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Deadly Car Bomb Targets Turkish Police Station

AP | Posted 05.25.2012

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ANKARA, Turkey -- A car bomb driven by a pair of suspected suicide attackers exploded outside a police station in central Turkey, killing one policema...

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All Eyes on Ankara: Can Turkey Lead in Syria?

Joshua W. Walker | Posted 04.12.2012

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For Turkey, leading on Syria and getting it right is critical. But Syria is a complicated challenge because of the interaction between domestic, regional, and international factors, which present Ankara with a nightmarish set of moving parts.

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15 Female Rebel Fighters Killed

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 05.24.2012

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ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish forces killed 15 female Kurdish rebel fighters in clashes in southeast Turkey, officials said Saturday, in what is believed ...

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Motorcycle Bomb Wounds 15 Policemen

AP | By SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 05.01.2012

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ANKARA, Turkey -- A remote-controlled bomb mounted on a motorcycle exploded in Turkey's largest city Thursday, wounding 15 police officers and one civ...

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Blast Targeting Police Car In Southern Turkey Kills 1, Wounds 27

AP | Posted 03.20.2012

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ANKARA, Turkey — An explosion apparently targeting a police car killed one civilian and wounded 27 people, including seven police officers, in a...

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Thousands Mourn Civilians Killed In Botched Air Raid

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 02.29.2012

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ISTANBUL — Turkish Kurds vented their rage Friday over a botched military airstrike aimed at Kurdish rebels that instead killed 35 civilians, wi...

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Report: Turkey's Air Force Kills At Least 20 In Raids

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 02.27.2012

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes mistakenly killed 35 smugglers and other villagers in an operation targeting Kurdish rebels in Iraq, a senior...

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The Kurdish Conflict: The Real Challenge to Turkey's Democracy

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 02.04.2012

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In the wake of the Arab Spring and Prime Minister Erdogan's championing of political reforms throughout the Arab world, it has now become more urgent than ever before to find an equitable solution to the Turkish-Kurdish conflict.

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Turkish PM Apologizes For Thousands Of Kurdish Deaths

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 11.23.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's prime minister apologized Wednesday for the first time for the killings of nearly 14,000 people in a bombing and strafing c...

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Female Suicide Bomber Kills 2, Wounds Dozen

AP | Posted 12.29.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — A female suicide bomber killed two people in Turkey's southeastern Kurdish region and wounded 12 others, authorities said. The...

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US Withdrawal From Iraq: Good for America, or Good for Iran?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 12.23.2011

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The Iranians are motivated to tear Iraq up not only because of the Iraqi oil; in the Middle East, injury to honor is never forgotten and must be avenged.

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Turkish Attack On Kurds Largest In 3 Years, Military Says

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 12.20.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — About 10,000 elite Turkish soldiers took part in a ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey and across th...

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Turkey Launches Incursion In Iraq

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU and SUZAN FRASER | Posted 12.19.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish soldiers, air force bombers and helicopter gunships launched an incursion into northern Iraq on Wednesday, hours after ...

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Turkey And Iran Undertake Joint Military Offensive Against Kurdish Rebels

Posted 11.26.2011

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By SELCAN HACAOGLU - Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's prime minister on Sunday signaled a joint military offensive with Iran agains...

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Kurdish Militant Group Claims Car Bomb Attack Was 'A Start'

AP | Posted 11.22.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — A Kurdish militant group on Thursday claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack near a school in the Turkish capital that kil...

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Turkish Military Claims Up To 160 Kurdish Rebels Killed In Airstrikes

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 10.29.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's military said Monday that its air strikes and artillery fire on suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq have ...

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Turkey Will Continue Airstrikes Until Kurdish Rebel Group Is 'Rendered Ineffective'

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 10.18.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's air force attacked 60 suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the military said Thursday, and it vowed to co...

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Turkey Tries Hundreds Of Kurdish Politicians For Terrorist Propaganda

AP | Posted 10.03.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey on Wednesday said it would put 106 more Kurdish politicians on trial for alleged terrorist propaganda, choosing to go ahead w...

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Turkey's 'Kurdish Question' Takes Center Stage After Elections And New Bloodshed

HURRIYET/Worldcrunch | Ismet Berkan | Posted 09.27.2011

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ISTANBUL - Sometimes it helps to discuss matters openly. Yes, the 30-year-old Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) is a terrorist organization with blood on i...

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Kurdish Rebels Kill 13 Turkish Soldiers

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 09.13.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — A clash in a forest left 13 Turkish soldiers and seven Kurdish rebels dead Thursday in the country's rugged southeast, the mili...

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Why Iran is Bombing Iraq, and Why the U.S. Isn't Doing Anything About It

Dennis O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

Caught between the militant groups, Iran, and Turkey, Iraqi Kurds -- mostly subsistence farmers -- are not being protected by anyone, and they are suffering.

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Turkish Jets Raid Northern Iraq, Clashes Kill 23

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes launched air raids at suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq Saturday after a rebel attack on a m...

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Talking Turkey About Turkey

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

In short, Turkey is not as threatening as its detractors warn nor as powerful as many Turks and their new fans believe.

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Killing DADT Is the Honorable Thing

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the United States we need to distinguish ourselves from countries, like our NATO ally Turkey, who continue officially to regard homosexuality as shameful.

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The Kurdish Workers� Party Protest In Turkey Leads To Minor's Jail Time

GlobalPost | Posted 05.25.2011

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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: If Turkish prosecutors have their way, Hebun Akkaya, a timid 16-year-old with a hesitant manner, could spend seven years in jail f...

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