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"Turkey in tenterhook over Xinjiang riots Saturday, July 11, 2009 ANKARA: Anti-Chinese demonstrations were held across Turkey on Friday as the government grappled with the dilemma of showing solidarity with Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang without angering China.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoA Yan received Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill at the Prime Ministry yesterday, on the final day of the Russian patriarch's three-day visit.

British tourists read up on history at the ruins of a Roman library situated in the ancient town of Side in Antalya's Manavgat district.

"Turkey becomes key partner for Europe in Caucasus:report BRUSSELS - Turkey is becoming an important partner for the European Union in South Caucasus, says a report, urging more cooperation between Brussels and Ankara.

Uighur Turks march toward the Chines embassy before they scuffled with police during a protest against China, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.

France remains opposed to Turkey becoming a full member of the European Union, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday during a visit to Stockholm.

COULD it be Turkish democracy's great leap forward? On June 26th Turkey's parliament, dominated by the Justice and Development Party, passed a groundbreaking law allowing civilian courts to prosecute army officials.

"The European Union hails Turkey's fulfilling the EU requirements, but putting forward new requirements for Turkey reduces Ankara's hopes to become a member of this organization soon," Ogan told Trend News in a telephone conversation from Istanbul on July 2. Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country's key task is a full ...

Consensus was reached Monday on the draft of the inter-government agreement for the Nabucco pipeline planned to carry Caspian natural gas to Europe via Turkey.

Turkey will sign an agreement Thursday with Germany to jointly build six submarines for the Turkish Naval Forces, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.

William Chislett, an analyst and former Financial Times journalist, has said Turkey needs the European Union membership process behind it in order to keep the democratization process on track because some forces in Turkish society would still like to maintain the status quo.

"TURKEY: Military Ghost Rises Again Analysis by Jacques N. Couvas ANKARA, Jun 29 - Less than two years after its discreet sealing, the truce between ruling Justice and Development Party and the Turkish Armed Forces seems to have ended.

"Turkey has urged France and Germany to back Posted by Jimmy on June 27, 2009 Turkey has urged France and Germany to back its bid to join the EU, rejecting calls for a special partnership rather than full membership.'We will never give up,' Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Brussels.

BRUSSELS Turkey urged France and Germany on Friday to embrace its drive to join the European Union and vowed to defy "narrow-minded" populists trying to block its accession.

Just suppose for a weird and wonderful moment that the machinations of those trying to turf the current government out of power had succeeded and that Col.

According to population, Turkey is after Germany the second largest market compared against all its European neighbours.

"The two countries will definitely see closer cooperation in various fields and push their relations to a new level," said Chinese ambassador Gong Xiaosheng in an interview with Xinhua ahead of a state visit by Turkish President Abdullah Gul to China.

Afghanistan's first high school for girls was opened in 2006 by Turkish entrepreneurs in Kabul.

"Turkey to use Security Council to Link Karabakh with Armenia Talks ANKARA a 'Ankara will use the UN Security Council to try and link the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the ongoing US backed efforts to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday, the Azeri Trend news agency reported." More: Turkey ...

"Turkey Minister Takes Bold Stance Against Coastline Construction Submitted by Maurice Picow on June 16, 2009 - " 10:55 pm The Turkish Tourism and Culture Ministry is turning the western Bodrum Peninsula into an official tourism site.