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Renowned Turkish professor slams presidential system push

World-renowned Turkish historian Prof. ?lber Ortayl? slammed late on April 4 a recent push by President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an to shift Turkey's government from a parliamentary system to a presidential one.

"What presidency?" he asked, while commenting on the issue during an interview on broadcaster CNN Türk. "Is it Uruguay here?" he said. "There will be thousands of problems."

Turkish defense firm to help guard Uruguay's borders

A Turkish defense firm has provided Uruguay with materials to protect its borders, the company announced late Jan. 4.

Military electronics company Aselsan said the firm had delivered mobile border security systems to protect Uruguay?s land and sea borders.

In 2013, Aselsan won a $3.7 million contract to supply the mobile surveillance systems of the Uruguayan Army.

See You in Montevideo becomes Serbia's Oscar nominee

BELGRADE - See You in Montevideo, directed by Dragan Bjelogrlic, is Serbia's nominee for the 2014 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Members of the Expert Committee of the Serbian Academy of Film Arts and Sciences voted on Monday to nominate the film, the institution's Secretary-General Mirko Beokovic said.

EU to Serbia: Russian market is ours

EU to Serbia: Russian market is ours

BRUSSELS -- The EU expects candidates for membership not take advantage of Russia's counter-sanctions by taking the place of EU food exporters to the Russian market.

This includes Serbia and in particular Turkey - as well as Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Switzerland - the Beta news agency is reporting.

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