Greek papers left with egg on face over meeting that never was

The atmosphere between Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and Greek PM, Kostas Karamanlis was described as tense, somewhat "icy" according to Greek national daily, Vima. On the other hand, the Ethnos newspaper...

Turkey, Israel Fight over Gaza as UN Launches Davos Appeal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has walked offstage at the Davos Conference after arguing with Israeli President Shimon Peres over the violence in Gaza. Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon used the...

Mediterranean union launched: 43-nation group plans regional projects

Emulating the  European Union model 43 countries in Middle east have come together and formed a Mediterranean Union. Although unlike European countries many of these countries don't have great relations with each other. "French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched a...

Deadly weather paralyzes Iran

8 have died as a result of major snow storms and cold weather in Iran. The government has shut down schools and offices and has stopped the shipment of gas to Turkey because of local shortages. "The worst...

Turkey to knock Stuffing out of Kurdish Rebels.

Turkey on the move, against US governments protests has sent troops along it's Southern Border with Iraq to quash Kurdish Rebels along it's own borders."SIRNAK, Turkey -- Turkey said on Monday eight of its...

Turkey Might Invade Iraq

Kurdish terrorists have recently upped their attacks on Turkey in an effort to gain control over a portion of Turkey for themselves. The Kurdish terrorist group, Kurdistan Workers' Party, has had some recent...

Bush Administration Stands Against Resolution on Armenia Genocide

As expected, the United States stood up for human rights and justice in the international arena again by strongly standing against a resolution to recognise the genocide of the Armenian people by Turkey.From...

Bush warned over genocide Bill | The Australian

Just to show you how serious the world is when it comes to admitting to genocide, Turkey has basically threatened the United States if it goes through with calling Turkey's programme for Armenian liquidation what...

Turkey: Another Rally Against Sharia Law

Ahead of a general election, everyday Turks are demonstrating against the creeping of religion into their secular state. The government denies any shift towards Sharia law, however. This is the latest in a series of protests breaking out across Turkey."Tens of thousands of...

One million Turks rally against government

On Sunday, a huge crowd took to the streets of Istanbul, demanding a secular state. Last week, the Turkish armed forces had apparently issued a stern warning on their website, stating that they saw it as part of...

Turks Rally for Secularism

The Turkish people know that they are getting squeezed betweena  coup-happy military and an increasingly religious government, both of which would sink Turkey's EU bid."Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul...

Turkish PM reiterates firmness on Cyprus problem - People's Daily Online

" Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday insisted again that Turkey 's ports and airports will not be opened to traffic from Greek Cyprus if the isolations of the Turkish Cypriots are not lifted. "Unless isolations on 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus'...

EU may take Turkey to court to help smooth obstacles to entry

The European commission is considering whether to refer to the European court of justice one of the main obstacles in Turkey's membership talks amid growing fears that they could founder next month.

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