Turkey is “already doing what it can in its dispatch of troops to Afghanistan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister, said on Sunday, signalling he would resist US pressure to send a bigger contingent to back the American surge.He spoke before flying
ANKARA - Turkey has again defended its treatment of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan saying it has invited a European anti-torture group to visit his new prison cell, the foreign ministry said. Ocalan, 61, is the founder of the outlawed Kurdis
Turkey warned on Thursday that its European Union membership talks could suffer irreparable damage if EU leaders imposed new sanctions next week in retaliation for Ankara’s refusal to open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot traffic.“There are a
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's government has approved a plan to open the country's first Kurdish-language department at a university as part of its efforts to reconcile with the Kurdish minority. Kurds largely welcome the government's overtures to try t
Harry Kewell Kept a clean sheet in the midweek win over Blackburn Rovers but failed to do so again at Craven Cottage as Roy Hodgson's men were held to a 1-1 draw by Bolton. Brett Emerton, Vince Grella Played a full game in his side's 2-1 derby v
ISTANBUL - The European Union urged Turkey Thursday to open its ports to Greek Cypriot vessels, ahead of a summit that may turn up pressure on Ankara over its refusal to comply with the terms of a trade pact with the bloc. It is very clear that th
WASHINGTON - After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama granted his first pardon — to Courage, a turkey spared the Thanksgiving table. Accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama honored a White House holiday tradition that dates
Turkey is determined to build a nuclear power plant and will launch a new project to replace a failed tender, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz was quoted as saying Saturday. The fact that the tender was scrapped does not mean that the process is scrapp
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