An Iraqi government spokesman on Thursday rejected Turkey's threat to attack a separatist Kurdish rebel group operating from bases in northern Iraq and warned such a move would be met with massive resistance.
The slayings of three Christians in this eastern town highlight Turkey's uneasy relationship with its minorities, and Christians expressed fear Thursday that growing nationalism and intolerance could lead to more violence against them.
Turkey on Thursday condemned the gruesome murder of three people at a Christian publishing house, as church leaders warned of a "witch hunt" against their tiny minority in this largely Muslim nation.
ANKARA — Turkey has intensified its offensive against the Kurdish insurgency near the border with Iraq. Officials said the military has taken advantage of a spring thaw to launch operations in the mountains along the Iraqi border.
ISTANBUL, April 18 -- Assailants on Wednesday slit the throats of three employees of a publishing house that distributes Bibles, the latest in a series of attacks targeting Turkey's small Christian minority.
The government is overhauling the livestock compensation system it emerged yesterday, as Bernard Matthews was awarded almost £600,000 after the bird flu outbreak at one of its turkey farms.
Turkey's national income per capita will exceed $10,000 for the first time, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says, adding that gross national income (GNI) at purchasing power parity (PPP) and will exceed $750 billion.
ITALIAN and German conservatives yesterday said the killing of three Christians at a Bible publisher in Turkey showed Ankara could not control violent Islamists and so was unfit to join Europe.
MALATYA, Turkey -- The slayings of three Christians in this eastern town highlight Turkey's uneasy relationship with its minorities, and Christians expressed fear today that growing nationalism and intolerance could lead to more violence against them.
Turkish police have detained five more suspects in connection with the murders of three people, including one German, at a Christian publishing house in south-eastern Turkey on Wednesday.