For a nation that spans two continents – Europe and Asia – and two worlds – the secular and the religious – Turkey is accustomed to tectonic tensions over its identity. But the recent political temblor over the disputed presidential candidacy of Abdullah Gul, the foreign minister with an Islamist past, revealed just how critical the democratic fault line is between Turkey's secular core and its ...
Turkey's parliament gives initial approval to electoral reforms brought by the ruling party.
May 7 (Bloomberg) -- French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy would need a unanimous decision by the European Union to make good on a campaign pledge to shut the door on Turkey's bid to join the 27-nation bloc, the EU's foreign policy chief said.
Turkey's political situation stepped into further turmoil as the only candidate for the country's presidency withdrew from the race.
This is the time of year, it being spring gobbler hunting season, that I get the opportunity to conduct a few wild turkey hunting seminars around the state.
ankara • Turkey’s parliament approved yesterday, in a first reading, a major constitutional amendment under which the country’s president would be elected directly by the public, Turkish media reported.
Ruling party's choice for president drops bid in deadlock Turkey was in uncharted political waters Sunday as the ruling party's favorite for president backed out of his candidacy and opposition groups huddled in earnest to form political alliances in anticipation of summer elections.
CHINESE CAMP, Calif. (AP) -- A Tuolumne County ranch has recalled more than three tons of prepared turkey products distributed in six states because they may be contaminated with a fatal bacterium.
Facing a parliamentary roadblock, ruling party candidate bows out. ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Sunday that he would withdraw his candidacy for president, a largely procedural move made amid a wrenching nationwide upheaval over the role of Islam in public life.
Even before Nicolas Sarkozy was elected French president, Turkey's dream of joining the European Union looked increasingly remote - now for many Turks it appears virtually unattainable.