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Ambitions of Iraqi Kurds worry Turkey (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:08:58 GMT

Recent political gains by Iraqi Kurds are raising alarms in neighboring Turkey and increasing the risk of greater instability in Iraq's oil-rich north.


Analysis: Turkey criticizes EU presidency (UPI)
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Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:27:46 GMT

Turkey is unhappy with the German European Union presidency, as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan feels Berlin should have done more to push Ankara's bid to become a member of the 27-member body.


Ambitions of Iraqi Kurds Worry Turkey (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:53:26 GMT

Iraqi Kurds have begun flexing their political muscle with new vigor, raising alarms in neighboring Turkey and increasing the risk of greater instability in Iraq's oil-rich north.


Iraqi Kurds play hardball on expanding territory, worrying Turkey (CNews)
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Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:37:56 GMT

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Iraqi Kurds have begun flexing their political muscle with new vigour, raising alarms in neighbouring Turkey and increasing the risk of greater instability in Iraq's oil-rich north.


More Americans visiting Turkey (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:43:50 GMT

Visits by Americans to Turkey have finally returned to pre-2001 levels, with 532,000 U.S. visitor arrivals in 2006, according to statistics from the Turkish government.


Turkey zone plan ruffling feathers (Leader-Telegram)
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Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:11:03 GMT

Simplifying the number of wild turkey hunting units makes sense, but lumping western Eau Claire County with counties to the north is not so good, according to hunters who spoke at the annual spring conservation hearing at South Middle School Monday night.


Kurdish militants killed in Turkey (CNN.com)
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Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:46:45 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish troops killed 12 armed Kurdish guerrillas in a clash in southeast Turkey, local officials said Monday. One Turkish soldier was also killed.


Safety should be stressed when participating in turkey hunting season (Marion Daily Republican)
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Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:39:42 GMT

MARION — The sport of turkey hunting used to be a low-key sport. Today, more hunters than ever are entering the woods — most with little or no experience in harvesting these elusive birds.


Nevada governor won't provide receipts for Turkey vacation (KVBC Las Vegas)
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Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:17:43 GMT

Lawyers for Governor Jim Gibbons say they won't release documents that they say show the governor and his wife paid their share of a vacation the couple took with a federal defense contractor to Turkey.


GREECE SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU BID, DESPITE FRENCH DOUBTS (The Tocqueville Connection)
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Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:47:22 GMT

ATHENS, April 17, 2007 (AFP) - Greece reiterated Tuesday its support for Turkey's bid to join the European Union despite opposition in France, where the question has entered the presidential election debate.