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Suspected Kurdish rebels detonate landmine in southeastern Turkey 
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Suspected militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) detonated a landmine in Turkey's southeastern Hakkari Province on Thursday, the semi- official Anatolia news agency reported.MEPs Slam Turkey For Slow Progress In Pre-Accession Reforms, Tax-News.com - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
In adopting a report on Turkey's progress towards EU accession, MEPs stated on Wednesday that they were critical of the slowdown in the reform process.Turkey expresses concerns over Netherlands' approach on Armenian genocide People's Daily - Sep 28 5:23 PM
A Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday expressed concerns over Netherlands' approach on a "so-called Armenian genocide" in early 20th century, Turkey's semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.Survivors steal show at Turkey Trot Eastern Arizona Courier - Sep 28 4:51 PM
The infamous turkey of the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center has trotted to the Country Western United States, Hawaii, France and Mexico, but its recent trip to Venice, Italy, ruffled some colorful feathers. Foreign Investors can Trust in Turkey s Stability Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:09 PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that with political and economic stability in the country, Turkey has become the kind of place that global companies consider for investment.Turkey to Give Turkish Cyprus $1.2 Billion Donation Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:11 PM
Turkey has announced it will continue supporting the Turkish Cyprus financially. Turkey has been supporting Turkish Cyprus politically and economically since its establishment.Turkey s EU Negotiator Begins Europe Tour Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:12 PM
Turkey's Chief EU Negotiator Ali Babacan left for Rome on Wednesday afternoon to begin a second tour including Italy and Finland to hold talks on Turkey's EU membership.Iraq Says Turkey Cannot Interfere with Sovereignty Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:10 PM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani continues making surprising statements about Turkey, interestingly enough making these comments in the United States where he has been attending U.N. meetings.Gul Says Turkey Will Continue PKK Fight Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:10 PM
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that Turkey would keep fighting against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to the bitter end.Guardian: Military s Role Affects EU assessment of Turkey Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:11 PM
The Guardian warned that the military s role and their attempts to affect Turkish politics might negatively affect Turkey s E.U. accession attempts.Sébastien Won't Take Part In The Rally Of Turkey Rally-Live.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Sep 28 8:46 AM
After he fell off his mountain bike : After he fell off his mountain bike on Tuesday September 26th late afternoon, Sébastien won't take part in the Rally of Turkey (October 12th 15th).Turkey tale from Lexington shows lack of neighborliness and knowledge Boston Globe - Sep 28 2:22 AM
I read Doug Belkin's article about the disappearing turkeys in the Shade Street neighborhood in Lexington ( "Wild turkey tale ruffles neighbors" , Globe NorthWest, Sept. 21).Officials tired of vandals targeting Turkey Valley's football field Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - Sep 28 10:22 AM
JACKSON JUNCTION --- Superintendent John Rothlisberger has a difficult time understanding why vandals are devoting so much attention to Turkey Valley High School football field in the wee hours.Drivers Shoo Lost Turkey Stuck In Traffic NBC 5 Chicago - Sep 28 10:05 AM
An Ohio turkey tries to make his Thanksgiving getaway two months before the holiday arrives.Turkey accepts pope's efforts to soothe anger over remarks on Islam Pravda - Sep 28 8:01 AM
Turkey has accepted Pope Benedict XVI 's efforts to make amends for his recent remarks on Islam and violence, a top Turkish official said Thursday in Rome.At Fort Hood, a turkey trot (photo only) Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Sep 28 2:50 AM
The official Thanksgiving turkey of the Army's 1st Cavalry Division is carried by soldiers during a 3-mile division run Wednesday at Fort Hood. The run was part of two days of activities leading up to the division's deployment to Iraq over the next few months.Ankara Recognition of Genocide Discussed Long Before Start of EU-Turkey Talks PanARMENIAN.Net - Sep 28 7:16 AM
"We are prepared to build diplomatic ties with Turkey without any pre-conditions," Kocharian said.163 First Street, Orangeville 519-941-8961 Order Your Fresh Thanksgiving Turkey! Orangeville Citizen - Sep 28 11:26 AM
163 First Street, Orangeville 519-941-8961 Order Your Fresh Thanksgiving Turkey! Call or drop in today quantities are limited!Turkey: Jailed PKK Leader Wants Cease-Fire India Daily - Sep 28 7:56 AM
The jailed leader of Turkey's Kurdistan Workers'' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, called on PKK militants Sept. 28 to implement an unconditional cease-fire with the Turkish government.TURKEY POUNDS PKK CAMPS Middle East Newsline - Sep 28 3:07 AM
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has begun attacking Kurdish insurgency bases in Iraq. Kurdish sources said the Turkish Army shelled bases of the Kurdish Workers Party over the weekend. The sources said Turkish artillery units targeted PKK camps in the Haftanin province of northern Iraq.MEPs warn Turkey on reforms BBC News - Sep 27 9:47 AM
MEPs warn Turkey that its chances of joining the EU may recede if it fails to adopt far-reaching reforms.Turkey Needs Reform Before More EU Talks AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 27 9:30 AM
The European Parliament on Wednesday warned Turkey that its refusal to allow Greek Cypriot ships and planes to enter its ports could halt its accession talks with the European Union.Greek Banks Push Acquisitions in Turkey, Egypt, Serbia, Ukraine Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Greeks have been seeking adventure and profits beyond the shores of their tiny country -- population, 11 million -- for centuries.EU Faults Turkey on Cyprus Trade, Showing Entry Risks (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Sep 27 8:54 AM
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union criticized Turkey for the second time in as many days for restricting trade with Cyprus, underscoring the risk of a breakdown in talks on Turkish entry into the EU.EU opinion on Kurdish rebels could hit raw nerve in Turkey Kurdish Media - Sep 28 3:05 AM
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU courts in Luxembourg could in Spring 2007 restart hearings on whether Brussels was wrong to brand the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as terrorists, following legal advice that could hit a raw nerve in EU-Turkey relations.Turkey: 56 Kurdish Mayors on Trial New York Times - Sep 26 9:03 PM
Fifty-six Kurdish mayors went on trial in southeastern Diyarbak{inodot}r on charges of helping Kurdish separatists. They are charged by state prosecutors with ?knowingly and willingly? helping Kurdish rebels when they urged Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark not to close the Danish-based Kurdish satellite broadcaster ROJ TV. Turkey accuses ROJ of being a mouthpiece of the outlawed Turkey entering EU suffers negative report ArabicNews.com - Sep 27 8:51 PM
The European Parliament adopted today a report which is critical of the slow reform process, religious discrimination and free speech and the role of the army in Turkey.Turkey must face up to past, says EU Daily Telegraph - Sep 27 5:54 PM
The European Parliament voted yesterday to tell Turkey it must "face up to its past", in the context of the alleged genocide of Armenians during the First World War, if it wanted EU membership.EU assembly adopts critical Turkey report Gulf Times - Sep 28 12:42 AM
STRASBOURG: The European Parliament yesterday warned Turkey it must speed up far-reaching reforms if it wants to join the European Union.RUSSIAN PIPELINE PLAY POSES DILEMMA FOR TURKEY EurasiaNet.org - Sep 27 1:03 PM
Russian plans for a new natural gas pipeline are placing Turkey in a tough position. The new Russian route would use Turkey as a transit point for exports to the European Union, in effect creating a direct competitor to Turkish-controlled ventures.Turkey Vulture Festival highlights a wondrous bird Kern Valley Sun - Sep 27 10:18 PM
With silver-lined wings catching each rising pocket of warm air, turkey vultures have begun their annual flight of passage through the beautiful blue skies of the Kern River Valley.EU chamber censures Turkey on rights UPI - Sep 27 5:14 PM
STRASBOURG, France, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The European Parliament, meeting in France, approved a report Wednesday criticizing Turkey for not doing enough to meet European Union membership criteria.Kurdish mayors stand trial in Turkey AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 3:02 PM
Fifty-six Kurdish mayors stood trial Tuesday, accused in Turkey's latest freedom-of-speech case on charges of helping terrorists by arguing to keep a Kurdish TV station on the air.Hard Struggles over Turkey Report in EP Zaman Online - Sep 27 2:12 PM
The European Parliament (EP) is preparing to vote one of the most critical Turkey reports in its history as parliamentarians who approve Turkey s membership into the European Union are making last-minute attempts to add more balance to the report.Iraqi President Threatens Turkey Zaman Online - Sep 27 2:10 PM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has threatened Turkey, Iran and Syria. Talabani warned that Iraq would support these countries opposition forces if they did not stop interfering in Iraq s internal affairs.Loeb breaks arm, misses Turkey. Crash.net - Sep 28 4:13 AM
World champion-elect Sebastien Loeb will miss the Rally of Turkey after breaking his arm while on a training ride in the run-up to the event. EP Discusses Progress Report on Turkey, Voting Today Zaman Online - Sep 27 2:12 PM
The European Parliament (EP) discussed the controversial report on Turkey, prepared by Dutch rapporteur Camiel Eurlings, in a debate session on Tuesday afternoon. The report is to be voted on today in the EP General Assembly in Strasbourg.Ankara to Iraq: Don t Confuse Turkey with Others Zaman Online - Sep 27 2:09 PM
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani s remarks implying that Turkey interfered in their domestic affairs sparked strong reaction by Ankara.British FM Beckett Backs Turkey's EU bid Zaman Online - Sep 27 2:10 PM
Britain and the United States support Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU), British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said on Tuesday during a speech she delivered at a party meeting.FM Bakoyannis : Greece Supports Turkey's EU Accession Zaman Online - Sep 27 2:11 PM
Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis has once again voiced support for Turkey's membership to the European Union (E.U.) in a speech she delivered on Tuesday at a Washington-based think-tank institution.Turkey needs strong growth to join EU - cbank gov Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 27 7:17 AM
ISTANBUL, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Turkey's economy needs to grow by 7.5 to 8 percent annually for the next 10 years to be able to join the European Union, Central Bank Governor Durmus Yilmaz said on Wednesday.Turkey halts 18 years of toxic pollution UPI - Sep 27 12:00 PM
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Turkish scientists say they have stopped pollution caused by toxic waste barrels that washed ashore from the Black Sea 18 years ago.E.P. Adopts Turkey Report, Calling Turkey To Accelerate Reforms TurkishPress.com - Sep 27 10:55 AM
STRASBOURG - European Parliament on Wednesday approved Turkey report which was prepared by Dutch parliamentarian Camiel Eurlings. During voting of the report, 429 parliamentarians voted positive against 71 parliamentarians, and 125 parliamentarians abstained.EU assembly backs Turkey report EU Politix - Sep 27 8:44 AM
MEPs have approved a controversial report on Turkey but dropped calls for Ankara to formally recognise Armenian genocide as a condition of EU entry.European Parliament's Turkey Report TurkishPress.com - Sep 27 10:51 AM
STRASBOURG - Turkish MPs from Justice & Development Party (AKP) expressed their views on the Turkey report which was approved by the European Parliament today and said the evaluation report is better than the report prepared by Foreign Affairs Commission.UN agency looks into immigrants drama off Turkey INQ7.net - Sep 27 8:24 AM
ANKARA -- The UN's refugee agency is looking into the death of six illegal immigrants off Turkey's western coast amid allegations that they drowned after being dumped into the sea by Greek authorities, a spokesman said here Wednesday.European Parliament critical of slowdown in Turkey Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 8:42 AM
In adopting a report on Turkey's progress towards accession, MEPs stated that they were critical of the slowdown in the reform process.Turkey causes traffic tie-up WKYC Cleveland - Sep 27 9:02 AM
Turkey causes traffic tie-upCritical Report on Turkey ERT.gr - Sep 27 11:48 AM
In its report on the progress of Turkey s accession course, the European Parliament sounded the alarm, warning that the accession negotiations might be halted.Jailed Ocalan tells rebel Kurds to declare ceasefire with Turkey Independent - Sep 28 4:23 PM
The jailed Kurdish rebel leader, Abdullah Ocalan, wants his guerrilla fighters to declare a ceasefire, his lawyer said, amid international criticism of a wave of rebel attacks, some on civilians and foreign tourists.Shell seeks to partake in Turkey pipeline project AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 8:16 AM
Royal Dutch Shell says it has signed an agreement with energy peers Eni and Calik Enerji on its possible participation in a major oil pipeline project in Turkey.Huge parliamentary majority for critical EU Turkey report Euro Observer - Sep 27 8:50 AM
27.09.2006 - 17:40 CET | By Lucia Kubosova EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Parliament has voted strongly in favour of the critical report on Turkey's EU accession progress, in a Strasbourg plenary vote on Wednesday (27 September).EU opinion on Kurdish rebels could hit raw nerve in Turkey Euro Observer - Sep 27 8:49 AM
27.09.2006 - 17:37 CET | By Andrew Rettman EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU courts in Luxembourg could in Spring 2007 restart hearings on whether Brussels was wrong to brand the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as terrorists, following legal advice that could hit a raw nerve in EU-Turkey relations.Turkey: EU Says Ankara Must Recognize Armenian 'Genocide' Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Sep 27 6:46 AM
BRUSSELS, September 27, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- A report on Turkey adopted by the European Parliament today says it is indispensable that Ankara recognize the mass killings of Armenians of 1915-18 as genocide. Sheriff s Dept. plans turkey shoots, toy drive Rhea County Online - Sep 27 10:38 AM
The Rhea County Sheriff s Department will host weekly turkey shoots beginning this weekend to benefit its Angel Tree and Christmas Toy Drive.Recipe: Turkey Kebabs With Urfa Pepper New York Times - Sep 26 6:06 PM
A recipe for Turkey Kebabs With Urfa Pepper.New Renault diesel engine plant in Turkey UPI - Sep 27 5:44 AM
PARIS, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- France's Renault SA carmaker says it will build a diesel-engine factory in Turkey. Output from the new plant could begin in two years, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The location of the new facility was not immediately disclosed.Jailed Kurdish rebel chief makes ceasefire call Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 28 6:49 AM
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his guerrillas to implement an unconditional ceasefire with Turkey amid an escalation in violence in the country's southeast.EU assembly adopts critical report on Turkey Khaleej Times - Sep 27 5:31 AM
STRASBOURG, France - The European Parliament warned Turkey in a non-binding report on Wednesday that it must speed up far-reaching reforms if it wants to become a member of the European Union.New Renault diesel engine plant in Turkey Calcutta News - Sep 27 6:33 AM
France's Renault SA carmaker says it will build a diesel-engine factory in Turkey.At Turkey Run Greencastle 25 25 25 Turkey Run 6 7 14 Banner Graphic - Sep 27 8:02 AM
The Greencastle High School varsity volleyball team advanced its record to 14-4 with a three game win over Turkey Run on Tuesday, 25-6, 25-7, 25-14. GHS coach Trish Lowe was pleased with the win but with certain aspects as well.Nearly half a million euro granted by the EC for cross-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Turkey Southeast Europe Online - Sep 27 7:00 AM
26 September 2006 12 organisations from Bulgaria concluded contracts for implementation of projects financed by Bulgaria-Turkey Small Projects Fund. The funds come under the PHARE Programme for Cross-Border Cooperation with Turkey.Turkey risks scuppering EU membership talks over Cyprus stance UPDATE Sharewatch - Sep 27 5:29 AM
STRASBOURG (AFX) - Turkey\'s talks on EU membership could be frozen unless Ankara fully opens its ports to Cypriot ships, the European parliament warned Wednesday.There's no need to brine a kosher turkey Inside Bay Area - Sep 27 7:23 AM
Q: I like the flavor of kosher poultry. I should not brine a kosher turkey due to the way it is koshered with salt before I buy it. Is this correct? Susan T, Dayton, Md. A: Absolutely.Turkey: Fine for Upsetting Prime Minister New York Times - Sep 27 9:50 PM
An Ankara court fined an elderly man 10,000 lira ($6,700) for criticizing Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in a visitors? book at the onetime home of Ataturk, who founded the Turkish Republic in 1923. The man, Fethi Dorduncu, in May visited the house in Thessaloniki, Greece, where Ataturk was born, and wrote in the visitors? book that Mr. Erdogan, above, was a ?traitor? bent on destroying Ataturk?s Recognition of Armenian Genocide Not Precondition, but Condition for Turkey EU Accession PanARMENIAN.Net - Sep 27 5:47 AM
The European Parliament adopted the report on Turkey by a vote of 429 for, 71 against and 125 abstained.Iraq: PKK, Turkomans Divide Turkey And Kurds Payvand Iran News - Sep 28 8:30 AM
Despite a visit by a Turkish parliamentary delegation to Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region this week, Turkish and Iraqi officials remain strongly divided over how to deal with the issue of Turkish Kurdish rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the state of affairs between Kurds and Iraqi Turkomans living in Kirkuk. -RFEMEPs set to greenlight Turkey report without genocide clause Euro Observer - Sep 27 12:49 AM
27.09.2006 - 09:40 CET | By Lucia Kubosova EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Parliament is expected to approve a critical report on Turkey and its progress on EU membership talks, but MEPs have signalled they are prepared to drop the suggestion that Ankara must recognize the Armenian genocide before it can join the bloc.Have a blast at Saturday s turkey dinner and fireworks The Huntsville Forester - Sep 27 7:50 AM
Last reminder: Saturday, September 30 attend the turn-key dinner and fireworks in the village of Port Sydney. To avoid the line-ups, have a late breakfast and eat turkey in the mid-afternoon.Turkey not ready for EU, says Austrian opposition leader Kurdish Media - Sep 27 3:35 AM
VIENNA, Austria - The leader of Austria's main opposition party, Alfred Gusenbauer, said on Tuesday that Turkey is not yet ready to become a member of the European Union.European Society Calls on EP Not to Yield to Turkey s Pressure PanARMENIAN.Net - Sep 27 2:48 AM
The European Civil Society issued a joint statement on the Armenian Genocide issue within the context of Turkey s accession talks.Japan's first foreign art curator moves to Turkey AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 9:47 AM
David Elliott, the first foreign curator of an art museum in Japan, has said he will leave Tokyo's Mori Art Museum to head the Istanbul Modern.Olli Rehn Calls on Turkey to Establish Neighbor Relations with Armenia PanARMENIAN.Net - Sep 27 3:17 AM
"I therefore urge Turkey to continue to take concrete steps in this direction," the EU Commissioner for Enlargement stated.Moment of truth for Turkey Kathimerini - Sep 27 12:55 AM
Concerns previously voiced behind closed doors have now burst out into the open: Turkey will not become a full EU member any time soon. After a long group therapy session, European leaders have discovered that the Union suffers from expansion fatigue.Highland Park, Metuchen: Rivals ready to talk turkey The Star-Ledger - 17 minutes ago
Until four years ago, it was the oldest Thanksgiving Day rivalry in Middlesex County.Cisco Systems Invests $275M in Turkey AP via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 26 6:23 AM
Cisco Systems Inc., a maker of routers and switches used to link networks, said Tuesday that it will invest up to $275 million in Turkey over five years to fund technology initiatives.Iran, Turkey keen to expand drugs campaign IranMania.com - Sep 26 10:38 PM
LONDON, September 27 (IranMania) - Secretary General of Iran's Drugs Control Headquarters (IDCH) Fada Hossein Maleki in a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Husun Gurcan Turkoglu Tuesday called for closer cooperation with with Turkey in campaign against drugs, IRNA reported.Kurdish mayors on trial in Turkey BBC News - Sep 26 3:33 AM
Fifty-six Kurdish mayors go on trial in Turkey to face charges of aiding a terrorist organisation.Cisco to invest up to USD 275 mln in Turkey Telecom.paper - Sep 27 12:52 AM
(TP) Cisco Systems has announced a significant investment initiative in Turkey totaling up to USD 275 million over five years...Six illegal immigrants drown off Turkey as survivors claim forced off Greek navy ship Gulf Times - Sep 27 1:12 AM
ANKARA: Six illegal immigrants drowned, two were missing and 31 others were rescued yesterday in controversial circumstances off Turkey s western Aegean coast, officials said.Best of the rest | Events The State - 31 minutes ago
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Cisco Systems on Tuesday said it would invest up to $275 million to promote technology projects in Turkey over a five-year period.Cisco Systems Placing Big Bet on Turkey RedNova - Sep 26 5:10 PM
Cisco Systems Inc. said Tuesday it will invest as much as $275 million in Turkey over the next five years. The commitment will result in about 320 people being hired in the country. Cisco already employs about 80 people in Ankara and Istanbul.Turkey says reforms on track Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 26 10:43 AM
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister insisted on Tuesday that European Union reforms were fully on track, but the EU's top enlargement official said he was tired of telling Ankara to change laws that restrict free speech.Looking Forward to the Past The New York Sun - 23 minutes ago
The 44th New York Film Festival opens tonight with Stephen Frears's "The Queen," so inaugurating another three weeks of known and unknown pleasures for the city's moviegoers. The fare ranges from far-flung locales (Mali, Turkey, Iran, Thailand) to far-out minds (David Lynch and his latest mondo bizarro opus). As always, the fall evenings seem made for minting new cinephiliac memories. It's an Turkey's secular government in trouble, general warns World Tribune - Sep 26 11:07 AM
ANKARA A leading general has warned that Islam's rising influence threatens Turkey. The general's warning came in wake of an EU report that the military continues to interfere in Turkish politics.Cisco Systems Invests $275M in Turkey KiplingerForecasts.com - Sep 26 6:35 AM
(AP) SAN JOSE, Calif. Cisco Systems Inc., a maker of routers and switches used to link networks, said Tuesday that it will invest up to $275 million in Turkey over five years to fund technology initiatives.Turkey tries scores of Kurdish mayors Aljazeera - Sep 26 11:20 AM
Fifty-six Kurdish mayors have gone on trial in Diyarbekir, a city in southeastern Turkey, on charges of supporting Kurdish separatists.'Turkey and Iran Preparing for Operation in N. Iraq' Zaman Online - Sep 26 2:11 PM
The Israeli website DEBKA, known for its connections with sources from the Israeli intelligence agency the Mossad, claimed Turkey and Iran are prepared for an operation in northern Iraq.Hunters still gobbling up permits Rice Lake Online - Sep 28 12:58 PM
Wisconsin s 18th fall turkey hunting season begins Sunday and runs through Nov 9, and permits are still available in many of the units open this fall.Kurdish Leader Calls for Cease-Fire phillyburbs.com - Sep 28 9:58 AM
ANKARA, Turkey - An imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader called on his guerrilla fighters to declare a new cease-fire as rebel attacks targeting civilians and foreign tourists have drawn global criticism, his lawyer said Thursday.MIRZA CETINKAYA Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:15 PM
An Alternative Emerging for Turkey? During President Ahmet Necdet Sezer s low-key visit to Moscow last summer, first signs of the weakening relations between Turkey and Russia were observed.EP Report Drops Genocide Clause, Calls for Investigation Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:08 PM
The Turkey report prepared by Dutch parliamentarian Camiel Eurlings was adopted Wednesday at a European Parliament (EP) meeting, but it included revisions.ALI BULAC Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:15 PM
The first reaction to Pope Benedict XVI s speech came from Turkey, specifically from Ali Bardakoglu, head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate. Bardakoglu openly said the pope must apologize to Muslims.MUSTAFA UNAL Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:16 PM
It is not pleasant to see Turkey coming to the agenda with frequent lawsuits on the freedom of thought and expression. Rude behaviors displayed and people shouting slogans in front of court houses greatly damage the image of Turkey.Iran, Turkey keen to expand cooperation on campaign against drugs Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 26 9:42 AM
Iran - Drugs - Turkey Secretary General of Iran's Drugs Control Headquarters (IDCH) Fada Hossein Maleki in a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to Tehran Husun Gurcan Turkoglu here Tuesday called for closer cooperation with with Turkey in campaign against drugs.SELCUK GULTASLI Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:15 PM
It is true that the European Parliament s (EP) report on Turkey discussed and voted upon on Tuesday was written in the European Union s winter months as stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul.EU debates fair but tough Turkey report EU Politix - Sep 26 8:44 AM
The European parliament insists controversial conclusions on Turkey's EU membership bid are fair but tough".Ocalan Makes Cease-fire Call to PKK Zaman Online - Sep 28 2:08 PM
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Leader Abdullah Ocalan, currently serving a life sentence on Turkey s Imrali Island, made a cease-fire call to the PKK. The terrorist leader said: We have good will. We also expect the Turkish government to act in this way because this may be our last chance. Congress must preserve habeas corpus - Editorial NorthJersey.com - Sep 28 9:41 AM
A memorable 1970s film called "Midnight Express" portrayed a young American who was caught and arrested in Turkey for trafficking in narcotics. The young man was sentenced to life in prison and subjected to various tortures and unbearable conditions.