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Besiktas beats Erciyesspor to win Turkey Cup (Sports Illustrated)
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Wed, 09 May 2007 21:39:26 GMT

Brazilian striker Bobo scored in extra-time to earn Besiktas a 1-0 victory over Kayseri Erciyesspor in the Turkey Cup final on Wednesday.


Bad weather aside, one weekend remains for spring turkey season (Austin American-Statesman)
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Thu, 10 May 2007 02:08:09 GMT

Storms and hail and rain and wind and ice and more rain . . . that about sums up Rio Grande spring turkey season for 2007. All the weather that usually can be expected in March struck in April, leaving many area hunters without a proper time to go hunting.


Turkey calling is an art form — and help is available (Citrus County Chronicle)
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Thu, 10 May 2007 04:31:36 GMT

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.


Turkey halts Presidential elections (Kavkaz Center)
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Thu, 10 May 2007 03:38:52 GMT

Turkey's parliament has officially halted the presidential election process that triggered a major political crisis by forcing the country's government to call early national polls.


Turkey's Government Presses for Change in Presidential Selection (Voice of America)
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Wed, 09 May 2007 18:23:01 GMT

Turkey's Islamic-rooted government is pushing for a constitutional amendment to allow the president to be elected by popular vote instead of by parliament, following two failed attempts to get its foreign minister selected as president by lawmakers.


Dickens’ magic shatters turkey jinx (Daily Local News)
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Thu, 10 May 2007 01:18:22 GMT

In 1975, somewhere in the wilds of Potter County, Kennett Square’s Ron Dickens killed his first turkey. Dickens, 18 at the time, bagged that spring gobbler just five minutes before hunting closed at midday.


Turkey's Kurdish party to field independent candidates (Middle East Times)
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Wed, 09 May 2007 20:01:46 GMT

ANKARA -- Turkey's main Kurdish party will pitch independent candidates in general elections July 22 in a bid to bypass the high threshold for parliamentary representation, its chairman said Wednesday.


Turkey seeks constitutional change (Financial Times)
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Wed, 09 May 2007 18:52:09 GMT

Turkey’s government will press ahead on Thursday with a controversial attempt to change the constitution to allow a directly elected president. The proposals follow the government’s failure to get Abdullah Gul, the foreign minister, appointed to the post.


Turkey's Foreign Minister Denies Islamic Agenda (Voice of America)
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Wed, 09 May 2007 14:07:52 GMT

Turkey's foreign minister Abdullah Gul in an interview with VOA denied opposition charges that his Justice and Development Party is seeking a greater role for Islam in the government.


Iraqi Kurd leader tells Turkey dialogue should replace threats (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 08 May 2007 17:43:30 GMT

Iraqi Kurd leader Massud Barzani denied that he threatened to intervene in Turkey over the Kurdish minority question, while warning Ankara he would not tolerate any threats from them.