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Turkish Kurds vow parliamentary boycott

UPI - Sun Dec 13, 8:05 am ET

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Kurdish lawmakers say they will boycott Turkish Parliament to protest a court ruling banning the nation's main Kurdish party.

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Senators send concerns on Turkey-Israel ties
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - 2 hours 37 minutes ago
A bipartisan group of 10 senators wrote Turkey’s U.S. ambassador expressing concern about the “downward trend of relations between Turkey and Israel this past year.”
Balancing a Bullish Turkey
Foreign Relations - Mon Dec 14, 6:04 pm ET
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the White House on Monday comes at an awkward moment in U.S.-Turkey relations.
Turkey's Erdogan criticizes ban on Kurdish party
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 2:05 pm ET
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan spoke out on Monday against a court ban on a Kurdish party that caused angry protests and plunged the country into political uncertainty.
Ban on Turkish party unsettling, EU says
UPI - Mon Dec 14, 1:53 pm ET
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The European Union expressed concern over a decision by Turkey to outlaw the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party as protesters took to the streets of Istanbul.
Kurdish lawmakers resign en masse from Turkish Parliament
CNN - Mon Dec 14, 1:51 pm ET
Kurdish lawmakers announced Monday they would submit their resignations from Parliament, three days after Turkey's highest court banned their political party on charges that it was a "focal point for terrorism."
Team USA won't face Spain, Greece, Argentina in World Championship opening round
ESPN - Mon Dec 14, 1:35 pm ET
Regardless of whether it is at full strength, Team USA will not have to face Spain, Greece or Argentina in the opening round of the World Championship next summer in Turkey.
Pacifica Presents Oscar Contender 'I Saw the Sun'
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 11:48 am ET
The Pacifica Institute and Westwood Productions will host a special screening in Hollywood of "I Saw the Sun" , this year's submission for the Best Foreign Language Oscar from Turkey.
Anatolia mines first ore at Copler Gold Mine
CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 10:37 am ET
Anatolia Minerals Development Limited announces the start of mining operations at the Copler Gold Mine in Turkey. Initial mining is in the Manganese Mine Zone. Near surface low grade ore mined during the pre-stripping phase will be used for heap leach pad overliner.
HVS EMEA Hospitality Enews - Week Ending 11 December 2009
Hospitality Net - Mon Dec 14, 6:50 am ET
Saintly Sale On The Island Of Jersey | Park Inns For Luxembourg And Nigeria | Ritz-Carlton Carves Itself A Slice of Turkey | US Interstate Extended As Far As London | Claudel Venture Holdings Digs Deep For Its New Development | Holiday Inn Express To Check In To Saudi Arabia | Dusit’s Princess Debuts In Dubai | Rotana Number Seven For Abu Dhabi | Europe: Refinancing A Hotel In Today's Restricted ...
Turkish Pro-Kurdish Party To Appeal Ban At E.U. Court
INO News - Mon Dec 14, 3:11 am ET
(RTTNews) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the ruling of a Constitutional Court in Istanbul ordering it be disbanded.
European Short Course Championships: Flash! Daniel Gyurta, Federica Pellegrini, Arkady Vyatchanin, Stanislav Donets ...
Swimming World Magazine - Mon Dec 14, 2:26 am ET
ISTANBUL, Turkey, December 13. THE final night of swimming at the European Short Course Championships witnessed world records in three events - including a rare world-record tie. Hungary's Daniel G...
European Short Course Championships: Flash! Peter Mankoc, Arkady Vyatchanin, Diane Bui Duyet, Sanja Jovanovic Set ...
Swimming World Magazine - Mon Dec 14, 2:25 am ET
ISTANBUL, Turkey, December 12. THE third day of swimming at the European Short Course Championships featured four more world records, bringing the total to six for the meet. Slovenia's Peter Mankoc...
Protests in Turkey
12 FOX Mankato - Mon Dec 14, 12:58 am ET
Protests aren't only happening in Copenhagen... as hundreds of Kurdish read more
Understanding apples' ancestors
Science Daily - Sun Dec 13, 11:26 pm ET
A species of wild apples that could be an ancestor of today's domesticated apples are native to the Middle East and Central Asia. A new study comparing the diversity of recently acquired wild apple varieties from Georgia and Armenia with previously collected varieties originating in Russia and Turkey narrows the large population and establishes a core collection.
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Human Rights Watch - Sun Dec 13, 8:00 pm ET
Banning the Democratic Society Party is a blow to efforts to resolve the Kurdish issue and ensure minority rights in Turkey.As a matter of urgency, the government should revise the constitution and Law on Political Parties, so that this kind of ban won’t be possible in the future.