The Pentagon said on Monday it is working with Turkey to resolve a "serious problem" posed by the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party, but declined comment on a media report of secret plans to stop rebel violence.
The United States and Turkey are preparing a covert military operation to suppress Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq and capture their leaders, the Washington Post reported Monday.
The head of Turkey's armed forces has again said that the next president should uphold the country's secular values. This will renew a debate with the Islamist-leaning ruling party over their candidate in the wake of its resounding victory in the recent general election.
Ankara rejected a demand from French prosecutors who wanted to interrogate a Tunisian suspect -- who has already been arrested in Turkey -- as part of an ongoing terrorism investigation.
NEW YORK, July 30 - Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. said on Monday the U.S. government awarded it an initial $187 million for long-lead work on a $1.1 billion contract to build 30 new F-16 fighter jets for Turkey.
The United States and Turkey are preparing a covert military operation to suppress Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq and capture their leaders, The Washington Post reported Monday. Veteran columnist Robert Novak reported that the operation, whose outlines have been presented to some members of Congress.
ISTANBUL, July 30 (Reuters) - Akbank, Turkey's largest private lender by market capitalisation, posted a 35 percent annual rise in first half net profit to 1.2 billion lira ($923 million).
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Turkish prosecutors are seeking jail terms of up to three years for two Kurdish mayors and 17 aldermen who introduce Kurdish and other languages in office, court officials said yesterday.
FORT WORTH, Texas ( Map ) - The U.S. government has awarded an initial $187 million for long-lead tasks as part of a $1.1 billion contract to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT ) for the production of 30 new Advanced Block 50 F-16 aircraft for Turkey .
MINA — In part, a Pennsylvania man can blame a turkey for his weekend arrest on a driving while intoxicated charge.