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  • Turkey abuse claims 'on the rise' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 22 7:27 AM
    An EU delegation reports a "worrying" increase in reports of torture and abuse in Turkey, after a fact-finding visit.

  • Techno Park takes part in Turkey exhibition Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
    DUBAI Techno Park, the Dubai-based technology and R&D facilitator, has participated in the Emirates Business Exhibition held recently in the Republic of Turkey.

  • Cypriot FM says Turkey not ready for serious talks on Cyprus issue Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    Cypriot Foreign Minister George Lillikas said on Friday that it was unrealistic to expect Turkey to engage in serious discussions on a political solution to the Cyprus issue, given Ankara's stance on the republic and the European Union.

  • Leading author acquitted, but Turkey remains a country where writers can be put on trial Open this result in new window
    Vail Daily - Sep 22 4:29 PM
    ISTANBUL, Turkey - One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted Thursday of "insulting Turkishness" - a crime Western-looking Turks view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to joining the European Union.

  • Turkey acquits leading author, but writers can still be tried Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 21 11:21 AM
    One of Turkey's leading authors was quickly acquitted of "insulting Turkishness" but critics said until the law is abolished, Turkey will remain a place where authors are regularly put on trial.

  • EU Waits for Turkey's Adoption of 9th Reform Package Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 22 2:16 PM
    EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn announced the European Union had been waiting for Turkey to adopt its ninth reform package.

  • Case buttressed Turkey's reputation as "a country that tries writers." Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 22 12:27 AM
    One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted yesterday of "insulting Turkishness" - a crime that Western-looking Turks view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to Turkey's joining the European Union.

  • Fire Injures 31 at Chemical Plant in Southeastern Turkey Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Sep 22 11:14 AM
    Fire injures 31 at chemical plant in southeastern Turkey ANKARA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-one people were injured in an explosion caused by fire in a chemical plant in southeastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Friday.

  • Turkey listens with half an ear Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 22 5:47 AM
    A MUTED welcome is all that Turkey deserves for its reprieve of its most famous female novelist on charges of "insulting Turkishness"....

  • Writer's trial a key moment for Turkey Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 21 7:03 PM
    The acquittal of Turkish novelist Elif Shafak may mark a turning point for Turkey, writes the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.

  • Turkey confirms citizen killed by Taliban in Afghanistan Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Sep 22 10:52 AM
    ANKARA - Turkey confirmed Friday that an abducted Turkish citizen had been killed by the Taliban Islamic militia in Afghanistan, calling on the Afghan authorities to punish those responsible.

  • Centre-right MEPs suggest Pope clause in Turkey report Open this result in new window
    Euro Observer - Sep 22 9:09 AM
    22.09.2006 - 18:07 CET | By Lucia Kubosova EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS Angry Muslim reaction to the Pope's recent speech on Islam has seen some centre-right MEPs make a last-minute attempt to insert a paragraph condemning the Muslim outcry into a major report on Turkey's EU accession progress.

  • Catholic leader voices doubt on Turkey in EU Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Sep 22 3:07 AM
    THE Archbishop of Westminster entered the row over the Popes comments on Islam yesterday when he questioned whether Turkey should be admitted to the European Union.

  • Adopt a turkey, then gobble it at Christmas Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Sep 22 4:29 AM
    WITH stuffing and all the trimmings, it is the focal point of a traditional Christmas meal - but not many people get to name their turkey before they eat it.

  • Foreign visitors to Turkey rise despite bombings Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 22 12:55 AM
    ISTANBUL, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The number of foreigners visiting Turkey rose 1.6 percent year-on-year in August, in the peak season of a weak year for Turkish tourism, official data showed on Friday.

  • Arkansas Considers Turkey Changes Open this result in new window
    Buckmasters - Sep 22 7:56 AM
    Based on recommendations from the wildlife management division, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is proposing to reduce the number of days available for spring turkey season. The proposal was made during last week's regular monthly meeting of the agency.

  • Russia, Turkey responsible for security in Black Sea - minister Open this result in new window
    Interfax - Sep 22 2:18 AM
    SOCHI. Sept 22 (Interfax) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov has said that two countries, Russia and Turkey, are mainly responsible for security in the Black Sea.

  • Turkeys penal code Open this result in new window
    Kurdish Media - Sep 22 7:07 AM
    The outrageous and flimsy case against Elif Shafak, Turkey's most celebrated woman novelist, brought to court on charges of "denigrating Turkishness", collapsed in a matter of minutes yesterday.

  • Iran-Turkey-Iraq triangle, world's key geopolitical areas: Envoy Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 22 3:40 AM
    Iran - Turkey - Ties Iran's Ambassador to Turkey, Firouz Dolatabadi, described Iran, Turkey and Iraq as "key points in World's geopolitics" and said whoever dominates over this geography can control the whole world.

  • Author cleared of insulting Turkey Open this result in new window
    The Monterey County Herald - Sep 22 3:11 AM
    One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted Thursday of ''insulting Turkishness'' in a novel that touched on the mass killings of Armenians during the final years of the Ottoman Empire.

  • UA prof acquitted in Turkey Open this result in new window
    Arizona Daily Star - Sep 22 12:36 AM
    ISTANBUL, Turkey Ninety minutes into her trial Thursday, a UA professor and leading Turkish author was acquitted of "insulting Turkishness" in a case that pitted freedom of expression against a law with broad nationalist support.

  • Iran-Turkey ties based on good neighborliness, mutual confidence Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 22 2:41 AM
    Iran - Turkey - Ties Iran's Foreign Ministry announced here on Thursday that Tehran-Ankara ties are based on mutual confidence and good neighborliness.

  • Fire at chemical factory in southeastern Turkey kills 2, injures 35 Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Sep 22 2:43 AM
    ANKARA, Turkey - A blaze engulfed a chemical factory near the southeastern city of Gaziantep on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 35 others, state television said.

  • Fire injures 31 at chemical plant in southeastern Turkey Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 22 1:08 AM
    Thirty-one people were injured in an explosion caused by fire in a chemical plant in southeastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Friday.

  • Cardinal faces criticism on Turkey-EU issue Open this result in new window
    Ekklesia - Sep 22 3:45 AM
    The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has questioned whether Turkey should be able to join the European Union at the moment and is being challenged over his attitude by both Christians and Muslims.

  • Turkey Drops Charges Against Shafak in Key EU Trial (Update3) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 21 6:44 AM
    Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Turkish prosecutors dropped charges against novelist Elif Shafak, on the first day of her trial for denigrating the national identity in a case monitored by the European Union as a benchmark for Turkey's human rights record.

  • NeoMedia's 12snap Sets Up Mobile Marketing Subsidiary in Turkey Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 22 5:30 AM
    FORT MYERS, Fla. & MUNICH, Germany----Sept. 22, 2006--NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: NEOM, , an innovator in market-driven technologies, said today that its award-winning mobile marketing agency 12snap AG subsidiary is now represented in Turkey with its own new subsidiary.

  • Don't visit Turkey, John Paul's attacker warns pope Open this result in new window
    Borneo Bulletin - Sep 21 11:52 PM
    ROME (Guardian) - The man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II warned his successor late Wednesday not to make a scheduled visit to Turkey because his life would be at risk.

  • EU's Barroso urges Turkey to meet obligations to open ports Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 21 7:09 PM
    European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has urged Turkey to meet its obligations and commitments, including those concerning the Republic of Cyprus, to facilitate its accession course, Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported on Thursday.

  • Turkey Puts Novelist Shafak on Trial, Risking Breach With EU Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 21 12:34 AM
    Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey will put novelist Elif Shafak on trial today on charges she denigrated the national identity, in a case that may trigger a showdown with the European Union over the government's failure to permit freedom of speech.

  • Turkey approves sale of steel group Erdemir again Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Sep 21 12:44 PM
    ISTANBUL -- Turkey's competition board said Wednesday that it had approved the privatization of the country's biggest steel company, Erdemir, for a second time in order to override a court order blocking the sale.

  • Turkey Favored to Host 2009 IMF Assembly Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 21 2:12 PM
    Officials in Singapore on Wednesday signed an agreement to stage the 2009 round of IMF and World Bank meetings in Istanbul. Ali Babacan from Turkey, Rodrigo de Rato from the IMF, and Paul Wolfowitz from the World Bank signed the document together.

  • Fronteer Development Group Inc.: Drilling to Commence on Two New Gold Projects in NW Turkey Open this result in new window
    SYS-CON Media - Sep 21 2:23 PM
    Fronteer Development Group Inc. ('Fronteer') (TSX: FRG)(AMEX: FRG) is pleased to announce that drilling is scheduled to commence shortly on the Pirentepe and Halilaga gold projects in north western Turkey. These projects collectively form the centerpiece of a 20 kilometre long emerging gold system, underpinned by the Kirazli deposit to the northwest and the Agi Dagi deposit to the southeast.

  • Turkey a model Muslim state, says Costello Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
    ELIZABETH JACKSON: The Treasurer Peter Costello will today use a speech in Canberra to indirectly send a message to the Muslim community by talking up the importance of the separation of established religion and state.

  • Free speech in Turkey; torture in America Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Sep 21 6:36 AM
    The acquittal of the Turkish novelist, Elif Shafak, on charges of insulting Turkishness is good news for free speech. But the very fact that Ms Shafak could face such a charge is damaging to Turkeys international image and reveals the tensions within the country.

  • Gas channel planned via Turkey Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Sep 21 4:53 PM
    MOSCOW: Russia's Gaz-prom energy giant and Italian ENI will sign a co-operation agreement by October 15 including a plan to build a "Blue Stream 2" gas pipeline across Turkey to southern Europe, the Kommersant daily said yesterday.

  • Cardinal questions Turkey's admission to EU Open this result in new window
    Daily Mail - Sep 21 10:08 AM
    The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales today questioned whether Turkey should be admitted to the European Union. Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor echoed Pope Benedict XVI in saying that the predominantly Muslim state was not culturally part of Europe

  • Author acquitted of insulting Turkey Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Sep 21 4:15 AM
    Turkeys most celebrated woman novelist was acquitted on Thursday of insulting Turkishness, in a case regarded as a test of freedom of expression in the country.

  • Cardinal raises Turkey doubts Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Sep 21 6:46 AM
    THE head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales today questioned whether Turkey should be admitted to the European Union.

  • 163 First Street, Orangeville 519-941-8961 Order Your Fresh Thanksgiving Turkey! Open this result in new window
    Orangeville Citizen - Sep 21 3:44 PM
    163 First Street, Orangeville 519-941-8961 Order Your Fresh Thanksgiving Turkey! Call or drop in today quantities are limited!

  • British cardinal questions Turkeys EU entry Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Sep 21 8:44 AM
    LONDON - The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales questioned on Thursday whether Turkey should join the European Union, echoing Pope Benedict XVI by asking if it was culturally part of Europe.

  • Attempted assassin warns Pope against Turkey visit Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 20 4:21 AM
    The man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981 has warned the current Pope not to visit Turkey, saying his life would be in danger, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

  • A bit of Turkey on Nason Street Open this result in new window
    Town Online - Sep 21 10:29 AM
    MAYNARD - Downtown Maynards trademark assortment of eclectic shops got even more diverse this summer as Erkan Demir, of Istanbul, Turkey, and John Stevens, of Sterling, Mass., opened Artemis Home Decor to sell genuine, handmade Turkish rugs.

  • Muslims want to know more on Pope's view of Islam Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 22 6:44 AM
    Following a wave of protests against Pope Benedict's remarks on Islam, Muslim intellectuals in Turkey are asking what he really thinks about their faith and what long-term consequences his views will have.

  • TURKEY MAKES IT SIMPLER Open this result in new window
    Maritime Global Net - Sep 21 3:39 AM
    TURKEY has made changes to the requirements for registration on its international ship register that are intended to make it simpler for both shipowners and financiers to take advantage of Turkish registration.

  • Pope warned to stay away from Turkey Open this result in new window
    The Star - Sep 21 8:56 AM
    Ankara - The man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 has warned Pope Benedict not to visit Turkey.

  • EU diplomats ponder plan to avoid clash with Turkey Open this result in new window
    European Voice - Sep 21 4:46 AM
    EU diplomats are looking for ways to avoid the predicted train crash with Turkey by continuing accession negotiations on areas not directly affected by Ankaras refusal to open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot boats and planes.

  • Not guilty of insulting Turkey Open this result in new window
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Sep 22 5:32 AM
    The decision is seen as a step toward greater freedom of speech.

  • Riverton Parke routs Turkey Run in homecoming game Open this result in new window
    Terre Haute Tribune-Star - 5 minutes ago
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  • Gazprom, ENI plan new pipeline through Turkey: report Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Sep 21 4:41 AM
    MOSCOW - Russia's Gazprom energy giant and Italian ENI will sign a cooperation agreement by October 15 including a plan to build a "Blue Stream 2" gas pipeline across Turkey to southern Europe, the Kommersant daily said Thursday.

  • Turkey will not join EU by 2020, most Europeans predict Open this result in new window
    Euro Observer - Sep 21 1:09 AM
    21.09.2006 - 09:58 CET | By Mark Beunderman EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - A minority of around one third of Europeans believes Turkey and Ukraine will be members of the EU by 2020, a new German study has revealed. But EU citizens believe that by that time, the bloc will have a new treaty.

  • Fronteer Development Group Inc.: Drilling to Commence on Two New Gold Projects in NW Turkey Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 21 9:27 AM
    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Fronteer Development Group Inc. is pleased to announce that drilling is scheduled to commence shortly on the Pirentepe and Halilaga gold projects in north western Turkey.

  • ADVISORY-Witness story from Turkey Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Sep 20 9:25 PM
    Source: Reuters Gareth Jones is Senior Correspondent, Turkey. In the following story, slugged BC-WITNESS-HAMMAM and headlined "WITNESS-Head for a Turkish bath if the heat is on", he recounts a visit to the ...

  • Turkey frees British artist Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Sep 22 5:17 PM
    MICHAEL Dickinson, the British artist accused of "insulting" the Turkish prime minister, was released from custody yesterday.

  • Novelist on trial as Turkey defies calls to scrap law Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Sep 20 8:30 PM
    Turkey's most celebrated woman novelist goes on trial today charged with "insulting Turkishness", as the government refuses to bow to domestic and international pressure to abolish the law that allows writers to be prosecuted.

  • Turkey to aid Iraqi Kurds in civil war Open this result in new window
    UPI - Sep 20 10:08 PM
    NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Turkey would protect Iraqi Kurds in the event of an all-out civil war in Iraq, Turkey's foreign minister told a Turkish-American group in New York.

  • Turkey report stays on EU agenda Open this result in new window
    EU Politix - Sep 22 5:50 AM
    The MEP at the centre of a row over Turkish EU has expressed his pleasure that his report will be voted on in European parliament next week.

  • Turks welcome Shafak's acquittal Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 22 7:06 AM
    Newspapers in Turkey welcome the acquittal of the novelist Elif Shafak.

  • Person to watch | Pope Benedict XVI Open this result in new window
    The State - 38 minutes ago
    POPE, MUSLIM ENVOYS PLAN TO MEET ON MONDAY VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI has invited Muslim envoys to meet with him at his summer residence Monday for what the Holy See says is urgently needed dialogue after the crisis ignited by his remarks on Islam and violence. Turkey and Iran immediately said their representatives would attend.

  • British Church Hierarchs Question Whether Turkey Should Join EU Open this result in new window
    PanARMENIAN.Net - Sep 22 7:17 AM
    Cardinal O'Connor questioned whether "a continent that, fundamentally, is Christian" would benefit from admitting a large predominantly Muslim country to the Union.

  • Gunman warns Pope against Turkey visit Open this result in new window
    News Interactive - Sep 20 7:10 PM
    THE man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981 has warned the current Pope not to visit Turkey, saying his life would be in danger.

  • Armenians Reject Trade, Commerce with Turkey Open this result in new window
    Angus Reid - Sep 20 11:21 PM
    - Many adults in Armenia believe their border with Turkey should not be reopened unless there is an acknowledgement of the genocide, according to a poll by the Gallup Organization.

  • Bomb kills 7 in southeastern Turkish city Open this result in new window
    Madera Tribune - Sep 22 5:47 PM
    ISTANBUL, Turkey - A bomb struck a predominantly Kurdish city in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, killing seven people and wounding 17, the local governor's office said.

  • On the case Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Sep 22 4:34 PM
    Gill Charlton answers questions on visas for Canada, travellers cheques for Turkey and resorts which cater for skiers, snowboarders and non-skiers.

  • Greece, Turkey hold joint naval op Open this result in new window
    Sunday Times - Sep 20 9:48 PM
    ATHENS - Greece and Turkey will soon hold their first ever joint naval exercise in the southern Aegean, involving a small number of frigates, a military source said.

  • EU pressures Turkey on free speech and Cyprus Open this result in new window
    Euro Observer - Sep 22 1:08 AM
    22.09.2006 - 09:56 CET | By Lucia Kubosova The European Commission has praised a Turkish court verdict clearing a top novelist but repeated that Ankara's laws limiting freedom of expression should be scrapped altogether, with commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso saying Brussels is "not encouraged" by the latest signals from Ankara.

  • Potato firm bites back after Oliver's crusade cuts sales of chips Open this result in new window
    Independent - Sep 22 4:47 PM
    He has championed the cause of healthy school dinners, leading the crusade against Turkey Twizzlers and chips with everything and extracting a pledge of £280m from Tony Blair to improve children's diets.

  • IMF Chairman Praises Turkey's Economic Performance Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 20 2:12 PM
    Rodrigo Rato, chairman of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), gave his assessments on developments in Turkeys economy. Stating the growth performance was very high; Rato said Turkey deserved their support.

  • Hotel blamed for illness Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Sep 22 4:33 PM
    More than 100 British holidaymakers claim to have fallen ill at a hotel in Turkey. Dozens of families who stayed at the Pegasos Palace hotel in Sarigerme during the past month said that their holiday had been ruined by sickness.

  • Stocking up for Christmas: Give the turkey some time off Open this result in new window
    Publican - Sep 22 6:05 AM
    How many times does an average customer eat out in the run-up to Christmas period? At least one office do, a couple of nights out with friends, maybe a get-together with the lads from the darts team?

  • 'Pope Trying to Understand Turkey's Values' Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 20 2:14 PM
    Andrea Riccardi, the founder of the SantEgidio Catholic Community, said Pope Benedict XVIs visit to Turkey in November was very important for Europe, the Catholic Church and Turkey, and said this big event shouldnt have a shadow cast over it.

  • Drilling Intersects 116 m @ 0.61 % Cu on the East Camp Skarn Target at Ikiztepe-Sarp, NW Turkey Open this result in new window
    [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 21 12:01 AM
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia----Sept. 21, 2006--Cloudbreak Resources Ltd. a mining exploration Company with primary assets in Turkey, and Romania, is pleased to announce results of RC-drilling operations on the East Camp skarn prospect on its Ikiztepe-Sarp licenses in NW Turkey.

  • ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006092336698) Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 22 2:12 PM
    Turkey imports over $9.5 billion from China annually, accounting for 15 percent of Turkeys trade deficit, yet Turkeys exports to China are only $600 million.

  • Turk workers urge pope's arrest Open this result in new window
    KATC3 - Sep 22 6:24 PM
    ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) -- Employees of the state body that organizes Muslim worship in Turkey asked the authorities on Tuesday to open legal proceedings against Pope Benedict XVI and to arrest him when he visits the country in November.

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 22 2:13 PM
    The controversial report on Turkey prepared by Dutch rapporteur Camiel Eurlings will be discussed and voted on in the European Parliament (EP) General Assembly next week.

  • Muslims in Turkey, Iraq and the Palestinian territories demand papal apology Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 19 9:35 AM
    Muslims in Turkey, Iraq and the Palestinian territories demanded Tuesday that Pope Benedict XVI make a clear apology for his remarks on Islam, but the Malaysian prime minister said he accepted the pontiff's statement of regret.

  • EU fight to postpone Turkey report Open this result in new window
    EU Politix - Sep 20 9:05 AM
    Socialist MEPs are battling to head off a crucial Strasbourg vote on a report attacking Turkey.

  • Motorcycling: Rossi's road to recovery increases pressure on Hayden Open this result in new window
    Independent - Sep 22 4:45 PM
    Valentino Rossi will start tomorrow's 15th round of the MotoGP championship in Japan in his best position in the points table since the third round of the series in Turkey back in April.

  • HOT NEWS Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 22 2:15 PM
    Three mountaineers are missing on Mount Kachkar, located within the boundaries of Rize province in northeastern Turkey. No contact has been established with the three climbers, who have been missing since Thursday morning, said Kackar Climbing Club chairman Asim Haberal late on Thursday.

  • ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006092336699) Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 22 2:12 PM
    Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul cautioned U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that turmoil in Kerkuk (Kirkuk) would threaten all of Iraq. Gul said Turkey perceived the issue to be based on the Turkish-Kurdish division, adding: We see the situation in Kirkuk as an Iraqi issue.

  • Author acquitted of 'Turkishness' insult Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Sep 22 2:02 AM
    ISTANBUL -- One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted yesterday of ``insulting Turkishness" -- a crime Western-looking Turks view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to joining the European Union.

  • Its time for the Bush Administration to put Turks in their place Open this result in new window
    Kurdish Media - Sep 22 1:06 PM
    A friendship between America and Turkey has been a liability for America since the beginning, due to Turkeys notoriously dirty human rights record. During the Cold War Turkeys strategic location propelled America to seek a close relationship with Turkey.

  • HUSEYIN GULERCE Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 22 2:19 PM
    After the Vote... The Turkish parliaments acceptance, by means of JDP votes, of the memorandum to deploy troops to Lebanon is a turning point both for the current administration and, consequently, internal political structuring, and for Turkey and, consequently, Turkish foreign policy.

  • Two Killed, 35 Injured in Chemical Plant Fire in southeasternTurkey Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Sep 22 11:15 AM
    Two killed, 35 injured in chemical plant fire in southeastern Turkey ANKARA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 35 others injured in a chemical plant fire in southeastern Turkey, the semi- official Anatolia news agency reported on Friday.

  • Popes life in danger, dont visit Turkey Open this result in new window
    Express India - Sep 20 8:53 AM
    Amid all the furore in the Muslim world over Pope Benedict's comments on Islam and Prophet, the man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II has warned the current Pope not to visit Turkey, a predominantly Muslim country.

  • Greece and Turkey to hold first joint naval exercise Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Sep 20 8:32 AM
    ATHENS - Greece and Turkey will soon hold their first ever joint naval exercise in the southern Aegean, involving a small number of frigates, a military source said on Wednesday.

  • Top novelist acquitted in Turkey Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 21 1:59 AM
    An Istanbul court acquits Turkish novelist Elif Safak, who was accused of insulting "Turkishness".

  • Muslims in Turkey, Iraq, Palestinians demand papal apology Open this result in new window
    Coos Bay World Link - Sep 20 10:30 AM
    ANKARA, Turkey - Muslims in Turkey, Iraq and the Palestinian territories demanded today that Pope Benedict XVI make a clear apology for his remarks on Islam, instead of saying only that he was deeply sorry that Muslims had taken offense.

  • Briton held without charge in Turkey Open this result in new window
    ITV.com - Sep 22 4:46 AM
    A British university professor has been held without charge by Turkish police for the last seven days. Michael Dickinson, an English teacher at the city's Yeditepe University, was found not guilty in court of defaming the country's prime minister in a satirical cartoon.

  • Turkey to trot to Venice this weekend Open this result in new window
    Eastern Arizona Courier - Sep 21 4:04 PM
    The fifth annual Cancer Center fund-raiser will be Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Eastern Arizona College Gherald L. Hoopes, Jr. Activities Center, northeast entry.

  • Turkey could stop conflict of civilizations Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Sep 20 9:12 AM
    Richard Mansbach, a professor at Iowa State University in the United States, said Turkey has the potential to prevent a clash among civilizations.

  • Turkey steps up EU offensive Open this result in new window
    EU Politix - Sep 20 3:50 AM
    Turkey will step up its efforts to win over MEPs following Brussels' decision to delay publication of its report on Turkish EU entry.

  • Ballast Blow For Priaulx Open this result in new window
    Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Sep 22 5:09 AM
    British rivals Andy Priaulx and James Thompson renew their battle for the World Touring Car Championship in Turkey knowing success can be a handicap in the search for the title.

  • New-Found Freedom Open this result in new window
    Hartford Advocate - Sep 22 1:39 PM
    It wasnt until she first came to Smith College in Northampton, Mass., that Rana Nesin could kiss whoever she wanted to. An exchange student from Turkey, Rana (not her real name) had always known she was bisexual, but it wasnt until she came to the states that she could be who she wanted to be.

  • Turkey's Anadolu plans to invest 60 mln euros in glass plant in Kranodarterritory Open this result in new window
    Interfax - Sep 20 3:49 AM
    KRASNODAR. Sept 20 (Interfax) - Turkey's Anadolu Cam Sanayii A.S. is planning to invest 60 million euros in building a glass factory in Krasnodar territory, the regional administration for industry and timber resources told Interfax.

  • Turkey must recognize Greek Cyprus Open this result in new window
    Baku Sun - Azerbaijan - Sep 22 4:55 AM
    Programming by Ayten Alizadeh . Copyight by IntraNS . All rights reserved.

  • Novelist acquitted of charges of 'insulting Turkishness' Open this result in new window
    Provo Daily Herald - Sep 22 2:02 AM
    ISTANBUL, Turkey -- One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted Thursday of "insulting Turkishness" in a novel that touched on the mass killings of Armenians during the final years of the Ottoman Empire. The panel of judges said there was no evidence to support the charge against Elif Shafak, a University of Arizona assistant professor who gave birth to a daughter Saturday and did not attend

  • Turkey approves sale of steel group Erdemir again Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Sep 20 8:26 AM
    ISTANBUL - Turkey's competition board said Wednesday that it had approved the privatisation of the country's biggest steel company, Erdemir, for a second time in order to override a court order blocking the sale.

  • Merkel against further expansion of the European Union Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Sep 22 8:43 AM
    BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday ruled out expanding the European Union after Romania and Bulgaria join and the EU decides Turkey qualifies for membership.

  • Airport Project Should Ease Flooding In Turkey Creek Open this result in new window
    WLOX-TV Biloxi - Sep 20 4:52 AM
    The Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport is helping to improve the area around Turkey Creek by digging an underground storm-water retention system near the terminal.

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