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- Patrick Cockburn: The Turkish invasion could destroy a unified Iraq - Commentators, Opinion - Independent.co.uk
- Turkey strives for 21st century form of Islam | World news | The Guardian
- FT.com / World - Turkey's fresh look at Prophet nears end
- FT.com / World - EBRD looks at role in Turkey
- 'Genocide' politics
- Analysis: Turkey's risky PKK war - UPI.com
- Christofias: Turkey remains key factor in Cyprus solution_English_Xinhua
- Report: Turkey's president approves return of confiscated property to religious minorities - International Herald Tribune
- BBC NEWS | Europe | Turkey determined to crush PKK
- Aegon Says to Acquire Turkish Insurer Ankara | Industries | Financial Services & Real Estate | Reuters
- Azeris call on Europe to condemn Armenian 'genocide' : Europe World
- Press TV - Turks: Hijab symbol of religious identity
- Talking to Turkey's Kurds - The Boston Globe
- Turkey's Iraq war - The Boston Globe
- Suzan Sabanci Dincer Proves Turkey's Answer to Customer's Man
- Trend News : Meeting of Turkic Speaking Countries Parliament Chairmen to be Held
- In Turkey, Students Test a New Policy on Head Scarves - washingtonpost.com
- US: Turkey should take account of Iraqi Kurdish civilian concerns
- Iraq calls on U.S. to intervene in Turkish incursion - Los Angeles Times
- Can Turkish economy survive high energy prices?
- Turkish troops and PKK battle for 5th day in N.Iraq - swissinfo
- Turkish foreign real estate spending tops $10 bln in 5 years
- Travel Biz Monitor :: Turkey to open tourist office in India
- IOL: 'Turkish offensive could spark unrest'
- U.S. Knew of Turkey's Plan To Hit PKK, Didn't Object
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"Patrick Cockburn: The Turkish invasion could destroy a unified Iraq Iraq is disintegrating faster than ever. The Turkish army invaded the north of the country last week and is still there. Iraqi Kurdistan is becoming like Gaza where Israel can send in its tanks and helicopters at will." More: Patrick Cockburn: The Turkish invasion could destroy a unified Iraq - Commentators, Opinion - Independent.co.uk  "Turkey strives for 21st century form of Islam · Move to rewrite sharia law basis and redefine Qur'an · Fusion of Muslim beliefs and western principles Turkey is engaged in a bold and profound attempt to rewrite the basis for Islamic sharia law while also officially reinterpreting the Qur'an for the modern age. The exercise in reforming Islamic jurisprudence, sponsored by the modernising and mildly Islamic government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, is being seen as an iconoclastic campaign to establish a 21st century form of Islam, fusing Muslim beliefs and tradition with European and western philosophical methods and principles." More: Turkey strives for 21st century form of Islam | World news | The Guardian  "Turkey's fresh look at Prophet nears end By Vincent Boland in Ankara Published: February 27 2008 02:00 | Last updated: February 27 2008 02:00 Turkey's religious authorities are close to completing a significant revision of the reports and interpretations of what the Prophet Mohammed said and did, in a project likely to generate fierce debate in the Muslim world and the west." More: FT.com / World - Turkey's fresh look at Prophet nears end  "EBRD looks at role in Turkey By Stefan Wagstyl in London Published: February 27 2008 02:00 | Last updated: February 27 2008 02:00 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the multilateral bank for former communist countries, is considering launching operations in Turkey." More: FT.com / World - EBRD looks at role in Turkey  "Embassy Row By James Morrison February 26, 2008 'Genocide' politics A grim but tireless debate between Turks and Armenians for more than nine decades found its way into the U.S. presidential campaign, as Turkish-Americans began organizing politically against any change in Washington's policy toward the 'Armenian genocide' of 1915." More: Embassy Row - - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper  "Analysis: Turkey's risky PKK war Published: Feb. 26, 2008 at 4:10 PM By STEFAN NICOLA UPI Germany Correspondent BERLIN, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- While the European Union has criticized Turkey's ground incursion into northern Iraq, Washington seems to silently approve. That strategy is not without risk, however, especially if the military move would take civilian lives and longer than it should." More: Analysis: Turkey's risky PKK war - UPI.com  "Christofias: Turkey remains key factor in Cyprus solution www.chinaview.cn 2008-02-27 03:15:22 NICOSIA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- President-elect of Cyprus Demetris Christofias said on Tuesday that efforts to solve the Cyprus problem also depend on Turkey, which has stationed up to 40,000 troops in the north." More: Christofias: Turkey remains key factor in Cyprus solution_English_Xinhua  "Report: Turkey's president approves return of confiscated property to religious minorities ISTANBUL, Turkey: Turkey's president on Tuesday approved a European Union-backed law to return properties belonging to religious minorities confiscated by the state decades ago, state-run media said." More: Report: Turkey's president approves return of confiscated property to religious minorities - International Herald Tribune  "Turkey determined to crush PKK By Sarah Rainsford BBC News, Istanbul Turkish commando troops near the Turkey-Iraq border in Sirnak province, 24 February 2008 Heavy snow on the Iraqi border has hampered the Turkish operation In a remote, snow-covered region of northern Iraq, Turkish troops have been battling Kurdish PKK rebels for five days." More: BBC NEWS | Europe | Turkey determined to crush PKK  "Aegon Says to Acquire Turkish Insurer Ankara AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch insurer Aegon (AEGN.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy Turkish insurer Ankara Emeklilik from Polis Bakim ve Yardim Sandigi as it expands into the fast-growing Turkish life insurance and pension market." More: Aegon Says to Acquire Turkish Insurer Ankara | Industries | Financial Services & Real Estate | Reuters  "Azeris call on Europe to condemn Armenian 'genocide' Europe World News | Home Brussels - Azeri demonstrators called on the European Union on Tuesday to condemn Armenian war crimes in the disputed area of Nagorno Karabakh, 16 years after one of the most notorious massacres in the conflict. 'Rising generations must build a rampart against the renewal of this tragedy,' the group of several dozen protesters said in a statement calling on the UN, EU and international organizations 'to recognize and condemn the genocide at Khodjaly.'" More: Azeris call on Europe to condemn Armenian 'genocide' : Europe World  "Turks: Hijab symbol of religious identity Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:13:10 Most Turkish women who wear a headscarf believe it is a symbol of their religious identity and an obligation, a poll indicates." More: Press TV - Turks: Hijab symbol of religious identity  "Talking to Turkey's Kurds By Aliza Marcus and Andrew Apostolou February 26, 2008 THE CRISIS between Turkey and Iraq, with the United States playing the uneasy role of mediator and friend to both, has escalated with the Turkish land operation launched Feb. 22. Following last fall's spate of attacks inside Turkey by the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, the Bush administration gave Turkey intelligence to facilitate air strikes against key PKK bases in remote Iraqi Kurdish mountains. Washington hoped this would prevent any Turkish military offensive inside Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq's most stable region and the PKK's unwilling host. This policy has clearly failed." More: Talking to Turkey's Kurds - The Boston Globe  "Turkey's Iraq war February 26, 2008 TURKEY'S current military offensive inside northern Iraq has touched off a crisis - one to which several other players in the region have contributed. Although the ultimate responsibility for ending this crisis falls on Turkey, all of the others, including the United States, must do their part to prevent a larger regional conflagration." More: Turkey's Iraq war - The Boston Globe  "Suzan Sabanci Dincer Proves Turkey's Answer to Customer's Man By Ben Holland Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Suzan Sabanci Dincer was an 8-year- old schoolgirl when she began visiting the main office of her family's bank, Akbank TAS, during summer vacations. In the 1970s, she befriended Medeni Berk, Akbank's chief executive officer at the time." More: Bloomberg.com: Europe  "Meeting of Turkic Speaking Countries Parliament Chairmen to be Held 26.02.08 10:35 Azerbaijan, Baku, 25 February / Trend News corr. I.Alizadeh / The next Turkic speaking countries meeting is expected to held in Ankara at the end of May. “ Turkey proposes to meet by Parliament chairmen at the end of May. At present, the exact date of the meeting is being specified through diplomatic channels,†Parliament reported to Trend News." More: Trend News : Meeting of Turkic Speaking Countries Parliament Chairmen to be Held  "In Turkey, Students Test a New Policy on Head Scarves By Ellen Knickmeyer Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, February 26, 2008; Page A10 ISTANBUL, Feb. 25 -- One of the agents of Turkey's cultural transformation stood, 5 feet tall and less than 100 pounds, at the gate of Istanbul Bilgi University on Monday, a flying wedge of social change in a fuzzy purple winter coat, brown hiking boots and a black wool scarf wrapped around her head. " More: In Turkey, Students Test a New Policy on Head Scarves - washingtonpost.com  "US: Turkey should take account of Iraqi Kurdish civilian concerns The New Anatolian / Ankara 26 February 2008 U.S. Department of State said Monday during the military operation in the north of Iraq, Turkey should continue with its stated policy to minimize the impact and take very serious account of the concerns of civilian populations in the area." More: The New Anatolian  "Iraq calls on U.S. to intervene in Turkish incursion The fighting between its ally and a Kurdish separatist group it considers a terrorist organization puts the Bush administration in a bind. 'They could do more,' an Iraqi official says. By Asso Ahmed and Tina Susman, Special to The Times February 26, 2008 SHILADEZAH, IRAQ -- Artillery and gunfire echoed through the mountains of northern Iraq on Monday during continued clashes between invading Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels, with Turkey saying that 153 guerrillas had been killed in four days." More: Iraq calls on U.S. to intervene in Turkish incursion - Los Angeles Times  "Can Turkish economy survive high energy prices? Consumption; Demand; PricesGuest writes: One of the test beds of peak oil, or supply constraints, is Turkey. The country is not gifted with many hydrocarbon reserves and faces a decline in its oil production. The rising thirst of energy for this developing country relies on exports from close countries. Natural gas, which is not peaking soon, is also a twin brother of oil in terms of pricing of the contracts, yet Turkey has no chance on this front either." More: Peak Oil News >> Consumption; Demand; Prices >> Can Turkish economy survive high energy prices?  "Turkish troops and PKK battle for 5th day in N.Iraq Turkish army commando By Paul de Bendern ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish forces fought Kurdish guerrillas at close quarters as they advanced on a key PKK base in northern Iraq on Monday, and Baghdad warned a prolonged incursion could have serious consequences for the region" More: Turkish troops and PKK battle for 5th day in N.Iraq - swissinfo  "Turkish foreign real estate spending tops $10 bln in 5 years 26 Feb 2008 bbj.hu In the five-year period from 2003 through 2007 the value of real estate purchases by foreign interests in Turkey was approximately $10 billion, recent Undersecretariat of the Treasury figures have shown." More: www.bbj.hu :: Turkish foreign real estate spending tops $10 bln in 5 years "Turkey to open tourist office in India By Arti Saggi - New Delhi After deliberating about an India office for almost a year, Turkey has finally confirmed its plan to open a dedicated National Tourist Office (NTO) in India in the next two months. The office is scheduled to come up in Chanakya Puri, New Delhi. It is, currently, scouting for a suitable location in the area." More: Travel Biz Monitor :: Turkey to open tourist office in India "'Turkish offensive could spark unrest' February 26 2008 at 12:04PM Baghdad - Turkey's incursion into northern Iraq - its second in three months - threatens to trigger regional turmoil and destabilise the only peaceful area in the country since the fall of Saddam Hussein." More: IOL: 'Turkish offensive could spark unrest' |
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