The operation according to Metehan Demir, a former military pilot and leading journalist in Turkey, was not a surprise.

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Journalist Demir says the window for peace may have already closed.

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When Ahmet Kursad Demir realized that he could receive an education and continue to play Tennis like he has been doing for most of his life, Ahmet made the journey to the U-S.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

The key asset behind Oryx now is the Demir Dagh field in the Hawler block of the Kurdish region of Iraq.

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Take Demet Demir, who is standing in Istanbul's bohemian Beyoglu district.

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Oryx expects to learn more when it drills Banan this year. (See and excellent map of all the Kurdish oil and gas concessions here.) In an optimistic scenario laid out in the Oryx prospectus, Demir Dagh has the potential to give up 215, 000 bpd of oil by 2017, with the entire Hawler block (65% Oryx interest) producing more than 300, 000 bpd by 2018.

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