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Turkey to fight Kurdish rebels 'when needed' (USA Today)
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Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:33:49 GMT

Turkey's top military commander promised Saturday to make Iraq-based Kurdish rebels "grieve with an intensity that they cannot imagine," while the prime minister said his nation would fight "when needed," regardless of international pressure.


Turkey's PM vows to fight rebels on own terms (Sports Illustrated)
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Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:22:51 GMT

Turkey's prime minister said Saturday that his country would take steps to fight Iraq-based Kurdish rebels "when needed," regardless of international pressure.


Talks with Iraqi delegation begin in Turkey (International Herald Tribune)
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Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:08:06 GMT

The talks aim to avert an incursion by Turkey's military into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish separatist rebels.


Turkey's PM criticizes EU countries for not extraditing Kurdish rebels (CNN.com)
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Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:04:10 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged European Union countries on Saturday to extradite Kurdish rebels to Turkey, saying they were failing to support Turkey's struggle.


Outdoors: Fall turkey hunting requires woodsmanship and good calling skills (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:37:18 GMT

Fall turkey hunting doesn't attract the attention and allure of the spring gobbler season, but some hunters await the fall hunt just as much. ...


Turkey: We will make Kurd rebels grieve (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:13:57 GMT

By DAVID RISING Turkey's top military commander promised Saturday to make Iraq-based Kurdish rebels "grieve with an intensity that they cannot imagine," while the prime minister said his nation would fight "when needed," regardless of international pressure. The military chief, Gen. Yasar Buyukanit, said Friday that Turkey would wait until Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with President ...


No plans for further Turkey-Iraq talks: officials (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:05:47 GMT

Turkish and Iraqi officials said on Saturday there were no plans for further talks between Turkey and an Iraqi delegation visiting Ankara to seek an agreement on cracking down on Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq.


Turkey threatens rebels (The State)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:12:01 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's top military commander promised Saturday to make Iraq-based Kurdish rebels "grieve with an intensity that they cannot imagine," while the prime minister said his nation would fight "when needed," regardless of international pressure. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is slated to meet with President Bush on Nov. 5. Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters have killed ...


Turkey refuses to back down on Iraq threat (Guardian Unlimited)
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Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:01:16 GMT

Turkey sharpened its threat to invade northern Iraq yesterday when the Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared its army ready to attack Kurdish rebels 'when needed', regardless of international opposition.


Turkey questions EU over PKK (Deutsche Welle)
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Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:21:12 GMT

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised European Union nations for not doing more to tackle activists from the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the PKK. He said EU nations were not arresting or extraditing PKK members.