oh, man. [ speaking turkish ] [ speaking turkish ] this is istanbul fast food, huh? now, this is what kind of fish? fresh mackerel. steves: from near the galata bridge, it's easy to hop a tour boat for a relaxing sail up the bosphorus and a chance to see the city from the water, with europe on one side and asia on the other. you'll pass massive cruise ships which pour thousands of tourists into the city for a frantic day of sightseeing and shopping. the boat passes homes of wealthy locals who can afford some of the priciest real estate in turkey -- bosphorus waterfront. the dramatic bosphorus bridge was the first bridge ever to span two continents. and the rumeli fortress was built by the ottomans the year before they conquered the city of constantinople. tour boats share the bosphorus with plenty of commercial traffic. the narrow and strategic strait is a bottle neck busy with freighters, including lots of ukrainian and russian ships, since this is the only route from ports on the black sea out to the mediterranean. for more crowds and urban energy, you can join the

in london he is director in joint founder of the center for the study of financial innovation in istanbul we crossed to paul heinbecker he's a former advisor to canadian prime ministers on foreign policy and now a distinguished fellow at the center for international governance innovation and in toronto we have jeff rubin he's a former chief economist for a north american investment bank journalist and author all right folks gentlemen this is cross talk and you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it and i do it andrew first in london this looking at some of the other pictures that are coming out of the g eight. festival as i think you could call it in france it looks very very impressive but is it just really just a talking shop do they ever really decided anything and in the year two thousand and eleven is the g. eight powerful enough to drive the global agenda a lot of questions to seaside or a couple days at the seaside i think it you know if it is only a talking shop talking shops are quite important it's important that these guys should get together and talk informa

only 18 millimeters of rainfall in istanbul in the last 24 hours.ast time they picked up rainfall was over 40 days ago, on the 1st of july there, when they picked up four mill meters. it's been a quiet summer. and the storm system going to cause problems across turkey. in asia, they had a typhoon that worked their way out of. portions of china, things have quieted down there. another storm system on the horizon. shanghai getting some rainfall. possible delayed friday, into saturday, as that storm system shifts across the korean peninsula. >> thanks very much for that. have a great weekend. >>> with the world stock markets all over the place these days, the question is, what's the best bet for your money? cnn's felisha taylor looks at the gold rush that's pushed the price of that commodity sky-high. keep it here. plenty more to come. >>> from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. >> let's have a look at the trading session is faring here in europe. this is where we stand at the moment. it's been an incredibly volatile week. as you can see, stock markets,

i talked to a syrian opposition activist, part of a group that are gathering and meeting here in istanbule west in turkey. he said bashar al assad just sounded delusional here because he has many times promised reform over the last five months and at the same time sent his military to attack cities and towns in recent days according to widespread evidence and testimony in youtube videos and so on. that he used tanks, snipers and even warships opening fire on protesters in syrian cities and towns. bashar al assad has a credibility problem. justdays ago he told the u.n. secretary general that the military operations were over. they're clearly still under way. according to one prominent opposition group, at least 20 people have been killed alone in one syrian province in the last 24 hours. >> ivan watson in istanbul, turkey, thank you. >>> now, politics back in this country. jobs. creating them or bringing them back from overseas, it seems like everyone has an opinion on how best to do that. the topic dominated the sunday talk shows today. here are some of the highlights. >> a city might als

not least, the istanbul meeting, which recently happened last week, which worked towards producing a unified national council, and today i believe the opposition was basically shamed into action but a group of young activists on the street, who basically said if you can't do it for yourself, we're going to name you and you guys have to basically step up to the plate and say why you won't take the job. >> good of you to join us and good to get your insight. thank you very much. >> you've got more on the response to colonel gaddafi and his loyalist supporters in libya. >> yes. and there's news that colonel gaddafi's wife sofia and three children have fled from libya to algeria. our correspondent lisa is in one of the last gaddafi stronghold neighborhoods to fall where she spoke to the locals to find out. >> the green flags of colonel gaddafi once flew proudly here. now this is the first scene that enters your eye as you enter the district. and a rebel check point. but the colonel's supporters put up a fight here. you can see it all over the building. the fighters are still burning here

again the secretary of state and assistant secretary gordon raised this when they were in istanbul with the turkish leadership. >> but you do not believe that erilou could make his own decisions notwithstanding what the turkish government's views are? you think he could make independent decisions? >> i think the turkish government whants and believes is extremely salient. even since i've been back to turkey this time there have been tensions in the relationship between the community in northern cyprus and ankara. there have been protests back and forth. so they identify themselves as sip reyots, from my understanding -- as cipriots, from my understanding. tush irk cipriots, but cypriots. i wouldn't want to guess how far he'd go to make a difference. >> i wasn't asking you so much about him but the assignment where you're at, turkey and its influence in this decision making process. from our perspective, i've been following this almost 20 years now, it's clear to me ta turkey has a significant influence into whether or not this issue is resolved or not in a way that's acceptable both to

istanbul is suspected of rigging games to win the title last season and extensive match fixing investigation has been tearing apart the turkish super league for months but it's still unclear who will replace and in the champions league. well meanwhile three russian teams remain in contention for a place in the group stage of the europa league as though sponsors will take two example away goals into their second leg. day after drawing in poland last week and one quarter of how small. it's a result after the first leg of the europa league play off match seems to be more inspired talks favor than their rivals after all the muscovites can still qualify for the next round even with a nil nil or a one one draw however the polish side are probably not going to stick around in defense and will want to george the red and whites goal continuously while another two two draw seems unlikely in this return leg only one goal could send either team on to the group stages of the europa league this will probably be the toughest much since i began coaching leggy a year ago but we're not afraid and came to mosc

privilege to meet with the heads of each of the religious minorities, the ancient jewish community of istanbul. his all holiness, bartholomew ii, who i met with first lady clinton. the head of the syriani church and head of the armenian church as well as the baha'i community leader. it has a constitutional reform process to strengthen turkey's democracy. we regard freedom of expression essential to democracy and we believe the reform process offers the unique opportunity to protect journalists, to nongovernmental organizations and to minorities. . the president and secretary have established economic cooperation with turkey as a strategic priority and have emphasized the support of american firms and promoting turkish american trade and investment. during the president's april, 2000, meeting with turkish president, both leaders agreed to elevate our economic relations to the level of our already strong political and military relations. . tur see is the leading focus in the export initialtive to double u.s. exports globally in five years. it's been a special privethroge return over these last s

decision by the turkish football federation to withdraw them from the champions league tournament the istanbul club was due to join europe's elite in this thursday's draw for the group stay. but were removed due to an ongoing much fixing investigation like this one is that tabs on small will take their place which means they're shuttled rightfully qualifier against athletic bilbao being counseled with the spanish club progressing automatically. well the european action continues this thursday evening with three russian teams battling for a place in the right league group stage second day a side line your have the toughest task after losing three nil attackers tied the ship stashed in the first leg of travel to slovakia with a choose goal advantage from their first game against spartak. moscow have taken two valuable away goals into their home tie with warsaw after going into poland last week by a current team losing three to lose nicky. well together there are thirty seven matches taking place across the continent seething among those p.s.v. eindhoven have yet to score against austrian busines

in the meantime turkish champions fell about she has been removed from the group stage draw the istanbul side was banned by the turkish football federation because of the ongoing investigation into match fixing by the now. champions. what's taking place. well the european action continues this thursday evening with three russian sides battling for a place in the group stage of the europa league something to sideline or have the toughest task after losing three talking. trash. luck a lot of trouble to step back here with a two goal advantage. against bottom line spot to take two valuable away goals. also after going home last week and went also well as. the result after the first leg of the europa league play off match seems to be more inspired talks favor than their rivals after all the muscovites can still qualify for the next round even with a nil nil or a one one draw however the polish side are probably not going to stick around in defense and will want to charge the red and whites goal continuously while another two two draw seems unlikely in this return leg only one goal could send

actions because if durie gene triumphs in the all actions if we have somebody like the courts in istanbul said the former secretary of the arab league or even mohamed el baradei it was called the muslim brotherhood or even another candidate which is a candidate refinance and we good p.r. by some fairly new washington d.c. for instance we are seeing a sense of change and this is what the real square protesters do be with their eyes full li's are focused on destroying all sides. and on our website we're asking you what the decision to ban live broadcasts from the barracks trial means and if you look on screen we can see that most think it's an attempt to call on conflict in society twenty five percent say it's a sign the new regime isn't into democracy or justice and the same amount say so far is normal as most countries would do the same and eight percent think it means the result of the trial is a foregone conclusion on have your say because to hear from. in syria the intense government land and sea assault on the coastal town of attack it is thought to have claimed another twenty lives i

good or worse is mostly comprised of me and my siblings you might understand that if you are in istanbul i want to be all most people will not understand that so if you want to get there listen your cause if you say this is our company top management you don't know what we have mostly and over two hundred my parents and you get the same message across the world are seem very to belong to my limited list and everybody will understand you better so your he trait in terms of understanding we tend to exhibit here if you use decent caring or formulation ok robert if i go to you in copenhagen is this just jibberish bad english. but i think it's very clear that. when you are in the real world you obviously have to communicate as best you can i am worried by the idea that a simplified form of english like that. isn't it's a bit like mcdonald is asian it's a package version which apparently will give you the satisfaction that you need whereas in the in the real world. people don't really function like that they negotiate meaning they try to pick through and as an educational goal i think they nee

actions because if during gene trials in the all actions if we have somebody like the airports in istanbul former secretary of the arab league or even mohamed el baradei it was called those who are the muslim brotherhood or even another candidate which is a region candidate refinance and we could be are by some fairly washington d.c. for instance we are seeing a sense of change and this is what the real square protesters will be with their eyes full cause leigh's are focused on this trial and also. the european central bank has revealed the details of its emergency operations and spain and it at crisis is spent around twenty being here and on government bonds. between classic ozzy and eleanor hall another attempt to stop the crisis from spreading as artie's and in a report tapes of survival within the usa a fading in spain. some work to live others lives to work corky market combines the two today he and his nephew run the picture framing shops that are by hawking grandfather almost a century gulf but the family firm is in a rough spot. like all in spain my business has been struggling alt

decision by the turkish football federation to withdraw them from the champions league tournament the istanbul club was due to join europe's elite in this thursday's draw for the group stay. were removed from the very much fixing investigation like this one is that thousands more were take their place which means their shared league qualifier against athletic bilbao in councils with the spanish club progressing automatically. well the european action continues this thursday evening with three russian teams battling for a place in the right a league group stage second to sideline here have the toughest task after losing three know a turkish side in the first leg travel to slovakia with a two goal advantage from their first game against another moscow have taken two valuable away goals into their homes i with warsaw after going into poland last three currently losing three two out luzhniki. well together there are thirty seven matches taking place across the continent this evening among those p.s.v. eindhoven have yet to score against austrian was just asking for these shots of her look to overt

directions because if dearie jeem triumphs in the elections if we have somebody like the airports in istanbul said the former secretary of the arab league or even mohamed el baradei it was called closing with the muslim brotherhood or even another candidate which is a region candidate revamps and we could be are quite some firm in washington d.c. for instance we are seeing a sense of change and this is what the to real square protesters do will be with their eyes full could leisurely focus on this trial at all times. in syria the intense government land and sea assault on the coastal town of the takia is thought to have claimed another twenty lives is the latest outburst of violence in the brutal crackdown on protesters for the scene of a one thousand seven hundred people killed since march global pressure is mounting on the country's president to kick start reforms and stop the bloodshed. made some promises weeks ago journalist neil clark told r.t. the outright western support for the opposition is fueling the violence. ten days ago president sad said he was going to allow multi-party system

watson following -- he's in istanbul, turkey. he joins us now.amnesty report? >> reporter: it's a gruesome revelation randi, coming from amnesty international. it describes at least 88 syrian males who have died over the last five months after being taken into detention by syrian security forces. 52 of the cases that amnesty documented, these victims showed signs of torture. take a listen to what one amnesty researcher had to say about the conclusions here. i have to warn the viewers that this includes a graphic description of genital mutilation. >> the kind of incidence of torture which have been seen and the injuries which are visible on the bodies, including bruises, electrocution, including of genitalia, severed penises in several cases. suspected broken next. incredible bruising all over the body from severe beatings from fists, planks, cables and so on. i mean, i've seen 45 videos of corpses over the last couple of months working on this report. it is beyond belief. it's absolutely disgusting. >> reporter: randi, at least ten of the 88 case

and an important news conference just wrapped up in istanbul. ivan watson is on hand with all the details. you and i were both listening in to that conference as it happened. turkey has always been pretty clear on where it stands in terms of aid to the nchtc. it's already given them $300 million. >> reporter: that's right. it rushed $100 million in cash last month for to help the ntc pay salaries and just by food, an additional $200 million in the pipeline, actually the turkish government coming under some criticism from opposition parties here, questioning the means with which this money was transferred. but yet turkey has gone from a moment where the turkish prime minister who was receiving a human rights award from gadhafi last year, billions of dollars in turkish investment in libya, to now being a stalwart supporter of the ntc. and we heard the de facto prime minister of the ntc standing alongside the turkish foreign minister calling for the rest of the world to officially recognize the ntc as the government of libya. take a listen. >> i wo

of istanbul not bank, that is what is happening. that is already happening this europe.hepard: since you have been speaking we are down 40 points off 440 for the day, the kind of sell off we have seen in the past where it is not about fundamentals or corporations just announcing earnings, and they may loads of money but this is a flight to liquidity. people are getting out of gold and financials and pulling money out of the market and we are collapsing. >>guest: cash is king. people want to be liquid so they are not exposed. you described how gold is down. on a day like today you would expect gold to be higher because it is usually safe. the one good news treasuries, u.s. treasuries have benefited from this and this is surprising because you would expect the treasuries to have trouble because of the possibility they could be downgradeed by standard & poor's but people across the planet are saying we want more treasuries. >>shepard: what is the average person who fears right now going to look at the 401(k) account after what has happened the past ten trading days, what is

the a.ba -- there will be a mee in istanbul in a couple of days and paris after that. the international community is working closely with them. can they exert control? is this a week-long process, a matter of 72 hours? there's a danger point here. i'm told they can either find gadhafi for quell the resistance. he could be on the lam the way saddam hussein was and there was that dangerous violent period before saddam was found when he was inciting more violence from loyalists. >> particularly with that comparison, what are the white house and nato thinking about how long this is going to take? i mean, is there any possibility here that the u.s. is going to end up with a higher level of involvement? >> i don't think we'll see boots on the ground as it were. you'll see a larger intelligence force, covert force, special ops on the ground to help. there will be nato and presumably british and french on the ground already. we've had more of a supportive role on the air strikes which we're critical in helping the rebel group make that movement and advance finally on tripoli.

cnn's ivan wattson is watching the development from istanbul. >> reporter: gloria, the protesters haven out for more than 5 1/2 months despite a crackdown that claimed more than 2,200 lives and some have adopted a new strategy. take a look at the videos. it shows some siyrian protester clapping and demanding that people want international protection. you can see them holding up signs that say we need international protection. this is a sharp change in the past. the syrian protesters have specifically said they do not want any type of libya-style foreign military intervention. in fact, one prominent syrian opposition group has come out with the statement saying it totally opposes any kind of foreign military intervention. or armed resistance inside saying this would erode the popular international support and the moral high ground that the syrian revolution has enjoyed thus far. meanwhile, growing pressure from foreign governments, neighbors of the syrian regime here in turkey. the turkish president coming out and saying he has lost all confidence in his former syrian ally. take a liste

state and secretary gordon reads this and they were in istanbul at the turkish leadership a couple weeks ago. the net are you really do not believe that burlew could make his own decisions notwithstanding what the turkish government user? do think he could make independent decisions notwithstanding the turkish government? >> the turkish government is extremely salient. i would point out even since i've been back to turkey this time there've been some tensions in the relationship between the community in northern cyprus and acre. there've been protests even back and forth. the survey identified themselves as cypriots from my understanding, turkish cypriots to be sure. but that is a distinct identity. beyond that i wouldn't wish a comment to have guesses as to how far he would go in making decisions that would be at variance. >> of us and so much about aerialists as much as the assignment for you and turkey and its influences the decision-making process. for my decision, certainly for nine at the following for almost 20 years now, it is clear to me that turkey has a very significant in pla

position members reported meetings are underway in istanbul, turkey. >> ( translated ): we agreed onects of syria as a civil and modern country with a new constitution which guarantees equal rights to citizens, a peaceful handover of power, an independent judiciary, rule of law, respect of human rights and guarantees of basic cultural, religious, and individual rights for all components of syrian society within the framework of the country's national unity. >> holman: meanwhile, the u.n.'s top human rights body demanded that syrian president bashar assad end the violent crackdown on protesters. activists reported government troops shot and killed at least seven people yesterday in the city of homs after a u.n. team left that area. u.n. officials say 2,200 syrians have been killed over the past five months. the largest city in pakistan was mostly deserted this day in a general strike to protest a wave of killings. a top political party in karachi organized the strike to protest the deaths of nearly 100 people in the last week alone. much of the violence in karachi has been blamed on g

big meeting going on in istanbul right now, the 30-nation libya contact group where rebel leaders whoumber of ambassadors who served under moammar gadhafi have been asking countries to free up frozen libyan assets. earlier he met with the italian prime minister who agreed to free up about $500 million in libyan assets in that country. debrill says libya needs five billion to keep the country from going into chaos. >> all those priorities cannot be carried out by the new government which under construction or under composition right now without having immediately the necessary money to fulfill all those priorities. >> reporter: most public workers in be libya haven't been paid in four or five months. rebel leaders say they need to keep police officers and firefighters on the job to repair damaged oil facilities in addition to providing money for food and medical supplies. the u.s. has been trying for more than two weeks now to get the u.n. committee that monitors libyan sanctions to free up about a billion and a half dollars in u.s. assets, that represents about half the cash gadhafi h

so phi family is in istanbul.k up again. it builds balance. nono-- >> helps your core too. >> they do it in the morning to keep themselves energized. one more time. put your hands abobo your head down together and kick up your right leg. that's it good. >> keep it up. got to keep it up. this is about balance and bring your feet around. >> you're not on three-inin heels right now. >> no then we do the other side. but what i love about tai chi, instead of coffee they're energized by doing simple activities that in the traditional chinese medicine structure it's about keeping energy up and this physically does, moves your body around. >> i felt that in the core and seen this. you went down under to australia. >> southeast asia. i want to talk to you about this. this is called a didgeridoo and in australia where i went next and i love sydney fabulous place, what they have found there is people getting heavy like they are in the states and what they do is snore and have sleep apnea. they have developed research shows t

an international meeting in istanbul yesterday where countries got together to pledge support for theto officially admit this new government, the transitional government, as the legal government of libya in a meeting tomorrow. i don't think gadhafi can hold out any hope that he's going to regain power in libya. >> something else confusing, the pentagon had to come out yesterday and say the united states and nato were not involved in the hunt for gadhafi. they did that because britain's defense chief said nato was helping to find gadhafi. so, which is which? >> five, six months ago when the united nations gave a mandate to nato to take action was to protect civilians, it wasn't to be an active agent in support of the rebel alliances. nato became an active supporter of the rebel alliance n effect the combat air wing of the rebel alliance and so there's some gray area here that nato is trying to skirt. >> i kind of have to talk about this just because it's so strange about some of the things found in gadhafi's compound. we saw the golden gun and crazy outfits. but there was this photo al

they have already taken part in the contact with meetings in doha, london, rome, and istanbul. this will be an opportunity for further coordination of the national support for the people of libya as they finally began to hold the future in their own hands. one last point i would like to mention, which has no connection with al liby operation. as you may have seen, there was a mid-air collision earlier this morning between a military plane and a french jet during their training flight out of an airbase in northern lithuania. both lithuanian pilots eject successfully and walked away from the crash site with no serious injuries. their plane crash in a rural area. there has been no damage to private property. the french military jet was slightly damaged and managed to land. the incident is under investigation. we are not just talking about lithuania, but also latvia and estonia. now over to the operational briefing with colonel roland lavoie. >> welcome to those joining us from naples and, of course, brussels. the gaddafi regime is collapsing and rapidly losing control on multiple

the secretary ray is this one they were in istanbul with turkish leadership just a couple weeks ago. >> you really do not believe that the prime minister can make his own decisions not withstanding what the turkish's government believes? >> i believe with the turkish government wants and believes it is extremely selling it, but i would point out that even since i have been back to turkey this time, there have been some tensions in the relationship between the community in northern cyprus that have come out to the forefront. have been protests, even, back- and-forth. they identified themselves as , to be sure, but that is a distinct identity. beyond that, i would not hazard to guess how far he would go in making decisions that would be at variance. >> i was not asking you so much about the prime minister, as much as the assignment where you are at, and its influence in the decision making process. from my perspective, following this for almost 20 years now, it is clear turkey has a significant influence in whether this is resolved in a way that is acceptable to turkish cypriots, as we

. >>> meanwhile, the organization of islamic cooperation held a summit in istanbul, turkey, on wednesday. it announced that it will provide $350 million in aid to somalia. >>> japanese government has given the national women's soccer team one of the country's top distinctions. nadeshiko has received the people's honor award at the final victory in july. the awards ceremony took place uray at e prime mist's ce ridence in toky thhe coachthe caai and 23th pye a tm af tended. pre minieroto kan said nadeshiko made the achieveme through rserce he aed the am performance inspired japanese who are struggling to rebuild after the march 11th disaster. >> translator: we are honored we received such a great award. it makes me feel we should again pledge to keep going on so we can encourage people through our performance. >> translator: we all do our best at the preliminary qualifying games for the olympics and tried to get the gold medal. >> the japanese national women's soccer team is the 19th recipient of the people's honor award since its launch in 1977. >>> now a look at the weather forecasts aro