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ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Measures under consideration in the Turkish government deal with discrimination and human rights for the Kurdish minority community, the interior minister said.
Turkey’s plan to grant long-denied rights to its Kurdish minority, despite opposition from nationalist politicians, is a show of courage and good sense.
ISTANBUL -(Dow Jones)- Turkey's Bosporus Strait has reopened to shipping, officials from the Turkish Coastal Safety Agency said Tuesday, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reported.
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The Turkish government announced plans to develop an economic stimulus package by 2011 to encourage the use of electric vehicles by the public.
ANKARA, Turkey | Turkey's government Friday announced new measures aimed at reconciling with minority Kurds and ending a 25-year-old insurgency, but there was no mention of the sweeping amnesty sought by Kurdish rebels. The government wants to remove all restrictions on the once-banned Kurdish language, create a committee to fight discrimination, restore Kurdish names of villages and establish ...
Directors of the Global Spa Summit (GSS) today announced that the fourth annual Summit will be held from May 16--19, 2010, at the historic Çıragan Palace Kempinski Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. Attended by top spa, hospitality, and wellness executives from around the world, this year's invitation-only Summit is expected to attract a record number of delegates, representing 40 different countries.
Israel's trade minister Monday began a visit to Turkey to mend strained relations, saying Ankara could help resolve the conflict between Israel and Syria.
Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc, with some media declaring outright that he is anti-Turkish.
(RTTNews) - Israel's Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer Monday arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on a visit aimed at mending the recently soured relations between the two countries.
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Washington backs Turkish efforts to control Kurdish guerrillas as part of a broader counter-terrorism effort, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said.
Ankara (AFP) Nov 21, 2009 - Turkey has given Israeli contractors 50 days to fulfil a long-delayed deal for the delivery of 10 drone aircraft for the Turkish army, Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul was quoted as saying Saturday.
Ties between Israel and Turkey are as strong as ever, an Israeli government minister said in Istanbul. Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer made the statement Monday during an official three-day visit to Turkey to discuss diplomatic and economic issues, according to reports.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Turkish official said Friday a shift in society's mentality is needed to allow women in the country to advance in business and political fields.
GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - November 23, 2009) - Written by Martin Lynch, European Correspondent for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) -- Turkey has pulled the plug on the country's first nuclear power plant by cancelling the contract with a Russian consortium led by Inter RAO UES (Moscow, Russia) and Atomstroyexport (Moscow). Turkey's state-owned power company Tetas (Ankara, Turkey ...
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The choice of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as European Union president means Turkey is less likely to be accepted, a Turkish leader says.
TRIPOLI, Libya, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Turkey and Libya will end visa requirements between the two countries, their leaders say.
