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Turkey Moves Away From The West

Global Post | Posted 06.29.2009 | World


By Nichole Sobecki | GlobalPost ISTANBUL -- Turkey has long been the bridge between Europe and the East, between the Christian and Muslim worlds. ...

Getting Back to Work Following the U.S.-Turkey Visit

Suat Kiniklioglu | Posted 05.14.2009 | World


Suat Kiniklioglu

My colleagues and I in the Turkish Parliament are rolling up our sleeves because we feel it is time to channel the excitement of our new beginning into a momentum for real partnership.

Turkey's Evolving Role In Middle East Diplomacy

Council on Foreign Relations | Steven A. Cook | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


As President Obama arrives in Ankara, he will find a Turkish government eager to play an influential role in the Middle East. While Turkey has m...

PKK Kurdish Rebels: We Won't Stop Fighting In Iraq

AP | SINAN SALAHEDDIN | Posted 04.24.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Kurdish rebels on Tuesday rejected calls by Iraq's president to stop fighting against Turkey and leave Iraqi territory as the visiting...

Turkey, US Begin Talks On Iraq-Exit Strategy

Hurriyet Daily News | Zeynep Gurcanli | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


Turkey and the U.S. have officially began preliminary talks on the use of Turkish soil for the transfer of American troops, arms and other logistic eq...

Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebels in Iraq

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


CUKURCA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes, helicopters and artillery bombed suspected hideouts of Kurdish rebels in remote, mountainous terrain of nor...

Turkey Plans To Invade Northern Iraq

UPI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Turkish military said it is setting the ground work for a large-scale ground invasion into northern Iraq targeting the Kurdistan Workers' Party. ...

Turkish Jets Bomb Northern Iraq

NY Times | Sabrina Tavernise | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Turkish fighter jets bombed targets in northern Iraq on Monday, the Turkish military said, the fifth major strike against Kurdish rebels this year. I...

US Helps Turkey Hit Kurds In Iraq

Washington Post | Ann Scott Tyson and Robin Wright | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The United States is providing Turkey with real-time intelligence that has helped the Turkish military target a series of attacks this month against K...

Turkey Approves Sending Troops Into Iraq

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Turkey's parliament approved by a large majority on Wednesday a government request to allow troops to cross into northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels...