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Blasts hit bank, derail train in southern Turkey 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 04 8:55 AM
Southern Turkey has been hit by a series of blasts when a railway explosion derailed several wagons of a freight train and two bomb explosions near a bank left 17 people injured.2 bombs in Turkey, 'several hurt' CNN.com - Aug 04 4:17 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Two bombs exploded within 10 minutes of each other in southern Turkey on Friday, leaving several people injured, police said.Turkey bomb explosions injure 13 BBC News - Aug 04 6:14 AM
At least 13 people are injured in two bomb explosions in southern Turkey, police say.2 Bomb Blasts in Turkey Injure 17 ABC News - Aug 04 7:13 AM
17 Are Injured As 2 Explosives Detonate Within Minutes of Each Other in Southern TurkeyTurkey Vultures Causing Problems WLNE-TV - Aug 04 4:27 PM
A Rhode Island homeowner is at his wits end because a huge flock of turkey vultures have chosen his property for a roost. Suzanne Pajot reports.2 bomb blasts in southern Turkey injure 17 people WOAI - Aug 04 1:19 PM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Two explosives detonated within minutes of each other in a southern Turkish city Friday, seriously wounding one person and injuring 16 others, officials said.Blasts hit bank, derail train in southern Turkey Channel NewsAsia - Aug 04 10:02 AM
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey : Southern Turkey has been hit by a series of blasts when a railway explosion derailed several wagons of a freight train and two bomb explosions near a bank left 17 people injured.State softball: Turkey Valley suffers bitter defeat in semis Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - Aug 04 10:11 AM
FORT DODGE -- As the seventh inning rolled along about 6:15 Thursday evening, the shadows grew long on Diamond No. 2 at Rogers Sports Complex. So, too, did Turkey Valley's odds of a triumph.Homes Found For Rescued Turkey Chicks CBS 5 Bay Area - Aug 04 7:36 AM
The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA announced on Thursday that permanent homes have been found for the turkey chicks that were receiving shelter and care at the center after surviving a July 13 Northwest Airlines flight, during which more than 9,000 chicks died. 2 bomb blasts in Turkey injure 17 Syracuse.com - Aug 04 6:50 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Two explosives detonated within minutes of each other in a southern Turkish city Friday, seriously wounding one person and injuring 16 others, officials said.Turkmen and Kurds could solve Kurdish issue in Turkey and Iraq Kurdish Media - Aug 04 8:07 AM
In my opinion the Kurdish treatment of Turkmen is an example for Turkey. The government policy of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) offers a solution to the conflict in Turkey, which claims lives every week.Blasts in Turkey ERT.gr - Aug 04 8:52 AM
A strong blast caused a train to derail in SE Turkey on Friday, without killing or wounding anyone. Police sources said the blast occurred near a Kurdish-dominated village in the province of Diyarbakir and caused the derailment of some 15 carriages.Police say 2 bomb blasts in southern Turkey injure 17 people, 1 seriously Brandon Sun - Aug 04 8:18 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Two explosives detonated within minutes of each other in a southern Turkish city Friday, seriously wounding one person and injuring 16, officials said.11 Turkey Poults Find Refuge at Farm Sanctuary; Farm Sanctuary Calls for Cruelty Charges After NW Airlines Cargo [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Aug 04 1:00 PM
Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal shelter and advocacy organization, has welcomed 11 young turkey poults to its Orland, Calif. shelter. These turkeys were among over 11,500 birds transported from Detroit to San Francisco via Northwest Airlines. Upon arrival at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on July 13, Northwest employees discovered that over 9,000 of the birds perished Tokyo Flash Pimp Jive Turkey Gizmodo - Aug 03 6:49 AM
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you, this watch from Tokyo Flash is actually called the Pimp Jive Turkey. The positive note is that Tokyo Flash seems to be making watches that actually look like...Iran, Turkey May Call for UN Meeting to Achieve Cease-Fire Bloomberg.com - Aug 03 4:30 AM
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Iran, Turkey and 15 other states said they will call for a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to achieve a cease-fire in the Middle East should the UN fail to end hostilities immediately.Two bombs in Turkey, 10 hurt CNN.com - Aug 04 5:32 AM
Two blasts detonated outside a bank in the southern Turkish city of Adana on Friday, injuring 10 people, police and eyewitnesses said.Explosions wound 13 people in southern Turkey Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 04 5:17 AM
Thirteen people including five police officers and two police school students were injured in two explosions in the southern Turkish city Adana, the state news agency Anatolian said on Friday.70 M Ps Resign From Turkey - Israel Friendship Group So Far TurkishPress.com - Aug 03 10:55 AM
ANKARA - 70 MPs have resigned from Turkey-Israel Interparliamentary Friendship Group so far, reacting to recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine.4 More M Ps Resign From Turkey - Israel Friendship Group TurkishPress.com - Aug 03 10:55 AM
ANTALYA/ADANA - Four more MPs resigned from Turkey-Israel Interparliamentary Friendship Group on Wednesday, reacting to recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Palestine.CHINA, TURKEY DEVELOP ADVANCED ROCKET Middle East Newsline - Aug 03 6:43 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- China and Turkey have developed and marketed an advanced rocket. Industry sources said Ankara and Beijing have completed development of the B-611 rocket.Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone extends its marketing campaign to Turkey as Turkish investment increases AME Info - Aug 03 4:44 AM
Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone is extending its international marketing campaign to Turkey following a steady increase in investment in the free zone by Turkish businesses.Nestlé signs bottled water merger in Turkey Food Production Daily - Aug 03 4:22 AM
03/08/2006 - Nestlé Waters said it would merge in Turkey with the country s number one bottled water group, Erikli, to take better advantage of Turks growing thirst for mineral water.KRG has no plan to handover PKK members to Turkey Kurdish Media - Aug 03 7:06 AM
London (KurdishMedia.com) 03 August 2006: The spokesperson for the Kurdistan Regional Government stated that his government has no plan to handover members of the PKK to Turkey, reported local media on Thursday.In pictures: Historic Hasankeyf BBC News - Aug 04 1:20 PM
Images of Turkey's ancient town of Hasankeyf and nearby sites, at risk of being flooded by a controversial dam project.TURKEY PLANS TO BUY ADVANCED F-16s Middle East Newsline - Aug 03 2:28 AM
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey plans to procure advanced F-16 multi-role fighters from the United States. Officials said the Turkish Air Force Command and the Defense Industry Undersecretariat have decided to purchase 30 new F-16s from Lockheed Martin.Local guards divide Turkish Kurds BBC News - Aug 04 12:06 PM
Turkey's Village Guards in the mainly Kurdish south-east face an uncertain future, Meriel Beattie reports.Turkey expects Iraqi, US action against Kurd rebels very soon ; Talabani moves to defuse tension Kurdish Media - Aug 03 2:51 AM
ANKARA- Turkey has high hopes that Iraq and the United States will soon act to curb separatist Turkish Kurd rebels based in northern Iraq, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.Explosions wound 13 people in Turkey Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 04 5:50 AM
ANKARA (Reuters) - Thirteen people, including five police officers, were injured in two explosions in the southern Turkish city of Adana, the state news agency Anatolian said on Friday.Indian Oil, Calik apply to build refinery in Turkey Business Standard India - Aug 03 3:10 AM
Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Calik Enerji of Turkey have applied for a refinery cum petrochemicals complex project at Ceyhan. "We have applied for a license for the project to be built at Ceyhan in Turkey," an IOC official said.Indian Oil, Calik apply to build 15 mmtpa refinery in Turkey New Kerala - Aug 03 2:53 AM
New Delhi: State-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Calik Enerji of Turkey have applied for a refinery cum petrochemicals complex project at Ceyhan. "We have applied for a license for the project to be built at Ceyhan in Turkey," an IOC official told PTI.Turkey Valley falls in semis, 1-0 Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - Aug 04 2:31 AM
By KELLY BEATON, Courier Sports Writer FORT DODGE --- As the seventh inning rolled along, around 6:15 Thursday evening, the shadows grew long on diamond No. 2 at the Rogers Sports Complex.Oil slick threat to wildlife of Mediterranean Guardian Unlimited - Aug 04 6:21 PM
Slick spreading north from Lebanon along the Syrian coast and could devastate Turkey and Cyprus, say ecologists. Turkey s Warning over Middle East Crisis Turks.US - Aug 04 8:04 AM
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) at an emergency summit held in Malaysia on Thursday called for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon.Lebanon Oil Spill Threatens Eastern Mediterranean Coasts Bloomberg.com - Aug 04 8:51 AM
Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- An oil spill seeping from a Lebanese power station that was bombed by Israeli jets threatens to pollute countries in the eastern Mediterranean such as Cyprus and Turkey, Lebanon's environment minister said in Beirut.Lebanese oil slick threatens neighbouring countries Financial Times - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
An oil slick affecting more than 80km of the Lebanese coastline has reached Syria and could threaten Cyprus, Turkey and Greece if left unchecked.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-08-04 14:44 GMT: Seventeen injured in bomb explosions in southern Turkey Interactive Investor - Aug 04 7:16 AM
ANKARA (AFX) - Two bomb explosions near a bank in the southern Turkish city of Adana Friday left 17 people injured, among them police officers, a senior local official said.TURKEY: Nestlé Waters merges ops with local player Just Drinks - Aug 03 6:56 AM
Nestlé Waters is to merge its operations in Turkey with local bottled water group Erikli.Emaar, $84bn overseas deals AME Info - 30 minutes ago
Emaar is the UAE's largest overseas investor, with a portfolio of projects topping $84bn, reported Gulf News. The company has launched major developments in a number of countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, India and Pakistan, most of which have been announced in the past twelve months alone.Turkey's musical beat Denver Post - Aug 03 7:11 PM
When Fatih Akin's "Head-On" arrived last year, not only had the German-born Turk's rock 'n' roll love story been the first German film to win the Berlin Film Festival's top prize in 17 years (2004), it was one of the best indie features to play in Denver, period.ALI BULAC Zaman Online - Aug 04 2:15 PM
What can Turkey do? Israel presses on military and diplomatic fronts. It presses militarily to raze Lebanon to the ground with its war machine and it presses diplomatically to enable the deployment of a UN Peace Force in southern Lebanon, consisting of troops from few countries, primarily Turkey.Hints to avoid a penalty flag USA Today - Aug 03 4:25 PM
The sight of Will Ferrell scampering in his skivvies in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby could inspire non-NASCAR fans to check out the action for real. But before you head to a track, it's best to prep: NASCAR isn't just a sport, it's a state of mind, often brought on by too much sun, fun, Bud and a bad grilled turkey leg.ELIF SAFAK Zaman Online - Aug 04 2:15 PM
One of the most common, despicable and fixed reflexes in Turkey is to repeat over and over again that this nation will never improve, and to accuse all those who believe the opposite of being either romantic or credulous. FATIH URAZ Zaman Online - Aug 04 2:18 PM
After it became clear that Nicolas Anelka would leave Fenerbahce, the first thing to say is that Turkey can t keep the soccer stars that it hardly manages to bring in. 4 Hurt in a Bombing in Turkey Turks.US - Aug 04 11:04 AM
A police officer reported that the first bomb exploded in front of a bank on a highway in Adana's southern city. The second went off a few meters away at a construction site after police and journalists had rushed to the scene of the first blast.Turkey new destination for Gulf petro-dollars Gulf Daily News - Aug 02 3:53 PM
LONDON: Turkey looks set to attract increasing amounts of Gulf petro-dollars in coming years, the Israel-Lebanon conflict having underlined the persistent security concerns associated with the Middle East.Garanti Bank's H1 net profit jumps 61 pct Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 04 8:16 AM
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Net profits at Turkey's Garanti Bank rose 61.1 percent in the first six months of the year to 508.5 million lira ($41.69 million), the bank said in a statement on Friday.FIKRET ERTAN Zaman Online - Aug 04 2:16 PM
The crisis in Lebanon has eclipsed other important events and developments worldwide and shifted them from our main priorities. In fact, various other developments occurring elsewhere around the world can be closely linked with Turkey.ETYEN MAHCUPYAN Zaman Online - Aug 04 2:17 PM
It is not very hard to guess why the TV shows about mafia relationships taking place behind closed doors are so popular in Turkey. Turkish society has never been able to find out about what is really going on .Iraq Vice-President Al Hashimi Arrives in Istanbul for Talks Zaman Online - Aug 04 2:13 PM
Iraqi Vice-President Tariq Al Hashimi has arrived in Istanbul from the Iraqi capital Baghdad for a round of contacts in Turkey. Al Hashimi and a delegation of about 15 people including his family were welcomed by Prime Ministry Chief Advisor Professor Ahmet Davutoglu at Istanbul Ataturk Airport.Turkey to probe new match-fixing allegations AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 4:31 AM
The Turkish Football Association (TFA) has announced an investigation into claims that a federation official offered to rig a match last season to save first division side Samsunspor from relegation.Turk cbank says forex rate impact on CPI to lessen Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 04 6:48 AM
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank said on Friday it expected the impact of foreign exchange rate volatility on inflation to lessen from August after it had a strong effect in July.New Turkey match-fixing charges Gulf Daily News - Aug 04 9:55 AM
ISTANBUL: The Turkish Football Association (TFA) yesterday announced an investigation into claims that a federation official offered to rig a match last season to save first division side Samsunspor from relegation.Ready to adopt? Let's talk turkey San Jose Mercury News - Aug 02 3:20 AM
Imagine fattening up a turkey for fun instead of for a feast. The Peninsula Humane Society is hoping you'll consider doing just that by adopting one of 30 or so baby turkeys rescued at San Francisco International Airport after a recent cargo disaster that left more than 9,000 fellow fowl dead.Turk cb says forex rate impact to lessen from Aug Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 04 6:20 AM
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank said on Friday it expected the impact of the foreign exchange rate on inflation to lessen from August after having a strong impact in July.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Aug 04 8:26 AM
Protesters set fire to an Israeli flag to protest the Israeli offensive in Lebanon after Friday prayers, in Fatih Mosque, in Istanbul August 4, 2006. REUTERS/STRINGER/TURKEYWildlife fundraiser is Saturday The Ironton Tribune - Aug 04 8:22 AM
A wildlife organization focused on preserving the wild turkey and its habitat, as well as sponsoring a number of outreach programs, is hoping to garner community support this weekend.De la Rosa remains optimistic F1-Live.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Aug 04 3:30 AM
Hopes to retain McLaren ride in Turkey : Pedro de la Rosa hopes to keep his McLaren race seat beyond Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.Row over Armenian genocide puts US envoy's approval on hold AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 03 7:39 AM
Efforts by the White House to win quick approval for its new ambassador to Armenia have hit a snag after a bipartisan group of senators moved to force the US government's formal recognition that Turkey committed genocide during World War I.ONLY 0.14% Sharewatch - Aug 04 11:34 AM
Relatives of George Allen Smith IV of Greenwich accused Royal Caribbean International of a cover-up that hindered the investigation. Smith, 26, of Greenwich, vanished July 5 from a Royal Caribbean ship in the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey after an apparent late night of drinking.ONLY 0.14% Sharewatch - Aug 04 8:49 AM
A railway blast near the village of Bakacak in Diyarbakir province of southeast Turkey derailed four of the train\'s 15 wagons and forced the closure of the railway for repairs, local security sources said.Turkey dinners, straight from the farm Boston Globe - Aug 02 12:48 AM
When you see a line forming at Cold Spring Park farmers' market in Newton, you can be sure customers are queuing up at the Bob's Turkey Farm truck. Loyals buy farm-raised birds fashioned into turkey pot pies (white meat, dark meat, or mixed), individual dinners, kielbasa, boned stuffed breast s , salad, cutlets, and all other things turkey, sold frozen. ...Agenda 2004-09 EUActiv - Aug 04 4:55 AM
Ongoing negotiations with accession and candidate countries are reaching crucial stages. Bulgaria and Romania are on the verge of entering the Union, and the screening process with Turkey in need of keeping up the momentum.Turkish Yapi Kredi to up capital to 3.143 bln lira Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 04 12:08 AM
ISTANBUL, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's Yapi Kredi Bank said on Friday it had decided to increase its capital to 3.143 billion lira ($2.1 billion) from 1.897 billion as part of its merger deal with Kocbank.Officials Set Meeting to Plan Facility's `Limited Opening' The Ledger - Aug 04 3:06 AM
Awild turkey hen and a line of her nearly grown poults march across an unpaved road, through the tall grass and into a pine forest. Gator Creek's dark, tannincolored water rushes around moss-covered rocks between stands of sweet gum, sabal palm, cypress and elm. Turkish Parliamentary delegation to travel to Lebanon Turks.US - Aug 04 8:04 AM
Turkish Parliament's Human Rights Inquiry Commission members will travel to the region to assess how big are the human rights violations in Lebanon and Palestine, and to decide on what Turkey could do in this regard , sources said on Friday.Turkey slappers 'loveable to me' Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 01 6:48 PM
Camilla and the turkey slappers ... John, top left, whose real name is Michael Bric, and Ashley, whose name is Michael Cox.PKK is not Hezbollah Kurdish Media - Aug 04 3:36 AM
Turkey says that Israel's recent action in Lebanon to stop Hezbollah attacks means that Turkey should be allowed to take similar steps against Kurdish guerrillas operating from northern Iraq against Turkish forces.2-A state softball: Turkey Valley 11, Logan-Magnolia 0 The Des Moines Register - Aug 01 7:22 PM
Meagan Novotny threw a four-hitter and struck out 13 in the Class 2-A quarterfinal win over Turkey Valley of Jackson.Championship chance Press-Citizen - Aug 04 1:30 AM
Top-ranked Solon made the most of a couple early gifts from No. 5 Turkey Valley and earned the Spartans third Class 2A state final spot in four years with a 1-0 victory.New general set to test Turkey's political elite Financial Times - Aug 01 7:16 PM
Turkey's political and military leaders began their annual four-day meeting yesterday amid signs that the often fractious relationship between the government, with its roots in political Islam, and the staunchly secular armed forces is about to become a little less congenial.AP Blog: Driving trucks risky in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 04 2:19 PM
AP Correspondent Rebecca Santana is embedded with the New Jersey National Guard at Camp Anaconda, Iraq. And AP Correspondent Robert H. Reid covers Iraq events from Baghdad for The Associated Press.Turkish media craze on north Iraq helping PKK Kurdish Media - Aug 04 3:51 AM
I've just got back from Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq. My contacts with Kurdish leaders in the past few days show they are highly uncomfortable about the presence of a force hostile to Turkey in their mountains and that they sincerely want to get eradicate the problem once and for all.Indian immigrants arrested in Greece IBN live - Aug 04 12:04 AM
Thirty-eight Indians were arrested near the Greek border while trying to cross over from Turkey into Greece illegally.Looking for Plan B Kathimerini - Aug 04 1:54 AM
Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis recently told a conference of Greek diplomats that her ministry was developing an alternative strategy in the event that Turkey s accession process to the European Union fails - an undesirable outcome, as she said.San Mateo Daily Journal San Mateo Daily Journal - Aug 04 1:36 AM
Eleven remaining turkey chicks from the original 40 receiving shelter and care at the Peninsula Humane Society since mid-July were driven by a volunteer to the Farm Sanctuary in Orland, Calif., where they will live out their lives at the nonprofit s sprawling, rural facility.2000 Skoda Felicia GLXI from Turkey Carsurvey.org - Aug 03 8:24 PM
"Felicia is practical and economical." What things have gone wrong with the car?Turkish central bank keen to stay in Ankara Financial Times - Aug 03 7:16 PM
Turkey's government and central bank were at odds yesterday over a proposal to move the institution in the next few years from Ankara, the country's political capital, to Istanbul, its commercial and financial hub.Turkish soccer federation to launch new match-fixing probe SportingNews.com - Aug 03 11:27 AM
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's soccer federation is launching a new probe into allegations that one of i... Talabani Reassures Turkey on PKK Turks.US - Aug 03 6:49 AM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has reassured the Turkish government that Iraq will do its utmost to prevent terrorist attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) through northern Iraq.Italy expose France's problems in World Championships warm-up AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 04 12:35 PM
A 14-point haul from NBA star Tony Parker could not prevent France from sliding to a disappointing 79-65 loss to Italy in a World Championship warm-up match.Excerpt from 'Happiness Sold Separately' USA Today - Aug 04 12:18 PM
Excerpt from 'Happiness Sold Separately'Turkey names hard-liner military chief AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 31 2:50 PM
Turkey named a new military chief Monday who favors a tougher line against Kurdish rebels and negotiations on the secular Muslim country joining the European Union.15,000 Americans evacuated from Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 02 7:15 PM
After 18 days, 15,000 Americans stranded in Lebanon have been evacuated by way of Turkey and Cyprus, and major efforts to move Americans out have ended, the State Department said Wednesday night.Celebrating Thanksgiving symbol Selma Times-Journal - Aug 03 10:30 PM
On Thursday, Nov. 24, most of the families in Selma, indeed, in America, will sit down to a festive meal with its main course - TURKEY, the species Meleagris gallopavo!US Does Not Want Exacerbation of Relations with Turkey PanARMENIAN.Net - Aug 03 4:06 AM
A bipartisan group of senators, who are members of Foreign Relations Committee, are for US recognition of the Armenian Genocide in 1915, AFP writes.He really was a Fox News Democrat Salon.com - Aug 03 8:22 PM
The numbers show Lieberman had a Fox habit, and kicked it cold turkey when he faced a primary challenge from the left. Iran, Other Islamic States May Call for UN Meeting (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 03 5:00 AM
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and 15 other states said they will call for a general meeting of the United Nations to achieve a cease-fire in the Middle East should the UN fail to end hostilities immediately.Islamic Nations Demand Investigation on Israeli Acts (Update1) Bloomberg.com - Aug 03 3:44 AM
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and a group of other Islamic nations demanded an immediate investigation into what they called ``criminal acts'' by Israel in Lebanon.Date set for Shafak trial in Turkey Guardian Unlimited - Aug 03 9:08 AM
Aug 3: The first hearing in the trial of the Turkish novelist Elif Shafak will take place in Istanbul on September 21.Nuggets 2006 preseason schedule Rocky Mountain News - Aug 03 11:16 AM
DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 10/10 Efes Pilsen (Turkey) Pepsi Center, Denver 7:00 p.m. 10/14 Golden State Arena de Monterrey, Mexico TBA 10/18 Indiana Shoemaker Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio 5:00 p.m.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Aug 03 2:18 PM
Putting pressure on Washington for some time along all civilian and military lines, Turkey wants precautions to be taken against terrorist elements in Northern Iraq.ALI BULAC Zaman Online - Aug 03 2:16 PM
Should Turkey Send Troops? In my Monday column I wrote that Hezbollah forced Israel to make an operation 2-3 months early. This, of course, turned many calculations upside down. Now let s look closely at how the America-England-Israel connection is working to make an attack.Editorial: Heed the Warnings Arab News - Aug 03 4:13 PM
The US and the West have good friends in the Middle East but for how much longer? Two weeks ago Turkey s Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul warned that even moderate Turks, angry at US support for Israel s actions in Lebanon, were becoming anti-American.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Aug 03 2:14 PM
Ankara has requested the extradition to Turkey from Iraq of Murat Karayilan, a top official of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) - the Hurriyet Turkish daily reported on Thursday.U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan Boston Globe - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
As of August 4, 2006, at least 262 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.ATV gets Turkish rights UEFA News - Aug 03 9:25 AM
UEFA has announced that ATV will be its official free-to-air broadcast partner in Turkey for UEFA EURO 2008 .The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Aug 03 4:05 PM
The US and the West have good friends in the Middle East but for how much longer? Two weeks ago Turkey s Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul warned that even moderate Turks, angry at US support for Israel sN.D. avian flu testing to begin Wahpeton News - Aug 03 1:12 PM
District Game Warden Tim Phalen said there is little concern about avian flu striking confined fowl on area turkey farms or infecting hunters.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Aug 03 2:13 PM
A Turkish national kidnapped in Iraq in mid-June was released on Wednesday, said a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman. The kidnapped Turkish technician, Hasan Eskimutlu, is expected to arrive in Turkey on Thursday.
