Ankara at odds with U.N. over Kurds
UPI - Wed Nov 25, 6:33 pm ETANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Ankara will not abide by international law when considering the return of Kurds from refugee camps in northern Iran, interior officials said.
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Turkey ends prison isolation of jailed PKK leader Ocalan
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Nov 17, 3:14 am ETIstanbul - The Turkish government has ended the isolation of jailed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, media reports said Tuesday. Ocalan has been held in solitary confinement on the island prison of Imrali, off the coast from the ci...
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Kurds Renew Vigils For 'Disappeared' In Turkey
NPR - Tue Nov 10, 11:18 am ETAfter a decade of being silenced, a group called Saturday Mothers has renewed its protests against Turkey's treatment of ethnic Kurds. The group was emboldened by the state's prosecution of high-level military and government officials, who the protesters say are responsible for the disappearances of their relatives in the 1990s.
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Darts & Laurels
Independent Florida Alligator - Tue Nov 24, 11:33 pm ETThe mass turkey exodus seems to begin earlier each year. Judging by the surprisingly low volume of angry letters in our inbox Tuesday, it looks like most of our faithfully vengeful readers have already flown the coop. We feel abandoned. Because campus is quiet enough to hear our hearts break at this shortage of students to enrage, we’re happy to present you with a we’ll-have-to-be-twice-as ...
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Turkish parliament debates Kurdish reforms
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 13, 9:43 am ETIstanbul - Turkey's parliament Friday began debating a highly-contested democratization initiative aimed at solving the country's decades-old Kurdish problem. Speaking in parliament, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said the government's move was des...
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American traditions get international feel
The State News - Tue Nov 24, 9:38 pm ETRoasted turkey was coupled with fresh sushi rolls, and side dishes of mashed potatoes and gravy were just as popular as the lo mein. With food like this, MSU’s Visiting International Professional Program’s, or VIPP, Thanksgiving Traditions on Tuesday night had all the American Thanksgiving traditions with an international flavor.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad urges Turkey to boost trade ties
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 12:35 pm ETIran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday urged Turkey's visiting Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to increase trade ties between the two countries, the president's office said in a statement.
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Letters allege Turkish army plot
UPI - Mon Nov 16, 7:29 pm ETISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Letters claiming Turkish armed forces plotted to destroy the ruling party's government have been sent to civilian prosecutors in Istanbul, authorities say.
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Israel minister headed to Turkey
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 5:38 am ETAn Israeli minister said on Friday he was to travel to Turkey, in the first such visit since Israel's military offensive in Gaza at the turn of the year strained ties with Turkey.
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Turkey cancels nuke plant tender
Boston Globe - Fri Nov 20, 11:03 am ETTurkish energy officials say they have canceled a tender to construct the country's first nuclear power plant.
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Soul-Searching in Turkey After a Gay Man Is Killed
New York Times - Wed Nov 25, 10:18 pm ETAhmet Yildiz was shot last year outside his apartment in Istanbul, in what may have been the first “honor killing” of a gay man to gain public attention.
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Turkey Demands Israel Deliver Drones
OfficialWire - Wed Nov 25, 11:41 am ETTurkey has warned Israeli defense contractors to deliver on 10 promised drone aircraft in 50 days or the deal may be canceled.
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Turkey Creek catches holiday spirit
The Index-Journal - Fri Nov 27, 12:05 am ETHayrides, tractor-pulled train rides, like this one being drive by Dale Cullum, with hot chocolate and apple cider will be on the menu at Turkey Creek Christmas Tree Farm in McCormick.
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Bomb cuts Iraqi oil pipeline deliveries to Turkey
INO News - Wed Nov 25, 2:26 am ET(AP:BAGHDAD) An Iraqi official says a bomb has damaged a pipeline exporting crude to Turkey, temporarily cutting deliveries. Oil Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said late Tuesday that an explosion targeting the pipeline forced a halt in deliveries to the Turkish port of Ceyhan late Saturday.
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Turkey announces plans for Kurdish rights
KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Fri Nov 13, 9:35 am ETANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's government on 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.
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Libya, Turkey Drop Visa Restrictions
OfficialWire - Tue Nov 24, 8:56 am ETTurkey and Libya will end visa requirements between the two countries, their leaders say.
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Turkish Kurd refugees hoping to return from Iraq
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PKK militant leader talks to AFPTV about peace talks with Turkey
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