. >> this is the turkish airline's training center in istanbul. in simulators, pilots practice using the latest technology. although he has been in the cockpit for 25 years, he's also getting instruction here. the pilot lost his job when greece's national airline went bust. like many of his colleagues, he had to reorient himself and it seemed natural to turn to istanbul. >> you will adapt very fast. the thing is my home is one hour away, so whenever i come, i can just fly home, one hour away. like some turkish colleagues. because it is connected. >> it is not only airlines that are taking on workers. the turkish economy has grown around 10% in the past year, and istanbul, the polls-setting city, is the heart of economic boom. more and more foreigners are coming to assemble in search of jobs, and it is no surprise to businesses here that more and more of them are greek. >> turkey is a rising market with a population of 70 million. industrious and skilled greeks have no problem starting up a business or finding jobs here. the latest job market figur

the fish sandwiches in istanbul are an absolute must.with a view of bosphorus and the mosques, you can enjoy the ideal meal here. the fish goes well with karisik tursu, a mix of pickled vegetables, that you can buy on the neighboring stall. it's traditional to drink the vinegar, too. >> it's filling, and it's fish. and we're turkish -- we love fish. >> murat kahraman mans the grill on the asik family's boat. >> the fish is fried in its own fat, as you can see. what else do you add? well, a bit of onion and lettuce. that's the whole secret. >> i took over the shop from my father. i've been working here for the past 37 years, just like my forefathers. we love it. >> but the asik family shop doesn't sell the fish that's caught just off the galata bridge up above. this waterfront vendor has also kept pace with globalization. >> there's only one kind of fish -- norwegian mackerel. it comes in frozen and we prepare it here. the way it's fried, with the onions, the scent of the sea mixing with the smell of the fish. isn't it just wonderful? >>

the next question really is to look at then where we left off in istanbul, and you'll recall that we put out in istanbul a series of options for confidence-building measures, things iran could do to help us move forward with the talks. things the inspectors would be allowed to do, for example. we also said at that time they could come forward with their own ideas about what they wanted to do so this was a genuine open process. so for us th is also about thinking through, okay, where did you leave off? where do we need to go next? if we start the talks, we want to sustain them. therefore, we need to set and train the process whereby we can be clear what it is we need to achieve and what we're expecting from the iranians. that's what we're in the process of doing right now. >> when we were talking in istanbul, there were two sets of issues. one, the confidence-building i've described and the other was support the tiara and the nuclear program. that's been as acknowledged by the iranians recently. that's what we offered, support on civil nuclear power. >> good morning. a question to you

it only got as far as istanbul. >> it is important to raise public awareness about these tragic events. and to educate the young generation. even after 70 years, there are still genocides in the world. >> during the 1940's, the british authorities turned away thousands of jews trying to enter palestine. the british embassy in istanbul turned down the visa request of the passengers and asked turkey to block its on returning. this is the only non picture of the ship -- this is the only known picture of the ship. it was cast adrift in international waters. in february of 1942, it was torpedoed by a soviet submarine s. only one person survived the sinking of the ship. it was one of the biggest civilian maritime disasters of the second world war. >> if you found treasure at the bottom of the ocean, would you give it back to its rightful owners after 200 years after it was lost? they're finally being returned to spain after a lengthy legal battle. >> flying in to claim its rightful property, they contain part of spanish heritage. the most valuable hall of sunken treasure industry. inside the

the syrian exiles in istanbul are amazing people. i had a chance to meet with the head of the syrian muslim brotherhood, the national the a spokesman for the syrian national council. they are extremely puzzled by the indifference of the world. they are very puzzled by the passivity of washington. >> what exactly would they want the world to do? would they want to have arms supplied to them? would they want direct military intervention? >> well, i don't think that they want boots on the ground or that they need boots on the ground. what they really need is the setting up of a safe corridor, safe havens. these are very important. this is one way that army defectors can be enticed to defect and they could be protected once they defect. a whole lot could be done without a massive intervention. the problem with the international community, the so- called friends of syria, the democracies, is that they have made it seem that there is massive intervention or a total abdication. that is really the false choice, particularly presented by the

what was the impression of the civilians you met in istanbul? >> thank you for meeting me.ut we are seeing in syria on the ground, we can see that homs is like sarajevo. just like sarajevo had to wait for 30 months before that cavalry came in, these people will have to do the same. we met with the head of the syrian muslim brotherhood, the spokesmen for the syrian national council, and many others. they are extremely puzzled by the indifference of the world. they are very puzzled by the passivity of washington. >> what exactly would they want the world to do? would they want to have arms supplied to them? would they want direct military intervention? >> well, i don't think that they want boots on the ground or that they need boots on the ground. what they need is the setting up of a safe corridor, safe havens. these are very important because this is one way that the army andefectors can be enticed to defect. the problem with the international community, the so- called friends of syria, the democracies, is that they have made it seem like there is a total intervention or a

richard engel, istanbul. >>> tonight, iran is under scrutiny after two of the warships crossed throughz canal and into the mediterranean sea. with reports suggesting that they could be headed to syria. meantime, israel's defense minister is calling on major powers like saudi arabia and turkey to impose what he call crippling sanctions to force the iranians to give up their nuclear program. >>> it was a day of celebrations as the pope benedict elevated 22 church men to the cardinals. including new york arch bishop of new york, timothy dolan. also named cardinal is edwin o'brien, the former archbishop of baltimore. with the ceremony at st. peters basilica, there are now 125 cardinals eligible to vote in a papal election. >>> now to the race for the republican nomination, and with rick santorum's recent surge challenging mitt romney to be the undisputed front-runner, both are challenging one another's record and the president's just ten days before the michigan primary. we get our report tonight from nbc's ron mott. >> thank you very much. great to be in ohio! >> reporter: rick santorum t

no such thing as a united syrian opposition there is the syrian national council with its seat in istanbul which opposes the very idea of negotiating with the regime a show newsroom it seems this council was created specifically to promote the idea of military intervention as a sort of however according to other syrian opposition organizations it has very little influence in syria and is very weakly represented on syria's political scene as these. it is only one of the opposition groups comprised of syrians now have no influence or presence in the country there are other groups each one viewing itself as the most significant but again according to a representative of the opposition these organizations have no control over the whole insurgency going to the for instance syria has so-called protest committees and some of these aren't connected to any opposition groups of what will they have their own agenda so they demand that the regime change its policies they demand emote prosy and free elections are they do not necessarily identify themselves with specific opposition movements in other wo

. >> pelley: clarissa has made her way out of syria and is in turkey, in istanbul, where she joins us now. clarissa, so many people have asked us how you got in and out of syria without falling into the hands of government troops. tell us a little bit about that. >> reporter: well, firstly, i would say, scott, that we relied heavily on a network of activists who went out of their way to take very good care of us. but it is a dangerous crossing and it is an illegal crossing. we went through with smugglers in the dead of night. the fields that we had to cross were completely saturated with mud because it had been raining all week and some parts of the journey we were literally wading through canals and there are no trees at certain points during the crossing so nowhere to take cover. indeed, it is a very difficult and dangerous undertaking. >> pelley: the people who took you in and sheltered you for a week took an enormous risk doing that. why do you think they did? >> reporter: absolutely, scott. for them, if they are caught or known to be taking care of international journalists it is

and ivan watson is in istanbul covering this for us.him right before the program began and asked him the latest on the twin attack in alepo. >> reporter: the state media is reporting at least 28 people killed, more than 200 wounded. they are blaming this, calling this a terrorist attack and when we spoke with defector syrian soldiers and officers linked with this free syrian army anti-government movement they've given some conflicting accounts as to whether or not their operatives were in that area when the bombs we want off. they said they are not responsible but some have said they carried out some kind of an attack just moments before the bombs went off. >> is your feeling that this then is truly spreading? you're talking about, we heard so much about homs. now you're talking about explosions in alepo. is this becoming a national and civil war? >> reporter: it's definitely been violence that's been spreading across the country now for the better part of a year. this started in march of last year. we've seen a number of cities that ha

. >> cnn's ivan watson is monitoring developments from istanbul, turkey. ivan, what is the latest on the developing situation in syria? >> reporter: well, when you hear that desperate call coming from a resident there to help get some kind of a humanitarian corridor to help evacuate some people, this is the third largest city in syria, a population of more than a million people, and it's besieged by the country's own military, which has been raining shells, heavy artillery, indiscriminately into residential-packed neighborhoods. it's kind of hard to wrap your head around what's going on in that city, ted, if you try to take a step become and understand it. now, let's take look at a live feed that activists have put up via bam boozer and satellite communications that show a bit of the skyline there as nightfall approaches. the residents there tell us that morning began with artillery slamming into the city. once again, that is a deadly routine they have endured day after day for the better part of a week now with hundreds dead and untold number wounded. doc

. -- in is a symbol -- in stanbul -- istanbul to bring these groups together. >> how many more serious will be killed before this army is given the means to overthrow this regime and protect the citizens of the cities that are against the assad regime? >> that could make the violence even worse. >> we are already in a civil war. to pretend the violence can get worse is unfair at this point. they are committing the same atrocities that were committed by the father in 1982. there is no number of people that will be killed in preserving this regime. at what point do you say enough is enough? >> is the assad regime bowling to pressure? >> i do not think so. i think it is all tactics. this regime has adopted the thomas jefferson. that we either hang together or separately. whether or not they see to the delegation that is going to be led by coffee and not -- kofi annon, the real test is the russians. >> any signs they are embarrassed by the violence? >> not enough. we have not called the russian'' love. we should stop the shipments until the kofi annon achievement has succeeded or failed. i

we'll get more on the violence from cnn's ivan watson in istanbul, turkey. >> reporter: residents of the be sieged syrian city of homs awoke once again at dawn on saturday morning to another day of sustained bombardment from the syrian military. that is routine -- a deadly routine they have lived for for the better part of a week. a routine that has killed hundreds of people and wounded hundreds more at the hands, according to the u.s. ambassador to syria, of the syrian military. take a listen to what ambassador robert ford had to say to cnn's wolf blitzer on friday night. >> we know who's shelling homs and it is not the armed opposition groups, it's the government. and that's why i wanted that picture put on our facebook account, so that people could see there is the artillery and that's what's firing at homs right now. the armed opposition has rifles, machine guns and even a few rocket-propelled grenades but it doesn't have artillery. only one side has artillery. >> reporter: the syrian government has consistently argued since the beginning of this uprising nearly 11 months ago tha

here in istanbul, he no longer feels unr esre that is because he is back from several weeks in nghri sya,ocenng evens there. he crossed the frontier from tueyevalimith the aid of syrian rebels. its seia t osi world knows what is going on in syria. >> because theyrian regime has restricted repti and because we have come to rely on information ppedy e opposition, it has become very important to be oth ground and to find out what is really happening. >> this is footage he shot during his last visit. even in small vilges, tre are almost every day against the regime. so dlyccree -- opposition supporters. "according to what i was told, a farmer was shot dead by snipers on his way to work. it is difficult to vifif atsru but there have been several reports of people being killed indiscriminately." he dismissed his life to obtain images likehi syas a country in conflict. -- he has risked his life to obtain images like this. ou he you will wake up the next day and nothing has happened to you." he kw e foreign journalists who were killed earlier this week in homs. despite the danger, he plans t

in are efforts in istanbul to bring these groups together. >> if the opposition can be recognized asuch, and if the syrian rebels were armed, is that something you think should also happen, arming the rebels? >> i think it is absolutely essential. how long will we witness this foreign fighting by body count? how many syrians will be killed before the syrian army is given the means to overthrow the regime or at least protect the syrians rising up? >> could arming the rebels make the violence worse? >> we are already in a civil war. to pretend that the violence will get worse is inappropriate and unfair at this point. the asad -- assad regime is committing the same atrocities that were committed by the father in 1992. there is no telling how many people will be killed. at what point do you say enough is enough? >> do you thi the assad regime is bowing to pressure? >> i don't think so. i think it is all tactics at this point. this regime has adopted the thomas jefferson philosophy, either you hang together or hang separately. whether covey an -- kofi anan will lead some sort of interven

i woke up this morning, i'm in istanbul. i was getting ready to make my flight back to l.a. and i turned just on cnn, which i watched it all over the world and that's how i got the news. i'm just devastated. we go way back to the very beginning. my life with clive davis started right at the beverly hills hotel, right where he is right now. and he told me to put on my producer's cap and told me what can i do for this artist. it was whitney houston singing in a clip at 18 years old. he asked me if i could work with him on some songs. so we got together and we've produced stuff like, taking care of my heart, nobody loves you like i do. just a lot of great songs. and it is tragic. she was a voice that the world enjoyed hearing. and it's just very sad. because i was there from the very beginning. the very beginning. >> jermaine, obviously, many people are drawing parallels with the tragically early death of your brother michael. only a couple years, and people feeling he was the king of pop. she was the queen of pop. both of them dead at really horribly early ages. did they know

last year we had the last round of talks in istanbul, and last month i went to tehran, and i encouraged and called for another round of talk. they said they are accepting. i spoke with -- she accepted. we you now, in these days we are workingf talk. knowing all the details, i can tell you the problem is not a technical problem. the technicalities of nuclear issue could be resolved in a few days, because it is clear what iran wants is right for peaceful -- we will tell them, you will have that right, like other nations, but you will comply with mpt and iaea regulations and they will check. what we want, and p-5 plus 1-1, that there is, there should not be a nuclear are military technology. so there should be certain assurances for both sides to be given to each other. for turkey, our position is clear.

. >> further south in turkey, a rare snowstorm in istanbul.t is snowing heavily here, says this man. it is a long time since we have seen this kind of weather. outside the country, some of the heaviest snowfalls in years. the freezing temperatures have fallen to as low as minus 33 degrees celsius in the ukraine, raising concerns about the impact on vulnerable people. special shelters have been set up to help the homeless. in neighboring russia, temperatures have also hit lows, but not everyone is concerned. >> it is fine. you should have winter temperatures when it is winter. everything is fine. >> but many communities are cut off and this is the only way to reach them. these helicopters are flying supplies to remote villages in bosnia. some relief for now, but this forecast is to continue well into february. >> and still to come on gmt, we gauged the space of the political environment in russia as the political season draws near. and time now for a look at the store is making the front pages in the newspapers around the world. the launch of f

turkish airlines canceled 70 flights out of the capital, istanbul, due to the severe weather conditions. the black sea region has been experiencing strong winds and very rough seas. but unfortunately, the stormy conditions will remain in turkey throughout thursday, and snow could become heavy at times. but from friday, things will improve, and we are expecting sunny skies over the weekend. so that's good news here. to the north, it's largely dry, but an area of snow will be moving into the alpine region on thursday. and out towards the west, rain in scotland will move towards the south, and the southwestern corner of the uk will see some measurable snow. temperatures are looking like this. returning to above the freezing mark in paris with 1, but still much colder than average. and minus 3 in berlin. minus 4 in stockholm, and minus 14 degrees expected in moscow, which is about 10 degrees lower than average. all right. i will leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do join us again.

i have been to istanbul five times in the last year. i have been to the city once. you go to the hotel. you go to the palace where they have the wonderful conferences. you gaze at the boss over lunch and they pack you in a car back to the airport and you go back home. it is one tragedies of my work. we have one afternoon off for the blue mosque which was just wonderful. so again, they are a key player. one thing i would like to do is reestablish the relationship with israel. that break is serious for israel. israel could do with turkey back as an ally and friend. it is a difficult state of affairs between them because of the flotilla incident over a year ago. it would be good to find a way back to each other. we are encouraging both to try to do that. >> turkey is a member of nato. the u.s. has announced some reductions or deletions of troops in europe and other areas. can you views on where nato is going with the bases which impacts the u.k.? >> one of thehing i get to do is not comment on other a comment on your defense budget which is your affair. it enables me t

here in istanbul, he no longer feels under pressure. that is because he is back from several weeks in neighboring syria, documenting evens there. he crossed the frontier from turkey several times with the aid of syrian rebels. it is essential the outside world knows what is going on in syria. >> because the syrian regime has restricted reporting and because we have come to rely on information supplied by the opposition, it has become very important to be on the ground and to find out what is really happening. >> this is footage he shot during his last visit. even in small villages, there are demonstrations almost every day against the regime. also a daily occurrence -- opposition supporters. "according to what i was told, a farmer was shot dead by snipers on his way to work. it is difficult to verify if that is true, but there have been several reports of people being killed indiscriminately." he dismissed his life to obtain images like this. syria is a country in conflict. -- he has risked his life to obtain images like this. "you hope

what is more dangerous is the pressure being built outside especially in istanbul and by nato to try and organize an intervention that i think would be disastrous and lead to enormous bloodshed much much worse than what's happened in libya. so i think there be a disaster i think the best way is for pressure to be put on him from without countries who are not seen as hostile to syria which include russia and china and others. and the pressure should be kept on home and he should be told in blunt terms that he has to go where his father shed a lot of blood in syria he is now doing the same and that this family's on acceptable in syria needs a nonsectarian national government to prepare a new constitution the arab league's reportedly calling for a joint arab league u.n. peacekeeping force to be sent into syria president assad has already rejected the idea do you think it's a good idea i don't think it's a good idea to send any so-called peacekeeping forces i mean first we have to say what is the arab league the arab league is essentially a morri bond organization which is brought to lif

stay in istanbul. like the pope. stay in one room. discuss everything. then you can go. otherwise, in the next six months, some other regional parliaments are coming, new tensions emerging, new acquisitions emerginemerging. one station, put everything on the table. before monday, i can assure you in a few days, they will solve. because i know both sides concerns, and assumptions. second option. sanctions. for, in 2010, instead of implementing, sanctions imposed. what happened? in two years iran produced much more aeu, started enrichment of meu. sanctions being imposed. by turkey so interested? because we are -- party, because of sanctions and because of this tension, and third, military strike, i am telling you, military strike is a disaster. it is, should not be an option. especially in this historic turning point in our region. we don't want to see another huge tension, because it is not just a regional tension. we don't want to see such a nuclear strike. it is not reasonable. it is not feasible. nobody will think like second time it was -- there was one place, one att

now in basketball so i ask how moscow was stunned by galaxy are serai in the euro league as the istanbul outfit handed the army men their first loss on the continent this season the narry sixty eight sixty four when ending the russian's thirteen game winning streak the home teams set the early time with a vicious fast break down. in the twenty seven year old would finish with the second most points for his side scoring sixteen joshua shit was the man leading the way with twenty two points the army men were determined to make the game come down to the final moments under two out of three crucial free throws with six seconds left which gave the home team another chance ship then close out the sixty eight sixty four win from the foul line himself the young men do however still top the top sixteen group despite the loss. while in the n.b.a. the denver nuggets some because george karl have slumped to death straight defeats the golden state warriors winning one hundred ninety one hundred one thanks in part to the amazing display by stephen curry who was red holton finished with thirty six poin

these were the conditions in istanbul with blizzards keep coming. monday was the coldest day there for 30 years. many places are equipped for this kind of weather, but in others, like here in bosnia, the snow has left some villages cut off, forcing many to stay indoors. bbc news. >> still to come on "gmt." something worth cheering about, we made the australian bourse who decided to share a windfall with his employees as a thank you for their loyalty. time now for a look at stories making headlines in newspapers around the world. the store dominating the front pages in britain is the former chief executive of the royal bank of scotland. he has been stripped of his knighthood. the honor has been annulled because of his role in the bank's collapse. "the financial times" says the indian government has given the french defense industry big boost by naming the aviation company as a preferred bidder to supply fighter jet, a contract worth up to $20 billion. according to the china daily, beijing may be ready to yield over international pressure over export

for more, we're joined by our correspondent in istanbul. why is xi jingping in turkey right now?ey has begun to play this role on the global stage, being taken seriously. but when you look at the political situation, you begin to understand that with the iranian nuclear dispute, they're right on the border to iran. and the syrian conflict, one of the most foremost conflicts, they're right on the border of the conflict. the greek situation of what they are neighbors of greece, too. they are neighbors of all these countries, and they're being taken seriously by these countries and by the main global players, like the u.s. and china. another factor, as always, the economic sector. only one country in the world that can keep up with economic growth rates in china these days, and that is turkey. if the chinese are going to sell anything to anybody, they will look to the people that have the money. forget the europeans, they do not have the money. >> what more can you tell us about these protests by the ethnics and their political aspirations? >> turkey is always embarrassed by their o

world record and makes the russian the clear favorite for next week's indoor world championships in istanbul as well as the london games in five months time golf now where britain's lee westwood and rory mcilroy have kept their hopes of becoming the new world number one alive after going through to the last sixteen of the world match play championship although tiger woods is out the former world number one loss to nick watney who got off to a strong start in arizona here putting for birdie on the twelfth woods a three time champion did pull himself back into contention but lost the match on the last hole after failing to make this part on what the next plains indians lee westwood who sort of robert karlsson stray into west with needs to win the title low to reclaim the number one spot from the already departed luke donald while northern ireland's michael roy could also grab top spot with victory he's into the last sixteen after beating this handsome. and finally many muscovites celebrated thursday's national holiday by watching the likes of former f one legend david coulthard on a very diffe

world record and makes the russian the clear favorite for next week's indoor world championship in istanbul as well as the london games in five months time. on the gulf now as britain's lee westwood and rory mcilroy have kept alive their hopes of becoming the new world number one after going through to the last sixteen of the world match play championship although tiger woods is out for what world number one the last two nick watney who got off to a strong start in arizona here putting putting for birdie on the twelfth or woods a three time champion did call himself back into contention but lost the match on the last hole after failing to make this part or what next plays in his lee westwood who sort of robert karlsson three into westwood needs to win the title to reclaim the number one spot in the already departed luke donald while northern ireland's rory mcilroy could also grab top spot with victory he's into the last sixteen after beating and this handsome. prime minister vladimir putin has been meeting former canadian and russian ice hockey stars who are here in moscow to celebrate the