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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ANKARA, 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.
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Ties between Israel and Turkey are as strong as ever, an Israeli government minister said in Istanbul.
Turkey's government announced bold new measures Friday aimed at reconciling with minority Kurds and ending an insurgency that has dragged on for 25 years, but there was no mention of the sweeping amnesty sought by Kurdish rebels.
John Tekman was born in Kayseri, Turkey. He moved to America when his father was commissioned to tile the National Mosque in Washington, D.C.
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Azerbaijan and Armenia hold talks on Sunday on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, with Azeri ally Turkey pressing for progress before it seals an historic rapprochement with neighboring Armenia.
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FBI director Robert Mueller met with Turkish officials here Wednesday to discuss joint efforts in combating separatist Kurdish rebels, the US embassy said.
Thanksgiving is traditionally a time and place to once again gather with family, enjoy the sweet aromas of turkey and cranberries and to remember all the things for which you are grateful.
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The world's largest earthquake-safe building has opened in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Faithful Muslims don't eat pork. But that doesn't mean they can't enjoy bacon, because they can eat beef or turkey bacon.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A high-speed train derailed in western Turkey on Friday, news reports said. There were no reports of injuries.