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Turkey skeptical of Iraqi vows to stop Kurdish raids (International Herald Tribune)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:48:53 GMT

Turkey said that two days of meetings with officials from Iraq and the U.S. on how to stop Kurdish militants in northern Iraq had produced no new proposals.


Iraq Pledges Action on Kurdish Guerrillas, Warns Turkey Against Force (Washington Post)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:23:46 GMT

ISTANBUL, Nov. 3 -- Iraq vowed Saturday to take strong measures against Kurdish guerrillas on the Turkish border but warned Turkey and other parties at a conference of neighboring governments against moves that would "destabilize" Iraq's already tenuous security.


Turkey bowl (Daily Vidette)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:58:37 GMT

LA Decker, of the sports department at WJBC radio, makes his approach during the first ever roll-off tie breaker frame for 1st place in the 21st Annual Turkey Bowl sponsored by WZND radio. Decker hit a strike to win over the 96.7 I-Rock team at Pheasant Lanes in Bloomington on Sunday afternoon.


Two PKK rebels killed in operation in SE Turkey (People's Daily)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:35:49 GMT

Two militants of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in a military operation in southeastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Sunday. The report said that the military operation in pursuit ...


Iraqi defense minister sends 8 formerly missing Turkish soldiers back to Turkey by plane (People's Daily)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:05:31 GMT

Iraqi Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir Mohammed Jasim al-Obeidi and top military commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus sent eight formerly missing Turkish soldiers back to Turkey by a plane, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on ...


Turkey To Sign Documents With Arab League And Egypt (TurkishPress.com)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:05:50 GMT

ANKARA - Turkey will sign two agreements with Arab League and Egypt within the scope of International Conference on Iraq scheduled to take place in Istanbul on November 2nd and 3rd.


Turkey to erect Ottoman memorial in Jerusalem: Palestinians (TurkishPress.com)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:36:00 GMT

JERUSALEM - Turkey`s government is to erect a memorial for its fallen soldiers from the Ottoman era near Islam`s third holiest site in Jerusalem, the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a senior official said on Thursday.


Turkey Not To Retry Attempted Mechanisms, Babacan (TurkishPress.com)
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Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:56:44 GMT

ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister & Chief Negotiator for the EU talks Ali Babacan said Thursday Turkey would not retry mechanisms which were tried and failed beforehand.


Turkey retains military option despite Iraqi steps to curb rebels (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:47:58 GMT

Turkey said Saturday that military options "remain on the table" to strike Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq despite new measures by Baghdad to clamp down on the separatists.


Ngos Protest Rice's Visit To Turkey (TurkishPress.com)
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Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:11:14 GMT

ANKARA - Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) held demonstrations in Ankara Thursday to protest U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's scheduled visit to Turkey on Friday.