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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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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 ...
Soldiers Killed As Turkish Unit Attacked
OfficialWire - Tue Dec 8, 2:26 am ET
Gunmen opened fire on a military unit in northern Turkey Monday, killing seven soldiers and wounding four more in what authorities described as an ambush.
Kurdistan Workers Party comdemned by mourning Turks
The Record and Herald News - Wed Dec 9, 6:04 pm ET
A relative mourns as thousands of Turks, including army officers, attend the funeral of Cengiz Saribas, one of seven slain Turkish soldiers, in Istanbul, Turkey.
Chicoans travel to study Gulen movement
Chico Enterprise-Record - Sat Dec 12, 3:26 am ET
CHICO — It's not surprising that Jim Anderson and Janet Leslie would take an interest in the Gulen movement, which originated in Turkey.
Embassy Row
The Washington Times - Fri Dec 11, 6:03 am ET
AMBASSADOR QUITS The Turkish ambassador to the United States quit this week, only a day after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met President Obama in Washington on Monday. The abrupt resignation of Nabi Sensoy sparked speculation in Turkey of a dispute between the ambassador and the prime minister, who reportedly was dissatisfied with the White House meeting. The Turkish Foreign Ministry ...
European Short Course Championships: Flash! Peter Mankoc, Arkady Vyatchanin, Diane Bui Duyet, Sanja Jovanovic Set ...
Swimming World Magazine - Sat Dec 12, 11:54 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...
European Short Course Championships: Flash! Peter Mankoc, Arkady Vyatchanin, Diane Bui Duyet Set World Records
Swimming World Magazine - Sat Dec 12, 11:39 am ET
ISTANBUL, Turkey, December 12. THE third day of swimming at the European Short Course Championships featured its third, fourth and fifth world records in the first three days of competition. Sloven...
European Short Course Championships: Flash! Peter Mankoc, Arkady Vyatchanin Set World Records
Swimming World Magazine - Sat Dec 12, 11:24 am ET
ISTANBUL, Turkey, December 12. THE third day of swimming at the European Short Course Championships featured its third and fourth world records in the first three days of competition. Slovenia's Pe...
Amid tensions with Turkey, Obama appeals for help
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Mon Dec 7, 7:37 am ET
President Barack Obama is looking for help in Afghanistan from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan even as tensions simmer between the two NATO allies on Iran and the Middle East.
Turkish official says 7 soldiers killed in ambush
MSNBC - Mon Dec 7, 10:08 am ET
Attackers raked a military vehicle with automatic weapon fire on Monday, killing at least seven Turkish soldiers in an ambush in foggy weather in central Turkey, authorities said.
Obama appeals for help amid tensions with Turkey
Seattle Times - Mon Dec 7, 3:07 am ET
President Barack Obama is looking for help in Afghanistan from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan even as tensions simmer between the two NATO allies on Iran and the Middle East.
5 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Ambush
Fox News - Mon Dec 7, 10:29 am ET
An official in Turkey says attackers have killed at least five Turkish soldiers and wounded several others in an ambush in foggy weather in central Turkey.
Despite policy disagreements with Turkey's Erdogan, Obama seeks help in White House meeting
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mon Dec 7, 12:36 am ET
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is looking for help in Afghanistan from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan even as tensions simmer between the two NATO allies on Iran and the Middle East.
Divining Davutoglu: Turkey’s Foreign Policy Under New Leadership
The Globalist - Wed Dec 9, 11:20 am ET
In the May 2009 cabinet reshuffle, Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, made some surprising choices. One such choice was that of Ahmet Davutoglu — a non parliamentarian — for the post of foreign minister. Soli Ozel discusses the impact this choice will have on Turkey's foreign relations.
WCC NEWS: Turkey: Religious minorities' rights on international church delegation's agenda
Worldwide Faith News - Tue Dec 8, 4:34 am ET
World Council of Churches - News Release Contact: +41 22 791 6153 +41 79 507 6363 media@wcc-coe.org For immediate release - 08/12/2009 09:49:51 CHURCHES ADVOCATE FOR RELIGIOUS MINORITIES' RIGHTS IN TURKEY An international ecumenical delegation visiting Turkey at the end of November has encouraged the country's authorities to improve the situation of religious minorities.