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The hope of joining the EU has driven major reforms in Turkey, including economic liberalization, human rights protection, and greater civilian oversight of the military.

According to the newspaper, until recently, the leadership of the Islamic Republic put their claims to Russia aside but because of recent manifestations of "disloyalty" from Russia, the Iranian regime has not only "stopped shying of public criticism addressed to Kremlin, but engaged to search of new partners to substituted the Russian.

Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:34:18 +0400 MAMMA LI TURCHI! Hurriyet Daily News Nov 19 2009 Turkey Every fresh piece of scientific evidence in the shape of "Turkey by the numbers" verifies what anyone with an IQ higher than my cat's should empirically know: You can push for better laws for European Union accession, but the social engineering in favor ...

ISTANBUL: Turkey's efforts to solve regional problems such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme have enhanced its standing among its Arab neighbours, a report said yesterday.

Turkey's political leaders are taking to the road to explain their plans to end a 25-year Kurdish war to the people.

The Turkish prime minister said on Wednesday that the mass production of ATAK helicopters in Turkey would begin in 2013.

ANKARA: "Turkey Following Ataturk's Foreign Policy, Not Pursuing Neo-Ottomanism" Date : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:16:07 +0400 "TURKEY FOLLOWING ATATURK'S FOREIGN POLICY, NOT PURSUING NEO-OTTOMANISM" Today's Zaman Nov 17 2009 Turkey Professor Ali Arslan, a lecturer at the department of history at Istanbul University who specializes in the history of the ...

Being Kurdish has never been easy. Whether from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey or elsewhere, Kurds have never been treated fairly or kindly.

Professor Ali Arslan, a lecturer at the department of history at Istanbul University who specializes in the history of the Turkish Republic, says it is wrong to regard Turkey's current foreign policy, which is geared toward the Middle East, as neo-Ottomanism as its current direction signifies a return to the foreign policy followed during the time ...

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe used the U.N. summit on world hunger Tuesday to lash out at the West and defend land reforms blamed for plunging his people into starvation.

BRUSSELS: Growing ties between Turkey and Iran are causing concern in some parts of the European Union and could provide ammunition for opponents of Ankara's drive to join the wealthy bloc.

Turkey and Iran can be neither friends nor allies; they are too different, and goals of the countries are diametrically contrasting.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday his government is ready to renew peace talks with Syria without preconditions and preferably at a direct manner.

From : Katia Peltekian Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:55:10 +0400 ERDOGAN BLAMED FOR 'COOPERATING WITH ARMENIANS TO TURKEY'S DETRIMENT' Tert Nov 9 2009 Armenia At a general meeting of Turkey's governing Justice and Development party held yesterday in Istanbul, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that there are 70,000 citizens from the ...

A clock is counting down to the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, set to take place next month and secure a deal to fight climate change.

Date : Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:30:52 +0400 TURKEY LOSING NEUTRALITY IN 'CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS' Hurriyet Daily News Nov 12 2009 Turkey One of the things that the Erdogan government likes to pride itself on is the role that Turkey is playing in the efforts to overcome the "clash of civilizations." Turkeys' Islamic nature and yet secular and democratic ...

A meeting with the US president in the White House, a meeting with the vice president and a formal dinner in his honor at the vice presidential residence, a dinner hosted by the secretary of state honoring his visit, a lunch in his honor hosted by the House of Representatives and Senate leaders at US Capitol and conferences organized at Georgetown ...

Date : Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:54:21 +0400 ANKARA-YEREVAN TIES DEPEND ON KARABAKH: EXPERTS Trend Nov 10 2009 Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament will not ratify the Armenia-Turkey protocols until significant progress is made to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, experts said.

As European opposition to EU membership for Turkey grows, Ankara is looking to forge closer ties to its neighbors.

Date : Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:41:48 +0400 TURKEY'S IDENTITY CRISIS: WHERE IS ANKARA HEADING? Khaleej Times Nov 13 2009 UAE 13 November 2009 There have been many questions raised in recent months regarding Turkey's position on a number of issues which have been viewed in the West, particularly in Washington, with trepidation.