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• Hundreds of thousands rally against Turkish government

  Created: Saturday, 14 April 2007 14:26 Author: Reuters

  Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Turkey's capital on Saturday to try to stop the ruling AK Party from picking Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as their presidential candidate because of his Islamist roots.The AK Party has its background in poli...

• Turkish Army Seeks OK for Iraq Raids

  Created: Friday, 13 April 2007 02:09 Author: AP

  Turkey's military asked the government Thursday to approve attacks on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, signaling growing frustration over a lack of action against the guerrillas by Iraqi and U.S. forces.Such action could put an overstretched U.S. mili...

• Turkish prime minister warns Iraqi Kurdish leader not to threaten Turkey

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 02:28 Author: AP

  The Turkish prime minister yesterday warned Iraqi Kurds against interfering in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, saying "the price for them will be very high."Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reacting to comments by Massoud Barzani, leader of the...

• Turkish clashes with rebels intensify in s.east

  Created: Monday, 09 April 2007 02:33 Author: Reuters

  Thousands of Turkish troops backed by helicopters launched operations against Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey which left 10 members of the security forces and seven rebels dead over the weekend. Military officials said three soldiers were killed, wh...

• Politicizing the Armenian tragedy

  Created: Wednesday, 04 April 2007 02:34 Author: Abdullah Gül Deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Turkey The Washington Times

  Today, as the United States and its allies confront critical challenges around the world, there is perhaps no nation more at the forefront of our collective efforts than Turkey. Our strategic partnership spans a wide range of global challenges, from ...

• Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan warns the EU: Make your decision, don't wear yourselves out

  Created: Wednesday, 28 March 2007 15:21 Author: Hurriyet

  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made sharp comments in reference to the EU's stance on Turkey's quest for full membership, saying yesterday before his ruling AKP group in Ankara, "Don't wear yourselves or us out. If you have some ...

• Turkish Police Arrest 46 Suspected Islamic Militants

  Created: Friday, 02 February 2007 04:23 Author: AP

  Turkish police arrested 46 suspected Islamic militants in operations in five provinces across the country, authorities said Monday.The state-owned Anatolia news agency said the suspects had ties to Al Qaeda, but police in Istanbul would not confirm that i...

• Thousands Mourn Slain Turkish-Armenian Editor in Istanbul

  Created: Tuesday, 23 January 2007 12:28 Author: The New York Times

  Thousands of Turks mourn slain Armenian editorHuge crowds of mourners, including senior Turkish and Armenian officials joining for a rare display of unity, poured into the heart of Istanbul today to bid farewell to Hrant Dink, the Armenian-Turkish journal...

• Turkey arrests suspect in death of Armenian journalist

  Created: Saturday, 20 January 2007 17:24 Author: Agencies

  Turkish police on Saturday arrested Ogün Samast, the suspected killer of prominent Turkish-Armenian editor and writer Hrant Dink. The suspect, named as Ogun Samast, was reportedly identified by his father who saw his picture on television and then in...

• Turkish-Armenian editor shot dead in Istanbul

  Created: Friday, 19 January 2007 11:36 Author: Agencies

  Controversial Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was shot by an unknown assailant as he left his newspaper Agos around 1300 GMT in central Istanbul. Dink was shot dead outside his newspaper office in Istanbul on Friday.Last year Turkey's appeals c...

• Thirty-one die in Iraq plane crash-Turkish official

  Created: Wednesday, 10 January 2007 08:02 Author: Reuters

  Thirty-one people were killed on Tuesday when their chartered plane crashed in Iraq while trying to land in foggy conditions, Turkish officials said.The officials made no suggestion of hostile fire, although an Iraqi rebel group later claimed it had shot ...

• Obstacles in Turkey's path

  Created: Tuesday, 02 January 2007 16:27 Author: International Herald Tribune Opinion

  It came as no surprise when the European Union recently suspended some of its planned membership talks with Turkey. The sticking points pertain to the strained relations between Turkey and Cyprus, which have long threatened to undermine Turkey's membe...

• Blair seeks Turkish help in Mideast peace drive

  Created: Saturday, 16 December 2006 04:38 Author: Reuters

  UK Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a Middle East trip on Friday by holding talks with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on how to revive Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.Blair, who has set great store on resuscitating the peace process before he res...

• Turkey to open port, airport to Cyprus traffic: EU

  Created: Thursday, 07 December 2006 10:24 Author: Reuters

  Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a last-minute bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.Presidency spokesman Mikko Norros said: "I can co...

• Pope prays at Turkey mosque

  Created: Sunday, 03 December 2006 16:35 Author: AP

  Pope Benedict XVI joined an Islamic cleric in prayers under the towering dome of Istanbul's most famous mosque Thursday in a powerful gesture seeking to transform his image among Muslims from adversary to peacemaker.The pope's minute of prayer was...

• Pope makes historic mosque visit, prays with Mufti

  Created: Friday, 01 December 2006 03:58 Author: Reuters

  Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Thursday, only the second Roman Catholic Pontiff to take such a step, and prayed silently in another gesture of reconciliation to the Muslim world.The Pope stood alongside an Islamic cleric during his vi...

• Pope defuses tensions on arrival in Muslim Turkey

  Created: Tuesday, 28 November 2006 13:28 Author: Reuters

  Pope Benedict backed Ankara's EU entry bid and said Islam was a religion of peace on Tuesday, according to Turkey's prime minister, in a bid to soothe rows over his views in the mostly Muslim state.Benedict received a red carpet welcome on arrival...

• EU sets December 6 deadline on Turkey/Cyprus deal

  Created: Monday, 20 November 2006 16:49 Author: Reuters

  European Union president Finland said on Monday the deadline for a deal on trade with Cyprus to avoid a setback in Turkey's EU membership bid is before a European Commission meeting on December 6.Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said he expected ...

• Brussels steps back from Turkey clash

  Created: Wednesday, 08 November 2006 04:05 Author: The Financial Times

  The European Commission has stepped back from a confrontation with Turkey in a bid to give more time for diplomatic efforts to break the impasse over the country’s membership negotiations with the European Union.In a meeting on Monday night, the top...

• Turkish ex-PM Bulent Ecevit dies

  Created: Monday, 06 November 2006 16:24 Author: BBC

  Former Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit has died after nearly six months in a coma following a stroke, aged 81.The veteran politician had five terms in office in a career of four decades, before being swept from power in 2002.He ordered the invasion o...