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  • Turkey to lobby U.S. over Kurd rebels in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 04 2:17 AM
    Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, facing pressure on security issues ahead of elections, will send his foreign minister to Washington next week to lobby for a crackdown on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
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  • Oman and Turkey aim to promote mutual cooperation Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
    MUSCAT Oman and Turkey began talks here on Saturday aimed at promoting mutual cooperation, especially in the areas of marine transportation and easing customs formalities between the two countries.
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  • Bird Flu Detected on Turkey Farm in England Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Feb 03 6:07 PM
    LONDON, Feb. 3 -- The deadly H5N1 Asian strain of bird flu, which has killed 165 people since 2003, has been confirmed on a commercial turkey farm in eastern England, health authorities said Saturday.
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  • Turkey faulted over rising greenhouse gas emissions Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - 32 minutes ago
    Turkey recorded a 72.4 percent rise in greenhouse gas emissions between 1990 and 2004. A United Nations report on climate change said that despite efforts to combat global warming that release of greenhouse gases has increased, with Turkey being a major offender.
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  • The economic growth in Turkey is due to the EU process Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Feb 04 5:17 PM
    The German Ambassador in Ankara, Eckart Kuntz, believes that the real problem with Turkey's bid to join EU is public opinion in Turkey. "In my country the majority believes that Turkey will eventually be accepted as a member; in Turkey, a majority believes the opposite.
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  • H5N1 bird flu virus confirmed on British turkey farm; country's 1st outbreak Open this result in new window
    Vancouver Province - Feb 04 3:27 PM
    Two workers wearing protective clothing stand at the entrance of the Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Holton, England, Saturday. (AP/Max Nash) LONDONĀ - Britain confirmed its first outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu in a domestic flock on Saturday, saying the virus has been detected on a farm owned by Europe's largest turkey producer where 2,500 turkeys died.
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  • Turkey besieged by spreading pollution Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Feb 04 5:18 PM
    An overwhelming majority of Turkey's 81 provinces are plagued by pressing environmental problems and pollution has become the most urgent issue, Environment Ministry data has revealed.
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  • Deadly avian flu strain confirmed on turkey farm in England / Human risk called very low, but birds killed as precaution Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 04 3:52 AM
    The deadly H5N1 Asian strain of bird flu, which has killed 165 people since 2003, has been confirmed on a commercial turkey farm in eastern England, health authorities said Saturday. Officials said the disease has killed 2,600 turkeys on the Bernard...
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  • Musharraf to visit Iran, Turkey Open this result in new window
    IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 04 8:52 AM
    Islamabad, Feb 4 (Xinhua) Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf begins his visit to Iran and Turkey Monday for seeking a fair and just solution of the Palestine issue.
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  • Bird flu confirmed at British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Feb 04 12:10 AM
    The deadly H5N1 Asian strain of bird flu, which has killed 165 people since 2003, has been confirmed on a commercial turkey farm in eastern...
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  • British turkey cull set to finish as officials urge calm Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago
    Britain is expected to complete the slaughter of nearly 160,000 turkeys to contain the country's first outbreak in poultry of the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu, as officials urged the public not to panic.
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  • Bird flu found in turkey flock at commercial farm in Britain Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 04 4:36 AM
    LONDON Britain confirmed its first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in a domestic flock yesterday, saying the virus has been detected on a farm owned by Europes largest turkey producer, where 2,500 turkeys died.
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  • Haddad-Adel to visit Indonesia, Turkey February 15-18 Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 04 7:37 AM
    Iran - Speaker - Visits Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel will embark on a four-day two-nation Asian tour of Indonesia and Turkey from February 15 at the official invitations of his counterparts in the two countries.
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  • PREVIEW-Turkey to lobby U.S. over Kurd rebels in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Feb 04 2:02 AM
    Source: Reuters (Corrects title of Robert Gates to defense secretary instead of CIA director in paragraph 13) By Paul de Bendern ANKARA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, facing pressure ...
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  • State officials gear up for record spring turkey season Open this result in new window
    The Appleton Post-Crescent - Feb 04 2:29 AM
    MADISON The state Department of Natural Resources is issuing 162,551 initial spring turkey hunting permits and will have 43,837 permits for sale as second and additional permits.
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  • Turkey faces world jury after editor's killing Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - Feb 03 9:10 PM
    NICOSIA, Cyprus -- The bullet that killed a Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor last month has put Turkey and its legal system before a world jury.
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  • South Africans killed in Turkey blast identified Open this result in new window
    SABC News - Feb 04 1:14 AM
    The two South Africans killed in a gas pipeline explosion in Turkey have been identified. They are Musa Walter Gumede and Ayanda Zuma. Authorities said the two were killed when an explosion ripped through a storage tank at Turkey's largest oil refinery on Thursday.
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  • Dubai participation in TraveL Turkey-2007 for the first time Open this result in new window
    AME Info - Feb 04 1:08 AM
    The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) participated in Travel Turkey-2007 exhibition held in Istanbul Expo Centre from January 25-28. This was DTCM's first-ever participation in this travel trade show.
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  • Wild turkey release Open this result in new window
    Montana Standard - Feb 03 11:03 PM
    Many members of the Southwest Montana Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation met at the Hirschy Ranch in Silver Star late Saturday afternoon to see a new flock of turkeys arrive.
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  • Turkey calling contestants gobble up Sportshow prizes Open this result in new window
    Jonesboro Sun - Feb 03 10:16 PM
    JONESBORO For 23 years the Arkansas Sportshow has featured everything from trout fishing to an archery contest. This year the Sportshow added something new, a turkey calling contest.
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  • Turkey killer video sparks fears Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Feb 04 2:06 AM
    Ankara: Video footage of a self-confessed murderer posing alongside security forces after his arrest has revived fears of a shadowy state in Turkey. Turkey has launched a probe into how and why the film was taken after Ogun Samast's detention.
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  • Turkey Federation honors wildlife officer Open this result in new window
    Evansville Courier & Press - Feb 03 10:17 PM
    TELL CITY, Ind. - A conservation officer from Southwestern Indiana is receiving national recognition. Master Officer Phil Schuetter of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division has been named Indiana Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the National Wild Turkey Federation.
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  • Gobble, gobble! It's turkey time for youngsters Open this result in new window
    Knoxville News Sentinel - Feb 03 10:04 PM
    Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport is hosting four quota turkey hunts during the spring season.
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  • Wild turkey release, research project in its second year Open this result in new window
    Crookston Daily Times - Feb 03 10:17 PM
    This year's annual Hunting Heritage Banquet sponsored by the Team Camo Crookston Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will feature a special guest, University of North Dakota graduate student Chad Parent, who will explain the latest developments in his research study regarding wild turkeys in northwest Minnesota.
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  • Campomanes survives car accident in Turkey Open this result in new window
    INQ7.net - Feb 03 2:42 PM
    Former World Chess Federation president Florencio Campomanes has been declared out of danger after undergoing extensive surgery from grave injuries suffered in a car accident in Antalya, Turkey, on Friday.
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  • H5N1 bird flu virus confirmed on British turkey farm; country's 1st outbreak Open this result in new window
    CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 03 10:52 AM
    LONDON (AP) - Britain confirmed its first outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu in a domestic flock on Saturday, saying the virus has been detected on a farm owned by Europe's largest turkey producer where 2,500 turkeys died.
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  • Vincent is a 'turkey' says legend Hogg Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Feb 03 11:09 AM
    Australian cricket great Rodney Hogg has reopened the Lou Vincent controversy - labelling the Black Cap a "turkey" and warning of retribution from the world champions in today's tri-series showdown in Melbourne.
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  • Campomanes injured in car accident in Turkey Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Feb 03 10:19 AM
    International Chess Federation (FIDE) honorary president Florencio Campomanes has undergone operation after breaking two neck bones in a vehicular accident in Antalya, Turkey Saturday morning.
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  • British turkey cull set to finish as officials urge calm Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
    HOLTON, England - Britain was expected to complete the slaughter of nearly 160,000 turkeys Monday to contain the country's first outbreak in poultry of the potentially lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu, as officials urged the public not to panic.
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  • IMPORTS LEAVE TURKEY PRODUCTION 'A GHOST OF ITS FORMER SELF' Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Feb 04 6:20 PM
    Brazil for the occasion, Jenny Wiggins writes. Production of turkeys in Britain has more than halved over the past decade, with 19m birds raised last year compared with 40m a decade ago.
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  • Bird flu battled at British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    UPI - Feb 03 9:53 AM
    IPSWICH, England, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- A bird-flu virus thought capable of killing humans has been identified at a turkey farm in Britain where another 159,000 birds are set to be killed.
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  • Turkey Hill Middle School to be honored for MCAS success Open this result in new window
    Sentinel & Enterprise - Feb 03 8:08 AM
    LUNENBURG -- Turkey Hill Middle School will be honored Monday at the Statehouse for its performance on the math portion of the MCAS test.
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  • Bird flu battled at British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    Moldova.org - Feb 03 10:40 AM
    A bird-flu virus thought capable of killing humans has been identified at a turkey farm in Britain where another 159,000 birds are set to be killed.Sky News said Saturday that the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs had confirmed that the outbreak at the Suffolk County farm, which has already killed more than 2,600 turkeys, was indeed the lethal H5N1 strain of avian influenza.H5N1 ...
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  • No news on Lions' Turkey Day game Open this result in new window
    WZZM 13 Grand Rapids - Feb 03 5:51 AM
    MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The Lions started the NFL's Thanksgiving tradition in 1934. They host the first Turkey Day game every year. The Dallas Cowboys
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  • Reward Offered For Information On Robbery Open this result in new window
    WGAL via Yahoo! News - Feb 04 9:22 AM
    Derry Township police are looking for the man who robbed a Turkey Hill Store early Sunday morning.
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  • Pakistani president to visit Iran, Turkey next week Open this result in new window
    IANS via Yahoo! India News - Feb 03 12:12 AM
    Islamabad, Feb 3 (Xinhua) Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will visit Iran and Turkey next week for talks on Middle East and regional security.
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  • Cyprus: Turkey Acting Like Oil 'Pirate' Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 02 1:43 PM
    Cyprus accused Turkey on Friday of behaving like a pirate over an oil exploration dispute that has threatened to revive tension on the divided island.
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  • Turkey defiant over oil deposits Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - Feb 02 9:08 PM
    NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Oil and natural gas deposits possibly worth $400 billion are raising tension in the eastern Mediterranean with Turkey threatening to block exploration that does not include Turkish and Turkish-Cypriot interests.
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  • U.N. sees Europe-wide bird flu threat Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Feb 04 7:41 AM
    An outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus strain detected on a British turkey farm is likely a precursor to other outbreaks in Europe, a U.N. bird flu expert said Sunday.
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  • Turkey to buy 800 medium-range anti-tank missiles Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Feb 03 5:01 AM
    Turkey plans to buy 800 anti-tank missiles with a range of up to 4,000 meters at a price of around $80 million.
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  • Eight held in Turkey for Islamist group propaganda Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Feb 04 6:34 AM
    ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained eight people suspected of spreading propaganda for Hizbullah, a violent Turkish Islamist group active mainly in the 1990s, security officials said on Sunday.
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  • Deadly strain of bird flu strikes British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    The Record - Feb 04 6:23 AM
    LONDON -- Officials confirmed Saturday that the H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in turkeys on a commercial farm -- Britain's first mass outbreak of the disease that has ravaged Asia's poultry stocks and killed more than 160 people worldwide.
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  • Army Ammunition Plant Near Parsons Plans Spring Turkey Hunt Open this result in new window
    Kansas City InfoZine - Feb 04 10:07 AM
    Limited number of hunters to be allowed on special hunt; applications due March 2
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  • Eight held in Turkey for Islamist group propaganda Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Feb 04 6:32 AM
    Source: Reuters ISTANBUL, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Turkish police have detained eight people suspected of spreading propaganda for Hizbullah, a violent Turkish Islamist group active mainly in the 1990s, security officials ...
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  • Woman convicted of stealing from turkey foundation Open this result in new window
    Wisconsin State Journal - Feb 02 10:08 PM
    More than $20,000 and possibly up to $75,000 is missing from the Wisconsin Chapter of the Wild Turkey Federation, and a former treasurer has been convicted of stealing some of the money in Iowa County.
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  • French Sarkozy: Turkey is not European Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Feb 03 12:12 AM
    The presidential candidate of the ruling party UMP in France, Nicolas Sarkozy, mentioned Turkey's membership to the EU: "I am in favor of signing a contract with Turkey.
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  • Turkey probes Dink suspect video Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Feb 02 4:43 AM
    Turkey investigates after a man charged with killing journalist Hrant Dink appears in a video posing with police.
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  • Student accused of killing turkey heads back to court next month Open this result in new window
    The Woonsocket Call - Feb 03 12:13 AM
    BLACKSTONE --A high school senior accused of deliberately killing a wild turkey on school grounds in December had his court case continued until March 2.
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  • Lethal strain of bird flu virus confirmed on British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Feb 03 6:42 AM
    Authorities confirmed Saturday the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected for the first time on a British poultry farm where 2,500 turkeys died.
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  • Cyprus not to bring oil dispute with Turkey to UN Security Council: spokesman Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Feb 02 6:58 PM
    Cyprus said Friday that it will not bring the oil exploration dispute with Turkey to the UN Security Council at the moment.
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  • Calling, hooting winners listed Open this result in new window
    The Patriot-News - 27 minutes ago
    Youth turkey calling: Alexa Miller, Logantown, first; Jeff Meyer, Lamar, second; Dakota Chamberlain, Claysburg, third. Amateur turkey calling: Matt Moore, Mill Hall, first; Dakota Chamberlain, Claysburg, second; Alexa Miller, Logantown, third.
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  • Bird flu spreads west, hitting big turkey farm in England Open this result in new window
    St. Petersburg Times - Feb 04 12:35 AM
    Also, the World Heath Organization confirms Nigeria's first human death from the strain.
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  • Turkey killer video sparks fears of state collusion Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Feb 04 12:47 AM
    Source: Reuters By Gareth Jones ANKARA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Video footage of a self-confessed murderer striking a heroic pose alongside security force members after his arrest for the killing of a Turkish Armenian ...
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  • British Authorities Work to Contain Outbreak of Bird Flu Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
    British authorities scrambled Saturday to contain an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu after the disease struck a farm owned by a major European turkey producer.
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  • Turkey is running out of water Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Feb 02 5:18 PM
    As one of the countries deeply affected by global warming, Turkey is identified as one of the first places where desertification will start in Europe, according to estimates by the UN Environment Program (UNEP).
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  • Bird-flu virus confirmed on British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    Orange County Register - Feb 04 3:11 AM
    H5N1 strain is Britain's first mass outbreak of the disease.
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  • H5N1 bird flu virus confirmed on British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Feb 03 1:37 PM
    Officials confirmed today that the H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in turkeys on a commercial farm -- Britain's first mass outbreak of the disease that has ravaged Asia's poultry stocks and killed more than 160 people worldwide.
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  • Producers in fear but public at little risk Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Feb 04 6:20 PM
    A virulent outbreak of bird flu on a Suffolk turkey farm seems to have taken everyone by surprise. How worried should we be?
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  • Bernard Matthews tightens its tweed belt Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Feb 04 6:22 PM
    The wholesome rural image promoted by Bernard Matthews, already damaged after its Turkey Twizzlers were damned as "cheap, processed junk food" by Jamie Oliver and banned from schools, might be tarnished further by the outbreak of bird flu on the group's turkey farms.
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  • OUTBREAK - BIRD FLU HITS TURKEY FARM Open this result in new window
    Sunday Mail - Feb 04 4:03 AM
    A BERNARD MATTHEWS farm was in quarantine last night after bird flu killed over 2600 turkeys. Scientists confirmed the virus responsible was the H5N1 strain that can be fatal if passed to humans.
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  • Mystery deepens over cause of Suffolk bird flu outbreak Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
    The government was last night investigating possible links between the discovery of H5N1 avian bird flu at a Bernard Matthews turkey farm in Suffolk and recent outbreaks of the disease in Hungary.
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  • Politically charged novel talks Turkey Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Feb 03 9:16 PM
    Lately, Turkish writers have found themselves in the maelstrom. When Orhan Pamuk received the Nobel Prize for Literature, he earned his country's ire speaking out against the 1915 Armenian genocide.
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  • Officials ID bird-flu virus strain at British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Feb 03 9:03 PM
    LONDON - Officials confirmed yesterday that the H5N1 strain of bird flu had been found in turkeys on a commercial farm - Britain's first mass outbreak of the disease that has ravaged Asia's...
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  • You'll have to cook your daughter's left kidney Open this result in new window
    Times Online Sunday - Feb 04 5:39 PM
    THERE was a time when the Bernard Matthews catchphrase Its bootiful was more popular than that of any television comedian. It is a testimony to the 77-year-old turkey breeders domination of his trade that he has remained part of the national consciousness for almost 30 years.
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  • US calls for restraint in Mediterranean oil crisis Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - 57 minutes ago
    The US has urged Turkey and Greek Cyprus to show restraint following reports that Turkey had sent warships to international waters off the coast of Cyprus amid growing tension over Greek Cypriot plans to explore oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean.
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  • Britain battles H5N1 bird flu outbreak in poultry Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 03 8:39 PM
    Britain scrambled to contain its first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in domestic poultry on Saturday after the virus was found at a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey producer.
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  • Musharraf set for visits to Iran, Turkey Open this result in new window
    The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 02 1:23 PM
    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is to visit Iran and Turkey next week to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Muslim world issues, the Foreign Office said Friday. It did not give exact details of when he would travel to Iran, a fellow Islamic republic bordering Pakistan to the West, and Turkey, which Musharraf.
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  • Bird flu virus found on British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    Long Beach Press-Telegram - Feb 03 11:09 PM
    World: Virus that has killed 160 worldwide spreads to England.
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  • Poultry industry braced for backlash Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Feb 04 12:53 PM
    Fears of a consumer backlash preoccupied poultry producers as they admitted that a potential fall in sales of turkey and chicken after the bird flu outbreak was a threat to the £3.4bn poultry industry despite assurances from government officials that eating white meat was safe.
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  • Turkey's paramilitary police denied reports the footage was shot at one of their offices [AFP] Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Feb 02 8:59 AM
    Turkey has launched an inquiry into video footage showing the teenager charged with the murder of a Turkish-Armenian journalist posing with the Turkish flag and security officials after his arrest.
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  • Call to vaccinate all flocks as vets race to contain bird flu outbreak Open this result in new window
    Independent - Feb 04 5:01 PM
    Vaccination of all poultry flocks in Europe against avian flu should be considered in the wake of the outbreak of the deadly H5N1 virus on a turkey farm in Suffolk, a senior European public health expert said yesterday.
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  • H5N1 strain claims first human victim in Africa Open this result in new window
    Independent - Feb 04 4:18 PM
    The first human death from avian flu in west Africa was confirmed at the weekend in what experts said was a much more serious development than the spread of the virus to a turkey farm in Suffolk.
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    Tiscali - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
    HALESWORTH, SUFFOLK - A sign warns the public of measures inforced on the area surrounding a Bernard Matthews turkey farm where H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed on February 4, 2007 in Halesworth, England.
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  • Pakistan's Musharraf to visit Iran, Turkey Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Feb 02 8:58 AM
    ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is to visit Iran and Turkey next week to discuss the situation in the Middle East and issues in the Muslim world, the foreign office said Friday.
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  • Suffolk turkey slaughter underway Open this result in new window
    PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 04 3:30 AM
    The slaughter of thousands of turkeys is under way as officials battle to stamp out Britain's first outbreak of the potentially deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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  • Bird Flu Latest Open this result in new window
    WBKO-TV Bowling Green - Feb 04 3:08 PM
    The warning comes after Britain recorded its first case of the H5N1 strain on a commercial turkey farm.
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  • Scandal Tails Death of Turkey Journalist Open this result in new window
    Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Feb 02 8:52 AM
    ISTANBUL, Turkey - The Turkish media published photographs and video on Friday of police posing with a teenager charged with killing an ethnic Armenian journalist, and newspapers denounced the officers for treating the suspect as a "hero."
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  • Bernard Matthews tightens his tweed belt Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Feb 04 11:31 AM
    The wholesome rural image promoted by Bernard Matthews, already damaged after its Turkey Twizzlers were damned as cheap, processed junk food by Jamie Oliver and banned from schools, may be tarnished further by the outbreak of bird flu on the groups turkey farms.
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  • Shell first to end Botas gas monopoly in Turkey Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 02 5:04 AM
    ANKARA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has won a tender that will make it the first company to take over some distribution of imported natural gas in Turkey from state company Botas, which is having to relinquish its monopoly.
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  • Turkey, Cyprus seek to defuse oil exploration row Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 7:05 AM
    Turkey and Cyprus have sought to cool a growing row over the island's oil and gas exploration rights, with denials that Ankara had stepped up its naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean.
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  • H5N1 bird flu virus confirmed on British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    The Star Online - Feb 03 4:42 PM
    LONDON (AP): Officials confirmed that the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in turkeys on a commercial farm, Britain's first mass outbreak of the disease that has ravaged Asia's poultry stocks and killed more than 160 people worldwide.
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  • Campomanes home soon for 80th birthday Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Feb 04 10:35 AM
    International Chess Federation (FIDE) honorary president Florencio Campomanes, who underwent surgery following a vehicular accident in Turkey Saturday, wants to be home in Manila before his 80th birthday on Feb. 22.
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  • Brussels defends Cyprus rights in oil row with Turkey Open this result in new window
    Eu Business - Feb 02 1:42 PM
    (BRUSSELS ) - The European Commission on Friday backed Cyprus's right to grant offshore oil and gas exploration rights to Egypt and Lebanon, amid reports of a naval build-up in the region from neighbouring Turkey.
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  • UN birdflu chief praises British authorities Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Feb 04 10:46 AM
    David Nabarro, the United Nationss bird flu coordinator, said on Sunday that British authorities had reacted to the H5N1 outbreak in a commercial turkey farm in Norfolk last week exactly as the European Union Commission prescribed.
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  • How worried should we be? Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Feb 04 9:46 AM
    The sudden appearance of virulent bird flu on a Suffolk turkey farm seems to have taken everyone by surprise. How worried should we be?
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  • Romanian Ambassador: Turkey supported our joining NATO, now it's our turn Open this result in new window
    Turks.US - Feb 02 8:12 AM
    Romanian Ambassador Constantin Grigorie has said his country is ready and willing to support Turkey's bid to join the European Union. We had already excellent relations with Zaman daily, and we will establish the same links with your newspaper, said the Romanian ambassador.
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  • Turkey cull begins as Asian strain of bird flu confirmed in UK Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 03 2:11 PM
    A cull of nearly 160,000 turkeys has began after Britain's first outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus.
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  • Bernard Matthews took 48 hours to report turkey deaths Open this result in new window
    Daily Mail - Feb 03 2:51 PM
    As 160,000 turkeys are slaughtered, there are disturbing questions over how bird flu was allowed to take hold of a flock owned by Bernard Matthews
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  • British authorities impose restrictions, cull turkeys amid outbreak Open this result in new window
    WLUC TV 6 - Feb 04 5:18 PM
    LONDON British health officials are imposing new restrictions in the area where a deadly strain of bird flu was found in turkeys. About 25-hundred turkeys died of the virus on a commercial farm northeast of London, owned by Europe's largest turkey producer.
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  • ABC in $50m murabaha deal Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Feb 04 3:05 PM
    MANAMA: Turkey's Asya Katilim Bankasi (Bank Aysa) has mandated Bahrain's Arab Banking Corporation, Standard Chartered Bank and Unicredit Markets and Investment Banking to arrange a $50 million murabaha financing facility.
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  • Turkey going to surprise the world? Open this result in new window
    PanARMENIAN.Net - Feb 02 7:01 AM
    Mehmet Ali Birand: Last year we discussed a train crash between the EU and Turkey. On this year's agenda there is a possible train crash between Turkey and the United States. This time the crash is about Armenian Genocide issue.
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  • H5N1 bird flu virus confirmed on British turkey farm Open this result in new window
    CBC - Feb 03 10:55 AM
    Authorities confirmed Saturday the H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected for the first time on a British poultry farm after 2,000 turkeys died.
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  • Farmers set for bird flu backlash Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Feb 04 5:04 AM
    Farmers in Suffolk are preparing to deal with the fallout surrounding the outbreak of bird flu at a turkey farm.
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  • Britain culls turkeys over bird flu Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Feb 04 8:03 AM
    The discovery of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian flu on a farm run by Europe's largest turkey producer surprised experts and raised questions about how the virus had been introduced into a sealed shed.
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  • Kansas Turkey Permits Available Online Open this result in new window
    Buckmasters - Feb 02 5:45 AM
    The 2007 spring turkey season runs April 11-May 31, and hunters across the state are already making preparations. Turkey permits allow hunters to use either a shotgun or a bow, and this year, hunters have the additional opportunity of an archery-only season that runs April 1-10.
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  • Garcia and Morato take individual honours in Istanbul Open this result in new window
    IAAF - Feb 04 7:59 AM
    4 February 2007 - Istanbul, Turkey - The Iberians continue to dominate the European Clubs Cross Country Championships, with victories today for Alberto Garcia and Rosa Morato of Spain in the individual races, with CA Adidas Spain taking the men's team title, and the women's trophy going to Maratona Club de Portugal.
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  • Bernard Matthews took 48 hours to report turkey deaths Open this result in new window
    Evening Standard - Feb 03 3:00 PM
    A huge operation to kill 160,000 turkeys at a Bernard Matthews farm in Suffolk was underway after it was confirmed as having the first mass outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in Britain.
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  • Britain moves to contain outbreak of deadly strain of bird flu Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Feb 04 1:29 AM
    HOLTON, England -- Britain scrambled to contain its first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in domestic poultry yesterday after the virus was found at a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey producer.
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  • Have Your Say: For oil, only central government deals with Turkey Open this result in new window
    Kurdish Media - Feb 02 6:35 AM
    London (KurdishMedia.com) 02 February 2007: The Iraqi central government and Turkey have agreed that all oil contracts will be dealt with only between these two parties. Contrary to the Iraqi Constitution, Kurdistan Regional Government would not have a say in these contracts.
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  • Playing dress-up is a day job for employees at Jamestown Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Feb 04 4:50 AM
    Jamestown, Va.- Three Virginia Indians, dressed head to toe in deerskin and animal pelts, shivered around a dinky fire in a Powhatan village, fanning the stubborn coals with a bunch of turkey feathers.
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