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'Midnight Express' hero returns to Turkey to mend fences (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:38:11 GMT

Billy Hayes, the American whose ordeal in a Turkish jail provided the basis for the 1978 classic "Midnight Express," has returned to Turkey in a bid to mend fences over the damage the movie caused to the country's image abroad, newspapers reported Saturday.


Ancient Etruscans Were Immigrants From Anatolia, Or What Is Now Turkey (Science Daily)
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Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:03:10 GMT

The long-running controversy about the origins of the Etruscan people appears to be very close to being settled once and for all, according to a leading geneticist. He describes strong evidence that the Etruscans, whose brilliant civilization flourished 3000 years ago in what is now Tuscany, were settlers from old Anatolia, now in southern Turkey.


Bill for Direct Vote to Elect President Is Blocked in Turkey (New York Times)
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Sat, 16 Jun 2007 02:34:03 GMT

Under the law, Turkey?s Parliament chooses the president but Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been pushing to change that.


Turkey hunts rebels in security zones (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:57:34 GMT

The sign at the edge of one of Turkey's new security zones says trespassing poses a "danger to life," and the only vehicles that venture beyond it are armored ones ferrying soldiers into battle with Kurdish rebels.


Struggle for Turkey heads to the ballot box (USA Today)
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Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:50:03 GMT

For many people in Turkey, the battle for their country's future comes down to one symbol a head scarf. A parliamentary election in July could determine whether Islam will play a more prominent role in Turkish government and society.


France won't block EU Turkey talks (CNN.com)
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Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:35:21 GMT

PARIS, France (Reuters) -- France will not block or try to slow down talks on Turkey at European Union meetings next week, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Friday.


Turkey sets up free-fire zones in fight vs. Kurds (Arizona Daily Star)
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Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:09:36 GMT

DAGKONAK, Turkey — The sign at the edge of one of Turkey's new security zones says trespassing poses a "danger to life." The only vehicles that venture beyond it are armored ones ferrying soldiers into battle with Kurdish rebels.


Bomb injures five in Turkey (CNN.com)
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Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:24:46 GMT

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) -- A bomb exploded at a bus station in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Friday, injuring four civilians and a soldier, security officials said.


Solstice Neurosciences Presents Escalating Dose Study At International Congress In Istanbul, Turkey (Medical News Today)
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Sat, 16 Jun 2007 07:16:30 GMT

Solstice Neurosciences, Inc. today reported important results from a multicenter, forced dose escalation study of Botulinum Toxin Type B Injectable Solution (Myobloc(R)) recently presented at the 11th International Congress of The Movement Disorders Society in Istanbul, Turkey. [click link for full article]


Turkey PM Invites Iraq Leader To Discuss Cross-Border Row (Nasdaq)
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Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:17:03 GMT

ANKARA (AP)--Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he has invited Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to visit Turkey some time this month to discuss the festering cross-border issue, though he hasn't yet received a response.