Serial numbers on pistols and other weapons in Turkey match those originally give to Iraqi security forces by the American military.
Turkey's staunchly secularist army chiefs refused Wednesday to salute the country's new Islamist-rooted president Abdullah Gul on his first full day in office.
ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) -- New Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a pro-EU reformist cabinet on Wednesday which reflected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's aim to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France on Monday conditioned the continuation of Turkey's membership talks with the European Union on a high-level effort to define the bloc's future borders.
Former Islamist Abdullah Gul has been elected president of Turkey following a contest that has split the nation and drawn opposition from the army.
Turkey's new president has approved a cabinet with a mix of Islamists and secular members aimed at pushing ahead with stalled political and economic reforms necessary to win entry into the European Union.
Abdullah Gul has become the first politician with an Islamist background to be elected president of Turkey. Send us your reaction.
The third and final round of voting took place in the Turkish Parliament (TBMM) yesterday, with main candidate for president, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, emerging with 339 votes as the 11th President of Turkey.
After more than 80 years of raising turkeys commercially and a history that dates back to 1835, the Plainville Turkey Farms are no longer a family-owned venture.
Turkey's new president Abdullah Gul formally took office Tuesday and pledged to uphold his country's secular system shortly after parliament elected him as the first head of state with an Islamist past.