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Syria, Turkey deplore slow world response to conflict 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 19 9:18 AM
Syria and Turkey have deplored the "slow" international response to Israel's military offensive which has killed more than 300 Lebanese civilians and scores of Palestinians, Syrian media has said.US says Turkey has right to defend itself against Kurdish rebels 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 19 6:41 AM
The United States said that Turkey has the right to defend itself against mounting violence by Kurdish rebels, a day after Ankara accused Washington of applying double standards to the region.Turkey Moves Forward on Push Into Iraq 
phillyburbs.com - Jul 19 3:34 PM
ANKARA, Turkey - The Turkish military is moving forward with plans to send forces into northern Iraq to clear out Turkish Kurdish guerrilla bases, the prime minister said Wednesday.Turkey Considers Options Regarding Kurdish Rebels in Iraq 
Voice of America - Jul 19 12:05 PM
Turkey's prime minister says his military is moving forward in drafting plans for sending forces into northern Iraq to clear out Kurdish rebel bases, but added that officials are also holding talks with the United States and Iraq in an attempt to defuse tensions.Turkey Eases Visa Rules for GCC Nationals 
Arab News - Jul 19 4:10 PM
RIYADH, 20 July 2006 Turkey has announced that it has eased visa rules for nationals of the Gulf Cooperation Council states, including Saudi Arabia, granting them long-term entry visas on arrival at Turkish entry points.Death toll rises to five in helicopter crash in southern Turkey 
People's Daily - Jul 19 5:56 PM
One more police officer died on Wednesday in a helicopter crash in southern Turkey, raising the death toll to five, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.Iran: We Support Turkey's Possible Cross-Border Operation 
Zaman Online - Jul 19 2:13 PM
The Iranian Ambassador to Ankara, Firouz Dowlatabadi, has said Iran will support Turkey in case of a possible military operation against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.Premature Discussion of Elections Lose Turkey a Year 
Zaman Online - Jul 19 2:12 PM
Economic circles in Turkey warn that prematurely discussing the 2007 presidential and general elections a year before they are scheduled will negatively affect Turkey.Turkey signals it's prepared to enter Iraq 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 18 11:25 AM
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.Turkey must fulfill its EU obligations to Cyprus: US envoy 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 18 10:42 AM
A US envoy urged Turkey to honour its European Union obligations to its longtime foe Cyprus if Ankara hoped to achieve membership of the bloc.Turkey: Protests At Israeli Embassy in Ankara 
India Daily - Jul 19 3:37 PM
Demonstrators threw eggs at the walls of the Israeli Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, on July 19 and called for "Death to Israel and to the Zionists" while protesting continuing Israeli military action in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.