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• Iranian bus crash kills 17 in Turkey

  Created: Saturday, 19 August 2006 03:11 Author: Administrator

  An Iranian bus crashed in southeastern Turkey on Friday, killing 17 people on board. The bus hit the back of the truck, which was carrying stones, The bus, which collided with a truck in Caldiran, near the Iranian border, was on its way to Iran from Syria...

• Turkey working to halt Hizbullah arms flow: US

  Created: Saturday, 19 August 2006 02:54 Author: NTV-MSNBC

  Turkey is doing what is necessary to block the transfer of arms from Iran to Hizbullah militants based in Lebanon, a US State Department spokesman said late Thursday. Commenting on claims from Israel that Hizbullah was receiving weaponry from Iran transfe...

• Turkey seen sending troops to Lebanon despite fears

  Created: Thursday, 17 August 2006 04:04 Author: Reuters

  Turkey, eager to play a bigger role in its Middle East backyard, looks increasingly likely to commit troops to a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but critics say the risks far outweigh any benefits.The United States, Israel and Lebanon all back the dis...

• EU-member Turkey would be "bridge" to Islam - Rehn

  Created: Sunday, 06 August 2006 06:32 Author: Reuters

  The war in the Middle East boosts the significance of Turkey's bid to join the European Union where it could serve as the bloc's "bridge" with Islam, top EU enlargement official Olli Rehn said.Rehn told Finnish newspapers in comments published o...

• Oil slick bound for Turkey

  Created: Sunday, 06 August 2006 06:22 Author: The Sunday Times

  Holiday beaches in Turkey are at risk from an oil slick that is being described by Greenpeace as the “worst environmental disaster ever experienced in the Mediterranean”.As much as 35,000 tonnes of oil has spilt into the sea after the Israelis...

• Rome conference: Turkey’s 5 conditions to play a major role in Lebanon peace force

  Created: Wednesday, 26 July 2006 04:53 Author: AB Haber

  FM Gul will express Turkey's readiness to do its utmost to contain Mideast crisis, including playing major role in new peacekeeping force. According to Turkish officials, Ankara has following conditions: Immediate cease-fire, consensus within parties of c...

• Two of Turkish evacuees arrested in Turkey connected to Hizbollah

  Created: Tuesday, 25 July 2006 18:02 Author: Administrator

  Turkish citizens living in Beirut that have come under increasing threat due to the ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon has been evacuated to Turkey. 1,200 Turkish citizens were evacuated from Lebanon on a Turkish Navy ferryboat.Two evacuees has been arre...

• Turkey Sends Aid to Lebanon and Palestine

  Created: Tuesday, 25 July 2006 17:19 Author: Cihan

  The Turkish Red Crescent on Tuesday dispatched 49 trucks loaded with medicine and food, for humanitarian aid to Palestine and Lebanon.49 trucks transporting a total of 870 tons of flour are due to arrive in Palestine by land route. The Red Crescent Direc...

• Turkey to Consider Role in Peacekeeping

  Created: Tuesday, 25 July 2006 08:49 Author: AP

  Turkey, NATO's only Muslim member, would consider playing a major role in a peacekeeping force in Lebanon, a Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday.The official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, said Turkey would first wa...

• Turkey Boosts Its Role as Strategic Energy Hub

  Created: Thursday, 20 July 2006 14:47 Author: MSNBC

  The name of the game for energy-consuming countries these days is risk reduction. To prevent interruptions in the delivery of oil and natural gas, countries and energy companies are looking to diversify their suppliers and delivery routes. And for the U.S...

• Turkish anti-West mood 'rising'

  Created: Thursday, 20 July 2006 14:39 Author: BBC News

  Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has warned that moderate Turks are becoming anti-American and anti-EU.Mr Gul said many Turks were embittered by the US' support for Israel's actions in Lebanon and by Turkey's problems in joining the EU.He also said A...

• Turkey Signals It's Prepared to Enter Iraq

  Created: Thursday, 20 July 2006 14:34 Author: AP

  Turkish officials signaled Tuesday they are prepared to send the army into northern Iraq if U.S. and Iraqi forces do not take steps to combat Turkish Kurdish guerrillas there - a move that could put Turkey on a collision course with the United States.Turk...

• ANALYSIS-Turkey braces for further Kurdish unrest

  Created: Wednesday, 05 April 2006 03:41 Author: By Paul de Bendern - Reuters

  A week of deadly clashes between pro-Kurdish protesters and security forces in Turkey's southeast has renewed fears of a return to the violence of the 1990s. Thousands of youths have fought running street battles with police across the mainly Kurdish sout...

• Greek bid wins bank in Turkey

  Created: Tuesday, 04 April 2006 03:03 Author: Agencies

  National Bank, Greece's largest lender by assets, said Monday it will pay €2.3 billion for a 46 percent stake in Finansbank in Turkey, trumping a bid from Citigroup.The deal, for the equivalent of $2.8 billion, is the largest overseas investment by a...

• Turkey rioting claims more lives

  Created: Monday, 03 April 2006 03:50 Author: BBC

  Turkish security forces were out on the streets of Istanbul At least four more people have died in continued violence in Turkey after days of clashes between Kurds and police. Three were killed in Istanbul after a petrol bomb was thrown at a bus and a Kur...

• Turkey's GDP Probably Grew 6.6% in Fourth Quarter, Survey Shows

  Created: Thursday, 30 March 2006 02:44 Author: Bloomberg

  Turkey's economy may have expanded for a 16th straight quarter in October-December, marking the longest period of uninterrupted growth since at least 1988, a survey of economists shows. Gross domestic product probably grew an annual 6.6 percent, compared ...

• Turkey president vetoes central bank chief pick

  Created: Sunday, 26 March 2006 09:25 Author: Reuters

  Turkey's president, known to be deeply uneasy about the ruling party's Islamist leanings, has vetoed the government's choice to head the central bank for the next five years, a move likely to unnerve markets on Monday.Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's offic...

• Growth in Turkey's Vineyards

  Created: Wednesday, 22 March 2006 17:49 Author: Reuters by Gareth Jones

  When the Ozbek family began planting vines, their neighbors told them they were committing a mortal sin and would face divine retribution."They said it was wrong, against Islam, to produce wine. They said our soil would dry up and it would no longer ...

• France risks EU row over human rights in Turkey

  Created: Wednesday, 22 March 2006 15:12 Author: Financial Times

  France is pushing the European Union to take a tougher line on human rights in accession negotiations with Turkey in a move the European Commission fears will damage relations with Ankara. EU leaders are also facing calls from Paris to thrash out a new, m...

• Terrorism summit to meet in Ankara

  Created: Wednesday, 22 March 2006 09:17 Author: Hurriyet

  An international summit on terrorism is set to commence tomorrow in Turkey's capital city Ankara, which will host representatives from 82 countries. The General Staff will discuss the terrorism issue at an international symposium entitled, “Globa...