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Turkey eyes lifting head scarves ban (MSNBC)
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:20:07 GMT

Turkey's devout Muslim prime minister said Wednesday that the constitution should be changed to remove a ban at universities on head scarves, the most potent symbol of the national divide over the role of religion in politics.


US State Department's Burns: We are giving Turkey 100% in struggle against PKK (Hürriyetim internetim)
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Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:36:08 GMT

The US State Department's Undersecretary of Political Affairs, Nicholas Burns, arrived yesterday in Istanbul and told press members "We are lending one hundred percent support to Turkey in its struggle against the PKK."


Six killed in clashes in s.east Turkey (AlertNet)
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:23:58 GMT

Source: Reuters (Adds five PKK killed) TUNCELI, Turkey, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Five Kurdish guerrillas and one Turkish security official were killed in clashes in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday, army sources said ...


Turkey to sell energy grids and plants together (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:37:14 GMT

ANKARA, Sept 19 - Turkey is planning to privatise its electricity grids and production units together, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said on Wednesday.


Turkey blocks YouTube...Again (Addict 3D)
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:43:54 GMT

It seems as if today is the day of the repeat story: a court in Turkey has banned access to YouTube after a single citizen complained that it contained clips which insulted the country.


Turkey's new Islamic prime minister orders new constitution (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:27:50 GMT

Turkey's devout Muslim prime minister said Wednesday that the constitution should be changed to remove a ban at universities on head scarves, the


Chery to Sell 5,000 Cars in Turkey in November (The Auto Channel)
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:14:14 GMT

China's Chery Automobile will start to sell cars in Turkey through a local sales agency in the country in November, a local newspaper in Turkey reported.


Kouchner Pressing French President Over Turkey's EU Entry (Nasdaq)
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:54:24 GMT

(RTTNews) - Wednesday, French foreign minister hinted that he was trying to persuade President Nicolas Sarkozy to drop his long-standing opposition to Turkey's bid to join the European Union.


Turkey: PM calls for end to headscarf ban (Adnkronos)
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:31:55 GMT

Turkey: PM calls for end to headscarf ban (AKI) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended the right of women to wear headscarves at state universities and called for the current ban to be lifted. Erdogan said the ban was depriving some women access to higher education. The prime minister's Islamist-rooted AK Party began drafting a new constitution after its election ...


Turkey cancels 3G mobile-phone license tender (Middle East Times)
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Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:35:04 GMT

ANKARA -- Turkey's Telecommunications Board has canceled a tender for the country's first third-generation mobile phone license due to lack of competition, the Anatolia news agendy reported Wednesday.