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Turkey offers assistance to Peru after deadly quake (People's Daily)
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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:47:31 GMT

Turkey on Friday expressed its deep sorrow and offered an assistance to the quake survivors in Peru where a powerful quake killed some 450 people and injured 1,500 others two days ago. "Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdull ...


Annual turkey shoot on tap (The Mining Journal)
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Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:32:31 GMT

SKANDIA — The West Branch Sportsmen’s Club of Skandia’s 20th annual turkey shoot will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 at the club on Engman Lake Ro...


Turkey slams Cypriot FM for comments on army (The Daily Star Lebannon)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:05:41 GMT

Turkey Friday slammed Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis for "inappropriate" comments about the Turkish military, accusing Nicosia of "provocative" attitudes. "Marcoullis is not in a position to make evaluations on Turkey's domestic issues," a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said.


Turkey and Europe: The Way Ahead (AlertNet)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:19:45 GMT

Source: International Crisis Group The pro-EU AK Party’s landslide victory in parliamentary elections in July has given Turkey and Europe a new chance to get the country’s EU accession process back on track.


Cyprus ready for oil bids, Turkey irked (EARTHtimes.org)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:38:06 GMT

Cyprus will determine the winners of oil and gas exploration bids by the end of this year, a move to determine the extent of its reserves, to Turkey's dismay. Turkish Cypriots claim half ownership of any oil and gas found, dating back to a 1974 Turkish in...


Diagonal boy is fair’s top turkey-caller (The Des Moines Register)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:20:41 GMT

Heath Evans, a 12-year-old from Diagonal, won first place in the Youth Turkey Calling contest.


Turkey choosing between hijab and Europe (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:14:47 GMT

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Marianna Belenkaya) - On August 20, Turkey will elect president. There is only one nominee for this position - spokesman for the Islamic-oriented Justice and Development Party (JDP) and current Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul.


Outgoing president in Turkey leaves cabinet choices to successor (International Herald Tribune)
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Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:38:45 GMT

Turkey's staunchly secular outgoing president has left the decision on approving the makeup of the country's next cabinet to his successor, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday.


Fire officials continue probe of Turkey blaze (Sampson Independent)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:07:03 GMT

TURKEY — Sampson County Sheriff’s authorities are continuing to investigate a fire that destroyed a Turkey-area home earlier this week — one that has been deemed suspicious by county emergency officials, according to information from the Sampson County Fire Marshal’s Office.


Ukraine considers Iraq, Turkey pipeline (EARTHtimes.org)
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Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:37:43 GMT

Ukraine is looking at a pipeline from Iraqi oil fields through Turkey to Ukraine and on to European markets, a plan that is years away and has many detractors. Earlier this month Kiev announced plans to press for meetings next year on the Kirkuk-Trabzon-O...