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No plans to abolish Turkey's rural militia-minister - Reuters Sat, 09 May 2009 16:01:53 GMT

The Southern Ledger

No plans to abolish Turkey's rural militia-minister Reuters ANKARA, May 9 (Reuters) - Turkey's interior minister said on Saturday Ankara had no plans to abolish the village militia system after its members were implicated in a wedding massacre, despite growing calls to rein in the heavily armed force. ... Another suspect arrested in engagement massacre in SE Turkey Xinhua Turkish families seek to adopt massacre children The Associated Press all 96 news articles

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Turkish military defends guard system - United Press International Fri, 08 May 2009 15:33:58 GMT

BBC News

Turkish military defends guard system United Press International ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 8 (UPI) -- The Turkish military said Friday a recent armed attack that left 44 people dead is not indicative of a failure by the country's village guard system. Metin Gurak, a spokesman for the army, attempted to downplay reports ... PRESS DIGEST - Turkey - May 6 Reuters Turkey: massacre reflects ancient traditions and volatile politics Christian Science Monitor Kurdish insurgents, in reversal, announce end to separatist ambitions World Tribune Xinhua - Haber 27 all 140 news articles

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EU signs deal on new gas pipeline - Aljazeera.net Fri, 08 May 2009 12:47:14 GMT

Earthtimes (press release)

EU signs deal on new gas pipeline Aljazeera.net, Qatar Azerbaijan and Egypt, which can both supply gas, and Turkey and Georgia, which are able to carry it, signed up to the Nabucco gas pipeline scheme on Friday at a meeting in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. In return for their commitment to supply ... Video: Prague meeting to give Nabucco new life RT Deal to boost key EU gas project BBC News EU signs deal with supplier nations in bid to reduce energy ... Los Angeles Times Tehran Times - 조선일보(영문판) all 229 news articles

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Report: Land mine blast kills at least 3 in Turkey - eTaiwan News Sat, 09 May 2009 20:04:12 GMT

Report: Land mine blast kills at least 3 in Turkey eTaiwan News, Taiwan AP Turkish media say a land mine explosion in Turkey's southeast has killed at least three people. The state-run Anatolia news agency says three people died in the blast in the southeastern province of Sirnak on Saturday. ...

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Turkey welcomes peace progress of Azerbaijan, Armenia - Xinhua Fri, 08 May 2009 14:52:45 GMT

Hürriyet

Turkey welcomes peace progress of Azerbaijan, Armenia Xinhua, China ANKARA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Friday welcomed the progress made in a meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders who have agreed on basic peace principles concerning the contested region of Upper Karabakh. Newly-appointed Turkish Foreign ... Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey to Armenia from the rest Haber 27 Turkey welcomes progress in Azerbaijani-Armenian talks: FM Hürriyet Armenia & Azerbaijan inch ahead in Karabakh talks Reuters Armenian Reporter - Jamestown Foundation all 229 news articles

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Turkey will not accept IMF demands to curb spending-PM - Reuters Sat, 09 May 2009 08:23:23 GMT

Javno.hr

Turkey will not accept IMF demands to curb spending-PM Reuters ANKARA, May 9 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said he cannot accept an IMF demand to rein in spending, in comments that cast fresh doubts over a major loan deal to revive Turkey's ailing economy. The government is in protracted talks ... Turkish PM: Govt Can't Accept IMF Demand To Curb Spending -IHA Zawya Local spending a headache for IMF Hürriyet all 18 news articles

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Turkey smashes through SUV windshield; driver hurt - Philadelphia Inquirer Fri, 08 May 2009 23:50:07 GMT

NJ.com

Turkey smashes through SUV windshield; driver hurt Philadelphia Inquirer, PA AP RIVERDALE, NJ - New Jersey State Police say the driver of a sport utility vehicle escaped serious injury when a wild turkey crashed through the windshield. The incident occurred shortly before 5 pm Friday on Route 287 in Morris County, ... Driver injured as turkey smashes SUV windshield NJ.com all 6 news articles

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Turkey plans renewed lottery tender this year - Forbes Fri, 08 May 2009 11:55:47 GMT

Hürriyet

Turkey plans renewed lottery tender this year Forbes, NY ANKARA, May 8 (Reuters) - Turkey plans a new sale tender for its national lottery this year, its privatisation body said on Friday, a day after a chaotic sell-off was scrapped because bidders failed to meet the minimum price. ... STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-OPAP shares down on scrapped Turkish tender Reuters Turkey Drops National Lottery Tender Gaming Industry Media Greek OPAP submits USD1.6bn bid for Turkey's national lottery Trading Markets (press release) Turk.Net - Gaming Intelligence Group (registration) all 23 news articles

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wva hunter clinches turkey slam - Charleston Gazette Sat, 09 May 2009 16:38:46 GMT

wva hunter clinches turkey slam Charleston Gazette, WV (AP) - Chris Walls had done most everything a turkey hunter could hope to do. He'd won calling championships. He'd traveled to other states to hunt. He'd called gobblers in for others. About the only thing the 32-year-old West Virginian hadn't done was ...

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45 Killed in Wedding Attack in Turkey - Voice of America Tue, 05 May 2009 00:23:00 GMT

Times Online

45 Killed in Wedding Attack in Turkey Voice of America By VOA News Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked a wedding party in southeastern Turkey, killing 45 people and wounding at least six others. Turkish officials said the attack occurred Monday in the village of Bilge about 600 ... Video: Turkey: 44 killed in attack on wedding party France 24 8 Arrested in Turkish Wedding Shooting New York Times Turkey wedding bloodbath puts militia in spotlight Washington Post Hürriyet - Reuters all 1,851 news articles