaged in espionage

an intelligence report, titled (+atasha /ctivities( = (+ataa 7tkinlikleri( balkl bir istihbarat raporu))... intelligence = haberalma, istihbarat... espionage = casusluk, $atlk... The report said some foreign prostitutes are hired "y government officials and could "e spying on military plans and weapons contracts, the newspaper $a"ah said The women are interrogated, sometimes for days, "y their countryEs intelligence service when they return home, it said are hired = tutuluyorlar, g"revlendiriliyorlar ((para ile kiralanyorlar( kavramndan... could be spying on military plans and %eapons contracts = askeri planlar ve silah satnalma mukaveleleri ile ilgili casusluk yapyor olabilirler))... to interrogate = sorgulamak... ?owever, there have not "een any reported cases of espionage involving foreign prostitutes involving foreign prostitutes = yabanc fahielerin kart#, bulat#, (mdahil( oldu#u... 6ecently, police have intensified raids on seedy hotels around the country, deporting hundreds of women =olice closed three hotels in the eastern city of 4ars for */ days, for allowing prostitutes to solicit customers to intensify = yo#unlatrmak... raid = baskn... seedy = (karanlk(, kark iler d"nd# kukusu veren... around the country = lkenin her yannda, y"resinde... A;KK/& A;KK/&- (the eastern city of Kars(, (the capital city of /nkara( gibi deyilere dikkat ediniz. !unlarda (genitive( :in taksn kullanmayacaksnz- Jeviriniz (Kars?n do#u kenti( yada (/nkara?nn bakenti( gibi eyler olmayacak. Ao#ru &rk$e karlklar (do#udaki Kars kenti... bakent /nkara... M!u b"lmde, 2WW0 tarihli bir P.@. (human rights( raporundan alnm, Aergi?mde asla yer veremeyece#im trden adi iddialar var. /tlyorumC Olga, who said she is an economics student in ;oscow, was wearing a Juality "lack "la&er and a golden "louse, matching her hair $he wears almost no makeup matching = uyumlu, elemi1 ,lga 9anmn (golden( sa$lar oldu#unu anlyoruz... @he %ears almost no makeup. = 9emen hi$ makyaj yapmyor... ";y family thinks IEm working here as a tourist guide," she said in fluent Turkish "Occasionally, I fly home to make them happy with gifts " in fluent &urkish = akc bir &rk$e ile... Olga said she came voluntarily after learning how much she could make as a prostitute The dlrs )./ she earns nightly is more than TurkeyEs monthly minimum wage of )-. million Turkish lira, or a"out dlrs )'/ voluntarily = g"nll olarak... !u lkede aylk asgari cret 02W dolar. ,lga gecede 0SW dolar kazanyor. /caba D>O?den dilendi#imiz birka$ milyar dolarn ka$ katn bu yollardan yurtdna $karyoruz8 $he sometimes goes to other Turkish cities "for friends," who she said include Turkish "usinessmen, some Israelis and !merican servicemen at Incirlik air "ase in southern Turkey 7h, iyi. 9i$ olmazsa, ;srailliler ile ;ncirlik?teki /merikan askerlerini de yoluyorlarm... "Of course, they have to pay my travel e:penses, too," she said, waving away a cloud of cigarette smoke %aving a%ay etc. = sigarasnn duman bulutunu elleriyle da#tarak...

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U$T!GD@7, Turkey K!ssociated =ressL: ! Turkish pleasure "oat carrying recent university graduates collided with a ship carrying steel in Ustan"ulEs Dosphorus straits, leaving four people missing and ). others injured, reports said pleasure boat = gezinti teknesi... to collide %ith = ile $arpmak... collision = $arpma... missing = kayp... The Peni DeTiktaT ', carrying '- people cele"rating their graduation from a local university, sank after colliding with the 0am"odian-flagged ;odisk ( near the residential district of 4uruQeTme, the !natolia news agency reported &he = 4emi adlarndan "nce kullanlr... to sink : sank : sunk = batmak, baturmak (su veya sv i$inde Msfat = sunken = batkC... :flagged = bayrakl, sancakl, bandral... residential district = i merkezi yada sanayi alan olmayan yerleim alan veya semt (genelde, st:orta sosyal tabaka nans da tayor ... Twenty-two students and three crew mem"ers were rescued, and authorities were looking for four others, including two students and two crew mem"ers, the agency said cre% = mrettebat ($o#ul ad ... to rescue = kurtarmak (burada pasif yap ... !natolia Juoted students as saying two other passengers who were not immediately accounted had reached shore to <uote smb as saying (that ... = (gazetecilik dili falan filan demi oldu#unu bildirmek... immediately = (burada ilk anda... not accounted = akibetleri bilinmeyen (to account for = hesabn vermek, nedenini a$klamak, kavramndan ... !u paragrafn anlam- /nadolu /jans, "#rencilere dayanarak, ilk anda akbetleri bilinmeyen iki yolcunun kyya $km olduklarn bildirdi... The cause of the crash was under investigation, "ut the Turkish captain of the Peni DeTiktaT ' said that the 0am"odian ship did not have its lights on, private GTV television reported to be under investigation = aratrlyor olmak... The ). injured were treated at a near"y hospital and released, GTV said The Dosphorus, which "isects Istan"ul, is one of the worldEs most dangerous waterways !ccidents are freJuent in the narrow waterway, which is the sole passage "etween the ;editerranean and the Dlack $ea to dissect = kesip bi$ip par$alarna ayrmak... to bisect = ikiye ayrmak... %ater%ay = ge$i yolu... sole = yegane, tek... The ;odisk (, which was carrying steel from the @kraine to Italy, did not sustain serious damage and was taken to a local port while authorities investigate Pkraine (okunuu /y k-%12N/, bana (the( ald#na dikkat ediniz ... to sustain damageIinjury, etc. = hasara u#ramak, yara almak, vb...

It was the second serious accident involving pleasure "oats this month Iive people were killed after a Turkish-flagged ship sank off the coast of the Istan"ul su"ur" of ^skOdar on Hune - - != accident involving pleasure boats = gezi teknelerinin kart# (dahil oldu#u kaza1 gezi tekneleri (i$eren( kaza... off the coast = kynn a$klarnda... suburb = banliy"...

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U$T!GD@7 K!ssociated =ress, ;onday, Huly ), '//'L: Iighter jets escorted a plane carrying the Turkish World 0up sJuad over the countryEs airspace yesterday, while thousands of Turks cheered, waved flags and treated the team to a heroEs return to escort = elik etmek, refakat etmek... s<uad = ekip, takm... airspace = hava sahas... to cheer = yaa varol alk... %aved flags = bayraklar sallyorlard... to treat smb to sth = sunmak, zevkini yaatmak, (smarlamak( (9e treated us to some ice:cream( ... &akma (kahramanlarn d"nne( layk bir karlama yaattlar... %o&ens of fans wearing TurkeyEs red and white colors cheered on the tarmac as the players, dressed in shorts and jerseys, descended the steps of the plane and clim"ed into an open-top "us fans = taraftarlar ((fanatics( s"zc#nden ksaltma ... tarmac = (asfalt( ini meydan kastediliyor... jersey = eskiden (jarse ceket( veya (jarse fanila( gibi kavramlar i$in kullanlan bu s"zck bugn (penye, ti"rt( karl#nda... to descend = inmek... Mtersi- to ascend. to goIcome do%n 3 to goIcome up ... Thousands waited outside the airport or lined streets to watch the team parade through the city They shouted "Turkey is the greatest" and "Turkey is proud of you " lined streets = sokaklara caddelere sralanmlard... parade = ge$it t"reni yapmak... Turkey placed third in the World 0up, "eating co-host $outh 4orea (-' on $aturday $triker ?akan ]OkOr scored in the opening )) seconds of the game, setting a World 0up record for the fastest goal placed third = gazetecilik dilinin acaipliklerinden... co:host = iki evsahibinden birisi oldu#u kastediliyor... striker = hcum oyuncusu... The national teamEs unprecedented success has "een a welcome distraction from the countryEs gloomy economic crisis and political uncertainty unprecedented = "nceden benzeri misli g"rlmemi, emsalsiz... "WeEre very happy," said Tolga 4ad5o>lu, one of thousands cele"rating the teamEs victory yesterday "Dut it wonEt last Our pro"lems will return in the morning "

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The Turkish newspapers were cele"rating after the national team "eat $outh 4orea to take third place in the World 0up on $aturday

The we"site of daily newspaper $a"ah summed up the general mood, singling out ?akan ]OkOr for "writing his name in foot"all history" with the fastest-ever World 0up goal to sum up = "zetlemek... general mood = genel hava, atmosfer... to single smb out = "zellikle "nplana $kararak... "We "ecame one of the teams which played the "est foot"all The whole world applauded us We deserved gold "ut settled for "ron&e," ;illiyet newspaperEs we"site added under the headline "They made history" to applaud = alklamak... applause = alk... ?Orriyet maintained the theme: "Pou made your mark in history Dy "eating the home team, our team came third " to maintain = (burada srdrmek. (/yn temay ileme#e devam etti.(... Fou made your mark ...etc = &arihte iz braktnz... the home team = evsahibi takm... "It was a dream come true Our team wrote a legend They played wonderfully Victory and ?akan ]OkOrEs record goal made it a dou"le joy for the Turkish team" %rote a legend = bir destan yazdlar... double joy = $ifte sevin$... !nother paper, !kTam, was grateful "Thank you Pou are great We achieved third in the world Thank you national team " grateful = minnettar... achieved third = yine, gazetecilik dilinin acaipliklerinden... ?Orriyet predicted "there will "e a magnificent ceremony at Ustan"ul !tatOrk !irport Kwhen the team returnsL Iederation chairman ?aluk @lusoy will make a speech, and internationally known Turkish pop star Tarkan will "e present " to predict = tahminde bulunmak (verilere dayanarak 1 kehanette bulunmak... ;illiyet was full of praise for the $outh 4orean supporters "Our 4orean friends gave a perfect lesson in fair play The images of friendship were incredi"le," it said "Pou could see huge Turkish and $outh 4orean flags spread together 9ood moves were applauded from the Turkish team or 4orean team full of praise = "vg dolu... incredible = inanlmaz (tabii, burada bir pekitirici olarak kullanlyor- ahane, harika, anlamnda ... huge /A2?#/ = kocaman, $ok geniIbyk... The friendly atmosphere continued even after the match "=layers of "oth teams were saluting the crowds hand in hand, arm in arm $uch friendliness "rought tears to the eyes of our foot"allers " spread together = birlikte, yanyana a$lmIyaylm... to salute = selamlamak... hand in hand, arm in arm = elele kolkola... ;illiyet Juoted the Turkish =resident, !hmet Gecdet $e&er, as saying: "This happy result gives us hope for the future It provides morale and strength to our nation "It also shows us that, if Turkey works in a systematic way, as the soccer team did, Turkey will take its place among the most powerful countries in other areas as well " <uoted ... as saying = (gazetecilik dili ... dedi#ini bildirdi...

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TurkeyEs ailing =rime ;inister DOlent 3cevit has appointed new ministers after a string of resignations from ca"inet and party colleagues demanding early elections ailing = hasta, dkn, sa#l# giderek bozulmakta olan... a string of = bir dizi... to resign /ri-7:2N/ = istifa etmek... to re:sign /%5:-sayn/ = yeniden imzalamak... (!u iki fiil birbiri ile ilikisiz :: hece vurgusunun "nemini "rneklemek i$in birlikte g"steriyorum ... Dut he is refusing calls to step down Opposition leader Tansu Riller said he had told her on Tuesday that he "had not yet come to the point of resignation" call = $a#r... to step do%n = g"revi brakmak ((yksek bir yerden aa# inmek( kavramndan ... Iour senior government officials, including one of the deputy prime ministers -- ;r 3cevitEs key ally ?Osamettin Y&kan -- have a"andoned "oth the prime minister and his %emocratic 7eft =arty K%$=L ally /-lai/ = mttefik... alliance /-LA-ns/ = ittifak... !nother deputy prime minister, ;esut P5lma&, has called for a new Turkish government, while the leader of the far-right Gationalist !ction =arty K;?=L -- a mem"er of ;r 3cevitEs three-party coalition -called on $unday for early elections ! total of '- ;=s have departed since ;onday, causing the %$= to lose its status as the largest party "oth in parliament and the fragile coalition fragile 4!, />%.-cayl/1 P@, />%.-cil/ = krlgan...

The DD0Es Honny %ymond in Ustan"ul says that it seems unavoida"le that elections will "e "rought forward Dut it remains wholly unclear what kind of political set-up a national poll would produce unavoidable = ka$nlmaz, saknlamaz... be brought for%ard = erken bir tarihe $ekilmek... it remains unclear = belirsiz olmakta devam ediyor... set:up = (burada durum, yap, kurulum1 (to set up = kurmak, tesis etmek fiilinden ... poll = se$im, se$im sand#... 0urrent opinion polls suggest that, were elections held now, the principal winner would "e the proIslamic Hustice and %evelopment =arty - which would almost certainly upset the army-led secularist elite of the mainly ;uslim country opinion poll = kamuoyu aratrmas... %ere elections held no% = (devrik yapya dikkat = if elections %ere held no%... to upset = (burada rahatsz etmek (ayrca, zmek, altst etmek, dzenini bozmak gibi kavramlar vardr ... secular = laik... secularist = laiklik taraftar... The @nited $tates is said to "e monitoring the situation "with interest" !s the only ;uslim-majority mem"er of Gato, TurkeyEs political and economic sta"ility are important to a variety of @$ interests a"road - including the ;iddle 3ast, !fghanistan and IraJ to monitor = izlemek, g"zlemek (to %atch veya observe fiillerinden nans farkna dikkat ediniz ... political and economic stability /*7 = (Ds( yerine (/re( kullanm, muhabirin burada siyasi ve ekonomik stabiliteyi iki farkl ve ayrk nitelikli kavram eklinde kavramlatrd#n g"steriyor... 0orrespondents say the departed deputy ;r Y&kan, once seen as a likely successor to ;r 3cevit, played a vital role in keeping the shaky coalition together ?e acted as a mediator, resolving disputes over economic reforms with other parties correspondents = muhabirler (to correspond1 kendileriyle haberleti#imiz, (muhaberede( bulundu#umuz kimseler kavramndan ... departed = '6 bi$imi (past participle sfat olarak kullanlyor = ayrlm olan... to succeed = 0. baarmak1 2. yerine ge$mek, (halef( olmak... successor = halef, yerine ge$en... successive storms = ardarda gelen frtnalar... (9alef : selef kavramlarn ayrmakta g$lk $ekiyorsanz, (halife( kavramn dnnz ... shaky = to shake, fiilinden... to resolve disputes = anlamazlklar $"zmek... ;arkets are worried that a new government will not stick to the programme hammered out with the International ;onetary Iund in return for a massive 8)-"n loan agreed earlier this year markets = piyasalar... stick to = sadk kalmak, srdrmek (to stick = yapmak, yaptrmak fiilinden ... hammered out = ekillendirilmi (demirin d"vlerek ekillendirilmesi kavramndan ... in return for = karl#nda... ;inisters have also "een in a rush to pass the reforms needed to start mem"ership negotiations with the 3uropean @nion The end of the year is the effective deadline in a rush = acele ediyor olmak... membership negotiations = yelik mzakereleri... deadline = son tarih... Dut with early elections looking like a necessity, there will "e no legislative progress for months, which is likely to unsettle the "usiness community still further, and jeopardi&e the countryEs "id to start talks with Drussels unsettle = dengesiniIasabn bozmak... still further = daha da ileri boyutlarda... to jeopardize = to endanger, to imperil = tehlikeye atmak, riske sokmak... bid = (burada istek, talep, giriim...

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A PAIN(*) ',ANGE $( P$)I I'A) )EADERS,IP /A'/+=7A *7/AD+4- &urkish Aaily +e%s?dan @ayn !urak !7KA;B?in her bakmdan d"rtd"rtlk bu yazsn buraya aynen alyorum. In !nkara, nowadays, two hours is a long time in politics In what looks like a high drama of power struggle, things change in the Turkish capital at a shocking speed The "ickering could "e just the "eginning of a historic reshuffle in Turkish politics bickering = $ekime, alp verememe... reshuffle = (saflarn yeniden olumas( anlamnda (yerleriniIsrasn yeniden dzenlemek, iskanbil ka#tlarn karmakIkartrmak, gibi kavramlardan ... Got only political news is "i&arre in this country Take this one, for e:ample, "two cars crash1 two dead, nine injured "Z Go, not a mistake, just )) people in two speeding cars Welcome to TurkeyW Or, how a"out this oneZ "Train crashes with motor"ike1 four dead " WWWW Think twice "efore rushing to the easiest e:planation that the death toll must have "een mis-stated De realistic WhatEs wrong if four people rode on a motor"ike and attempted to cross the track "ut unfortunately did not notice the approaching cargo trainZ death toll = "l says... Oh, donEt forget to go and see this hospital in Ustan"ul whose patient rooms are overlooking a cemetery It must "e a uniJue idea Dy the way, guess where was the illegal immigrant who was found folded in his girlfriendEs suitcase while she was em"arking on an Italian port fromZ Geed we tellZ to overlook a cemetery = mezarl#a bakmak, mezarlk g"rmek (manzara olarak ... folded = katlanm, kvrlm... (%here ...from( yapsna dikkat... In a country where "prime minister goes to his office" is "flash news" few things should surprise anyone =oor agency reporters, it must take a certain skill to e:plain all this &ig&agging of one man in a -/-character headline: "%emocratic 7eft =arty %eputy who had defected to the new movement "ut later joined his party resigns againW" Or did it really surprise anyone when former premier and opposition leader Tansu Riller said she must "e TurkeyEs prime minister when the @ $ launches a strike against IraJZ to defect = terketmek, kar tarafa ge$mek... /d durumu aa#da ge$iyor- defection... %espite all the parody, however, there is some humourless activity in !nkara Winston 0hurchill once said two weeks is a long time in politics In !nkara, nowadays, two hours is a long time in politics In what looks like a high drama of power struggle, things change in the Turkish capital at a shocking speed The "ickering could "e just the "eginning of a historic reshuffle in Turkish politics Ten days ago Turkey had a sick prime minister who was too stu""orn to Juit !fter a wave of defections from his party, Turkey has a sick prime minister, a disintegrating government, "ut prospects for radical change in leadership ! "troika" "ent on li"eral economic reforms and "ringing Turkey, a distant 3@ candidate, closer to Drussels, is claiming leadership from the old guard too stubborn to <uit = terketmeyecek kadar inat$... troika = $l, $l y"netim... bent on = kesin kararl1 btn dikkat ve enerjisini o y"ne vermi... 0all it the %ream Team of White Turks, or the Three ;usketeers, or TurkeyEs Third Way, ?Osamettin Y&kan, widely known as ;r 9lue for his e:traordinary a"ility to keep together an otherwise hostile "unch of politicians, Juite Juickly glued the 0a"inetEs two most popular figures into his grouping: Usmail ";r 0harisma" 0em and 4emal "The ;essiah" %erviT the &hree >usketeers = N$ @ilah"rler... other%ise = baka bakmlardan... >essiah = >esih, Kurtarc...

;r 0em, the leader of the most e:citing and market-friendly grouping e:pects a comforta"le lead over their rivals if Turkey went to the "allot "o:es at the earliest convenience That may "e difficult though a comfortable lead over their rivals = rakiplerine g"re rahatIbyk bir marjla... To support his optimism, however, ;r 0em cites a pu"lic opinion poll on the we" site of a mainstream newspaper Dut he should "e a"le to understand that the readers of a we" paper may differ in political opinion from (. million Turkish voters In statistics, the kind of conclusion ;r 0em has reached is called "insignificant due to "ad sampling " This is like a poll putting ;rs Riller in power with a -/ percent voter support Only that the poll had "een carried out at, errr, her partyEs headJuarters a mainstream ne%spaper = (tarafsz(, radikal olmaktan uzak, sessiz $o#unlu#u temsil eden, yaygn satlan gazete... bad sampling = yanlIk"t "rnekleme dayal... (errr( = eyyy... True, mainstream media support and ;r %erviT alone may "ring in as much as )/ percent of votes nationwide, "ut it is too early to guess victory or defeat Defore talking polls, to win an election vote in parliament may "e more difficult than e:pected even if coalition is stripped of its ruling majority -- any time soon The troika may agree to support a minority government if the governmentEs nationalist wing, the only political party, along with 6ecep Tayyip 3rdo>anEs Hustice and %evelopment, which genuinely can afford polls, agreed for the plan ruling majority = iktidar $o#unlu#u... TurkeyEs ne:t polls, unlike previous ones, will not see a clash of ideologies, "ut a clash of conservatists and li"erals from "oth directions of the political spectrum The ideal post-election scenario for the li"erals is to make alliance "etween the troika, the ;otherland and other social democrat splinters if they pass the national threshold, leaving the opposition seats to Islamist and nationalist elements !lthough it is too early to guess, this is a no-nonsense plan (conservatists( = @ayn !ekdil?in d"rtd"rtlk ;ngilizce?sine sayg g"steriyor ve bir (neologism( kabul ederek aynen brakyorum. /ncak, do#ru s"zc#n (conservatives( saylmak gerekti#ini belirtmek isterim... Once again, "all options are open" in Turkish politics Dut one thing is clear: all the painful episode is forcing the country into change in political leadership

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+,&- !u haftaki ilgin$ okuma par$as se$imimde, aa#daki yazda s"z edilen 9afize 9n.?n soyadnn hi$bir etkisi yoktur... from !he )ssociated &ress( )"g"st 1/( 2002 U$T!GD@7, Turkey K!=L -- ?afi&e 3rdo>an, a devout ;uslim, proudly sports her new "lue swimsuit -a full-"ody outfit that covers her arms down to her wrists, her legs to her ankles and even much of her head

s%imsuit = mayo... (A;KK/&- (suit(- okunuu ,6?:$,, yani uzun ,u:, ile ... devout /di-3:?$/ = dindar, kendijni dine vermi (!aka alanlarda da (kendini adam taraftar( anlamnda kullanlabilir ... to sport = g"sterili ekilde giymek1 giymi, zerinde olmak... outfit = aksesuarlar ile birlikte giyim, giysi (Hzellikle de belli bir ama$ veya olay i$in giyilen ... to cover = kaplamak, "rtmek... %rist ,%56$, = kol bile#i... ankle /.N;-l/ = ayak bile#i... The (/-year-old mother of two said she "ought the suit so she could swim with her family while also o"serving religious rules a"out modesty mother of t%o = iki $ocuk annesi... to observe = (burada kurallara (riayet( etmek... modesty = 1. al$akg"nlllk, tevazu1 2. (burada giysi, davran veya konumada kurallara uyma (dolaysyla, (tesettr( kastediliyor ... "I used to have to stand "y and watch my family in the water," 3rdo>an said at 4ilyos Deach on the outskirts of Ustan"ul "I would watch my kids like a cat looks at liver Dut now I can swim, too " stand by = kenarda durmak... (Ai#er bir anlam ise, (yardma hazr ekilde yannda durmak( ... outskirts = d mahalleler, varolar (ancak ;ngilizce?de bizdeki (varo( nanslarn aramayn ... %atch like a cat looks at liver = .il#i8i( a#ar&yla3 ngili$ce6#e b9yle bir #eyi( yo : T,r :e6#en :evirip3 #ile ar(a8an et(i'ler... 3rdo>an is evidence of a growing trend in Turkey, where devoutly religious consumers are looking to com"ine their "eliefs with Western pastimes pastime = hobi, ho$a zaman ge$irten u#ra... "Islamic circles have traditionally understood "eaches as something sinful," said ;urat 0emrek, who teaches sociology at !nkaraEs Dilkent @niversity "Dut Islamic circles have "ecome moderni&ed TheyEve got money They want to go to the "each and keep their Islamic values " sinful = gnah (olan ey ... sinner = gnahkar (insan ... @on tmceye bir (too( eklense, daha k bir tmce olurdu... Dathing suits are only part of TurkeyEs flourishing Islamic market There are also Islamic camping sites, spas and "each resorts that segregate men and women 0aprice ?otel on the !egean $ea coast, for e:ample, advertises "a modern vacation comple: where the sound of prayer is heard five times a day " only part of = yalnzca bir b"lm ((only one part of( daha iyi olurdu ... to flourish = hzla gelimek, byk canllk g"stermek... to segregate = (fiziki anlamda ayrmak, ayr yerlerde tutmak1 burada (ka$ g"$(... sound of prayer = (ezan( kastediliyor... ,telin ad nasl ama- 9otel =aprice... 3rdo>anEs 8'. "athing suit includes a headscarf, a long-armed top and full-length pants It fits loosely so as not to show off the outlines of her "ody and is made of a synthetic material that dries Juickly It features a design that looks like denim dotted with yellow shooting stars scarf = (earp(... (ba"rts( karl#nda (headscarf( kullanlyor1 $nk (turban( deselerdi, 9int (trban( anlalacakt... fits loosely = vcudu sarmyor, vcuda oturmuyor... so as not to = ...mamak i$in... denim = bir cins pamuklu kuma... With all that fa"ric, the suits still arenEt perfect for swimming "Water gets inside and it sticks to you," 3rdo>an said "Dut I donEt have any other choice " fabric = kuma... In the past, religious women in Turkey either didnEt go to the "each or wore regular street clothing into the water ;ost women at "eaches in secular Turkey wear Western-style "athing suits

The top company producing Islamic "athing suits, ?aTema, says it sold '.,/// "athing suits last year and canEt produce them Juick enough to keep pace with demand The company e:ports to 3gypt, Gorth !merica, 3ngland, and !ustralia to keep pace %ith = ayak uydurmak, ayn hzda yol almak, geri kalmamak... supply G demand = arz ve talep... ;ehmet ]ahin said he founded ?aTema Kpronounced ?a-shay-maL, "ecause of his own pro"lems on the "each as a university student Thirteen years ago, there was no company that made menEs swimming trunks that e:tended from the "elly"utton to the knees according to Islamic precepts, ]ahin said bellybutton = g"bek... precept = kural, ilke, amir hkm... "We used to have to cut off long pants Dut we didnEt find that very aesthetic," the "earded "usinessman said "We developed the company according to our own needs "ut we found a place in the market " bearded = sakall... The company e:panded to include womenEs suits, now the companyEs top seller ?aTemaEs glossy catalogue shows more than a half-do&en different colours and floral patterns glossy = parltl, (belki de ucuz ve zevksiz ama aaal... floral patterns = $i$ekli desenler... ]OkOr %Slek, who sells the suits in !nkara, TurkeyEs capital, said his customers are well-off and religious ;ost are professionals or university students "%emand for the suits keeps growing We canEt keep enough in stock," %Slek said %ell:off and religious = varlkl ve dindar... %Slek said some of his customers are secular Turkish women, who apparently take off the remova"le Islamic headscarves and wear the suits "ecause theyEre em"arrassed to show their "odies on the "each secular = laik... (9elal olsun %alla :: yabanc muhabirlere de "#retmiiz bizi dindarlar ve laikler diye b"lmeyi))... apparently = ("yle anlalyor ki( yada (g"rne baklrsa, g"rld# kadaryla( eklinde $eviriniz... removable = taklp $karlabilir... to be embarrassed = utanmak, zor durumda kalmak... (!urada, vcut hatlarnn ekilsizli#ini saklamak isteyen (laik( hanmlarn da bu (mayo( lardan satn aldklar, ama ba"rts ksmn takmadklar anlatlyor "Dathing suits donEt have a religion," %Slek said "Hust like some women want to wear "ikinis, others want to wear ?aTema whatever the reasons may "e " (!athing suits don?t have a religion( :: (5arann dini olmaz( diye bilirdik, me#er mayolarn da "yleymi... The company, meanwhile, is still working on new products for eager "eachgoers "WeEre even trying to develop a suit that the sun can penetrate, so women can get a suntan," ]ahin said eager = istekli, hevesli... to penetrate = nfuz etmek, i$ine ilemek... suntan = gneten bronzlama...

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,E RE.IR , $( ,E &INE)A/ER N*SRE from &he +&'>@+!=, +e%s in 7nglish http-II%%%.ntvmsnbc.com A Piece Of History Is To Be Restored To Its Former Glory !ugust ),< ! small warship that helped change history and that sym"olises the Ottoman victory in the )+). Ranakkale K9allipoliL 0ampaign is to "e salvaged, restored and converted into a museum rebirth /R-&'r(/) #,(:tek dzeninde = yeniden do#u... minelayer = mayn d"eyici (to lay : laid : laid = yaymak, sermek kavramlarndan ... mines%eeper = mayn tarayc (s%eep : s%ept : s%ept = sprmek kavramndan ... >etinlerden anlad#m kadaryla, pek az gemide her iki "zelli#in birlikte olma durumu var, ama bu benim cahil mant#ma ters geliyor :: denizci bir arkada a$klk getirirse sevinirim... is to be restored = restore edilecek (to be E mastar yaps gelecek zaman bildirir. !urada- to be E be restored, pasif ... former glory = "nceki an, eski ihtiam... symbolyse = :yse m yoksa :yze m8 !u $etrefil konuyu ileyen bir $almay %ebsitemize ekledim. http-II%%%.ours%orld.netIingilizce:dersIdiger:kaynakIco:build.htm adresinde madde 6?e bknz. to salvage /6.&-#ic/ #,(:tek dzeninde = kurtarmak (buradaki gibi, veya yangndan vb ile snrl kullannz1 yani "rne#in insan hayat filan i$in kullanlmaz ... to convert = d"ntrmek... ,nun i$in st a$lrIkapanr arabalar yada ulusal paralar (convertible( oluyor, yada olmuyor... The minelayer Gusret, which for many years has "een lying half sunk and a"andoned in the port of Tarsus in the southern province of ;ersin, is to "e raised and restored &he = gemi isimlerinden "nce (the( kullanlr- &he Favuz, gibi... half sunk = 4e$erli bir ifade, ancak to sink : sank : sunk fiilinin (az saydaki "teki baka fiiller gibi past participle? ($nc hali sfat olarak kullanld#nda farkldr- @P+K7+ :: Fani (a sunk ship( diyemezsiniz, (a sunken ship( demek zorundasnz... %uring the Ranakkale War, known to the rest of the world as the 9allipoli 0ampaign, the Gusret won a place in history due to her contri"ution to the defeat of an !nglo-Irench fleet that was attempting to force its way through the %ardanelles campaigne /km-P12N/ s"zc#nn anlam i$in iyi bir "rnek- (4elibolu >uharebeleri(... !aka yerde (sefer( s"zc# ile de $evrilebilir- Fani, belli bir amaca d"nk bir (sefer( diyebiliriz1 ancak birden fazla muharebe ve ilgili eylemleri i$eren bir (sefer(... to force one?s %ay through = zorla ge$me#e $almak... On the night of ;arch 2-*, the vessel, under the command of 0aptain ?akk5 Dey, laid a field of 'mines in the waterway, in an area where !llied warships had "een o"served to manoeuvre during earlier "om"ardments of the Ottoman defences vessel = tekne, sandaldan transatlantik?e hertrl deniz arac... %ater%ay = denizde ge$i yolu... alliance /&:5-ns/ =ittifak... ally /.-lai/ = mttefik ($o#ul- allies /.-laiz/ ... the /llied Oorces = Anya @avandaki (>ttefik( Kuvvetler... On ;arch )*, when the !llied fleet of )* "attleships entered the strait, three of the vessels: the Dritish warships Ocean and Irresisti"le and the Irench "attleship Douvet, struck mines laid "y the Gusret and were sunk Three other ships, the Irench $uffen and 9aulois and the 6oyal Gavy "attle cruiser Infle:i"le were damaged "y shell fire from the shore fleet = filo... the strait = bo#az (Janakkale !o#az kastediliyor ... the Aire @traits ((u#ursuz, meum, tehlikeli, felaketli bo#azlar( :: en be#endi#im mzik gruplarndan ...

to strike : struck : struck = vurmak $arpmak, fiilinden... Hte yandan, strike = grev (ivereni $arpmak8 ... !u fiilin de sfat trevi farkldr- stricken... Hrnek- panic:stricken cro%ds = pani#e kaplm kalabalklar (pani#in vurdu#u ... battle = muharebe... cruiser /;%?-z/ = (kruvaz"r(... to cruise = denizde (srekli ve normal hzda seyretmek, yada gezmek... (/rabanzda da, uzun yolda (cruising speed( yapyorsunuz- ortalama rahat hz ... shell fire = top atei... !fter the naval defeat the !llied commanders then launched an invasion of the 9allipoli =eninsula, withdrawing after seven months of fighting, defeated "y the Ottoman army under the command of the 9erman 9eneral 7iman von $anders naval /N12-#l/ = denizcili#e veya donanmaya ilikin (navy = donanma, s"zc#nden ... to launch ,&O:N@, = 1. balatmak1 2. denize tekne indirmek1 ;. havayaIuzaya fzeIuydu vb frlatmak... to %ithdra% = geri $ekmek veya $ekilmek (yani pek$ok baka fiil gibi, hem ge$ili hem ge$isiz kullanlabilir . %ithdra%al symptoms = ila$Iuyuturucu brakma semptomlarIskntlar... %ithdra%al method = ey, nasl s"ylesem ki- bir do#um kontrol y"ntemi ite... ;ustafa 4emal, later to "e known as !tatOrk and "ecome the founder of the modern Turkish repu"lic, served with distinction during the land campaign, twice thwarting !llied advances to th%art = boa $karmak, (akamete( u#ratmak... served %ith distinction ((distinct( s"zc#nden = se$kin hizmet verdi, hizmetiyle dikkatleri zerinde toplad... land campaign = kara savalar... The Turkish company Raaaa ;Ohendislik, which won the tender to salvage and restore the Gusret says that the work to return the minelayer to its original form will take a"out +/ days tender = ihale...

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S -$&EN0S ASS$'IA I$NS SEE+ (AIR REPRESEN A I$N $N ,E )IS INGS from &he &urkish Aaily +e%s !s the polls set for Govem"er ( approach, womenEs associations working in an effort to increase the num"er of female deputies in =arliament seek fair deputy candidate listings /s the pools... approach = se$imler yaklatk$a, yaklarken... the polls set = Fani, (the polls %hich areI%ereIhave been set(... Fani, ksaltlm bir sfat:tmcelik... associations %orking = !u da, (associations %hich are %orking( veya (associations that %ork( sfat:tmcelikten ksaltma. >akul bir ;ngilizce dzeyi i$in,

ksaltlm sfat ve zarf tmcelikleri konusunu mutlaka $"zmeniz gerekiyor... !u "nemli konu, e#itim setimizin ana gramer kitab 02. !"lmnde ayrntlaryla anlatlmaktadr... to seek = "zlemle aramak, $ok istemek... fair = adil, hak$a... deputy candidate listings = milletvekili aday listeleri... deputy /-1P-y ti/ = 0. vekil, yardmc, birinci adamn yoklu#unda yerine bakan. !u bir kii de olabilir, birden $ok kii de = (the sheriff?s deputies(... =at @tevens- (D shot the sheriff, but D didn?t shoot the deputy(... 'eya, (Df D am not here, ask for my deputy(... 2. >illetvekili... 9enerally, all political parties have women Juotas, "ut the Turkish =arliament is freJuently critici&ed for its low num"er of female candidates, representatives and ministers <uota (okunuu, hayret) ama yazld# gibi = &rk$esi- kota... (Ualla, ;ngilizce "#renmek ne kolay ... representative = milletvekili... minister = bakan... The Iemale =oliticians !ssociation MKadn @iyaset$iler Aerne#i :: K/@;A7C 0hairwoman Purdusev !r5> called on political parties to "e fair while preparing the lists of their deputy candidates called on = $a#rda bulundu... to be fair = adil olmak, hak$a davranmak... !r5> said on ;onday that parties should include women candidates who work for the party into the lists rather than transferring popular female candidates Goting that Turkey granted women the right to elect and "e elected earlier than a num"er of other countries, !r5> said that Turkish women failed to have an important place in Turkish political life despite this advantage "Turkish women should apply to a political party according to their political "ackgrounds and should ask for responsi"ilities in order to reach the place they deserve in political life," !r5> said ;eanwhile, True =ath =arty K%P=L witnessed a victory of female politicians in the $outheast city of 9a&iantep during the candidate listing elections !ccording to the results of the elections, four of the ten deputy candidates are females the @outheast city of 4aziantep = (of( yapsn g"rd#nz heryerde (:in, :nin( eki ile $evirmenin sakncasna daha "nceki saylarda de#inmitik. 9erhalde yazar burada, (4aziantep?in gneydo#u kenti( demiyor. Aaha "nce verdi#imiz "rne#i yineleyelim- (the capital city of /nkara( = bakent /nkara... (the eastern city of Kars( = Ao#u?daki Kars kenti... !u tr yaplar karsnda, (Aemek ki ;ngilizce?de b"yle ifade ediyorlar( yaklamna bavurmanz gerekiyor... %P=Es leader Tansu Riller is TurkeyEs first female prime minister !ccording to the pu"lic opinion polls, her %P= will "e among the few parties that would "e successful to pass the )/ percent national threshold needed for a political party to enter =arliament is = %as (olmalyd ... threshold = eik... at the threshould a ne% century = yeni bir yzyln ei#inde... threshold of pain = a#r ei#i (tbbi terim ... threshold of hearing = iitme ei#i (trler yada bireyler aras karlatrma akustik terimi ... national threshold = ulusal baraj... /JDKB/>/ = AF5 4aziantep "nse$im sonu$larn yrekten kutlar ve &!>>?nde yurttalar temsil eden kadn milletvekillerimizin neden yar yarya oranlarda olmad#n herzaman sorgularken... bunun "tesinde AF5 veya "zellikle de genel bakan @ayn Jiller?e y"nelik "zel bir sempatim bulunmad#n da burada hemen dile getirmeyi mutlu ve zorunlu bir edit"rlk g"revi sayyorum...

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*R+IS, (ANS +N$- ,$- $ PAR / &rk taraftarlar e#lenmeyi biliyor... from the www.wa$moresports.com IG%I!G!=O7I$ K!=L < The first round of the world championship provided some memories for many the first round of = ilk turu... provided some memories = belleklerde kald, anlar oluturdu... for many = pek$ok kii i$in... ;arcelo ;achado "urying a three-pointer at the "u&&er to give Dra&il an **-*- victory over Turkey was certainly on any list to bury = maalesef (potaya g"mmek( kavramndan))... a three:pointer = $ puanlk at... to give = veren, verecek ekilde... the buzzer = zil (biti dd#I$an ... %as certainly... etc = kesinlikle herkesin anlar listesindeydi... =aul =ierceEs eight-point e:plosion in the closing ,- seconds of the third Juarter against 9ermany to give the @nited $tates control of a close game was right there eight:point e.plosion = sekiz puanlk patlamas... closing RV seconds = son RV saniye... a close game = takmlarn saylar neredeyse birbirine eit biten ma$, zor ma$... (Aikkat ederseniz, bir "nceki s"zck (to close( = kapatmak, sona erdirmek, fiilinden1 ikinci s"zck ise, (close( = yakn, sfatndan Dut nothing was talked a"out more, nothing drew anywhere near the attention the Turkish fans did nothing dre% any%here near = yaknna bile yaklaamazd, mukayese kabul etmezdi... !uradaki (did(, (dre%( s"zc#n tekrarlamamak i$in1 onun yerine ge$iyor... In one game at the 60! %ome and two at 0onseco Iieldhouse, the red-and-white clad, flag-waving, non-stop cheering and dancing fans had everyone from players and coaches to media and spectators talking a"out a group too special for a nickname clad = giyinmi, brnm (gnmzde artk kullanlmayan bir fiilin ' 6 (past participle hali... Fukardaki tmceyi $"zemediyseniz, bir de (had( yerine (got( koyarak deneyiniz- Aeyiminiz- (have smb doIdoing sth( = (get smb to doIdoing sth(... "I was in Turkey just two weeks ago and I didnEt see this many Turks in some of the towns I visited," said ;ehmet 4ocakOlah, a professor at the @niversity of $outhern Indiana, who has lived in 3vansville for '/ years "I thought I was "ack there with the energy these people have shown If youEve never "een to Turkey, this is what itEs like as far as people go " ;lahi 5rof. Kocaklah, insan turist gibi gelince, turist g"zyle g"ryor. >emleketin neresinde cokulu insan kalm ki aylardr, yllardr... The Turkish government, trying to lure the '/)/ world championship and '/)' Olympics, sent a"out .// people here for this event and they came eJuipped with hats < red and white, of course < to give away and plenty of enthusiasm that has Juickly caught on to lure = cezbetme#e $almak, "zellikle de (yem( kullanarak... to be e<uipped %ith = donanm olmak... (to give a%ay(, kendisinden tire i$indeki a$klama ile ayrlm (hats( s"zc#n niteliyor- (bedava da#tlmak zere apkalar(... (plenty of enthusiasm( ise (e<uipped %ith( e ba#lanyor... to catch on = (tutmak(, salgn halinde bulamak = Fani &rklerin bu cokusu buradaki insanlara da ge$tiIbulat... ;ost of the others in the crowd are locals of Turkish heritage and e:change students from schools as far away as Gew Pork

of &urkish heritage = &rk k"kenli, anlamnda... "I flew "ack to the @nited $tates just this week and most of the people on the plane were heading here," said 4ocakOlahEs daughter, 0ennet, a student at the @niversity of 0hicago "!phena, Asic.B a very "ig rock group in Turkey, was even coming here " MsicC = !u Batince s"zck, metindeki yanln aslndan kaynakland#n, durumun farknda oldu#umuzu ve aynen verdi#imizi dile getirir... Ksaltma olmad# i$in nokta konulmaz1 herzaman k"eli parantez i$inde verilir. "We really appreciate their support and they make it fun to play for them," said Turkey forward ?edo Turko>lu, who knows something a"out wild crowds as he plays for the $acramento 4ings in !rco !rena "We just want to win and make them happy " !fter $aturdayEs victory over 7e"anon clinched a second-round "erth for Turkey, the team headed downtown with the fans for bbTurkeyfest," an outdoor party that went on well into the night clinched = (konuma dili sa#lad, garantiye ald... berth = gemi kamarasnda ranza veya yatacak yer- !iz buna kendi anlatmmzla "rne#in (ikinci tura vize( derdik, ... %ell into the night = gecenin ilerleyen saatlerine kadar...

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UG$!G ?!47!6I 3V63G$37 D3P!GG!;3$U )/ %ecem"er )+,* @ani =st=nden AB y/l((( ve ne ya4/k ki, daha ni)e a)/lar geCti((( A+aD/da gEre)eksini4((( Arti)le 2 -- 0adde 2 !ll human "eings are "orn free and eJual in dignity and rights They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of "rotherhood DOtOn insanlar hOr, haysiyet ve haklar "ak5m5ndan eTit do>arlar !k5l ve vicdana sahiptirler ve "ir"irlerine karT5 kardeTlik &ihniyeti ile hareket etmelidirler Arti)le , -- 0adde , 3veryone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this %eclaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, se:, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, "irth or other status ?erkes, 5rk, renk, cinsiyet, dil, din, siyasi veya di>er herhangi "ir akide, milli veya iQtimai menTe, servet, do>uT veya herhangi di>er "ir fark gS&etilmeksi&in iT"u Deyannamede ilan olunan tekmil haklardan ve "OtOn hOrriyetlerden istifade ede"ilir Iurthermore, no distinction shall "e made on the "asis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person "elongs, whether it "e independent, trust, non-selfgoverning or under any other limitation of sovereignty

Dundan "aTka, "a>5ms5& memleket uyru>u olsun, vesayet alt5nda "ulunan, gayri muhtar veya sair "ir egemenlik kay5tlamas5na ta"i Olke uyru>u olsun, "ir Tah5s hakk5nda, uyru>u "ulundu>u memleket veya Olkenin siyasi, hukuki veya milletleraras5 statOsO "ak5m5ndan hiQ"ir ayr5l5k gS&etilmeyecektir Arti)le . -- 0adde . 3veryone has the right to life, li"erty and security of person PaTamak, hOrriyet ve kiTi emniyeti her ferdin hakk5d5r +,&- &rk$e $eviriler, resmi metinden de#itirilmeksizin verilmitir. LET US NOW GO ON TO OUR STORY TODAY...

GELELM HKAYEMZE...

&AN .E,EADS DA*G, ER ,IN+ING S,E -AS RAPED

T&7A>F:& UG#AD!G! DFHFN7&SI@'& ;!:!N!N ;AJAS!N! ;&STI KK

T3?6!G K6euters -- $eptem"er /+, '//'L - !n Iranian man cut off his seven-year-old daughterEs head after suspecting she had "een raped "y her uncle, the Homhuri-ye 3slami newspaper said on $unday cut off = kesip koparmak, kesip ayrmak... his seven:years:old daughter?s head = yedi yandaki kznn kafasn... to suspect = phe etmek, kuku duymak... to rape = tecavz etmek... uncle = amca (babann 7*K7K kardei ... (/ncak ;ngilizce bu konuda ana:baba ayrm yapmyor1 yani (annenin 7*K7K kardei( de olabilir = maternal uncle ... ! post-mortem, however, showed the girl was still a virgin "The motive "ehind the killing was to defend my honour, fame, and dignity," the paper Juoted the father as saying post:mortem = ("lm sonras(... still a virgin = Fani, />=/?ya iftira edilmi... motive //O?-ti#/ = neden, sebep, motivasyon... honour = onur (burada +/>P@, anlamnda ... fame = n, ad san... dignity = onur (burada, ba dik, aln a$k, anlamnda ... (<uoted the father as saying( = (gazetecilik dili babann (...........( dedi#ini bildirdi.... 6ape often goes unreported in Iran where the conservative society sees it as "ringing shame on the victim and family rape = rza tecavz... Hrne#in- =okun the *apist = &ecavzc =okun... unreported = bildirilmez, gizli tutulur... conservative society = muhafazakarItutucu toplum... to bring shame on = utan$ verici duruma drmek... victim = kurban (bir su$ veya uygulamann kurban anlamnda ... 7ocal people have called for the man, who has "een arrested, to "e hanged, "ut under IranEs Islamic law only the father of the victim has the right to demand the death sentence (>ahalle halk, tutuklanm bulunan adamn aslmas talebinde bulundular1 ancak ;ran ;slam yasalarna g"re sadece kurbann babas "lm cezas talebinde bulunabilir...( The paper said the father, named as 4ha&ir, has three wives

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"We here"y uphold the judgment of the KlowerL Dakori court that decreed that you "e sentenced to death "y stoning " These were the words the president of the Iuntua KGorthern GigeriaL !ppeals 0ourt told !mina 7awal (/, on ;onday !ug )+, '//' This sentence was passed on !mina in ;arch '//' for having a child outside marriage hereby = ibu kararla... uphold the judgment = karar onaylyoruz... lo%er = alt... decree = hkm... to sentence = hkm vermek, mahkum etmek... appeals court = temyiz mahkemesi... to pass a sentence = hkm vermek, mahkum etmek...

!mina 7awalEs 0ase -?er Trial and $entence

When unmarried, !mina "ecame pregnant 7ocal villagers had her arrested and she was "rought "efore a 6egional 0ourt where she was charged with the crime of adultery 7ike $afiya, she had no legal representation and there are serious Juestions a"out whether the nature of the charges was adeJuately e:plained to her charged %ith = ile su$land... adultery = zina... had no legal representation = avukat yoktu... charges = su$lamalar...

@nder the 4atsina regional law, admitting to having a "a"y amounts to a confession to the crime of adultery !s in the case of $afiya ?ussaini, the man identified as !minaEs partner - the alleged father of her "a"y daughter - was released The court said there was insufficient evidence against him alleged = iddia olunan... released = salverildi... insufficient evidence = yetersiz kantlar... Ior him to "e convicted, he must either confess, or , other men must testify that they witnessed the adultery >ahkum edilebilmesi i$in, ya itirafta bulunmas, yada R baka 7*K7K?in onun zina yapt#n g"rdkleri yolunda tanklk etmeleri gerekiyor... >i)tims of "overty -- JakirliDin ;urbanlar/ 7ike $afiya, !mina comes from an impoverished "ackground Doth were married in their early teens K)' and ), respectivelyL only to "e divorced at a later stage and left to raise their children "y themselves impoverished = fakir dm, fakir... respectively = srasyla- yani @afiye 02, 7mine 0R yalarnda evlenmiler... only to be divorced = ancak bo olundular... raise their children by themselves = $ocuklarn babalarnn yardm olmakszn yetitirmek zere... The softly spoken and largely unschooled 7awal told !I= that her main worries were the strain the case was putting on her parents and what would happen to her "a"y daughter Wasila if she is put to death softly spoken = yumuak ve sakin bir tonda konuan... unschooled = okul g"rmemi, e#itimsiz... %orry = endie... strain = stres, bunalm, ruhsal ve bedensel zorlanma... baby daughter Uasila = 'esile bebek... put to death = idam edilmek...

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D$&ES I' NE-S PRESS S'AN @ome of the major headlines and their brief stories in &urkey?s press on @eptember 2R, 2WW2. from 9rriyet (liberal ne%spaper -,$ -I)) S$* ,EAS ERN RI.ES&EN 1$ E ($RO

!ccording to a survey pu"lished in Turkish %aily Gews on ;onday, the majority of the mem"ers of tri"es in the east and southeast of the country will vote for the Hustice and %evelopment =arty K!4 =artyL !4 =arty is followed "y =eopleEs %emocracy =arty K?!%3=L which has joined forces with others for the elections under the um"rella of %emocratic =eopleEs =arty K%3?!=L 6epu"lican =eopleEs =arty K0?=L takes the third place down the line %ho... for8 = kimin i$in, kimler i$in... tribe = kabile, airet... tribesmen = airet yeleri... to vote = oy vermek... survey = alan aratrmas, tarama... join forces %ith = g$lerini birletirmek... under the umbrella of = emsiyesi altnda... In the survey, it was pointed out that the political parties, Juite aware of the power of these tri"es in the elections, try to o"tain their votes and it was claimed that there was "argaining "etween the sides going on in !nkara The survey noted that the tri"es are seen to "e closer to rightist parties when the history is taken into consideration to point out = iaret etmek, belirtmek... (<uite a%are of... in the elections( = ;ngilizce?de iki virgl arasna alnan bu tr ifadelerin (antirparantez( anlam tad#n unutmaynz- O,*>NB- iki virgl eittir bir parantez... to claim = iddia etmek, "ne srmek... to bargain = pazarlk etmek... take into consideration = dikkate almak, hesaba katmak... A LU&ST!%N %J 7#&D!B!'!T@ 0em Y&demir, a 9erman deputy of Turkish origin, announced that he would a"ide "y his earlier word and not accept any posts in the party despite the fact that he has "een re-elected Y&demir added that he hoped his decision would "e an e:emplary lesson for Turkish politicians ""ack home" credibility = inanlrlk, (kredi verilebilirlik(... (a 4erman... origin( :: O,*>NB- iki virgl eittir bir parantez... deputy = 1. milletvekili1 2. yardmc, vekil, ikinci adam... abide by a promise = s"zn tutmak... to be re:elected = yeniden se$ilmek... back home = (imdi geride brakm oldu#um yurdumuzda, evimde, slada... A;KK/&(e.ample(, e.emplary... EEThough I have made 9ermany my home," he noted, "I know the kind of erosion the mentality that says Eyesterday is yesterday and today is todayE has caused in Turkish politics I cannot now follow the same mentality I have "een critici&ing for years " "0redi"ility is very important in politics If I hadnEt acted this way, I would have lost all my credi"ility,EE Y&demir added !"ylece, klasik bir DDD. &ip if?li tmce ile pasaj bitirdik... >etinleri (anl anl( bir byk ajansmzdan aldm, ama kaynak belirtmeyece#im- Jnk inanlmaz derecede k"t yazlmlard. !ir yerde lkenin dnya haber kanallarna a$lan penceresi olan bu tr kurulularda, ya ger$ekten $ok nitelikli eleman $altrmalar, yada anadili ;ngilizce olan yardmc elemanlar tutmalar yerinde olur...

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D$&ES I' NE-S from !Crki$e (right wing newspaper) A#%UND B-- T9%USAND S9%"S 7'%S&D Dankruptcy of shops which caused )/ Juadrillion Turkish liras KT7L of ta: loss made hundreds of thousands of people unemployed 3ffects of the ongoing economic crisis still continue !round ,// thousand workplaces have "een closed The ta: de"t of the ta:-payers who have "ecome unemployed is e:ceeding )/ ' Juadrillion T7

right %ing = sa# kanat... /a#da Zaman 4azetesi i$in ise (conservative( deyimini kullanaca#z. /slnda, ;ngilizce?de ikisi arasnda bir ayrm g"zetmek fazla anlaml de#il1 ama lkemizin kendine "zg koullar i$inde anlaml hale geliyor... bankruptcy = iflas... ta. loss = vergi kayb... ongoing = srmekte olan... Aolaysyla, 1Effects of the ongoing economic crisis still contin"e(1 gibi bir tmcenin mant#na hayran olmamak elde de#il)... debt = bor$... A;KK/&... A;KK/&... ,kunuu ,-1$,... Btfen IbI sesini s"ylemeyiniz... ta.:payers = (vergi "deyenler( :: ki, genelde (citizen( = yurtta, vatanda ile eanlaml anlalr... &abiatyla, bizdeki karl#- (vergi mkellefleri(...

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!S#A&' "#&>&NTS "&A7& !N #&N!%N =rime ;inister DOlent 3cevit called =alestinian =resident Passer !rafat, who has "een under the siege of Israel for five days, on the phone to give his support 3cevit said, EE!rafat is in a difficult situation I will write a letter to @ $ =resident 9eorge Dush and ask for his assistance Israel, wishing to render !rafat ineffective, prevents peace in the region EE Israeli side rejected 3cevitEs call for EEcompromise EE !u balkla ilgili iki eye dikkat edelim- 1. @e$ti#imiz s"zcklerle bir habere nasl farkl nanslar ykleyebiliyoruz. 2. 4azete balklarnda normal gramer kurallar tatile $kyor- Ao#rusu = in the region... siege ,65:#, = kuatma... to render = !izdeki (klmak( fiilinin ta kendisi- render ineffective = etkisiz klmak... to reject = reddetmek...

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from :aman ()onservative !NDUST#!A'!STS 5ANT #&DU7T!%N !N &'&7T#!7!T@ "#!7&S $ome circles want the )/ percent reduction in natural gas prices which will "e valid as of Octo"er ) to "e reflected also to electricity prices The 3nergy and Gatural 6esources ;inistry has not made a statement whether the reduction will also "e reflected to the electricity prices while !nkara 0ham"er of Industry K!$OL 0hairman `afer Ra>layan said that reduction should also "e made in electricity prices reduction = 1. azaltma, indirme, indirim1 2. indirgeme... some circles = (baz $evreler, muayyen mihraklar( (;ngilizce &rk$e?ye ne kadar $ok benziyor :: &rk$e?den $evirince) ... valid = ge$erli... as of = itibaryla, ...dan balayarak !ABTC=< bu #eyi(i not e#ini$)... to be reflected = yanstlmak... =hamber of Dndustry = @anayi ,das... =hamber of =ommerce = &icaret ,das... 9azr (chamber( /@12/-b/ ?lardan s"z a$lmken, neden (robd"ambr( giydi#imizi de "#renmi olduk- (7v (oda, yada evin kendimize ait b"lm giysisi(... /yrca- cha(ber(ai# = oda hizmet$isi... pot = !iliyorsunuz, $eitli anlamlar yannda ("rne#in argoda, marihuana , ($anak, $"mlek, saks, toprak kap( anlamlar da var. Aolaysyla, "cha(ber*pot" = AAD52A5K@...

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Intermediate to Advanced ngilizce Derslere Elik Eden !rk"e A"#klamal# ngilizce $k%ma Par"alar#

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D$&ES I' S'ENE 'I1I) '$DE A&END&EN S EN ER (INA) P,ASE &edeni /asa DePiikliPi Son Aamada =arliament has approved the amendments to the 0ivil 0odeEs implementation and practice methods, forming the final stage of the long 0ivil 0ode amendment marathon amendment = de#iiklik, yeniden dzenleme (genellikle, yasa ve benzeri eyler i$in kullanlr ... the =ivil =ode = >edeni Fasa... implementation = yrtme, yerine getirme, ger$ekletirme... the final stage = son aama... 0ouples who got married "efore the 0ivil 0ode amendment will have the right to make an agreement on the sharing of assets and if they donEt make a deal within a year then the new system concerning sharing of the assets acJuired during the marriage will automatically go into effect %ill have the right to = hakkna sahip olacak... sharing of assets = mal varl# paylam... make a deal = anlama yapmak, anlamaya varmak... ac<uired during marriage = evlilik srasnda edinilmi... go into effect = yrrl#e girmek... The new 0ivil 0ode pledges gender eJuality and reduces discrimination, all of which are e:pected to "ecome effective "y the end of this month pledges = vaadediyor, s"z veriyor (burada, teminat altna alyor ... gender e<uality = cinsler aras eitlik... reduces discrimination = ayrmcl# azaltyor... The previous code, virtually unchanged since it was introduced in )+'-, designated the hus"and as head of the family and gave the wife no say in decisions concerning the home or children If the marriage ended in a divorce, women were only entitled to property legally registered under their names virtually unchanged = hemen hemen, neredeyse hi$ de#itirilmemi... introduce a la% = yasa yapp yrrl#e koymak... designate = belirtmek, iaret etmek, isimlendirmek... gave the %oman no say = kadna hi$bir s"z hakk vermiyordu... entitled to = hak kazanm... property = mlk, mlkiyet, sahip olunan eyler...

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A&.IG*$*S NE-S (R$& A(G,ANIS AN Turkish =rime ;inister DOlent 3cevit said on Iriday that Turkey was ready to help !fghanistan esta"lish an effective administration, urging the rival groups to resolve their differences over the new interim government help /fghanistan establish = /fganistan?n ... kurmasna yardmc olmak... effective administration = etkin y"netim... urging = $a#rda bulunarak, "nemli ve acildir $a#rsnda bulunarak... resolve their differences = aralarndaki anlamazlklar $"zmeleri... interim government = ara hkumet... Turkey has already announced its full support for all international efforts for the founding of an effective administration and the esta"lishment of a worka"le social order in the country has already announced = zaten, esasen, daha imdiden, daha "nceden ilan etmi bulunuyor... international efforts = uluslararas $abalar... a %orkable social order = ilerli#i olan bir toplumsal dzen... "$ome leaders have taken negative stances against the decisions taken in Donn," ;r 3cevit noted, pointing out that an agreement, nevertheless, has to "e reached without delay It would "e futile to discuss who is right and who is wrong at this stage negative stances = olumsuz tutumlar, olumsuz tavrlar... decisions taken in !onn = !onn?da alnan, alnm olan kararlar... %ithout delay = gecikme olmakszn... %ould be futile = bouna, beyhude olur... at this stage = bu aamada... %ostum, a powerful ethnic @&"ek warlord, is apparently of the opinion that his faction, which is part of the Gorthern !lliance, is not fairly represented in the new administration ?is repeated reJuests that the Ioreign ;inistry "e allocated to his faction were not met ethnic Pzbek = Hzbek asll... %arlord = g$l ve sava$ yerel y"netici... apparently = anlald#na g"re, "yle g"rnyor ki... faction = hizip, grup... part of = i$inde yer alyor, bir par$as... the +orthern /lliance = Kuzey ;ttifak... not fairly represented = adil olarak temsil edilmiyor... to be allocated = tahsis edilmek... re<uests ... %ere not met = talepler, istekler karlanmad... ambiguous = belirsizlik tayan, her iki y"ne yada anlama $ekilebilecek...

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-,A N$-3 &RI DEN6) O Trying to recover from a '-) home defeat to DeTiktaT last weekend, the Pellow 0anaries faced another mission impossi"le last night at Tra"&onEs !vni !ker $tadium, with Iener fans totally outnum"ered "y the fiery Tra"&onians be outnumbered by = sayca daha az olmak... That defeat "y DeTiktaT had ended the defending championEs ',-game winning streak at ]OkrO $araco>lu !nd now Iener"ahQe no longer has the lu:ury of dropping points since it trails the leader 9alatasaray "y seven points 2R:game %inning streak = 2R ma$lk galibiyet dizisi... dropping points = puan kaybetmek... trails the leader = liderin gerisinden gidiyor...

The truth of the matter is that the Pellow 0anaries are far away from proving themselves in the Turkish 7eague this year They have lost to all the other serious title contenders they have played so far, firstly to Ustan"ulspor, then to their century-old rival 9alatasaray and then to another rival DeTiktaT last weekend title contenders = zirve adaylar1 ampiyonlu#a oynayanlar... On paper, Iener"ahQe is a formida"le side in Turkey, "ut not so in 3urope, where they finished "pointless" in the first phase of the 3uropean 0hampions 7eague and "owed out ignominiously bo%ed out ignominiously = gururlarn yitirmi olarak balar e#ik $ktlar... Iener coach ;ustafa %eni&li has injury pro"lems in virtually all positions The Pellow 0anariesE "rilliant strike force are missing the services of 6apajic, who has not fully recovered from injury yet, and the Israeli star ?aim 6evivo in virtually all positions = hemen hemen btn mevkilerde... brilliant strike force = parlak hcum gc... missing the services of = hizmetlerinden yoksun... Turkish international Oktay %erelio>lu, who underwent a knee surgery in midweek, was added to the list last week &urkish international = milli takm oyuncusu (uluslararas ma$lara $kyorI$km kavramndan ... The defense also has serious pro"lems 9oran ;irkovic was suspended for two matches for trading punches with DeTiktaT midfielder TOmer during their Ustan"ul der"y last $unday ;ustafa %o>an is ill and !li !kdeni& is off form suspended = cezal... trading punches = yumruklama...

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S NA I$N-IDE DE&$NS RA I$NS Workers and civil servants took to the streets and main thoroughfares of the capital on $aturday in protest of the governmentEs economic policies, in line with an earlier decision made "y TurkeyEs largest la"or confederation %orkers and civil servants = i$i ve memurlar... main thoroughfares = ana ge$i yollar... in protest of = protesto ederek... in line %ith = uyarnca, uyarak, ayn $izgide... labor union = i$i sendikas... !s part of the nationwide demonstrations, press statements will "e read out "y la"or leaders in various cities, the !natolia news agency reported yesterday as part of = bir b"lm olarak, bir par$as olarak... nation%ide demonstrations = lke $apnda g"steriler... press statements = basn bildirileri... to read out = yksek sesle okumak... The demonstrations have "een organi&ed "y a 7a"or =latform consisting of la"or confederations, civil servant unions and civil society organi&ations civil society organizations = sivil toplum "rgtleri...

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NE-S ()AS, 55 $econd %ivision 3r&urumspor, which caused an earthJuake in the third round "y eliminating 9alatasaray, is rewarded with another tie against $uper 7eague opposition The 9S&tepe players must already "e shivering in their "oots at the thought of a visit to free&ing 3r&urum second division = ikinci lig... the third round = $nc tur... another tie = bir baka eleme (daha ... must already be freezing = daha imdiden donuyor olmallar... visit = deplasman (the visiting side = deplasmana $kan taraf

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(R$& A S$'I$Q'*) *RA) ANG)E ?ospitality is one of the cornerstones of the Turkish way of life Turkish people are the most generous hosts in the world in keeping with their traditional culture 3ven in those parts of the country where the climate is most hostile, you will find a most hospita"le folk, your host or hostess "eing an:ious to e:tend to you their traditional hospitality -- even if they had "een hospitali&ed for some time and were discharged from a hospital just recently
(DI;;AT$ Bu eDlen)eli t=m)eleri gramer ve sE4)=k eDitimi aC/s/ndan ya4d/m

host = evsahibi... hostess = evsahibesi, hava hostesi... hospitality = konukseverlik... hospitable = konuksever, mecazi- yaam koullar i$in elverili. H*+7K- (a hospitable climate(... hostile = dmanca, elverisiz... H*+7KB7*- hostile feelings, a hostile environment... hospital = hastane I to hospitalize = hastaneye yatrmak... generous = c"mert... in keeping %ith = ile uyum i$inde, uyarnca, gere#ince... to be an.ious about smth = endie duymak... to be an.ious E infinitive (mastar = acilen ve $ok istemek- (D?m an.ious to see him at once1 because D?m an.ious about his health(... 'i- ne$miDi- e ) i EEE

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($REIGN A((AIRS -,A -- A( ER A(G,ANIS AN O 6eportedly, influential circles in the @ $ are "usy "rainstorming the proEs and conEs of a new front to follow the war in !fghanistan reportedly = bildirildi#ine g"re... influential circles = etkili $evreler... pro?s and con?s = leyhte ve aleyhteki hususlarInoktalar... front = cephe... It will not "e a "attlefront against a particular organi&ation or a particular country this time, "ut it will "e a "cold war" front which will aim itself to help ;uslim societies transform themselves into the ')st century a particular organization = belli bir "rgt... this time = bu kez... The West won the 0old War1 "ecause those living under socialist regimes came to reali&e that it was the system they had created for themselves which was responsi"le for their predicament predicament = zor durum, i$inde bulunulan istenmedik durum...

Will the oil-rich monarchies and emirates of the ;iddle 3ast ever "ring themselves to Juestion the supposed Islamic tenets and follow the same e:ample of self-criticismZ That remains to "e seen oil:rich monarchies = petrol zengini monariler... supposed = s"zde, guya, varsaylan... tenets = temel ilkeler... self:criticism = "zeletiri... DtIthat remains to be seen = ilerde g"rece#iz ((olmakta devam ediyor E g"rlmek i$in( kavramlarndan oluan $ok ilek bir anlatm ... 7et us "e frank a"out it all and ask: Will they take their clue from and follow the e:ample set "y Turkey, a secular repu"lic with a predominantly ;uslim populationZ That, only time will show frank = i$tenlikli, samimi... (Fani, Orank @inatra = @amimi @inatra )) ... clue = ipucu... take one?s clue from = ne yapmas gerekti#ini $karsamak, iareti ondan almak... to set an e.ample = "rnek oluturmak... the e.ample set by &urkey = &rkiye?nin tekil etti#i "rnek... secular republic =laik cumhuriyet... predominantly = baskn ekilde... only time %ill sho% = ancak zaman g"sterecektir... (&mcede, nesne (that( baa $ekilerek vurguland ...

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G$$D &$RNING3 GER&AN/ 55 3veryone knew that 9ermany was har"oring Islamic fundamentalist organi&ations It was no secret that these groups were flourishing under the protection of 9erman institutions and even of the 9erman $tate itself harboring = sinesinde barndryordu (bir liman gibi ... flourishing = geliip serpiliyorlard... The fact that these associations received large amounts of money was no secret $ome were officially recogni&ed and even received monetary assistance from the 9erman government associations = dernekler... officially recognized = resmi olarak tannyorlard... monetary assistance = parasal yardm... They were organi&ed under the name of "the !natolian Iederal Islamic $tate" and called on every"ody to engage in violent acts !ll these developments were closely followed "y the 9erman authorities, "ut only as spectators Go steps were taken on the issue engage in violent acts = iddet eylemleri yapmak... closely follo%ed by = yakndan izleniyordu... as spectators = seyirci olarak, seyirci kimli#inde... no steps %ere taken = hi$bir adm atlmad, hi$bir "nlem alnmad... Whilst on the one hand 9ermany was in effect protecting terrorism in the name of "human rights" and "religious freedom", it was on the other hand imposing an em"argo on arms sales to Turkey under the e:cuse that human rights were lacking in the country %hilst = %hile... in effect = neticede, sonu$ itibariyle... impose an embargo on = ambargo koymak... arms sales = silah satlar... lacking = yok, namevcut... In )++2 intelligence services and security forces thwarted a vicious attack plan, which was again cooked in 9ermany, to crash a plane loaded with e:plosives into !n5tka"ir, !tatOrkEs ;ausoleum The "and of terrorists, however, were apprehended as they entered the country and sentenced to various prison terms intelligence services = haberalma kurulular (baka yerde, (hizmetleri( anlam da verebilir... security forces = gvenlik gcleri... to th%art = akamete u#ratmak, boa $karmak... a vicious attack plan = caniyane bir saldr

plan... vicious = k"t niyetli1 hain, kaba ve acmasz... loaded %ith e.plosives = patlayc ykl... band = grup... apprehend = tutuklamak... sentenced to various prison terms = $eitli hapis cezalarna $arptrldlar... 7et us not forget that the suicide "om"ers who attacked the World Trade 0enter had also planned their action in 9ermany 9ermany has to take more steps to "e a convincing ally in the war on terrorism Bet us not forget that = unutmayalm ki... to take steps = admlar atmak, girimek, "nlem almak... a convincing ally = inandrc bir mttefik... alliance = ittifak...

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($REIGN A((AIRS *S9 7 *R+E/ DESER1ES S*PP$R 7 !n official from the @$ Treasury %epartment said they were working diligently on TurkeyEs need for urgent financial aid and that they had welcomed the plans for a new delegation from the International ;onetary Iund KI;IL "e sent to !nkara deserves support = deste#i hakkediyor, destek hakkdr... an official from the P@ &reasury Aepartment = /!A 9azine !akanl#ndan bir yetkili... urgent financial aid = acil mali yardm... %elcomed the plans = olumlu karlad... The same official released a statement to the 6euters news agency saying that the Turkish economy had greatly improved in !ugust and in the "eginning of $eptem"er, "ut that the $ept )) terrorist attacks had adversely affected the ensuing developments released a statement = basn bildirisi yaynlad... adversely affected = olumsuz etkiledi... ensuing developments = izleyen, takip eden gelimeler... ?e added, "Intensive work on the full effects of the $ept )) attacks on the Turkish economy and the TurkeyEs financing need are under way " !nother official from the Dush administration said that Turkey deserves WashingtonEs support "ecause it is working very hard to implement its economic program intensive %ork = yo#un $almalar... are under %ay = zerinde $allyor... to implement = hayata ge$irmek, yrtmek, ger$ekletirmek... ?e was Juoted as saying, "!lthough une:pected and uncontrolla"le developments occurred within and outside Turkey, The @$ would not a"andon its "est ally in the region in such an atmosphere " %as <uoted as saying = s"yledi#i bildirildi (gazetecilik dili ... to abandon = terketmek... its best ally in the region = b"lgedeki en iyi mttefiki... such an atmosphere = b"ylesi bir ortam...

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! Turkish court has adjourned to Ie"ruary ). the trial of '/ Turks accused of involvement in the killing of two Dritish foot"all fans in !pril '/// to adjourn = davay ertelemek... trial = duruma, dava... accused of = ile su$lanan... involvement = olaya karm olmak... football fans = taraftarlar... 7eeds @nited supporters 4evin $peight and 0hristopher 7oftus were sta""ed to death in street "rawls ahead of a @3I! 0up semi-final match against Turkish side 9alatasaray The incident led to the '/ "eing charged with offences ranging from murder to assault supporters = destek$ileri, taraftarlar... stabbed to death = b$aklanarak "ldrlmlerdi... street bra%l = sokak kavgas... ahead of = "ncesinde... incident = olay... (incidence = 0. vuku bulma1 2. tp literatrnde insidans(vakalarn, olgularn skl#( ... charged %ith = accused of = ile su$lanan. offence = 0. kabahat1 2. su$... ranging from murder to assault = cinayetten saldrya kadar (bir yelpazede ... The si: charged with murder face up to (/ years in prison if convicted, though under Turkish law they may serve as little as )' years of their sentences if they get time off for good "ehaviour if convicted = e#er su$lu bulunurlarsa... to serve a sentence = hapis cezas $ekmek... if they get time off for good behaviour = iyi halden dolay sre indirimi alrlarsa... !ll "ut one of the accused have "een released on "ail during the hearing ! presiding judge had previously hinted that a verdict might "e reached "efore the end of the year all but one = biri dnda hepsi... the accused = sanklar... released on bail = kefaleten tahliye edilmi bulunuyorlar... presiding judge = mahkeme bakan... previously hinted = daha "nceden ima etmiti... verdict = mahkeme karar... !n overloaded judicial system means many cases in Turkey can last years overloaded = ar ykl, yo#un i yk altnda... judicial system = yarg sistemi... (excerpted from( http://4e"ters(co("k #ec. 2Gth( 2001)

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PE$P)E AND E1EN S PAIN 1SI GAIN $( E*R$ S-I ', .an"ar$ 1( 2002. '$ +%%Hs .im 'ittermann =3$$!0, Irance K0GGL -- "Gothing hurts worse," an ancient 6oman historian once wrote, "than the loss of money " !nd from the "oot of Italy to the Irish isle, some 3uropeans are feeling the pain ancient /12N-nt/ = $ok eski d"nemlere ait, klasik d"neme ilikin... boot = ;talya?nn co#rafyasna atfta bulunan bir deyi- Jizmenin ucundan... isle /:2&/ = 0. iirlerde kullanlan (k$k ada( anlamna bir s"zck... 2. /ncak, kimi "zel co#rafi adlarda da bu s"zck kullanlr- &he !ritish Dsles /:2&7/, &he Dsle of Uight... islet /:2-lit/ = adack...

The 9reeks are giving up their drachma, a currency they have used for nearly (,/// yearsW (3"ha ir "rada fa-la "Im"D: Jrne:in Kspartal>lar 3.J. L00 de ile al>DveriDte hala para $erine demir I" "klar al>p veri$orlard>E) giving up = vazge$iyorlar, brakyorlar... currency /;:-rnsi/ = para, nakit para... 7skilerde, (cari de#er( anlamnda para yerine ge$en eyleri de kapsayacak ekilde kullanlmtr... >etindeki (article( kullanmna dikkat ediniz... In Italy, multi-&eroed lire are disappearing, as "illionaires "ecome millionaires and mere millionaires join the hoi polloi multi:zeroed = bol sfrl... lireIliras = lira?nn $o#ul bi$imleri... hoi polloi /AO2-p-&O2/ = avam, ayaktakm (fazla kullanlmayan bir deyi ... >ilyarderler milyonere d"nyor, sradan milyonerler ise avam snfna katlyor... The 9ermans are trading in their proud deutschmark eagle for a chu""ier euro one -- which some think looks like a "ird on a high tension wire trading in = !uradaki (in( edat, halkn doy$marklar i$eriye, yani bankalara verip yerine yuro almalarn anlatyor... chubby /@:-bi/ tombul, dolgun, imanca... high tension %ire = yksek gerilim hatt... The Juestion of design is important to 3uropeans, whose currencies have long reflected their history and heritage, their art and literature, their invention and politics heritage /A1-ritic/ = miras, kaltm, "zellikle de kltr miras... Hrne#in, (the /merican heritage( deyimi ile atalarndan kendilerine uzanan kltr miras veya /merikal olmann anlam gibi nanslar dile getiriliyor... "If you see the new "ills of euros they are nothing for us, they are very currency dealer 9illes Haillet says how you say sad," Irench

currency dealer = para alm satm ile u#raan kimse, sarraf... !ay Qaillet?in gramerine ise pek aldrmaynOranszca konuuyor... The new euro notes offer just "ridges and windows that are meant to "e am"iguous in origin so they cannot "e identified with any particular country that are meant to be = "yle olmas istenen, bilin$li olarak planlanan... ambiguous in origin /m-059-y s/ = kayna#, kimli#i belirsiz, kesin belirlenemeyen... be identified %ith = ile "zdeletirilmek... =erhaps "ecause when you handle money a little nationalism ru"s off, the creators of the euro have always hoped that when 3uropeans handle it, a little collective identity will "e left "ehind (*F-cCk ve mant>k o$"n" $apal>m derken( anlam >-d>ra > Ieken er at ir tCmceE) handle money a little = (burada biraz elleyince, biraz elinize alnca... nationalism rubs off = stteki milliyet$ilik cilas, tabakas syrlp altndan asl kimlik g"rnmek... If so, the euro will "e a success no matter what the e:change rate, "ecause the real value of a currency is the strength it sym"oli&es no matter %hat the e.change rate = d"viz alm satm kuru ne olursa olsun... ";oney is something you have to touch, you have to live with, to reali&e the value and a"ove all the sym"olic value it has," says Italian euro consultant 7uigia $ommo consultant /kn-6:&-tnt/ = danman...

Dut more than a sym"ol, money is power !nd "y sharing a currency, 3uropeans are sharing power If the continent can cooperate on such an intimate matter as money -- one of the most private su"jects there is -- the euro may, in the end, "e further proof that the nations of 3urope have evolved "eyond the wars and conflicts of the past intimate /5N-timit/ = yakndan, samimi, i$ini dn bilir "l$de... intimacy = yaknlk, yakndan tanm ve tanyor olma... \u s"zck ile kartrmaynz- to intimidate /in-$5-mideyt/ = korkutmak, sindirmek... intimidation /intimi--12-n/ korkutma, sindirme... !mericans sometimes forget that it took nearly a half-century after they stopped killing each other in the 0ivil War "efore they were ready to cooperate in the esta"lishment of a central "ank and a common currency it took nearly a half:century = neredeyse yarm yzyl srd... the =ivil Uar = /merikan ;$ @ava... the astablishment of a central bank = bir merkez bankasnn kurulmas... common currency = ortak para (?nn tesis edilmesi ... 3uropeans have taken a"out the same time after their last continental conflict to get to the same point continental conflict = tm kta boyunca ihtilaf ve $atma... !nd so as they turn in their francs and marks, pesetas and guilders, citi&ens of the euro&one are unJuestiona"ly giving up a little of their nationality and individuality turn in = teslim etmek... !urada, bankalara g"trp vermek... un<uestionably = hi$ kukusuz... give up = teslim olmak, teslim etmek, brakmak, vazge$mek... It may "e missed in some Juarters, "ut in the end 3uropeans could "e richer for it -- and not just in the monetary sense http://www.cnn.com/524M#/index.html

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