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Turkey names survivor in Iraq air crash 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 12:45 PM
Turkish officials identified the sole survivor of a plane crash in Iraq as a 34-year-old Turk, sparking joy among his relatives, as the bodies of his 28 dead compatriots were flown back to Turkey.Egyptian FM due in Turkey for Mideast talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 3:06 AM
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit will arrive in Turkey Thursday for talks on bilateral issues and tensions in the Middle East, the Turkish foreign ministry has said.Bodies of 33 victims in Baghdad plane crash brought back to Turkey People's Daily - Jan 10 6:10 PM
The bodies of 33 victims in Baghdad plane crash were brought back to southern Turkey on Wednesday evening by a special plane, local newspaper Zaman (Times) reported.TURKEY: RECENT STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON PLIGHT OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS EurasiaNet.org - Jan 10 8:53 AM
The recent release of a long-awaited study on the size of Turkey s population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has refocused attention on this enduring problem, raising questions about Ankara s dedication to addressing the issue.Customers, cops nab suspect in Turkey Hill hold-up spree Lancaster Online - Jan 10 12:15 PM
A man believed to be the elusive Turkey Hill store bandit in Lancaster was caught late Tuesday night after another city store was robbed, police said.Nu-Train's Recipe of the Month: Touchdown Turkey Chili KTRE-TV East Texas - Jan 10 1:46 PM
In this chili recipe we bench the fattier sausage or ground beef and send in the lean ground turkey instead. The result is sure to score a touchdown with any crowd!Turkey: Iraq plane crash kills 30 CNN.com - Jan 09 7:34 AM
At least 30 Turkish workers have been killed and two others injured in a plane crash near an airport north of Baghdad, Turkey's foreign ministry told CNN.Turkey vows more EU reforms Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Jan 10 2:42 AM
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey vowed on Wednesday that 2007 would not be a "lost year" for its relations with the European Union, despite an EU decision to suspend its entry talks in eight policy areas over the Cyprus dispute.Turkey sees power sales once infrastructure ready Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 10 3:58 AM
ANKARA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Turkey, which has delayed three power grid privatisations until after November elections, will press on with a broader sale of electricity firms when the infrastructure is ready, Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Wednesday.Cargo plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq, killing 34 Contra Costa Times - Jan 10 3:16 AM
A plane crashed north of Baghdad while trying to land in heavy fog Tuesday on a flight from Turkey, and officials said 34 people died. Most were Turkish construction workers.Senior EU lawmaker opposes Turkey's membership Eu Business - Jan 10 10:55 AM
(BRUSSELS ) - The new head of the biggest political group in the European Parliament opposed Wednesday Turkey's EU membership bid preferring instead a sort of privileged partnership.Turkey names survivor in Iraq air crash as families wait for bodies AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 11:04 AM
Turkish officials identified the sole survivor of a plane crash in Iraq as a 34-year-old Turkish worker, sparking joy among his relatives and dashing the hopes of dozens of other families.Turkey works to stop 'honor' killings Los Angeles Times - Jan 09 11:44 AM
The government, under pressure from feminists and the European Union, responds at a level unheard of in the Islamic world. DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY Desperately unhappy, 21-year-old Sahe Fidan left the husband she despised and sought refuge in her parents' home. They refused to take her in. A married woman can leave her husband only in a coffin, they told her. INTERIOR MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN VISITING TURKEY AzerTag - Jan 10 6:37 AM
At the invitation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkey Abdulgadir Agsu, the delegation, headed by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, colonel-general Ramil Usubov has arrived in Ankara, January 9.Turkey drafts EU reform plan despite slowdown in EU accession talks Sharewatch - Jan 10 3:54 AM
Gul said Ankara was determined to pursue its full membership goal, despite an EU decision in December to partially freeze accession talks with Turkey in response to its refusal to grant trade privileges to Cyprus.Turkey Creek cleanup help sought The Biloxi Sun Herald - Jan 10 1:18 AM
More than 80 volunteers are spending this week cleaning the North Gulfport, Forest Heights and Turkey Creek communities in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, but more are needed, said organizers.Iraq official says plane from Turkey not shot down AlertNet - Jan 09 11:02 PM
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A plane crash that killed 31 people flying from Turkey to Iraq on Tuesday is believed to be the result of a "technical failure", an Iraqi transport ministry ... Counteraction to International Recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey s Political Priority PanARMENIAN.Net - Jan 10 2:00 AM
The activation of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide has provoked serious disturbances in the political circles of Turkey.Turkey's Mystic Minority Struggles Under Pressures from Islamic Establishment The Morning News - Jan 10 1:00 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) -- It's Sunday and prayer leader Bektas Akkaya is twanging a Turkish version of the electric banjo, working some 200 members of this country's largest religious minority into a trance.EU-Turkey Talks to be Continued, Thinks Head of European Commission PanARMENIAN.Net - Jan 10 1:46 AM
Jose Manuel Barrozo: EU views Turkey as a full member.Iraq official says plane from Turkey not shot down Khaleej Times - Jan 10 12:19 AM
BAGHDAD - A plane crash that killed 31 people flying from Turkey to Iraq on Tuesday is believed to be the result of a technical failure , an Iraqi transport ministry official said on Wednesday.Canadian teacher convicted in child porn case in Turkey AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 10 7:55 AM
A Turkish court handed down a 20-month jail sentence against a Canadian teacher for child pornography before granting him freedom on procedural grounds, Anatolia news agency reported.Vodafone to invest one bln USD to Turkey for network AngolaPress - Jan 10 1:53 AM
ANKARA, 01/10 - British mobile phone firm Vodafone will invest one billion U.S. dollars to Turkey within two years within the scope of its cooperation with Motorola to strengthen infrastructure of network, local media reported Tuesday.Erdoghan: Iraq Has More Priority for Turkey than EU Talks PanARMENIAN.Net - Jan 10 1:45 AM
Turkey will carry out a balanced policy towards Iraq, stated Turkish prime minister.Never too late to begin turkey hunting North Platte Bulletin - Jan 10 1:09 AM
Barry Leesley was visiting North Platte recently from Omaha and joined up with friends, Ken Hoff and his son, Zach. The conversation turned to hunting and Leesley decided he wanted to try turkey hunting.Curlers in bid for frozen turkey Borders Today - Jan 10 12:39 AM
THE first Border Ice Rink Turkey Shoot took place last Thursday, sporting as big a crowd as has been seen at the Kelso venue at any competition for many seasons. (10/01/2007 08:22:46)Dutch queen to visit Turkey NDTV - Jan 09 7:00 PM
Dutch Queen Beatrix will pay a state visit to Turkey next month to underscore strong relations between the two countries, the government information service said on Tuesday.Presidential contest will affect race - Turkey Angus Reid - Jan 09 5:37 PM
At stake: Grand National Assembly Background The republic of Turkey was founded in 1923. Mustafa Kemal, a national hero who was granted the name of Kemal Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks", was the first president.Fronteer Continues to Expand Agi Dagi Gold Project, NW Turkey SYS-CON Media - Jan 09 11:53 AM
Fronteer Development Group Inc. ('Fronteer') (TSX: FRG)(AMEX: FRG) is pleased to announce that Teck Cominco's Turkish subsidiary ('TCAM'), who has the property under option, continues to intersect significant new gold mineralization at Fronteer's 100% owned Agi Dagi project in northwestern Turkey. Currently, five drill rigs are operating at Agi Dagi, focussed on expanding the 2006 resource areas, ...TURKEY PLANS TO ACQUIRE HEAVY-LIFT COPTERS Middle East Newsline - Jan 09 12:39 PM
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey plans to acquire heavy-lift helicopters. Officials said the Defense Industry Undersecretariat, or SSM, has launched a project to acquire 10 heavy-lift helicopters. They said SSM hopes to award a contract by 2008.Otto and Incremental Hit Gas Pay in Turkey Rigzone - Jan 09 10:28 AM
Australian oil and gas exploration and development company Otto Energy, together with joint venture partner Incremental Petroleum, reported that the Koyustu-1 gas exploration well, in the Edirne License, Thrace Basin, Turkey has discovered gas in the first of two main intervals to be tested.Turkey, Israel to build pipelines connecting Black Sea to Red Sea ANI via Yahoo! India News - Jan 09 5:10 AM
By Iaonnis Solomou Nicosia, Jan 9 (ANI): Turkey and Israel have provisionally agreed to build a pipeline system connecting the Black Sea to Red Sea, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said. The ambitious project involves the building of oil, gas and water pipelines as well as electricity and fiber optic cables, as part of a sub-sea pipeline system in the Eastern Mediterranean, bypassing Syria ...30 killed as plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq Nine O'Clock - Jan 09 1:30 PM
ANKARA - Thirty people were killed and two others were injured when a Moldova-registered plane, en route from Turkey to Iraq, crashed in bad weather near Baghdad yesterday, a Turkish government official said. The plane was carrying construction workers to Iraq, she added.Syria-Turkey free trade agreement takes effect Middle East Times - Jan 09 6:27 AM
DAMASCUS -- A free trade agreement between Syria and Turkey to promote commerce and investment between the two countries came into effect January 1, the official SANA news agency reported Tuesday.30 killed as plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq -- official INQ7.net - Jan 09 6:32 AM
ANKARA -- (UPDATE) Thirty people were killed and two others were injured when a Moldova-registered plane, en route from Turkey to Iraq, crashed in bad weather near Baghdad on Tuesday, a Turkish government official said.Renault to produce new Clio in Turkey from end-2007 Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 09 1:50 AM
ISTANBUL, Jan 9 (Reuters) - French car maker Renault will produce the new version of its Clio model in Turkey from end-2007, the head of the company's Euromed region Luc-Alexandre Menard said on Tuesday.30 killed in cargo plane crash near Baghdad: Turkey CNews - Jan 09 6:33 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - A cargo plane carrying Turkish workers crashed Tuesday while landing at an airport near Baghdad, killing 30 people and injuring two, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.Children's Packed Lunches: Are They Even Worse Than Turkey Twizzlers? Science Daily - Jan 10 10:02 AM
Packed lunches taken to school by 7-year-olds are even less healthy than school meals used to be before English TV chef Jamie Oliver set out to reform them.30 killed as plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq Turks.US - Jan 09 6:19 AM
A plane, en route from Turkey to Iraq with 30 workers and five crew on board, crashed while landing near Baghdad on Tuesday, a Turkish official told Anatolia news agency.Plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq, killing 30 - Turkish official UPDATE Sharewatch - Jan 09 6:26 AM
ANKARA (AFX) - Thirty people were killed and two others were injured when a Moldova-registered plane en route from Turkey to Iraq crashed in bad weather near Baghdad, a Turkish government official said.Plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq, killing 30 UPDATE Sharewatch - Jan 09 6:11 AM
ANKARA (AFX) - Thirty people were killed and two others were injured when a Moldova-registered plane, en route from Turkey to Iraq, crashed near Baghdad, a Turkish government official said.Hazle zoners approve variance for new Turkey Hill store at 28th St. Standard Speaker - Jan 08 9:12 PM
The application of G& Albert Consultants for property located at the corner of 28th Street and Route 309 for a new Turkey Hill Convenience Store and Car Wash. Turkey targets $100 billion exports in 2007 Turks.US - Jan 09 4:18 AM
Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen has revealed that Turkey's target for exports in 2007 is $100 billion, up from an original goal of $95 billion.New online legislation for Turkey ATE On-line - Jan 09 7:07 AM
Log in to remember this page. Email this Turkey is to introduce new restrictions for online gambling which will see sites censored and blocked for denigrating 'Turkishness, the republic, the institutions and organs of the state' according to reports from Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak.Plane flying from Turkey to Baghdad crashes, killing 32 USA Today - Jan 09 8:55 AM
A cargo plane carrying Turkish construction workers crashed during landing at a foggy airstrip north of Baghdad, killing 32 people and injuring at least one, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. One American was on board.Lawsuit aims to stop wild turkey hunt on California island The San Francisco Examiner - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - An animal rights group has sued the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy in an attempt to stop the eradication of wild turkeys on Santa Cruz Island off the Central California coast.Turkey, Israel to build pipelines connecting Black Sea to Red Sea New Kerala - Jan 09 5:11 AM
By Iaonnis Solomou, Nicosia, Jan 9 : Turkey and Israel have provisionally agreed to build a pipeline system connecting the Black Sea to Red Sea, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said.President Sezer says Kurds in Turkey part of majority Turks.US - Jan 10 12:04 PM
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said that Kurdish people were part of Turkish society in response to a comment on the "Kurdish issue" by an Italian official.Canadian convicted on child porn charge in Turkey CTV.ca - Jan 10 6:44 AM
A court on Wednesday convicted a Canadian school teacher of possession of child pornography but acquitted him on charges of sexually exploiting children, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.Fronteer Continues to Expand Agi Dagi Gold Project, NW Turkey [Press Release] CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 09 7:47 AM
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Fronteer Development Group Inc. is pleased to announce that Teck Cominco's Turkish subsidiary , who has the property under option, continues to intersect significant new gold mineralization at Fronteer's 100% owned Agi Dagi project in northwestern Turkey.Cypriot bridge demolition reverberates in Ankara Financial Times - Jan 10 6:27 PM
Ever since Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974 to prevent its union with Greece, the Turkish armed forces have had a stranglehold over the future of the divided island, bolstered by the presence of 40,000 troops in the self-styled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus that was carved from the invasion.Thirty-four killed, one survivor as plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 09 1:24 PM
Thirty-four people were killed when a plane carrying mostly Turkish construction workers crashed in bad weather north of Baghdad, leaving one badly hurt survivor, a Turkish source said.TURKEY: Ustungida mulls IPO of Ulker chocolate division Just Food - Jan 09 5:56 AM
Turkey s Ustungida, a unit of top food group Ulker, is considering an IPO of its chocolate business this year or in 2008, investor relations director Semih Atalay confirmed to just-food yesterday (8 January).Plane crashes in Iraq AME Info - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
A Moldovan aircraft on route from Turkey crashed in northern Iraq killing 34 people, Reuters reported. The cause of the crash was put down to 'technical failure', according to an Iraqi transport ministry official. An Iraqi militant group had claimed it had shot down the Russian-made Antonov-26 jet.Turkey nabs suspected terror financier UPI - Jan 08 3:06 PM
ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Turkish authorities Monday said they have completed an investigation following the arrest of a suspected al-Qaida operative in the southern city of Hatay.HOUSE OF THE HORROR ..JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED Daily Record - 9 minutes ago
TWO days after Christmas I threw the skeletal remains of my festive turkey in the bin. Two weeks after Christmas it seemed to be have landed a gig as a TV presenter.Turkey's Aegean region: An ideal holiday resort Zaman Online - Jan 08 2:05 PM
Popular German weekly newspaper Bild am Sonntag covered holiday in Turkey in its holiday extra. The Aegean coasts are as suitable as Mediterranean coasts for a holiday in Turkey, the news article said. It s headline read Two coasts, two holiday worlds-The Riviera or Aegean. M. Bryza: Connection between Turkey and Georgia More Expedient through Armenia PanARMENIAN.Net - Jan 10 2:30 AM
"We hope that in near future we will see such a transportation scheme, which includes all the countries of the region," said Matthew Bryza.A Look Back January 10 Coffeyville Journal - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
After being detained in Turkey by her own embassy for two and a half months, Mary Sahabi and her family came home to Coffeyville Friday. She and her husband, Mansour, and their two children arrived about noon at the Tulsa airport. Returning hadn t been easy.Flaying of Marsyas Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Jan 10 1:46 PM
A colourful allegory of Apollonian and Marsyan conflict, that of innovation and convention The painting depicts the Greek myth of Marsyas and Apollo. Marsyas was a satyr (half man and half goat) who was born near river Meander in Turkey. He had challenged god Apollo for a music contest and lost his hide and life. He once found a double pipe reed instrument which was tossed on earth by ...TURKEY CANCELS SUB UPGRADE PROGRAM Middle East Newsline - Jan 08 12:39 PM
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has canceled a program to modernize its submarine fleet. Officials said Turkey's Defense Industry Executive Committee has canceled a program for the upgrade of Atilay-class submarines. Turkey has maintained six Type 1200 submarines since the 1980s.32 killed as plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 09 8:27 AM
Thirty-two people were killed when a plane carrying mostly Turkish construction workers crashed in bad weather north of Baghdad on Tuesday, the Turkish foreign ministry said.Children's packed lunches: Are they even worse than Turkey Twizzlers? PhysOrg - Jan 10 9:51 AM
Packed lunches taken to school by 7-year olds are even less healthy than school meals used to be before Jamie Oliver set out to reform them.Turkey denies plan to cancel power grid sale Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 08 7:30 AM
ANKARA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Turkey's government spokesman denied on Monday any plan to cancel the sale of three electricity grids under the country's IMF-backed privatisation programme, but hinted at a possible delay.TAMER KORKMAZ Zaman Online - Jan 10 2:08 PM
There are only three days left before 2006 ends. It has been a terrific and special year for Turkey. This may not be obvious and appreciated right now, but certainly it will be later.Turkish CB tips 2007 inflation rate of less than seven percent Turks.US - Jan 10 4:47 PM
Turkey's consumer inflation rate came in at just under 10 percent for 2006. ANKARA - Turkey s consumer can expect to pay just under seven percent more for goods and services by the end of 2007, according to a study conducted by the Turkish Central Bank.30 killed as plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 09 7:27 AM
Thirty people have been killed and two others were injured when a plane carrying a group of Turkish construction workers crashed in bad weather north of Baghdad.Turkish boy hangs himself; family says he was copying Saddam's execution Boston Herald - Jan 10 10:00 AM
ANKARA, Turkey - A 12-year-old died by hanging himself from the ceiling of his home, a hospital said Wednesday, and family members said the boy was copying Saddam Hussein's execution. It was the...HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jan 10 2:05 PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey cannot overlook demographic changes in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk and urged Iraqi officials to take steps to prevent possible problems in the city.Turkish parliament passes law for Halkbank sale Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 10 8:08 AM
ANKARA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament passed a law on Wednesday allowing the privatisation of state lender Halkbank to go ahead.Turkey postpones electricity sell-off Financial Times - Jan 09 6:26 PM
The Turkish government yesterday postponed the privatisation of parts of the country's electricity distribution network amid fears that it would lead to higher prices for consumers in a general election year.Turkish boy hangs himself; family says he was copying Saddam execution Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jan 10 8:39 AM
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A 12-year-old died by hanging himself from the ceiling of his home, a hospital said Wednesday, and family members said the boy was copying Saddam Hussein's execution. It was the second death of a youngster blamed on televised images of the deposed Iraqi dictator's Dec. 30 execution. 30. A 10-year-old boy in Houston died Sunday by hanging himself from a bunk bed after ...Images of E-town area holdup suspect released Lancaster Online - Jan 10 12:07 PM
Elizabethtown police today released videotaped images of a man who robbed a Turkey Hill Minit Market in Rheems on Dec. 23 and is a suspect in nearly a half-dozen other holdups in the area.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Jan 10 2:05 PM
Thirty four people died, and one was heavily injured, when a Moldavian plane carrying 30 construction workers from southern Turkey to Iraq, crashed near the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday.Ariana Resources encouraged by Turkey drill ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Jan 08 5:30 AM
Turkey-focused gold explorer Ariana Resources added ground today on positive results from the first three drill holes completed on the Banu Vein at the Kiziltepe gold prospect.Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 07 7:53 AM
Iran has resumed gas exports to Turkey after a five-day cut due to a supply crunch at home brought on by cold weather.Turkish manufacturing confidence rises in December Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 10 6:38 AM
ISTANBUL, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Turkey's manufacturing sector confidence index rose 0.4 percent in December from the previous month to 101.1 points -- just above the watershed between optimism and pessimism -- the central bank said on Wednesday.In Tomorrow's Paper EdmontonSun.com - Jan 10 10:31 AM
ANKARA, Turkey A court on Wednesday convicted a Canadian school teacher of possession of child pornography but acquitted him on charges of sexually exploiting children, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.Iran resumes gas export to Turkey Payvand Iran News - Jan 08 8:06 AM
Iran resumed its gas export to Turkey from the 7th of January with 12 million cubic meters. -ISNATaking the 'honor' out of killing women Ashland Daily Tidings - Jan 10 1:11 PM
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Desperately unhappy, 21-year-old Sahe Fidan left the husband she despised and sought refuge in her parents' home. They refused to take her in. A married woman can leave her husband only in a coffin, they told her.Turkish Min Meets Officials To Discuss EU Reforms Nasdaq - Jan 10 3:13 AM
ANKARA (AP)--Turkey's foreign minister met with officials in charge of his country's relations with the European Union on Wednesday to discuss E.U.- demanded reforms even though the bloc has partially frozen membership negotiations with Turkey.Turkey targets $100 bln exports in 2007 - minister Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 08 12:54 AM
ANKARA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Turkey is targeting exports of $100 billion in 2007, up from an original goal of $95 billion, Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Monday.34 die in plane crash; one survivor reported The Buffalo News - Jan 10 6:09 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Thirty-four people died Tuesday when a plane crashed north of Baghdad while trying to land in heavy fog on a flight from Turkey, officials said.Improvising chili Creative Loafing Atlanta - Jan 10 10:15 AM
Turkey chili... By Kim O'Donnel.Turkish PM warns Iraqi Kurds over Kirkuk Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 09 5:19 AM
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey could not stand idly by if Iraqi Kurds seized control of oil-rich Kirkuk in northern Iraq, though he did not spell out what Ankara might do to prevent such a scenario.Iran: People Shiver In An Energy-Rich Land Payvand Iran News - Jan 10 8:23 AM
Despite its wealth of oil and natural-gas reserves, Iran has faced a gas crunch as people turn up the heat this winter. Partial or total energy cutoffs were reported in 11 provinces, with residents of colder western provinces worst affected, and exports to Turkey were suspended for five days. -RFEMoldavian plane crashes near Baghdad, 30 killed Moldova.org - Jan 10 10:04 AM
A Moldavian plane carrying 30 workers from southern Turkey to Iraq crashed near Iraqi capital Baghdad. The Antonov-26 plane with 30 passengers and five crew members left the Turkish city of Adana at 6:09 a.m. Tuesday and vanished from radar screens around 100 km away from Baghdad shortly after leaving Turkish air space. Officials later announced that there were 29 Turkish workers and a U.S. ...Iran resumes gas exports to Turkey Middle East Times - Jan 08 12:57 AM
ANKARA -- Iran Sunday resumed gas exports to Turkey after a five-day cut due to a supply crunch at home brought on by cold weather, Turkish and Iranian officials said.Turkey is a great place Northwest Herald - Jan 08 1:41 AM
I recently traveled to Turkey on a Pilgrimage of Apostle Paul, visiting such sites as Ephesus, Cappadocia, Hierapolis. Turkey, unlike most in the Middle East, is a secular country; yet, 99 percent of its population practices the Islamic faith.U.S. and Turkey to Focus on Armenian Genocide Issue PanARMENIAN.Net - Jan 08 5:31 AM
Upcoming discussions of the Armenian Genocide issue lay in the core of the U.S.-Turkey relations.ARMENIA AFFIRMS INTEREST IN CASPIAN GAS-PIPELINE PROJECT Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Jan 10 6:29 AM
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told a press conference in Yerevan on January 9 that Armenia hopes the planned Nabucco pipeline that would export natural gas from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan via the Caucasus and Turkey to Europe, could provide Armenia with an alternative source of natural gas, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported. Turkey, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and ...'We need to change our strategy in Iraq' CNN.com - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Below is the text of President Bush's speech to the nation outlining his new strategy in Iraq. Jon Springer Supermarket News - Jan 10 12:05 AM
MONTVALE, N.J. A&P s no gimmicks stand on Thanksgiving turkey promotions gobbled away sales gains among A&P s Northeast banners during its fiscal third quarter, the retailer here said Tuesday.IRAN'S ENERGY PROBLEMS NECESSITATE POWER CUTS Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Jan 10 6:27 AM
Despite its wealth of oil and natural-gas reserves, Iran has faced a gas crunch as people turn up the heat this winter. Partial or total energy cutoffs were reported in 11 provinces, with residents of colder western provinces worst-affected, and exports to Turkey were suspended for five days.Plane crash in Iraq kills 34 Denver Post - Jan 09 5:56 PM
A plane from Turkey crashed near Balad while trying to land in heavy fog Tuesday, and officials said 34 people died. Most were Turkish construction workers.Text of President Bush's address USA Today - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
Transcript of Bush remarksText of Bush's address to the nation AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
Text of President Bush's address on Wednesday, as prepared by the White House.Vultures clean the earth but have rotten image The Cincinnati Post - Jan 09 9:52 PM
The eagle was put on the quarter and the seal of the United States. The owl is revered for its wisdom, the hawk its ferocity. The turkey vulture is all but ignored. Yet, this bird may be the most magnificent flyer in all of North America, with its 6-foot V-shaped wingspan and its genius for soaring.Anti-smoking campaign attacks high rates among minorities The Salt Lake Tribune - Jan 09 11:42 PM
Fighting in Vietnam, Ed Distel tried to calm his nerves by lighting up cigarettes provided by the U.S. Army. Almost 40 years later, the businessman has finally quit the habit cold turkey and is warning others to quit or never start. He is part of a Utah Department of Health media campaign to target Latinos and other populations.Turkey - the West's last line of defense? Haaretz Daily - Jan 08 12:21 AM
Not a day goes by without some major media outlet running a story, an editorial or simple commentary on Turkey's path toward full membership in the European Union.