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Fears of an Islamic agenda in Turkey (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 20:18:19 GMT

Turkey's secular circles rocked the government by portraying its leaders as Islamists intent on imposing religion on society. But the ruling party, an advocate of European Union membership, has done more than most of its predecessors to introduce Western reforms to the country.


Turkey: Elections set for July 22 (CNN.com)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 18:22:01 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's Parliament on Thursday approved July 22 as the date for early general elections, which were called to resolve a government crisis over sharply rising tension between the pro-secular military and the Islamic-rooted government.


Turkey sets July 22 election to unlock crisis (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 16:46:15 GMT

Turkey's parliament on Thursday brought forward general elections to July 22 to try to end a standoff between secularists and ex-Islamists that has exposed deep political faultlines in the EU candidate nation.


Turkey recalled due to Listeria contamination (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 02:23:59 GMT

Nearly three and a half tons of ready-to-eat turkey products sold in six states were recalled by a Toulumne County farm Thursday after routine federal tests turned up contamination with Listeria bacteria, a common source of food poisoning. Diestel...


Mapping the road ahead for Turkey (BBC News)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 19:01:55 GMT

The political crisis in Turkey is a struggle over the country's core concerns, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.


Turkey elections set for July 22 (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 10:31:16 GMT

Turkey's parliament on Thursday approved July 22 as the date for new general elections, which were called as a way out of a government crisis sparked by a dispute over political Islam.


Turkey approves early elections for July 22 (International Herald Tribune)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 12:12:27 GMT

Turkey's Parliament on Thursday approved the date for new general elections and called to resolve a government crisis.


Warning issued on turkey products (Orange County Register)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 02:57:39 GMT

7,000 pounds of Diestel Family Turkey Ranch products are recalled because of possible contamination.


Turkey General Elections Set For July 22 (Nasdaq)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 03:48:49 GMT

(RTTNews) - Turkey's Parliament on Thursday approved unanimously July 22 as the date for early general elections overruling objections from the secular opposition who said that it would coincide with the time when many vacationing Turks would be away and unable to vote.


Local Turkey Products Recalled (News10 Sacramento)
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Fri, 04 May 2007 02:59:52 GMT

A warning is going out to consumers of ready-to-eat turkey products from the Diestel Turkey Ranch in Chinese Camp, California. The turkey may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a harmful bacterium that causes gastrointestinal illness.