Turkey

Iran offers dates for talks with powers in Turkey (Reuters)

November 9th, 2010

Reuters - Iran told world powers on Tuesday it was ready to hold talks in Turkey in late November or early December, but a senior official signaled reluctance to discuss…

EU sees Croatia advance in EU talks, chides Turkey (Reuters)

November 9th, 2010

Children play near a public fountain in Rijeka on the northern Adriatic island of Cres March 19, 2010. REUTERS/Nikola SolicReuters - The European Union told Croatia Tuesday that its negotiations to join the bloc had entered their “final” stage,” while chiding Turkey for its failure to improve relations with…

Iran says nuclear talks could be held in Turkey (Reuters)

November 7th, 2010

Reuters - Iran is ready to hold talks with the major powers concerned about its nuclear program “as soon as possible” and Turkey may be the best venue for negotiations,…

Syria wants Turkey to mediate talks with Israel (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, right, assistant Syrian Vice-President Lt. Gen. Hassan Turkmani, centre, and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, left, meet during the opening of the high-level Syrian-Turkish Strategic Ministerial Councilin, in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia, on Sunday Oct. 3, 2010. Syria wants Turkey to mediate its indirect peace talks with Israel and any other efforts would be subordinate to the Turkish role. Ankara mediated several rounds of indirect negotiations between the Mideast rivals in 2008 but the talks made no significant headway and were suspended following Israel's military offensive in Gaza the following year. Al-Moallem said Sunday any new indirect talks should be mediated by Turkey and must resume from the point where they left off. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - Syria wants Turkey to mediate any new indirect peace talks with Israel, and other efforts would be subordinate to Ankara’s role, the Syrian foreign minister said Sunday.


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Turkey: gallery attack ignites debate (AP)

September 26th, 2010

AP - The gang of several dozen men with sticks and pepper spray moved methodically from one art gallery to the next, assaulting overflow crowds that had spilled into the…

Turkey: Baby on highway causes panic (AP)

September 17th, 2010

AP - Security cameras in Turkey have recorded the sight of a baby crawling onto a highway and startling drivers who waved frantically to other motorists to get out of…

Roadside bomb kills 10 aboard minibus in Turkey (AP)

September 16th, 2010

AP - A roadside bomb attack killed 10 people traveling on a minibus Thursday in the latest violence to shake Turkey’s turbulent southeast, where Kurdish guerrillas have been fighting for…

Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus in Turkey (AP)

September 16th, 2010

AP - A roadside bomb attack killed nine people traveling aboard a minibus Thursday in the latest violence to shake Turkey’s turbulent southeast, where Kurdish guerrillas have been fighting for…

8 killed in minibus blast in Turkey (AP)

September 16th, 2010

AP - A roadside bomb attack killed at least eight people Thursday in the latest violence that shook Turkey’s turbulent southeast where Kurdish guerrillas fought a bitter war for autonomy…

Referendum in Turkey: A Vote for Democracy or a New Strongman? (Time.com)

September 13th, 2010

Time.com - The country has voted to reform the old, military-inspired constitution but has it only given more power to Turkey’s Islamist-rooted Prime Minister?

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