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Turkey: No justice for victims of torture and killings by law enforcement officials (Amnesty International)
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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:09:32 GMT

Torture, ill-treatment and killings continue to be met with persistent impunity for the security forces in Turkey, Amnesty International said in a report published today.


Iran, Turkey after expanding exchanges: CCIM Head (Islamic Republic News Agency)
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Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:24:23 GMT

Iran - Turkey - Ties Tehran and Ankara are after expanding exchanges not only in trade but also in industry, foreign investment and joint ventures in third countries, Head of Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines Mohammad Nahavandian said on Wednesday.


GE Energy's wind turbines selected for Turkey's largest wind park (Energy Business Review)
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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:03:26 GMT

US-based GE Energy has been selected by Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim, the owner and operator of a new 130MW wind park in Turkey, to provide 52 2.5xl wind turbines. According to the company, the project will double Turkeys installed wind capacity.


US military warns Turkey off Iraq raid (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:56:55 GMT

The US military warned Turkey Tuesday against destabilizing northern Iraq by carrying out a threatened cross-border raid on Kurdish rebels.


Torture, Killings and Enforced Disappearances by Law Enforcement in Turkey Continue, says Amnesty International (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Torture, ill-treatment and killings continue to be met with persistent impunity for the security forces in Turkey, Amnesty International charged in a new report, Turkey: The Entrenched Culture of Impunity Must End, released today. The investigation and prosecution of serious human rights violations committed by officers of the police and gendarmerie are flawed and compounded by inconsistent ...


turkey: President deals new blow to electoral reforms (Monday Morning)
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Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:28:28 GMT

Turkey’s president has asked the Constitutional Court to annul a package of reforms that would see his successor elected by popular vote, dealing a fresh blow to the ruling party.


Politics heat up in Turkey (CNN Money)
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Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:48:25 GMT

With parliamentary elections scheduled for July 22, Turkey has been embroiled in political crisis. Talk of constitutional amendments and a military coup is in the air, and the country's secular nationalists, who want to keep Turkey from adopting a more Islamist course, have taken to the streets.


Spring Turkey Prospects Mixed (Ashley County Ledger)
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Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:31:23 GMT

Arkansas’ spring turkey season should have some good news mixed in with more bad news. The good news is that reproduction in 2006 was better than it was during 2005, which was a record low for the number of poults per hen in a brood survey.


(AFX UK Focus) 2007-07-04 15:50 GMT: BP's Shah Deniz field flows gas to Turkey (Interactive Investor)
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Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:12:38 GMT

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The giant Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan has started to flow gas to Turkey, BP PLC said in a statement.


Iraq protests "intensive shelling" by Turkey (Tiscali)
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Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:57:45 GMT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday accused Turkey of "intensively shelling" northern Iraq this week, adding it had handed the Turkish envoy in Baghdad a protest letter.